2014 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas

Sports car endurance race held at the Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas, USA September 2018 September 2018 thumb|233x233px|Map of the Circuit of the Americas The 2014 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas was a six-hour endurance sports car racing event held for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars at the Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas on 20 September 2014. It served as the fourth of eight rounds of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship and was the second time the race was held as part of the championship. A total of 50,334 spectators attended the event. The No. 8 Toyota TS040 Hybrid of Sébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Nicolas Lapierre won the pole position with the fastest two-lap average lap time and maintained its start-line advantage until a monsoon fell on the track and stopped the race for 77 minutes. Audi's No. 2 R18 e-tron quattro of Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer and Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb in the No. 14 Porsche 919 Hybrid battled for the outright lead until the latter car slowed with engine problems and the former vehicle took the victory. The sister No. 1 Audi of Loïc Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Tom Kristensen finished in second place and the No. 8 Toyota completed the outright podium finishers in third. The (Le Mans Prototype 1-Lightweight) LMP1-L category was won by the No. 12 Rebellion Racing Rebellion-Toyota of Nick Heidfeld, Mathias Beche, and Nico Prost. The Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) category finished with the No. 47 KCMG Oreca 03R of Richard Bradley, Matthew Howson and Tsugio Matsuda taking the team's first class victory in the World Endurance Championship, ahead of the No. 27 SMP Racing Oreca driven by Sergey Zlobin, Maurizio and Nicolas Minassian in second and the debuting Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD-ARX 03 of Ed Brown, Ryan Dalziel and Scott Sharp took third. Stefan Mücke and Darren Turner in the No. 97 Aston Martin Vantage won the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) class and the British marque also took the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Amateur (LMGTE Am) category with Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy and Christoffer Nygaard in the No. 98 Vantage. The result of the race meant Davidson, Lapierre and Buemi kept their lead in the Drivers' Championship to 96 points, but their advantage over Lotterer, Fässler and Tréluyer was reduced to eleven points. Di Grassi and Kristensen remained in the third position with 72 points. Beche, Heidfeld and Prost maintained fourth with 48 points and Dumas, Jani and Lieb rounded out the top five with 45 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Audi (with 157 points) took the lead from Toyota (139 points) while Porsche remained in third with 82 points with four races left in the season. Background Entrants A total of twenty-nine cars were officially entered for the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas, with the bulk of entries in Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) and Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2). The 2013 race winners, Audi Sport Team Joest, returned to defend their title. Three manufacturers were represented in LMP1, including a duo of cars entered by Audi Sport Team Joest, Toyota and Porsche.https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/wec-langstrecken-wm/news-198606-austin-die-starterliste-zum-rennen/ Austin: Die Starterliste zum Rennen 22 August 2014 Motorsport Magazin German 12 September 2014 Kazuki Nakajima was not available to drive the No. 7 Toyota TS040 Hybrid because of a Super Formula commitment and was replaced by IndyCar Series driver Mike Conway.http://www.motorsport-total.com/wec/news/2014/08/austin-conway-erstmals-im-toyota-14080101.html Austin: Conway erstmals im Toyota Fritzsche Mario 1 August 2014 motorsport-total.com German https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204620/http://www.motorsport-total.com/wec/news/2014/08/austin-conway-erstmals-im-toyota-14080101.html 12 August 2014 live 12 September 2017 After spending the last three months recovering from a heavy crash during practice for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Loïc Duval returned to Audi Sport Team Joest after doctors granted him medical clearance.http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2014/09/loic-duval-raring-race-cota/ Loïc Duval Raring To Race Again at COTA Handley Jake 17 September 2014 The Checkered Flag https://web.archive.org/web/20180909122024/https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2014/09/loic-duval-raring-race-cota/ 9 September 2018 live 12 September 2017 dmy-all The Kodewa-backed Lotus team moved up from the LMP2 category with their new CLM P1/01 but missed the first three races because the new car was not ready.https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/lotus-lmp1-car-will-be-unveiled-at-le-mans-but-wont-race/ Maybe next year: Lotus racer misses 2014 Le Mans start Edelstein Stephen 12 June 2014 Digital Trends https://web.archive.org/web/20151025082250/http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/lotus-lmp1-car-will-be-unveiled-at-le-mans-but-wont-race/ 2015-10-25 live 12 September 2017 In the month before its debut, Lotus named Super GT competitor James Rossiter, experienced sports car driver Christophe Bouchut and Formula Three European Championship race winner Lucas Auer as the trio to pilot the No. 9 car.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115580 F3 driver Lucas Auer to make LMP1 debut at Austin WEC with Lotus Watkins Gary 26 August 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20140827081728/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115580 27 August 2014 live 12 September 2017 Rebellion Racing was the other representative of the LMP1 privateer teams.thumb|Mike Conway replaced Kazuki Nakajima at Toyota because Nakajima had a Super Formula commitmentLMP2 consisted of four cars with twelve drivers. United SportsCar Championship participants Extreme Speed Motorsports debuted in the World Endurance Championship with a HPD ARX 03B-Honda driven by the team's regular drivers Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel and Ed Brown.http://www.crash.net/sportscars/news/207584/1/wec-extreme-speed-for-cota-lmp2-wildcard WEC: Extreme Speed for CotA LMP2 wild-card Barstow Ollie 12 August 2014 Crash 12 September 2017 Tsugio Matsuda returned from his four-month hiatus from prototype car racing and joined Matthew Howson and Richard Bradley in driving the No. 47 KCMG Oreca 03R-Nissan.Matsuda Confirmed in KCMG Oreca-Nissan for COTA 11 September 2014 http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/matsuda-confirmed-in-kcmg-oreca-nissan-for-cota/ 12 September 2017 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140912005628/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/matsuda-confirmed-in-kcmg-oreca-nissan-for-cota/ 12 September 2014 live After SMP Racing rearranged their driver lineups for Le Mans, the team returned to their regular driver pairings for the rest of the season starting at the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/16/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-race-preview-pt-2-lmp2.html FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Race Preview, LMP2 Goodwin Graham 16 September 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20150413153955/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/16/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-race-preview-pt-2-lmp2.html 2015-04-13 live 12 September 2014 G-Drive Racing switched from the Morgan chassis to the new Nissan powered Ligier JS P2 monocoque.http://www.rallystar.net/provisional-entry-list-for-the-6-hours-of-circuit-of-the-americas-released/ Provisional Entry List For The 6 Hours Of Circuit Of The Americas Released van der Walt Andries 13 August 2014 Rallystar https://web.archive.org/web/20180909122024/http://www.rallystar.net/provisional-entry-list-for-the-6-hours-of-circuit-of-the-americas-released/ 9 September 2018 live 12 September 2017 dmy-all The Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) field consisted of four manufacturers (Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche and Corvette Racing), while the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Amateur (LMGTE Am) entrants were six teams: Aston Martin Racing, AF Corse, Prospeed Competition, Proton Competition, 8 Star Motorsports and Krohn Racing. Porsche Team Manthey changed their driver roster: Richard Lietz could not recover sufficiently from a fractured arm he sustained while practising at Virginia International Raceway. As a precaution, Lietz was replaced by Nick Tandy who was paired by Jörg Bergmeister in the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR. Patrick Pilet moved to the No. 92 car to partner regular driver Frédéric Makowiecki.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115670 Porsche shuffles its GTE Pro line-up for remaining WEC rounds 2 September 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20150327080024/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115670 27 March 2015 live 12 September 2014 Corvette Racing entered a Chevrolet Corvette C7.R with Tommy Milner and Wayne Taylor Racing's Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor competing in the company's first World Endurance Championship (WEC) race outside of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/08/corvette-racing-confirms-wec-entry-at-circuit-of-the-americas/#ixzz4sUqaDHFu Corvette Racing Confirms WEC Entry At Circuit Of The Americas McEachern Sean 9 August 2014 GM Authority https://web.archive.org/web/20160611142618/http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/08/corvette-racing-confirms-wec-entry-at-circuit-of-the-americas/#ixzz4sUqaDHFu 2016-06-11 live 12 September 2017 James Calado missed Le Mans because he suffered from two brain haemorrhages as a consequence of a heavy practice accident. He did recover sufficiently to return to sports car racing and retook his role of sharing the No. 71 Ferrari 458 Italia with Davide Rigon at the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas.http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/af-corse-and-calado-bouncing-back-together/2319 AF Corse and Calado bouncing back together Smith Sam Miller Fiona 19 September 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20180909122025/https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/af-corse-and-calado-bouncing-back-together/2319 9 September 2018 live 12 September 2017 dmy-all Krohn Racing, who competed full-time in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, entered its No. 57 Ferrari 458 Italia for owner Tracy Krohn, his long-time teammate Niclas Jönsson and experienced racer Ben Collins.http://www.krohnracing.com/news/item/15-krohn-racing-to-compete-in-fia-wec-six-hours-of-circuit-of-the-americas Krohn Racing to Compete in FIA WEC Six Hours of Circuit of the Americas 12 August 2014 Krohn Racing https://web.archive.org/web/20190404191615/http://www.krohnracing.com/news/item/15-krohn-racing-to-compete-in-fia-wec-six-hours-of-circuit-of-the-americas 4 April 2019 live 12 September 2017 dmy-all Matthieu Vaxivière returned to compete for Prospeed Competition after breaking his vertebrae in a Formula Renault 3.5 Series accident in Monaco which forced him to miss Le Mans. He co-drove the Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR.https://www.lemans.org/en/News/matthieu-vaxiviere-endurance-is-one-of-several-options-for-the-future/22144 Matthieu Vaxivière: "Endurance is one of several options for the future" Paulay Emma 29 September 2015 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 12 September 2017http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/08/01/fia-wec-news-round-up-ligier-new-prospeed-porsche-bop-and-corvette.html FIA WEC News Round-up: Ligier, New Prospeed Porsche, BoP & Corvette Goodwin Graham 1 August 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160811185355/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/08/01/fia-wec-news-round-up-ligier-new-prospeed-porsche-bop-and-corvette.html 11 August 2016 live 12 September 2014 Enzo Potolicchio stopped driving for the rest of the season and his place in the 8 Star Motorsports Ferrari was taken by 24 Hours of Daytona class winner Jeff Segal.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/segal-im-hoping-cota-is-just-the-beginning-of-something-much-bigger/ Segal: "I'm Hoping COTA is the Beginning of Something Bigger" Dagys John 13 August 2014 SportsCar365 13 September 2017 Nicki Thiim was absent because of a Porsche Carrera Cup Germany commitment at the Sachsenring and was substituted by Richie Stanaway.http://www.motorsport-total.com/wec/news/2014/10/fuji-le-mans-siegertrio-zurueck-bei-young-driver-amr-14100902.html Fuji: Le-Mans-Siegertrio zurück bei Young Driver AMR 9 October 2014 motorsport-total.com German 13 September 2014 Preview left|thumb|Circuit of the Americas (pictured in 2015), where the race was held The 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas was confirmed as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship's 2014 schedule in an FIA Endurance Commission meeting in Paris in January 2014.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/01/31/more-revisions-to-the-wec-calendar.html More Revisions To The WEC Calendar Howson Mark 31 January 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180909122024/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/01/31/more-revisions-to-the-wec-calendar.html 9 September 2018 live 13 September 2017 dmy-all It was the fourth of eight scheduled endurance sports car round of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship, the second running of the event, and the season's sole North American race.http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/fia-wec-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-weekend-s-six-hours-of-cota-091714 FIA WEC: All you need to know about this weekend's Six Hours of COTA Dagys John 17 September 2014 Fox Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20150119060941/http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/fia-wec-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-weekend-s-six-hours-of-cota-091714 19 January 2015 live 13 September 2017 It was held on 20 September at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas following two days of practice and qualifying. An agreement was reached by circuit officials, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) to run the race on the Saturday. WEC used the Circuit of the Americas' 3.427 mi km on 20-turn Grand Prix layout. Before the race Toyota drivers Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Lapierre led the Drivers' Championship with 80 points, 20 ahead of their nearest rivals André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer of Audi Sport Team Joest and a further six in front of their two teammates Lucas di Grassi and Tom Kristensen. Rebellion Racing's Mathias Beche, Nico Prost and Nick Heidfeld were fourth with 42 points and part-time driver Marc Gené rounded out the top five with 36 points.http://www.fiawec.com:80/courses/classification.html?y=2014 WEC Classification FIA World Endurance Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20150309233558/http://www.fiawec.com/courses/classification.html?y=2014 9 March 2015 dead 27 April 2017 Toyota led the Manufacturers' Championship with 115 points, one ahead of their nearest rivals Audi in second; the third-placed manufacturer Porsche had accumulated 60 points. Going into the race the FIA Endurance Commission altered the balance of performance in LMP1 and LMGTE. The two Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars had their engine power altered by 0.3 per cent but had a one percent in fuel flow per hour along with a small increase of fuel capacity by 0.1 litre. The minimum weight of the LMP1 privateer cars was reduced to 800 kg lb from the Le Mans limit of 810 kg lb as the CLM P1/01 and Rebellion R-Ones received a four percent increase in maximum fuel flow rate and a fifteen percent break in fuel energy per lap to increase their performance. In the LMGTE category the commission added an additional 20 kg lb of ballast to the Aston Martins to lower their performance. Practice There were three practice sessions—one 90-minute session each on Thursday afternoon and evening and a one-hour session on Friday afternoon—preceding Saturday's race. The first practice session took place in overcast and cool weather conditions.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/fassler-tops-fia-wec-practice-1at-cota/ Fassler Tops FIA WEC Practice 1 at COTA Dagys John 18 September 2014 SportsCar365 13 September 2017 The No. 2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro driven by Fässler led with the fastest lap time of the day, at 1 minute and 51.136 seconds, one-tenth of a second quicker than teammate Kristensen in second whose best lap was recorded late in the session. Brendon Hartley's No. 20 Porsche 919 Hybrid was third-fastest after leading the session in its opening minutes and both Toyota TS040 Hybrids rounded out the top five in LMP1-H. Davidson stopped his car near the exit of pit lane in the closing minutes of the session with a systems problem but continued after he restarted his vehicle.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/18/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-free-practice-1-audi-esm-aston-on-top.html FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Free Practice 1, Audi, ESM & Aston On Top Goodwin Graham 18 September 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20170912145042/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/18/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-free-practice-1-audi-esm-aston-on-top.html 12 September 2017 live 13 September 2017 Olivier Pla was first to lead LMP2 but Dalziel ended as the fastest driver with a lap of 1 minute and 58.111 seconds. Pla fell to second and Howson was third. Darren Turner's No. 97 Aston Martin was the quickest car late on in LMGTE Pro while Stanaway helped the British marque to be fastest in LMGTE Am. thumb|Loïc Duval (pictured in 2018) recorded the fastest overall lap time in practice The second practice session was delayed for an hour because of an electrical thunderstorm that caused localised flooding around the circuit and it also prevented trackside marshals from taking up their posts due to local bylaws governing safety.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115930 Austin WEC: Audi and Toyota top a practice session each on Thursday Watkins Gary 19 September 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20160107080726/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115930 7 January 2016 live 9 September 2018http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/19/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-free-practice-2-stormy-weather.html FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Free Practice 2, Stormy Weather Goodwin Graham 19 September 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180909122024/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/19/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-free-practice-2-stormy-weather.html 9 September 2018 live 9 September 2018 dmy-all Once the rain had abated enough to allow for cars to circulate the track, the session commenced and several drivers reported aquaplaning over the multiple heavy puddles that had formed on the circuit. The first red flag came out after seventeen minutes when Rigon beached the No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari off course between turns 17 and 18. The car was recovered back to the pit lane. After the restart, the rain let up and Davidson's No. 8 Toyota recorded the best lap of the session with a time of 2 minutes and 1.333 seconds. Kristensen placed the No. 1 Audi in second and Wurz's No. 7 Toyota was third. In LMP2, the No. 47 KCMG of Bradley was fastest with a time of 2 minutes and 17 seconds. Makowiecki topped the LMGTE Pro time sheets in Porsche Team Manthey's No. 92 and the No. 95 Aston Martin of Stanaway paced the LMGTE Am category.https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/davidson-leads-fia-wec-cota-practice-2-in-mixed-conditions/ Davidson Leads FIA WEC COTA Practice 2 in Mixed Conditions DiZinno Tony 18 September 2014 SportsCar365 9 September 2018 In the final practice session, Kristensen put the No. 1 Audi at the top of the time sheets and Duval improved on his co-driver's form with a lap of 1 minute and 49.480 seconds. The No. 2 Audi of Fässler was second fastest and Toyota's No. 8 car of Davidson was third.Goodwin Graham FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Free Practice 3 Report http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/19/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-free-practice-3.html DailySportsCar 19 September 2014 9 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180909123344/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/19/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-free-practice-3.html 9 September 2018 live The fastest Porsche was fourth courtesy of a lap from Neel Jani's No. 20 entry. Pla in the No. 26 was again the fastest driver in LMP2 with a lap of 1 minute and 56.601 seconds, eight-tenths of a second faster than Bradley's No. 47 KCMG vehicle. In LMGTE Pro, Aston Martin's No. 99 Vantage driven by Fernando Rees was quickest by four-hundredths of a second from the sister No. 97 entry of Stefan Mücke.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115947 Austin WEC: Audi leads final practice with Loic Duval Watkins Gary 19 September 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20160106224942/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115947 6 January 2016 live 4 April 2019 Aston Martin was also the fastest manufacturer in LMGTE Am with Pedro Lamy's No. 98 Vantage from Paolo Ruberti in second place, driving the No. 90 8 Star Motorsports Ferrari. Qualifying Friday's late afternoon qualification session was divided into two groups lasting 25 minutes each. Cars in LMGTE Pro and AM were sent out first and, after a five-minute interval, LMP1 and LMP2 vehicles drove on the track. All cars were required to be driven by two participants for one timed lap each, with the starting order determined by the competitors' fastest average times.https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/6-hrs-cota-lmgte-qualifying-ferrari-and-porsche-reign-at-cota/2322 6 Hrs COTA LMGTE Qualifying: Ferrari and Porsche reign at COTA Miller Fiona 20 September 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20190405061605/https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/6-hrs-cota-lmgte-qualifying-ferrari-and-porsche-reign-at-cota/2322 5 April 2019 live 5 April 2019 The fastest qualifier was awarded one point which went towards the Drivers' and Manufacturers' Championships.Watkins Gary Austin WEC: Anthony Davidson/Sebastien Buemi put Toyota on pole http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115954 Autosport 19 October 2014 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019103533/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115954 19 October 2014 live left|thumb|upright|Sébastien Buemi helped Toyota take its third pole position of the season Toyota chose to keep the No. 8 car in the garage before venturing onto the track with Davidson, who slid on a wet patch at turn 11 and aborted his first attempt. He subsequently set a lap time of 1 minute and 48.900 seconds and then recorded a 1-minute and 49.000 seconds effort. Buemi later relieved Davidson and his lap of 1 minute and 49.156 seconds gave the No. 8 entry a two-lap average effort of 1 minute and 49.093 seconds.Dagys John Toyota Claims FIA WEC Pole at COTA https://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/toyota-claims-fia-wec-pole-at-cota-092014/ Fox Sports 20 September 2014 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20140920194320/http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/toyota-claims-fia-wec-pole-at-cota-092014 20 September 2014 live This earned Buemi, Davidson and Lapierre their first pole position of 2014 and Toyota's third.Toyota snatches WEC pole from Porsche in Austin https://speedcafe.com/toyota-snatches-wec-pole-porsche-austin/ Speedcafe 20 September 2014 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20141104025354/http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/09/20/toyota-snatches-wec-pole-porsche-austin 4 November 2014 live They were joined on the grid's front row by Jani and Romain Dumas's No. 14 Porsche whose two-lap average was 1.190 seconds slower because Jani's best lap was disallowed transgressing energy recovery system limits that dictated the maximum amount of fuel each car could use.Toyota takes 3rd pole of year ahead of 6hrs of COTA https://www.fia.com/news/toyota-takes-3rd-pole-year-ahead-6hrs-cota Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 20 September 2014 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190405065852/https://www.fia.com/news/toyota-takes-3rd-pole-year-ahead-6hrs-cota 5 April 2019 live Hartley and Mark Webber qualified the No. 20 Porsche in third and Fässler and Lotterer put the No. 2 Audi in fourth from a second attempt by Fässler. Toyota's No. 7 car driven by Conway and Stéphane Sarrazin took fifth and di Grassi and Duval's No. 1 Audi completed the top ten after one of di Grassi's laps was deleted for violating energy recovery system limits because of a computer glitch. The LMP1-L class pole position was taken by Dominik Kraihamer and Fabio Leimer in the No. 12 Rebellion R-One with a two-lap average of 1 minute and 54.665 seconds, and was joined by the sister No. 13 entry of Heidfeld which stopped with a broken fly-by-wire throttle and halted the session for 4½ minutes.Goodwin Graham FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, LMP Qualifying, Toyota take Pole, Ligier Do the Austin Double! http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/20/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-lmp-qualifying-toyota-take-pole-ligier-do-the-austin-double.html DailySportsCar 20 September 2014 9 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180909123306/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/20/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-lmp-qualifying-toyota-take-pole-ligier-do-the-austin-double.html 9 September 2018 live The No. 9 Lotus CLM P1/01 did not set a lap because of a gearbox selector failure although the team were granted dispensation to start the race but began one lap behind the rest of the field from the pit lane. In LMP2, Roman Rusinov and Pla drove the No. 26 G-Drive Oreca to its third class pole position of the season and the team's second consecutive at the Circuit of the Americas with an average effort of 1 minutes and 58.075 seconds. Howson and Tsugio Matsuda joined them on the grid's front row in the No. 47 KCMG vehicle which was almost three-tenths of a second slower. The No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX-03b of Dalziel and Sharp began from third in the team's first World Endurance Championship race after Sharp appeared to struggle with the track conditions. Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander, competing in AF Corse's No. 51 Ferrari, took the squad's fourth LMGTE Pro pole position in a row with a two-lap average effort of 2 minutes and 6.456 seconds,http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/20/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-gte-qualifying-af-corse-win-strategy-battle-new-prospeed-911-in-am.html FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, GTE Qualifying, AF Corse Win Strategy Battle, New Prospeed 911 in Am Goodwin Graham 20 September 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180909123738/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/20/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-gte-qualifying-af-corse-win-strategy-battle-new-prospeed-911-in-am.html 9 September 2018 live 9 September 2018 in a rain-affected session that made portions of the track dump. The two qualified 0.638 seconds in front of Mücke and Turner in the No. 97 Aston Martin. Makowiecki and Pilet's No. 92 Porsche Manthey car took third and their teammates Tandy and Bergmeister were fourth. Alex MacDowall and Rees' No. 99 Aston Martin completed the top five in class. Vaxivière was chosen to go a long stint and Emmanuel Collard drove on a drier track, enabling the duo to claim their first LMGTE Am pole position in the No. 75 ProSpeed Competition Porsche with a two-lap average time of 2 minutes and 8.271 seconds, less than a tenth of a second faster than Stanaway and Kristian Poulsen's No. 95 Aston Martin. Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/04_CIRCUIT%20OF%20THE%20AMERICAS/62_FIA%20WEC/201409191800_Qualifying%20Practice/03_Classification_QP_Qualifying%20Practice.PDF FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Qualifying Practice Final Classification FIA World Endurance Championship 19 September 2014 24 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075338/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/04_CIRCUIT%20OF%20THE%20AMERICAS/62_FIA%20WEC/201409191800_Qualifying%20Practice/03_Classification_QP_Qualifying%20Practice.PDF 6 October 2014 live dmy-all +Final qualifying classification Pos Position Class Team Average Time Gap Gap to the fastest car Grid Final grid position 1 LMP1-H No. 8 Toyota Racing 1:49.093 — 1 2 LMP1-H No. 14 Porsche Team 1:50.283 +1.190 2 3 LMP1-H No. 20 Porsche Team 1:50.302 +1.209 3 4 LMP1-H No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest 1:50.340 +1.247 4 5 LMP1-H No. 7 Toyota Racing 1:50.363 +1.270 5 6 LMP1-H No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest 1:51.684 +2.591 6 7 LMP1-L No. 13 Rebellion Racing 1:54.665 +5.572 7 8 LMP2 No. 26 G-Drive Racing 1:56.075 +6.982 8 9 LMP2 No. 47 KCMG 1:56.371 +7.278 9 10 LMP2 No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports 1:57.262 +8.169 10 11 LMP2 No. 27 SMP Racing 1:58.791 +9.698 11 12 LMGTE Pro No. 51 AF Corse 2:06.456 +17.363 12 13 LMGTE Pro No. 97 Aston Martin Racing 2:07.094 +18.001 13 14 LMGTE Pro No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey 2:07.099 +18.006 14 15 LMGTE Pro No. 91 Porsche Team Manthey 2:07.315 +18.222 15 16 LMGTE Pro No. 99 Aston Martin Racing 2:07.850 +18.757 16 17 LMGTE Pro No. 71 AF Corse 2:08.258 +19.165 17 18 LMGTE Am No. 75 Prospeed Competition 2:08.271 +19.178 18 19 LMGTE Am No. 95 Aston Martin Racing 2:08.367 +19.274 19 20 LMGTE Pro No. 65 Corvette Racing 2:08.674 +19.581 20 21 LMGTE Am No. 61 AF Corse 2:08.758 +19.665 21 22 LMGTE Am No. 90 8 Star Motorsports 2:09.197 +20.104 22 23 LMGTE Am No. 81 AF Corse 2:09.461 +20.368 23 24 LMGTE Am No. 88 Proton Competition 2:09.704 +20.611 24 25 LMGTE Am No. 98 Aston Martin Racing 2:12.271 +23.178 25 26 LMGTE Am No. 57 Krohn Racing 2:13.349 +24.256 26 – LMP1-L No. 12 Rebellion Racing No Time — 27 – LMP2 No. 37 SMP Racing No Time — 28 – LMP1-L No. 9 Lotus No Time — 29 Race Weather conditions at the start of the race were dry and clear.https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/audi-wins-fia-wec-six-hours-of-cota/ Audi Wins FIA WEC Six Hours of COTA Dagys John 21 September 2014 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20190405150200/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/audi-wins-fia-wec-six-hours-of-cota/ 5 April 2019 live 5 April 2019 The air temperature ranged between 27 and 32 C F and the track temperature was between 28 and 38 C F.6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas: FIA WEC: Race: Weather Report http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/04_CIRCUIT%20OF%20THE%20AMERICAS/62_FIA%20WEC/201409201700_Race/Hour%206/26_Meteo_Race.PDF FIA World Endurance Championship 1 20 September 2014 5 April 2019 It had a two-day attendance of 50,334 spectators. Buemi maintained the overall lead going into the first corner. He extended the No. 8 Toyota's lead to 40 seconds before he lost 13 seconds because he half-spun. That allowed the sister No. 7 Toyota to reduce the gap to Buemi as the Audis got ahead of both Porsches.Goodwin Graham FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Race Report, LMP1 http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/21/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-race-report-pt-1-lmp1.html DailySportsCar 21 September 2014 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416002640/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/21/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-race-report-pt-1-lmp1.html 16 April 2015 live With four hours and 41 minutes left, light rain was reported as falling in turn 11, and it then turned to a monsoon that flooded the track.Barstow Ollie WEC Austin: Audi strikes as storm scuppers Toyota hopes http://www.crash.net/sportscars/race-report/208906/1/wec-audi-strikes-as-storm-scuppers-rivals.html Crash 21 September 2014 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20140926073528/http://www.crash.net/sportscars/race-report/208906/1/wec-audi-strikes-as-storm-scuppers-rivals.html 26 September 2014 live Although drivers were circumspect en route to having wet-weather tyres installed in the pit lane, five of the six LMP1-H cars and several other vehicles from the other three categories aquaplaned off the track.DiZinno Tony Massive Deluge Causes Chaos, Red Flag in COTA Second Hour http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/massive-deluge-causes-chaos-red-flag-in-cota-second-hour/ SportsCar365 20 September 2014 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20141206210811/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/massive-deluge-causes-chaos-red-flag-in-cota-second-hour/ 6 December 2014 live That caused race officials to stop the race after an hour and 35 minutes,Watkins Gary Austin WEC: Storm and crashes interrupt race, cause red flag http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115973 Autosport 24 September 2014 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20140924014236/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115973 24 September 2014 live and most cars were ordered to stop on the start/finish straight. Race officials allowed open-cockpit vehicles to be covered, and teams were permitted to demist their cars windscreens for improved visibility. Racing resumed 77 minutes later in safety car conditions and in fading light as some teams chose to make tyre changes. The change in positions meant both Audis led from the No. 14 Porsche and both Toyotas were a lap behind. The No. 2 Audi had been switched to the intermediate compound tyres after a strategy call from its race engineer Leena Gade,Richards Giles Leena Gade's strategy pays off with Audi first and second in Austin https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/21/leena-gade-strategy-audi-first-second-austin The Guardian 21 September 2014 9 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20140923151658/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/21/leena-gade-strategy-audi-first-second-austin 23 September 2014 live and the sister car was on dry compound tyres. Jani took the outright lead but a lack of engine power put his No. 14 Porsche behind Audi's No. 2 car of Fässler and later Lotterer. thumb|right|The race-winning No. 2 Audi car After establishing large enough of an advantage, a final pit stop for fuel for Fässler allowed the No. 2 Audi to win the entry's second consecutive win of the season after the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was 53 seconds in front of di Grassi's No. 1 car in second and Buemi took the No. 8 Toyota to complete the outright podium in third. LMP1-L was dominated by Rebellion's No. 12 car ran without trouble and took the class victory. KCMG won a race-long battle between Extreme Speed Motorsports, SMP Racing and G-Drive and took its first class victory in the World Endurance Championship with the No. 47 Oreca. Aston Martin took both GTE classes with the No. 97 car winning in Pro and 98 entry took the Am class honours.Goodwin Graham FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Race Report, GTE Pro & GTE Am http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/21/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-race-report-gte-pro-gte-am.html DailySportsCar 21 September 2014 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20150413123440/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/21/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-race-report-gte-pro-gte-am.html 13 April 2015 live Race results Class winners in bold. http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/04_CIRCUIT%20OF%20THE%20AMERICAS/62_FIA%20WEC/201409201700_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Race Final Classification FIA World Endurance Championship 21 September 2014 24 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102050/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/04_CIRCUIT%20OF%20THE%20AMERICAS/62_FIA%20WEC/201409201700_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF 6 October 2014 live dmy-all +Final race classification Pos Position Class No Car number Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Engine 1 LMP1-H 2 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU André LottererSUI Marcel FässlerFRA Benoît Tréluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro Michelin 157 6:01'52.122 Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6(Diesel) 2 LMP1-H 1 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEN Tom KristensenFRA Loïc DuvalBRA Lucas di Grassi Audi R18 e-tron quattro Michelin 157 +53.016 Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6(Diesel) 3 LMP1-H 8 JPN Toyota Racing GBR Anthony DavidsonSUI Sébastien BuemiFRA Nicolas Lapierre Toyota TS040 Hybrid Michelin 157 +1:03.945 Toyota 3.7 L V8 4 LMP1-H 14 DEU Porsche Team DEU Marc LiebFRA Romain DumasSUI Neel Jani Porsche 919 Hybrid Michelin 156 +1 Lap Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 5 LMP1-H 20 DEU Porsche Team DEU Timo BernhardNZL Brendon HartleyAUS Mark Webber Porsche 919 Hybrid Michelin 155 +2 Laps Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 6 LMP1-H 7 JPN Toyota Racing AUT Alexander WurzFRA Stéphane SarrazinGBR Mike Conway Toyota TS040 Hybrid Michelin 155 +2 Laps Toyota 3.7 L V8 7 LMP1-L 12 SUI Rebellion Racing FRA Nicolas ProstDEU Nick HeidfeldSUI Mathias Beche Rebellion R-One Michelin 149 +8 Laps Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 8 LMP2 47 HKG KCMG GBR Matthew HowsonGBR Richard BradleyJPN Tsugio Matsuda Oreca 03R Dunlop 145 +12 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 LMP2 27 RUS SMP Racing RUS Sergey ZlobinITA Maurizio MedianiFRA Nicolas Minassian Oreca 03R Michelin 145 +12 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 10 LMP2 30 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Scott SharpUSA Ed BrownGBR Ryan Dalziel HPD ARX-03b Dunlop 141 +16 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 11 LMGTEPro 97 GBR Aston Martin Racing GBR Darren TurnerDEU Stefan Mücke Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Michelin 141 +16 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 12 LMGTEPro 92 DEU Porsche Team Manthey FRA Patrick PiletFRA Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 141 +16 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 13 LMGTEPro 51 ITA AF Corse ITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 141 +16 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 14 LMP2 26 RUS G-Drive Racing RUS Roman RusinovFRA Olivier PlaFRA Julien Canal Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 141 +16 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 15 LMP1-L 9 ROM Lotus FRA Christophe BouchutGBR James RossiterAUT Lucas Auer CLM P1/01 Michelin 140 +17 Laps AER P60 Turbo V6 16 LMGTEPro 91 DEU Porsche Team Manthey DEU Jörg BergmeisterGBR Nick Tandy Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 139 +18 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 17 LMGTEAm 98 GBR Aston Martin Racing CAN Paul Dalla LanaPRT Pedro LamyDEN Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Michelin 138 +19 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 18 LMGTEAm 95 GBR Aston Martin Racing DEN David Heinemeier HanssonDEN Kristian PoulsenNZL Richie Stanaway Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Michelin 138 +19 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 19 LMGTEPro 71 ITA AF Corse ITA Davide RigonGBR James Calado Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 137 +20 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 20 LMGTEAm 88 DEU Proton Competition DEU Christian RiedAUT Klaus BachlerUAE Khaled Al Qubaisi Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 137 +20 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 21 LMGTEAm 61 ITA AF Corse ARG Luís Pérez CompancITA Marco CiociITA Mirko Venturi Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 137 +20 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 22 LMGTEPro 99 GBR Aston Martin Racing HKG Darryl O'YoungGBR Alex MacDowallBRA Fernando Rees Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Michelin 137 +20 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 23 LMGTEAm 90 USA 8 Star Motorsports USA Jeff SegalITA Paolo RubertiITA Gianluca Roda Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 136 +21 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 24 LMGTEPro 65 USA Corvette Racing USA Tommy MilnerUSA Ricky TaylorUSA Jordan Taylor Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Michelin 135 +22 Laps Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 25 LMGTEAm 57 USA Krohn Racing USA Tracy KrohnSWE Niclas JönssonGBR Ben Collins Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 135 +22 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 26 LMGTEAm 81 ITA AF Corse AUS Stephen WyattITA Michele RugoloITA Andrea Bertolini Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 133 +24 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 27 LMGTEAm 75 BEL Prospeed Competition FRA François PerrodoFRA Matthieu VaxivièreFRA Emmanuel Collard Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 111 +46 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DNF Did not finish LMP1-L 13 SUI Rebellion Racing AUT Dominik KraihamerITA Andrea BelicchiSUI Fabio Leimer Rebellion R-One Michelin 88 Accident Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 37 RUS SMP Racing RUS Kirill LadyginRUS Anton LadyginRUS Viktor Shaitar Oreca 03R Michelin 75 Retired Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerDunlop DunlopMichelin Michelin Standings after the race The result of the race meant Davidson, Lapierre and Buemi kept their lead in the Drivers' Championship to 96 points, but their advantage over Lotterer, Fässler and Tréluyer was reduced to eleven points. Di Grassi and Kristensen remained in the third position with 72 points. Beche, Heidfeld and Prost maintained fourth with 48 points and Dumas, Jani and Marc Lieb rounded out the top five with 45 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Audi (with 157 points) took the lead from Toyota (139 points) while Porsche remained in third with 82 points with four races left in the season. +World Endurance Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– DriverPoints 1 10px GBR Anthony DavidsonFRA Nicolas LapierreSUI Sébastien Buemi 96 2 10px GER André LottererFRA Benoît TréluyerSUI Marcel Fässler 85 3 10px BRA Lucas di GrassiDEN Tom Kristensen 72 4 10px SUI Mathias BecheFRA Nicolas ProstGER Nick Heidfeld 48 5 10px 2 FRA Romain DumasSUI Neel JaniGER Marc Lieb 45 +World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Constructor Points 1 10px 1 GER Audi 157 2 10px JPN Toyota 135 3 10px GER Porsche 82 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings. References 30em 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship 24 Hours of Le Mans 6 Hours of Fuji Sports United States Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas Category:Lone Star Le Mans Category:Sports in Austin, Texas Category:Motorsport competitions in Texas Category:September 2014 sports events in the United States Category:2014 in sports in Texas