The Official FIA Shanghai Preview
WEC 2014 - 6 Hours of Shanghai Preview
2014 6 Hours Of Shanghai Round 6
Lap distance: 5.451 km
Race duration: 6 hours
Location: Shanghai literally means the city by the sea. Shanghai is situated at 31o14' north latitude and 121° 29'east longitude, on the west shore of the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the north and west by Jiangsu Province , on the south by Zhejiang Province, and on the east by the East China Sea . Right in the middle of China's east coastline, Shanghai is an excellent sea and river port, boasting easy access to the vast hinterland. The city is divided into two parts by the Huangpu River: Puxi (west of the Huangpu River) and Pudong (east of the Huangpu River). Puxi is the older part of the city and hosts the majority of shops, restaurants and museums. Pudong is the modern part, and is recognized for its rather unusual yet extremely impressive high-rises such as Shanghai's tallest buildings, the Shanghai International Financial Center, Jinmao Building and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
Press officer: Ivy Zhuang E:
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Airports: Pudong International Airport (Shanghai)
2013 LAP RECORDS
LMP1 A. McNish Audi R18 e-tron quattro 1m47.442 182.6kph
LMP2 J. Martin Oreca 03 - Nissan 1m55.109 170.5kph
LMGTE Pro B. Senna Aston Martin Vantage V8 2m04.099 158.1kph
LMGTE Am P. Ruberti Porsche 911 GT3 RSR b 2m04.682 157.4kph
ROLL OF HONOUR WEC 6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI
2012: #7 Toyota Racing A. WURZ / N. LAPIERRE Toyota TS030 – Hybrid
2013: #1 Audi Sport Team Joest A. LOTTERER / B. TRÉLUYER / M. FÄSSLER Audi R18 e-tron quattro
DID YOU KNOW IT?
The number of laps completed by the winners in 2012 was 191 and in 2013 it was 190.
Aston Martin Racing have a 100% record at Shanghai having won their first FIA WEC race in 2012 when Darren Turner and Stefan Mucke took the win, a feat they repeated in 2013.
G-Drive Racing won the LMP2 class and 8 Star Motorsports won the LMGTE Class in 2013. Both teams are back to defend their Shanghai titles but G-Drive Racing are now using a Ligier-Nissan and none of the 2013 winning drivers will be driving the 8 Star Motorsports Ferrrari 458.
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
Thursday, 30 October
08:30-18:30 Scrutineering
Friday, 31 October
09:15 Drivers’ briefing
10:45 - 12:15 Free Practice #1
14:00 Pre-event Press conference
15:30 - 17:00 Free Practice #2
Saturday, 1 November
09:30 - 10:30 Free Practice #3
13:20 – 13:45 Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM
13:55 - 14:20 Qualifying - FIA WEC (LMP1/LMP2)
14:30 Qualifying Press Conference
14:55 - 15:10 Mixed Interview Zone
Sunday, 2 November
11:00 - 17:00 RACE: 6 Hours of Shanghai
17:15 Post-race Press Conference
FIA OFFICIALS
Eduardo Freitas FIA Race Director
Jean-Francois Veroux FIA WEC Steward (Chairman)
Michael Schwaegerl FIA WEC Steward
Denis Chevrier FIA Technical Delegate
Alain Chantegret FIA Medical Delegate
Jeff Carter FIA Media Delegate
David Escribano Chief Timekeeper
Yannick Dalmas Driver Adviser
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found on the following link:
http://www.fia.com/championship/worl...lassifications
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP - 6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI
Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link:
http://www.fia.com/championship/repo...s-fuji-results