| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 3 of 8 in the2024 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
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| Date | 11 May 2024 |
| Location | Stavelot |
| Venue | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Results | |
| Laps completed | 141 |
| Distance (km) | 987.564 |
| Distance (miles) | 613.632 |
| Hypercar | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 2:03.107 |
| Team |  Porsche Penske Motorsport |
| Drivers |  Matt Campbell |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Hertz Team Jota |
| Drivers | Callum IlottWill Stevens |
| LMGT3 | |
| Winners | |
| Team | Manthey EMA |
| Drivers |  Richard Lietz Morris SchuringYasser Shahin |
The2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (formally known as the2024 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps[1]) was anendurancesportscar racing event held on 11 May 2024, as the third of eight rounds of the2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the 58th running of theevent, and the 13th running of the event as part of the World Endurance Championship.
The event was announced on 9 June 2023, during the2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. With the Italian round being moved from July to April, there is only a three-week period between the round at Imola, and the round at Spa.[2]
The entry list was revealed on 24 April 2024, with 37 entries: 19 in the Hypercar category, and 18 in the LMGT3 category. Multiple Hypercar crews ran only two drivers for the event: the No. 2Cadillac Racing entry ran with the same two drivers as inImola, whilst the No. 12Hertz Team Jota, No. 93Peugeot TotalEnergies, and No. 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies entries ran withoutNorman Nato,Jean-Éric Vergne, andStoffel Vandoorne, respectively. All three drivers had duties at the2024 Berlin ePrix.[3]Andrea Caldarelli replacedEdoardo Mortara in the No. 63LamborghiniIron Lynx entry, with Mortara also away on Formula E duties.Ferdinand Habsburg was initially set to make his return in the No. 35Alpine Endurance Team entry, but was later replaced byJules Gounon for an additional round since Habsburg was still recovering from his injury.[4][5] In LMGT3,Ritomo Miyata replacedKelvin van der Linde in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team entry. Furthermore,Rahel Frey replacedDoriane Pin in the No. 85Iron Dames entry, with Pin having duties in the2024 Formula Regional European Championship.[4]
On a revised entry list, which was published on 6 May 2024,Harry Tincknell was dropped from the No. 99Proton Competition crew, with Tincknell having duties in IMSA'sLaguna Seca round.[5]Julien Andlauer andNeel Jani shared the car as a duo. Furthermore, Akkodis ASP Team announced on 8 May 2024 thatClemens Schmid replacedTimur Boguslavskiy in their No. 78 entry, with the latter falling ill.[6]
| Date | Time (local:CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 9 May | 11:30 | Free Practice 1 |
| 17:30 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Friday, 10 May | 11:00 | Free Practice 3 |
| 14:45 | Qualifying - LMGT3 | |
| 15:08 | Hyperpole - LMGT3 | |
| 15:30 | Qualifying - Hypercar | |
| 15:53 | Hyperpole - Hypercar | |
| Saturday, 11 May | 13:00 | Race |
| Source:[7] | ||
Three practice sessions were held: two on Thursday and one on Friday. The sessions on Thursday morning and Thursday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Friday morning lasted 60 minutes.[7]
The first practice session started at 11:30CEST on Thursday and ended withAntonio Fuoco on top, with a lap time of 2:05.690 in the No. 50FerrariAF Corse entry. He was 1.141 seconds quicker than teammateAntonio Giovinazzi in the sister No. 51 Ferrari, whilstDaniil Kvyat rounded out the top three in the No. 63LamborghiniIron Lynx entry.[8] LMGT3 was led byDaniel Juncadella in the No. 82TF Sport Corvette, with a lap of 2:20.885. He was 0.335 seconds quicker than second-placedDavide Rigon in the No. 54Vista AF Corse Ferrari, whilstDaniel Mancinelli rounded out the top three in the No. 27Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin.[9]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 50 |  FerrariAF Corse | Antonio Fuoco | 2:05.690 | |
| LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport |  Daniel Juncadella | 2:20.885 | |
| Source:[10][11] | |||||
The second practice session started at 17:30CEST on Thursday.Kévin Estre topped the time sheets in the No. 6Porsche Penske Motorsport entry, with a lap of 2:04.162. He was 0.121 seconds quicker than Fuoco in the No. 50 Ferrari in second, withAlex Lynn 0.179 seconds behind Estre in the No. 2Cadillac Racing entry.[12]Clemens Schmid was quickest in LMGT3 in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus, with a lap of 2:21.257. He was 0.115 seconds quicker than second-placedSarah Bovy in the No. 85Iron Dames Lamborghini.Valentino Rossi rounded out the top three in the No. 46Team WRT BMW.[13]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport |  Kévin Estre | 2:04.162 | |
| LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team | Clemens Schmid | 2:21.257 | |
| Source:[14][15] | |||||
The third and final practice session started at 11:00CEST on Friday. Estre was once again quickest in the No. 6 Porsche with a lap of 2:04.125, 0.215 seconds quicker thanJames Calado who set the second-fastest time in the No. 51 Ferrari.Mikkel Jensen was third-quickest in the No. 93Peugeot TotalEnergies entry.[16] The No. 92Manthey PureRxcing Porsche ofAlex Malykhin topped LMGT3 with a lap of 2:20.947, ahead ofRahel Frey in the No. 85 Lamborghini, 0.261 seconds slower. Juncadella rounded out the top three in the No. 82 Corvette.[17]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre | 2:04.125 | |
| LMGT3 | 92 |  Manthey PureRxcing |  Alex Malykhin | 2:20.947 | |
| Source:[18][19] | |||||
Qualifying started at 14:45CEST on Friday.Matt Campbell in the No. 5 Porsche claimed pole position with a lap of 2:03.107, whilst Lynn was second-quickest in the No. 2 Cadillac, only 0.008 seconds slower than Campbell.Julien Andlauer in the No. 99Proton Competition Porsche qualified third.[20] Fuoco originally claimed pole in the No. 50 Ferrari with a lap of 2:02.600, but was later disqualified as the car was found to be underweight.[21]Sarah Bovy claimed pole in LMGT3 with a lap of 2:20.755 in the No. 85 Lamborghini, 0.383 seconds quicker thanAhmad Al Harthy in the No. 46Team WRT BMW.[22]
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Entrant | Qualifying | Hyperpole | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 2:02.675 | 2:03.107 | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 2 |  Cadillac Racing | 2:02.981 | 2:03.115 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | 2:02.947 | 2:03.314 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 12 | Hertz Team Jota | 2:02.941 | 2:03.384 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 2:02.947 | 2:03.448 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 8 |  Toyota Gazoo Racing | 2:02.586 | 2:03.572 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 35 | Alpine Endurance Team | 2:02.898 | 2:03.685 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse | 2:02.876 | 2:04.048 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 20 |  BMW M Team WRT | 2:02.917 | 2:04.062 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 50 | FerrariAF Corse | No time[N 1] | No time[N 1] | 19 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 51 | FerrariAF Corse | 2:03.002 | 10 | |
| 12 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Endurance Team | 2:03.186 | 11 | |
| 13 | Hypercar | 15 | BMW M Team WRT | 2:03.408 | 12 | |
| 14 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 2:03.616 | 13 | |
| 15 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 2:03.738 | 14 | |
| 16 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 2:03.898 | 15 | |
| 17 | Hypercar | 63 | LamborghiniIron Lynx | 2:04.426 | 16 | |
| 18 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 2:04.553 | 17 | |
| 19 | Hypercar | 11 | Isotta Fraschini | 2:05.953 | 18 | |
| 20 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | 2:20.527 | 2:20.755 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGT3 | 46 | Team WRT | 2:21.233 | 2:21.138 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGT3 | 91 | Manthey EMA | 2:21.259 | 2:21.285 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGT3 | 59 | United Autosports | 2:22.292 | 2:21.293 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGT3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | 2:21.368 | 2:21.350 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGT3 | 54 | Vista AF Corse | 2:22.307 | 2:21.583 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport | 2:21.766 | 2:22.215 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGT3 | 92 | Manthey PureRxcing | 2:21.774 | No time[N 2] | 27 |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team | 2:21.377 | No time[N 3] | 28 |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports | No time[N 4] | No time[N 4] | 37 |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 88 | Proton Competition | 2:22.485 | 29 | |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition | 2:22.558 | 30 | |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 31 | Team WRT | 2:23.042 | 31 | |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 55 | Vista AF Corse | 2:23.091 | 32 | |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 777 | D'station Racing | 2:23.094 | 33 | |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | 2:23.527 | 34 | |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team | 2:25.021 | 35 | |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:25.396 | 36 | |
| Source:[27][28] | ||||||
With 1 hour and 47 minutes left, the race was red flagged for barrier repairs following a major crash involving the No. 2 Cadillac Racing and the No. 31 Team WRT BMW.[29] The stewards later extended the race duration by 1 hour and 44 minutes, leading to a post-race protest, as well as appeal, by Ferrari that were both rejected.[30]
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 98 laps. Class winners are inbold and ‡.
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