2024 4 Hours of Barcelona
Endurance sportscar racing event
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.
Entry list
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
| 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
- 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
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 Lynx – Proton | 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
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 97 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
| 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 Lynx – Proton | 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 | ||
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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
Fastest lap
| 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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