Austin 6 Hours 2016 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Lone Star Le Mans		Date: 17.9.2016
Track: Circuit of the Americas (United States), 5.513 kms	Organiser: unknown
Austin 6 Hours
World Sportscar Championship (round 6)

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	17:00
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	31
Practiced:	31
Qualified:	31
Started:	31
Finished:	29
Classified:	29

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	8	8	8
Le Mans Prototype 2	10	10	8
Le Mans GTE Pro	7	7	7
Le Mans GTE Am	6	6	6

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 15-16/9
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 16/9

Winners:
Overall:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid	Bernhard / Webber / Hartley
Le Mans Prototype 2:	36	Alpine A460 Nissan	Menezes / Lapierre / Richelmi
Le Mans GTE Pro:	95	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	Sorensen / Thiim
Le Mans GTE Am:	98	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	Dalla Lana / Lamy / Lauda
Leaders:
laps 1-26:	7	Audi R18
lap 27:	8	Audi R18
lap 28:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
laps 29-54:	7	Audi R18
lap 55:	8	Audi R18
laps 56-57:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
lap 58:	6	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 59-98:	8	Audi R18
laps 99-118:	7	Audi R18
laps 119-186:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Audi R18	Loic Duval (F)	1:47.052	185.500 km/h	lap 4
Le Mans Prototype 2:	26	Oreca 05 Nissan	René Rast (D)	1:57.035	169.700 km/h	lap 127
Le Mans GTE Pro:	66	Ford GT	Olivier Pla (F)	2:05.244	158.600 km/h	lap 105
Le Mans GTE Am:	78	Porsche 991 RSR	Wolf Henzler (D)	2:07.527	155.700 km/h	lap 136
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Audi R18	Lotterer / Fässler / Tréluyer	1:45.703
Le Mans Prototype 2:	36	Alpine A460 Nissan	Menezes / Lapierre / Richelmi	1:55.645
Le Mans GTE Pro:	95	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	Sorensen / Thiim	2:04.579
Le Mans GTE Am:	98	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	Dalla Lana / Lamy / Lauda	2:06.999
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (6), Ligier (3), Aston Martin (3), Ferrari (3), Audi (2), Toyota (2), Alpine (2), Oreca (2), BR (2), Ford (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (10), Porsche (6), Aston Martin (3), Ferrari (3), Audi (2), Toyota (2), AER (2), Ford (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 991 RSR (4), Ligier JS P2 (3), Aston Martin V8 Vantage (3)
Driver nationalities:	GB (21), F (12), CH (7), D (7), USA (5), DK (4), BR (4), RUS (4), P (3), I (3), A (3)
Team nationalities:	GB (6), D (5), USA (4), RUS (3), I (3), J (2), F (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (74%), rear-engined (12%), front-engined (14%)
Average engine size:	3875 cc (with regard to 38% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4464 cc)
Average age of cars:	2 year old (average year manufactured: 2014)
Oldest known drivers:	Scott Sharp (48), Maurizio Mediani (48), Emmanuel Collard (45)
Youngest known drivers:	Gustavo Menezes (22), Pipo Derani (23), Harry Tincknell (25)

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