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2017 6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI

Round 8: 3-5 November 2017

Lap distance: 5.451 km

Race duration: 6 hours

Location: No 2000 Yining Road

Shanghai 201814

Peoples Republic of China

Website:

http://www.f1china.com.cn/

Other Races: Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

Press officer: Ivy Zhangy

E:

Liujl@jussevents.com

Airport: Shanghai Du Pong 65km

Shanghai International Circuit

The tough and demanding Shanghai International Circuit is one of the highlights on the FIA World Endurance Championship calendar. With an impressive infrastructure the modern track provides the perfect stage for the tens of thousands of Chinese fans who travel to witness the world’s premier endurance championship.

DATE	28 October	9 November	2 November	1 November	6 November

WINNERS	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
LMP1	Wurz / Lapierre no7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M) 191 laps	Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer No1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 190 laps	Buemi / Davidson no8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS 040 – Hybrid (M) 188 laps	Bernhard/Hartley/Webber No18 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 169 laps	Bernhard/Hartley/ Webber No1 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 195 laps
LMP2	Martin / Beche / Graves no25 Delta-ADR Oreca 03 - Nissan (D) 180 laps	Rusinov / Martin / Conway no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 – Nissan (D) 177 laps	Rusinov / Pla / Canal no26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D) 177 laps	Panciatici / Chatin / Dillmann No36 Signatech Alpine Alpine A450b - Nissan (D) 154 laps	Rusinov / Stevens / Brundle no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 05 - Nissan (D) 180 laps
LMGTE Pro	Mücke / Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 169 laps	Mücke / Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 169 laps	Makowiecki / Pilet no92 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR 167 laps	Lietz / Christensen no91 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR 151 laps	Priaulx / Tincknell No67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT 170 laps
LMGTE Am	Bornhauser / Canal / Lamy no50 Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 (M) 166 laps	Potolicchio / Aguas / Rigon no81 8 Star Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 166 laps	Dalla Lana / Lamy / Nygaard no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 165 laps	Perrodo / Collard / Aguas No83 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 146 laps	Dalla Lana / Lamy / Lauda no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 166 laps

POLE POSITION

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

LMP1

A. Wurz

no7 Toyota Racing

Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M)

1:48.273

A. Wurz / N. Lapierre

no7 Toyota Racing

Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M)

1:48.013

R. Dumas / N. Jani

no20 Porsche Team

Porsche 919 Hybrid (M)

1:48.300

B. Hartley/ M. Webber

No18 Porsche Team

Porsche 919 Hybrid (M)

1:42.719

B. Hartley/ M. Webber

No18 Porsche Team

Porsche 919 Hybrid (M)

1:44.462

LMP2

J. Rossiter

no32 Lotus

Lola B12/80 Coupé – Lotus (D)

1:54.132

J. Martin / M. Conway

no26 G-Drive Racing

Oreca 03 – Nissan (D)

1:55.423

R. Rusinov / O. Pla

no26 G-Drive Racing

Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D)

1:54.327

S. Bird / J. Canal

no26 G-Drive Racing

Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D)

1:52.763

M. Rao / A. Lynn

No44 Manor

Oreca 05 - Nissan (D)

1:54.225

LMGTE Pro

D. Turner

no97 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M)

2:03.721

S. Mücke / D. Turner

no97 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M)

2:04.370

S. Mücke / D. Turner

no97 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M)

2:04.342

G. Bruni / T. Vilander

No51 AF Corse

Ferrari F458 Italia (M)

2:02.243

A. Priaulx / H. Tincknell

No67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK

Ford GT (M)

2:01.391

LMGTE Am

P. Ruberti

no88 Team Felbermayr-Proton

Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M)

2:05.584

C. Nygaard / N. Thiim

no95 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M)

2:05.903

P. Lamy / C. Nygaard

no98 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M)

2:05.072

P. Lamy / P. Dalla Lana

no98 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M)

2:04.728

P. Lamy / P. Dalla Lana

no98 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M)

2:04.997

LAP RECORDS
LMP1	B. Hartley	Porsche 919 Hybrid	1m45.935	185.2kph	6 November 2016
LMP2	J. Martin	Oreca 03 - Nissan	1m55.109	170.5kph	9 November 2013
LMGTE Pro	A. Priaulx	Ford GT	2m02.217	160.6kph	6 November 2016
LMGTE Am	P. Lamy	Aston Martin Vantage V8	2m04.008	158.2kph	2 November 2014

FIA WEC TIMETABLE

Thursday 2 November

08:30-18:30 Scrutineering

Friday 3 November

08:45 Drivers’ briefing

11:00 - 12:30 Free Practice #1

14:00 Pre-event Press conference

15:30 - 17:00 Free Practice #2

Saturday 4 November

10:00 - 11:00 Free Practice #3

14:00 – 14:20 Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM

14:30 – 14:50 Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2

15:00 Qualifying Press Conference

Sunday 5 November

11:00 - 17:00 RACE: 6 Hours of Shanghai

17:15 Post-race Press Conference

FIA OFFICIALS

Eduardo Freitas FIA Race Director

Jean-Francois Veroux FIA WEC Steward (Chairman)

Denis Chevrier FIA Technical Delegate

Jacques Tropenat FIA Medical Delegate

Jeff Carter FIA Media Delegate

David Escribano Chief timekeeper

Yannick Dalmas Driver Adviser

FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

The provisional classifications can be found on the following link:

http://www.fia.com

FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP –6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI

Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link:

http://www.fia.com

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