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]

Portugal 2023 6 Hours of Portimão
Event information
Round 2 of 7 in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date16 April 2023
LocationPortimão
VenueAlgarve International Circuit
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed222
Distance (km)1032.966
Distance (miles)641.802
Hypercar
Pole position
Time1:30.171
TeamToyota Gazoo Racing
Winners
TeamToyota Gazoo Racing
DriversSwitzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryo Hirakawa
LMP2
Winners
TeamUnited Kingdom United Autosports
DriversNetherlands Giedo van der Garde
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United States Josh Pierson
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamUnited States Corvette Racing
DriversNetherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Ben Keating
Argentina Nicolás Varrone

Background

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The 6 Hours of Portimão was the first time since 2021 that Portimão returned to the World Endurance Championship calendar.

Entry list

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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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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Race result

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The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 155 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Final race classification
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 8   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Sébastien Buemi
  Brendon Hartley
  Ryo Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 222 6:01:26.343‡
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 50   Ferrari AF Corse   Antonio Fuoco
  Miguel Molina
  Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P M 221 +1 Lap
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Kévin Estre
  André Lotterer
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 M 221 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
4 Hypercar 2   Cadillac Racing   Earl Bamber
  Alex Lynn
  Richard Westbrook
Cadillac V-Series.R M 220 +2 Laps
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
5 Hypercar 94   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Loïc Duval
  Gustavo Menezes
  Nico Müller
Peugeot 9X8 M 220 +2 Laps
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
6 Hypercar 51   Ferrari AF Corse   James Calado
  Antonio Giovinazzi
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 499P M 219 +3 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
7 Hypercar 93   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Mikkel Jensen
  Paul di Resta
  Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 M 219 +3 Laps
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
8 Hypercar 708   Glickenhaus Racing   Ryan Briscoe
  Romain Dumas
  Olivier Pla
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH M 217 +5 Laps
Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8
9 Hypercar 7   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Mike Conway
  Kamui Kobayashi
  José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 215 +7 Laps
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
10 LMP2 23   United Autosports   Giedo van der Garde
  Oliver Jarvis
  Josh Pierson
Oreca 07 G 215 +7 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
11 LMP2 22   United Autosports   Ben Hanley
  Philip Hanson
  Frederick Lubin
Oreca 07 G 215 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
12 LMP2 41   Team WRT   Rui Andrade
  Louis Delétraz
  Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 215 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
13 LMP2 63   Prema Racing   Mirko Bortolotti
  Daniil Kvyat
  Doriane Pin
Oreca 07 G 215 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
14 LMP2 48   Hertz Team Jota   David Beckmann
  António Félix da Costa
  Yifei Ye
Oreca 07 G 215 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
15 LMP2 9   Prema Racing   Juan Manuel Correa
  Filip Ugran
  Bent Viscaal
Oreca 07 G 215 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
16 LMP2 31   Team WRT   Robin Frijns
  Sean Gelael
  Ferdinand Habsburg
Oreca 07 G 215 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
17 LMP2 28   Jota   Pietro Fittipaldi
  David Heinemeier Hansson
  Oliver Rasmussen
Oreca 07 G 215 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
18 LMP2 36   Alpine Elf Team   Julien Canal
  Charles Milesi
  Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07 G 215 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
19 LMP2 34   Inter Europol Competition   Albert Costa
  Fabio Scherer
  Jakub Śmiechowski
Oreca 07 G 214 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
20 LMP2 35   Alpine Elf Team   Olli Caldwell
  André Negrão
  Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 G 213 +9 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
21 LMGTE Am 33   Corvette Racing   Nicky Catsburg
  Ben Keating
  Nicolás Varrone
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R M 206 +16 Laps‡
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
22 LMGTE Am 83   Richard Mille AF Corse   Luis Pérez Companc
  Alessio Rovera
  Lilou Wadoux
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 206 +16 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
23 LMGTE Am 85   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy
  Rahel Frey
  Michelle Gatting
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 206 +16 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
24 LMGTE Am 54   AF Corse   Francesco Castellacci
  Thomas Flohr
  Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 206 +16 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
25 LMGTE Am 21   AF Corse   Diego Alessi
  Simon Mann
  Ulysse de Pauw
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 206 +16 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE Am 56   Project 1 – AO   Matteo Cairoli
  Guilherme Oliveira
  Miguel Ramos
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 205 +17 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
27 LMGTE Am 77   Dempsey-Proton Racing   Julien Andlauer
  Christian Ried
  Mikkel O. Pedersen
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 205 +17 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
28 LMGTE Am 25   ORT by TF   Ahmad Al Harthy
  Michael Dinan
  Charlie Eastwood
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 205 +17 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE Am 88   Proton Competition   Ryan Hardwick
  Zacharie Robichon
  Harry Tincknell
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 204 +18 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
30 LMGTE Am 57   Kessel Racing   Scott Huffaker
  Takeshi Kimura
  Daniel Serra
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 204 +18 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
31 LMGTE Am 86   GR Racing   Ben Barker
  Riccardo Pera
  Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 204 +18 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
32 LMGTE Am 60   Iron Lynx   Matteo Cressoni
  Alessio Picariello
  Claudio Schiavoni
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 203 +19 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
33 LMGTE Am 98   Northwest AMR   Paul Dalla Lana
  Axcil Jefferies
  Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 202 +20 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
34 LMP2 10   Vector Sport   Gabriel Aubry
  Ryan Cullen
  Matthias Kaiser
Oreca 07 G 193 +29 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
35 Hypercar 5   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Dane Cameron
  Michael Christensen
  Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 963 M 189 +33 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
Ret Hypercar 4   Floyd Vanwall Racing Team   Tom Dillmann
  Esteban Guerrieri
  Jacques Villeneuve
Vanwall Vandervell 680 M 174 Brakes
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
Ret LMGTE Am 777   D'Station Racing   Tomonobu Fujii
  Satoshi Hoshino
  Casper Stevenson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 42 Mechanical
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[10]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
G Goodyear
M Michelin

Standings after the race

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Source:[11]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all championship standings.

References

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  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (29 September 2022). "Portimao Returns in Expanded Seven-Round 2023 Schedule". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (6 March 2023). "37 Cars Confirmed For 6H Portimao". Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (11 April 2023). "Portuguese Drivers Join Project 1-AO for Portimao". Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Portimão - FIA World Endurance Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Portimão FP1 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Portimão FP2 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Portimão FP3 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Decision No.27 - Car 22" (PDF). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Portimão Q results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Portimão Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Portimão standings - FIA World Endurance Championship". Retrieved 18 April 2023.

Notes

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  1. ^ The No. 22 car received a three-place grid penalty after impeding the No. 9 car.[8]


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