# 2023 6 Hours of Monza

The 2023 6 Hours of Monza was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy on 9 July 2023. It was the fifth round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the third running of the event as part of the championship.

## Background

The provisional calendar for the season was revealed in September 2022. The Monza event returned to the calendar for the third consecutive year.

## Entry list

The entry list was revealed on 28 June 2023. The entry list consists of 13 Hypercar entries, 11 LMP2 entries, and 12 LMGTE Am entries. In Hypercar, the No. 99 Proton Competition Porsche 963 entered with their customer car for the first team this season, bringing the total customer teams up to two. In the No. 4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team entry, João Paulo de Oliveira replaced Tom Dillmann. Furthermore, Nathanaël Berthon replaced Ryan Briscoe in the No. 708 Glickenhaus Racing entry. In LMP2, Andrea Caldarelli returned to the No. 9 Prema Racing team after missing Le Mans. Furthermore, Mathias Beche replaced Mirko Bortolotti at the No. 63 Prema Racing team. At United Autosports, Ben Hanley and Giedo van der Garde replaced Filipe Albuquerque and Tom Blomqvist at the No. 22 and No. 23 cars, respectively, due to Albuquerque and Blomqvist driving at the IMSA race this weekend. In LMGTE Am, the No. 88 Proton Competition and No. 98 NorthWest AMR machines were absent. Furthermore, Efrin Castro made his debut in the WEC with Team Project 1. Kei Cozzolino replaced Daniel Serra at the No. 57 Kessel Racing team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
| Friday, 7 July | 11:30 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 7 July | 16:40 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, 8 July | 10:45 | Free Practice 3 |
| Saturday, 8 July | 14:40 | Qualifying - LMGTE Am |
| Saturday, 8 July | 15:05 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Saturday, 8 July | 15:30 | Qualifying - Hypercar |
| Sunday, 9 July | 12:30 | Race |
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## Free practice

* Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Free Practice 1 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1:37.533 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Robert Kubica | 1:40.356 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon | 1:47.538 |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Free Practice 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:36.363 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Robert Kubica | 1:39.955 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Alessio Picariello | 1:46.973 |
| Free Practice 3 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Free Practice 3 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Jean-Éric Vergne | 1:35.878 |
| Free Practice 3 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi | 1:39.621 |
| Free Practice 3 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 – AO | Matteo Cairoli | 1:46.762 |
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## Qualifying

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:35.358 | - | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | 1:35.375 | +0.017 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:35.460 | +0.102 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:35.662 | +0.304 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | 1:35.720 | +0.362 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | 1:35.771 | +0.413 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:35.780 | +0.422 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:35.973 | +0.615 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 1:36.188 | +0.830 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:36.497 | +1.139 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | 1:36.614 | +1.256 | 11 |
| 12 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | 1:36.668 | +1.310 | 12 |
| 13 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | 1:38.089 | +2.731 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | 1:39.354 | +3.996 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | 1:39.707 | +4.349 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | 1:39.790 | +4.432 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | 1:39.887 | +4.529 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:39.894 | +4.536 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | 1:39.957 | +4.599 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | 1:39.976 | +4.618 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | 1:40.061 | +4.703 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | 1:40.214 | +4.856 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | 1:40.340 | +4.982 | 23 |
| 24 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | 1:40.379 | +5.021 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | 1:47.632 | +12.274 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | 1:48.058 | +12.700 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:48.116 | +12.758 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | 1:48.221 | +12.863 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | 1:48.464 | +13.106 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | 1:48.519 | +13.161 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 1:48.599 | +13.241 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | 1:48.713 | +13.355 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | 1:48.962 | +13.604 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 – AO | 1:49.232 | +13.874 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | 1:49.509 | +14.151 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | 1:49.883 | +14.525 | 36 |
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## Race

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 140 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Final race classification :
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 200 | 6:00:31.922‡ |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 200 | 6:00:31.922‡ |
| 2 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 499P | M | 200 | +16.520 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 200 | +16.520 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Mikkel Jensen Paul di Resta Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 200 | +1:18.179 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Mikkel Jensen Paul di Resta Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 200 | +1:18.179 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 963 | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 499P | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa | Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 963 | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | Nathanaël Berthon Romain Dumas Olivier Pla | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | Nathanaël Berthon Romain Dumas Olivier Pla | Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8 | M | 199 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | António Félix da Costa Will Stevens Yifei Ye | Porsche 963 | M | 198 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | António Félix da Costa Will Stevens Yifei Ye | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 198 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | Cadillac V-Series.R | M | 198 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | M | 198 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen | Oreca 07 | G | 193 | +7 Laps‡ |
| 11 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 193 | +7 Laps‡ |
| 12 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Julien Canal Charles Milesi Matthieu Vaxivière | Oreca 07 | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 12 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Julien Canal Charles Milesi Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 13 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 13 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 14 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Giedo van der Garde Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | Oreca 07 | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 14 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Giedo van der Garde Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 15 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | Oreca 07 | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 15 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 16 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Ben Hanley Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | Oreca 07 | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 16 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Ben Hanley Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 17 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | Mathias Beche Daniil Kvyat Doriane Pin | Oreca 07 | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 17 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | Mathias Beche Daniil Kvyat Doriane Pin | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 18 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | Olli Caldwell André Negrão Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 18 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | Olli Caldwell André Negrão Memo Rojas | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 192 | +8 Laps |
| 19 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Loïc Duval Gustavo Menezes Nico Müller | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 191 | +9 Laps |
| 19 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Loïc Duval Gustavo Menezes Nico Müller | Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 191 | +9 Laps |
| 20 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | Esteban Guerrieri João Paulo de Oliveira Tristan Vautier | Vanwall Vandervell 680 | M | 191 | +9 Laps |
| 20 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | Esteban Guerrieri João Paulo de Oliveira Tristan Vautier | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 191 | +9 Laps |
| 21 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | Andrea Caldarelli Filip Ugran Bent Viscaal | Oreca 07 | G | 191 | +9 Laps |
| 21 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | Andrea Caldarelli Filip Ugran Bent Viscaal | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 191 | +9 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 185 | +15 Laps‡ |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 185 | +15 Laps‡ |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Alessio Picariello Claudio Schiavoni | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 185 | +15 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Alessio Picariello Claudio Schiavoni | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 185 | +15 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 184 | +16 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 184 | +16 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | Nicky Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | M | 184 | +16 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | Nicky Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 184 | +16 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 184 | +16 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 184 | +16 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc Alessio Rovera Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 183 | +17 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc Alessio Rovera Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 183 | +17 Laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 183 | +17 Laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 183 | +17 Laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 – AO | Matteo Cairoli Efrin Castro Guilherme Oliveira | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 183 | +17 Laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 – AO | Matteo Cairoli Efrin Castro Guilherme Oliveira | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 183 | +17 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Simon Mann Ulysse de Pauw Julien Piguet | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 182 | +18 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Simon Mann Ulysse de Pauw Julien Piguet | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 182 | +18 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 180 | +20 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 180 | +20 Laps |
| NC | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael Ferdinand Habsburg | Oreca 07 | G | 179 | Not classified |
| NC | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael Ferdinand Habsburg | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 179 | Not classified |
| Ret | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Gianmaria Bruni Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 963 | M | 134 | Retired |
| Ret | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Gianmaria Bruni Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 134 | Retired |
| Ret | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Kei Cozzolino Scott Huffaker Takeshi Kimura | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 70 | Retired |
| Ret | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Kei Cozzolino Scott Huffaker Takeshi Kimura | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 70 | Retired |
| Ret | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Gabriel Aubry Ryan Cullen Matthias Kaiser | Oreca 07 | G | 66 | Retired |
| Ret | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Gabriel Aubry Ryan Cullen Matthias Kaiser | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 66 | Retired |
| Ret | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Casper Stevenson | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 7 | Retired |
| Ret | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Casper Stevenson | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 7 | Retired |
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Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| G | Goodyear |
| M | Michelin |