Imola WEC: Full Hypercar and LMGT3 race results
Check out the full results for the World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of Imola.
Ferrari converted pole position into a comfortable victory in the second round of the World Endurance Championship at Imola on Sunday.
| Pos | No. | Drivers | Car | Class | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi | Ferrari 499P | HYPERCAR | |
| 2 | 20 | Rene Rast Robin Frijns Sheldon Van Der Linde | BMW M Hybrid V8 | HYPERCAR | 8.490 |
| 3 | 36 | Jules Gounon Frederic Makowiecki Mick Schumacher | Alpine A424 | HYPERCAR | 12.450 |
| 4 | 83 | Robert Kubica Ye Yifei Philip Hanson | Ferrari 499P | HYPERCAR | 20.597 |
| 5 | 8 | Sebastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa | Toyota GR010 - Hybrid | HYPERCAR | 23.210 |
| 6 | 15 | Dries Vanthoor Raffaele Marciello Kevin Magnussen | BMW M Hybrid V8 | HYPERCAR | 25.516 |
| 7 | 7 | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries | Toyota GR010 - Hybrid | HYPERCAR | 31.478 |
| 8 | 6 | Kevin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Matthew Campbell | Porsche 963 | HYPERCAR | 41.280 |
| 9 | 93 | Paul di Resta Mikkel Jensen Jean-Eric Vergne | Peugeot 9X8 | HYPERCAR | 50.904 |
| 10 | 12 | Alex Lynn Norman Nato Will Stevens | Cadillac V-Series.R | HYPERCAR | 53.300 |
| 11 | 5 | Julien Andlauer Michael Christensen Mathieu Jaminet | Porsche 963 | HYPERCAR | 1'14.220 |
| 12 | 94 | Loic Duval Malthe Jakobsen Stoffel Vandoorne | Peugeot 9X8 | HYPERCAR | 1'15.285 |
| 13 | 35 | Paul Loup Chatin Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi | Alpine A424 | HYPERCAR | 1'16.135 |
| 14 | 99 | Neel Jani Nicolas Pino Nicolas Varrone | Porsche 963 | HYPERCAR | 1'17.150 |
| 15 | 50 | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 499P | HYPERCAR | 1 Lap |
| 16 | 38 | Earl Bamber Sebastien Bourdais Jenson Button | Cadillac V-Series.R | HYPERCAR | 2 Laps |
| 17 | 009 | Alex Riberas Marco Sorensen | Aston Martin Valkyrie | HYPERCAR | 4 Laps |
| 18 | 007 | Harry Tincknell Tom Gamble | Aston Martin Valkyrie | HYPERCAR | 4 Laps |
| 19 | 92 | Ryan Hardwick Riccardo Pera Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 GT3 R | LMGT3 | 19 Laps |
| 20 | 46 | Ahmad Al Harthy Valentino Rossi Kelvin van der Linde | BMW M4 GT3 | LMGT3 | 19 Laps |
| 21 | 78 | Arnold Robin Finn Gehrsitz Esteban Masson | Lexus RC F GT3 | LMGT3 | 19 Laps |
| 22 | 87 | Razvan Umbrarescu Clemens Schmid Jose Maria Lopez | Lexus RC F GT3 | LMGT3 | 19 Laps |
| 23 | 54 | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Davide Rigon | Ferrari 296 GT3 | LMGT3 | 20 Laps |
| 24 | 81 | Tom van Rompuy Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | LMGT3 | 20 Laps |
| 25 | 33 | Ben Keating Jonny Edgar Daniel Juncadella | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | LMGT3 | 20 Laps |
| 26 | 85 | Celia Martin Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 911 GT3 R | LMGT3 | 20 Laps |
| 27 | 95 | Darren Leung Sean Gelael Marino Sato | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 20 Laps |
| 28 | 77 | Bernardo Sousa Ben Tuck Ben Barker | Ford Mustang GT3 | LMGT3 | 20 Laps |
| 29 | 10 | Derek DeBoer Dudu Barrichello Valentin Hasse-Clot | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | LMGT3 | 20 Laps |
| 30 | 31 | Yasser Shahin Timur Boguslavskiy Augusto Farfus | BMW M4 GT3 | LMGT3 | 21 Laps |
| 31 | 61 | Christian Ried Lin Hodenius Maxime Martin | Mercedes AMG GT3 | LMGT3 | 21 Laps |
| 32 | 59 | James Cottingham Sebastien Baud Gregoire Saucy | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 21 Laps |
| 33 | 60 | Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Matteo Cairoli | Mercedes AMG GT3 | LMGT3 | 21 Laps |
| 34 | 88 | Stefano Gattuso Giammarco Levorato Dennis Olsen | Ford Mustang GT3 | LMGT3 | 21 Laps |
| 21 | Francois Heriau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera | Ferrari 296 GT3 | LMGT3 | 93 Laps | |
| 27 | Ian James Zacharie Robichon Mattia Drudi | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | LMGT3 | 163 Laps |
The factory #51 Ferrari 499 LMH driven by Antonio Giovinazzi, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi took the chequered flag with a nine-second margin over the #20 BMW of Sheldon van der Linde, Robin Frijns and Rene Rast at the end of 6 Hours of Imola.
The #51 Ferrari was never really threatened at the front of the pack, although there were brief stints where other cars moved ahead on strategy.
Giovinazzi’s move on the #6 Porsche 963 LMDh with two hours to go sealed the deal for the 2023 Le Mans-winning crew.
The #20 BMW recovered from multiple incidents, including contact with the #7 Toyota that left with damaged rear bodywork, to take the runner-up position.
Alpine scored its second podium with the A424 LMDh in the Hypercar class, with Mick Schumacher, Jules Gounon and Frederic Makowiecki finishing a strong third in the #36 entry despite a contact with the French marque’s sister car at the start of the race.
The #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid shared by Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa finished fifth, behind the front-row starting customer #83 Ferrari driven by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson.
Porsche endured another tough race in the WEC, with Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Matt Campbell finishing a distant eighth in the best of the two factory 963 LMDh prototypes.
Porsche takes LMGT3 win
In the LMGT3 class, the #92 Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R crewed by Richard Lietz, Riccardo Pera and Ryan Hardwick scored a narrow win over the pole-sitting #46 WRT BMW M4 GT3 of Kelvin van der Linde, Valentino Rossi and Ahmad Al Harthy.
The final spot on the podium went to the Finn Gehrsitz, Arnold Robin and Ben Barnicoat in the #78 Lexus RC F GT3.
