FIA WEC
6 Hours of Shanghai
Good to know
Shanghai International Circuit
Location: Shanghai, China
Length: 5.45 km
Corners: 16
- At the last race in Shanghai in 2019, an experimental format of just 4 hours was trialled for the first time.
- The traditional race distance in Shanghai was 6 hours.
- The reason for the withdrawal from Shanghai was the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
- The WEC visited Shanghai eight times in a row between 2012 and 2019.
- The WEC lap record set by Sébastian Buemi in 2017 is 1:45.892.
Reports
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Rebellion imperious in Shanghai win
Rebellion Racing secured victory at the 4h Shanghai ahead of the pair of works Toyotas. In GTE Pro, AF Corse benefitted from Aston Martin misfortune.
Text archive
All race reports, insights and interviews on the 6 Hours of Shanghai
can be read here.