2023 6 Hours of Portimão
The 2023 6 Hours of Portimão was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Algarve International Circuit, at Algarve, Portugal, on 16 April 2023. It served as the second round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the second running of the event as part of the championship.[1]
Background[edit]
The 6 Hours of Portimão was the first time since 2021 that Portimão returned to the World Endurance Championship calendar.
Entry list[edit]
The provisional entry list was revealed on 6 March 2023. The entry list consisted of 11 Hypercar entries, 12 LMP2 entries and 14 LMGTE Am entries. There were no changes in entries compared to the Sebring entry list. There was one change for the entered drivers: António Félix da Costa replaced Will Stevens in the No. 48 Hertz Team Jota Oreca 07 LMP2 entry.[2]
On a revised entry list revealed on 11 April 2023, Project 1 – AO replaced their drivers P.J. Hyett and Gunnar Jeannette with Miguel Ramos and Guilherme Oliveira, respectively. Both Hyett and Jeannette had duties in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America during the weekend. Other changes included Juan Manuel Correa taking over Andrea Caldarelli's seat in the No. 9 Prema Racing LMP2 machine. At United Autosports, Ben Hanley subbed for Filipe Albuquerque and Giedo van der Garde subbed for Tom Blomqvist in the No. 22 and No. 23 LMP2 machines, respectively, since both Albuquerque and Blomqvist drove in the GTP class during IMSA's 2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time (local: WEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 14 April | 10:30 | Free Practice 1 |
| 15:30 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Saturday, 15 April | 11:15 | Free Practice 3 |
| 15:30 | Qualifying - LMGTE Am | |
| 15:55 | Qualifying - LMP2 | |
| 16:20 | Qualifying - Hypercar | |
| Sunday, 16 April | 12:00 | Race |
| Source:[4] | ||
Free practice[edit]
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 8 |  Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
 Sébastien Buemi
|
1:32.792 | |
| LMP2 | 63 |  Prema Racing
|
Mirko Bortolotti
|
1:34.542 | |
| LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
 Daniel Serra
|
1:41.341 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
1:32.155 | |
| LMP2 | 10 |  Vector Sport
|
 Gabriel Aubry
|
1:34.609 | |
| LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
Daniel Serra
|
1:41.209 | |
| Free Practice 3 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
 Brendon Hartley
|
1:31.795 | |
| LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport
|
Gabriel Aubry
|
1:34.265 | |
| LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse
|
Davide Rigon
|
1:40.426 | |
| Source:[5][6][7] | |||||
Qualifying[edit]
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
1:30.171 | - | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
1:30.444 | +0.273 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse
|
1:31.596 | +1.425 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse
|
1:31.923 | +1.752 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 6 |  Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
1:32.404 | +2.233 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies
|
1:32.517 | +2.346 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
1:32.560 | +2.389 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 2 |  Cadillac Racing
|
1:32.582 | +2.411 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies
|
1:32.703 | +2.532 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing
|
1:33.343 | +3.172 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 4 |  Floyd Vanwall Racing Team
|
1:33.836 | +3.665 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing
|
1:34.303 | +4.132 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport
|
1:34.304 | +4.133 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports
|
1:34.451 | +4.280 | 17[N 1] |
| 15 | LMP2 | 48 | Hertz Team Jota
|
1:34.493 | +4.322 | 14 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 34 |  Inter Europol Competition
|
1:34.586 | +4.415 | 15 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports
|
1:34.590 | +4.419 | 16 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 31 |  Team WRT
|
1:34.618 | +4.447 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing
|
1:34.770 | +4.599 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT
|
1:34.776 | +4.605 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team
|
1:34.996 | +4.825 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team
|
1:35.238 | +5.067 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota
|
1:35.361 | +5.190 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing
|
1:41.362 | +11.191 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames
|
1:41.579 | +11.408 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse
|
1:41.628 | +11.457 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse
|
1:41.899 | +11.728 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 25 |  ORT by TF
|
1:41.904 | +11.733 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse
|
1:41.934 | +11.763 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
1:42.014 | +11.843 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 – AO
|
1:42.024 | +11.853 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing
|
1:42.105 | +11.934 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Proton Competition
|
1:42.198 | +12.027 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing
|
1:43.035 | +12.864 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE Am | 98 |  Northwest AMR
|
1:43.207 | +13.036 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing
|
1:43.273 | +13.102 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx
|
1:43.528 | +13.357 | 37 |
| Source:[9] | ||||||
Race[edit]
Race result[edit]
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 155 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Standings after the race[edit]
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Source:[11]
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for all championship standings.
References[edit]
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (29 September 2022). "Portimao Returns in Expanded Seven-Round 2023 Schedule". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (6 March 2023). "37 Cars Confirmed For 6H Portimao". Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (11 April 2023). "Portuguese Drivers Join Project 1-AO for Portimao". Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Portimão - FIA World Endurance Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "2023 Portimão FP1 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Portimão FP2 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Portimão FP3 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Decision No.27 - Car 22" (PDF). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Portimão Q results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Portimão Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Portimão standings - FIA World Endurance Championship". Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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