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2024 6 Hours Of São Paulo

The 2024 6 Hours of São Paulo (formally known as the 2024 Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo) was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 14 July 2024, as the fifth of eight rounds of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the fourth running of the event as part of the World Endurance Championship, and the first running of the event since 2014.

Background

The event was announced on 9 June 2023, during the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. Interlagos Circuit signed a contract to host the event until at least 2028, made possible via an agreement with the São Paulo City Hall.

Entry list

The entry list was revealed on 26 June 2024, with 37 entries: 19 in Hypercar and 18 in LMGT3. Clemens Schmid was set to replace Timur Boguslavskiy in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus. However, the car had to withdraw from the event after a heavy crash from Arnold Robin in the first free practice session. Furthermore, Harry Tincknell was not aboard the No. 99 Proton Competition Porsche due to commitments in IMSA's Mosport Park round. Mike Conway returned behind the wheel of the No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota, after withdrawing from Le Mans after an accident. José María López, therefore, returned behind the wheel of the No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus.

Schedule

Date Time (local: BRT) Event
Friday, 12 July 10:45 Free Practice 1
14:30 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 13 July 10:30 Free Practice 3
14:30 Qualifying - LMGT3
14:50 Hyperpole - LMGT3
15:10 Qualifying - Hypercar
15:30 Hyperpole - Hypercar
Sunday, 14 July 11:30 Race
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Practice

Three practice sessions were held: two on Friday, and one on Saturday. The sessions on Friday morning and Friday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Saturday morning lasted 60 minutes.

Practice 1

The first practice session started at 10:45 BRT on Friday. Nico Müller topped the session in the No. 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies entry, with a lap time of 1:26.341. He was 0.179 seconds quicker than second-placed Earl Bamber in the No. 2 Cadillac Racing entry, and André Lotterer finished third in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport. Nicolas Costa was quickest in the LMGT3 category: he lapped the circuit in 1 minute, 35.881 seconds, in the No. 59 United Autosports McLaren. He was only 0.003 seconds quicker than second-placed Alex Riberas in the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin, with Marco Sørensen rounding out the top three in the No. 777 D'station Racing Aston Martin. The session was red-flagged with 43 minutes to go after a heavy crash from Arnold Robin: the session would not be resumed. The No. 78 Lexus was withdrawn from the event, with the damage to the car too much to repair.

Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 93 France Peugeot TotalEnergies Switzerland Nico Müller 1:26.341
LMGT3 59 United Kingdom United Autosports Brazil Nicolas Costa 1:35.881
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  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Practice 2

The second practice session started at 14:30 BRT on Friday. Toyota set the two fastest times: Sébastien Buemi was quickest in the No. 8 Toyota with a lap of 1:25.727, 0.033 seconds quicker than second-placed Kamui Kobayashi in the sister No. 7 car. Alessandro Pier Guidi rounded out the top three in the No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse entry; he was only 0.043 seconds slower than Buemi. José María López topped the session in the LMGT3 category in the one remaining Lexus, with a lap of 1:35.725. He was 0.325 seconds quicker than Franck Perera in the No. 60 Iron Lynx Lamborghini, with Alessio Rovera in the No. 55 Vista AF Corse Ferrari third-quickest.

Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 1:25.727
LMGT3 87 France Akkodis ASP Team Argentina José María López 1:35.881
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  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Final practice

The third and final practice session started at 10:30 BRT on Saturday. Callum Ilott led a Porsche 1–2–3 in the No. 12 Hertz Team Jota Porsche, with a lap time of 1:24.297. He was 0.012 seconds quicker than Matt Campbell in the No. 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche, whilst Kévin Estre in the sister No. 6 Porsche finished as third-quickest, 0.093 seconds behind Ilott. Alex Malykhin set the fastest lap in LMGT3: he lapped the circuit in 1 minute, 35.488 seconds in the No. 92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche. He was 0.062 seconds quicker than second-placed Nico Pino in the No. 95 McLaren, and Sarah Bovy rounded out the top three in the No. 85 Iron Dames Lamborghini.

Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 12 United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota United Kingdom Callum Ilott 1:24.297
LMGT3 92 Germany Manthey PureRxcing Saint Kitts and Nevis Alex Malykhin 1:35.488
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  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Qualifying

Qualifying started at 14:30 BRT on Saturday. Pole position was claimed by Kamui Kobayashi in the No. 7 Toyota with a lap of 1:23.140, which was 0.122 seconds quicker than Buemi in the sister No. 8 Toyota. Campbell rounded out the top three in the No. 5 Porsche, 0.191 seconds behind Kobayashi. LMGT3 saw pole position be claimed by Bovy in the No. 85 Lamborghini, with a lap time of 1:34.413. She was 0.391 seconds quicker than second-placed Malykhin in the No. 92 Porsche, with Josh Caygill in the No. 95 McLaren third-quickest.

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Entrant Qualifying Hyperpole Grid
1 Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:23.426 1:23.140 1
2 Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:23.605 1:23.262 2
3 Hypercar 5 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:23.263 1:23.331 3
4 Hypercar 2 United States Cadillac Racing 1:23.584 1:23.396 4
5 Hypercar 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:23.739 1:23.408 5
6 Hypercar 50 Italy Ferrari AF Corse 1:23.583 1:23.532 6
7 Hypercar 12 United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota 1:23.357 1:23.639 7
8 Hypercar 38 United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota 1:23.634 1:23.701 8
9 Hypercar 51 Italy Ferrari AF Corse 1:23.581 1:23.910 9
10 Hypercar 20 Belgium BMW M Team WRT 1:23.629 1:24.078 10
11 Hypercar 36 France Alpine Endurance Team 1:23.927 11
12 Hypercar 99 Germany Proton Competition 1:23.955 12
13 Hypercar 35 France Alpine Endurance Team 1:23.962 13
14 Hypercar 15 Belgium BMW M Team WRT 1:24.055 14
15 Hypercar 83 Italy AF Corse 1:24.066 15
16 Hypercar 94 France Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:24.406 16
17 Hypercar 93 France Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:24.445 17
18 Hypercar 63 Italy Lamborghini Iron Lynx 1:24.554 18
19 Hypercar 11 Italy Isotta Fraschini 1:24.863 19
20 LMGT3 85 Italy Iron Dames 1:35.299 1:34.413 20
21 LMGT3 92 Lithuania Manthey PureRxcing 1:35.462 1:34.804 21
22 LMGT3 95 United Kingdom United Autosports 1:35.572 1:34.860 22
23 LMGT3 59 United Kingdom United Autosports 1:35.810 1:34.911 23
24 LMGT3 91 Germany Manthey EMA 1:36.015 1:35.471 24
25 LMGT3 31 Belgium Team WRT 1:36.026 1:35.562 25
26 LMGT3 55 Italy Vista AF Corse 1:35.620 1:35.656 26
27 LMGT3 81 United Kingdom TF Sport 1:35.744 1:35.931 27
28 LMGT3 27 United States Heart of Racing Team 1:35.660 1:36.211 28
29 LMGT3 54 Italy Vista AF Corse 1:35.877 No time 29
30 LMGT3 77 Germany Proton Competition 1:36.085 30
31 LMGT3 46 Belgium Team WRT 1:36.163 31
32 LMGT3 82 United Kingdom TF Sport 1:36.169 32
33 LMGT3 777 Japan D'station Racing 1:36.415 33
34 LMGT3 87 France Akkodis ASP Team 1:36.817 34
35 LMGT3 60 Italy Iron Lynx 1:37.944 35
36 LMGT3 88 Germany Proton Competition 1:38.004 36
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  1. ^ The No. 54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari did not set a competitive lap time after causing a red flag in the LMGT3 Hyperpole session.

Race

Race results

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 165 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryo Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 236 6:01:02.554‡
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Kévin Estre
Germany André Lotterer
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 M 236 +1:08.811
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
3 Hypercar 5 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Australia Matt Campbell
Denmark Michael Christensen
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 963 M 236 +1:15.993
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
4 Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Netherlands Nyck de Vries
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 236 +1:23.571
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
5 Hypercar 51 Italy Ferrari AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Antonio Giovinazzi
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 499P M 236 +1:27.395
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
6 Hypercar 50 Italy Ferrari AF Corse Italy Antonio Fuoco
Spain Miguel Molina
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P M 235 +1 Lap
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
7 Hypercar 38 United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota United Kingdom Jenson Button
United Kingdom Phil Hanson
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen
Porsche 963 M 235 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
8 Hypercar 93 France Peugeot TotalEnergies Denmark Mikkel Jensen
Switzerland Nico Müller
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 M 235 +1 Lap
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
9 Hypercar 15 Belgium BMW M Team WRT Switzerland Raffaele Marciello
Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Germany Marco Wittmann
BMW M Hybrid V8 M 235 +1 Lap
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
10 Hypercar 36 France Alpine Endurance Team France Nicolas Lapierre
Germany Mick Schumacher
France Matthieu Vaxivière
Alpine A424 M 234 +2 Laps
Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6
11 Hypercar 83 Italy AF Corse Poland Robert Kubica
Israel Robert Shwartzman
China Yifei Ye
Ferrari 499P M 234 +2 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
12 Hypercar 35 France Alpine Endurance Team France Paul-Loup Chatin
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg
France Charles Milesi
Alpine A424 M 234 +2 Laps
Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6
13 Hypercar 2 United States Cadillac Racing New Zealand Earl Bamber
United Kingdom Alex Lynn
Cadillac V-Series.R M 234 +2 Laps
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
14 Hypercar 20 Belgium BMW M Team WRT Netherlands Robin Frijns
Germany René Rast
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
BMW M Hybrid V8 M 234 +2 Laps
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
15 Hypercar 99 Germany Proton Competition France Julien Andlauer
Switzerland Neel Jani
Porsche 963 M 234 +2 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
16 Hypercar 94 France Peugeot TotalEnergies United Kingdom Paul di Resta
France Loïc Duval
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
Peugeot 9X8 M 234 +2 Laps
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
17 Hypercar 63 Italy Lamborghini Iron Lynx Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Daniil Kvyat
Italy Edoardo Mortara
Lamborghini SC63 M 234 +2 Laps
Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8
18 Hypercar 12 United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota United Kingdom Callum Ilott
France Norman Nato
United Kingdom Will Stevens
Porsche 963 M 233 +3 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
19 LMGT3 92 Lithuania Manthey PureRxcing Austria Klaus Bachler
Saint Kitts and Nevis Alex Malykhin
Germany Joel Sturm
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 214 +22 Laps‡
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
20 LMGT3 27 United States Heart of Racing Team United Kingdom Ian James
Italy Daniel Mancinelli
Spain Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 213 +23 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
21 LMGT3 95 United Kingdom United Autosports Japan Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Chile Nico Pino
Japan Marino Sato
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 213 +23 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
22 LMGT3 59 United Kingdom United Autosports Brazil Nicolas Costa
United Kingdom James Cottingham
Switzerland Grégoire Saucy
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 212 +24 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
23 LMGT3 46 Belgium Team WRT Oman Ahmad Al Harthy
Belgium Maxime Martin
Italy Valentino Rossi
BMW M4 GT3 G 212 +24 Laps
BMW P58 L Turbo I6
24 LMGT3 55 Italy Vista AF Corse France François Hériau
United States Simon Mann
Italy Alessio Rovera
Ferrari 296 GT3 G 212 +24 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
25 LMGT3 77 Germany Proton Competition United Kingdom Ben Barker
United States Ryan Hardwick
Canada Zacharie Robichon
Ford Mustang GT3 G 212 +24 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
26 LMGT3 81 United Kingdom TF Sport Angola Rui Andrade
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Belgium Tom van Rompuy
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 212 +24 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
27 LMGT3 777 Japan D'station Racing France Erwan Bastard
France Clément Mateu
Denmark Marco Sørensen
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 212 +24 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
28 LMGT3 31 Belgium Team WRT Brazil Augusto Farfus
Indonesia Sean Gelael
United Kingdom Darren Leung
BMW M4 GT3 G 211 +25 Laps
BMW P58 L Turbo I6
29 LMGT3 87 France Akkodis ASP Team Japan Takeshi Kimura
Argentina José María López
France Esteban Masson
Lexus RC F GT3 G 211 +25 Laps
Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
30 LMGT3 91 Germany Manthey EMA Austria Richard Lietz
Netherlands Morris Schuring
Australia Yasser Shahin
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 209 +27 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
31 LMGT3 88 Germany Proton Competition Norway Dennis Olsen
Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen
Germany Christian Ried
Ford Mustang GT3 G 208 +28 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
32 LMGT3 60 Italy Iron Lynx Italy Matteo Cressoni
France Franck Perera
Italy Claudio Schiavoni
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 G 208 +28 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
33 LMGT3 54 Italy Vista AF Corse Italy Francesco Castellacci
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari 296 GT3 G 191 +45 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
DNF Hypercar 11 Italy Isotta Fraschini United States Carl Bennett
Canada Antonio Serravalle
France Jean-Karl Vernay
Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6-C M 149 Retired
Isotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V6
DNF LMGT3 85 Italy Iron Dames Belgium Sarah Bovy
Switzerland Rahel Frey
Denmark Michelle Gatting
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 G 139 Retired
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
DNF LMGT3 82 United Kingdom TF Sport France Sébastien Baud
Spain Daniel Juncadella
Japan Hiroshi Koizumi
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 133 Retired
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
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Standings after the race

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