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Relive the 6 Hours of Spa in live text

Relive the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the third round of the 2025 World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC), live in text.

Published 10/05/2025 à 17:58

Michael Duforest

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Relive the 6 Hours of Spa in live text

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Under the sun, the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps will see the three Ferrari start in the first three places on the starting grid. But as we saw during the 2024 edition, anything can happen in six hours... or even a little more! Porsche The privateer team from the JOTA team won last year, and the English team would like to repeat the feat, this time as an official Cadillac structure. Best of the others, the Peugeot No. 94 will have podium ambitions from its fourth place on the grid, with local driver Stoffel Vandoorne in the crew...

> You can follow the evolution of the ranking live via the official WEC Live Timing, available here.

WEC – 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Relive the race live with commentary

20h03 - Ferrari also wins in LMGT3 with the victory of the n°21 of Vista AF Corse!

20:02 p.m. – 🏁 FERRARI WINS AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS! No. 51 wins ahead of No. 50 andAlpine No. 36, who finished on the podium for the second consecutive time!

20h01 - Pier Guidi enters Blanchimont, while behind, a Ferrari one-two seems to be in the cards! Even though the No. 50 has 0% energy remaining!

20h00 - The No. 51 Ferrari begins its final lap, heading for victory at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps!

19h58 - THEAlpine No. 35 was forced to return to the pits, so she will not be able to finish in the top 5, she comes out in eighth position.

19h57 - The No. 50 Ferrari found its rhythm at the end of the race and took a 1″ lead over theAlpine No. 36 in the battle for second position.

19h55 - As we enter the final five minutes of the race, Ferrari could make it two wins as the No. 21 car driven by Alessio Rovera leads LMGT3, ahead of the No. 88 Ford and the No. 54 Ferrari.

19h52 - Mick Schumacher with theAlpine No. 36, returns to Nicklas Nielsen in the No. 50 Ferrari. There is only a second between the two cars, knowing that the Dane seems to be saving fuel so as not to have to stop again.

19h49 - And here's the final pit stop for the #51 Ferrari, which is leading the race! Alessandro Pier Guidi sets off again with 29% of his energy remaining, and he's well ahead of the #50 Ferrari!

19h48 - The #12 Cadillac makes its final pit stop.

19h48 - 98 spectators crowded into the stands at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit this weekend, a new record!

19h46 - THEAlpine is now more than 48 seconds behind the leading Ferrari, which has an increasing chance of coming out on top before its final stop, if it has to make one!

19h44 - The incident between theAlpine n°36 and the Toyota No. 7 is under investigation.

19:40 p.m. – 🟢 Here we go again, with contact between theAlpine #36 and the #7 Toyota on the restart! Mick Schumacher still managed to regain the advantage for fourth place. The Toyota returns to the pits.

19h40 - This allows the Ferrari to save energy on the one hand, but it also prevents it from making up time on theAlpine...

19:39 p.m. – 🟡 FULL COURSE YELLOW 🟡

19h37 - The other Alpine, the n°35, takes the best of the n°6 Porsche for sixth position.

19h36 - Fifth on the track, theAlpine #36 is 37 seconds behind the #51 Ferrari. Alessandro Pier Guidi has 32% energy left for the final 24 minutes of the race...

19h32 - We are relaunching theAlpine with 64% of energy in the virtual tank. The Ferrari No. 51 has 40%, so it seems clear that it will not be able to complete the race without another, shorter stop.

19h30 - Last pit stop for theAlpine No. 36, which will therefore give control of the race to the No. 51 Ferrari.

19h27 - And the Italian driver continues with the fastest lap in the race, he reduces the gap on theAlpine No. 36, 15 seconds behind now.

19h25 - 🛠️ The #20 BMW has returned to the garage, Robin Frijns indicated on the last few laps that he was experiencing braking problems.

19h24 - Alessandro Pier Guidi has just set the fastest lap of the race in the No. 51 Ferrari, so he's clearly not saving up!

19h23 - The race is neutralized to clear debris in the final chicane.

19:22 p.m. – 🟡 FULL COURSE YELLOW 🟡

19h19 - THEAlpine #36 is currently twenty seconds ahead of the #51 Ferrari. Both cars are roughly on the same time, which would indicate that the Ferrari is not saving energy (63% remaining).

19h17 - The French machine will still have to go through the pit lane, as for its rivals, it is not yet entirely certain!

19h16 - The #8 Toyota returns to the pits, and it's Mick Schumacher in theAlpine No. 36 which takes back the lead in these 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

19h09 - Alessandro Pier Guidi finds the opening for fourth place with the #51 Ferrari, overtaking the #20 BMW.

19h08 - The battle rages in LMGT3 for fourth place, between the #46 BMW and the two Ford Mustangs! Unfortunately, one of the two machines at the blue oval went into the gravel at La Source, since the three cars were head-to-head!

19h06 - ☀️ Conditions have remained fairly stable throughout the six hours of racing, with the air currently at 19°C and the track at 31°C, pretty much exactly what it was at 14pm for the start!

19h00 - A point in the standings with one hour to go after another wave of stops. The No. 8 Toyota inherits the lead after the Ferraris' stops, but the Swiss driver will have to make another pit stop:

18h55 - A slight scare for Marciello on the descent, but the BMW No. 20 remains on the track.

18h54 - Provisionally third, Alex Lynn also goes to the pits with the #12 Cadillac.

18h51 - The #20 BMW dives into the pit lane.

18h49 - Pier Guidi comes back to Frijns for second place…

18h45 - Charles Milesi complains about the efficiency of his braking on the side of theAlpine n ° 35.

18h43 - Schumacher's pit stop was due to a slow-moving puncture on his right rear tire. The German finished 14th.

18h39 - After a well-prepared attack, Alex Lynn finds the opening on Nyck de Vries at Raidillon for fourth place.

19h37 - Pit stop for theAlpine n ° 36.

18h34 - With Pier Guidi in wall mode, Antonio Fuoco now has a lead of almost ten seconds over Frijns.

18h31 - Pier Guidi must give the position back to Frijns for short-circuiting Eau Rouge.

18:30 p.m. – Peugeot no. 94 abandons.

18:28 p.m. – A huge battle on the edge of the final chicane up to Les Combes between Pier Guidi, Frijns and Schumacher! The Italian takes second place ahead of the Dutchman and the German!

18h26 - Schumacher passes Pier Guidi at the exit of the Campus... and Frijns forces his way past in the Ferrari to follow in the German's wake!

18h23 - Schumacher attacks Pier Guidi in Kemmel, but the Italian manages to overtake the German under braking at Les Combes to retain second place.

18h22 - It's a heated battle at the Bus Stop between Nyck de Vries and Alex Lynn! The Dutchman remains in front and holds onto 5th place.

18h20 - Davide Rigon takes the lead in the GT3 class with the No. 54 Ferrari.

18h19 - In GT3, the #88 Ford Mustang is under pressure from the #54 Ferrari.

18h13 - The Peugeot No. 94 has returned to its garage.

18h12 - Ferrari swaps positions. The #50 takes the lead ahead of the #51.

18:10 p.m. – 💥Clash in the peloton! Puncture on the rear left side for the #9 Peugeot 8X94!

18:08 p.m. – 🟢 Green flag. Race restart.

18h01 - An update on the rankings two hours from the finish:

18:00 p.m. – 🟡 Safety Car.

17h57 - Wave of stops in the Hypercar category, including theAlpine No. 36. Driver change with Mick Schumacher now at the wheel. Ferrari regains power with the No. 51 ahead of the No. 50. The German emerges third.

17h54 - Barrichello is stopped at the entrance to the pit lane! The Brazilian finally manages to get going again and return to his garage.

17h52 - Sébastien Baud managed to bring back the McLaren in the garage.

17h50 - The Frenchman manages to leave.

17:48 p.m. – 🟡 It’s not McLaren’s day! Sébastien Baud is in the wall at Turn 14 after contact with theAston Martin by Eduardo Barrichello! VSC!

17h46 - A look at the top 10 in the Hypercar category:

17h41 - Jean-Eric Vergne passes through the pit lane. Jules Gounon takes the lead with theAlpine No. 36. The Peugeot comes out 16th.

17h39 - The #50 Ferrari is under investigation for their bizarre pit trick.

17h36 - 30 seconds of stop-and-go for Matteo Cairoli, who was found responsible for the accident with Sean Gelael.

17h34 - In GT3, the two Ford Mustangs from Proton Competition occupied the first two places ahead of the two Ferrari 296s.

17h27 - At Les Combes, Pier Guidi lets his teammate Fuoco pass for third place.

17:26 p.m. – Under pressure from Pier Guidi, Kobayashi goes straight into the last chicane and drops to eighth place.

17:24 p.m. – Green flag. The race resumes.

17h23 - Change of leader since the Peugeot n°93 did not stop and inherits the lead with Jean-Eric Vergne at the wheel.Alpine #36 is second ahead of Kamui Kobayashi's #7 Toyota.

17h18 - Strange scene in the pit lane where the #50 Ferrari let the #51 pass before stopping.

17h17 - The Hypercars stop.

17h09 - Work continues on the tire barrier, where Sean Gelael hit his McLaren. The marshals are also busy on the rest of the circuit, removing debris and gravel.

17h05 - 🟡 An update on the full standings at the halfway point while the event is under Safety Car conditions:

17h00 - 🟡 Sean Gelael's McLaren in the tire wall at Les Combes after a collision with the Mercedes #60! Safety Car!

16h56 - No penalty for Giovinazzi.

16h52 - A look back at the incredible double overtaking of Loïc duval a little earlier in the race:


16h50 - The #83 Ferrari returned to the track after a turbo change.

16h45 - Antonio Giovinazzi under investigation for an incident with… a Ferrari GT3.

16h44 - Kamui Kobayashi passes Nico Müller to place the No. 7 Toyota in seventh place.

16h42 - The No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari resumed the race after almost an hour and a half in the pits.

16h39 - A look at the top 10 after the takeover ofAlpine :

16h35 - Alpine takes the lead of the race! Having come out just ahead of Jules Gounon, Miguel Molina is overtaken by the Frenchman as he attacks the Raidillon! 

16h34 - Race leader Miguel Molina also stops with the No. 50 Ferrari.

16h31 - Frédéric Makowiecki dives into the pit lane while in second place. Jules Gounon takes his place in theAlpine n ° 36.

16h27 - Di Resta dives into the pits immediately afterward.

16h26 - Antonio Giovinazzi attacks Loïc Duval and takes fourth place from the Frenchman. The Italian then overtakes Paul di Resta and climbs back onto the podium.

16h26 - The hierarchy shifted in GT3 with Célia Martin's pit stop for the Iron Dames. The #27 Aston Martin of Heart of Racing Team regained the lead in the category.

16:22 p.m. – What a move by Loïc Duval! The Frenchman passes between Antonio Giovinazzi and Robin Frijns to gain two places and put the No. 94 Peugeot in fourth position!

16h20 - The Akkodis ASP Team No. 87 Lexus will not restart due to an oil pump problem.

16h17 - Di Resta had to defend against an attack by Robin Frijns at Les Combes. The No. 93 Peugeot remained on the podium.

16h16 - Five seconds penalty for the Peugeot No. 94 at the next stop for infringement in the pit lane.

16h13 - Célia Martin overtakes Ian James and places the Iron Dames' No. 85 Porsche in first place in the GT3 category.

16h12 - Five seconds will be added on the next stop of the No. 12 Cadillac for a pit lane violation.

16h10 - Antonio Giovinazzi lost places and is now in fifth position at the wheel of the No. 499 Ferrari 51p.

16:08 p.m. 🗨️ – « Given the quality of the championship, the pleasure we have in being here, and given Peugeot's desire to make this a long-term success and their perseverance, it will last for many years to come. The fans can have confidence and always have a lot of fun watching the 9X8 go by. » – Jean-Marc Finot, director of Stellantis Motorsport, on RTBF.

16h06 - Ahmad Al Harthy's attack on Darren Leung at the top of Raidillon! The Omani driver puts the #4 BMW M3 GT46 in seventh place.

16h00 - An update on the rankings after two pretty crazy hours of racing!

15h59 - Overtaking latecomers worked out well for Peugeot, as the No. 93 took third place ahead of the No. 51 Ferrari!

15h58 - Back to the stands of theAlpine n ° 35.

15:58 p.m. – ⚠️ When things go wrong... The #15 BMW receives a second drive-through penalty, this time for failure to follow Virtual Safety Car procedures.

15h55 - The peloton is still very compact, there are less than ten seconds between the Hypercars in the top 10!

15h53 - 1″7 gap now between the Ferrari n°50 and theAlpine No. 36 at the head of the race.

15:47 p.m. – ⚠️ Drive-through for the No. 15 BMW, which is in fifth place overall, for excessive speed in the pits. The same penalty applies to the No. 46 BMW and the No. 92 Porsche in LMGT3.

15:43 p.m. – 🟢 The race is back on, the whole peloton is grouped together!

15h42 - The safety car will release the cars at the end of this lap!

15h41 - The #15 BMW is under investigation for excessive speed in the pits.

15h36 - We're going to reach ten minutes behind the safety car, but the race should resume soon.

15h33 - The Pass Around procedure begins, the LMGT3s take another turn and go to the back of the line.

15h31 - Peugeot, in particular, took the opportunity to debrief a little more about the car's behavior in this first hour and a half. Paul di Resta notably indicated the phases where he suffered from understeer and oversteer, while Raidillon seems to be a good place for the 9X8 since he was able to overtake there!

15h27 - The pits are now closed and everyone will gather behind the safety car.

15:27 p.m. – 🟡 SAFETY CAR 🟡

15h26 - The ranking therefore becomes the same as before the Virtual Safety Car, with the Ferrari n°50 in the lead ahead of theAlpine No. 36 and the No. 51 Ferrari. The latter will benefit from a little more energy than its rivals.

15h25 - The #51 Ferrari stops in the pits at the very end of VSC.

15h22 - Still under the virtual safety car regime, which should soon give way to the real safety car.

15h20 - The leading Ferrari, the No. 50, and theAlpine No. 36, the No. 15 BMW, the No. 93 Peugeot. The No. 51 Ferrari stays on track and takes the lead!

15h17 - The marks of the initial contact could be seen on one of the rims of Sébastien's Cadillac. Bourdais.

15h17 - We take the opportunity to stop for the Cadillac n°38 and the Aston Martin n°007.

15h15 - 🛠️ The #87 Lexus also stopped in the grass on the Kemmel straight.

15:15 p.m. – 🟡 VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR 🟡

15h14 - 💥 The #31 BMW is stranded in the gravel on the Source side, it seems that something is broken after contact at the Bus Stop chicane.

15h11 - 🛠️ The #83 Ferrari's problems continue as it returns to the garage. The #99 Proton Porsche retires with an oil pressure problem.

15h10 - There's been some change in LMGT3, with Team WRT's #46 now leading ahead of the #88 Ford and the #92 Porsche. The #78 Lexus is now in fifth place.

15h07 - After just over an hour, less than four seconds separate the three leading cars, the Ferrari No. 50, theAlpine No. 36 and Ferrari No. 51.

15h06 - The #83 Ferrari will return to the track, but several laps behind the leading machines, due to a turbo problem.

15h01 - Update on the standings after the first hour at Spa-Francorchamps:

15h00 - One of the highlights of this first hour, the overcoming of theAlpine #36 of Fred Makowiecki on the #51 Ferrari:


14:59 p.m. – 🛠️ We brought the #83 Ferrari into the garage!

14h57 - The top 5 now return to the pits, namely the Ferrari n°50, theAlpine No. 36, the No. 20 BMW, the No. 83 Ferrari and the No. 8 Toyota.

14h55 - The first Hypercars pass through the pits: the Peugeot #93, the Cadillac #38, the Ferrari #51, the BMW #15, and many more!

14h53 - It was the turn of the BMW No. 20 and the Cadillac No. 12 to overtake the Ferrari No. 83, which found itself tenth.

14h53 - Arnold Robin returns to the pits with the No. 78 Lexus in which he led the LMGT3 race.

14h51 - The No. 6 Porsche moved up the field, overtaking the No. 20 BMW and the No. 83 Ferrari to take eighth place. Phil Hanson was therefore experiencing a nightmare end to his stint in the yellow Prancing Horse.

14:50 p.m. – 🟢 It’s back under green flag conditions!

14h50 - Against all odds, given the noise made by the engine of the Porsche No. 99, it returned to the track!

14h49 - Everyone is therefore limited to 80 km/h, and some LMGT3 teams take advantage of this to go through the pit lane.

14:49 p.m. – 🟡 FULL COURSE YELLOW 🟡

14h47 - 🛠️ The No. 99 Porsche Proton came to a stop in the escape route near Les Combes.

14h46 - The #83 Ferrari lost three positions in one sector, the #93 Peugeot, the #15 BMW and theAlpine #35 overtakes her!

14h45 - 2″4 gap between the Ferrari n°50 and theAlpine No. 36, while in terms of virtual energy, the two machines fall below 20% available, the first stops should not be long in coming.

14h40 - While many manufacturers are fighting at the front today, things are still difficult for Porsche and Toyota in Hypercar, with the best Porsche in ninth and the best Toyota in twelfth.

14:39 p.m. – ⚠️ 10-second penalty for the No. 54 Ferrari in LMGT3 for an on-track incident.

14h37 - And now the #93 Peugeot continues to climb and is in the exhausts of the #83 Ferrari.

14h34 - The leading Ferrari, driven by Nicklas Nielsen, once again attacks the late LMGT3s.

14h33 - And at the same time, Paul Di Resta took fifth place with the Peugeot No. 93.

14h33 - The standings after the first half hour of racing at Francorchamps:

14h30 - In LMGT3, Arnold Robin retains the lead, now 4 seconds ahead of the Fords.

14h29 - And from the outside when entering the Raidillon, theAlpine #36 takes second position from the #51 Ferrari!

14h26 - The duo James Calado (Ferrari n°51)/Frédéric Makowiecki (Alpine n°36) continues to fight but he is catching up with the n°50 Ferrari, which is now only 3″7 ahead.

14h25 - 💥 Front right flat tire for Mike conway, which brings the No. 7 Toyota back to the pits.

14h21 - The No. 94 Peugeot lost further places, and the No. 15 BMW and No. 93 Peugeot overtook it.

14h20 - And it goes for theAlpine who takes third place and will put pressure on the Ferrari n°51! In front, the n°50 has taken off, with a five-second lead.

14h19 - The pilot Alpine is unleashed in traffic, he now attacks Phil Hanson in the #83 Ferrari!

14h18 - Fred Makowiecki (Alpine n°36) also took advantage of the traffic to steal fourth place from the Peugeot n°94 of Loïc Duval!

14h17 - The leaders of the general classification are starting to catch up with the LMGT3s at the back of the pack, which could change the rankings slightly in the coming minutes!

14:16 p.m. – ⚠️ Drive-through for the #38 Cadillac of Sébastien Bourdais.

14h16 - And the incident is now under investigation by race management!

14h15 - Information coming to us from Spa-Francorchamps, it was following contact with Sébastien Bourdais' Cadillac that Julien Andlauer found himself spinning at the Combes chicane on the first lap.

14h11 - The Hypercar ranking after the first ten minutes of the race:

14h10 - ⚠️ Five-second penalty at the next pit stop for the Iron Dames' No. 85 Porsche.

14h08 - After three laps, the #50 Ferrari is 1 seconds ahead, but behind, the #3, the #51 and the #83 Peugeot are keeping up the pace very well, and a leading quartet is emerging.

14h08 - Race management confirms that Célia Martin's departure is under investigation.

14h06 - There seems to have been a rather hectic first lap for the Iron Dames' No. 85 Porsche, and race management seems to be asking them to account for their actions, and it remains to be seen whether an investigation will follow or not...

14h03 - At the end of the first lap, the No. 50 Ferrari is one second ahead of the No. 51. Behind the three Ferraris, the No. 94 Peugeot remains fourth, ahead of theAlpine No. 36, BMW No. 15, Cadillac No. 12 and Peugeot No. 93.

14h02 - In LMGT3, Arnold Robin retains the lead in the No. 78 Lexus ahead of the two LMGT3 Ford Mustangs.

14h02 - James Calado's No. 52 Ferrari took second place ahead of Phil Hanson's No. 83, while Julien Andlauer spun in the No. 5 Porsche at Les Combes.

14h01 - Everything went well in the La Source hairpin, the #20 BMW went out slightly in the gravel but nothing else to report! A few wide runs in the Raidillon however...

14:00 p.m. – 🟢 The 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps are underway, with the three Ferraris in formation!

13h59 - The cars are finishing their second formation lap, and it's time to set off under a perfectly blue sky.

13h53 - 🇧🇪 Former football player Émile MPenza waves the Belgian flag, it's time for the training tour!

13h52 - Engines start, formation lap starts in one minute!

13h51 - The drivers at the start in the Hypercar category:

13h50 - An update on the starting grid, with the three Ferrari 499Ps in the first three positions:

13h48 - ☀️ It's currently 18°C ​​at Spa-Francorchamps, the track is at 31°C, the two formation laps will start in a few minutes!

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