2016 FIA World Endurance Championship

The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the fifth edition of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars meeting four ACO categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and ended at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and included the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This season was also the last WEC season for Audi Sport Team Joest as they decided not to race in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Season.

2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
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Schedule

The ACO announced a provisional calendar during the 2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in September 2015. The calendar retains the eight rounds from 2015, but adds the 6 Hours of Mexico City at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The World Sportscar Championship previously visited Mexico City in 1991. The Nürburgring round has been moved a month forward to July to close the gap after Le Mans.[1]

A test session was held prior to the start of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard in March, while the mandatory test for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was held in the first week of June.[1]

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom 17 April
2 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 7 May
3 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 18–19 June
4 6 Hours of Nürburgring Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany 24 July
5 6 Hours of Mexico[2] Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico 3 September
6 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas Austin, United States 17 September
7 6 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway Oyama, Japan 16 October
8 6 Hours of Shanghai Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China 6 November
9 6 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain 19 November

Entries

The FIA unveiled an entry of 32 cars for the 2016 season on 5 February, divided into four categories: Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) and 2 (LMP2), and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Amateur (LMGTE Am).

LMP1
Key
Full-season entry Additional entry (†)
Eligible for all championship points Eligible only for Drivers' championship points
Entrant/Team Car Engine Hybrid Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 Hybrid M 1 Timo Bernhard[3] All
Mark Webber[3] All
Brendon Hartley[3] All
2 Romain Dumas[3] All
Neel Jani[3] All
Marc Lieb[3] All
ByKolles Racing Team CLM P1/01 AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 D 4 Simon Trummer[4] All
Oliver Webb[5] All
James Rossiter[6] 1–2
Pierre Kaffer[4] 3–5, 7–9
Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 Hybrid M 5 Sébastien Buemi[7] All
Kazuki Nakajima[7] All
Anthony Davidson[7] 1–4, 6–9
6 Mike Conway[7] All
Stéphane Sarrazin[7] All
Kamui Kobayashi[7] All
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 Hybrid M 7 André Lotterer[8] All
Marcel Fässler[8] All
Benoît Tréluyer[8] 1–3, 5–9
8 Oliver Jarvis[8] All
Lucas di Grassi[8] All
Loïc Duval[8] All
Rebellion Racing Rebellion R-One AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 D 12 Nick Heidfeld[9] 1–4
Nicolas Prost[9] 1–4
Nelson Piquet, Jr.[10] 1–3
Mathias Beche[9] 4
13 Dominik Kraihamer[9] All
Alexandre Imperatori[9] All
Mathéo Tuscher[9] All

LMP2
Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
G-Drive Racing Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 26 Roman Rusinov[11] All
René Rast[12] 1–6, 9
Nathanaël Berthon[11] 1–2
Will Stevens[13] 3, 7–8
Alex Brundle[14] 4–9
Gibson 015S 38† Simon Dolan[11] 2–3
Jake Dennis[11] 2–3
Giedo van der Garde[11] 2–3
SMP Racing BR Engineering BR01 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 27 Maurizio Mediani[15] All
Nicolas Minassian[15] All
David Markozov[16] 2
Mikhail Aleshin[17] 3, 7–9
37 Vitaly Petrov[15] All
Viktor Shaytar[15] All
Kirill Ladygin[15] All
Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D
M		 30 Scott Sharp[18] 1–6
Ed Brown[18] 1–6
Johannes van Overbeek[18] 1–6
Sean Gelael[19] 7–9
Antonio Giovinazzi[19] 7–8
Giedo van der Garde[19] 7, 9
Tom Blomqvist[20] 8
Tom Dillmann[21] 9
31 Pipo Derani[18] All
Ryan Dalziel[18] All
Chris Cumming[18] All
Baxi DC Racing Alpine Alpine A460 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 35 David Cheng[22] All
Ho-Pin Tung[22] All
Nelson Panciatici[23] 1–6
Paul-Loup Chatin[24] 7–9
Signatech Alpine Alpine A460 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 36 Gustavo Menezes[25] All
Nicolas Lapierre[25] All
Stéphane Richelmi[26] All
Strakka Racing Gibson 015S Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 42 Jonny Kane[27] 1–7
Nick Leventis[27] 1–6
Danny Watts[27] 1–3
Lewis Williamson[28] 4–7
RGR Sport by Morand Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 43 Filipe Albuquerque[29] All
Bruno Senna[29] All
Ricardo González[29] All
Manor[30] Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 44 Tor Graves[31] 1–4
James Jakes[31] 1–2
Will Stevens[31] 1–2
Matt Rao[17] 3, 5–9
Roberto Merhi[13] 3, 6–7
Antônio Pizzonia[32] 4
Matthew Howson[33] 4
Richard Bradley[34] 5–9
Alfonso Diaz Guerra[34] 5
Alex Lynn[35] 8–9
45† Matt Rao[31] 1–2, 4
Richard Bradley[36] 1–2, 4
Roberto Merhi[37] 1–2, 4, 9
Tor Graves[38] 7–8
Alex Lynn[38] 7
Shinji Nakano[38] 7
Roberto González[35] 8–9
Mathias Beche[35] 8
Julien Canal[21] 9

LMGTE Pro
Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 M 51 Gianmaria Bruni[39] All
James Calado[39] All
Alessandro Pier Guidi[17] 3
71 Davide Rigon[39] All
Sam Bird[39] All
Andrea Bertolini[17] 3
Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 M 66 Olivier Pla[40] All
Stefan Mücke[40] All
Billy Johnson[40] 1–3
67 Andy Priaulx[40] All
Harry Tincknell[40] All
Marino Franchitti[40] 1–6
Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 77 Richard Lietz[41] All
Michael Christensen[41] All
Philipp Eng[17] 3
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 D 95 Nicki Thiim[42] All
Marco Sørensen[42] All
Darren Turner[42] 1–3
97 Richie Stanaway[42] 1–5, 7–8
Fernando Rees[42] 1–3, 6
Jonathan Adam[42] 2–3, 9
Darren Turner[43] 4–9

LMGTE Am
Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Larbre Compétition Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 M 50 Pierre Ragues[44] All
Yutaka Yamagishi[44] 1–5, 7
Paolo Ruberti[44] 1–2, 4
Jean-Philippe Belloc[45] 3
Ricky Taylor[46] 5–9
Lars Viljoen[47] 6
Romain Brandela[35] 8–9
KCMG Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 78 Christian Ried[48] All
Wolf Henzler[48] All
Joël Camathias[48] All
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 M 55† Duncan Cameron[17] 3
Aaron Scott[17] 3
Matt Griffin[17] 3
83 François Perrodo[49] All
Emmanuel Collard[49] All
Rui Águas[49] All
Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 86 Michael Wainwright[50] All
Adam Carroll[50] All
Ben Barker[50] All
Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 88 Khaled Al Qubaisi[51] All
David Heinemeier Hansson[51] All
Klaus Bachler[52] 1
Patrick Long[51] 2–5, 7–9
Kévin Estre[53] 6
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 D
M		 98 Paul Dalla Lana[54] All
Pedro Lamy[54] All
Mathias Lauda[54] All
99† Andrew Howard[17] 3
Liam Griffin[17] 3
Gary Hirsch[17] 3

Technical changes

The FIA have introduced a number of changes to the LMP1 cars for 2016 to reduce their speed. This is due to the 2015 cars being significantly faster than 2014 with most track records broken in 2015. The pace of development of the hybrid powertrains has resulted in cars racing with more than 1000 hp.[55]

Results and standings

Race results

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd. Circuit LMP1 Winners LMP2 Winners LMGTE Pro Winners LMGTE Am Winners Report
1 Silverstone No. 2 Porsche Team No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand No. 71 AF Corse No. 83 AF Corse Results
Marc Lieb
Neel Jani
Romain Dumas		 Filipe Albuquerque
Bruno Senna
Ricardo González		 Davide Rigon
Sam Bird		 François Perrodo
Emmanuel Collard
Rui Águas
2 Spa-Francorchamps No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 36 Signatech Alpine No. 71 AF Corse No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
Oliver Jarvis
Lucas di Grassi
Loïc Duval		 Gustavo Menezes
Nicolas Lapierre
Stéphane Richelmi		 Davide Rigon
Sam Bird		 Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
3 Le Mans No. 2 Porsche Team No. 36 Signatech Alpine No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK No. 83 AF Corse Results
Marc Lieb
Neel Jani
Romain Dumas		 Gustavo Menezes
Nicolas Lapierre
Stéphane Richelmi		 Olivier Pla
Stefan Mücke
Billy Johnson		 François Perrodo
Emmanuel Collard
Rui Águas
4 Nürburgring No. 1 Porsche Team No. 36 Signatech Alpine No. 51 AF Corse No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
Mark Webber
Brendon Hartley
Timo Bernhard		 Gustavo Menezes
Nicolas Lapierre
Stéphane Richelmi		 Gianmaria Bruni
James Calado		 Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
5 Mexico City No. 1 Porsche Team No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand No. 97 Aston Martin Racing No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Results
Mark Webber
Brendon Hartley
Timo Bernhard		 Filipe Albuquerque
Bruno Senna
Ricardo González		 Darren Turner
Richie Stanaway		 Khaled Al Qubaisi
Patrick Long
David Heinemeier Hansson
6 Austin No. 1 Porsche Team No. 36 Signatech Alpine No. 95 Aston Martin Racing No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
Mark Webber
Brendon Hartley
Timo Bernhard		 Gustavo Menezes
Nicolas Lapierre
Stéphane Richelmi		 Nicki Thiim
Marco Sørensen		 Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
7 Fuji No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
Stéphane Sarrazin
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi		 Roman Rusinov
Alex Brundle
Will Stevens		 Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell		 Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
8 Shanghai No. 1 Porsche Team No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
Mark Webber
Brendon Hartley
Timo Bernhard		 Roman Rusinov
Alex Brundle
Will Stevens		 Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell		 Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
9 Bahrain No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 95 Aston Martin Racing No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Results
Oliver Jarvis
Lucas di Grassi
Loïc Duval		 Roman Rusinov
Alex Brundle
René Rast		 Nicki Thiim
Marco Sørensen		 Khaled Al Qubaisi
Patrick Long
David Heinemeier Hansson

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race result points allocation was doubled. Furthermore, a race must complete three laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.

Points System
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Classified
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5

Driver championships

Five titles were offered to drivers in the 2016 season. The World Championship was reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers, while the World Cup for GT Drivers was available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. Further, three FIA Endurance Trophies were also awarded to drivers in the LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories, and privateers in the LMP1 category.

World Endurance Drivers' Championship
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 Marc Lieb Porsche Team 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 160
1 Neel Jani Porsche Team 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 160
1 Romain Dumas Porsche Team 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 160
2 Oliver Jarvis Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 1 3 2 15 2 2 5 1 147.5
2 Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 1 3 2 15 2 2 5 1 147.5
2 Loïc Duval Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 1 3 2 15 2 2 5 1 147.5
3 Mike Conway Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 Ret 2 6 3 3 1 2 5 145
3 Stéphane Sarrazin Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 Ret 2 6 3 3 1 2 5 145
3 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 Ret 2 6 3 3 1 2 5 145
4 Mark Webber Porsche Team Ret 16 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 134.5
4 Brendon Hartley Porsche Team Ret 16 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 134.5
4 Timo Bernhard Porsche Team Ret 16 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 134.5
5 André Lotterer Audi Sport Team Joest EX 5 4 3 2 6 Ret 6 2 104
5 Marcel Fässler Audi Sport Team Joest EX 5 4 3 2 6 Ret 6 2 104
6 Benoît Tréluyer Audi Sport Team Joest EX 5 4 WD 6 Ret 6 2 70
7 Dominik Kraihamer Rebellion Racing 3 3 Ret 7 5 7 6 17 7 66.5
7 Alexandre Imperatori Rebellion Racing 3 3 Ret 7 5 7 6 17 7 66.5
7 Mathéo Tuscher Rebellion Racing 3 3 Ret 7 5 7 6 17 7 66.5
8 Sébastien Buemi Toyota Gazoo Racing 16 17 NC 5 Ret 5 4 3 4 60
8 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Gazoo Racing 16 17 NC 5 Ret 5 4 3 4 60
8 Anthony Davidson Toyota Gazoo Racing 16 17 NC 5 5 4 3 4 60
9 Gustavo Menezes Signatech Alpine 8 7 5 8 7 8 9 11 11 47
9 Nicolas Lapierre Signatech Alpine 8 7 5 8 7 8 9 11 11 47
9 Stéphane Richelmi Signatech Alpine 8 7 5 8 7 8 9 11 11 47
10 Roman Rusinov G-Drive Racing 7 11 6 Ret 12 10 7 8 9 36
11 Filipe Albuquerque RGR Sport by Morand 5 10 11 9 6 9 8 10 10 30
11 Bruno Senna RGR Sport by Morand 5 10 11 9 6 9 8 10 10 30
11 Ricardo González RGR Sport by Morand 5 10 11 9 6 9 8 10 10 30
12 Will Stevens Manor Ret 14 26.5
G-Drive Racing 6 7 8
13 René Rast G-Drive Racing 7 11 6 Ret 12 10 9 26
14 Nick Heidfeld Rebellion Racing 4 4 13 17 25.5
14 Nicolas Prost Rebellion Racing 4 4 13 17 25.5
15 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Rebellion Racing 4 4 13 25
16 Pipo Derani Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 8 14 10 8 13 11 12 12 20
16 Ryan Dalziel Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 8 14 10 8 13 11 12 12 20
16 Chris Cumming Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 8 14 10 8 13 11 12 12 20
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 Nicki Thiim Aston Martin Racing 3 Ret 2 3 3 1 5 4 1 156
1 Marco Sørensen Aston Martin Racing 3 Ret 2 3 3 1 5 4 1 156
2 Davide Rigon AF Corse 1 1 Ret 2 4 3 4 5 3 134
2 Sam Bird AF Corse 1 1 Ret 2 4 3 4 5 3 134
3 Gianmaria Bruni AF Corse 2 Ret Ret 1 2 2 3 3 2 128
3 James Calado AF Corse 2 Ret Ret 1 2 2 3 3 2 128
4 Stefan Mücke Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 5 Ret 1 4 11 13 2 2 6 118
4 Olivier Pla Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 5 Ret 1 4 11 13 2 2 6 118
5 Andy Priaulx Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 4 2 10 12 5 4 1 1 4 117.5
5 Harry Tincknell Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 4 2 10 12 5 4 1 1 4 117.5
6 Darren Turner Aston Martin Racing 3 Ret 2 5 1 5 6 Ret 5 115
7 Richie Stanaway Aston Martin Racing Ret 3 3 5 1 6 Ret 88
8 Michael Christensen Dempsey-Proton Racing 9 4 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 74
8 Richard Lietz Dempsey-Proton Racing 9 4 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 74
9 Billy Johnson Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 5 Ret 1 60
10 Jonathan Adam Aston Martin Racing 3 3 5 56
11 Emmanuel Collard AF Corse 6 6 4 8 8 12 9 8 10 55.5
11 François Perrodo AF Corse 6 6 4 8 8 12 9 8 10 55.5
11 Rui Águas AF Corse 6 6 4 8 8 12 9 8 10 55.5
12 Fernando Rees Aston Martin Racing Ret 3 3 5 55
13 Marino Franchitti Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 4 2 10 12 5 4 54.5
14 Mathias Lauda Aston Martin Racing 7 5 Ret 7 Ret 7 8 7 Ret 38
14 Pedro Lamy Aston Martin Racing 7 5 Ret 7 Ret 7 8 7 Ret 38
14 Paul Dalla Lana Aston Martin Racing 7 5 Ret 7 Ret 7 8 7 Ret 38
15 Khaled Al Qubasi Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 11 10 5 10 7 11 12 10 8 34.5
15 David Heinemeier Hansson Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 11 10 5 10 7 11 12 10 8 34.5
16 Patrick Long Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 10 5 10 7 12 10 8 33.5
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Private Team Drivers
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 Dominik Kraihamer Rebellion Racing 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 193
1 Alexandre Imperatori Rebellion Racing 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 193
1 Mathéo Tuscher Rebellion Racing 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 193
2 Oliver Webb ByKolles Racing Team 3 3 Ret Ret 2 2 Ret 1 2 109
2 Simon Trummer ByKolles Racing Team 3 3 Ret Ret 2 2 Ret 1 2 109
3 Nick Heidfeld Rebellion Racing 2 2 1 2 104
3 Nicolas Prost Rebellion Racing 2 2 1 2 104
4 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Rebellion Racing 2 2 1 86
5 Pierre Kaffer ByKolles Racing Team Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 2 61
6 James Rossiter ByKolles Racing Team 3 3 30
7 Mathias Beche Rebellion Racing 2 18

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 Gustavo Menezes Signatech Alpine 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 199
1 Nicolas Lapierre Signatech Alpine 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 199
1 Stéphane Richelmi Signatech Alpine 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 199
2 Filipe Albuquerque RGR Sport by Morand 1 4 6 2 1 2 2 3 2 166
2 Bruno Senna RGR Sport by Morand 1 4 6 2 1 2 2 3 2 166
2 Ricardo González RGR Sport by Morand 1 4 6 2 1 2 2 3 2 166
3 Roman Rusinov G-Drive Racing 3 5 2 Ret 7 3 1 1 1 162
4 Pipo Derani Extreme Speed Motorsports 2 2 8 3 3 5 5 5 4 116
4 Ryan Dalziel Extreme Speed Motorsports 2 2 8 3 3 5 5 5 4 116
4 Chris Cumming Extreme Speed Motorsports 2 2 8 3 3 5 5 5 4 116
5 René Rast G-Drive Racing 3 5 2 Ret 7 3 1 111
6 Alex Brundle G-Drive Racing Ret 7 3 1 1 1 98
7 Will Stevens Manor Ret 8 92
G-Drive Racing 2 1 1
8 Jonny Kane Strakka Racing 5 Ret 4 4 4 Ret 6 66
9 Kirill Ladygin SMP Racing 8 9 3 6 Ret 6 10 7 8 63
9 Vitaly Petrov SMP Racing 8 9 3 6 Ret 6 10 7 8 63
9 Viktor Shaytar SMP Racing 8 9 3 6 Ret 6 10 7 8 63

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 Emmanuel Collard AF Corse 1 2 1 2 2 6 2 2 3 188
1 François Perrodo AF Corse 1 2 1 2 2 6 2 2 3 188
1 Rui Águas AF Corse 1 2 1 2 2 6 2 2 3 188
2 Khaled Al Qubaisi Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 5 6 2 4 1 5 5 4 1 151
2 David Heinemeier Hansson Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 5 6 2 4 1 5 5 4 1 151
3 Mathias Lauda Aston Martin Racing 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 149
3 Pedro Lamy Aston Martin Racing 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 149
3 Paul Dalla Lana Aston Martin Racing 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 149
4 Patrick Long Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 6 2 4 1 5 4 1 130
5 Christian Ried KCMG 4 4 6 EX 3 2 3 3 2 121
5 Wolf Henzler KCMG 4 4 6 EX 3 2 3 3 2 121
5 Joël Camathias KCMG 4 4 6 EX 3 2 3 3 2 121
6 Pierre Ragues Larbre Compétition 3 3 5 3 Ret 3 6 5 5 108
7 Michael Wainright Gulf Racing Ret 5 3 5 4 4 4 6 4 106
7 Adam Carroll Gulf Racing Ret 5 3 5 4 4 4 6 4 106
7 Ben Barker Gulf Racing Ret 5 3 5 4 4 4 6 4 106
8 Yutaka Yamagishi Larbre Compétition 3 3 5 3 Ret 6 73

Manufacturer championships

Two manufacturers' titles were contested, one for LMPs and one for LMGTEs. The World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers is only open to manufacturer entries in the LMP1 category, while the World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers allows all entries from registered manufacturers in LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am to participate. The top two finishing cars from each manufacturer earn points toward their total.

World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship
Pos. Manufacturer SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 Porsche 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 324
Ret 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 6
2 Audi Ret 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 1 266
EX 3 4 3 5 6 Ret 6 2
3 Toyota 2 5 2 5 3 3 1 2 4 229
3 Ret NC 6 Ret 5 4 3 5

World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers
Pos. Manufacturer SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 Ferrari 1 1 4 1 2 2 3 3 2 294
2 6 Ret 2 4 3 4 5 3
2 Aston Martin 3 3 2 3 1 1 5 4 1 287
7 5 3 5 3 5 6 7 5
3 Ford 4 2 1 4 5 4 1 1 4 241.5
5 Ret 8 11 11 12 2 2 6
4 Porsche 8 4 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 123
9 7 6 9 7 8 10 9 8

Team championships

All categories award a team trophy for each individual entry, although LMP1 is limited to entries not from a manufacturer.

FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams
Pos. Car Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 13 Rebellion Racing 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 193
2 4 ByKolles Racing Team 3 3 Ret Ret 2 2 Ret 1 2 109
3 12 Rebellion Racing 2 2 1 2 104

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams
Pos. Car Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 36 Signatech Alpine 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 199
2 43 RGR Sport by Morand 1 3 6 2 1 2 2 3 2 169
3 26 G-Drive Racing 3 4 2 Ret 7 3 1 1 1 164
4 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports 2 2 8 3 3 5 5 5 4 116
5 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports 8 5 7 9 8 7 4 2 5 78
6 37 SMP Racing 7 7 3 6 Ret 6 10 7 7 71
7 42 Strakka Racing 5 Ret 4 4 4 Ret 6 66
8 27 SMP Racing 9 Ret 5 8 6 4 8 6 8 62
9 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine 6 Ret Ret 7 5 8 9 8 6 42
10 44 Manor Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 9 9 29

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams
Pos. Car Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 95 Aston Martin Racing 3 Ret 2 3 3 1 5 4 1 156
2 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 4 2 5 7 5 4 1 1 4 141
3 71 AF Corse 1 1 Ret 2 4 3 4 5 3 134
4 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 5 Ret 1 4 7 7 2 2 6 129
5 51 AF Corse 2 Ret Ret 1 2 2 3 3 2 128
6 97 Aston Martin Racing Ret 3 3 5 1 5 6 Ret 5 109
7 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing 6 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 7 88

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams
Pos. Car Team SIL
 SPA
 LMS
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 FUJ
 SHA
 BHR
 Total
points
1 83 AF Corse 1 2 1 2 2 6 2 2 3 188
2 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 5 6 2 4 1 5 5 4 1 151
3 98 Aston Martin Racing 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 149
4 78 KCMG 4 4 5 EX 3 2 3 3 2 125
5 50 Larbre Compétition 3 3 4 3 Ret 3 6 5 5 112
6 86 Gulf Racing Ret 5 3 5 4 4 4 6 4 106

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