WEC season 2017

FIA WEC 2017 — the season in data

All 9 races of the 2017 WEC season: winners, class winners, distances and manufacturer record. Toyota led with 5 overall wins.

9Races analyzed
276Race entries
2Winning marques
6Winning drivers

The 2017 World Endurance Championship ran 9 races in 9 countries, with 276 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 9 overall wins, a share of 56%. The rest went to Porsche (4).

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.

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 · England2017-04-16#8 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki Nakajima1971,160 km27
26 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgien2017-05-06#8 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki Nakajima1731,212 km30
324 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe · Frankreich2017-06-17#2 PorschePorsche LMP Team Timo Bernhard · Earl Bamber · Brendon Hartley3675,001 km60
46 Hours of the Nürburgring Nürburgring (GP-Strecke) · Deutschland2017-07-16#2 PorschePorsche LMP Team Timo Bernhard · Earl Bamber · Brendon Hartley2041,050 km29
56 Hours of Mexico City Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez · Mexiko2017-09-03#2 PorschePorsche LMP Team Timo Bernhard · Earl Bamber · Brendon Hartley2401,033 km26
66 Hours of the Americas Circuit of the Americas · USA2017-09-16#2 PorschePorsche LMP Team Timo Bernhard · Earl Bamber · Brendon Hartley1921,058 km26
76 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway · Japan2017-10-15#8 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki Nakajima113516 km26
86 Hours of Shanghai Shanghai International Circuit · China2017-11-05#8 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki Nakajima1951,063 km26
96 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit · Bahrain2017-11-18#8 ToyotaToyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki Nakajima1991,077 km26

Overall wins by manufacturer

Who turned pace into results across the season.

Porsche
4
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 TS050 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki NakajimaLMP2 — #38 Oreca Oreca 07 Jackie Chan DC Racing · Ho-Pin Tung · Oliver Jarvis · Thomas LaurentLMGTE Pro — #67 Ford Ford GT GTE Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK · Andy Priaulx · Harry Tincknell · Luis Felipe DeraniLMGTE Am — #61 Ferrari Ferrari 488 GTE Clearwater Racing · Weng Sun Mok · Keita Sawa · Matt Griffin
26 Hours of Spa-FrancorchampsLMP1 — #8 Toyota Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki NakajimaLMP2 — #26 Oreca Oreca 07 G-Drive Racing · Roman Rusinov · Pierre Thiriet · Alex LynnLMGTE 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 LMP Team · Timo Bernhard · Earl Bamber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #38 Oreca Oreca 07 Jackie Chan DC Racing · Ho-Pin Tung · Thomas Laurent · Oliver JarvisLMGTE Pro — #97 Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Darren Turner · Jonathan Adam · Daniel SerraLMGTE Am — #84 Ferrari Ferrari 488 GTE JMW Motorsport · Robert Smith · Will Stevens · Dries Vanthoor
46 Hours of the NürburgringLMP1 — #2 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche LMP Team · Timo Bernhard · Earl Bamber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #38 Oreca Oreca 07 Jackie Chan DC Racing · Ho-Pin Tung · Oliver Jarvis · Thomas LaurentLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari AF Corse · James Calado · Alessandro Pier GuidiLMGTE Am — #77 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Dempsey - Proton Racing · Christian Ried · Matteo Cairoli · Marvin Dienst
56 Hours of Mexico CityLMP1 — #2 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche LMP Team · Timo Bernhard · Earl Bamber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #31 Oreca Oreca 07 Vaillante Rebellion · Julien Canal · Nicolas Prost · Bruno SennaLMGTE Pro — #95 Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Nicki Thiim · Marco SørensenLMGTE Am — #77 Porsche Porsche 911 RSR (991) Dempsey - Proton Racing · Christian Ried · Matteo Cairoli · Marvin Dienst
66 Hours of the AmericasLMP1 — #2 Porsche Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche LMP Team · Timo Bernhard · Earl Bamber · Brendon HartleyLMP2 — #36 Alpine Alpine A470 Signatech Alpine Matmut · Nicolas Lapierre · Gustavo Menezes · André NegrãoLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari AF Corse · James Calado · Alessandro Pier GuidiLMGTE Am — #98 Aston Martin Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin Racing · Paul Dalla Lana · Pedro Lamy · Mathias Lauda
76 Hours of FujiLMP1 — #8 Toyota Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki NakajimaLMP2 — #31 Oreca Oreca 07 Vaillante Rebellion · Julien Canal · Nicolas Prost · Bruno SennaLMGTE Pro — #51 Ferrari Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari AF Corse · James Calado · Alessandro Pier GuidiLMGTE Am — #54 Ferrari Ferrari 488 GTE Spirit of Race · Thomas Flohr · Francesco Castellacci · Miguel Molina
86 Hours of ShanghaiLMP1 — #8 Toyota Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki NakajimaLMP2 — #31 Oreca Oreca 07 Vaillante Rebellion · Julien Canal · Nicolas Prost · Bruno SennaLMGTE 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 Toyota Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing · Sébastien Buemi · Anthony Davidson · Kazuki NakajimaLMP2 — #31 Oreca Oreca 07 Vaillante Rebellion · Julien Canal · Nicolas Prost · Bruno SennaLMGTE 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