2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring
The 2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring was an endurance sports car racing event held at Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on 28–30 August 2015. This event served as the fourth race of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship.
The No. 17 Porsche Team car of Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber took their first victory of the 2015 season,[1] finishing a lap clear of team-mates Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb in the No. 18 car. The LMP1 podium was completed by the No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest car of Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer. In the other classes, the LMP2 honours were taken by the No. 47 car of KCMG, driven by British triumvirate Matthew Howson, Richard Bradley and Nick Tandy; they finished seventh overall. LMGTE Pro honours were also taken by Porsche, with Team Manthey taking a 1–2; Michael Christensen and Richard Lietz finished a lap clear of Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet. LMGTE Am honours went to SMP Racing's No. 72 car of Aleksey Basov, Andrea Bertolini and Viktor Shaitar.
Qualifying
Qualifying result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 18 Porsche Team | 1:36.473 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 17 Porsche Team | 1:36.542 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:37.476 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:37.783 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 1 Toyota Racing | 1:38.689 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 2 Toyota Racing | 1:39.371 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 12 Rebellion Racing | 1:42.513 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP1 | No. 13 Rebellion Racing | 1:42.985 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP1 | No. 4 Team ByKolles | 1:44.886 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 47 KCMG | 1:46.132 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 26 G-Drive Racing | 1:46.505 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine | 1:47.174 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 28 G-Drive Racing | 1:47.179 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 43 Team SARD Morand | 1:47.572 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | No. 42 Strakka Racing | 1:48.250 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1:48.342 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1:50.594 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | 1:54.275 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | 1:54.330 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 1:54.498 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey | 1:54.688 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | No. 91 Porsche Team Manthey | 1:54.729 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | No. 99 Aston Martin Racing V8 | 1:54.933 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 1:55.387 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | No. 72 SMP Racing | 1:56.528 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 1:57.060 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | No. 77 Dempsey Racing-Proton | 1:57.232 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | No. 83 AF Corse | 1:57.246 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | 1:57.563 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 1:57.647 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | No. 96 Aston Martin Racing | 1:59.993 | 31 |
Race
Race result
Class winners in bold.[3]
References
- ↑ Watkins, Gary (30 August 2015). "Webber/Bernhard/Hartley win for dominant Porsche". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Nürburgring Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Nürburgring Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
| FIA World Endurance Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 24 Hours of Le Mans |
2015 season | Next race: 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas |