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Lone Star Le Mans

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Lone Star Le Mans
FIA World Endurance Championship
VenueCircuit of the Americas
First race2013
First WEC race2013
Duration6 hours (for WEC)
2 hours 40 minutes (for IMSA)
Previous names6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas (2013–2017)
Most wins (driver)Germany Timo Bernhard (3)
New Zealand Brendon Hartley (3)
Most wins (team)Germany Porsche Team (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Germany Porsche (3)

The Lone Star Le Mans (previously known as 6 Hours of the Circuit of the Americas)[1] is an endurance race for Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style cars held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Its first running was on 22 September 2013 as the fifth round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season.[2]

The name "Lone Star Le Mans" had previously been used for the Austin round of the United SportsCar Championship, now the IMSA SportsCar Championship, from 2014 to 2016.

On 2 December 2019, the Austin round of the WEC was revived for 2020, as a result of a conflict between the promoters at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace and the WEC, where the Austin round replaced the 6 Hours of São Paulo.[3]

On 9 June 2023, the schedule for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship was announced, with Austin returning to the schedule on 1 September as the 6th race of the season, effectively replacing the 1000 Miles of Sebring (a race specially created just for the WEC) as the American round of the championship.[4]

Results

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FIA WEC races

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Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Championship Report Ref
2013 United Kingdom Allan McNish
Denmark Tom Kristensen
France Loïc Duval
Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [5]
2014 Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Germany André Lotterer
France Benoît Tréluyer
Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [6]
2015 Australia Mark Webber
Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Germany Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [7]
2016 Australia Mark Webber
Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Germany Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [8]
2017 New Zealand Earl Bamber
Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Germany Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [9]
2018–2019: Not held
2020 United States Gustavo Menezes
France Norman Nato
Brazil Bruno Senna
Switzerland Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13 6 hours Lone Star Le Mans FIA World Endurance Championship Report [10]
2021–2023: Not held
2024 Poland Robert Kubica
Israel Robert Shwartzman
China Yifei Ye
Italy AF Corse Ferrari 499P 6 hours Lone Star Le Mans FIA World Endurance Championship Report [11]

Other races

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Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Championship Report Ref
2013
(Grand-Am)
United States Jon Fogarty
United States Alex Gurney
United States GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette DP 2 hours 45 minutes Grand-Am of The Americas presented by GAINSCO and TOTAL Rolex Sports Car Series Report [12]
2013
(ALMS)
Germany Lucas Luhr
Germany Klaus Graf
United States Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03c 2 hours 45 minutes International Sports Car Weekend American Le Mans Series Report [13]
2014 United States Scott Pruett
Mexico Memo Rojas
United States Chip Ganassi Racing Ford EcoBoost Riley DP 2 hours 45 minutes Lone Star Le Mans United SportsCar Championship Report [14]
2015 United States Scott Pruett
United States Joey Hand
United States Chip Ganassi Racing Ford EcoBoost Riley DP 2 hours 40 minutes Lone Star Le Mans United SportsCar Championship Report [15]
2016 United States Jordan Taylor
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Wayne Taylor Racing Dallara Corvette DP 2 hours 40 minutes Lone Star Le Mans IMSA SportsCar Championship Report [16]
2017 United States Jordan Taylor
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R 2 hours 40 minutes Advance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown IMSA SportsCar Championship Report [17]

6 Hours of the Americas

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The 6 Hours of the Americas was an event organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and would have been part of the inaugural season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge on March 6, 2016. On January 29 it was announced that the race would be cancelled with the official reason stated as a lack of entrants.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Circuit of the Americas (February 2, 2013). "CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS™ CONFIRMS WEC EVENT FOR 2013 LINE-UP". Endurance-Info.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "FIA WEC Unveils 2013 Provisional Calendar". FIA World Endurance Championship. September 28, 2012. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "São Paulo to be replaced by Austin, Texas". FIA World Endurance Championship. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Cota, Interlagos return on 2024 WEC Schedule". SportsCar 365. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Austin 6 Hours 2013". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Austin 6 Hours 2014". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Austin 6 Hours 2015". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "World Endurance Championship 2016 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
    "Austin 6 Hours 2016 (Race Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Austin 6 Hours 2017". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "World Endurance Championship 2020 Lone Star Le Mans Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
    "Austin 6 Hours 2020 (Race Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "2024 LONE STAR LEMANS (COTA) results". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Grand-Am Austin 2013". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "American Le Mans Series Austin 2013". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  14. ^ "United SportsCar Championship Austin 2014". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  15. ^ "United SportsCar Championship Austin 2015". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  16. ^ "IMSA Championship Austin 2016". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  17. ^ "IMSA Championship Austin 2017". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  18. ^ "Intercontinental GT round at COTA to be cancelled". Motorsport.com. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.