2017 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas

United States 2017 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas
Event information
Round 6 of 9 in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date16 September 2017
LocationAustin, Texas
VenueCircuit of the Americas
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed192
Distance (km)1058.496
Distance (miles)657.792
LMP1
Pole position
Time1:44.741
TeamGermany Porsche Team
Winners
TeamGermany Porsche Team
DriversGermany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Earl Bamber
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
LMP2
Winners
TeamFrance Signatech Alpine Matmut
DriversFrance Nicolas Lapierre
United States Gustavo Menezes
Brazil André Negrão
LMGTE Pro
Winners
TeamItaly AF Corse
DriversUnited Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamUnited Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
DriversCanada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda

The 2017 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA, on 15–17 September 2017, and served as the sixth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Porsche's Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber won the race driving the No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid car, after the #1 was forced to yield to #2 under team orders.[1]

  1. ^ "Austin WEC: Team orders dictate order of another Porsche 1-2". www.motorsport.com. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 2019-01-20.