WEC season 2014

FIA WEC 2014 — the season in data

All 8 races of the 2014 WEC season: winners, class winners, distances and manufacturer record. Toyota led with 5 overall wins.

8Races analyzed
245Race entries
3Winning marques
12Winning drivers

The 2014 World Endurance Championship ran 8 races in 8 countries, with 245 race entries in total. This is the peak of the LMP1 hybrid era, with Audi, Porsche and Toyota spending at a level the class never saw again.

Toyota took 5 of 8 overall wins, a share of 62%. The rest went to Audi (2), Porsche (1).

The longest race of the year was the 24 Hours of Le Mans over 24 hours; the largest field lined up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans with 54 cars. Classes contested: LMP1, LMP2, LMGTE Pro, LMGTE Am, Garage 56.

Each race below links to its own data analysis: pace order, reliability by class, lead changes and closing stability, all measured the same way.

Every round of the season

Round by round: date, circuit, overall winner, distance covered and the link to the full data analysis.

RdRaceDateWinnerLapsDistanceCars
16 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit · England2014-04-20#8 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Anthony Davidson · Nicolas Lapierre · Sébastien Buemi167984 km27
26 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgien2014-05-03#8 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Anthony Davidson · Nicolas Lapierre · Sébastien Buemi1711,198 km28
324 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe · Frankreich2014-06-14#2 AudiAudi Sport Team Joest Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoit Tréluyer3795,164 km54
46 Hours of the Americas Circuit of the Americas · USA2014-09-20#2 AudiAudi Sport Team Joest Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoit Tréluyer157866 km29
56 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway · Japan2014-10-12#8 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Anthony Davidson · Sébastien Buemi2361,077 km27
66 Hours of Shanghai Shanghai International Circuit · China2014-11-02#8 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Anthony Davidson · Sébastien Buemi1881,025 km27
76 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit · Bahrain2014-11-15#7 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Alexander Wurz · Stéphane Sarrazin · Mike Conway1951,055 km27
86 Hours of São Paulo Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brasilien2014-11-30#14 PorschePorsche Team Romain Dumas · Neel Jani · Marc Lieb2491,073 km26

Overall wins by manufacturer

Who turned pace into results across the season.

Audi
2
Porsche
1
Toyota
5

Class winners by round

Every class, every round — the results the overall table hides.

RdRaceClass winners
16 Hours of SilverstoneLMP1 — #8 Toyota Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Anthony Davidson · Nicolas Lapierre · Sébastien BuemiLMP2 — #26 Morgan Morgan LMP2 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Olivier Pla · Julien CanalLMGTE Pro — #92 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Porsche Team Manthey · Marco Holzer · Frédéric Makowiecki · Richard LietzLMGTE Am — #95 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Kristian Poulsen · David Heinemeir Hansson · Nicki Thiim
26 Hours of Spa-FrancorchampsLMP1 — #8 Toyota Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Anthony Davidson · Nicolas Lapierre · Sébastien BuemiLMP2 — #26 Morgan Morgan LMP2 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Olivier Pla · Julien CanalLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Gianmaria Bruni · Toni VilanderLMGTE Am — #61 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Luis Perez-Companc · Marco Cioci · Mirko Venturi
324 Hours of Le MansLMP1 — #2 Audi Audi R18 e-tron quattro Audi Sport Team Joest · Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoit TréluyerLMP2 — #38 Zytek Zytek Z11SN Jota Sport · Simon Dolan · Harry Tincknell · Oliver TurveyLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Gianmaria Bruni · Toni Vilander · Giancarlo FisichellaLMGTE Am — #95 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Kristian Poulsen · David Heinemeier-Hansson · Nicki ThiimGarage 56 — #0 Nissan Nissan ZEOD RC Nissan Motorsports Global · Lucas Ordoñez · Wolfgang Reip · Satoshi Motoyama
46 Hours of the AmericasLMP1 — #2 Audi Audi R18 e-tron quattro Audi Sport Team Joest · Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoit TréluyerLMP2 — #47 Oreca Oreca 03R KCMG · Matthew Howson · Richard Bradley · Tsugio MatsudaLMGTE Pro — #97 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Darren Turner · Stefan MückeLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Christoffer Nygaard
56 Hours of FujiLMP1 — #8 Toyota Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Anthony Davidson · Sébastien BuemiLMP2 — #26 Ligier Ligier JS P2 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Olivier Pla · Julien CanalLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Gianmaria Bruni · Toni VilanderLMGTE Am — #95 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Kristian Poulsen · David Heinemeier-Hansson · Nicki Thiim
66 Hours of ShanghaiLMP1 — #8 Toyota Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Anthony Davidson · Sébastien BuemiLMP2 — #26 Ligier Ligier JS P2 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Olivier Pla · Julien CanalLMGTE Pro — #92 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Porsche Team Manthey · Frédéric Makowiecki · Patrick PiletLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Christoffer Nygaard
76 Hours of BahrainLMP1 — #7 Toyota Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Alexander Wurz · Stéphane Sarrazin · Mike ConwayLMP2 — #47 Oreca Oreca 03R KCMG · Matthew Howson · Richard Bradley · Alexandre ImperatoriLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Gianmaria Bruni · Toni VilanderLMGTE Am — #95 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Kristian Poulsen · David Heinemeier-Hansson · Nicki Thiim
86 Hours of São PauloLMP1 — #14 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Romain Dumas · Neel Jani · Marc LiebLMP2 — #47 Oreca Oreca 03R KCMG · Matthew Howson · Richard Bradley · Alexandre ImperatoriLMGTE Pro — #97 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Darren Turner · Stefan MückeLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Christoffer Nygaard