2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship

2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship
Organizer	Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Discipline	Sports car endurance racing
Number of races	8
Champions
LMP1 Team	Toyota Gazoo Racing
GTE Manufacturer	Porsche
LMP2 Team	Signatech Alpine Matmut
LMGTE Am Team	Team Project 1

Toyota Gazoo Racing and their No. 8 car are the LMP1 team champions and the World Endurance LMP Drivers' champions, respectively. Signatech Alpine Matmut are the LMP2 Endurance Trophy champions.

The 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship was the seventh season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. The season marked the first move to a winter schedule for the championship, with the season starting at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in May 2018 and concluding at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 2019. World championship titles were awarded for LMP drivers, GTE drivers, LMP1 teams and GTE manufacturers.

Schedule

The series announced a provisional schedule on 1 September 2017 that shifted the season calendar from a spring to autumn layout with the 24 Hours of Le Mans marque event held in the middle of the championship, to one running from the May 2018 and to June 2019, including two runnings of Le Mans. This "super season" of eight races spans across more than a year instead of the usual eight months. This shift in calendar length would allow the following 2019–20 season to return to a shorter length by starting in the autumn and concluding at Le Mans in the summer.^[1]

The schedule did not include the Circuit of the Americas, Bahrain, Mexico City, or the Nürburgring which were all part of the 2017 championship. In addition to Le Mans being included in both 2018 and 2019, the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is also run twice. Sebring International Raceway returned to the series for the first time since the inaugural season in 2012, although the WEC does not participate in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's 12 Hours of Sebring. The WeatherTech series ran their race the day after WEC's 8-hour, 1,000-mile event.^[2][3][4]

The schedule was revised two weeks later with the announcement of the eighth round of the championship, returning to Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom. The unannounced event was originally planned for February 2019, with negotiations taking place over a return to Mexico City. With the Mexico City deal failing to materialize, the event at Silverstone was moved to August 2018 to bridge the gap between Le Mans and the Asian rounds of the series starting in October. Further, the Fuji and Shanghai rounds had their dates changed,^[5] however Fuji was later returned to its originally scheduled date.^[6]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Location	Date
	Prologue	Circuit Paul Ricard	Le Castellet, Var	6/7 April 2018
1	6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Stavelot	5 May 2018
2	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	Le Mans	16–17 June 2018
3	6 Hours of Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone	19 August 2018
4	6 Hours of Fuji	Fuji Speedway	Oyama, Shizuoka	14 October 2018
5	6 Hours of Shanghai	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai	18 November 2018
6	1000 Miles of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	15 March 2019
7	6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Stavelot	4 May 2019
8	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	Le Mans	15–16 June 2019
Sources:[7][8]

Teams and drivers

LMP1

Entrant	Car	Engine	Hybrid	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Rebellion Racing[9]	Rebellion R13[9]	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8		M	1	André Lotterer[10]	1–5, 7–8
						Neel Jani[10]	All
						Bruno Senna[10]	All
						Mathias Beche	6
					3	Thomas Laurent[10]	All
						Gustavo Menezes[10]	All
						Mathias Beche[10]	1–5
						Nathanaël Berthon	6–8
ByKolles Racing Team[11]	ENSO CLM P1/01	Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8		M	4	Oliver Webb[11]	1–5, 7–8
						Tom Dillmann[12]	1–2, 4–5, 7–8
						Dominik Kraihamer[12]	1–2
						René Binder[13]	3
						James Rossiter[14]	4–5
						Paolo Ruberti	7–8
CEFC TRSM Racing	Ginetta G60-LT-P1[15]	Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6[16]		M	5	Charlie Robertson[17]	1–2
						Dean Stoneman[18]	1
						Léo Roussel[18]	2
						Michael Simpson[19]	2
					6	Oliver Rowland[17]	1–2
						Alex Brundle[20]	1–2
						Oliver Turvey[12]	1–2
Toyota Gazoo Racing[21]	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Toyota H8909 2.4 L Turbo V6	Hybrid	M	7	Mike Conway[22]	All
						Kamui Kobayashi[22]	All
						José María López[22]	All
					8	Fernando Alonso[22]	All
						Sébastien Buemi[22]	All
						Kazuki Nakajima[22]	All
DragonSpeed	BR Engineering BR1[23]	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8		M	10	Ben Hanley[24]	1–6, 8
						Henrik Hedman[24]	1–3, 6, 8
						Pietro Fittipaldi[25]	1
						Renger van der Zande[24]	2–3, 5–6, 8
						James Allen[14]	4–5
SMP Racing	BR Engineering BR1[26]	AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6[27]		M	11	Mikhail Aleshin[11]	All
						Vitaly Petrov[28]	All
						Jenson Button[29]	2–5
						Brendon Hartley	6
						Stoffel Vandoorne[30]	7–8
					17	Stéphane Sarrazin[31]	All
						Egor Orudzhev[28]	All
						Matevos Isaakyan[28]	1–2, 4–5
						Sergey Sirotkin[32]	6–8

LMP2

In accordance with the Le Mans Prototype LMP2 regulations for 2017, all cars used the Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine.^[33]

Entrant	Car	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
TDS Racing[11]	Oreca 07	D	28	François Perrodo[11]	All
				Matthieu Vaxivière[11]	All
				Loïc Duval[11]	1–3, 5–6, 8
				Jean-Éric Vergne[34]	4
				Norman Nato	7
Racing Team Nederland[35]	Dallara P217	M	29	Giedo van der Garde[36]	All
				Frits van Eerd[36]	All
				Jan Lammers[36]	1–2
				Nyck de Vries[37]	3–8
DragonSpeed[38]	Oreca 07	M	31	Roberto González[11]	All
				Pastor Maldonado[39]	All
				Nathanaël Berthon[28]	1–2
				Anthony Davidson[40]	3–8
Signatech Alpine Matmut[41]	Alpine A470	D M	36	Nicolas Lapierre[41]	All
				André Negrão[41]	All
				Pierre Thiriet[41]	All
Jackie Chan DC Racing[11]	Oreca 07	D	37	Jazeman Jaafar[42]	1–5
				Weiron Tan[42]	1–5
				Nabil Jeffri[42]	1–5
				David Heinemeier Hansson	6–8
				Jordan King	6–8
				Will Stevens	6–7
				Ricky Taylor	8
			38	Gabriel Aubry[43]	All
				Stéphane Richelmi[44]	All
				Ho-Pin Tung[44]	All
Larbre Compétition[45]	Ligier JS P217	M	50	Erwin Creed[45]	All
				Romano Ricci[45]	All
				Julien Canal[46]	1
				Thomas Dagoneau[47]	2
				Yoshiharu Mori[13]	3
				Keiko Ihara[14]	4
				Enzo Guibbert[48]	5
				Gunnar Jeannette	6
				Nicholas Boulle	7–8

LMGTE Pro

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
AF Corse[49]	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	51	James Calado[49]	All
					Alessandro Pier Guidi[49]	All
					Daniel Serra[50]	2, 6, 8
				71	Sam Bird[49]	All
					Davide Rigon[49]	All
					Miguel Molina[50]	2, 6, 8
Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK[51]	Ford GT	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	66	Stefan Mücke[51]	All
					Olivier Pla[51]	All
					Billy Johnson[52]	1–2, 6, 8
				67	Andy Priaulx[51]	All
					Harry Tincknell[51]	All
					Tony Kanaan[52]	1–2
					Jonathan Bomarito	6, 8
BMW Team MTEK[53]	BMW M8 GTE	BMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	81	Nick Catsburg[54]	All
					Martin Tomczyk[54]	All
					Philipp Eng[54]	2, 8
					Alexander Sims[54]	6
				82	António Félix da Costa[54]	All
					Tom Blomqvist[54]	1, 4–5
					Augusto Farfus[54]	2–3, 6–8
					Alexander Sims[54]	2
					Bruno Spengler	6
					Jesse Krohn	8
Porsche GT Team[55]	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	91	Gianmaria Bruni[55]	All
					Richard Lietz[55]	All
					Frédéric Makowiecki[55]	2, 8
				92	Michael Christensen[55]	All
					Kévin Estre[55]	All
					Laurens Vanthoor[55]	2, 8
Aston Martin Racing[56]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	95	Marco Sørensen[57]	All
					Nicki Thiim[57]	All
					Darren Turner[57]	1–2, 6, 8
				97	Alex Lynn[57]	All
					Maxime Martin[57]	All
					Jonathan Adam[57]	1–2, 8

LMGTE Am

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Spirit of Race[49]	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	54	Francesco Castellacci[58]	All
					Giancarlo Fisichella[58]	All
					Thomas Flohr[58]	All
Team Project 1[59]	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	56	Jörg Bergmeister[60]	All
					Patrick Lindsey[60]	All
					Egidio Perfetti[60]	All
Clearwater Racing[49]	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	61	Matt Griffin[49]	All
					Keita Sawa[49]	1–5
					Weng Sun Mok[49]	1–5
					Luis Pérez Companc[61]	6–8
					Matteo Cressoni[61]	6–8
MR Racing[49]	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	70	Olivier Beretta[49]	All
					Eddie Cheever III[49]	All
					Motoaki Ishikawa[49]	All
Dempsey-Proton Racing[11]	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	77	Matt Campbell[28]	All
					Christian Ried[62]	All
					Julien Andlauer[62]	1–6, 8
					Riccardo Pera	7
				88	Matteo Cairoli[28]	All
					Giorgio Roda[28]	1–4, 6–8
					Khaled Al Qubaisi[28]	1–2, 5
					Gianluca Roda[13]	3, 6–7
					Satoshi Hoshino[14]	4, 8
					Riccardo Pera[63]	5
Gulf Racing UK[11]	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	86	Michael Wainwright[64]	All
					Ben Barker[64]	All
					Alex Davison[64]	1–3
					Thomas Preining[14]	4–8
TF Sport[65]	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	90	Charlie Eastwood[65]	All
					Salih Yoluç[65]	All
					Euan Hankey[65]	1–2, 7–8
					Jonathan Adam[13]	3–6
Aston Martin Racing[57]	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	98	Paul Dalla Lana[57]	All
					Pedro Lamy[57]	All
					Mathias Lauda[57]	All

Results and standings

Race results

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd.	Circuit	LMP1 winners	LMP2 winners	LMGTE Pro winners	LMGTE Am winners	Report
1	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing[N 1]	No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Report
		Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi	Billy Johnson Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
2	Le Mans	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut	No. 92 Porsche GT Team	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	Report
		Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor	Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried
3	Silverstone	No. 3 Rebellion Racing	No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	Report
		Mathias Beche Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried
4	Fuji	No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing	No. 92 Porsche GT Team	No. 56 Team Project 1	Report
		Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Jazeman Jaafar Nabil Jeffri Weiron Tan	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti
5	Shanghai	No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	Report
		Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim	Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried
6	Sebring	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing	No. 91 Porsche GT Team	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	Report
		Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	David Heinemeier Hansson Jordan King Will Stevens	Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz	Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried
7	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 31 DragonSpeed	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	Report
		Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Anthony Davidson Roberto González Pastor Maldonado	Alex Lynn Maxime Martin	Matt Campbell Riccardo Pera Christian Ried
8	Le Mans	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 56 Team Project 1	Report
		Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Daniel Serra	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti
Source:[67]

1. The LMP2 class winner for Spa-Francorchamps was the No. 26 G-Drive Racing invitational entry. As it was not a full-season WEC entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing entry.^[66]

Drivers' championships

Four titles were offered to drivers, two with world championship status. The LMP World Endurance Drivers' Championship was reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers while the GTE World Endurance Drivers' Championship was available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. FIA Endurance Trophies were awarded in LMP2 and in LMGTE Am.^[68]

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. Furthermore, a race must complete two laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.^[68]

Points systems

Event	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Other	Pole
6 Hours	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	0.5	1
8 Hours	32	23	19	15	13	10	8	5	3	2	1	1
24 Hours	38	27	23	18	15	12	9	6	3	2	1	1
Source:[68]

World Endurance LMP Drivers' Championship

Pos. Driver Team SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS Total points 1 Fernando Alonso Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 DSQ 2 2 1 1 1 198 1 Sébastien Buemi Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 DSQ 2 2 1 1 1 198 1 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 DSQ 2 2 1 1 1 198 2 Mike Conway Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 2 DSQ 1 1 2 6 2 157 2 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 2 DSQ 1 1 2 6 2 157 2 José María López Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 2 DSQ 1 1 2 6 2 157 3 Thomas Laurent Rebellion Racing 3 3 1 Ret 5 7 2 5 114 3 Gustavo Menezes Rebellion Racing 3 3 1 Ret 5 7 2 5 114 4 Mikhail Aleshin SMP Racing 5 Ret Ret 4 3 3 3 3 94 4 Vitaly Petrov SMP Racing 5 Ret Ret 4 3 3 3 3 94 5 Neel Jani Rebellion Racing DSQ 4 2 3 4 Ret 5 4 91 5 André Lotterer Rebellion Racing DSQ 4 2 3 4 5 4 91 6 Mathias Beche Rebellion Racing 3 3 1 Ret 5 Ret 73 7 Bruno Senna Rebellion Racing DSQ 4 WD 3 4 Ret 5 4 73 8 Nicolas Lapierre Signatech Alpine Matmut 7 5 6 8 9 5 8 6 64 8 Pierre Thiriet Signatech Alpine Matmut 7 5 6 8 9 5 8 6 64 8 André Negrão Signatech Alpine Matmut 7 5 6 8 9 5 8 6 64 9 Nathanaël Berthon DragonSpeed 10 7 51 Rebellion Racing 7 2 5 10 Ho-Pin Tung Jackie Chan DC Racing 6 8 4 7 7 10 9 7 51 10 Gabriel Aubry Jackie Chan DC Racing 6 8 4 7 7 10 9 7 51 10 Stéphane Richelmi Jackie Chan DC Racing 6 8 4 7 7 10 9 7 51 11 Stoffel Vandoorne SMP Racing 3 3 38 12 Roberto González DragonSpeed 10 7 7 11 8 6 7 Ret 36.5 12 Pastor Maldonado DragonSpeed 10 7 7 11 8 6 7 Ret 36.5 13 Jazeman Jaafar Jackie Chan DC Racing 8 6 5 6 10 35 13 Nabil Jeffri Jackie Chan DC Racing 8 6 5 6 10 35 13 Weiron Tan Jackie Chan DC Racing 8 6 5 6 10 35 14 Egor Orudzhev SMP Racing Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret NC 4 Ret 27 14 Stéphane Sarrazin SMP Racing Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret NC 4 Ret 27 15 Jenson Button SMP Racing Ret Ret 4 3 27 16 Anthony Davidson DragonSpeed 7 11 8 6 7 Ret 26.5 17 Oliver Webb ByKolles Racing Team 4 Ret Ret 5 Ret 14 Ret 22.5 17 Tom Dillmann ByKolles Racing Team 4 Ret 5 Ret 14 Ret 22.5 18 Brendon Hartley SMP Racing 3 19 19 Jordan King Jackie Chan DC Racing 4 12 Ret 15.5 19 David Heinemeier Hansson Jackie Chan DC Racing 4 12 Ret 15.5 19 Will Stevens Jackie Chan DC Racing 4 12 15.5 20 Erwin Creed Larbre Compétition 11 10 9 10 12 8 13 9 14.5 20 Romano Ricci Larbre Compétition 11 10 9 10 12 8 13 9 14.5 21 Giedo van der Garde Racing Team Nederland 12 9 8 12 11 9 11 10 14 21 Frits van Eerd Racing Team Nederland 12 9 8 12 11 9 11 10 14 22 Dominik Kraihamer ByKolles Racing Team 4 Ret 12 23 Sergey Sirotkin SMP Racing NC 4 Ret 12 24 François Perrodo TDS Racing 9 DSQ 10 9 NC NC 10 8 12 24 Matthieu Vaxivière TDS Racing 9 DSQ 10 9 NC NC 10 8 12 25 Nyck de Vries Racing Team Nederland 8 12 11 9 11 10 10.5 Pos. Driver Team SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS Total points Source:[67]

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole position

World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Driver	Team	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB	SPA	LMS	Total points
1	Michael Christensen	Porsche GT Team	2	1	3	1	3	5	3	5	155
1	Kévin Estre	Porsche GT Team	2	1	3	1	3	5	3	5	155
2	James Calado	AF Corse	15	4	1	4	5	4	2	1	136.5
2	Alessandro Pier Guidi	AF Corse	15	4	1	4	5	4	2	1	136.5
3	Gianmaria Bruni	Porsche GT Team	4	2	DSQ	5	2	1	8	2	131
3	Richard Lietz	Porsche GT Team	4	2	DSQ	5	2	1	8	2	131
4	Harry Tincknell	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Ret	12	2	3	9	3	5	3	90
4	Andy Priaulx	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Ret	12	2	3	9	3	5	3	90
5	Stefan Mücke	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	1	3	6	8	7	18	10	4	88
5	Olivier Pla	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	1	3	6	8	7	18	10	4	88
6	Daniel Serra	AF Corse		4				4		1	71
7	Billy Johnson	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	1	3				18		4	67
8	Alex Lynn	Aston Martin Racing	6	13	4	9	4	8	1	14	66
8	Maxime Martin	Aston Martin Racing	6	13	4	9	4	8	1	14	66
9	Nicki Thiim	Aston Martin Racing	7	5	17	6	1	9	7	Ret	65.5
9	Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin Racing	7	5	17	6	1	9	7	Ret	66.5
10	António Félix da Costa	BMW Team MTEK	5	Ret	Ret	2	10	7	4	6	61
11	Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche GT Team		2						2	55
12	Davide Rigon	AF Corse	3	6	16	10	6	6	6	Ret	54.5
12	Sam Bird	AF Corse	3	6	16	10	6	6	6	Ret	54.5
13	Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche GT Team		1						5	53
14	Martin Tomczyk	BMW Team MTEK	8	9	5	7	8	2	9	15	53
14	Nicky Catsburg	BMW Team MTEK	8	9	5	7	8	2	9	15	53
15	Jonathan Bomarito	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK						3		3	42
16	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team MTEK		Ret	Ret			7	4	6	32
17	Tom Blomqvist	BMW Team MTEK	5			2	10				29
18	Darren Turner	Aston Martin Racing	7	5				9		Ret	25
19	Alexander Sims	BMW Team MTEK		Ret				2			23
20	Miguel Molina	AF Corse		6				6		Ret	22
21	Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin Racing	6	13						14	16
		TF Sport			8	13	18	15
22	Jörg Bergmeister	Team Project 1	18	11	9	11	12	12	15	7	16
22	Patrick Lindsey	Team Project 1	18	11	9	11	12	12	15	7	16
22	Egidio Perfetti	Team Project 1	18	11	9	11	12	12	15	7	16
23	Jesse Krohn	BMW Team MTEK								6	12
24	Giancarlo Fisichella	Spirit of Race	17	8	15	16	14	11	13	13	10.5
24	Francesco Castellacci	Spirit of Race	17	8	15	16	14	11	13	13	10.5
24	Thomas Flohr	Spirit of Race	17	8	15	16	14	11	13	13	10.5
Pos.	Driver	Team	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB	SPA	LMS	Total points
Source:[67]

World Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

Pos.	Driver	Team	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB	SPA	LMS	Total points
1	Nicolas Lapierre	Signatech Alpine Matmut	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	181
1	Pierre Thiriet	Signatech Alpine Matmut	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	181
1	André Negrão	Signatech Alpine Matmut	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	181
2	Ho-Pin Tung	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	4	1	2	1	6	3	2	166
2	Gabriel Aubry	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	4	1	2	1	6	3	2	166
2	Stéphane Richelmi	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	4	1	2	1	6	3	2	166
3	Roberto González	DragonSpeed	5	3	4	6	2	3	1	Ret	117
3	Pastor Maldonado	DragonSpeed	5	3	4	6	2	3	1	Ret	117
4	Jazeman Jaafar	Jackie Chan DC Racing	3	2	2	1	4				98
4	Nabil Jeffri	Jackie Chan DC Racing	3	2	2	1	4				98
4	Weiron Tan	Jackie Chan DC Racing	3	2	2	1	4				98
5	Erwin Creed	Larbre Compétition	6	6	6	5	6	4	7	4	85
5	Romano Ricci	Larbre Compétition	6	6	6	5	6	4	7	4	85
6	Giedo van der Garde	Racing Team Nederland	7	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	85
6	Frits van Eerd	Racing Team Nederland	7	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	85
7	Anthony Davidson	DragonSpeed			4	6	2	3	1	Ret	83
8	François Perrodo	TDS Racing	4	DSQ	7	4	Ret	NC	4	3	66
8	Matthieu Vaxivière	TDS Racing	4	DSQ	7	4	Ret	NC	4	3	66
9	Nyck de Vries	Racing Team Nederland			5	7	5	5	5	5	64
10	Loïc Duval	TDS Racing	4	DSQ	7		Ret	NC		3	42
11	Jordan King	Jackie Chan DC Racing						1	6	Ret	40
11	David Heinemeier Hansson	Jackie Chan DC Racing						1	6	Ret	40
11	Will Stevens	Jackie Chan DC Racing						1	6		40
12	Nathanaël Berthon	DragonSpeed	5	3							34
13	Nicholas Boulle	Larbre Compétition							7	4	24
14	Jan Lammers	Racing Team Nederland	7	5							21
15	Gunnar Jeannette	Larbre Compétition						4			15
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	TDS Racing				4					12
16	Norman Nato	TDS Racing							4		12
17	Thomas Dagoneau	Larbre Compétition		6							12
18	Keiko Ihara	Larbre Compétition				5					10
19	Julien Canal	Larbre Compétition	6								8
19	Yoshiharu Mori	Larbre Competition			6						8
19	Enzo Guibbert	Larbre Competition					6				8
Source:[67]

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers

Pos.	Driver	Team	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB	SPA	LMS	Total points
1	Jörg Bergmeister	Team Project 1	9	3	3	1	2	3	5	1	151
1	Patrick Lindsey	Team Project 1	9	3	3	1	2	3	5	1	151
1	Egidio Perfetti	Team Project 1	9	3	3	1	2	3	5	1	151
2	Matt Campbell	Dempsey-Proton Racing	4	1	1	DSQ	1	1	1	2	110[N 1]
2	Christian Ried	Dempsey-Proton Racing	4	1	1	DSQ	1	1	1	2	110[N 1]
3	Salih Yoluç	TF Sport	2	Ret	2	2	8	6	2	6	99
3	Charlie Eastwood	TF Sport	2	Ret	2	2	8	6	2	6	99
4	Thomas Flohr	Spirit of Race	8	2	9	5	4	2	4	7	99
4	Francesco Castellacci	Spirit of Race	8	2	9	5	4	2	4	7	99
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Spirit of Race	8	2	9	5	4	2	4	7	99
5	Matt Griffin	Clearwater Racing	3	4	5	6	7	DNS	3	3	95
6	Julien Andlauer	Dempsey-Proton Racing	4	1	1	DSQ	1	1		2	85[N 1]
7	Michael Wainwright	Gulf Racing	7	6	6	4	9	4	7	4	79
7	Ben Barker	Gulf Racing	7	6	6	4	9	4	7	4	79
8	Paul Dalla Lana	Aston Martin Racing	1	Ret	4	3	5	8	6	Ret	77
8	Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Racing	1	Ret	4	3	5	8	6	Ret	77
8	Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin Racing	1	Ret	4	3	5	8	6	Ret	77
9	Olivier Beretta	MR Racing	5	5	7	Ret	6	5	8	5	71
9	Eddie Cheever III	MR Racing	5	5	7	Ret	6	5	8	5	71
9	Motoaki Ishikawa	MR Racing	5	5	7	Ret	6	5	8	5	71
10	Weng Sun Mok	Clearwater Racing	3	4	5	6	7				57
10	Keita Sawa	Clearwater Racing	3	4	5	6	7				57
11	Thomas Preining	Gulf Racing				4	9	4	7	4	53
12	Jonathan Adam	TF Sport			2	2	8	6			50
13	Euan Hankey	TF Sport	2	Ret					2	6	49
14	Riccardo Pera	Dempsey-Proton Racing					3		1		40
15	Luis Pérez Companc	Clearwater Racing						DNS	3	3	38
15	Matteo Cressoni	Clearwater Racing						DNS	3	3	38
16	Matteo Cairoli	Dempsey-Proton Racing	6	Ret	8	DSQ	3	7	9	Ret	26[N 1]
17	Alex Davison	Gulf Racing	7	6	6						26
18	Khaled Al Qubaisi	Dempsey-Proton Racing	6	Ret			3				15[N 1]
19	Giorgio Roda	Dempsey-Proton Racing	6	Ret	8	DSQ		7	9	Ret	11[N 1]
20	Gianluca Roda	Dempsey-Proton Racing			8			7	9		10[N 1]
21	Satoshi Hoshino	Dempsey-Proton Racing				DSQ				Ret	1[N 1]
Source:[67]

1. Following the 6 Hours of Fuji, Dempsey-Proton Racing was penalized for exceeding the minimum refueling time during pit stops. Upon further investigation, the FIA data loggers for the team's cars were found to have been altered to manipulate the refueling times for the cars for at least two races. The team failed to disclose their consultant who tampered with the loggers, therefore the FIA nullified all points earned by the team prior to the Shanghai round.^[69]

Manufacturers' and teams' championships

A world championship for LMGTE manufacturers was awarded, while the former title for manufacturers in LMP1 was replaced by a world championship for LMP1 teams.^[68][70] FIA Endurance Trophies were awarded for LMP2 and LMGTE Am teams,^[68] while the former trophy for LMGTE Pro teams had been eliminated for 2018.^[71]

World Endurance LMP1 Championship

Points were awarded only for the highest finishing competitor from each team.^[68]

Pos.	Team	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB	SPA	LMS	Total points
1	Toyota Gazoo Racing	1	1	DSQ	1	1	1	1	1	216
2	Rebellion Racing	3	3	1	3	4	7	2	4	134
3	SMP Racing	5	Ret	3	4	3	3	3	3	109
4	ByKolles Racing Team	4	Ret	Ret	5	Ret		34	Ret	22.5
5	DragonSpeed	DNS	Ret	25	Ret	6	Ret		Ret	8.5
6	CEFC TRSM Racing	WD	41							1
Source:[67]

World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship

The two highest finishing competitors from each manufacturer were awarded points.^[68]

Pos.	Manufacturer	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB	SPA	LMS	Total points
1	Porsche	2	1	3	1	2	1	3	2	288
		4	2	9[N 1]	5	3	5	8	5
2	Ferrari	3	4	1	4	5	4	2	1	194
		11	6	11	10	6	6	6	9
3	Ford	1	3	2	3	7	3	5	3	178
		Ret	12	6	8	9	18	10	4
4	Aston Martin	6	5	4	6	1	8	1	12	136
		7	13	8	9	4	9	7	14
5	BMW	5	9	5	2	8	2	4	6	114
		8	Ret	Ret	7	10	7	9	15
Source:[67]

1. Following the 6 Hours of Fuji, Dempsey-Proton Racing was penalized for exceeding the minimum refueling time during pit stops. Upon further investigation, the FIA data loggers for the team's cars were found to have been altered to manipulate the refueling times for the cars for at least two races. The team failed to disclose their consultant who tampered with the loggers, therefore the FIA nullified all points earned by the team prior to the Shanghai round. This included some of Porsche's Manufacturers' Championship points for Silverstone being cancelled. The points were redistributed to the next best team.^[69]

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams

Pos.	Car	Team	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB	SPA	LMS	Total points
1	36	Signatech Alpine Matmut	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	181
2	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	4	1	2	1	6	3	2	166
3	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	3	2	2	1	4	1	6	Ret	138
4	31	DragonSpeed	5	3	4	6	2	3	1	Ret	117
5	50	Larbre Compétition	6	6	6	5	6	4	7	4	85
6	29	Racing Team Nederland	7	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	85
7	28	TDS Racing	4	DSQ	7	4	Ret	NC	4	3	66
Source:[67]

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams

Pos.	Car	Team	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB	SPA	LMS	Total points
1	56	Team Project 1	9	3	3	1	2	3	5	1	151
2	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	4	1	1	DSQ	1	1	1	2	110[N 1]
3	90	TF Sport	2	Ret	2	2	8	6	2	6	99
4	54	Spirit of Race	8	2	9	5	4	2	4	7	99
5	61	Clearwater Racing	3	4	5	6	7	DNS	3	3	95
6	86	Gulf Racing	7	6	6	4	9	4	7	4	79
7	98	Aston Martin Racing	1	Ret	4	3	5	8	6	Ret	77
8	70	MR Racing	5	5	7	Ret	6	5	8	5	71
9	88	Dempsey-Proton Racing	6	Ret	8	DSQ	3	7	9	Ret	26[N 1]
Source:[67]

1. Following the 6 Hours of Fuji, Dempsey-Proton Racing was penalized for exceeding the minimum refueling time during pit stops. Upon further investigation, the FIA data loggers for the team's cars were found to have been altered to manipulate the refueling times for the cars for at least two races. The team failed to disclose their consultant who tampered with the loggers, therefore the FIA nullified all points earned by the team prior to the Shanghai round.^[69]

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