# 2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The 2023 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium, held on 29 April 2023. It was the third round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, and the twelfth running of the event as part of the championship.

## Background

The provisional calendar for the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship released in September 2022. It brought back the Portimaõ race at Autodromo Internacional Algarve for 16 April, leaving only a two-week gap between the previous race at Portimaõ, and the race at Spa.

## Entry list

The provisional entry list was revealed on 29 March 2023. The entry list consisted of a record 13 Hypercar entries, 11 LMP2 entries and 14 LMGTE Am entries. Hertz Team Jota entered the Hypercar class with their customer Porsche 963 for the first time this season, meaning they will only run the No. 28 car in LMP2 for the remainder of the season. Cadillac Racing also entered an additional car for this race. There were no changes in entries in the LMGTE Am category.
On 24 April 2023, Paul Dalla Lana announced he retired from racing effective immediately. Ian James' Heart of Racing Team has taken over the NorthWest AMR entry. Ian James, Daniel Mancinelli and Alex Riberas will drive the No. 98 Aston Martin Vantage AMR during the season. Conforming with championship regulations, the team will keep competing under the NorthWest AMR banner.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
| Thursday, 27 April | 11:30 | Free Practice 1 |
| Thursday, 27 April | 16:20 | Free Practice 2 |
| Friday, 28 April | 11:00 | Free Practice 3 |
| Friday, 28 April | 17:00 | Qualifying - LMGTE Am |
| Friday, 28 April | 17:25 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Friday, 28 April | 17:50 | Qualifying - Hypercar |
| Saturday, 29 April | 12:45 | 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 | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi | 2:02.982 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque | 2:07.471 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Daniel Serra | 2:16.177 |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Free Practice 2 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Giovinazzi | 2:01.871 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns | 2:06.108 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon | 2:15.736 |
| Free Practice 3 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Free Practice 3 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Kamui Kobayashi | 2:08.702 |
| Free Practice 3 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Ferdinand Habsburg | 2:10.268 |
| Free Practice 3 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni | 2:25.726 |
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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 | 2:00.812 | - | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | 2:00.836 | +0.024 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | 2:00.973 | +0.161 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | 2:01.043 | +0.231 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 3 | Cadillac Racing | 2:02.138 | +1.326 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 2:02.306 | +1.494 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 2:02.907 | +2.095 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | 2:02.960 | +2.148 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 2:03.217 | +2.405 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 2:03.650 | +2.838 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 2:03.879 | +3.067 | 11 |
| 12 | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | 2:04.614 | +3.802 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | 2:05.979 | +5.167 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | 2:06.318 | +5.506 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | 2:06.506 | +5.694 | 14 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | 2:06.532 | +5.720 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | 2:06.556 | +5.744 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | 2:06.601 | +5.789 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | 2:06.684 | +5.872 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 2:06.825 | +6.013 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | 2:07.035 | +6.223 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | 2:07.099 | +6.287 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | 2:07.157 | +6.345 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | 2:17.216 | +16.404 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | 2:19.150 | +18.338 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Proton Competition | 2:19.481 | +18.669 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | 2:19.506 | +18.694 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | 2:19.723 | +18.911 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Northwest AMR | 2:19.976 | +19.164 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 2:20.382 | +19.570 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | 2:20.507 | +19.695 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | 2:20.515 | +19.703 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:21.247 | +20.435 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | 2:22.469 | +21.657 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:23.097 | +22.285 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Project 1 – AO | No Time | — | 36 |
| 37 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | No Time | — | 37 |
| 38 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | No Time | — | 38 |
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## Race

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 103 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 | 148 | 6:00:24.798‡ |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 148 | 6:00:24.798‡ |
| 2 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 148 | +11.637 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa | Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 148 | +11.637 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 499P | M | 148 | +1:09.439 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 148 | +1:09.439 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 963 | M | 148 | +1:12.264 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Dane Cameron Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 148 | +1:12.264 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | Cadillac V-Series.R | M | 147 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | M | 147 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | António Félix da Costa Will Stevens Yifei Ye | Porsche 963 | M | 147 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | António Félix da Costa Will Stevens Yifei Ye | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 147 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 146 | +2 Laps‡ |
| 7 | LMP2 | 41 | Team WRT | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 146 | +2 Laps‡ |
| 8 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Tom Blomqvist Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | Oreca 07 | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Tom Blomqvist Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | Oreca 07 | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | Andrea Caldarelli Filip Ugran Bent Viscaal | Oreca 07 | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Racing | Andrea Caldarelli Filip Ugran Bent Viscaal | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | Oreca 07 | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael Ferdinand Habsburg | Oreca 07 | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | LMP2 | 31 | Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael Ferdinand Habsburg | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | Romain Dumas Franck Mailleux Olivier Pla | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | M | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | Romain Dumas Franck Mailleux Olivier Pla | Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8 | M | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Mikkel Jensen Paul di Resta Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Mikkel Jensen Paul di Resta Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Julien Canal Charles Milesi Matthieu Vaxivière | Oreca 07 | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | LMP2 | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Julien Canal Charles Milesi Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | Olli Caldwell André Negrão Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | LMP2 | 35 | Alpine Elf Team | Olli Caldwell André Negrão Memo Rojas | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Loïc Duval Gustavo Menezes Nico Müller | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Loïc Duval Gustavo Menezes Nico Müller | Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 146 | +2 Laps |
| 18 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen | Oreca 07 | G | 145 | +3 Laps |
| 18 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 145 | +3 Laps |
| 19 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Doriane Pin | Oreca 07 | G | 144 | +4 Laps |
| 19 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Doriane Pin | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 144 | +4 Laps |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc Alessio Rovera Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 140 | +8 Laps‡ |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc Alessio Rovera Lilou Wadoux | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 140 | +8 Laps‡ |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | Nicky Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | M | 140 | +8 Laps |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 33 | Corvette Racing | Nicky Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 140 | +8 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 140 | +8 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 25 | ORT by TF | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 140 | +8 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Proton Competition | Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon Harry Tincknell | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Proton Competition | Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon Harry Tincknell | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Diego Alessi Simon Mann Ulysse de Pauw | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Diego Alessi Simon Mann Ulysse de Pauw | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Northwest AMR | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Northwest AMR | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Scott Huffaker Takeshi Kimura Daniel Serra | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Scott Huffaker Takeshi Kimura Daniel Serra | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 139 | +9 Laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 138 | +10 Laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 138 | +10 Laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Casper Stevenson | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 138 | +10 Laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Casper Stevenson | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 138 | +10 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Alessio Picariello Claudio Schiavoni | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 137 | +11 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Alessio Picariello Claudio Schiavoni | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 137 | +11 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 136 | +12 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 136 | +12 Laps |
| Ret | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 499P | M | 106 | Accident |
| Ret | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 106 | Accident |
| Ret | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | Tom Dillmann Esteban Guerrieri Jacques Villeneuve | Vanwall Vandervell 680 | M | 80 | Accident |
| Ret | Hypercar | 4 | Floyd Vanwall Racing Team | Tom Dillmann Esteban Guerrieri Jacques Villeneuve | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 80 | Accident |
| NC | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 79 | Accident |
| NC | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 79 | Accident |
| Ret | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 963 | M | 53 | Electrics |
| Ret | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 53 | Electrics |
| Ret | Hypercar | 3 | Cadillac Racing | Jack Aitken Sébastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande | Cadillac V-Series.R | M | 40 | Accident |
| Ret | Hypercar | 3 | Cadillac Racing | Jack Aitken Sébastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | M | 40 | Accident |
| Ret | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Gabriel Aubry Ryan Cullen Matthias Kaiser | Oreca 07 | G | 14 | Wheel |
| Ret | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Gabriel Aubry Ryan Cullen Matthias Kaiser | Gibson GK428 V8 engine | G | 14 | Wheel |
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Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| G | Goodyear |
| M | Michelin |

## Standings after the race

| Pos | +/- | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | 71 |
| 2 | 1 | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | 66 |
| 3 | 1 | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | 42 |
| 4 | | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | 40 |
| 5 | 1 | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | 32 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 90 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 57 |
| 3 | Porsche | 42 |
| 4 | Cadillac | 40 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 19 |
| Pos | +/- | No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 25 |
| Pos | +/- | Drivers | Points |
| 1 | | Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | 66 |
| 2 | 2 | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | 58 |
| 3 | | Filipe Albuquerque | 48 |
| 4 | 1 | Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson | 45 |
| 5 | 3 | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Doriane Pin | 41 |
| Pos | +/- | No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | | 22 | United Autosports | 66 |
| 2 | 1 | 41 | Team WRT | 58 |
| 3 | 1 | 23 | United Autosports | 45 |
| 4 | 2 | 63 | Prema Racing | 41 |
| 5 | | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 40 |
| Pos | +/- | Drivers | Points |
| 1 | | Nicky Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | 82 |
| 2 | 5 | Luis Pérez Companc Alessio Rovera Lilou Wadoux | 43 |
| 3 | | Simon Mann Ulysse de Pauw | 36 |
| 4 | 2 | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | 35 |
| 5 | 1 | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | 32 |
| Pos | +/- | No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | | 33 | Corvette Racing | 82 |
| 2 | 5 | 83 | Richard Mille AF Corse | 43 |
| 3 | | 21 | AF Corse | 36 |
| 4 | 2 | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 35 |
| 5 | 1 | 85 | Iron Dames | 32 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for all championship standings.