2024 4 Hours of Barcelona

The 2024 4 Hours of Barcelona was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 12 and 14 April 2024, as the first round of 2024 European Le Mans Series season.

The layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Entry list

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The pre-event entry list consisted of 43 entries between 4 categories - 14 in LMP2, 8 in LMP2 Pro-Am, 10 in LMP3 and 11 in LMGT3.[1][2]

Ferdinand Habsburg was replaced by Paul-Loup Chatin in the No. 47 COOL Racing. Habsburg was forced to miss this round as the result of a crash during a test at MotorLand Aragón.[3]

Schedule

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Date Time (local: CEST) Event
Friday, 12 April 11:50 Free Practice 1
16:20 Bronze Drivers Collective Test
Saturday, 13 April 10:10 Free Practice 2
14:40 Qualifying - LMGT3
15:05 Qualifying - LMP3
15:30 Qualifying - LMP2 Pro-Am
15:55 Qualifying - LMP2
Sunday, 14 April 11:30 Race
Source:[4]

Free practice

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  • Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Free Practice 1 Class No. Entrant Time
LMP2 14   AO by TF 1:28.821
LMP2 Pro/Am 21   United Autosports 1:30.026
LMP3 17   COOL Racing 1:35.045
LMGT3 66   JMW Motorsport 1:40.826
Free Practice 2 Class No. Entrant Time
LMP2 43   Inter Europol Competition 1:28.413
LMP2 Pro/Am 24   Nielsen Racing 1:29.547
LMP3 8   Team Virage 1:36.475
LMGT3 86   GR Racing 1:40.831
Sources:[5][6]

Qualifying

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 LMP2 22   United Autosports   Ben Hanley 1:28.071 1
2 LMP2 28   IDEC Sport   Reshad de Gerus 1:28.224 +0.153 2
3 LMP2 25   Algarve Pro Racing   Alexander Lynn 1:28.381 +0.310 3
4 LMP2 47   COOL Racing   Frederik Vesti 1:28.476 +0.405 4
5 LMP2 37   COOL Racing   Ritomo Miyata 1:28.489 +0.418 5
6 LMP2 43   Inter Europol Competition   Tom Dillmann 1:28.498 +0.427 6
7 LMP2 34   Inter Europol Competition   Luca Ghiotto 1:28.522 +0.451 7
8 LMP2 23   United Autosports   Paul di Resta 1:28.651 +0.580 8
9 LMP2 65   Panis Racing   Arthur Leclerc 1:28.683 +0.612 9
10 LMP2 14   AO by TF   Louis Delétraz 1:28.726 +0.655 10
11 LMP2 27   Nielsen Racing   William Stevens 1:28.732 +0.661 11
12 LMP2 9   Iron LynxProton   Matteo Cairoli 1:28.897 +0.826 12
13 LMP2 30   Duqueine Team   James Allen 1:29.128 +1.057 13
14 LMP2 10   Vector Sport   Felipe Drugovich 1:29.153 +1.082 14
15 LMP2 Pro/Am 77   Proton Competition   Giorgio Roda 1:30.816 +2.745 15
16 LMP2 Pro/Am 19   Team Virage   Anthony Wells 1:31.349 +3.278 16
17 LMP2 Pro/Am 24   Nielsen Racing   John Falb 1:31.497 +3.426 17
18 LMP2 Pro/Am 29   Richard Mille by TDS   Rodrigo Sales 1:31.510 +3.439 18
19 LMP2 Pro/Am 83   AF Corse   François Perrodo 1:32.174 +4.103 19
20 LMP2 Pro/Am 21   United Autosports   Daniel Schneider 1:33.212 +5.141 20
21 LMP2 Pro/Am 20   Algarve Pro Racing   Kriton Lentoudis 1:33.267 +5.196 21
22 LMP3 17   COOL Racing   Manuel Espírito Santo 1:34.761 +6.690 23
23 LMP3 8   Team Virage   Gillian Henrion 1:35.014 +6.943 24
24 LMP3 15   RLR M Sport   Gaël Julien 1:35.249 +7.178 25
25 LMP3 4   DKR Engineering   Wyatt Brichacek 1:35.409 +7.338 26
26 LMP3 12   WTM by Rinaldi Racing   Óscar Tunjo 1:35.567 +7.496 27
27 LMP3 88   Inter Europol Competition   Kai Askey 1:36.016 +7.945 28
28 LMP3 31   Racing Spirit of Léman   Antoine Doquin 1:36.541 +8.470 29
29 LMP3 11   Eurointernational   Adam Ali 1:36.628 +8.557 30
30 LMP3 5   RLR M Sport   Bailey Voisin 1:36.679 +8.608 31
31 LMP2 Pro/Am 3   DKR Engineering   Andres Latorre Canon 1:37.086 +9.015 22
32 LMP3 35   Ultimate   Matthieu Lahaye 1:37.331 +9.260 32
33 LMGT3 85   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy 1:41.850 +13.779 33
34 LMGT3 63   Iron Lynx   Hiroshi Hamaguchi 1:42.167 +14.096 34
35 LMGT3 50   Formula Racing   Johnny Laursen 1:42.337 +14.266 35
36 LMGT3 55   Spirit of Race   Duncan Cameron 1:42.759 +14.688 36
37 LMGT3 57   Kessel Racing   Takeshi Kimura 1:42.895 +14.824 37
38 LMGT3 97   Grid Motorsport by TF   Martin Berry 1:43.028 +14.957 38
39 LMGT3 86   GR Racing   Michael Wainwright 1:43.117 +15.046 39
40 LMGT3 51   AF Corse   Charles-Henri Samani 1:43.345 +15.274 40
41 LMGT3 59   Racing Spirit of Léman   Derek DeBoer 1:43.351 +15.280 41
42 LMGT3 60   Proton Competition   Claudio Schiavoni 1:44.148 +16.077 42
43 LMGT3 66   JMW Motorsport   John Hartshorne 1:46.230 +18.159 43
Sources:[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Race

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Race result

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The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 97 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.

Final Classification[13][14]
Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Tyres Laps Time/Gap
1 LMP2 37   COOL Racing   Lorenzo Fluxá
  Malthe Jakobsen
  Ritomo Miyata
Oreca 07 G 139 4:01:06.862
2 LMP2 25   Algarve Pro Racing   Matthias Kaiser
  Olli Caldwell
  Alexander Lynn
Oreca 07 G 139 +16.161
3 LMP2 22   United Autosports   Filip Ugran
  Marino Sato
  Benjamin Hanley
Oreca 07 G 139 +16.905
4 LMP2 28   IDEC Sport   Paul Lafargue
  Reshad de Gerus
  Job van Uitert
Oreca 07 G 139 +1:14.182
5 LMP2 65   Panis Racing   Manuel Maldonado
  Charles Milesi
  Arthur Leclerc
Oreca 07 G 139 +1:20.643
6 LMP2 Pro/Am 83   AF Corse   François Perrodo
  Matthieu Vaxivière
  Alessio Rovera
Oreca 07 G 138 +1 Lap
7 LMP2 Pro/Am 29   Richard Mille by TDS   Rodrigo Sales
  Mathias Beche
  Grégoire Saucy
Oreca 07 G 138 +1 Lap
8 LMP2 43   Inter Europol Competition   Sebastián Álvarez
  Vladislav Lomko
  Tom Dillmann
Oreca 07 G 138 +1 Lap
9 LMP2 14   AO by TF   Jonny Edgar
  Louis Delétraz
  Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 138 +1 Lap
10 LMP2 34   Inter Europol Competition   Oliver Gray
  Clément Novalak
  Luca Ghiotto
Oreca 07 G 138 +1 Lap
11 LMP2 23   United Autosports   Bijoy Garg
  Fabio Scherer
  Paul di Resta
Oreca 07 G 138 +1 Lap
12 LMP2 Pro/Am 24   Nielsen Racing   John Falb
  Colin Noble
  Albert Costa Balboa
Oreca 07 G 137 +2 Laps
13 LMP2 10   Vector Sport   Ryan Cullen
  Stéphane Richelmi
  Felipe Drugovich
Oreca 07 G 137 +2 Laps
14 LMP2 Pro/Am 20   Algarve Pro Racing   Kriton Lentoudis
  Richard Bradley
  Alex Quinn
Oreca 07 G 137 +2 Laps
15 LMP2 Pro/Am 77   Proton Competition   Giorgio Roda
  Bent Viscaal
  René Binder
Oreca 07 G 137 +2 Laps
16 LMP2 30   Duqueine Team   Niels Koolen
  Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
  James Allen
Oreca 07 G 136 +3 Laps
17 LMP2 Pro/Am 3   DKR Engineering   Andres Latorre Canon
  Cem Bölükbaşı
  Laurents Hörr
Oreca 07 G 136 +3 Laps[R 1]
18 LMP2 47   COOL Racing   Alejandro Garcia
  Paul-Loup Chatin
  Frederik Vesti
Oreca 07 G 136 +3 Laps[R 2]
19 LMP2 27   Nielsen Racing   David Heinemeier Hansson
  Nicolás Pino
  William Stevens
Oreca 07 G 131 +8 Laps
20 LMP3 8   Team Virage   Julien Gerbi
  Bernardo Pinheiro
  Gillian Henrion
Ligier JS P320 M 131 +8 Laps
21 LMP3 17   COOL Racing   Miguel Cristóvão
  Cédric Oltramare
  Manuel Espírito Santo
Ligier JS P320 M 131 +8 Laps
22 LMP3 11   Eurointernational   Matthew Bell
  Adam Ali
Ligier JS P320 M 130 +9 Laps
23 LMP3 15   RLR M Sport   Michael Jensen
  Nick Adcock
  Gaël Julien
Ligier JS P320 M 130 +9 Laps
24 LMP3 4   DKR Engineering   Alexander Mattschull
  Belén García
  Wyatt Brichacek
Duqueine M30 - D08 M 130 +9 Laps
25 LMP3 88   Inter Europol Competition   Alexander Bukhantsov
  Kai Askey
  Pedro Perino
Ligier JS P320 M 129 +10 Laps
26 LMP3 31   Racing Spirit of Léman   Jacques Wolff
  Jean-Ludovic Foubert
  Antoine Doquin
Ligier JS P320 M 129 +10 Laps
27 LMP3 12   WTM by Rinaldi Racing   Torsten Kratz
  Leonard Weiss
  Óscar Tunjo
Duqueine M30 - D08 M 127 +12 Laps
28 LMGT3 50   Formula Racing   Johnny Laursen
  Conrad Laursen
  Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 G 127 +12 Laps
29 LMGT3 86   GR Racing   Michael Wainwright
  Riccardo Pera
  Davide Rigon
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 G 127 +12 Laps
30 LMGT3 63   Iron Lynx   Hiroshi Hamaguchi
  Axcil Jefferies
  Andrea Caldarelli
Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 Evo2 G 127 +12 Laps
31 LMGT3 60   Proton Competition   Claudio Schiavoni
  Matteo Cressoni
  Julien Andlauer
Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 G 127 +12 Laps
32 LMGT3 55   Spirit of Race   Duncan Cameron
  David Perel
  Matthew Griffin
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 G 127 +12 Laps
33 LMGT3 59   Racing Spirit of Léman   Derek DeBoer
  Casper Stevenson
  Valentin Hasse-Clot
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 G 126 +13 Laps
34 LMGT3 97   Grid Motorsport by TF   Martin Berry
  Lorcan Hanafin
  Jonathan Adam
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 G 126 +13 Laps
35 LMGT3 51   AF Corse   Charles-Henri Samani
  Emmanuel Collard
  Ulysse de Pauw
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 G 126 +13 Laps
36 LMGT3 57   Kessel Racing   Takeshi Kimura
  Esteban Masson
  Daniel Serra
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 G 126 +13 Laps
37 LMP3 35   Ultimate   Alexandre Yvon
  Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
  Matthieu Lahaye
Ligier JS P320 M 123 +16 Laps
38 LMP2 Pro/Am 21   United Autosports   Daniel Schneider
  Andrew Meyrick
  Oliver Jarvis
Oreca 07 G 121 +18 Laps
Not classified
LMP2 Pro/Am 19   Team Virage   Anthony Wells
  Matthew Bell
  Nelson Piquet Jr.
Oreca 07 G 128
LMP2 9   Iron LynxProton   Jonas Ried
  Macéo Capietto
  Matteo Cairoli
Oreca 07 G 121
LMGT3 85   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy
  Rahel Frey
  Michelle Gatting
Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 G 103
LMGT3 66   JMW Motorsport   John Hartshorne
  Ben Tuck
  Philip Keen
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 G 83
LMP3 5   RLR M Sport   James Dayson
  Daniel Ali
  Bailey Voisin
Ligier JS P320 M 6
  1. ^ The No. 3 DKR Engineering was penalised for causing a collision with the No. 19 Team Virage. The penalty was a drive through converted to 30 seconds time penalty.[15]
  2. ^ The No. 47 COOL Racing was penalised for not respecting driving time of Paul-Loup Chatin who did not meet his driving time by 37 seconds. The penalty was 37 seconds stop & go converted to 72 seconds time penalty.[16][14]

Statistics

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Fastest lap

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Class Driver Team Time Lap
LMP2   Filip Ugran   #22 United Autosports 1:30.589 3
LMP2 Pro/Am   Alessio Rovera   #83 AF Corse 1:30.174 45
LMP3   Wyatt Brichacek   #4 DKR Engineering 1:38.387 101
LMGT3   Esteban Masson   #57 Kessel Racing 1:41.766 59
Source:[17]

References

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  9. ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Pro/Am Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 13 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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  15. ^ "Decision No. 22" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 14 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Decision No. 23" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 14 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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