Did You Know? Facts and figures for the 6 Hours of Shanghai

Here are some interesting facts and figures from the 6 Hours of Shanghai

• The track layout of the Shanghai International Circuit was inspired by the Chinese character Shang, the first character in the name of the city of Shanghai meaning 'above' or 'ascend'
• Track length - 5.451km / 3.387miles - 16 turns 
• 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.

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 2m04.682 157.4kph

RACE WINNERS

• 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

Jeff Carter