6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
FIA World Endurance Championship

Venue	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
First race	1953
First FIA WEC race	2012
Duration	6 hours
Most wins (driver)	Jacky Ickx (5)
Most wins (team)	Team Peugeot Total (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ferrari (10)

The 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (formerly the 1000 Kilometres of Spa-Francorchamps) is an endurance race for sports cars held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

History

The Spa 24 Hours had been introduced in 1924, and other races followed. As on the Nürburgring, both a 24-hour race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The sports car race began in 1953, and in 1963 joined the World Sportscar Championship and was extended to 500 km. Starting in 1966, it was run for 1000 km, following the 1000 km Nürburgring and 1000 km Monza. Due to safety problems on the traditional long and very fast 14 km track over public roads, the race was discontinued after 1975.

The 14km Spa used by sportscars up until 1975

The 1000 km race was resumed in 1982 after the track was made safer by shortening it to 7 km. In 1989 and 1990, the race distance was lowered to 480 km as a rule change required the use of Formula One-derived engines that lasted longer. Due to the decline of the WSC, the "1000km" was discontinued after 1990 even before the WSC closed.

The race was revived in 1999, as a part of the SportsRacing World Cup (the predecessor to the FIA Sportscar Championship), running to a 2-hour, 30 minute time limit. In 2003, the 1000 km race was resumed as a joint event of the FIA SCC with the British GT Championship. In 2004, it was part of the Le Mans Series (LMS), and in 2011 was also part of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. From 2012 onwards the race has been part of the FIA World Endurance Championship, albeit in the format of a six-hour race.

Jacky Ickx currently holds record of most wins, having won the race 5 times, in 1967, 1968, 1974, 1982, and 1983. He is also one of two drivers to win the 1000 km on both the original and current circuits, the other being Derek Bell.

Winners

Year	Drivers	Team	Car	Time	Distance	Championship
14.1 km (8.8 mi) circuit
1953	Olivier Gendebien		Ferrari 166 MM			Non-championship
1954	Hans Davids	Hans Davids	Jaguar C-Type		169 km (105 mi)	Non-championship
1955	Paul Frère	Aston Martin	Aston Martin DB3S	1:37:33.900	282 km (175 mi)	Non-championship
1956	Ninian Sanderson	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar D-Type	0:57:34.800	169 km (105 mi)	Non-championship
1957	Tony Brooks	Aston Martin	Aston Martin DBR1	1:15:56.000	211.8 km (131.6 mi)	Non-championship
1958	Masten Gregory	Ecurie Ecosse	Lister-Jaguar	1:05:02.300	211.8 km (131.6 mi)	Non-championship
1959	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718 RSK	1:11:10.100	211.8 km (131.6 mi)	Non-championship
1960	Paul Frère		Porsche 718 RSK	1:20:54.800	211.8 km (131.6 mi)	Non-championship
1961	Willy Mairesse	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	1:05:33.800	211.8 km (131.6 mi)	Non-championship
1962	Edgar Berney	Edgar Berney	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	1:12:32.100	211.8 km (131.6 mi)	Non-championship
1963	Willy Mairesse	Ecurie Nationale Belge	Ferrari 250 GTO	2:38:40:800	500 km (310 mi)	World Sportscar Championship
1964	Mike Parkes	Maranello Concessionaires	Ferrari 250 GTO	2:32:05.200	500 km (310 mi)	World Sportscar Championship
1965	Willy Mairesse	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 LM	2:29:45.700	500 km (310 mi)	World Sportscar Championship
1966	Ludovico Scarfiotti Mike Parkes	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari 330 P3	4:43:24.000	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Sportscar Championship
1967	Jacky Ickx Dick Thompson	J.W. Automotive Engineering	Mirage M1-Ford	5:09:46.500	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Sportscar Championship
1968	Jacky Ickx Brian Redman	J.W. Automotive Engineering	Ford GT40 Mk.I	5:05:19:300	1,000 km (620 mi)	International Championship for Makes
1969	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 908LH	4:24:19.600	1,000 km (620 mi)	International Championship for Makes
1970	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	J.W. Automotive Engineering	Porsche 917K	4:09:47.800	1,000 km (620 mi)	International Championship for Makes
1971	Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver	J.W. Automotive Engineering	Porsche 917K	4:01:09.700	1,000 km (620 mi)	International Championship for Makes
1972	Arturo Merzario Brian Redman	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari 312PB	4:17:19.100	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Championship for Makes
1973	Derek Bell Mike Hailwood	Gulf Research	Mirage M6-Ford	4:05:43.500	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Championship for Makes
1974	Jacky Ickx Jean-Pierre Jarier	Equipe Gitanes	Matra-Simca MS670C	4:12:15.600	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Championship for Makes
1975	Henri Pescarolo Derek Bell	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Alfa Romeo 33TT12	3:32:58.400	750 km (470 mi)¹	World Championship for Makes
1976 to 1981	No Races
7.0 km (4.3 mi) circuit
1982	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	6:06:04.140	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Endurance Championship
1983	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	5:44:33.520	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Endurance Championship
1984	Stefan Bellof Derek Bell	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956B	5:53:17.190	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Endurance Championship
1985	Bob Wollek Mauro Baldi	Martini Racing	Lancia LC2	5:00:23.420	848 km (527 mi)²	World Endurance Championship
1986	Thierry Boutsen Frank Jelinski	Brun Motorsport	Porsche 962C	5:35:54.540	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Sports Prototype Championship
1987	Raul Boesel Martin Brundle Johnny Dumfries	Silk Cut Jaguar	Jaguar XJR-8	6:00:16.180	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Sports Prototype Championship
1988	Mauro Baldi Stefan Johansson	Team Sauber Mercedes	Sauber C9-Mercedes	6:01:34.230	1,000 km (620 mi)	World Sports Prototype Championship
1989	Mauro Baldi Kenny Acheson	Team Sauber Mercedes	Sauber C9-Mercedes	2:39:16.453	480 km (300 mi)	World Sports Prototype Championship
1990	Jochen Mass Karl Wendlinger	Team Sauber Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz C11	2:42:54.880	480 km (300 mi)	World Sports Prototype Championship
1991 to 1998	No Races
1999	Laurent Rédon Mauro Baldi	JB Giesse Team Ferrari	Ferrari 333 SP	2:30:24.347	452.920 km (281.431 mi)	SportsRacing World Cup
2000	Filippo Francioni Salvatore Ronca	Lucchini Engineering	Lucchini SR2000-Alfa Romeo	2:31:17.377	355.368 km (220.815 mi)	SportsRacing World Cup
2001	Marco Zadra Jean-Marc Gounon	BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari 333 SP	2:31:27.898	445.952 km (277.102 mi)	FIA Sportscar Championship
2002	Sébastien Bourdais Jean-Christophe Boullion	Pescarolo Sport	Courage C60 EVO-Peugeot	2:03:16.089³	376.272 km (233.805 mi)	FIA Sportscar Championship
2003	Tom Kristensen Seiji Ara	Audi Sport Japan	Audi R8	5:47:50.209	1,000 km (620 mi)	FIA Sportscar Championship British GT Championship
2004	Johnny Herbert Jamie Davies	Audi Sport UK Veloqx	Audi R8	5:58:55.262	1,000 km (620 mi)	Le Mans Endurance Series
2005	John Nielsen Casper Elgaard Hayanari Shimoda	Zytek Motorsport	Zytek 04S	6:00:48.389	1,000 km (620 mi)	Le Mans Endurance Series
2006	Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Pescarolo Sport	Pescarolo C60-Judd	6:01:06.782	1,000 km (620 mi)	Le Mans Series
2007	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel)	5:47:47.313	1,000 km (620 mi)	Le Mans Series
2008	Jacques Villeneuve Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel)	5:17:48.566	1,000 km (620 mi)	Le Mans Series
2009	Nicolas Minassian Simon Pagenaud Christian Klien	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel)	5:45:35.429	1,000 km (620 mi)	Le Mans Series
2010	Sébastien Bourdais Simon Pagenaud Pedro Lamy	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel)	6:00:39.012	975 km (606 mi)⁴	Le Mans Series
2011	Alexander Wurz Anthony Davidson Marc Gené	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908 (Diesel)	6:02:03.799	1,127.633 km (700.679 mi)	Le Mans Series Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
2012	Romain Dumas Loïc Duval Marc Gené	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18 ultra (Diesel)	6:00:22.708	1,120.62 km (696.32 mi)	FIA World Endurance Championship
2013	Benoît Tréluyer André Lotterer Marcel Fässler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18 e-tron quattro (Diesel hybrid)	6:00:55.971	1,176.67 km (731.15 mi)	FIA World Endurance Championship
2014	Nicolas Lapierre Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson	Toyota Racing	Toyota TS040 Hybrid	6:01:31.675	1,197.68 km (744.20 mi)	FIA World Endurance Championship
2015	Benoît Tréluyer André Lotterer Marcel Fässler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18 e-tron quattro (Diesel hybrid)	6:01:08.896	1,232.704 km (765.967 mi)	FIA World Endurance Championship
2016	Loïc Duval Oliver Jarvis Lucas Di Grassi	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18 e-tron quattro (Diesel hybrid)	6:00:32.112	1,120.640 km (696.333 mi)	FIA World Endurance Championship
2017	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	6:00:11.490	1,211.692 km (752.911 mi)	FIA World Endurance Championship

^1 The 1975 event was originally scheduled for 1000 km, but was shortened to 750 km the day of the race due to an approaching storm.

^2 The 1985 event was originally scheduled for 1000 km, but was shortened to five hours (848 km) after the ensuing 40-minute caution caused by the collision of the Bellof/Boutsen Brun Motorsport Porsche 956 with the Ickx/Jochen Mass Rothmans Porsche 962 at Eau Rouge. Bellof died in the hospital afterwards, and officials ended the race at the five-hour mark, after 122 of 145 laps.

^3 The 2002 event was stopped early due to heavy rain.

^4 The 2010 event was red flagged during the race due to electrical outages. The race covered approximately 975 km when it on a six hour time limit.

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