2018 6 Hours of Shanghai

The 2018 6 Hours of Shanghai was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China on 16–18 November 2018. Shanghai served as the fifth round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the seventh running of the event, all part of the championship. The race was won by the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid.

Track layout of Shanghai International Circuit

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Poles position winners in each class are marked in bold[1][2]

Pos Class Team Average Time Gap Grid
1 LMP1 No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:42.931 - 1
2 LMP1 No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:43.159 +0.228 2
3 LMP1 No. 1 Rebellion Racing 1:43.218 +0.287 3
4 LMP1 No. 17 SMP Racing 1:43.870 +0.939 4
5 LMP1 No. 3 Rebellion Racing 1:44.179 +1.248 5
6 LMP1 No. 10 DragonSpeed 1:44.612 +1.681 6
7 LMP1 No. 11 SMP Racing 1:44.789 +1.858 7
8 LMP1 No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team 1:46.353 +3.422 8
9 LMP2 No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing 1:48.888 +5.957 9
10 LMP2 No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing 1:49.138 +6.207 10
11 LMP2 No. 31 DragonSpeed 1:49.857 +6.926 11
12 LMP2 No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut 1:50.206 +7.275 12
13 LMP2 No. 28 TDS Racing 1:51.006 +8.075 13
14 LMP2 No. 29 Racing Team Nederland 1:51.657 +8.726 14
15 LMP2 No. 50 Larbre Compétition 1:51.925 +8.994 15
16 LMGTE Pro No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 1:58.627 +15.696 16
17 LMGTE Pro No. 81 BMW Team MTEK 1:58.874 +15.943 17
18 LMGTE Pro No. 97 Aston Martin Racing 1:59.000 +16.069 18
19 LMGTE Pro No. 92 Porsche GT Team 1:59.031 +16.100 19
20 LMGTE Pro No. 82 BMW Team MTEK 1:59.055 +16.124 20
21 LMGTE Pro No. 95 Aston Martin Racing 1:59.157 +16.226 21
22 LMGTE Pro No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 1:59.278 +16.347 22
23 LMGTE Pro No. 91 Porsche GT Team 1:59.286 +16.355 23
24 LMGTE Pro No. 51 AF Corse 1:59.454 +16.523 24
25 LMGTE Pro No. 71 AF Corse 1:59.689 +16.758 25
26 LMGTE Pro No. 64 Corvette Racing 2:00.228 +17.297 26
27 LMGTE Am No. 98 Aston Martin Racing 2:01.884 +18.953 27
28 LMGTE Am No. 77 Dempsey – Proton Racing 2:01.951 +19.020 28
29 LMGTE Am No. 54 Spirit of Race 2:02.090 +19.159 29
30 LMGTE Am No. 88 Dempsey – Proton Racing 2:02.115 +19.184 30
31 LMGTE Am No. 90 TF Sport 2:02.211 +19.280 31
32 LMGTE Am No. 61 Clearwater Racing 2:02.400 +19.469 32
33 LMGTE Am No. 56 Team Project 1 2:02.429 +19.498 33
34 LMGTE Am No. 86 Gulf Racing UK 2:04.241 +21.310 34
35 LMGTE Am No. 70 MR Racing 2:04.648 +21.717 35

Race

Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's distance) was 80 laps. Class winners in bold[3][4]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP1 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López		 Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 113 6:01:46.414
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
2 LMP1 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Fernando Alonso
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima		 Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 113 +1.419
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
3 LMP1 11 SMP Racing Mikhail Aleshin
Jenson Button
Vitaly Petrov		 BR Engineering BR1 M 112 +1 Lap
AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6
4 LMP1 1 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani
André Lotterer
Bruno Senna		 Rebellion R13 M 112 +1 Lap
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
5 LMP1 3 Rebellion Racing Mathias Beche
Gustavo Menezes
Thomas Laurent		 Rebellion R13 M 110 +3 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
6 LMP1 10 DragonSpeed James Allen
Ben Hanley
Renger van der Zande		 BR Engineering BR1 M 110 +3 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8
7 LMGTE
Pro		 95 Aston Martin Racing Marco Sørensen
Nicki Thiim		 Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 109 +4 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
8 LMP2 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing Gabriel Aubry
Stéphane Richelmi
Ho-Pin Tung		 Oreca 07 D 109 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
9 LMGTE
Pro		 91 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz		 Porsche 911 RSR M 109 +4 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat 6
10 LMGTE
Pro		 92 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre		 Porsche 911 RSR M 109 +4 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
11 LMGTE
Pro		 97 Aston Martin Racing Alex Lynn
Maxime Martin		 Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 109 +4 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
12 LMP2 31 DragonSpeed Anthony Davidson
Roberto Gonzalez
Pastor Maldonado		 Oreca 07 M 109 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
13 LMGTE
Pro		 51 AF Corse James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi		 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 109 +4 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
14 LMP2 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut Nicolas Lapierre
André Negrão
Pierre Thiriet		 Alpine A470 D 109 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
15 LMGTE
Pro		 71 AF Corse Sam Bird
Davide Rigon		 Ferrari 488 GTE M 109 +4 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
16 LMGTE
Pro		 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla		 Ford GT M 109 +4 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
17 LMGTE
Pro		 64 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 109 +4 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
18 LMGTE
Pro		 81 BMW Team MTEK Nicky Catsburg
Martin Tomczyk		 BMW M8 GTE M 109 +4 Laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
19 LMGTE
Pro		 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell		 Ford GT M 109 +4 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
20 LMGTE
Pro		 82 BMW Team MTEK Tom Blomqvist
António Félix da Costa		 BMW M8 GTE M 108 +5 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
21 LMGTE
Am		 77 Dempsey - Proton Racing Julien Andlauer
Matt Campbell
Christian Ried		 Porsche 911 RSR M 108 +5 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
22 LMGTE
Am		 56 Team Project 1 Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti		 Porsche 911 RSR M 108 +5 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
23 LMGTE
Am		 88 Dempsey - Proton Racing Khaled Al Qubaisi
Matteo Cairoli
Riccardo Pera		 Porsche 911 RSR M 108 +5 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
24 LMP2 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing Jazeman Jaafar
Nabil Jeffri
Weiron Tan		 Oreca 07 D 108 +5 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
25 LMGTE
Am		 54 Spirit of Race Francesco Castellacci
Giancarlo Fisichella
Thomas Flohr		 Ferrari 488 GTE M 108 +5 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE
Am		 98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda		 Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 108 +5 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
27 LMGTE
Am		 70 MR Racing Olivier Beretta
Eddie Cheever III
Motoaki Ishikawa		 Ferrari 488 GTE M 107 +6 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE
Am		 61 Clearwater Racing Matt Griffin
Keita Sawa
Weng Sun Mok		 Ferrari 488 GTE M 107 +6 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE
Am		 90 TF Sport Jonathan Adam
Charlie Eastwood
Salih Yoluç		 Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 105 +8 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
30 LMGTE
Am		 86 Gulf Racing UK Ben Barker
Thomas Preining
Michael Wainwright		 Porsche 911 RSR M 100 +13 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
31 LMP2 29 Racing Team Nederland Frits van Eerd
Giedo van der Garde
Nyck de Vries		 Dallara P217 M 99 +14 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
32 LMP2 50 Larbre Compétition Erwin Creed
Enzo Guibbert
Romano Ricci		 Ligier JS P217 M 75 +38 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
NC[N 1] LMP2 28 TDS Racing Loïc Duval
François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxivière		 Oreca 07 D 108 Not classified
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
NC[N 1] LMP1 17 SMP Racing Matevos Isaakyan
Egor Orudzhev
Stéphane Sarrazin		 BR Engineering BR1 M 100 Not classified
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6
DNF LMP1 4 ByKolles Racing Team Tom Dillmann
James Rossiter
Oliver Webb		 ENSO CLM P1/01 M 50 Engine
Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6
  1. The TDS Racing No. 28 and the SMP Racing No. 17 did not complete the final lap of the race and therefore, were not classified as finishers.

Standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.

References
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  2. "#7 Toyota On Pole For 6H Shanghai". DailySportsCar. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. "2018 6 Hours of Shanghai Race Results" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. "Toyota Wins Rain-Soaked, Heavily-Interrupted 6H Shanghai". DailySportsCar. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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