4 Hours of Shanghai

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4 Hours of Shanghai
VenueShanghai International Circuit
First race2012
Duration4 hours
Previous names6 Hours of Shanghai
Most wins (driver)Australia Mark Webber (2)
Germany Timo Bernhard (2)
New Zealand Brendon Hartley (2)
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi (2)
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson (2)
Most wins (team)Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (4)

The 4 Hours of Shanghai (previously 6 Hours of Shanghai) is a sports car race that was held at the Shanghai International Circuit in Jiading District of Shanghai in the People's Republic of China. It was created for the FIA World Endurance Championship, and was held for the first time on 28 October 2012 as the eighth and final round of the 2012 World Endurance Championship.[1]

Results[edit]

Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance Race Title Championship Report Ref
6 hour format
2012 Austria Alexander Wurz
France Nicolas Lapierre
Japan Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid 1,041.141 km (646.935 mi) 6 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship Report [2]
2013 Germany André Lotterer
France Benoît Tréluyer
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro 1,035.690 km (643.548 mi) 6 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship Report [3]
2014 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Japan Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 Hybrid 1,024.788 km (636.774 mi) 6 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship Report [4]
2015 Australia Mark Webber
Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Germany Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 921.219 km (572.419 mi) 6 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship Report [5]
2016 Australia Mark Webber
Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Germany Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 1,062.945 km (660.483 mi) 6 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship Report [6]
2017 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 1,084.749 km (674.032 mi) 6 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship Report [7]
2018 United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 615.963 km (382.742 mi) 6 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship Report [8]
4 hour format
2019 United States Gustavo Menezes
France Norman Nato
Brazil Bruno Senna
Switzerland Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13 681.375 km (423.387 mi) 4 Hours of Shanghai FIA World Endurance Championship Report [9]

Records[edit]

Wins by constructor[edit]

Rank Constructor Wins Years
1 Japan Toyota 4 2012, 2014, 2017–18
2 Germany Porsche 2 2015–16
3 Germany Audi 1 2013
France Oreca 2019
Source:[10]

Wins by engine supplier[edit]

Rank Engine suppler Wins Years
1 Japan Toyota 4 2012, 2014, 2017–18
2 Germany Porsche 2 2015–16
3 Germany Audi 1 2013
United Kingdom Gibson 2019
Source:[10]

Wins by team[edit]

Rank Team Wins Years
1 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 4 2012, 2014, 2017–18
2 Germany Porsche Team 2 2015–16
3 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest 1 2013
Switzerland Rebellion Racing 2019
Source:[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dagys, John (12 November 2011). "LE MANS: 2012 WEC Schedule Released". Speed Channel, Inc. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Shanghai 6 Hours 2012". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Shanghai 6 Hours 2013". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Shanghai 6 Hours 2014". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Shanghai 6 Hours 2015". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Shanghai 6 Hours 2016". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Shanghai 6 Hours 2017". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Shanghai 6 Hours 2018". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Shanghai 4 Hours 2019". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "6 Hours of Shanghai". WEC Magazin. Retrieved 10 December 2021.