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2021 12 Hours of Circuit Paul Ricard

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The 2021 Hankook 12 Hours of Circuit Paul Ricard was the inaugural running of the 12 Hours of Circuit Paul Ricard which took place on 24 April 2021. It was also the third round of the 2021 24H GT and TCE Series and the fourth 24H Series event at the circuit, having held three 24-hour races from 2015 to 2017.

Schedule

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Date Time (local: CEST) Event Distance
Friday, 23 April 12:00 - 13:30 Practice (Both classes) 90 mins
15:00 - 15:30 Qualifying - TCE 30 Mins
16:00 - 16:30 Qualifying - GT 30 Mins
20:00 - 22:00 Night practice 2 Hours
Saturday, 24 April 10:00 - 22:00 Race 12 Hours
Source:[1]

Entry list

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25 cars were entered into the event; 17 GT cars and 8 TCEs. A new addition was SPS automotive performance with a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo. After switching to TCX in the previous round at Mugello, Speed Lover entered two Porsches, the newest Porsche Cup car, the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup in GTX and a Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II in the 991 class. Another new car for the 2021 season was the Ligier JS2 R of French team Nordschleife Racing, competing in the TCX class.

Team Car Engine No. Drivers
GT3 (8 entries)
Switzerland Kessel Racing[2] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo (2020)[2] Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 8 Italy Nicola Cadei
Italy Alessandro Cutrera[2]
Italy Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio[2]
Italy Marco Frezza[2]
Italy Marco Talarico[2]
Czech Republic MiddleCap racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8 11 Czech Republic Josef Král
Slovakia Matúš Výboh
Slovakia Miroslav Výboh
Germany Rutronik Racing by TECE Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 18 Austria Michael Doppelmayr
Germany Elia Erhart
Germany Swen Herberger
Germany Pierre Kaffer
Germany SPS automotive performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 20 Germany Steffen Görig
Germany Christian Hook
Germany Valentin Pierburg
Italy MP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 58 Italy Corinna Gostner
Italy Manuela Gostner
Italy Thomas Gostner
Germany Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 88 Netherlands Milan Dontje
Germany Tim Müller
Belgium Pierre-Yves Paque
Poland Robin Rogalski
Germany Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 91 Switzerland Daniel Allemann
Germany Ralf Bohn
Germany Alfred Renauer
Germany Robert Renauer
92 Germany Stefan Aust
Germany "Bobby Gonzales"
Germany Jürgen Häring
Germany Marco Seefried
GTX (4 entries)
France Vortex V8 Vortex 1.0 GTX Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 701 France Olivier Gomez
France Bastien Gouret
France Philippe Gruau
712 France Philippe Bonnel
France Pierre Fontaine
Switzerland Nicolas Nobs
Germany Reiter Engineering KTM X-Bow GTX Concept Audi 2.5 L I5 724 Austria Eike Angermayr
United States Nicolai Elghanayan
Austria Horst Felbermayr Jr.
Norway Mads Siljehaug
Belgium Speed Lover Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 979 Belgium Gilles Smits
Belgium Jaxon Verhoeven
Netherlands Jean-Pierre Verhoeven
991 (3 entries)
Luxembourg DUWO Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 909 Russia Andrey Mukovoz
Russia Sergey Peregudov
Russia Stanislav Sidoruk
France Porsche Lorient Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 911 France Lionel Amrouche
France Frédéric Ancel
France Frederic Lelievre
France Philippe Polette
Belgium Speed Lover Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 978 United States Dominique Bastien
Belgium Olivier Dons
France Eric Mouez
GT4 (2 entries)
Germany PROsport Performance AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 401 Belgium Rodrigue Gillion
Belgium Kurt Hensen
Belgium Nico Verdonck
Canada ST Racing BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 438 United States Chandler Hull
United States Jon Miller
Canada Samantha Tan
TCR (6 entries)
Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 1 Norway Emil Heyerdahl
Austria Constantin Kletzer
Switzerland Yannick Mettler
Switzerland Jérôme Ogay
112 Switzerland Fabian Danz
United Kingdom Rhys Lloyd
Germany Marlon Menden
Switzerland Yannick Mettler
Netherlands Red Camel-Jordans.nl CUPRA León TCR Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 101 Netherlands Ivo Breukers
Netherlands Luc Breukers
Netherlands Rik Breukers
Spain RC2 Junior Team by Cabra Racing Cupra León Competición TCR Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 108 Spain Felipe Fernández
Spain Rubén Fernández
Spain Victor Fernández
Spain Tictap Totcar Sport CUPRA León TCR Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 123 Spain Jorge Belloc Diaz
Spain Jorge Belloc Ruiz
Spain Álvaro Rodríguez Sastre
Belgium AC Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 188 Belgium David Dermont
Belgium Mathieu Detry
France Stéphane Perrin
TCX (2 entries)
France Nordschleife Racing Ligier JS2 R Ford 3.7 L V6 226 France Thierry Chkondali
France Guillaume Roman
France Daniel Waszczinski
United Kingdom CWS Engineering Ginetta G55 Supercup Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 278 United States Jean-Francois Brunot
United Kingdom JM Littman
United Kingdom Colin White
Source:[3]

Qualifying

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TCE

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Series-regulars Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing and AC Motorsport fought throughout the session for TCE pole position. The #112 car came out on top with Yannick Mettler setting the fastest time (2:15.801) with five and a half minutes to go, only six tenths ahead of the #188 Audi (2:15.868) followed by the sister Autorama car in third (2:16.079). Two Cupras run by Spanish teams Tictap Totcar Sport and RC2 Junior Team by Cabra Racing placed fourth (2:16.133) and fifth (2:16.212) respectively, with the TCR class being rounded out by the Red Camel-Jordans.nl Cupra (2:16.414). The winless CWS Engineering team scored pole position for a second time (2:16.646) almost half a second clear of the second-placed Nordschleife Racing Ligier (2:17.065).

Results

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Fastest in class in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Time
1 TCR 112 Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing 2:15.801
2 TCR 188 Belgium AC Motorsport 2:15.868
3 TCR 1 Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing 2:16.079
4 TCR 123 Spain Tictap Totcar Sport 2:16.133
5 TCR 108 Spain RC2 Junior Team by Cabra Racing 2:16.212
6 TCR 101 Netherlands Red Camel-Jordans.nl 2:16.414
7 TCX 278 United Kingdom CWS Engineering 2:16.646
8 TCX 226 France Nordschleife Racing 2:17.065
Source:[4]

GT

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All but one car took part in the qualifying session for GT cars. By the halfway point, the #11 MiddleCap racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari had set multiple fast times in the 2:02s, with Herberth Motorsport challenging for the pole with both cars battling with the Ferrari. With eight minutes to go, the #701 Vortex V8 pulled off the track on the Mistral Straight, Olivier Gomez parking the car in a safe place, allowing the session to continue. Five minutes to go, Josef Král set the fastest lap time of the session (2:02.303), putting the car on pole position, ahead of the #91 (2:02.435) and #92 (2:02.451) Porsches, despite spinning on the next lap. Reiter Engineering's KTM X-Bow GTX Concept claimed the GTX pole (2:06.774) ahead of the #701 Vortex (2:07.187) and the #979 Porsche (2:08.280). Home team Porsche Lorient Racing (2:09.349) claimed the 991 class pole position, over a second clear of both DUWO Racing (2:10.763) and Speed Lover (2:13.595). The only GT4 car that participated in the session was the #438 ST Racing BMW M4 GT4 (2:15.875), the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 of PROsport Performance AMR unable to even leave the garage; a crash in free practice spoiling their chances to qualify but having a spare car on hand meant they could contest the race on Saturday.

Results

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Fastest in class in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Time
1 GT3 11 Czech Republic MiddleCap racing with Scuderia Praha 2:02.303
2 GT3 91 Germany Herberth Motorsport 2:02.435
3 GT3 92 Germany Herberth Motorsport 2:02.451
4 GT3 8 Switzerland Kessel Racing 2:02.992
5 GT3 18 Germany Rutronik Racing by TECE 2:03.162
6 GT3 58 Italy MP Racing 2:04.242
7 GT3 88 Germany Car Collection Motorsport 2:04.383
8 GT3 20 Germany SPS automotive performance 2:04.856
9 GTX 724 Germany Reiter Engineering 2:06.774
10 GTX 701 France Vortex V8 2:07.187
11 GTX 979 Belgium Speed Lover 2:08.280
12 991 911 France Porsche Lorient Racing 2:09.349
13 GTX 712 France Vortex V8 2:10.312
14 991 909 Luxembourg DUWO Racing 2:10.763
15 991 978 Belgium Speed Lover 2:13.595
16 GT4 438 Canada ST Racing 2:15.875
17 GT4 401 Germany PROsport Performance AMR No time[N 1]
Source:[5]

Race

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Results

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Class winner in bold.

Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Time/Reason Laps
Engine
1 GT3 91 Germany Herberth Motorsport Switzerland Daniel Allemann
Germany Ralf Bohn
Germany Alfred Renauer
Germany Robert Renauer
Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) 12:00:15.447 315
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
2 GT3 11 Czech Republic MiddleCap racing with Scuderia Praha Czech Republic Josef Král
Slovakia Matúš Výboh
Slovakia Miroslav Výboh
Ferrari 488 GT3 +1 Lap 314
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
3 GT3 18 Germany Rutronik Racing by TECE Austria Michael Doppelmayr
Germany Elia Erhart
Germany Swen Herberger
Germany Pierre Kaffer
Audi R8 LMS Evo +4 Laps 311
Audi 5.2 L V10
4 GT3 34 Germany Car Collection Motorsport Netherlands Milan Dontje
Germany Tim Müller
Belgium Pierre-Yves Paque
Poland Robin Rogalski
Audi R8 LMS Evo +7 Laps 308
Audi 5.2 L V10
5 GTX 724 Germany Reiter Engineering Austria Eike Angermayr
United States Nicolai Elghanayan
Austria Horst Felbermayr Jr.
Norway Mads Siljehaug
KTM X-Bow GTX Concept +9 Laps 306
Audi 2.5 L I5
6 GT3 20 Germany SPS automotive performance Germany Steffen Görig
Germany Christian Hook
Germany Valentin Pierburg
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo +10 Laps 305
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
7 991 911 France Porsche Lorient Racing France Lionel Amrouche
France Frédéric Ancel
France Frederic Lelievre
France Philippe Polette
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup +21 Laps 294
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
8 GTX 979 Belgium Speed Lover Belgium Gilles Smits
Belgium Jaxon Verhoeven
Netherlands Jean-Pierre Verhoeven
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +23 Laps 292
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
9 TCR 1 Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing Norway Emil Heyerdahl
Austria Constantin Kletzer
Switzerland Yannick Mettler
Switzerland Jérôme Ogay
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR +28 Laps 287
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
10 TCR 112 Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing Switzerland Fabian Danz
United Kingdom Rhys Lloyd
Germany Marlon Menden
Switzerland Yannick Mettler
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR +29 Laps 286
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
11 GT3 58 Italy MP Racing Italy Corinna Gostner
Italy Manuela Gostner
Italy Thomas Gostner
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo +30 Laps 285
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
12 TCR 188 Belgium AC Motorsport Belgium David Dermont
Belgium Mathieu Detry
France Stéphane Perrin
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR +32 Laps 283
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
13 TCR 123 Spain Tictap Totcar Sport Spain Jorge Belloc Diaz
Spain Jorge Belloc Ruiz
Spain Álvaro Rodríguez Sastre
CUPRA León TCR +35 Laps 280
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
14 991 909 Luxembourg DUWO Racing Russia Andrey Mukovoz
Russia Sergey Peregudov
Russia Stanislav Sidoruk
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup +47 Laps 268
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15 GTX 701 France Vortex V8 France Olivier Gomez
France Bastien Gouret
France Philippe Gruau
Vortex 1.0 GTX +66 Laps 249
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16 TCX 226 France Nordschleife Racing France Thierry Chkondali
France Guillaume Roman
France Daniel Waszczinski
Ligier JS2 R +78 Laps 237
Ford 3.7 L V6
17 991 978 Belgium Speed Lover United States Dominique Bastien
Belgium Olivier Dons
France Eric Mouez
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup +85 Laps 230
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18 TCX 278 United Kingdom CWS Engineering United States Jean-Francois Brunot
United Kingdom JM Littman
United Kingdom Colin White
Ginetta G55 Supercup +88 Laps 227
Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6
19 GTX 712 France Vortex V8 France Philippe Bonnel
France Pierre Fontaine
Switzerland Nicolas Nobs
Vortex 1.0 GTX +96 Laps 219
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
20 GT4 401 Germany PROsport Performance AMR Belgium Rodrigue Gillion
Belgium Kurt Hensen
Belgium Nico Verdonck
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 +111 Laps 204
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
DNF TCR 108 Spain RC2 Junior Team by Cabra Racing Spain Felipe Fernández
Spain Rubén Fernández
Spain Victor Fernández
Cupra León Competición TCR Contact 108
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
DNF TCR 101 Netherlands Red Camel-Jordans.nl Netherlands Ivo Breukers
Netherlands Luc Breukers
Netherlands Rik Breukers
CUPRA León TCR Engine 98
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
DNF GT4 438 Canada ST Racing United States Chandler Hull
United States Jon Miller
Canada Samantha Tan
BMW M4 GT4 Headgasket 59
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
DNF GT3 92 Germany Herberth Motorsport Germany Stefan Aust
Germany "Bobby Gonzales"
Germany Jürgen Häring
Germany Marco Seefried
Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) Damage 53
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNF GT3 8 Switzerland Kessel Racing Italy Nicola Cadei
Italy Alessandro Cutrera
Italy Leonardo-Maria del Vecchio
Italy Marco Frezza
Italy Marco Talarico
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo (2019) Collision 0
Ferrari 3.9 L Twin-Turbo V8
Source:[6]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The No. 401 PROsport Performance AMR was damaged in free practice and the team opted to use a spare car but could not get it ready to set a time in qualifying.

References

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  1. ^ "HANKOOK 12H CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Kessel Racing will make its 24H SERIES debut at the Hankook 12H MUGELLO". 24hseries.com. Creventic. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 12H CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD 2021". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
  4. ^ "4th Hankook 12H PAUL RICARD 2021 Qualifying - TCE Final results Qualifying - TCE" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ "4th Hankook 12H PAUL RICARD 2021 Qualifying - GT Final results Qualifying - GT" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. ^ "4th Hankook 12H PAUL RICARD 2021 Race Final Result - Race" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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24H GT Series
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12 Hours of Mugello
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12 Hours of Hockenheimring