6 Hours of Spa

Stoffel Vandoorne felt it was “mission accomplished” for his first weekend in the FIA World Endurance Championship after finishing third for SMP Racing in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

The first titles of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship season were settled on Saturday at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps as Toyota and Porsche toasted their successes.

2019 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Starting Grid

FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Qualifying Results LMP QUALIFYING

Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi led Toyota Gazoo Racing to a front row lock-out for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps after scoring a one-two finish in Friday's FIA World Endurance Championship qualifying session.

Kamui Kobayashi closed out practice for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps at the head of the timesheets after finishing over two seconds clear of the field for Toyota.

FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Free Practice 2 Results

Fernando Alonso led Toyota Gazoo Racing to a one-two finish in second practice for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on Thursday afternoon, setting the pace in a rain-hit session interrupted by four red flags.

Stoffel Vandoorne says he “always had an eye” on the FIA World Endurance Championship as he prepares to make his debut in the series this weekend at Spa.

Ever since Fernando Alonso played his part in Toyota’s maiden 24 Hours of Le Mans victory in June last year, it has felt like the writing has been on the wall for his continued presence in its LMP1 programme.

A fan video has emerged confirming speculation that the #17 SMP Racing BR Engineering BR1 car suffered a high-speed flip at Eau Rouge during last Saturday's FIA World Endurance Championship round at Spa-Francorchamps.

The full race results for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round one of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Race Results (bold denotes class-winning car)

The complete starting grid for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round one of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Starting Grid

Toyota swept to a one-two finish in qualifying for the FIA World Endurance Championship season-opening 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on Friday in a session interrupted following a big crash for Pietro Fittipaldi at Eau Rouge.

Full results from qualifying for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round one of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Qualifying Results (bold denotes class pole-sitter)

Neel Jani led Rebellion Racing to the head of the field in the final practice session for this weekend's FIA World Endurance Championship season-opener at Spa as Toyota failed to match its pace from Thursday's running.

Full results from third practice for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round one of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Free Practice 3 Results

Five years is a long, long time in motorsport. Cast your mind back to May 2013. You will remember a time before Mercedes’ dominance in Formula 1, instead finding Red Bull at the peak of its powers.

Three-time Le Mans winner Andre Lotterer hopes the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship will not see Toyota dominate and make the series a “one-man show” this season. 

Fernando Alonso is impressed by the team spirit he has found at Toyota’s LMP1 operation since his arrival over the winter, believing that such a strong team atmosphere is difficult to find in Formula 1.