WEC season 2015

FIA WEC 2015 — the season in data

All 8 races of the 2015 WEC season: winners, class winners, distances and manufacturer record. Porsche led with 6 overall wins.

8Races analyzed
274Race entries
2Winning marques
12Winning drivers

The 2015 World Endurance Championship ran 8 races in 8 countries, with 274 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.

Porsche took 6 of 8 overall wins, a share of 75%. The rest went to Audi (2).

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 55 cars. Classes contested: LMP1, LMP2, LMGTE Pro, LMGTE Am.

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 · England2015-04-12#7 AudiAudi Sport Team Joest Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoît Tréluyer2011,184 km29
26 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgien2015-05-02#7 AudiAudi Sport Team Joest Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoît Tréluyer1761,233 km34
324 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe · Frankreich2015-06-13#19 PorschePorsche Team Nico Hülkenberg · Earl Bamber · Nick Tandy3955,382 km55
46 Hours of the Nürburgring Nürburgring (GP-Strecke) · Deutschland2015-08-30#17 PorschePorsche Team Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon Hartley2031,045 km31
56 Hours of the Americas Circuit of the Americas · USA2015-09-19#17 PorschePorsche Team Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon Hartley1851,020 km31
66 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway · Japan2015-10-11#17 PorschePorsche Team Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon Hartley216986 km31
76 Hours of Shanghai Shanghai International Circuit · China2015-11-01#17 PorschePorsche Team Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon Hartley169921 km31
86 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit · Bahrain2015-11-21#18 PorschePorsche Team Romain Dumas · Neel Jani · Marc Lieb1991,077 km32

Overall wins by manufacturer

Who turned pace into results across the season.

Audi
2
Porsche
6

Class winners by round

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

RdRaceClass winners
16 Hours of SilverstoneLMP1 — #7 Audi Audi R18 e-tron quattro Audi Sport Team Joest · Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoît TréluyerLMP2 — #26 Ligier Ligier JS P2 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Julien Canal · Sam BirdLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Gianmaria Bruni · Toni VilanderLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Mathias Lauda
26 Hours of Spa-FrancorchampsLMP1 — #7 Audi Audi R18 e-tron quattro Audi Sport Team Joest · Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoît TréluyerLMP2 — #38 Gibson Gibson 015S Jota Sport · Simon Dolan · Mitch Evans · Harry TincknellLMGTE Pro — #99 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing V8 · Alex Macdowall · Fernando Rees · Richie StanawayLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Mathias Lauda
324 Hours of Le MansLMP1 — #19 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Nico Hülkenberg · Earl Bamber · Nick TandyLMP2 — #47 Oreca Oreca 05 KCMG · Matthew Howson · Richard Bradley · Nicolas LapierreLMGTE Pro — #64 Chevrolet Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Corvette Racing - GM · Oliver Gavin · Tommy Milner · Jordan TaylorLMGTE Am — #72 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE SMP Racing · Victor Shaytar · Andrea Bertolini · Aleksey Basov
46 Hours of the NürburgringLMP1 — #17 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #47 Oreca Oreca 05 KCMG · Matthew Howson · Richard Bradley · Nick TandyLMGTE Pro — #91 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Porsche Team Manthey · Richard Lietz · Michael ChristensenLMGTE Am — #72 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE SMP Racing · Victor Shaytar · Andrea Bertolini · Aleksey Basov
56 Hours of the AmericasLMP1 — #17 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #26 Ligier Ligier JS P2 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Julien Canal · Sam BirdLMGTE Pro — #91 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Porsche Team Manthey · Richard Lietz · Michael ChristensenLMGTE Am — #72 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE SMP Racing · Victor Shaytar · Andrea Bertolini · Aleksey Basov
66 Hours of FujiLMP1 — #17 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #26 Ligier Ligier JS P2 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Julien Canal · Sam BirdLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Gianmaria Bruni · Toni VilanderLMGTE Am — #77 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Dempsey - Proton Racing · Patrick Dempsey · Patrick Long · Marco Seefried
76 Hours of ShanghaiLMP1 — #17 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #36 Alpine Alpine A450b Signatech Alpine · Nelson Panciatici · Paul Loup Chatin · Tom DillmannLMGTE Pro — #91 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Porsche Team Manthey · Richard Lietz · Michael ChristensenLMGTE Am — #83 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Ferrari AF Corse · François Perrodo · Emmanuel Collard · Rui Aguas
86 Hours of BahrainLMP1 — #18 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Romain Dumas · Neel Jani · Marc LiebLMP2 — #26 Ligier Ligier JS P2 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Julien Canal · Sam BirdLMGTE Pro — #92 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Porsche Team Manthey · Patrick Pilet · Frédéric MakowieckiLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Mathias Lauda