| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 5 of 8 in the2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
 | |
| Date | 23 February 2019-20 |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Venue | Circuit of the Americas |
| Duration | 6 Hours |
| Results | |
| Laps completed | 189 |
| Distance (km) | 1041.957 |
| Distance (miles) | 647.514 |
| LMP1 | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 1:47.530 |
| Team |  Rebellion Racing |
| Winners | |
| Team | Rebellion Racing |
| Drivers |  Gustavo Menezes Norman Nato Bruno Senna |
| LMP2 | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  United Autosports |
| Drivers |  Filipe AlbuquerquePhilip HansonPaul di Resta |
| LMGTE Pro | |
| Winners | |
| Team | Aston Martin Racing |
| Drivers |  Marco SørensenNicki Thiim |
| LMGTE Am | |
| Winners | |
| Team | TF Sport |
| Drivers | Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç |
The2020 Lone Star Le Mans was anendurancesportscar racing event held on 23 February 2020, as the fifth round of the2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship. This marked the return of the FIA WEC to theCircuit of the Americas for the first time since2017, and the inaugural running of the race under the banner ofLone Star Le Mans, which had previously been utilised by theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship for races run at COTA, while WEC races occurring on the same weekend had been run as the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas.[1]
The provisional calendar for the2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship was unveiled at the2018 6 Hours of Silverstone, featuring eight races, on five continents, starting at Silverstone in September 2019 with a four-hour race, and ending with the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 2020. The calendar saw the events from the previous seasons carried over, while bringing back the rounds held at theBahrain International Circuit, and theAutódromo José Carlos Pace, which had last been held in 2017, and in 2014 respectively. The6 Hours of São Paulo would serve as the 5th round, and was planned to be held on 1 February 2020.[2]
On 10 November 2019, FIA WEC boss Gerard Neveu issued a warning to teams regarding the 6 Hours of São Paulo, stating that the promoter of the event, N/Duduch Motorsports, was facing issues in meeting its contractual recruitments, with some of the issues being of financial nature, with Neveu stating that the championship would make a decision on the event before December 2019.[3] At the time, several venues were considered to replace Interlagos, includingKyalami, theAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez inMexico City, as well as theCircuit of the Americas.[4]
On 2 December 2019, it was announced by the WEC, that the6 Hours of São Paulo would be cancelled, and replaced by the Lone Star Le Mans atCircuit of the Americas, to be held from 22 to 23 February 2020, with the race being 6 hours long. The date was moved back from the Interlagos round's original 1 February date, due to theSuper Bowl LIV being held on the same date, while theFormula E championship was scheduled to hold theMexico City ePrix on the weekend of 14–15 February.[5][6]
On 3 February 2020, it was announced thatTeam LNT had withdrawn from the entry list for the event due to necessary maintenance that the cars needed. The team still planned to return to the grid at Sebring however. The withdrawal of bothGinetta G60-LT-P1s meant that the car count was now 29.[7]
TheDragonSpeed team who were initially denied entry for the COTA round were now able to secure a spot in the COTA round.[8] The team, a day later, confirmed their driver line-up to be that of their24 Hours of Daytona entry;Colin Braun,Ben Hanley, who also drove for Team LNT, and Henrik Hedman.[9]
Furthermore, on the 5 February 2020, ex-Corvette Racing driversJan Magnussen andMike Rockenfeller would return to the team for two rounds of the 2019–20 season as a duo in the newCorvette C8.R. The two also planned compete in the round atSebring International Raceway in March.[10]
German driver Laurents Hörr would replaceDavid Heinemeier Hansson in the No. 56Team Project 1 Porsche for the rest of the season.
These additional entries brought the total number of cars back to 31; 3 LMP1s, 9 LMP2s, 7 LMGTE Pro cars and 11 in LMGTE Am.
Pole Position winners in each class are inbold[11]
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 1Rebellion Racing | 1:47.530 | - | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 7Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:49.161 | +1.631 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 8Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:49.431 | +0.270 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | No. 42Cool Racing | 1:49.910 | +0.479 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | No. 22United Autosports | 1:50.073 | +0.163 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | No. 36Signatech Alpine Elf | 1:50.984 | +0.911 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | No. 37Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1:51.354 | +0.370 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 38Jota Sport | 1:51.592 | +0.238 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 33High Class Racing | 1:51.747 | +0.155 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 21DragonSpeed | 1:52.765 | +1.018 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 29Racing Team Nederland | 1:53.131 | +0.366 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 47 Cetilar Racing | 1:54.305 | +1.174 | 12 |
| 13 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 95Aston Martin Racing | 2:00.733 | +6.428 | 13 |
| 14 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 92Porsche GT Team | 2:00.952 | +0.219 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 97Aston Martin Racing | 2:01.029 | +0.077 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 51AF Corse | 2:01.031 | +0.002 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 91Porsche GT Team | 2:01.049 | +0.018 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 71AF Corse | 2:01.229 | +0.180 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE-Am | No. 56Team Project 1 | 2:02.784 | +1.555 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE-Am | No. 98Aston Martin Racing | 2:02.830 | +0.046 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE-Am | No. 90TF Sport | 2:02.909 | +0.079 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 63Corvette Racing | 2:02.967 | +0.058 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE-Am | No. 77Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:03.110 | +0.143 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE-Am | No. 83AF Corse | 2:03.376 | +0.266 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE-Am | No. 57Team Project 1 | 2:03.450 | +0.074 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE-Am | No. 54AF Corse | 2:03.462 | +0.012 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE-Am | No. 88Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:03.682 | +0.220 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE-Am | No. 70 MR Racing | 2:03.781 | +0.099 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE-Am | No. 62 Red River Sport | 2:03.964 | +0.183 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE-Am | No. 86Gulf Racing | 2:04.296 | +0.332 | 30 |
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 132 laps. Class winners are denoted inbold and with ‡.[12]
| External videos | |
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 Lone Star Le Mans 2020 onYouTube |
