27.04.2015

2015 WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS Round 2: 30 April-02 May 2015

Lap distance: 7.003 km

Race duration: 6 hours

Location: Spa-Francorchamps is located in the Ardennes region of East Belgium, 140km from Brussels and close to the border with Germany.

Other Races: Carrera Cup GB, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux

Press officer: Luc Willems [email protected] Circuit of Spa Francorchamps, S.A. Route du Circuit, 55 B-4970 Francorchamps Tél : +32 87 29.37.00 Fax : +32 87 27.05.81 web: www.spa-francorchamps.be

Airport: Brussels Airport – 146km – http://www.brusselsairport.be CORDS

RACE LAP RECORDS LMP1 Benoit Tréluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro 2m01.251 208.0kph 4 May 2013 LMP2 Mike Conway Oreca 03 Nissan 2m09.537 194.6kph 4 May 2013 LMGTE Pro G. Bruni Ferrari F458 Italia 2m19.106 181.3kph 4 May 2013 LMGTE Am C.Nygaard Aston Martin Vantage V8 2m20.334 179.7kph 3 May 2014

ROLL OF HONOUR WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS WINNERS 2012 2013 2014 LMP1 Dumas / Duval / Gené Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer Davidson / Lapierre / Buemi no3 Audi Sport Team Joest ** no1 Audi Sport Team Joest no8 Toyota Racing Audi R18 Ultra (M) Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) Toyota TS 040 – Hybrid (M) 160 laps 168 laps 171 laps LMP2 Dolan / Hancock Perez Companc / Minassian / Kaffer Rusinov / Pla / Canal no38 Jota Sport ** no49 Pecom Racing no26 G-Drive Racing Zytek Z11SN – Nissan (D) Oreca 03 – Nissan (M) Morgan-Nissan (D) 151 laps 157 laps 160 laps LMGTE Pro Lieb / Lietz Bruni / Fisichella Bruni / Vilander no77 Team Felbermayr-Proton no51 AF Corse no51 AF Corse Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M) Ferrari F458 Italia (M) Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 144 laps 149 laps 152 laps LMGTE Am Armindo / Narac / Pons Potolicchio / Aguas / Malucelli Perez-Companc / Cioci / Venturi no67 IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT** no81 8 Star Motorsports no61 AF Corse Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M) Ferrari F458 Italia (M) Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 139 laps 147 laps 149 laps

DID YOU KNOW? 2015 will be the fourth edition of the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 7km circuit has produced some great on track action since that first race in 2012. Here are some facts and figures from the previous seasons.

• Overall the top speed recorded in 2014 was 311.2 kph and this compares to 308.6kph in 2013 and 302kph in 2012.

• The fastest lap recorded during the weekend was set by Lucas Di Grassi in 2013 with a 1m58.934 lap in qualifying for that year’s race. However with lap times at Silverstone two weeks ago being lowered by nearly three seconds compared to 2014, the expectation is a new fastest lap will be set at Spa on Saturday 2 May.

• With Audi winning in 2012 and 2013 and Toyota winning last year, the scene is now set for an epic three way battle to the chequered flag in The Ardennes.

• The last overall win for Porsche at the 1000km race at Spa was in 1984. Stefan Bellof and Derek Bell won the World Endurance Championship event in the Porsche 956B in a time of 5 hours, 53 minutes.

• The WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is the only event on the World Endurance Championship calendar to be on the same weekend in 2012, 2013, 2014 and now in 2015. All other events have moved weekends at least once.

• Ferrari have had the upperhand in the GTE classes at Spa, winning both the Pro and Am classes in 2013 and 2014. Porsche won both classes in 2012.

• Over 114,000 spectators have attended the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in 2012-2014.

• Top Speed recorded at Spa-Francorchamps 311.2kph / 194.5mph Race 2014 311.2kph / 194.5mph Marc Lieb Porsche 919 hybrid FP2 2014

• Fastest WEC lap recorded at Spa-Francorchamps 1m58.934 Lucas Di Grassi Audi R18 e-tron quattro Qualifying 2013

• 2014 Race Distance 1197.67km / 748.5 miles 171 laps

FIA WEC TIMETABLE

Wednesday 29 April 08:30-19:00 Scrutineering

Thursday 30 April 10:15 Drivers’ briefing 12:00 - 13:30 Free Practice #1 15:00 Pre-event Press conference 16:30 - 18:00 Free Practice #2

Friday 1 May 14:00 - 15:00 Free Practice #3 18:00 – 18:25 Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM 18:35 - 19:00 Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2 19:10 Qualifying Press Conference 19:40 Mixed Interview Zone

Saturday 2 May 14:30 - 20:30 RACE: WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 20:45 Post-race Press Conference

FIA OFFICIALS

Eduardo Freitas FIA Race Director Jean-Francois Veroux FIA WEC Steward (Chairman) Michael Schwägerl International Steward Denis Chevrier FIA Technical Delegate Jacques Tropenat FIA Medical Delegate Jeff Carter FIA Media Delegate David Escribano Chief timekeeper Yannick Dalmas Driver Adviser

FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found on the following link: http://www.fia.com

FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP – WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link: http://www.fia.com