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.
Entry list
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]Race result
[edit]The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 97 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
- ^ 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
[edit]Fastest lap
[edit]| 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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- ^ Euwema, Davey (29 March 2024). "43 Cars for Barcelona Season Opener". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "ELMS - Ferdinand Habsburg replaced by Paul-Loup Chatin at Cool Racing in Barcelona". Endurance Info. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "4 HOURS OF BARCELONA - PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE V1" (PDF). press.europeanlemansseries.com. 6 March 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (12 April 2024). "Deletraz Fastest in Opening Barcelona Practice". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Dillmann Puts Inter Eurpol Top Ahead Of Qualifying". DailySportscar. 13 April 2024. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 13 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Practice - LMP2 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Practice - LMP3 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.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Practice - LMGT3 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.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Race (4 Hours) Final Starting Grid" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 13 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 2024 4 Hours of Barcelona Classification | Motorsport Stats". Motorsport Stats.
- ^ a b "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 14 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Decision No. 22" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 14 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Decision No. 23" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 14 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Race Final Classification by Category" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 14 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.