Event information | |
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Round 6 of 9 in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
Date | 16 September 2017 |
Location | Austin, Texas |
Venue | Circuit of the Americas |
Duration | 6 Hours |
Results | |
Laps completed | 192 |
Distance (km) | 1058.496 |
Distance (miles) | 657.792 |
LMP1 | |
Pole position | |
Time | 1:44.741 |
Team | Porsche Team |
Winners | |
Team | Porsche Team |
Drivers | Timo Bernhard Earl Bamber Brendon Hartley |
LMP2 | |
Winners | |
Team | Signatech Alpine Matmut |
Drivers | Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes André Negrão |
LMGTE Pro | |
Winners | |
Team | AF Corse |
Drivers | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi |
LMGTE Am | |
Winners | |
Team | Aston Martin Racing |
Drivers | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy 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]