6 Hours of Mexico
Sauber (2), Porsche (2) |
The 6 Hours of Mexico was a sports car race held at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. The race was first held in 1974 as part of the IMSA GT Championship. Fifteen years later, in 1989, the World Sportscar Championship reintroduced it as a 480 km event, and was held three times before the championship's demise. It was again revived in 2016 as a part of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Results
Year | Overall Winner(s) | Entrant | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title | Championship | Report | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | Guillermo Rojas Héctor Rebaque Fred van Beuren Jr. |
Héctor Rebaque, Sr. | Porsche Carrera | 1000 km (621.5 mi) | 1000 km of Mexico City | IMSA GT Championship | Report | [1] |
1975-1988: Not held | ||||||||
1989 | Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass |
Team Sauber Mercedes |
Sauber Mercedes C9 |
481.889 km (299.432 mi) | Trofeo Hermanos Rodríguez | World Sports Prototype Championship | Report | [2] |
1990 | Jochen Mass Michael Schumacher |
Team Sauber Mercedes |
Mercedes-Benz C11 | 481.889 km (299.432 mi) | Trofeo Hermanos Rodríguez | World Sports Prototype Championship |
Report | [3] |
1991
|
Keke Rosberg Yannick Dalmas |
Peugeot Talbot Sport |
Peugeot 905 Evo 1B | 433.258 km (269.214 mi) | Trofeo Hermanos Rodríguez | World Sports Car Championship |
Report | [4] |
1992–2015: Not held | ||||||||
2016 | Timo Bernhard Mark Webber Brendon Hartley |
Porsche Team | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 989.92 km (615.11 mi) | 6 Hours of Mexico | FIA World Endurance Championship | Report | [5] |
2017 | Timo Bernhard Earl Bamber Brendon Hartley |
Porsche Team | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 1,032.96 km (641.85 mi) | 6 Hours of Mexico | FIA World Endurance Championship | Report | [6] |
References
- ^ "Mexico 1000 Kilometres 1974". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "World Sports Prototype Championship Mexico 1989". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "World Sports Prototype Championship Mexico 1990". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Sportscar World Championship Mexico 1991". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Mexico City 6 Hours 2016". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Mexico City 6 Hours 2017". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 December 2021.