# 2022 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The 2022 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 7 May 2022. It was the second round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the eleventh running of the event as part of the championship.

## Background

The provisional calendar for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship released in August 2021. It saw a few changes, with the return of the Sebring and Fuji races, whilst the Portimao and second Bahrain races were dropped.

## Entry list

The entry list was revealed on 25 March 2022.

## Qualifying

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | 2:02.771 | - | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | 2:02.999 | +0.228 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 2:03.087 | +0.316 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 2:03.137 | +0.366 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 83 | AF Corse | 2:04.246 | +1.475 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 31 | WRT | 2:04.290 | +1.519 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | 2:04.451 | +1.680 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Orlen Team | 2:04.548 | +1.777 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 41 | RealTeam by WRT | 2:04.640 | +1.869 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 38 | JOTA | 2:04.692 | +1.921 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 28 | JOTA | 2:04.717 | +1.946 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 5 | Team Penske | 2:04.887 | +2.116 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | 2:04.985 | +2.214 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | 2:05.148 | +2.377 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 45 | Algarve Pro Racing | 2:05.370 | +2.599 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 2:05.383 | +2.612 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 35 | Ultimate | 2:05.843 | +3.072 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports USA | 2:05.849 | +3.078 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | 2:06.667 | +3.896 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | 2:14.301 | +11.530 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | 2:14.481 | +11.710 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | 64 | Corvette Racing | 2:14.606 | +11.835 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | 2:15.102 | +12.331 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | 2:15.443 | +12.672 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | 2:17.408 | +14.637 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Northwest AMR | 2:18.912 | +16.141 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | 2:19.700 | +16.929 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | 2:20.789 | +18.018 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 46 | Team Project 1 | 2:20.937 | +18.166 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:21.027 | +18.256 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | 2:21.168 | +18.397 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 2:21.787 | +19.016 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:22.622 | +19.851 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:23.856 | +21.085 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE Am | 71 | Spirit of Race | 2:23.963 | +21.192 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | 2:24.384 | +21.613 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | No Time | — | 37 |
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## Race

The race was stopped thrice during the course of the event with red flags. The first stoppage was after the crash of the #44 ARC Bratislava entry, which required repairs to the barriers. The second stoppage was for a long period of heavy rain showering the circuit and the last stoppage was after the crash of the #34 Inter Europol Competition entry.

### Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 73 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
| 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 | 103 | 6:00:31.052‡ |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 103 | 6:00:31.052‡ |
| 2 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière | Alpine A480 | M | 103 | +27.473 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Elf Team | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 103 | +27.473 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 31 | WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael René Rast | Oreca 07 | G | 103 | +1:06.185‡ |
| 3 | LMP2 | 31 | WRT | Robin Frijns Sean Gelael René Rast | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 103 | +1:06.185‡ |
| 4 | LMP2 | 41 | RealTeam by WRT | Rui Andrade Ferdinand Habsburg Norman Nato | Oreca 07 | G | 103 | +1:40.676 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 41 | RealTeam by WRT | Rui Andrade Ferdinand Habsburg Norman Nato | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 103 | +1:40.676 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | António Félix da Costa Roberto González Will Stevens | Oreca 07 | G | 103 | +1:48.571 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | António Félix da Costa Roberto González Will Stevens | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 103 | +1:48.571 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 5 | Team Penske | Dane Cameron Emmanuel Collard Felipe Nasr | Oreca 07 | G | 103 | +1:57.610 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 5 | Team Penske | Dane Cameron Emmanuel Collard Felipe Nasr | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 103 | +1:57.610 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Will Owen | Oreca 07 | G | 103 | +1:57.901 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Will Owen | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 103 | +1:57.901 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports USA | Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson Alex Lynn | Oreca 07 | G | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports USA | Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson Alex Lynn | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | Romain Dumas Olivier Pla Pipo Derani | Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH | M | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Hypercar | 708 | Glickenhaus Racing | Romain Dumas Olivier Pla Pipo Derani | Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 | M | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Orlen Team | Lorenzo Colombo Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | LMP2 | 9 | Prema Orlen Team | Lorenzo Colombo Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 102 | +1 Lap‡ |
| 11 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 102 | +1 Lap‡ |
| 12 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 12 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 52 | AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 102 | +1 Lap |
| 14 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Charles Milesi Sébastien Ogier Lilou Wadoux | Oreca 07 | G | 101 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | LMP2 | 1 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Charles Milesi Sébastien Ogier Lilou Wadoux | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 101 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 83 | AF Corse | Nicklas Nielsen François Perrodo Alessio Rovera | Oreca 07 | G | 101 | +2 Laps‡ |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 83 | AF Corse | Nicklas Nielsen François Perrodo Alessio Rovera | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 101 | +2 Laps‡ |
| 16 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Ryan Cullen Nico Müller Sébastien Bourdais | Oreca 07 | G | 101 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Ryan Cullen Nico Müller Sébastien Bourdais | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 101 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 45 | Algarve Pro Racing | James Allen René Binder Steven Thomas | Oreca 07 | G | 101 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 45 | Algarve Pro Racing | James Allen René Binder Steven Thomas | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 101 | +2 Laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 64 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner Nick Tandy | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | M | 101 | +2 Laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 64 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner Nick Tandy | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 101 | +2 Laps |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 35 | Ultimate | François Heriau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye | Oreca 07 | G | 100 | +3 Laps |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 35 | Ultimate | François Heriau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 100 | +3 Laps |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 100 | +3 Laps |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 100 | +3 Laps |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Sebastian Priaulx Christian Ried Harry Tincknell | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 99 | +4 Laps‡ |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Sebastian Priaulx Christian Ried Harry Tincknell | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 99 | +4 Laps‡ |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | Ben Keating Marco Sørensen Henrique Chaves | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 99 | +4 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 33 | TF Sport | Ben Keating Marco Sørensen Henrique Chaves | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 99 | +4 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Northwest AMR | Paul Dalla Lana Nicki Thiim David Pittard | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 99 | +4 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Northwest AMR | Paul Dalla Lana Nicki Thiim David Pittard | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 99 | +4 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Nick Cassidy Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 99 | +4 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | Nick Cassidy Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 99 | +4 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 46 | Team Project 1 | Matteo Cairoli Nicolas Leutwiler Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 99 | +4 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 46 | Team Project 1 | Matteo Cairoli Nicolas Leutwiler Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 99 | +4 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 86 | GR Racing | Ben Barker Riccardo Pera Michael Wainwright | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Charlie Fagg Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 777 | D'Station Racing | Charlie Fagg Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Giancarlo Fisichella Claudio Schiavoni | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Giancarlo Fisichella Claudio Schiavoni | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Patrick Lindsey Fred Poordad Jan Heylen | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 96 | +7 Laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Patrick Lindsey Fred Poordad Jan Heylen | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 96 | +7 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Christina Nielsen Rahel Frey Doriane Pin | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 96 | +7 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Christina Nielsen Rahel Frey Doriane Pin | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 96 | +7 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Simon Mann Christoph Ulrich Toni Vilander | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 94 | +9 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 21 | AF Corse | Simon Mann Christoph Ulrich Toni Vilander | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 94 | +9 Laps |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 71 | Spirit of Race | Gabriel Aubry Franck Dezoteux Pierre Ragues | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 91 | +12 Laps |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 71 | Spirit of Race | Gabriel Aubry Franck Dezoteux Pierre Ragues | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 91 | +12 Laps |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Ben Barnicoat Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 93 | Accident damage |
| DNF | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Ben Barnicoat Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | M | 93 | Accident damage |
| DNF | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Jonathan Aberdein Ed Jones Oliver Rasmussen | Oreca 07 | G | 82 | Accident damage |
| DNF | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Jonathan Aberdein Ed Jones Oliver Rasmussen | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 82 | Accident damage |
| DNF | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Esteban Gutiérrez Jakub Śmiechowski Alex Brundle | Oreca 07 | G | 52 | Accident |
| DNF | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Esteban Gutiérrez Jakub Śmiechowski Alex Brundle | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 52 | Accident |
| DNF | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 29 | Hybrid |
| DNF | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 29 | Hybrid |
| DNF | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Tijmen van der Helm Miroslav Konôpka Bent Viscaal | Oreca 07 | G | 25 | Accident |
| DNF | LMP2 Pro-Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Tijmen van der Helm Miroslav Konôpka Bent Viscaal | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | G | 25 | Accident |

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière Nicolas Lapierre | 57 |
| 2 | Olivier Pla Romain Dumas | 39 |
| 3 | Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa Sebastien Buemi | 27 |
| 4 | José María López Kamui Kobayashi Mike Conway | 25 |
| 5 | Ryan Briscoe | 23 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Alpine | 57 |
| 2 | Toyota | 52 |
| 3 | Glickenhaus | 39 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Kevin Estre Michael Christensen | 57 |
| 2 | Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado | 43 |
| 3 | Nick Tandy Tommy Milner | 39 |
| 4 | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | 34 |
| 5 | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina | 27 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Porsche | 91 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 73 |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 39 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.