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T Im E T a Bl E 2017 fia wec 6 hours of THE circuit - spa-francorchamps Spa- Francorchamps - ENTRIES: LENGTH 19 RIGHT CORNER LEFT CORNER May 30 7,004 KM CORNERS 9 10 6 2017 - ROUND 2 OF THE 2017 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP - BELGIUM 2016 EDITION WINNERS Di Grassi/Duval/Jarvis (Audi R18/Michelin), 160 laps - POLE POSITION Features Bernhard/Webber/Hartley (Porsche 919 Hybrid/ Visited by the FIA WEC for the 6th Spa-Francorchamps is relatively and the surface drains well, so Michelin), 1m55.793s time hard on tyres. Its high speeds tyre choices are often a notch off - and the famous compression at the norm. If it rains, intermediates Situated in the Belgian Ardennes FASTEST RACE LAP Eau Rouge make big demands often suffice, while slicks function Brendon Hartley (Porsche Eau Rouge and Raidillon are two of on the casings. Wear is average well in damp conditions. 919 Hybrid/Michelin), world motorsport’s most notorious 1m58.431s spots - Opened in 1921, the original Exceptionally mild weather circuit formed a triangle between THURSDAY, MAY 4 with track temperatures of Francorchamps, Malmedy and up to almost 50°C Stavelot and was 14.981km in 11:45am 90 mins Free Practice 1 length The Porsche and Toyota 5:30pm 90 mins Free Practice 2 prototypes suffered Only one driver turned up for the first race in 1921, so the circuit’s numerous mechanical (local times) FRIDAY, MAY 5 problems. inauguration was postponed until 1922 Audi/Michelin’s first victory 10:25am 60 mins Free Practice 3 since the 2015 6 Hours of The former layout hosted an F1 2:50pm 20 mins LM GTE Qualifying Spa! grand prix for the last time in 1970 and its last prototype race in 1975 3:25pm 20 mins LMP Qualifying Second LM GTE Pro win in a TIMETABLE TIMETABLE In 1973, Henri Pescarolo row for Ferrari/Michelin SATURDAY, MAY 6 established a lap record at an Big crash for the N°66 Ford average speed of 262.461kph in a N°66 at Raidillon 2:30pm 6 hours Race Matra 670B Circuit time (GMT +2) Source : fiawec.com - information subject to change Tyres Watch the Anthony Davidson’s Spa 6 Hours preview MICHELIN michelin’s tyres FOR THE FIA WEC AND 6 Hours of Bahrain summary table of available dimensions Front Rear Class Front slicks * Rear slicks* intermediates intermediates & rain tyres* & rain tyres* LMP1 31/71-18 31/71-18 31/71-18 31/71-18 LMGTE 30/68-18 31/71-18 30/68-18 31/71-18 * WIDTH (CM) / EXTERIOR DIAMETER (CM) X INTERIOR DIAMETER (INCHES). michelin’s tyres FOR THE FIA WEC FIA WEC tyre quotas SLICK hybrid WET AND 6 Hours of Bahrain(sl6ic hoursk inter mofed iate) Qualifying Free practice Additional tyres Silverstone + Race LMP1 3 sets 4 sets 2 tyres LMGTE PRO 3 sets 4 sets 2 tyres Front LMGTERear AMFront interm4e setsdiates Rear interm6e setsdiates 2 tyres Class slicks* slicks* & rain tyres* & rain tyres* Température de la piste LMP1 31/71-18 31/71-18 31/71-18 31/71-18 LMP2 30/65-18 31/71-18 29/65SOFT-18 31/71-Medium18 HARD LMP1 michelin’s tyres FOR THE FILAMG TWE EC 30/68-18 31/71-18 30/68-18 31/71-18 SLICK hybrid WET AND 6 Hours of Bahrain(slick intermediate) LMGTE* WIDTH ( CPROM) / EXTERIOR DIAMETER (CM) X INTERIOR DIAMETER (INCHES). LMGTE AM 2016 FIA WEC tyre quotas wet track 6 Hours Free practice, qualifying Front Rear Front intermediates Rear intermeRdaiactees Class of Bahrain & warm-up slicks* LMPsl1icks* & rxai sne ttsyres* & rain tyr8e sse*ts LMP1 31/71-18 LM3P1/271-18 3x1 /s7e1ts-18 31/71-188 s‘Slick’ets intermediate LMP1 Wet Full Wet LMP2 30/65-18 LMGT3E1 /P71r-1o8 2x9 /s6e5ts-18 31/71-188 set(ors ‘hybrid’ tyre) LMGTE 30/68-18 LMGT3E1/ 7A1m-18 3x0 /s6e8ts-18 LMGTE PRO31/71-188 sets Drying Wet Full Wet SLICK hybrid WET (slick intermediate) * WIDTH (CM) / EXTERIOR DIAMETER LMGTE(CM) X INTERIO RAM DIAMETER (INCHEDryingS). Wet Full Wet Track temperature 2016 FIA WEC t°yCre quot1a5°sc 20°c 30°c 35°c Cold weather soft compound Hot weather soft compound+ 6 Hours Free practice, qLuMalPif1ying Front Rear Front intermediates Rear intermeHdRoiata wcteeathse r soft compound Class of Bahrain & warm-up LMGTE Cold weather medium compound Hot weather medium compound slicks* LMsPli1cks* & raix sne ttsyres* & rain tyr8e se*ts Pro Medium compound LMP1 31/71-18 LM31P/721-18 31x /s7e1t-s18 Cold weath3e1r m/7ed1iu-1m8 co8m speoutnsd Hot weather medium compound Am LMP2 30/65-18 LMGT3E1/ P71r-1o8 29x /s6e5t-s18 31/71-18 8 sets Medium compound LMGTE 30/68-18 LMGT31E/ 7A1-m18 30x /s6e8t-s18 31/71-18 8 sets * WIDTH (CM) / EXTERIOR DIAMETER (CM) X INTERIOR DIAMETERW (INeCHtES )t. rack Track temperature LMP1 ‘Slick’ intermediate (or ‘hybrid’ tyre) Wet Full Wet °C 15°c 20°c 30°c 35°c 2016 FIA WEC tyre quotas LMGTE Pro Drying Wet Full Wet Cold weather soft compound Hot weather soft compound+ 6 Hours Free practice, qLuMaliPfy1ing Race LMGTE Am Drying Wet Full Wet of Bahrain & warm-up Hot weather soft compound LMGTE Cold weather medium compound Hot weather medium compound LMP1 x sets 8 sets Pro Medium compound LMP2 x sets Cold weather medium c8om speotusnd Hot weather medium compound LMGTE Pro x sets Am 8 sets Medium compound LMGTE Am x sets 8 sets Wet track Track temperature LMP1 ‘Slick’ intermediate (or ‘hybrid’ tyre) Wet Full Wet °C 15°c 20°c 30°c 35°c LMGTE Pro Drying Wet Full Wet Cold weather soft compound Hot weather soft compound+ LMP1 LMGTE Am Drying Wet Full Wet Hot weather soft compound LMGTE Cold weather medium compound Hot weather medium compound Pro Medium compound Cold weather medium compound Hot weather medium compound Am Medium compound Wet track LMP1 ‘Slick’ intermediate (or ‘hybrid’ tyre) Wet Full Wet LMGTE Pro Drying Wet Full Wet LMGTE Am Drying Wet Full Wet DRIVERS championship - LMP1 PILOTES LMP1 TOT. UK BE FR DE MX US JP CH AR NAKAJIMA K. (JPN) 1 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING 25 - - - - - - - - 25 Toyota - Toyota TS 050 - Hybrid FIA DAVIDSON A. (GBR) 1 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING 25 - - - - - - - - 25 wec Toyota - Toyota TS 050 - Hybrid BUEMI S. (CHE) 1 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING 25 - - - - - - - - 25 Toyota - Toyota TS 050 - Hybrid BERNHARD T. (DEU) 4 PORSCHE LMP TEAM 18 - - - - - - - - 18 Porsche - Porsche 919 Hybrid - Hybrid HARTLEY B. (NZL) 4 PORSCHE LMP TEAM 18 - - - - - - - - 18 Porsche - Porsche 919 Hybrid - Hybrid BAMBER E. (NZL) 4 PORSCHE LMP TEAM 18 - - - - - - - - 18 Porsche - Porsche 919 Hybrid - Hybrid LOTTERER A. (DEU) 7 PORSCHE LMP TEAM 15 - - - - - - - - 15 Porsche - Porsche 919 Hybrid - Hybrid JANI N. (CHE) 7 PORSCHE LMP TEAM 15 - - - - - - - - 15 Porsche - Porsche 919 Hybrid - Hybrid NICK T. (GBR) 7 PORSCHE LMP TEAM 15 - - - - - - - - 15 Porsche - Porsche 919 Hybrid - Hybrid KOBAYASHI K. (JPN) 10 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING 12 - - - - - - - - 12 Toyota - Toyota TS 050 - Hybrid CONWAY M. (GBR) 10 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING 12 - - - - - - - - 12 Toyota - Toyota TS 050 - Hybrid LOPEZ J. (ARG) 10 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING 12 - - - - - - - - 12 Toyota - Toyota TS 050 - Hybrid ROSSITTER J. (GBR) 13 BYKOLLES RACING TEAM 10 - - - - - - - - 10 Enso - Enso CLM P1/01 - Nismo KRAIHAMER D. (AUT) TEAMS / 13 BYKOLLES RACING TEAM 10 - - - - - - - - 10 Drivers Enso - Enso CLM P1/01 - Nismo WEBB O. (GBR) For the first time, 13 BYKOLLES RACING TEAM 10 - - - - - - - - 10 Toyota is fielding Enso - Enso CLM P1/01 - Nismo three Michelin equipped hybrid prototypes for a FIA TEAMS Championship - LMP1 & LMGTE-PRO WEC race The 2012 6 Hours of TEAM LMP1 TOT. UK BE FR DE MX US JP CH AR Spa winner Romain TOYOTA GAZOO RACING Dumas is making his 1 37 - - - - - - - - 37 debut appearance for TOYOTA - TOYOTA TS 050 - HYBRID PORSCHE LMP TEAM Signatech-Alpine 2 PORSCHE - PORSCHE 919 HYBRID - 33 - - - - - - - - 33 HYBRID After winning last 3 BYKOLLES RACING TEAM 10 - - - - - - - - year with Audi, Oli- ENSO - ENSO CLM P1/01 - NISMO 10 ver Jarvis is driving the N°38 LM P2 TEAM LMGTE-PRO TOT. prototype UK BE FR DE MX US JP CH AR 1 FORD CHIP GANASSI TEAM UK 38 - - - - - - - - Nicolas Lapierre FORD - FORD GT 38 returns to Toyota AF CORSE Gazoo Racing for the 2 FERRARI - FERRARI F488 GTE/FERRARI 28 - - - - - - - - 28 first time since 2014 F488 GTE 3 PORSCHE MOTORSPORT 15 - - - - - - - - PORSCHE - PORSCHE 911 RSR 15 Jérôme mondain Endurance Racing Programme Manager, Michelin Motorsport “Spa-Francorchamps is quite Michelin hard on tyres due to the high & THE 2017 aerodynamic loads and high 6 HOURS OF SPA- speeds. Kit’s commonly believed FRANCORCHAMPS that if our tyres work at Spa, they will work at Le Mans, as well. Spa · 14 cars on Michelin is a last chance to sign off our tyres tyres for the Le Mans 24 Hours. We will · 1,400 tyres available "SPA IS A LAST have medium- and hard-compound · LM P1 cars: medium and hard slicks for our LM P1 and LM GTE slicks, plus an intermediate and CHANCE TO SIGN OFF partners. We will also obviously a rain tyre OUR TYRES FOR THE have intermediate and rain tyres · LM GTE cars: medium and hard because the weather can be very slicks, plus an intermediate and LE MANS 24 HOURS" wet in the Belgian Ardennes at this a rain tyre time of year.” MICHELIN’S ENDURANCE RACING RECORD AT SPA- FRANCORCHAMPS · Michelin has won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps with Peu- geot, Audi and Toyota, but never with Porsche · Michelin won the 1,000km of Spa-Francorchamps every year between 2002 and 2011 · Michelin has won the 24 Hours FIA WEC FIA WEC model for the season / 1 type of of Spa-Francorchamps 12 times SPORTING TYRE intermediate tyre and 1 type of · Michelin launched its ‘Hy- REGULATIONS REGULATIONS rain tyre for the season brid’ intermediate tyre at FIA WEC grid orders for six-hour Allocation of slick tyres for A maximum of 4 mechanics the 6 Hours of Spa in 2012 races are based on the average six-hour races and 2 tyre guns for wheel changes · Michelin won the 1,000km of best qualifying times of each car’s during pit stops.
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