6 Heures de Watkins Glen 2017
# 6 Heures de Watkins Glen 2017

La 67e édition des 6 Heures de Watkins Glen s'est déroulée du 29 juin 2017 au 2 juillet 2017. Il s'agissait de la sixième manche du championnat United SportsCar Championship 2017 et de la troisième manche de la mini série Coupe d'Endurance d'Amérique du Nord (ou CAEN).

À la suite de nombreux retournements de situation durant cette édition des 6 Heures de Watkins Glen, elle a été remportée par la Cadillac DPi-V.R $n^o$ 5, pilotée par João Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi et Filipe Albuquerque, qui était partie en troisième position. Il est a noter qu'il s'agit de la première victoire de la saison pour cette voiture.

## Engagés

La liste officielle des engagés était composée de 38 voitures, dont 10 en Prototype, 3 en Prototype Challenge, 8 en GTLM et 17 en GTD.

## Qualifications

Temps réalisés lors de la séance de qualification (vainqueurs de catégorie en $gras)^,$ :

| Pos. | Classe | No. | Équipe | Voiture | Pilote | Temps | Grille |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Nissan Onroak DPi | Pipo Derani | 1 min 34 s 405 | 1 |
| 2 | P | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Ligier JS P217 | Olivier Pla | 1 min 34 s 567 | 2 |
| 3 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Christian Fittipaldi | 1 min 35 s 306 | 3 |
| 4 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Ricky Taylor | 1 min 35 s 496 | 4 |
| 5 | P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Nissan Onroak DPi | Johannes van Overbeek | 1 min 35 s 637 | 5 |
| 6 | P | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Eric Curran | 1 min 36 s 103 | 6 |
| 7 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing | Riley Mk. 30 | Renger van der Zande | 1 min 36 s 129 | 7 |
| 8 | P | 85 | JDC Miller Motorsports | Oreca 07 | Mikhail Goikhberg | 1 min 36 s 799 | 8 |
| 9 | P | 55 | Mazda Motorsports | Mazda RT24-P | Tristan Nunez | 1 min 36 s 886 | 9 |
| 10 | P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Mazda RT24-P | Joel Miller | 1 min 36 s 981 | 10 |
| 11 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Oreca FLM09 | James French | 1 min 40 s 049 | 11 |
| 12 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Oreca FLM09 | Don Yount | 1 min 42 s 125 | 12 |
| 13 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT | Joey Hand | 1 min 42 s 507 | 13 |
| 14 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | BMW M6 GTLM | Alexander Sims | 1 min 42 s 813 | 14 |
| 15 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | BMW M6 GTLM | Martin Tomczyk | 1 min 42 s 881 | 15 |
| 16 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT | Richard Westbrook | 1 min 42 s 884 | 16 |
| 17 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Porsche 911 RSR | Patrick Pilet | 1 min 43 s 140 | 17 |
| 18 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Tommy Milner | 1 min 43 s 189 | 18 |
| 19 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Porsche 911 RSR | Laurens Vanthoor | 1 min 43 s 192 | 19 |
| 20 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Antonio García | 1 min 43 s 243 | 20 |
| 21 | PC | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Oreca FLM09 | Brian Alder | 1 min 43 s 575 | 21 |
| 22 | GTD | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Acura NSX GT3 | Andy Lally | 1 min 46 s 051 | 22 |
| 23 | GTD | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Audi R8 LMS | Lawson Aschenbach | 1 min 46 s 271 | 23 |
| 24 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Jack Hawksworth | 1 min 46 s 724 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Acura NSX GT3 | Jeff Segal | 1 min 46 s 816 | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 27 | Dream Racing Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Paolo Ruberti | 1 min 47 s 490 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | Justin Marks | 1 min 47 s 551 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Corey Lewis | 1 min 47 s 774 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Madison Snow | 1 min 47 s 826 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Sage Karam | 1 min 48 s 058 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Christina Nielsen | 1 min 48 s 098 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Ben Keating | 1 min 48 s 282 | 32 |
| 33 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Boris Said | 1 min 48 s 778 | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Matthew McMurry | 1 min 48 s 895 | 34 |
| 35 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Michael de Quesada | 1 min 49 s 131 | 35 |
| 36 | GTD | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Cooper MacNeil | 1 min 49 s 879 | 36 |
| 37 | GTD | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Townsend Bell | 1 min 50 s 647 | 37 |
| 38 | GTD | 54 | CORE Autosport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Jon Bennett | 1 min 50 s 973 | 38 |

## Résultats

Voici le classement officiel au terme de la course.

* Les vainqueurs de chaque catégorie sont signalés par un fond jauni.
* Pour la colonne Pneus, il faut passer le curseur au-dessus du modèle pour connaître le manufacturier de pneumatiques.

| Pos | Cat | Pc | n° | Équipe | Pilotes | Châssis | Pneus | Tours |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Cat | Pc | n° | Équipe | Pilotes | Moteur | Pneus | Tours |
| 1 | P | 1 | 5 | Whelen Engineering Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Filipe Albuquerque | Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 200 |
| 1 | P | 1 | 5 | Whelen Engineering Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Filipe Albuquerque | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | C | 200 |
| 2 | P | 2 | 85 | JDC Miller Motorsports | Chris Miller Mikhail Goikhberg Stephen Simpson | Oreca 07 | C | +1 s 183 |
| 2 | P | 2 | 85 | JDC Miller Motorsports | Chris Miller Mikhail Goikhberg Stephen Simpson | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | C | +1 s 183 |
| 3 | P | 3 | 55 | Mazda Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Jonathan Bomarito Spencer Pigot | Mazda RT24-P | C | + 8 s 546 |
| 3 | P | 3 | 55 | Mazda Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Jonathan Bomarito Spencer Pigot | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | C | + 8 s 546 |
| 4 | P | 4 | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | José Gutiérrez Olivier Pla | Ligier JS P217 | C | + 17 s 583 |
| 4 | P | 4 | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | José Gutiérrez Olivier Pla | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | C | + 17 s 583 |
| 5 | P | 5 | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing | Marc Goossens Renger van der Zandev | Riley Mk. 30 | C | + 2 tours |
| 5 | P | 5 | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing | Marc Goossens Renger van der Zandev | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | C | + 2 tours |
| 6 | P | 6 | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor | Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | + 3 tours |
| 6 | P | 6 | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | C | + 3 tours |
| 7 | PC | 1 | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Patricio O'Ward Kyle Masson | Oreca FLM09 | C | + 5 tours |
| 7 | PC | 1 | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Patricio O'Ward Kyle Masson | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | + 5 tours |
| 8 | GTLM | 1 | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Alexander Sims | BMW M6 GTLM | M | + 8 tours |
| 8 | GTLM | 1 | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Alexander Sims | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | M | + 8 tours |
| 9 | GTLM | 2 | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook | Ford GT | M | + 8 tours |
| 9 | GTLM | 2 | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | + 8 tours |
| 10 | GTLM | 3 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | + 8 tours |
| 10 | GTLM | 3 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | + 8 tours |
| 11 | PC | 2 | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Don Yount Buddy Rice Daniel Burkett (en) | Oreca FLM09 | C | + 8 tours |
| 11 | PC | 2 | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Don Yount Buddy Rice Daniel Burkett (en) | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | + 8 tours |
| 12 | GTLM | 4 | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Dirk Müller Joey Hand | Ford GT | M | + 8 tours |
| 12 | GTLM | 4 | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Dirk Müller Joey Hand | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | + 8 tours |
| 13 | GTLM | 5 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | + 8 tours |
| 13 | GTLM | 5 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | + 8 tours |
| 14 | GTLM | 6 | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Laurens Vanthoor Gianmaria Bruni | Porsche 911 RSR | M | + 8 tours |
| 14 | GTLM | 6 | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Laurens Vanthoor Gianmaria Bruni | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | + 8 tours |
| 15 | GTLM | 7 | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Patrick Pilet Dirk Werner | Porsche 911 RSR | M | + 9 tours |
| 15 | GTLM | 7 | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Patrick Pilet Dirk Werner | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | + 9 tours |
| 16 | GTD | 1 | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Andy Lally Katherine Legge | Acura NSX GT3 | C | + 13 tours |
| 16 | GTD | 1 | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Andy Lally Katherine Legge | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | C | + 13 tours |
| 17 | GTD | 2 | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Christina Nielsen Alessandro Balzan Matteo Cressoni | Ferrari 488 GT3 | C | + 13 tours |
| 17 | GTD | 2 | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Christina Nielsen Alessandro Balzan Matteo Cressoni | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | C | + 13 tours |
| 18 | GTD | 3 | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Justin Marks Jens Klingmann | BMW M6 GT3 | C | + 13 tours |
| 18 | GTD | 3 | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Justin Marks Jens Klingmann | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | C | + 13 tours |
| 19 | GTD | 4 | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil Gunnar Jeannette Shane van Gisbergen | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | + 13 tours |
| 19 | GTD | 4 | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil Gunnar Jeannette Shane van Gisbergen | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | C | + 13 tours |
| 20 | GTD | 5 | 15 | 3GT Racing | Robert Alon Jack Hawksworth Austin Cindric | Lexus RC F GT3 | C | + 13 tours |
| 20 | GTD | 5 | 15 | 3GT Racing | Robert Alon Jack Hawksworth Austin Cindric | Lexus 5.0 L V8 | C | + 13 tours |
| 21 | GTD | 6 | 14 | 3GT Racing | Scott Pruett Sage Karam | Lexus RC F GT3 | C | + 13 tours |
| 21 | GTD | 6 | 14 | 3GT Racing | Scott Pruett Sage Karam | Lexus 5.0 L V8 | C | + 13 tours |
| 22 | GTD | 7 | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | + 13 tours |
| 22 | GTD | 7 | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada Michael Christensen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | + 13 tours |
| 23 | GTD | 8 | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Matthew McMurry | Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | + 13 tours |
| 23 | GTD | 8 | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Matthew McMurry | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | + 13 tours |
| 24 | GTD | 9 | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach Andrew Davis | Audi R8 LMS | C | + 14 tours |
| 24 | GTD | 9 | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach Andrew Davis | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | + 14 tours |
| 25 | GTD | 10 | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | Ben Keating Jeroen Bleekemolen Mario Farnbacher | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | + 14 tours |
| 25 | GTD | 10 | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | Ben Keating Jeroen Bleekemolen Mario Farnbacher | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | C | + 14 tours |
| 26 | GTD | 11 | 27 | Dream Racing Motorsport | Paolo Ruberti Cédric Sbirrazzuoli | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | + 14 tours |
| 26 | GTD | 11 | 27 | Dream Racing Motorsport | Paolo Ruberti Cédric Sbirrazzuoli | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | C | + 14 tours |
| 27 | GTD | 12 | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryan Sellers Madison Snow | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | + 14 tours |
| 27 | GTD | 12 | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryan Sellers Madison Snow | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | C | + 14 tours |
| 28 | GTD | 13 | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Niclas Jönsson | Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | + 14 tours |
| 28 | GTD | 13 | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Niclas Jönsson | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | + 14 tours |
| 29 | GTD | 14 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Frank Montecalvo | Audi R8 LMS | C | + 16 tours |
| 29 | GTD | 14 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Frank Montecalvo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | + 16 tours |
| 30 | GTD | 15 | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Tristan Vautier Kenny Habul Boris Said | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | + 16 tours |
| 30 | GTD | 15 | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Tristan Vautier Kenny Habul Boris Said | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | C | + 16 tours |
| 31 | P | 12 | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel Pipo Derani | Nissan Onroak DPi | C | Abandon |
| 31 | P | 12 | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel Pipo Derani | Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6 | C | Abandon |
| 32 | PC | 3 | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Brian Alder Derek Jones Gustavo Yacamán | Oreca FLM09 | C | + 24 tours |
| 32 | PC | 3 | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Brian Alder Derek Jones Gustavo Yacamán | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | + 24 tours |
| 33 | GTD | 16 | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Jeff Segal Oswaldo Negri Jr. | Acura NSX GT3 | C | Abandon |
| 33 | GTD | 16 | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Jeff Segal Oswaldo Negri Jr. | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | C | Abandon |
| 34 | GTLM | 8 | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Martin Tomczyk | BMW M6 GTLM | M | Abandon |
| 34 | GTLM | 8 | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Martin Tomczyk | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | M | Abandon |
| 35 | P | 16 | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Johannes van Overbeek Bruno Senna | Nissan Onroak DPi | C | Abandon |
| 35 | P | 16 | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Johannes van Overbeek Bruno Senna | Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6 | C | Abandon |
| 36 | GTD | 17 | 16 | Change Racing | Brett Sandberg Jeroen Mul Corey Lewis | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | Abandoin |
| 36 | GTD | 17 | 16 | Change Racing | Brett Sandberg Jeroen Mul Corey Lewis | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | C | Abandoin |
| 37 | P | 9 | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Tom Long Joel Miller Marino Franchitti | Mazda RT24-P | C | Abandon |
| 37 | P | 9 | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Tom Long Joel Miller Marino Franchitti | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | C | Abandon |
| 38 | P | 10 | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Dane Cameron Eric Curran Filipe Albuquerque | Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | Abandon |
| 38 | P | 10 | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Dane Cameron Eric Curran Filipe Albuquerque | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | C | Abandon |
