The2014 6 Hours of Silverstone was anendurancesports car racing event held at theSilverstone Circuit nearSilverstone,England on 17–20 April 2014. The event served as the opening round of the2014 World Endurance Championship, and overall race winners were awarded the annualTourist Trophy by theRoyal Automobile Club.Toyota became the first Japanese manufacturer to winSilverstone's endurance race, withAnthony Davidson,Sébastien Buemi, andNicolas Lapierre leading the team's secondTS040 Hybrid to a 1–2 finish. The race, which had run under mixed weather conditions, was stopped in the final half-hour of competition due to heavy rains and not restarted.[1]
Porsche, making their return to theprototype categories with the debuting919 Hybrid, completed the overall race podium with third place. Accidents ended the race of bothAudi R18 e-tron quattro cars after the World Champions had started strongly.[2]Rebellion Racing'sNicolas Prost,Nick Heidfeld, andMathias Beche were the only team to reach the finish in the LMP1-L category, whileG-Drive Racing'sMorgan-Nissan won the LMP2 class. Lock-out 1–2 victories were also earned byPorsche in LMGTE Pro and British marqueAston Martin in LMGTE Am.[3]
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.[4]
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1-H | No. 7Toyota Racing | 1:42.774 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1-H | No. 1Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:42.779 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1-H | No. 14Porsche Team | 1:43.087 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1-H | No. 2Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:43.137 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1-H | No. 8Toyota Racing | 1:43.137 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1-H | No. 20Porsche Team | 1:43.226 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1-L | No. 13Rebellion Racing | 1:44.285 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP1-L | No. 12Rebellion Racing | 1:44.392 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 26G-Drive Racing | 1:49.156 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 47KCMG | 1:49.439 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 37SMP Racing | 1:51.326 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 27SMP Racing | 1:51.514 | 12 |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51AF Corse | 1:59.125 | 13 |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | No. 91Porsche Team Manthey | 1:59.380 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | No. 92Porsche Team Manthey | 1:59.717 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71AF Corse | 1:59.841 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Am | No. 81AF Corse | 1:59.932 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97Aston Martin Racing | 1:59.954 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 52Ram Racing | 2:00.216 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | No. 98Aston Martin Racing | 2:00.923 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | No. 61AF Corse | 2:00.971 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | No. 95Aston Martin Racing | 2:00.982 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | No. 99Aston Martin Racing | 2:01.122 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | No. 75Prospeed Competition | 2:01.886 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | No. 88Proton Competition | 2:01.917 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | No. 53Ram Racing | 2:01.953 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | No. 908 Star Motorsports | 2:01.982 | 27 |
Class winners inbold.[5]
| FIA World Endurance Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: None | 2014 season | Next race: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |
