2016 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas
The 2016 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA, on 15–17 September 2016, and served as the sixth round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Porsche's Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber won the race driving the No. 1 Porsche 919 Hybrid car.
Qualifying
Qualifying result
Pole position in Class is in bold.| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Grid |
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:45.750 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:45.983 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 1 Porsche Team | 1:46.560 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:47.218 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 2 Porsche Team | 1:47.331 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 5 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:48.584 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 13 Rebellion Racing | 1:53.646 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP1 | No. 4 ByKolles Racing | 1:54.577 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine | 1:55.892 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 44 Manor | 1:56.873 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand | 1:57.367 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 42 Strakka Racing | 1:57.536 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine | 1:58.060 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 37 SMP Racing | 1:58.379 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1:58.394 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | No. 27 SMP Racing | 1:58.769 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 2:00.631 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 2:04.610 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | 2:04.652 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:04.804 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | 2:04.821 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 2:04.889 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:05.057 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:06.060 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE-Am | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 2:07.683 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE-Am | No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | 2:08.295 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE-Am | No. 78 KCMG | 2:08.816 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE-Am | No. 86 Gulf Racing | 2:09.119 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE-Am | No. 83 AF Corse | 2:09.187 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE-Am | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 2:09.190 | 30 |
| 31 | LMP2 | No. 26 G-Drive Racing | 1:57.860 | 31 |
– Only one driver of the No. 26 G-Drive Racing set a lap time.
Race
Race result
Class winners are denoted with bold.| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP1 | 1 |  Porsche Team | Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 186 | |
| 1 | LMP1 | 1 | Porsche Team | Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber | Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 | 186 | |
| 2 | LMP1 | 8 | Audi Sport Team Joest |  Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis | Audi R18 | 186 | |
| 2 | LMP1 | 8 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 | 186 | |
| 3 | LMP1 | 6 |  Toyota Gazoo Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | 186 | |
| 3 | LMP1 | 6 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 | 186 | |
| 4 | LMP1 | 2 | Porsche Team | Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 185 | |
| 4 | LMP1 | 2 | Porsche Team | Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani | Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 | 185 | |
| 5 | LMP1 | 5 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | 184 | |
| 5 | LMP1 | 5 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson | Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 | 184 | |
| 6 | LMP1 | 7 | Audi Sport Team Joest | André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer | Audi R18 | 180 | |
| 6 | LMP1 | 7 | Audi Sport Team Joest | André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 | 180 | |
| 7 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing |  Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher | Rebellion R-One | 174 | |
| 7 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher | AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 | 174 | |
| 8 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine | Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi | Alpine A460 | 172 | |
| 8 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine | Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 172 | |
| 9 | LMP2 | 43 |  RGR Sport by Morand | Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna | Ligier JS P2 | 171 | |
| 9 | LMP2 | 43 | RGR Sport by Morand | Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 171 | |
| 10 | LMP2 | 26 |  G-Drive Racing | Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast | Oreca 05 | 171 | |
| 10 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 171 | |
| 11 | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | Simon Trummer Oliver Webb | CLM P1/01 | 170 | |
| 11 | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | Simon Trummer Oliver Webb | AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 | 170 | |
| 12 | LMP2 | 27 | SMP Racing | Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani | BR Engineering BR01 | 168 | |
| 12 | LMP2 | 27 | SMP Racing | Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 168 | |
| 13 | LMP2 | 31 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani | Ligier JS P2 | 168 | |
| 13 | LMP2 | 31 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 168 | |
| 14 | LMP2 | 37 | SMP Racing | Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin | BR Engineering BR01 | 167 | |
| 14 | LMP2 | 37 | SMP Racing | Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 167 | |
| 15 | LMP2 | 30 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek | Ligier JS P2 | 166 | |
| 15 | LMP2 | 30 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 166 | |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing |  Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE | 163 | |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 163 | |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni James Calado | Ferrari 488 GTE | 163 | |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni James Calado | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 163 | |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Sam Bird | Ferrari 488 GTE | 162 | |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Sam Bird | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 162 | |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Andy Priaulx Marino Franchitti Harry Tincknell | Ford GT | 162 | |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Andy Priaulx Marino Franchitti Harry Tincknell | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | 162 | |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Fernando Rees | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE | 162 | |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Fernando Rees | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 162 | |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Richard Lietz Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 RSR | 161 | |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Richard Lietz Michael Christensen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 161 | |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE | 158 | |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 158 | |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 78 |  KCMG | Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias | Porsche 911 RSR | 158 | |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 78 | KCMG | Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 158 | |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Lars Viljoen Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 157 | |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Lars Viljoen Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | 157 | |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing | Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker | Porsche 911 RSR | 153 | |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing | Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 153 | |
| 26 | LMP2 | 35 |  Baxi DC Racing Alpine | David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Nelson Panciatici | Alpine A460 | 153 | |
| 26 | LMP2 | 35 | Baxi DC Racing Alpine | David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Nelson Panciatici | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 153 | |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 88 |  Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | Khalid Al Qubaisi Kévin Estre David Heinemeier Hansson | Porsche 911 RSR | 153 | |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | Khalid Al Qubaisi Kévin Estre David Heinemeier Hansson | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 153 | |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | 147 | |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 147 | |
| 29 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke | Ford GT | 144 | |
| 29 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | 144 | |
| DNF | LMP2 | 44 | Manor | Matt Rao Richard Bradley Roberto Merhi | Oreca 05 | 157 | |
| DNF | LMP2 | 44 | Manor | Matt Rao Richard Bradley Roberto Merhi | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 157 | |
| DNF | LMP2 | 42 | Strakka Racing | Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Lewis Williamson | Gibson 015S | 58 | |
| DNF | LMP2 | 42 | Strakka Racing | Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Lewis Williamson | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | 58 |