# 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The 2018 Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 3–5 May 2018. Spa-Francorchamps served as the first race of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the seventh running of the event as part of the championship. The race was won by the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:54.962 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 1 Rebellion Racing | 1:56.425 | +1.463 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 3 Rebellion Racing | 1:56.992 | +2.030 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 11 SMP Racing | 1:58.247 | +3.285 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team | 1:58.697 | +3.735 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut | 2:02.405 | +7.443 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | No. 26 G-Drive Racing | 2:02.429 | +7.467 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 2:02.824 | +7.862 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 2:03.023 | +8.061 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 31 DragonSpeed | 2:03.420 | +8.458 | 15 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 28 TDS Racing | 2:04.703 | +9.741 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 29 Racing Team Nederland | 2:05.502 | +10.540 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 2:05.739 | +10.777 | 13 |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:12.947 | +17.985 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:13.030 | +18.068 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | No. 91 Porsche GT Team | 2:13.034 | +18.072 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | No. 92 Porsche GT Team | 2:13:352 | +18.390 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | No. 82 BMW Team MTEK | 2:14.017 | +19.055 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | 2:14.385 | +19.423 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | 2:15.104 | +20.142 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 2:15.127 | +20.165 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | No. 81 BMW Team MTEK | 2:15.142 | +20.180 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 2:16.004 | +21.042 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:16.357 | +21.395 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 2:16.359 | +21.397 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | No. 56 Team Project 1 | 2:16.637 | +21.675 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:16.768 | +21.806 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | No. 90 TF Sport | 2:17.627 | +22.665 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | No. 70 MR Racing | 2:18.582 | +23.550 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | No. 54 Spirit of Race | 2:18.917 | +23.955 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | No. 61 Clearwater Racing | 2:19.445 | +24.483 | 31 |
| 32 | LMP1 | No. 10 DragonSpeed | 1:59.158 | +4.196 | WD |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | No. 86 Gulf Racing UK | 2:15.332 | +20.370 | 32 |
| 34 | LMP1 | No. 17 SMP Racing | No Time | — | 33 |
| 35 | LMP1 | No. 5 CEFC TRSM Racing | No Time | — | WD |
| 36 | LMP1 | No. 6 CEFC TRSM Racing | No Time | — | WD |
| EX | LMP1 | No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing | No Time | — | PL |
^1 – Only one driver of the No. 10 DragonSpeed set a lap time. ^2 – No.10 DragonSpeed withdrew due to Fittipaldi's high-speed crash at Eau Rouge. ^3 – Only one driver of the No. 86 Gulf Racing set a lap time. ^4 – Both Manors-run Ginettas withdrew after qualifying due to financial issues. ^5 – No.7 Toyota was excluded due to incorrect declaration of Fuel Flow Meter and will start from pit lane a lap down.

## Race
### Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 114 laps. Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | LMP1 | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 163 | 06:00:50.702 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 163 | 06:00:50.702 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 163 | +1.444 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 163 | +1.444 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 3 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes | Rebellion R13 | M | 161 | +2 Laps |
| 3 | LMP1 | 3 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 161 | +2 Laps |
| 4 | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer Tom Dillmann | ENSO CLM P1/01 | M | 158 | +5 Laps |
| 4 | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer Tom Dillmann | Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 158 | +5 Laps |
| 5 | LMP1 | 11 | SMP Racing | Mikhail Aleshin Vitaly Petrov | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 158 | +5 Laps |
| 5 | LMP1 | 11 | SMP Racing | Mikhail Aleshin Vitaly Petrov | AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 158 | +5 Laps |
| 6 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne Andrea Pizzitola | Oreca 07 | D | 156 | +7 Laps |
| 6 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne Andrea Pizzitola | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 156 | +7 Laps |
| 7 | LMP2 | 38 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi | Oreca 07 | D | 156 | +7 Laps |
| 7 | LMP2 | 38 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 156 | +7 Laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet | Alpine A470 | D | 156 | +7 Laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 156 | +7 Laps |
| 9 | LMP2 | 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Jazeman Jaafar Weiron Tan Nabil Jeffri | Oreca 07 | D | 155 | +8 Laps |
| 9 | LMP2 | 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Jazeman Jaafar Weiron Tan Nabil Jeffri | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 155 | +8 Laps |
| 10 | LMP2 | 28 | TDS Racing | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Loïc Duval | Oreca 07 | D | 155 | +8 Laps |
| 10 | LMP2 | 28 | TDS Racing | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Loïc Duval | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 155 | +8 Laps |
| 11 | LMP2 | 31 | DragonSpeed | Roberto González Pastor Maldonado Nathanaël Berthon | Oreca 07 | M | 155 | +8 Laps |
| 11 | LMP2 | 31 | DragonSpeed | Roberto González Pastor Maldonado Nathanaël Berthon | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 155 | +8 Laps |
| 12 | LMP2 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Erwin Creed Romano Ricci Julien Canal | Ligier JS P217 | M | 152 | +11 Laps |
| 12 | LMP2 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Erwin Creed Romano Ricci Julien Canal | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 152 | +11 Laps |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson | Ford GT | M | 148 | +15 Laps |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 148 | +15 Laps |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 148 | +15 Laps |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 148 | +15 Laps |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Sam Bird | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 147 | +16 Laps |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Sam Bird | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 147 | +16 Laps |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Richard Lietz Gianmaria Bruni | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 147 | +16 Laps |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Richard Lietz Gianmaria Bruni | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 147 | +16 Laps |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 82 | BMW Team MTEK | Tom Blomqvist António Félix da Costa | BMW M8 GTE | M | 146 | +17 Laps |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 82 | BMW Team MTEK | Tom Blomqvist António Félix da Costa | BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 146 | +17 Laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 146 | +17 Laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 146 | +17 Laps |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 146 | +17 Laps |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Darren Turner | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 146 | +17 Laps |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | 81 | BMW Team MTEK | Martin Tomczyk Nick Catsburg | BMW M8 GTE | M | 145 | +18 Laps |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | 81 | BMW Team MTEK | Martin Tomczyk Nick Catsburg | BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 145 | +18 Laps |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 144 | +19 Laps |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 144 | +19 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 90 | TF Sport | Salih Yoluç Euan Alers-Hankey Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 144 | +19 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 90 | TF Sport | Salih Yoluç Euan Alers-Hankey Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 144 | +19 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 61 | Clearwater Racing | Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 143 | +20 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 61 | Clearwater Racing | Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 143 | +20 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Christian Ried Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 142 | +21 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Christian Ried Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 142 | +21 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 70 | MR Racing | Motoaki Ishikawa Olivier Beretta Eddie Cheever III | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 142 | +21 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 70 | MR Racing | Motoaki Ishikawa Olivier Beretta Eddie Cheever III | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 142 | +21 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Khaled Al Qubaisi Gianluca Roda Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 141 | +22 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Khaled Al Qubaisi Gianluca Roda Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 141 | +22 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 139 | +24 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 139 | +24 Laps |
| 28 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Jan Lammers | Dallara P217 | M | 139 | +24 laps |
| 28 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Jan Lammers | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 139 | +24 laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing UK | Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Alex Davison | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 137 | +26 Laps |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing UK | Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Alex Davison | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 137 | +26 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 54 | Spirit of Race | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 136 | +27 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 54 | Spirit of Race | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 136 | +27 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 131 | +32 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 131 | +32 Laps |
| DSQ | LMP1 | 1 | Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani André Lotterer Bruno Senna | Rebellion R13 | M | 161 | Disqualified |
| DSQ | LMP1 | 1 | Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani André Lotterer Bruno Senna | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | M | 161 | Disqualified |
| DNF | LMP1 | 17 | SMP Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Egor Orudzhev Matevos Isaakyan | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 132 | Collision |
| DNF | LMP1 | 17 | SMP Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Egor Orudzhev Matevos Isaakyan | AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 132 | Collision |
| DNF | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Tony Kanaan | Ford GT | M | 26 | Collision |
| DNF | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Tony Kanaan | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 26 | Collision |
| DNS | LMP1 | 10 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Pietro Fittipaldi | BR Engineering BR1 | M | – | Did Not Start |
| DNS | LMP1 | 10 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Pietro Fittipaldi | AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6 | M | – | Did Not Start |
| WD | LMP1 | 5 | CEFC TRSM Racing | Charlie Robertson Dean Stoneman | Ginetta G60-LT-P1 | M | – | Withdrew |
| WD | LMP1 | 5 | CEFC TRSM Racing | Charlie Robertson Dean Stoneman | Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6 | M | – | Withdrew |
| WD | LMP1 | 6 | CEFC TRSM Racing | Oliver Rowland Alex Brundle Oliver Turvey | Ginetta G60-LT-P1 | M | – | Withdrew |
| WD | LMP1 | 6 | CEFC TRSM Racing | Oliver Rowland Alex Brundle Oliver Turvey | Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6 | M | – | Withdrew |

## Standings after the race

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso Kazuki Nakajima Sébastien Buemi | 26 |
| 2 | Kamui Kobayashi Mike Conway José María López | 18 |
| 3 | Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes Mathias Beche | 15 |
| 4 | Oliver Webb Tom Dillmann Dominik Kraihamer | 12 |
| 5 | Mikhail Aleshin Vitaly Petrov | 10 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 26 |
| 2 | Rebellion Racing | 15 |
| 3 | ByKolles Racing Team | 12 |
| 4 | SMP Racing | 10 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Billy Johnson Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke | 25 |
| 2 | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | 18 |
| 3 | Davide Rigon Sam Bird | 15 |
| 4 | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | 12 |
| 5 | António Félix da Costa Tom Blomqvist | 10 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Porsche | 30 |
| 2 | Ford | 26 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 15.5 |
| 4 | BMW | 14 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 14 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.