| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 5 of 8 in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
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| Date | 13 July 2025 |
| Location | São Paulo |
| Venue | Autódromo José Carlos Pace |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Results | |
| Laps completed | 242 |
| Distance (km) | 1,042.778 |
| Distance (miles) | 647.834 |
| Hypercar | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 1:22.570 |
| Team |  Cadillac Hertz Team Jota |
| Drivers |  Alex Lynn |
| Winners | |
| Team | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota |
| Drivers | Alex Lynn Norman Nato Will Stevens |
| LMGT3 | |
| Winners | |
| Team | Akkodis ASP Team |
| Drivers |  José María López Clemens Schmid Răzvan Umbrărescu |
The 2025 6 Hours of São Paulo (formally known as the 2025 Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo[1]) was an endurance sportscar racing event, held between 11 and 13 July 2025 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the fifth of eight rounds of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship and the fifth running of the event.
Entry list
[edit]The provisional entry list was published on 9 July 2025 and consists of 36 entries across 2 categories – 18 in both Hypercar and LMGT3.[2] In the Hypercar category, Sébastien Buemi, Robin Frijns, Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne are all absent due to driving duties at the Berlin ePrix. Marco Wittmann replaced the aforementioned Robin Frijns in the No. 20 Team WRT BMW.[3] In the LMGT3 category, Pedro Ebrahim is set to replace Timur Boguslavskiy in the No. 31 Team WRT BMW as Boguslavskiy has fallen ill.[4] Anthony McIntosh will replace Derek DeBoer in the No. 10 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin and Yuichi Nakayama will fill in for Ben Barnicoat in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus, who is racing at IMSA's round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 11 July | 11:00 | Free Practice 1 |
| 15:45 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Saturday, 12 July | 10:10 | Free Practice 3 |
| 14:45 | Qualifying – LMGT3 | |
| 15:05 | Hyperpole – LMGT3 | |
| 15:25 | Qualifying – Hypercar | |
| 15:45 | Hyperpole – Hypercar | |
| Sunday, 13 July | 11:30 | Race |
| Source:[5] | ||
Practice
[edit]Three practice sessions are scheduled to be held before the event: two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first two sessions on Thursday ran for 90 minutes, and the final session on Saturday ran for 60 minutes.[5]
Practice 1
[edit]| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 6 |  Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
 Laurens Vanthoor
|
1:25.176 |
| LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team
|
José María López
|
1:35.010 |
| Source:[6][7] | ||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Practice 2
[edit]| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
Kévin Estre
|
1:23.508 |
| LMGT3 | 10 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
 Eduardo Barrichello
|
1:34.493 |
| Source:[8][9] | ||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Practice 3
[edit]| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 8 |  Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
Ryō Hirakawa
|
1:23.695 |
| LMGT3 | 33 | TF Sport
|
Jonny Edgar
|
1:34.414 |
| Source:[10][11] | ||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying results
[edit]Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Entrant | Qualifying | Hyperpole | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypercar | 12 | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota
|
1:22.829 | 1:22.570 | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 38 | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota
|
1:23.537 | 1:22.670 | 3[Q 1] |
| 3 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
1:23.279 | 1:22.834 | 2 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies
|
1:23.208 | 1:22.948 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 20 | BMW M Team WRT
|
1:23.391 | 1:23.062 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies
|
1:23.269 | 1:23.101 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
1:23.533 | 1:23.159 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 15 | BMW M Team WRT
|
1:23.391 | 1:23.259 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 83 |  AF Corse
|
1:23.595 | 1:23.386 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
1:23.673 | 1:23.496 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 009 | Aston Martin THOR Team
|
1:23.710 | 11 | |
| 12 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition
|
1:23.740 | 13[Q 2] | |
| 13 | Hypercar | 007 | Aston Martin THOR Team
|
1:23.751 | 12 | |
| 14 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse
|
1:23.759 | 14 | |
| 15 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Endurance Team
|
1:23.770 | 15 | |
| 16 | Hypercar | 35 | Alpine Endurance Team
|
1:23.816 | 16 | |
| 17 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse
|
1:23.831 | 17 | |
| 18 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
1:24.153 | 18 | |
| 19 | LMGT3 | 10 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
1:35.340 | 1:33.849 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team
|
1:34.488 | 1:33.873 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team
|
1:35.193 | 1:33.963 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGT3 | 61 | Iron Lynx
|
1:35.156 | 1:34.051 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports
|
1:35.090 | 1:34.219 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGT3 | 59 | United Autosports
|
1:34.891 | 1:34.418 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames
|
1:35.327 | 1:34.433 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGT3 | 88 | Proton Competition
|
1:35.032 | 1:34.448 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGT3 | 33 | TF Sport
|
1:35.287 | 1:34.507 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport
|
1:35.263 | 1:34.952 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 54 | Vista AF Corse
|
1:35.366 | 29 | |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team
|
1:35.481 | 30 | |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 92 | Manthey 1st Phorm
|
1:35.504 | 31 | |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 46 | Team WRT
|
1:35.536 | 32 | |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 21 | Vista AF Corse
|
1:35.542 | 33 | |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition
|
1:35.554 | 34 | |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 31 | The Bend Team WRT
|
1:36.684 | 35 | |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 60 | Iron Lynx
|
No time | 36 | |
| Source:[14][15] | ||||||
- ^ The No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota entry received a 1-place grid drop after impeding the No. 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies entry in the qualifying session.[12]
- ^ The No. 99 Proton Competition entry received a 1-place grid drop after impeding the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse entry in the qualifying session.[13]
Race
[edit]The race started at 11:30 BRST on Sunday, and ran for six hours.[5]
Race results
[edit]The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 169 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
References
[edit]- ^ "Second half of season ready for blast-off in Brazil! | FIAWEC". www.fiawec.com. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (25 April 2025). "Line-Up Tweaks Confirmed For 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (10 July 2025). "Sao Paulo Thursday Notebook – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (9 July 2025). "Pedro Ebrahim Replaces Timur Boguslavskiy In #31 BMW". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "2025 ROLEX 6 HOURS OF SÃO PAULO - TIMETABLE V3" (PDF). FIAWEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "FIA WEC – Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Free Practice 1 – Final Classification" (PDF). FIAWEC Alkamel. Alkmel Systems. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "FIA WEC – Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Free Practice 1 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). FIAWEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "FIA WEC – Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Free Practice 2 – Final Classification" (PDF). FIAWEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "FIA WEC – Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Free Practice 2 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). FIAWEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "FIA WEC – Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Free Practice 3 – Final Classification" (PDF). FIAWEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "FIA WEC – Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Free Practice 3 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). FIAWEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "DECISION NO. 14 - CAR 38" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "DECISION NO. 15 - CAR 99" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "FIA WEC – Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Qualifying – Final Classification" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "FIA WEC – Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Race – Final Starting Grid" (PDF). FIA WEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "FIA WEC – Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Race – Provisional Classification" (PDF). FIAWEC Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.