The Lone Star Le Mans (previously known as 6 Hours of the Circuit of the Americas) is an endurance race for Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style cars held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Its first running was on 22 September 2013 as the fifth round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
The name "Lone Star Le Mans" had previously been used for the Austin round of the United SportsCar Championship, now the IMSA SportsCar Championship, from 2014 to 2016.
On 2 December 2019, the Austin round of the WEC was revived for 2020, as a result of a conflict between the promoters at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace and the WEC, where the Austin round replaced the 6 Hours of São Paulo.
On 9 June 2023, the schedule for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship was announced, with Austin returning to the schedule on 1 September as the 6th race of the season, effectively replacing the 1000 Miles of Sebring (a race specially created just for the WEC) as the American round of the championship.
Results
FIA WEC races Year Overall winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race title Championship Report Ref 2013 Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Loïc Duval Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report 2014 Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report 2015 Mark Webber Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report 2016 Mark Webber Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report 2017 Earl Bamber Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6 hours 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report 2018–2019: Not held 2020 Gustavo Menezes Norman Nato Bruno Senna Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13 6 hours Lone Star Le Mans FIA World Endurance Championship Report 2021–2023: Not held 2024 Robert Kubica Robert Shwartzman Yifei Ye AF Corse Ferrari 499P 6 hours Lone Star Le Mans FIA World Endurance Championship Report 2025 Matt Campbell Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 6 hours Lone Star Le Mans FIA World Endurance Championship Report
Other races Year Overall winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race title Championship Report Ref 2013(Grand-Am) Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette DP 2 hours 45 minutes Grand-Am of The Americas presented by GAINSCO and TOTAL Rolex Sports Car Series Report 2013(ALMS) Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03c 2 hours 45 minutes International Sports Car Weekend American Le Mans Series Report 2014 Scott Pruett Memo Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing Ford EcoBoost Riley DP 2 hours 45 minutes Lone Star Le Mans United SportsCar Championship Report 2015 Scott Pruett Joey Hand Chip Ganassi Racing Ford EcoBoost Riley DP 2 hours 40 minutes Lone Star Le Mans United SportsCar Championship Report 2016 Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Wayne Taylor Racing Dallara Corvette DP 2 hours 40 minutes Lone Star Le Mans IMSA SportsCar Championship Report 2017 Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R 2 hours 40 minutes Advance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown IMSA SportsCar Championship Report
6 Hours of the Americas The 6 Hours of the Americas was an event organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and would have been part of the inaugural season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge on March 6, 2016. On January 29, it was announced that the race would be cancelled with the official reason stated as a lack of entrants.
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