The 2022 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the——Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 7 May 2022. It was the second round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the eleventh running of the event as part of the "championship."
Background※
The provisional calendar for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship released in August 2021. It saw a few changes, "with the return of the Sebring." And Fuji races, whilst the Portimao and "second Bahrain races were dropped."
Entry list※
The entry list was revealed on 25 March 2022.
Qualifying※
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | 2:02.771 | - | 1 |
2 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | 2:02.999 | +0.228 | 2 |
3 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 2:03.087 | +0.316 | 3 |
4 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 2:03.137 | +0.366 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 83 | AF Corse | 2:04.246 | +1.475 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | 31 | WRT | 2:04.290 | +1.519 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | 2:04.451 | +1.680 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Orlen Team | 2:04.548 | +1.777 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | 41 | RealTeam by, WRT | 2:04.640 | +1.869 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 | 38 | JOTA | 2:04.692 | +1.921 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 | 28 | JOTA | 2:04.717 | +1.946 | 11 |
12 | LMP2 | 5 | Team Penske | 2:04.887 | +2.116 | 12 |
13 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | 2:04.985 | +2.214 | 13 |
14 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | 2:05.148 | +2.377 | 14 |
15 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 45 | Algarve Pro Racing | 2:05.370 | +2.599 | 15 |
16 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 2:05.383 | +2.612 | 16 |
17 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 35 | Ultimate | 2:05.843 | +3.072 | 17 |
18 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports USA | 2:05.849 | +3.078 | 18 |
19 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | 2:06.667 | +3.896 | 19 |
20 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | 2:14.301 | +11.530 | 20 |
21 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | 2:14.481 | +11.710 | 21 |
22 | LMGTE Pro | 64 | Corvette Racing | 2:14.606 | +11.835 | 22 |
23 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | 2:15.102 | +12.331 | 23 |
24 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | 2:15.443 | +12.672 | 24 |
25 | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | 2:17.408 | +14.637 | 25 |
26 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Northwest AMR | 2:18.912 | +16.141 | 26 |
27 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | 2:19.700 | +16.929 | 27 |
28 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | 2:20.789 | +18.018 | 28 |
29 | LMGTE Am | 46 | Team Project 1 | 2:20.937 | +18.166 | 29 |
30 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:21.027 | +18.256 | 30 |
31 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | 2:21.168 | +18.397 | 31 |
32 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 2:21.787 | +19.016 | 32 |
33 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:22.622 | +19.851 | 33 |
34 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:23.856 | +21.085 | 34 |
35 | LMGTE Am | 71 | Spirit of Race | 2:23.963 | +21.192 | 35 |
36 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | 2:24.384 | +21.613 | 36 |
37 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | No Time | — | 37 |
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Race※
The race was stopped thrice during the course of the event with red flags. The first stoppage was after the crash of the #44 ARC Bratislava entry, which required repairs——to the barriers. The second stoppage was for a long period of heavy rain showering the circuit and the last stoppage was after the crash of the #34 Inter Europol Competition entry.
Race Result※
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 73 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Standings after the race※
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.
References※
- ^ "6 Races for FIA WEC in 2022 – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "2022 Spa-Francorchamps results - FIA World Endurance Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Race Classification" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Standings after the race (Hypercar drivers)" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Standings after the race (Hypercar manufacturers)" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Standings after the race (GTE drivers)" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Standings after the race (GTE manufacturers)" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-07.