2016 FIA World Endurance Championship

The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the fifth edition of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars meeting four ACO categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and ended at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and included the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This season was also the last WEC season for Audi Sport Team Joest as they decided not to race in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Season.

2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
OrganizerFédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Automobile Club de l'Ouest
DisciplineSports car endurance racing
Number of races9
Champions
LMP1 ManufacturerGermany Porsche
GTE ManufacturerItaly Ferrari
LMP1 TeamSwitzerland Rebellion Racing
LMP2 TeamFrance Signatech Alpine
LMGTE Pro TeamUnited Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
LMGTE Am TeamItaly AF Corse
FIA World Endurance Championship seasons
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Porsche Team - Porsche 919 Hybrid

Schedule

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The ACO announced a provisional calendar during the 2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in September 2015. The calendar retains the eight rounds from 2015, but adds the 6 Hours of Mexico City at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The World Sportscar Championship previously visited Mexico City in 1991. The Nürburgring round has been moved a month forward to July to close the gap after Le Mans.[1]

A test session was held prior to the start of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard in March, while the mandatory test for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was held in the first week of June.[1]

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
Prologue Circuit Paul Ricard   Le Castellet, Var 25/26 March
1 6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit   Silverstone 17 April
2 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   Stavelot 7 May
3 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe   Le Mans 18–19 June
4 6 Hours of Nürburgring Nürburgring   Nürburg 24 July
5 6 Hours of Mexico[2] Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez   Mexico City 3 September
6 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas   Austin, Texas 17 September
7 6 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway   Oyama, Shizuoka 16 October
8 6 Hours of Shanghai Shanghai International Circuit   Shanghai 6 November
9 6 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit   Sakhir 19 November

Entries

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The FIA unveiled an entry of 32 cars for the 2016 season on 5 February, divided into four categories: Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) and 2 (LMP2), and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Amateur (LMGTE Am).

LMP1

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Key
Full-season entry Additional entry (†)
Eligible for all championship points Eligible only for Drivers' championship points
Entrant/Team Car Engine Hybrid Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 Hybrid M 1   Timo Bernhard[3] All
  Mark Webber[3] All
  Brendon Hartley[3] All
2   Romain Dumas[3] All
  Neel Jani[3] All
  Marc Lieb[3] All
  ByKolles Racing Team CLM P1/01 AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 D 4   Simon Trummer[4] All
  Oliver Webb[5] All
  James Rossiter[6] 1–2
  Pierre Kaffer[4] 3–5, 7–9
  Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota H8909 2.4 L Turbo V6 Hybrid M 5   Sébastien Buemi[7] All
  Kazuki Nakajima[7] All
  Anthony Davidson[7] 1–4, 6–9
6   Mike Conway[7] All
  Stéphane Sarrazin[7] All
  Kamui Kobayashi[7] All
  Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 Hybrid M 7   André Lotterer[8] All
  Marcel Fässler[8] All
  Benoît Tréluyer[8] 1–3, 5–9
8   Oliver Jarvis[8] All
  Lucas di Grassi[8] All
  Loïc Duval[8] All
  Rebellion Racing Rebellion R-One AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 D 12   Nick Heidfeld[9] 1–4
  Nicolas Prost[9] 1–4
  Nelson Piquet Jr.[10] 1–3
  Mathias Beche[9] 4
13   Dominik Kraihamer[9] All
  Alexandre Imperatori[9] All
  Mathéo Tuscher[9] All

LMP2

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Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  G-Drive Racing Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 26   Roman Rusinov[11] All
  René Rast[12] 1–6, 9
  Nathanaël Berthon[11] 1–2
  Will Stevens[13] 3, 7–8
  Alex Brundle[14] 4–9
Gibson 015S 38†   Simon Dolan[11] 2–3
  Jake Dennis[11] 2–3
  Giedo van der Garde[11] 2–3
  SMP Racing BR Engineering BR01 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 27   Maurizio Mediani[15] All
  Nicolas Minassian[15] All
  David Markozov[16] 2
  Mikhail Aleshin[17] 3, 7–9
37   Vitaly Petrov[15] All
  Viktor Shaytar[15] All
  Kirill Ladygin[15] All
  Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D
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30   Scott Sharp[18] 1–6
  Ed Brown[18] 1–6
  Johannes van Overbeek[18] 1–6
  Sean Gelael[19] 7–9
  Antonio Giovinazzi[19] 7–8
  Giedo van der Garde[19] 7, 9
  Tom Blomqvist[20] 8
  Tom Dillmann[21] 9
31   Pipo Derani[18] All
  Ryan Dalziel[18] All
  Chris Cumming[18] All
  Baxi DC Racing Alpine Alpine A460 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 35   David Cheng[22] All
  Ho-Pin Tung[22] All
  Nelson Panciatici[23] 1–6
  Paul-Loup Chatin[24] 7–9
  Signatech Alpine Alpine A460 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 36   Gustavo Menezes[25] All
  Nicolas Lapierre[25] All
  Stéphane Richelmi[26] All
  Strakka Racing Gibson 015S Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 42   Jonny Kane[27] 1–7
  Nick Leventis[27] 1–6
  Danny Watts[27] 1–3
  Lewis Williamson[28] 4–7
  RGR Sport by Morand Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 43   Filipe Albuquerque[29] All
  Bruno Senna[29] All
  Ricardo González[29] All
  Manor[30] Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 44   Tor Graves[31] 1–4
  James Jakes[31] 1–2
  Will Stevens[31] 1–2
  Matt Rao[17] 3, 5–9
  Roberto Merhi[13] 3, 6–7
  Antônio Pizzonia[32] 4
  Matthew Howson[33] 4
  Richard Bradley[34] 5–9
  Alfonso Toledano Jr.[34] 5
  Alex Lynn[35] 8–9
45†   Matt Rao[31] 1–2, 4
  Richard Bradley[36] 1–2, 4
  Roberto Merhi[37] 1–2, 4, 9
  Tor Graves[38] 7–8
  Alex Lynn[38] 7
  Shinji Nakano[38] 7
  Roberto González[35] 8–9
  Mathias Beche[35] 8
  Julien Canal[21] 9

LMGTE Pro

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Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 M 51   Gianmaria Bruni[39] All
  James Calado[39] All
  Alessandro Pier Guidi[17] 3
71   Davide Rigon[39] All
  Sam Bird[39] All
  Andrea Bertolini[17] 3
  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 M 66   Olivier Pla[40] All
  Stefan Mücke[40] All
  Billy Johnson[40] 1–3
67   Andy Priaulx[40] All
  Harry Tincknell[40] All
  Marino Franchitti[40] 1–6
  Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 77   Richard Lietz[41] All
  Michael Christensen[41] All
  Philipp Eng[17] 3
  Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 D 95   Nicki Thiim[42] All
  Marco Sørensen[42] All
  Darren Turner[42] 1–3
97   Richie Stanaway[42] 1–5, 7–8
  Fernando Rees[42] 1–3, 6
  Jonathan Adam[42] 2–3, 9
  Darren Turner[43] 4–9

LMGTE Am

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Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Larbre Compétition Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 M 50   Pierre Ragues[44] All
  Yutaka Yamagishi[44] 1–5, 7
  Paolo Ruberti[44] 1–2, 4
  Jean-Philippe Belloc[45] 3
  Ricky Taylor[46] 5–9
  Lars Viljoen[47] 6
  Romain Brandela[35] 8–9
  KCMG Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 78   Christian Ried[48] All
  Wolf Henzler[48] All
  Joël Camathias[48] All
  AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 M 55†   Duncan Cameron[17] 3
  Aaron Scott[17] 3
  Matt Griffin[17] 3
83   François Perrodo[49] All
  Emmanuel Collard[49] All
  Rui Águas[49] All
  Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 86   Michael Wainwright[50] All
  Adam Carroll[50] All
  Ben Barker[50] All
  Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 88   Khaled Al Qubaisi[51] All
  David Heinemeier Hansson[51] All
  Klaus Bachler[52] 1
  Patrick Long[51] 2–5, 7–9
  Kévin Estre[53] 6
  Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 D
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98   Paul Dalla Lana[54] All
  Pedro Lamy[54] All
  Mathias Lauda[54] All
99†   Andrew Howard[17] 3
  Liam Griffin[17] 3
  Gary Hirsch[17] 3

Technical changes

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The FIA have introduced a number of changes to the LMP1 cars for 2016 to reduce their speed. This is due to the 2015 cars being significantly faster than 2014 with most track records broken in 2015. The pace of development of the hybrid powertrains has resulted in cars racing with more than 1000 hp.[55]

Results and standings

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Race results

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The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd. Circuit LMP1 Winners LMP2 Winners LMGTE Pro Winners LMGTE Am Winners Report
1 Silverstone   No. 2 Porsche Team   No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand   No. 71 AF Corse   No. 83 AF Corse Results
  Marc Lieb
  Neel Jani
  Romain Dumas
  Filipe Albuquerque
  Bruno Senna
  Ricardo González
  Davide Rigon
  Sam Bird
  François Perrodo
  Emmanuel Collard
  Rui Águas
2 Spa-Francorchamps   No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest   No. 36 Signatech Alpine   No. 71 AF Corse   No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Oliver Jarvis
  Lucas di Grassi
  Loïc Duval
  Gustavo Menezes
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Stéphane Richelmi
  Davide Rigon
  Sam Bird
  Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
3 Le Mans   No. 2 Porsche Team   No. 36 Signatech Alpine   No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK[N 1]   No. 83 AF Corse[N 2] Results
  Marc Lieb
  Neel Jani
  Romain Dumas
  Gustavo Menezes
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Stéphane Richelmi
  Stefan Mücke
  Olivier Pla
  Billy Johnson
  François Perrodo
  Emmanuel Collard
  Rui Águas
4 Nürburgring   No. 1 Porsche Team   No. 36 Signatech Alpine   No. 51 AF Corse   No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Mark Webber
  Brendon Hartley
  Timo Bernhard
  Gustavo Menezes
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Stéphane Richelmi
  Gianmaria Bruni
  James Calado
  Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
5 Mexico City   No. 1 Porsche Team   No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand   No. 97 Aston Martin Racing   No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Results
  Mark Webber
  Brendon Hartley
  Timo Bernhard
  Filipe Albuquerque
  Bruno Senna
  Ricardo González
  Darren Turner
  Richie Stanaway
  Khaled Al Qubaisi
  Patrick Long
  David Heinemeier Hansson
6 Austin   No. 1 Porsche Team   No. 36 Signatech Alpine   No. 95 Aston Martin Racing   No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Mark Webber
  Brendon Hartley
  Timo Bernhard
  Gustavo Menezes
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Stéphane Richelmi
  Nicki Thiim
  Marco Sørensen
  Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
7 Fuji   No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing   No. 26 G-Drive Racing   No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK   No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Stéphane Sarrazin
  Mike Conway
  Kamui Kobayashi
  Roman Rusinov
  Alex Brundle
  Will Stevens
  Andy Priaulx
  Harry Tincknell
  Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
8 Shanghai   No. 1 Porsche Team   No. 26 G-Drive Racing   No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK   No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Mark Webber
  Brendon Hartley
  Timo Bernhard
  Roman Rusinov
  Alex Brundle
  Will Stevens
  Andy Priaulx
  Harry Tincknell
  Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
9 Bahrain   No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest   No. 26 G-Drive Racing   No. 95 Aston Martin Racing   No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Results
  Oliver Jarvis
  Lucas di Grassi
  Loïc Duval
  Roman Rusinov
  Alex Brundle
  René Rast
  Nicki Thiim
  Marco Sørensen
  Khaled Al Qubaisi
  Patrick Long
  David Heinemeier Hansson
  1. ^ The LMGTE Pro class winner for Le Mans was the No. 68 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA invitational entry. As it was not a full-season WEC entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK entry.
  2. ^ The LMGTE Am class winner for Le Mans was the No. 62 Scuderia Corsa invitational entry. As it was not a full-season WEC entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 83 AF Corse entry.

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race result points allocation was doubled. Furthermore, a race must complete three laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.

Driver championships

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Five titles were offered to drivers in the 2016 season. The World Championship was reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers, while the World Cup for GT Drivers was available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. Further, three FIA Endurance Trophies were also awarded to drivers in the LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories, and privateers in the LMP1 category.

Points systems
Duration 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Pole
6 Hours 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5 1
24 Hours 50 36 30 24 20 16 12 8 4 2 1 1

World Endurance Drivers' Championship

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Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1   Marc Lieb   Porsche Team 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 160
1   Neel Jani   Porsche Team 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 160
1   Romain Dumas   Porsche Team 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 160
2   Oliver Jarvis   Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 1 3 2 15 2 2 5 1 147.5
2   Lucas di Grassi   Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 1 3 2 15 2 2 5 1 147.5
2   Loïc Duval   Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 1 3 2 15 2 2 5 1 147.5
3   Mike Conway   Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 Ret 2 6 3 3 1 2 5 145
3   Stéphane Sarrazin   Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 Ret 2 6 3 3 1 2 5 145
3   Kamui Kobayashi   Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 Ret 2 6 3 3 1 2 5 145
4   Mark Webber   Porsche Team Ret 16 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 134.5
4   Brendon Hartley   Porsche Team Ret 16 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 134.5
4   Timo Bernhard   Porsche Team Ret 16 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 134.5
5   André Lotterer   Audi Sport Team Joest EX 5 4 3 2 6 Ret 6 2 104
5   Marcel Fässler   Audi Sport Team Joest EX 5 4 3 2 6 Ret 6 2 104
6   Benoît Tréluyer   Audi Sport Team Joest EX 5 4 WD 6 Ret 6 2 70
7   Dominik Kraihamer   Rebellion Racing 3 3 Ret 7 5 7 6 17 7 66.5
7   Alexandre Imperatori   Rebellion Racing 3 3 Ret 7 5 7 6 17 7 66.5
7   Mathéo Tuscher   Rebellion Racing 3 3 Ret 7 5 7 6 17 7 66.5
8   Sébastien Buemi   Toyota Gazoo Racing 16 17 NC 5 Ret 5 4 3 4 60
8   Kazuki Nakajima   Toyota Gazoo Racing 16 17 NC 5 Ret 5 4 3 4 60
8   Anthony Davidson   Toyota Gazoo Racing 16 17 NC 5 5 4 3 4 60
9   Gustavo Menezes   Signatech Alpine 8 7 5 8 7 8 9 11 11 47
9   Nicolas Lapierre   Signatech Alpine 8 7 5 8 7 8 9 11 11 47
9   Stéphane Richelmi   Signatech Alpine 8 7 5 8 7 8 9 11 11 47
10   Roman Rusinov   G-Drive Racing 7 11 6 Ret 12 10 7 8 9 36
11   Filipe Albuquerque   RGR Sport by Morand 5 10 11 9 6 9 8 10 10 30
11   Bruno Senna   RGR Sport by Morand 5 10 11 9 6 9 8 10 10 30
11   Ricardo González   RGR Sport by Morand 5 10 11 9 6 9 8 10 10 30
12   Will Stevens   Manor Ret 14 26.5
  G-Drive Racing 6 7 8
13   René Rast   G-Drive Racing 7 11 6 Ret 12 10 9 26
14   Nick Heidfeld   Rebellion Racing 4 4 13 17 25.5
14   Nicolas Prost   Rebellion Racing 4 4 13 17 25.5
15   Nelson Piquet Jr.   Rebellion Racing 4 4 13 25
16   Pipo Derani   Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 8 14 10 8 13 11 12 12 20
16   Ryan Dalziel   Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 8 14 10 8 13 11 12 12 20
16   Chris Cumming   Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 8 14 10 8 13 11 12 12 20
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers

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Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1   Nicki Thiim   Aston Martin Racing 3 Ret 2 3 3 1 5 4 1 156
1   Marco Sørensen   Aston Martin Racing 3 Ret 2 3 3 1 5 4 1 156
2   Davide Rigon   AF Corse 1 1 Ret 2 4 3 4 5 3 134
2   Sam Bird   AF Corse 1 1 Ret 2 4 3 4 5 3 134
3   Gianmaria Bruni   AF Corse 2 Ret Ret 1 2 2 3 3 2 128
3   James Calado   AF Corse 2 Ret Ret 1 2 2 3 3 2 128
4   Stefan Mücke   Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 5 Ret 1 4 11 13 2 2 6 118
4   Olivier Pla   Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 5 Ret 1 4 11 13 2 2 6 118
5   Andy Priaulx   Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 4 2 10 12 5 4 1 1 4 117.5
5   Harry Tincknell   Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 4 2 10 12 5 4 1 1 4 117.5
6   Darren Turner   Aston Martin Racing 3 Ret 2 5 1 5 6 Ret 5 115
7   Richie Stanaway   Aston Martin Racing Ret 3 3 5 1 6 Ret 88
8   Michael Christensen   Dempsey-Proton Racing 9 4 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 74
8   Richard Lietz   Dempsey-Proton Racing 9 4 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 74
9   Billy Johnson   Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 5 Ret 1 60
10   Jonathan Adam   Aston Martin Racing 3 3 5 56
11   Emmanuel Collard   AF Corse 6 6 4 8 8 12 9 8 10 55.5
11   François Perrodo   AF Corse 6 6 4 8 8 12 9 8 10 55.5
11   Rui Águas   AF Corse 6 6 4 8 8 12 9 8 10 55.5
12   Fernando Rees   Aston Martin Racing Ret 3 3 5 55
13   Marino Franchitti   Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 4 2 10 12 5 4 54.5
14   Mathias Lauda   Aston Martin Racing 7 5 Ret 7 Ret 7 8 7 Ret 38
14   Pedro Lamy   Aston Martin Racing 7 5 Ret 7 Ret 7 8 7 Ret 38
14   Paul Dalla Lana   Aston Martin Racing 7 5 Ret 7 Ret 7 8 7 Ret 38
15   Khaled Al Qubasi   Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 11 10 5 10 7 11 12 10 8 34.5
15   David Heinemeier Hansson   Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 11 10 5 10 7 11 12 10 8 34.5
16   Patrick Long   Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 10 5 10 7 12 10 8 33.5
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Private Team Drivers

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Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1   Dominik Kraihamer   Rebellion Racing 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 193
1   Alexandre Imperatori   Rebellion Racing 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 193
1   Mathéo Tuscher   Rebellion Racing 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 193
2   Oliver Webb   ByKolles Racing Team 3 3 Ret Ret 2 2 Ret 1 2 109
2   Simon Trummer   ByKolles Racing Team 3 3 Ret Ret 2 2 Ret 1 2 109
3   Nick Heidfeld   Rebellion Racing 2 2 1 2 104
3   Nicolas Prost   Rebellion Racing 2 2 1 2 104
4   Nelson Piquet Jr.   Rebellion Racing 2 2 1 86
5   Pierre Kaffer   ByKolles Racing Team Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 2 61
6   James Rossiter   ByKolles Racing Team 3 3 30
7   Mathias Beche   Rebellion Racing 2 18

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

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Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1   Gustavo Menezes   Signatech Alpine 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 199
1   Nicolas Lapierre   Signatech Alpine 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 199
1   Stéphane Richelmi   Signatech Alpine 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 199
2   Filipe Albuquerque   RGR Sport by Morand 1 4 6 2 1 2 2 3 2 166
2   Bruno Senna   RGR Sport by Morand 1 4 6 2 1 2 2 3 2 166
2   Ricardo González   RGR Sport by Morand 1 4 6 2 1 2 2 3 2 166
3   Roman Rusinov   G-Drive Racing 3 5 2 Ret 7 3 1 1 1 162
4   Pipo Derani   Extreme Speed Motorsports 2 2 8 3 3 5 5 5 4 116
4   Ryan Dalziel   Extreme Speed Motorsports 2 2 8 3 3 5 5 5 4 116
4   Chris Cumming   Extreme Speed Motorsports 2 2 8 3 3 5 5 5 4 116
5   René Rast   G-Drive Racing 3 5 2 Ret 7 3 1 111
6   Alex Brundle   G-Drive Racing Ret 7 3 1 1 1 98
7   Will Stevens   Manor Ret 8 92
  G-Drive Racing 2 1 1
8   Jonny Kane   Strakka Racing 5 Ret 4 4 4 Ret 6 66
9   Kirill Ladygin   SMP Racing 8 9 3 6 Ret 6 10 7 8 63
9   Vitaly Petrov   SMP Racing 8 9 3 6 Ret 6 10 7 8 63
9   Viktor Shaytar   SMP Racing 8 9 3 6 Ret 6 10 7 8 63
10   Maurizio Mediani   SMP Racing 10 Ret 5 8 7 4 8 6 9 59
10   Nicolas Minassian   SMP Racing 10 Ret 5 8 7 4 8 6 9 59
11   Nick Leventis   Strakka Racing 5 Ret 4 4 4 Ret 58
12   Sean Gelael   Extreme Speed Motorsports 4 2 5 40
13   David Cheng   Baxi DC Racing Alpine 7 Ret Ret 7 5 8 9 8 6 40
13   Ho-Pin Tung   Baxi DC Racing Alpine 7 Ret Ret 7 5 8 9 8 6 40
14   Roberto Merhi   Manor 6 3 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 35
15   Danny Watts   Strakka Racing 5 Ret 4 34

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers

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Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1   Emmanuel Collard   AF Corse 1 2 1 2 2 6 2 2 3 188
1   François Perrodo   AF Corse 1 2 1 2 2 6 2 2 3 188
1   Rui Águas   AF Corse 1 2 1 2 2 6 2 2 3 188
2   Khaled Al Qubaisi   Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 5 6 2 4 1 5 5 4 1 151
2   David Heinemeier Hansson   Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 5 6 2 4 1 5 5 4 1 151
3   Mathias Lauda   Aston Martin Racing 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 149
3   Pedro Lamy   Aston Martin Racing 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 149
3   Paul Dalla Lana   Aston Martin Racing 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 149
4   Patrick Long   Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 6 2 4 1 5 4 1 130
5   Christian Ried   KCMG 4 4 6 EX 3 2 3 3 2 121
5   Wolf Henzler   KCMG 4 4 6 EX 3 2 3 3 2 121
5   Joël Camathias   KCMG 4 4 6 EX 3 2 3 3 2 121
6   Pierre Ragues   Larbre Compétition 3 3 5 3 Ret 3 6 5 5 108
7   Michael Wainwright   Gulf Racing Ret 5 3 5 4 4 4 6 4 106
7   Adam Carroll   Gulf Racing Ret 5 3 5 4 4 4 6 4 106
7   Ben Barker   Gulf Racing Ret 5 3 5 4 4 4 6 4 106
8   Yutaka Yamagishi   Larbre Compétition 3 3 5 3 Ret 6 73

Manufacturer championships

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Two manufacturers' titles were contested, one for LMPs and one for LMGTEs. The World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers is only open to manufacturer entries in the LMP1 category, while the World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers allows all entries from registered manufacturers in LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am to participate. The top two finishing cars from each manufacturer earn points toward their total.

World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship

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Pos. Manufacturer SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1   Porsche 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 324
Ret 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 6
2   Audi Ret 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 1 266
EX 3 4 3 5 6 Ret 6 2
3   Toyota 2 5 2 5 3 3 1 2 4 229
3 Ret NC 6 Ret 5 4 3 5

World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers

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Pos. Manufacturer SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1   Ferrari 1 1 4 1 2 2 3 3 2 294
2 6 Ret 2 4 3 4 5 3
2   Aston Martin 3 3 2 3 1 1 5 4 1 287
7 5 3 5 3 5 6 7 5
3   Ford 4 2 1 4 5 4 1 1 4 241.5
5 Ret 8 11 11 12 2 2 6
4   Porsche 8 4 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 123
9 7 6 9 7 8 10 9 8

Team championships

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All categories award a team trophy for each individual entry, although LMP1 is limited to entries not from a manufacturer.

FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams

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Pos. Car Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1 13   Rebellion Racing 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 193
2 4   ByKolles Racing Team 3 3 Ret Ret 2 2 Ret 1 2 109
3 12   Rebellion Racing 2 2 1 2 104

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams

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Pos. Car Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1 36   Signatech Alpine 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 199
2 43   RGR Sport by Morand 1 3 6 2 1 2 2 3 2 169
3 26   G-Drive Racing 3 4 2 Ret 7 3 1 1 1 164
4 31   Extreme Speed Motorsports 2 2 8 3 3 5 5 5 4 116
5 30   Extreme Speed Motorsports 8 5 7 9 8 7 4 2 5 78
6 37   SMP Racing 7 7 3 6 Ret 6 10 7 7 71
7 42   Strakka Racing 5 Ret 4 4 4 Ret 6 66
8 27   SMP Racing 9 Ret 5 8 6 4 8 6 8 62
9 35   Baxi DC Racing Alpine 6 Ret Ret 7 5 8 9 8 6 42
10 44   Manor Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 9 9 29

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams

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Pos. Car Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1 95   Aston Martin Racing 3 Ret 2 3 3 1 5 4 1 156
2 67   Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 4 2 5 7 5 4 1 1 4 141
3 71   AF Corse 1 1 Ret 2 4 3 4 5 3 134
4 66   Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 5 Ret 1 4 7 7 2 2 6 129
5 51   AF Corse 2 Ret Ret 1 2 2 3 3 2 128
6 97   Aston Martin Racing Ret 3 3 5 1 5 6 Ret 5 109
7 77   Dempsey-Proton Racing 6 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 7 88

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams

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Pos. Car Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
NÜR
 
MEX
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
Total
points
1 83   AF Corse 1 2 1 2 2 6 2 2 3 188
2 88   Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 5 6 2 4 1 5 5 4 1 151
3 98   Aston Martin Racing 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 149
4 78   KCMG 4 4 5 EX 3 2 3 3 2 125
5 50   Larbre Compétition 3 3 4 3 Ret 3 6 5 5 112
6 86   Gulf Racing Ret 5 3 5 4 4 4 6 4 106

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