The2018 6 Hours of Silverstone was anendurance sports car racing event held at theSilverstone Circuit inNorthamptonshire, England on 17–19 August 2018. Silverstone served as the third round of the2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the seventh running of theevent as part of the championship. The race was won by the #3Rebellion R13, after the #8 and #7TS050 Hybrids were disqualified due to excessive wear on their Skid Planks.[1]
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.[2]
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | LMP1 | No. 7Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:36.895 | − | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 8Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:37.306 | +0.411 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 11SMP Racing | 1:38.932 | +2.037 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 17SMP Racing | 1:39.070 | +2.175 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 3Rebellion Racing | 1:39.247 | +2.352 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 1Rebellion Racing | 1:39.613 | +2.718 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 10DragonSpeed | 1:41.412 | +4.517 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP1 | No. 4ByKolles Racing Team | 1:41.839 | +4.944 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 37Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1:44.896 | +8.001 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 38Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1:45.083 | +8.188 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 36Signatech Alpine Matmut | 1:46.370 | +9.475 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 28TDS Racing | 1:47.048 | +10.153 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 29Racing Team Nederland | 1:47.107 | +10.212 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 31DragonSpeed | 1:47.270 | +10.375 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | No. 50Larbre Compétition | 1:49.489 | +12.594 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | No. 66Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:55.727 | +18.832 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97Aston Martin Racing | 1:55.805 | +18.910 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | No. 95Aston Martin Racing | 1:56.103 | +19.208 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 67Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:56.204 | +19.309 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | No. 92Porsche GT Team | 1:56.446 | +19.551 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71AF Corse | 1:56.510 | +19.615 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | No. 82BMW Team MTEK | 1:56.731 | +19.836 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | No. 81BMW Team MTEK | 1:56.992 | +20.097 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51AF Corse | 1:57.105 | +20.210 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Pro | No. 91Porsche GT Team | 1:57.151 | +20.256 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | No. 56Team Project 1 | 1:59.001 | +22.106 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | No. 77Dempsey -Proton Racing | 1:59.203 | +22.308 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | No. 90TF Sport | 1:59.275 | +22.380 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | No. 98Aston Martin Racing | 1:59.338 | +22.443 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | No. 88Dempsey -Proton Racing | 1:59.757 | +22.862 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | No. 54Spirit of Race | 1:59.809 | +22.914 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | No. 70MR Racing | 2.00.003 | +23.108 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | No. 61Clearwater Racing | 2.00.118 | +23.223 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | No. 86Gulf Racing UK | 2.00.221 | +23.326 | 34 |
Upon starting the Rebellion R-13s were caught out by the No. 17 SMP car, and also, contact in LMGTE Am caused carnage on the first lap, similar to the previous races. On lap 23, Aleshin's engine failed and the car retired. Shortly afterward, the No. 10 suffered a supposed suspension issue, as stated by Hanley. The No. 54 had an issue that tossed off the rear wing, bringing out a yellow. Binder was caught out by slowing LMP2 cars, causing him to spin. The car could not start and retired. Egor Orudzhev's No. 17 lost grip and made contact with Molina, and the No. 71 brought out the safety car for tire debris. The No. 71 ultimately finished second to last, because after the safety car period, the No. 95, from near the LMGTE Pro lead, had a brake repair. The No. 82 had a suspension failure, forcing its retirement, and an FCY to recover it. Late in the race, Sarrazin stopped in the pit lane and had to be pushed to its box. The No. 7 ran wide at Stowe and got a puncture, and the No. 8 took the lead. Lotterer had an unstable rear end and came in for a rear wing change. In the final 30 minutes, the No. 92 of Christensen hit Priaulx's Ford, giving it a penalty even so on the road it was 3rd in class.
In the post-race, the No. 91 Porsche GT was disqualified for low ride height, same being with both the Nos. 7 & 8 of Toyota, giving Thomas Laurent, Mathias Beche, and Gustavo Menezes the win with Rebellion Racing, the first for a non-hybrid since 2012, when Dumas, Gene, and Duval won in the Audi R18 ultra, and Laurent had the prize of youngest race winner. The podium was then a 1-2 for Rebellion followed by SMP No. 17. In LMP2, Richelmi, Aubry, and Tung won from Jafaar, Jeffri, and Tan, followed by the Le Mans class winners. The disqualification of Lietz/Bruni meant that the LMGTE Pro podium was Calado/ Pier Guidi followed by Priaulx/Tincknell, with Estre/Christensen in third. LMGTE Am, the Le Mans winners finished ahead of TF Sport's Adam/Hankey/Eastwood, completing the podium was Perfetti/ Lindsey/Bergmeister in the "Bumblebee" Project 1.
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 135 laps. Class winners inbold.[3]
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| Previous race: 24 Hours of Le Mans | 2018–19 season | Next race: 6 Hours of Fuji |
