Nürburgring 6 Hours 2016 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 6 Hours of Nürburgring		Date: 24.7.2016
Track: Nürburgring (Germany), 5.148 kms	Organiser: unknown
Nürburgring 6 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 4)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	13:00
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	58000

Entered:	33
Practiced:	33
Qualified:	33
Started:	33
Finished:	30
Classified:	29

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	9	9	8
Le Mans Prototype 2	11	11	9
Le Mans GTE Pro	7	7	7
Le Mans GTE Am	6	6	5

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

Race notes:
using slower chicane, unlike in 2015

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 22-23/7
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 23/7

Winners:
Overall:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid	Bernhard / Webber / Hartley
Le Mans Prototype 2:	36	Alpine A460 Nissan	Menezes / Lapierre / Richelmi
Le Mans GTE Pro:	51	Ferrari 488 GTE	Bruni / Calado
Le Mans GTE Am:	98	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	Dalla Lana / Lamy / Lauda
Leaders:
laps 1-28:	7	Audi R18
laps 29-44:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
laps 45-58:	8	Audi R18
laps 59-62:	2	Porsche 919 Hybrid
laps 63-64:	5	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 65-85:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
laps 86-89:	8	Audi R18
laps 90-139:	2	Porsche 919 Hybrid
laps 140-147:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
lap 148:	2	Porsche 919 Hybrid
laps 149-194:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Audi R18	Marcel Fässler (CH)	1:40.3250	184.3000 km/h	lap 5
Le Mans Prototype 2:	26	Oreca 05 Nissan	Rusinov / Rast / Brundle	1:49.8640	168.3000 km/h	lap 4
Le Mans GTE Pro:	95	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	Sørensen / Thiim	1:57.2930	157.7000 km/h	lap 3
Le Mans GTE Am:	50	Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06	Yamagishi / Ragues / Ruberti	1:59.2030	155.1000 km/h	lap 139
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Audi R18	Lotterer / Fässler	1:39.2390
Le Mans Prototype 2:	26	Oreca 05 Nissan	Rusinov / Rast / Brundle	1:48.2940
Le Mans GTE Pro:	95	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	Sørensen / Thiim	1:59.0330
Le Mans GTE Am:	88	Porsche 991 RSR	Al Qubaisi / Heinemeier Hansson / Long	2:01.8440
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (6), Ligier (3), Oreca (3), Ferrari (3), Aston Martin (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (11), Porsche (6), AER (3), Ferrari (3), Aston Martin (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 991 RSR (4), Ligier JS P2 (3), Oreca 05 (3), Aston Martin V8 Vantage (3)
Driver nationalities:	GB (22), F (11), D (9), CH (8), USA (5), DK (4), BR (4), RUS (4), I (4), J (3), A (3), P (3)
Team nationalities:	GB (7), D (5), USA (4), RUS (3), I (3), J (2), F (2), CH (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (75%), rear-engined (12%), front-engined (13%)
Average engine size:	3836 cc (with regard to 39% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4434 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)

Official Race Programme:

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