2023 6 Hours of Monza

2023 6 Hours of Monza
Event information
Round 5 of 7 in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date10 July 2023
LocationMonza
VenueAutodromo Nazionale di Monza
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed200
Distance (km)1158.6
Distance (miles)720
Hypercar
Pole position
Time1:35.358
Team Toyota Gazoo Racing
Winners
Team Toyota Gazoo Racing
Drivers Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
LMP2
Winners
Team Jota
Drivers Pietro Fittipaldi
David Heinemeier Hansson
Oliver Rasmussen
LMGTE Am
Winners
Team Dempsey-Proton Racing
Drivers Julien Andlauer
Christian Ried
Mikkel O. Pedersen

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.[1]

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.[2] Furthermore, Nathanaël Berthon replaced Ryan Briscoe in the No. 708 Glickenhaus Racing entry.[3]
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.[3]
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.[4] Kei Cozzolino replaced Daniel Serra at the No. 57 Kessel Racing team.[3]

Schedule

Date Time (local: CEST) Event
Friday, 7 July 11:30 Free Practice 1
16:40 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 8 July 10:45 Free Practice 3
14:40 Qualifying - LMGTE Am
15:05 Qualifying - LMP2
15:30 Qualifying - Hypercar
Sunday, 9 July 12:30 Race
Source:[5]

Free practice

  • Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Free Practice 1 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse Alessandro Pier Guidi 1:37.533
LMP2 41 Team WRT Robert Kubica 1:40.356
LMGTE Am 54 AF Corse Davide Rigon 1:47.538
Free Practice 2 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Kamui Kobayashi 1:36.363
LMP2 41 Team WRT Robert Kubica 1:39.955
LMGTE Am 60 Iron Lynx Alessio Picariello 1:46.973
Free Practice 3 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies Jean-Éric Vergne 1:35.878
LMP2 28 Jota Pietro Fittipaldi 1:39.621
LMGTE Am 56 Project 1 – AO Matteo Cairoli 1:46.762
Source:[6][7][8]

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
Source:[9]

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
Engine
1 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López 		Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 200 6:00:31.922‡
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco
Miguel Molina
Nicklas Nielsen 		Ferrari 499P M 200 +16.520
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies Mikkel Jensen
Paul di Resta
Jean-Éric Vergne 		Peugeot 9X8 M 200 +1:18.179
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
4 Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Dane Cameron
Michael Christensen
Frédéric Makowiecki 		Porsche 963 M 199 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
5 Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse James Calado
Antonio Giovinazzi
Alessandro Pier Guidi 		Ferrari 499P M 199 +1 Lap
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
6 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Ryo Hirakawa 		Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 199 +1 Lap
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
7 Hypercar 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Kévin Estre
André Lotterer
Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 963 M 199 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
8 Hypercar 708 Glickenhaus Racing Nathanaël Berthon
Romain Dumas
Olivier Pla 		Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH M 199 +1 Lap
Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8
9 Hypercar 38 Hertz Team Jota António Félix da Costa
Will Stevens
Yifei Ye 		Porsche 963 M 198 +2 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
10 Hypercar 2 Cadillac Racing Earl Bamber
Alex Lynn
Richard Westbrook 		Cadillac V-Series.R M 198 +2 Laps
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
11 LMP2 28 Jota Pietro Fittipaldi
David Heinemeier Hansson
Oliver Rasmussen 		Oreca 07 G 193 +7 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
12 LMP2 36 Alpine Elf Team Julien Canal
Charles Milesi
Matthieu Vaxivière 		Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
13 LMP2 41 Team WRT Rui Andrade
Louis Delétraz
Robert Kubica 		Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
14 LMP2 23 United Autosports Giedo van der Garde
Oliver Jarvis
Josh Pierson 		Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
15 LMP2 34 Inter Europol Competition Albert Costa
Fabio Scherer
Jakub Śmiechowski 		Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
16 LMP2 22 United Autosports Ben Hanley
Philip Hanson
Frederick Lubin 		Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
17 LMP2 63 Prema Racing Mathias Beche
Daniil Kvyat
Doriane Pin 		Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
18 LMP2 35 Alpine Elf Team Olli Caldwell
André Negrão
Memo Rojas 		Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
19 Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies Loïc Duval
Gustavo Menezes
Nico Müller 		Peugeot 9X8 M 191 +9 Laps
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
20 Hypercar 4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Esteban Guerrieri
João Paulo de Oliveira
Tristan Vautier 		Vanwall Vandervell 680 M 191 +9 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
21 LMP2 9 Prema Racing Andrea Caldarelli
Filip Ugran
Bent Viscaal 		Oreca 07 G 191 +9 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
22 LMGTE Am 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Julien Andlauer
Christian Ried
Mikkel O. Pedersen 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 185 +15 Laps‡
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
23 LMGTE Am 60 Iron Lynx Matteo Cressoni
Alessio Picariello
Claudio Schiavoni 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 185 +15 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
24 LMGTE Am 86 GR Racing Ben Barker
Riccardo Pera
Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 184 +16 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
25 LMGTE Am 33 Corvette Racing Nicky Catsburg
Ben Keating
Nicolás Varrone 		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R M 184 +16 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
26 LMGTE Am 85 Iron Dames Sarah Bovy
Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 184 +16 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
27 LMGTE Am 83 Richard Mille AF Corse Luis Pérez Companc
Alessio Rovera
Lilou Wadoux 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 183 +17 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE Am 25 ORT by TF Ahmad Al Harthy
Michael Dinan
Charlie Eastwood 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 183 +17 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE Am 56 Project 1 – AO Matteo Cairoli
Efrin Castro
Guilherme Oliveira 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 183 +17 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
30 LMGTE Am 21 AF Corse Simon Mann
Ulysse de Pauw
Julien Piguet 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 182 +18 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
31 LMGTE Am 54 AF Corse Francesco Castellacci
Thomas Flohr
Davide Rigon 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 180 +20 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
NC LMP2 31 Team WRT Robin Frijns
Sean Gelael
Ferdinand Habsburg 		Oreca 07 G 179 Not classified
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
Ret Hypercar 99 Proton Competition Gianmaria Bruni
Neel Jani
Harry Tincknell 		Porsche 963 M 134 Retired
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
Ret LMGTE Am 57 Kessel Racing Kei Cozzolino
Scott Huffaker
Takeshi Kimura 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 70 Retired
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Ret LMP2 10 Vector Sport Gabriel Aubry
Ryan Cullen
Matthias Kaiser 		Oreca 07 G 66 Retired
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
Ret LMGTE Am 777 D'Station Racing Tomonobu Fujii
Satoshi Hoshino
Casper Stevenson 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 7 Retired
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[10]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
G Goodyear
M Michelin

Notes

References

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