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{{Infobox WEC race|flag=USA|title=2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas|round_no=5|round_total=8|year=2015|track_map=Austin circuit.svg|date=19 September|location=Austin, Texas|circuit=Circuit of the Americas|duration=6 Hours|weather=|laps=185|distance_km=1019.905|distance_miles=633.81|pole_time=1:46.211|pole_team={{flagicon|GER}} Porsche Team|pole_drivers=|category1=LMP1|category1_winner_team={{flagicon|GER}} Porsche Team|category1_winner_drivers={{flagicon|GER}} Timo Bernhard
{{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber|category2=LMP2|category2_winner_team={{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing|category2_winner_drivers={{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird
{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Canal
{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov|category3=LMGTE Pro|category3_winner_team={{flagicon|GER}} Porsche Team Manthey|category3_winner_drivers={{flagicon|DNK}} Michael Christensen
{{flagicon|AUT}} Richard Lietz|category4=LMGTE Am|category4_winner_team={{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing|category4_winner_drivers={{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksey Basov
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Bertolini
{{flagicon|RUS}} Viktor Shaytar}}The 2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, US, on 17–19 September 2015, and served as the fifth round of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Porsche's Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber won the race driving the No. 17 Porsche 919 Hybrid car.{{cite web | url =http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/porsche-dominates-6h-cota/| title = Porsche Dominates 6H COTA| publisher = John Dagys Media | work = sportscar365.com | last = Dagys | first = John | date = 20 September 2015 | access-date = 20 September 2015}}

Qualifying

=Qualifying result=

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.{{cite web | url = http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2015/05_CIRCUIT%20OF%20THE%20AMERICAS/95_FIA%20WEC/201509181846_Qualifying/90_Classification_Qualifying.PDF | title = FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Qualifying Final Classification | publisher = Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile | date = 18 September 2015 | access-date = 20 September 2015}}

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! Pos

! Class

! Team

! Average Time

! Grid

style="font-weight:bold"

! 1

| LMP1

| No. 18 Porsche Team

| 1:46.211

| 1

2

| LMP1

| No. 17 Porsche Team

| 1:46.375

| 2

3

| LMP1

| No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest

| 1:47.538

| 3

4

| LMP1

| No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest

| 1:47.898

| 4

5

| LMP1

| No. 1 Toyota Racing

| 1:48.990

| 5

6

| LMP1

| No. 2 Toyota Racing

| 1:49.176

| 6

7

| LMP1

| No. 12 Rebellion Racing

| 1:53.950

| 7

8

| LMP1

| No. 13 Rebellion Racing

| 1:54.506

| 8

9

| LMP1

| No. 4 Team ByKolles

| 1:55.794

| 9

style="font-weight:bold"

! 10

| LMP2

| No. 26 G-Drive Racing

| 1:57.148

| 10

11

| LMP2

| No. 28 G-Drive Racing

| 1:57.474

| 11

12

| LMP2

| No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports

| 1:57.621

| 12

13

| LMP2

| No. 43 Team SARD Morand

| 1:58.109

| 13

14

| LMP2

| No. 42 Strakka Racing

| 1:59.749

| 14

15

| LMP2

| No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports

| 2:01.480

| 15

style="font-weight:bold"

! 16

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 99 Aston Martin Racing V8

| 2:05.872

| 18

17

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 91 Porsche Team Manthey

| 2:06.134

| 19

18

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 97 Aston Martin Racing

| 2:06.272

| 20

19

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 95 Aston Martin Racing

| 2:06.294

| 21

20

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey

| 2:06.363

| 22

21

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 51 AF Corse

| 2:06.786

| 23

22

| LMGTE Pro

| No. 71 AF Corse

| 2:06.975

| 24

style="font-weight:bold"

! 23

| LMGTE Am

| No. 77 Dempsey Racing-Proton

| 2:08.085

| 25

24

| LMGTE Am

| No. 96 Aston Martin Racing

| 2:08.264

| 26

25

| LMGTE Am

| No. 83 AF Corse

| 2:08.332

| 27

26

| LMGTE Am

| No. 98 Aston Martin Racing

| 2:08.440

| 28

27

| LMGTE Am

| No. 72 SMP Racing

| 2:08.442

| 29

28

| LMGTE Am

| No. 50 Larbre Compétition

| 2:08.802

| 30

29

| LMP2

| No. 36 Signatech Alpine

| 1:57.860{{ref|1|1}}

| 16

–

| LMP2

| No. 47 KCMG

| No Time{{ref|2|2}}

| 17

–

| LMGTE Am

| No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing

| No Time

| 31

{{Note|1|1}} – Only one driver of the No. 36 Signatech Alpine set a lap time.{{cite web|last=Goodwin|first=Graham|title=FIA WEC: COTA, #18 Porsche Grabs Pole, #26 G-Drive In LMP2 (Updated)|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/09/19/fia-wec-circuit-of-the-americas-lmp-qualifying-18-porsche-grabs-pole-kcmg-in-lmp2.html|work=DailySportsCar|date=19 September 2015|access-date=30 October 2024}}

{{Note|2|2}} – The No. 47 KCMG had its qualifying lap time deleted due to driving the car in the opposite direction of the track, but was allowed to start from the rear of the LMP grid.{{cite web | url = http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2015/05_CIRCUIT%20OF%20THE%20AMERICAS/95_FIA%20WEC/201509181846_Qualifying/90_Classification_Qualifying.PDF | title = FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Race (360') Final Starting Grid | publisher = Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile | date = 19 September 2014 | access-date = 20 September 2015}}

Race

=Race result=

Class winners in bold.{{cite web | url = http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2015/05_CIRCUIT%20OF%20THE%20AMERICAS/95_FIA%20WEC/201509191700_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF | title = FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Race Final Classification | publisher = Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile | date = 20 September 2015 | access-date = 21 September 2015}}

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! rowspan=2 | Pos

! rowspan=2 | Class

! rowspan=2 | No

! rowspan=2 | Team

! rowspan=2 | Drivers

! Chassis

! rowspan=2 | Tyre

! rowspan=2 | Laps

Engine
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Timo Bernhard
{{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

| Porsche 919 Hybrid

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 185

style="font-weight:bold"

| Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4

rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} André Lotterer
{{flagicon|CHE}} Marcel Fässler
{{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Tréluyer

| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 185

Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6
rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval
{{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi
{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Jarvis

| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 184

Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6
rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Anthony Davidson
{{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima

| Toyota TS040 Hybrid

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 183

Toyota 3.7 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 26

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov
{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Canal
{{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 170

style="font-weight:bold"

| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 47

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|HKG}} KCMG

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Howson
{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Bradley
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre

| Oreca 05

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 170

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 28

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|COL}} Gustavo Yacamán
{{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo González
{{flagicon|BRA}} Pipo Derani

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Team ByKolles

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Simon Trummer
{{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Kaffer

| CLM P1/01

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 9

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 30

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Extreme Speed Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel
{{flagicon|DNK}} David Heinemeier Hansson

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 10

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 43

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Team SARD Morand

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Webb
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Ragues
{{flagicon|GBR}} Archie Hamilton

| Morgan LMP2 Evo

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

SARD 3.6 L V8
rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 36

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Signatech Alpine

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nelson Panciatici
{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul-Loup Chatin
{{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Capillaire

| Alpine A450b

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 18

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Marc Lieb
{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Dumas
{{flagicon|CHE}} Neel Jani

| Porsche 919 Hybrid

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 168

Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 42

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Strakka Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Leventis
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Kane
{{flagicon|GBR}} Danny Watts

| Gibson 015S

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 166

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 91

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Team Manthey

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Richard Lietz
{{flagicon|DNK}} Michael Christensen

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 162

style="font-weight:bold"

| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

rowspan=2 | 15

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 92

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche Team Manthey

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 162

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 71

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Rigon
{{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 162

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 99

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing V8

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Rees
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex MacDowall
{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 161

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 18

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 95

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DNK}} Christoffer Nygaard
{{flagicon|DNK}} Marco Sørensen

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 160

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 19

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 97

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Turner
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Adam

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 160

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 20

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 51

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni
{{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Vilander

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 160

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 21

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 72

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Viktor Shaitar
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksey Basov
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Bertolini

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 159

style="font-weight:bold"

| Ferrari 4.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 22

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 88

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Ried
{{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber
{{flagicon|ARE}} Khaled Al Qubaisi

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 159

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 23

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 83

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} François Perrodo
{{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Collard
{{flagicon|PRT}} Rui Águas

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 158

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 24

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 77

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Dempsey Racing-Proton

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Dempsey
{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Long
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Seefried

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 158

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 25

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 98

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Dalla Lana
{{flagicon|PRT}} Pedro Lamy
{{flagicon|AUT}} Mathias Lauda

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 158

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 26

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 96

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Benny Simonsen
{{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Hall
{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Castellacci

| Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 158

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 27

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 50

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Larbre Compétition

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Roda
{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Ruberti
{{flagicon|DNK}} Kristian Poulsen

| Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 157

Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 28

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Rebellion Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Dominik Kraihamer
{{flagicon|CHE}} Alexandre Imperatori
{{flagicon|DEU}} Daniel Abt

| Rebellion R-One

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 147

AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 29

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Rebellion Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Prost
{{flagicon|DEU}} Nick Heidfeld
{{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche

| Rebellion R-One

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 147

AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | DNF

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Wurz
{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Sarrazin
{{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Conway

| Toyota TS040 Hybrid

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 89

Toyota 3.7 L V8
rowspan=2 | DNF

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 31

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Extreme Speed Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Brown
{{flagicon|USA}} Johannes van Overbeek
{{flagicon|USA}} Jon Fogarty

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 54

Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6

References

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{{Sportscar Race Report

| Year_of_race = 2015

| Sportscar_Series = FIA World Endurance Championship

| Previous_race_in_season = 6 Hours of Nürburgring

| Next_race_in_season = 6 Hours of Fuji

}}

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