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]
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| FIA World Endurance Championship | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Circuit of the Americas |
| First race | 2013 |
| First WEC race | 2013 |
| Last race | 2024 |
| Duration | 6 hours (for WEC) 2 hours 40 minutes (for IMSA) |
| Previous names | 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas (2013–2017) |
| Most wins (driver) |  Timo Bernhard (3)  Brendon Hartley (3) |
| Most wins (team) | Porsche Team (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Porsche (3) |
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.[4]
Results
editFIA WEC races
editOther races
edit6 Hours of the Americas
editThe 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
edit- ^ Circuit of the Americas (2013-02-02). "CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS™ CONFIRMS WEC EVENT FOR 2013 LINE-UP". Endurance-Info.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "FIA WEC Unveils 2013 Provisional Calendar". FIA World Endurance Championship. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "São Paulo to be replaced by Austin, Texas". FIA World Endurance Championship. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "Cota, Interlagos return on 2024 WEC Schedule". SportsCar 365. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Austin 6 Hours 2013". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Austin 6 Hours 2014". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Austin 6 Hours 2015". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "World Endurance Championship 2016 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
"Austin 6 Hours 2016 (Race Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021. - ^ "Austin 6 Hours 2017". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "World Endurance Championship 2020 Lone Star Le Mans Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
"Austin 6 Hours 2020 (Race Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021. - ^ "2024 LONE STAR LEMANS (COTA) results". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Grand-Am Austin 2013". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "American Le Mans Series Austin 2013". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "United SportsCar Championship Austin 2014". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "United SportsCar Championship Austin 2015". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "IMSA Championship Austin 2016". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "IMSA Championship Austin 2017". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Intercontinental GT round at COTA to be cancelled". Motorsport.com. 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 29 January 2016.