2024 6 Hours of São Paulo

The 2024 6 Hours of São Paulo (formally known as the 2024 Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo^[1]) 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.^[2]

2024 Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo

Event information
Round 5 of 8 in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date	14 July 2024
Location	São Paulo
Venue	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Duration	6 Hours
Results
Laps completed	236
Distance (km)	1016.924
Distance (miles)	631.772
Hypercar
Pole position
Time	1:23.140
Team	Toyota Gazoo Racing
Drivers	Kamui Kobayashi
Winners
Team	Toyota Gazoo Racing
Drivers	Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa
LMGT3
Winners
Team	Manthey PureRxcing
Drivers	Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm

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.^[3]

Entry list

Main article: 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship § Entries

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.^[4][5] Furthermore, Harry Tincknell was not aboard the No. 99 Proton Competition Porsche due to commitments in IMSA's Mosport Park round.^[4] 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.^[4]

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
Source:[6]

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.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8] The session was red-flagged with 43 minutes to go after a heavy crash from Arnold Robin: the session would not be resumed.^[8] The No. 78 Lexus was withdrawn from the event, with the damage to the car too much to repair.^[5]

Class	No.	Entrant	Driver	Time
Hypercar	93	Peugeot TotalEnergies	Nico Müller	1:26.341
LMGT3	59	United Autosports	Nicolas Costa	1:35.881
Source:[9][10]

• 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.^[11] 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.^[12]

Class	No.	Entrant	Driver	Time
Hypercar	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi	1:25.727
LMGT3	87	Akkodis ASP Team	José María López	1:35.881
Source:[13][14]

• 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.^[15] 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.^[16]

Class	No.	Entrant	Driver	Time
Hypercar	12	Hertz Team Jota	Callum Ilott	1:24.297
LMGT3	92	Manthey PureRxcing	Alex Malykhin	1:35.488
Source:[17][18]

• 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.^[19] 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.^[20]

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Entrant	Qualifying	Hyperpole	Grid
1	Hypercar	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:23.426	1:23.140	1
2	Hypercar	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:23.605	1:23.262	2
3	Hypercar	5	Porsche Penske Motorsport	1:23.263	1:23.331	3
4	Hypercar	2	Cadillac Racing	1:23.584	1:23.396	4
5	Hypercar	6	Porsche Penske Motorsport	1:23.739	1:23.408	5
6	Hypercar	50	Ferrari AF Corse	1:23.583	1:23.532	6
7	Hypercar	12	Hertz Team Jota	1:23.357	1:23.639	7
8	Hypercar	38	Hertz Team Jota	1:23.634	1:23.701	8
9	Hypercar	51	Ferrari AF Corse	1:23.581	1:23.910	9
10	Hypercar	20	BMW M Team WRT	1:23.629	1:24.078	10
11	Hypercar	36	Alpine Endurance Team	1:23.927		11
12	Hypercar	99	Proton Competition	1:23.955		12
13	Hypercar	35	Alpine Endurance Team	1:23.962		13
14	Hypercar	15	BMW M Team WRT	1:24.055		14
15	Hypercar	83	AF Corse	1:24.066		15
16	Hypercar	94	Peugeot TotalEnergies	1:24.406		16
17	Hypercar	93	Peugeot TotalEnergies	1:24.445		17
18	Hypercar	63	Lamborghini Iron Lynx	1:24.554		18
19	Hypercar	11	Isotta Fraschini	1:24.863		19
20	LMGT3	85	Iron Dames	1:35.299	1:34.413	20
21	LMGT3	92	Manthey PureRxcing	1:35.462	1:34.804	21
22	LMGT3	95	United Autosports	1:35.572	1:34.860	22
23	LMGT3	59	United Autosports	1:35.810	1:34.911	23
24	LMGT3	91	Manthey EMA	1:36.015	1:35.471	24
25	LMGT3	31	Team WRT	1:36.026	1:35.562	25
26	LMGT3	55	Vista AF Corse	1:35.620	1:35.656	26
27	LMGT3	81	TF Sport	1:35.744	1:35.931	27
28	LMGT3	27	Heart of Racing Team	1:35.660	1:36.211	28
29	LMGT3	54	Vista AF Corse	1:35.877	No time[Q 1]	29
30	LMGT3	77	Proton Competition	1:36.085		30
31	LMGT3	46	Team WRT	1:36.163		31
32	LMGT3	82	TF Sport	1:36.169		32
33	LMGT3	777	D'station Racing	1:36.415		33
34	LMGT3	87	Akkodis ASP Team	1:36.817		34
35	LMGT3	60	Iron Lynx	1:37.944		35
36	LMGT3	88	Proton Competition	1:38.004		36
Source:[21][22]

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.^[19]

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	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	M	236	6:01:02.554‡
					Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
2	Hypercar	6	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 963	M	236	+1:08.811
					Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
3	Hypercar	5	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche 963	M	236	+1:15.993
					Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
4	Hypercar	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	M	236	+1:23.571
					Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
5	Hypercar	51	Ferrari AF Corse	James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 499P	M	236	+1:27.395
					Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
6	Hypercar	50	Ferrari AF Corse	Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen	Ferrari 499P	M	235	+1 Lap
					Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
7	Hypercar	38	Hertz Team Jota	Jenson Button Phil Hanson Oliver Rasmussen	Porsche 963	M	235	+1 Lap
					Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
8	Hypercar	93	Peugeot TotalEnergies	Mikkel Jensen Nico Müller Jean-Éric Vergne	Peugeot 9X8	M	235	+1 Lap
					Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
9	Hypercar	15	BMW M Team WRT	Raffaele Marciello Dries Vanthoor Marco Wittmann	BMW M Hybrid V8	M	235	+1 Lap
					BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
10	Hypercar	36	Alpine Endurance Team	Nicolas Lapierre Mick Schumacher Matthieu Vaxivière	Alpine A424	M	234	+2 Laps
					Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6
11	Hypercar	83	AF Corse	Robert Kubica Robert Shwartzman Yifei Ye	Ferrari 499P	M	234	+2 Laps
					Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
12	Hypercar	35	Alpine Endurance Team	Paul-Loup Chatin Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi	Alpine A424	M	234	+2 Laps
					Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6
13	Hypercar	2	Cadillac Racing	Earl Bamber Alex Lynn	Cadillac V-Series.R	M	234	+2 Laps
					Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
14	Hypercar	20	BMW M Team WRT	Robin Frijns René Rast Sheldon van der Linde	BMW M Hybrid V8	M	234	+2 Laps
					BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
15	Hypercar	99	Proton Competition	Julien Andlauer Neel Jani	Porsche 963	M	234	+2 Laps
					Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
16	Hypercar	94	Peugeot TotalEnergies	Paul di Resta Loïc Duval Stoffel Vandoorne	Peugeot 9X8	M	234	+2 Laps
					Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
17	Hypercar	63	Lamborghini Iron Lynx	Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Edoardo Mortara	Lamborghini SC63	M	234	+2 Laps
					Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8
18	Hypercar	12	Hertz Team Jota	Callum Ilott Norman Nato Will Stevens	Porsche 963	M	233	+3 Laps
					Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
19	LMGT3	92	Manthey PureRxcing	Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	G	214	+22 Laps‡
					Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
20	LMGT3	27	Heart of Racing Team	Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	G	213	+23 Laps
					Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
21	LMGT3	95	United Autosports	Hiroshi Hamaguchi Nico Pino Marino Sato	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	G	213	+23 Laps
					McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
22	LMGT3	59	United Autosports	Nicolas Costa James Cottingham Grégoire Saucy	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	G	212	+24 Laps
					McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
23	LMGT3	46	Team WRT	Ahmad Al Harthy Maxime Martin Valentino Rossi	BMW M4 GT3	G	212	+24 Laps
					BMW P58 L Turbo I6
24	LMGT3	55	Vista AF Corse	François Hériau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera	Ferrari 296 GT3	G	212	+24 Laps
					Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
25	LMGT3	77	Proton Competition	Ben Barker Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon	Ford Mustang GT3	G	212	+24 Laps
					Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
26	LMGT3	81	TF Sport	Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	G	212	+24 Laps
					Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
27	LMGT3	777	D'station Racing	Erwan Bastard Clément Mateu Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	G	212	+24 Laps
					Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
28	LMGT3	31	Team WRT	Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael Darren Leung	BMW M4 GT3	G	211	+25 Laps
					BMW P58 L Turbo I6
29	LMGT3	87	Akkodis ASP Team	Takeshi Kimura José María López Esteban Masson	Lexus RC F GT3	G	211	+25 Laps
					Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
30	LMGT3	91	Manthey EMA	Richard Lietz Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	G	209	+27 Laps
					Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
31	LMGT3	88	Proton Competition	Dennis Olsen Mikkel O. Pedersen Christian Ried	Ford Mustang GT3	G	208	+28 Laps
					Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
32	LMGT3	60	Iron Lynx	Matteo Cressoni Franck Perera Claudio Schiavoni	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	G	208	+28 Laps
					Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
33	LMGT3	54	Vista AF Corse	Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon	Ferrari 296 GT3	G	191	+45 Laps
					Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
DNF	Hypercar	11	Isotta Fraschini	Carl Bennett Antonio Serravalle Jean-Karl Vernay	Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6-C	M	149	Retired
					Isotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V6
DNF	LMGT3	85	Iron Dames	Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	G	139	Retired
					Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
DNF	LMGT3	82	TF Sport	Sébastien Baud Daniel Juncadella Hiroshi Koizumi	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	G	133	Retired
					Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
Source:[23]

Standings after the race

2024 Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship Pos +/- Driver Points 1 Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor 117 2 Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen 98 3 Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries 95 4 1 Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki 71 5 3 Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa 69 Source:[24]

2024 Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship Pos +/- Manufacturer Points 1 Porsche 126 2 1 Toyota 122 3 1 Ferrari 109 4 1 Alpine 25 5 1 BMW 25 Source:[25]

2024 FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams Pos +/- No Team Points 1 12 Hertz Team Jota 140 2 99 Proton Competition 86 3 83 AF Corse 85 4 38 Hertz Team Jota 79 Source:[26]

2024 FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Drivers Pos +/- Driver Points 1 1 Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm 100 2 1 Richard Lietz Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin 75 3 Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael Darren Leung 74 4 3 Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas 55 5 1 François Heriau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera 49 Source:[27]

2024 FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams Pos +/- No Team Points 1 1 92 Manthey PureRxcing 100 2 1 91 Manthey EMA 75 3 31 Team WRT 74 4 3 27 Heart of Racing Team 55 5 1 55 Vista AF Corse 49 Source:[28]

Official recordings

• Free Practice 3 | 2024 6 Hours of São Paulo on YouTube
• Full Qualifying and Hyperpole | 2024 6 Hours of São Paulo on YouTube
• Full Race | 2024 6 Hours of São Paulo on YouTube