WEC season 2016

FIA WEC 2016 — the season in data

All 9 races of the 2016 WEC season: winners, class winners, distances and manufacturer record. Porsche led with 5 overall wins.

9Races analyzed
318Race entries
3Winning marques
12Winning drivers

The 2016 World Endurance Championship ran 9 races in 9 countries, with 318 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 5 of 9 overall wins, a share of 56%. The rest went to Audi (2), Toyota (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 60 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 · England2016-04-17#2 PorschePorsche Team Romain Dumas · Neel Jani · Marc Lieb1941,143 km33
26 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgien2016-05-07#8 AudiAudi Sport Team Joest Lucas di Grassi · Loïc Duval · Oliver Jarvis1601,121 km34
324 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe · Frankreich2016-06-18#2 PorschePorsche Team Romain Dumas · Neel Jani · Marc Lieb3845,232 km60
46 Hours of the Nürburgring Nürburgring (GP-Strecke) · Deutschland2016-07-24#1 PorschePorsche Team Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon Hartley194999 km33
56 Hours of Mexico City Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez · Mexiko2016-09-03#1 PorschePorsche Team Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon Hartley230990 km32
66 Hours of the Americas Circuit of the Americas · USA2016-09-17#1 PorschePorsche Team Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon Hartley1861,025 km31
76 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway · Japan2016-10-16#6 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Stéphane Sarrazin · Mike Conway · Kamui Kobayashi2441,113 km32
86 Hours of Shanghai Shanghai International Circuit · China2016-11-06#6 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Stéphane Sarrazin · Mike Conway · Kamui Kobayashi2441,330 km32
96 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit · Bahrain2016-11-19#8 AudiAudi Sport Team Joest Lucas di Grassi · Loïc Duval · Oliver Jarvis2011,088 km31

Overall wins by manufacturer

Who turned pace into results across the season.

Audi
2
Porsche
5
Toyota
2

Class winners by round

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

RdRaceClass winners
16 Hours of SilverstoneLMP1 — #2 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Romain Dumas · Neel Jani · Marc LiebLMP2 — #43 Ligier Ligier JS P2 RGR Sport by Morand · Ricardo Gonzalez · Filipe Albuquerque · Bruno SennaLMGTE Pro — #71 Ferrari Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Davide Rigon · Sam BirdLMGTE Am — #83 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Ferrari AF Corse · François Perrodo · Emmanuel Collard · Rui Aguas
26 Hours of Spa-FrancorchampsLMP1 — #8 Audi Audi R18 Audi Sport Team Joest · Lucas di Grassi · Loïc Duval · Oliver JarvisLMP2 — #36 Alpine Alpine A460 Signatech Alpine · Gustavo Menezes · Nicolas Lapierre · Stéphane RichelmiLMGTE Pro — #71 Ferrari Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Davide Rigon · Sam BirdLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Mathias Lauda
324 Hours of Le MansLMP1 — #2 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Romain Dumas · Neel Jani · Marc LiebLMP2 — #36 Alpine Alpine A460 Signatech Alpine · Gustavo Menezes · Nicolas Lapierre · Stéphane RichelmiLMGTE Pro — #68 Ford Ford GT GTE Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA · Joey Hand · Dirk Müller · Sébastien BourdaisLMGTE Am — #62 Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia GTE Scuderia Corsa · William Sweedler · Townsend Bell · Jeffrey SegalGarage 56 — #84 Morgan Morgan LMP2 SRT41 By OAK Racing · Frédéric Sausset · Christophe Tinseau · Jean Bernard Bouvet
46 Hours of the NürburgringLMP1 — #1 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #36 Alpine Alpine A460 Signatech Alpine · Gustavo Menezes · Nicolas Lapierre · Stéphane RichelmiLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari AF Corse · Gianmaria Bruni · James CaladoLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Mathias Lauda
56 Hours of Mexico CityLMP1 — #1 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #43 Ligier Ligier JS P2 RGR Sport by Morand · Ricardo Gonzalez · Filipe Albuquerque · Bruno SennaLMGTE Pro — #97 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Richie Stanaway · Darren TurnerLMGTE Am — #88 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing · Khaled Al Qubaisi · David Heinemeier Hansson · Patrick Long
66 Hours of the AmericasLMP1 — #1 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche Team · Timo Bernhard · Mark Webber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #36 Alpine Alpine A460 Signatech Alpine · Gustavo Menezes · Nicolas Lapierre · Stéphane RichelmiLMGTE Pro — #95 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Nicki Thiim · Marco SørensenLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Mathias Lauda
76 Hours of FujiLMP1 — #6 Toyota Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Stéphane Sarrazin · Mike Conway · Kamui KobayashiLMP2 — #26 Oreca Oreca 05 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Alex Brundle · Will StevensLMGTE Pro — #67 Ford Ford GT GTE Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK · Andy Priaulx · Harry TincknellLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Mathias Lauda
86 Hours of ShanghaiLMP1 — #6 Toyota Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Stéphane Sarrazin · Mike Conway · Kamui KobayashiLMP2 — #26 Oreca Oreca 05 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Alex Brundle · Will StevensLMGTE Pro — #67 Ford Ford GT GTE Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK · Andy Priaulx · Harry TincknellLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Mathias Lauda
96 Hours of BahrainLMP1 — #8 Audi Audi R18 Audi Sport Team Joest · Lucas di Grassi · Loïc Duval · Oliver JarvisLMP2 — #26 Oreca Oreca 05 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · René Rast · Alex BrundleLMGTE Pro — #95 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Nicki Thiim · Marco SørensenLMGTE Am — #88 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing · Khaled Al Qubaisi · David Heinemeier Hansson · Patrick Long