2024 24 Hours of Barcelona

The 2024 24 Hours of Barcelona (formally known as the Hankook 24 Hours of Barcelona) was an endurance sportscar racing held on 14 and 15 September 2024, as the final round of the 2024 24H Series. This was the twenty-fifth running of the event.

The layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya where the race was held.

Background

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The event was announced on 16 October 2023 along with the rest of the 2024 24H Series calendar.[1]

Schedule

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Date Time (local: CEST) Event Duration
Friday, 13 September 12:45 - 14:15 Free Practice 90 Minutes
16:30 - 17:25 Qualifying – TCE & GT4 3x15 Minutes
17:35 - 18:30 Qualifying – GT3, GTX & 992 3x15 Minutes
20:45 - 22:15 Night Practice 90 Minutes
Saturday-Sunday, 14-15 September 12:00 - 12:00 Race 24 Hours
Source:[2]

Entry list

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The entry list was revealed on 11 September 2024, and featured 36 cars: 11 GT3 cars, 11 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, 3 GTX cars, 7 GT4 cars, and 4 TCX cars.[3]

No. Entrant Car Class Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Driver 5
GT3 (11 entries)
4   Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo P   Todd Coleman   Robert Megennis   Frederik Schandorf   Aaron Telitz
9   Red Camel by Juta Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II PA   Ivo Breukers   Luc Breukers   Rik Breukers   Fabian Danz
11   Hofor Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Am   Kenneth Heyer   Michael Kroll   Max Partl   Alexander Prinz   Chantal Prinz
14   Poulsen Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 PA   Kristian Poulsen   Roland Poulsen   Jens Klingmann   Alfred Nilsson
18   Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II PA   Michael Doppelmayr   Elia Erhart   Christer Jöns   Pierre Kaffer   Stephane Tribaudini
34   Land Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Am   Wiggo Dalmo   Tim Vogler   Dr. Johannes Kirchhof   Elmar Grimm   Ingo Vogler
44   ARC Bratislava Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Am   Petr Brecka   Miro Konôpka   Adam Konôpka   Zdeno Mikulasko   Andrzej Lewandowski
69   RD Signs - Siauliai racing team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Am   Audrius Butkevicius   Nicola Michelon   Paulius Paskevicius   Ramunas Capkauskas   Paulius Ruskys
71   Juta Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Am   Arunas Geciauskas   Sigitas Ambrazevicius   Francois Beziac   Eimantas Navikauskas   Martin Ryba
90   E2P Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) PA   Pablo Burguera   Álvaro Parente   Antonio Sainero   Javier Morcillo
91   Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Am   Ralf Bohn   Jason Hart   Scott Noble   Dustin Blattner
GTX (3 entries)
701   Vortex V8 Vortex 2.0   Lionel Amrouche   Philippe Bonnel   Gilles Courtois   Solenn Amrouche
702   Vortex V8 Vortex 2.0   Lucas Sugliano   Cyril Calmon   Pierre Fontaine   Miguel Moiola
714   Razoon – More than Racing KTM X-Bow GT2   Simon Birch   Arthur Chwist   Daniel Drexel   Christian Loimayr
992 (11 entries)
902   Holmgaard Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup P   Jonas Holmgaard   Magnus Holmgaard   Michel Sallenbach   Stéphane Perrin   Martin Vedel Mortensen
903   Red Ant Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup P   Kobe de Breucker   Ayrton Redant   Yannick Redant   Lars Zaenen
904   Red Ant Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup P   Peter Guelinckx   Gavin Pickering   Brent Verheyen   Jef Machiels
907   RPM Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Philip Hamprecht   Niclas Jönsson   Tracy Krohn   Patrick Huisman
917   Orchid Racing Team Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Antonio Garzon   Laurent Misbach   Alexandre Mottet   Jeremy Brodard   Antoine Leclerc
918   Mühlner Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Bryan Sircely   Antal Zsigo   Martin Rump   Ben Bünnagel
931   QMMF by HRT Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani   Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi   Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed   Julian Hanses
949   Road to Le Mans Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Agustin Sanabria Crespo   Pablo Bras Silvero   Fernando Gonzalez Gonzalez   Pedro Miguel Lourinho Bras   Francesc Gutierrez Agüi
967   HRT Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Kim André Hauschild   Bradley Ellis   David Holloway   Jonathan Kearney   Gary Terclavers
988   MRS GT Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Amadeo Quiros   Antti Rammo   Rolando Saca   Charlie Fonseca   Jukka Honkavuori
992   NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Gijs Bessem   Harry Hilders   Bob Herber   Mark van der Aa
GT4 (7 entries)
405   GSR Motorsport Ginetta G56 GT4   Egidijus Gelūnas   Aras Kvedaras   Rokas Kvedaras   Mindaugas Liatukas   Dovydas Ketvirtis
414   Apex MP Racing KTM X-Bow GT4   Mihael Ambroz   Peter Matic   Miloš Pavlović   Alessio Ruffini
415   NM Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4   Guillermo Aso   Keith Gatehouse   Maximilien Huber   Manel Lao Cornago   Igor Sorokin
421   Venture Engineering Mercedes-AMG GT4   Matthew George   Owen Hizzey   Christopher Jones   Neville Jones
424   Lionspeed GP Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport   Dennis Bohn   José Garcia   Patrick Kolb   Daniel Miller
428   ST Racing BMW M4 GT4 Gen II   Fabian Duffieux   Pippa Mann   Jon Miller   Samantha Tan   Neil Verhagen
455   Team Africa Le Mans Ginetta G55 GT4   Jeroen Bleekemolen   Jan Lammers   Greg Mills   Cristoforo Pirro   Emanuele Pirro
TCE/TCX (4 entries)
101   asBest Racing SEAT León Cup Racer   Thomas Ardelt   Peter Baumann   Kim Berwanger   Luigi Stanco
127   SRS Team Sorg Rennsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport   Henning Eschweiler   Richard Jodexnis   Tommy Gråberg   Benito Tagle
133   J-Mec Engineering BMW M3 E46   Jimmy Broadbent   Kevin Clarke   James Collins   Nigel Greensall
178   CWS Engineering Ginetta G55 Supercup   Daniel Morris   Colin White   Paul Buccini   Alistair Mackinnon
Source:[4]
GT3 entries
Icon Class
P GT3-Pro
PA GT3-Pro Am
Am GT3-Am
992 entries
Icon Class
P 992-Pro
Am 992-Am

Practice

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Class No. Entrant Driver Time
GT3 18   Saintéloc Junior Team   Pierre Kaffer 1:43.089
GTX 714   Razoon – More than Racing   Simon Birch 1:46.321
992 917   Orchid Racing Team   Antoine Leclerc 1:47.209
GT4 428   ST Racing   Neil Verhagen 1:52.134
TCE 178   CWS Engineering   Colin White 1:54.318
Source:[5][6]
  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Night Practice

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Class No. Entrant Driver Time
GT3 4   Optimum Motorsport   Robert Megennis 1:42.286
GTX 714   Razoon – More than Racing   Simon Birch 1:48.000
992 917   Orchid Racing Team   Antoine Leclerc 1:47.569
GT4 428   ST Racing   Neil Verhagen 1:52.046
TCE 133   J-Mec Engineering   Nigel Greensall 1:54.384
Source:[7][8]
  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into three parts for both groups. The average of the best times per qualifying session determined the starting order. Optimum Racing secured pole position with an combined average time of 1:42.506.

Qualifying results

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

GT3, GTX & 992

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Pos. Class No. Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
1 GT3 Pro 4   Optimum Motorsport 1:43.662 1:41.775 1:42.082 1:42.506
2 GT3 Pro/Am 18   Saintéloc Junior Team 1:42.956 1:42.662 1:42.792 1:42.803
3 GT3 Pro/Am 14   Poulsen Motorsport 1:44.490 1:42.261 1:42.094 1:42.948
4 GT3 Am 11   Hofor Racing 1:42.522 1:43.937 1:44.462 1:43.640
5 GT3 Am 91   Herberth Motorsport 1:43.843 1:43.407 1:44.359 1:43.869
6 GT3 Pro/Am 9   Red Camel by Juta Racing 1:45.462 1:44.187 1:44.705 1:44.784
7 GT3 Pro/Am 90   E2P Racing 1:45.036 1:44.314 1:45.678 1:45.009
8 GT3 Pro/Am 69   RD Signs - Siauliai racing team 1:45.769 1:44.208 1:45.446 1:45.141
9 GT3 Am 34   Land Motorsport 1:45.377 1:47.295 1:44.255 1:45.642
10 GT3 Am 44   ARC Bratislava 1:47.198 1:46.214 1:45.602 1:46.338
11 GTX 714   Razoon – More than Racing 1:47.651 1:46.667 1:45.855 1:46.724
12 992 Pro 903   Red Ant Racing 1:45.643 1:47.378 1:47.169 1:46.730
13 992 Am 907   RPM Racing 1:49.042 1:47.442 1:46.146 1:47.543
14 992 Am 949   Road to Le Mans 1:48.292 1:47.180 1:47.392 1:47.621
15 992 Pro 904   Red Ant Racing 1:47.849 1:47.092 1:48.013 1:47.651
16 992 Am 931   QMMF by HRT 1:48.818 1:47.360 1:46.823 1:47.667
17 GTX 702   Vortex V8 1:49.577 1:47.433 1:47.118 1:48.042
18 992 Am 988   MRS GT Racing 1:47.870 1:49.449 1:46.851 1:48.056
19 992 Pro 902   Holmgaard Motorsport 1:48.461 1:47.944 1:48.146 1:48.183
20 992 Am 967   HRT Performance 1:49.009 1:48.210 1:48.572 1:48.597
21 992 Am 918   Mühlner Motorsport 1:50.127 1:47.044 1:48.775 1:48.648
22 GTX 701   Vortex V8 1:49.625 1:49.973 1:47.264 1:48.954
23 992 Am 992   NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing 1:49.580 1:49.350 1:49.422 1:49.450
24 992 Am 917   Orchid Racing Team 1:48.319 1:50.499 1:54.769 1:51.195
GT3 Am 71   Juta Racing No Time No Time No Time No Time
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TCE & GT4

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Pos. Class No. Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
1 GT4 405   GSR Motorsport 1:51.827 1:51.304 1:52.845 1:51.992
2 GT4 428   ST Racing 1:52.015 1:52.439 1:53.054 1:52.502
3 GT4 424   Lionspeed GP 1:52.907 1:53.223 1:52.839 1:52.989
4 GT4 421   Venture Engineering 1:54.416 1:52.480 1:52.272 1:53.056
5 GT4 415   NM Racing Team 1:53.028 1:52.918 1:53.895 1:53.280
6 GT4 414   Apex MP Racing 1:54.379 1:54.426 1:51.486 1:53.430
7 TCE 133   J-Mec Engineering 1:56.741 1:52.949 1:52.820 1:54.170
8 TCE 178   CWS Racing 1:53.790 1:55.564 1:54.289 1:54.547
9 GT4 455   Team Africa Le Mans 1:56.486 1:55.427 1:53.016 1:54.976
10 TCE 101   asBest Racing 1:57.259 1:57.416 1:58.937 1:57.870
11 TCE 127   SRS Team Sorg Rennsport No Time 1:57.817 1:58.455 1:58.136
Source:[10]

Race

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Class winners are in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Time/Reason Laps
Engine
1 GT3 Am 91   Herberth Motorsport   Ralf Bohn
  Jason Hart
  Scott Noble
  Dustin Blattner
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 24:00:5.461 738
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
2 GT3 Pro/Am 18   Saintéloc Junior Team   Michael Doppelmayr
  Elia Erhart
  Christer Jöns
  Pierre Kaffer
  Stephane Tribaudini
Audi R8 LMS Evo II +2 Laps 736
Audi 5.2 L V10
3 GT3 Pro/Am 14   Poulsen Motorsport   Kristian Poulsen
  Roland Poulsen
  Jens Klingmann
  Alfred Nilsson
BMW M4 GT3 +6 Laps 732
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
4 GT3 Pro/Am 9   Red Camel by Juta Racing   Ivo Breukers
  Luc Breukers
  Rik Breukers
  Fabian Danz
Audi R8 LMS Evo II +7 Laps 731
Audi 5.2 L V10
5 GT3 Am 11   Hofor Racing   Kenneth Heyer
  Michael Kroll
  Max Partl
  Alexander Prinz
  Chantal Prinz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 +19 Laps 719
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
6 992 Pro 903   Red Ant Racing   Kobe de Breucker
  Ayrton Redant
  Yannick Redant
  Lars Zaenen
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +24 Laps 714
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
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DNF

GT3 Pro 4   Optimum Motorsport   Todd Coleman
  Robert Megennis
  Frederik Schandorf
  Aaron Telitz
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo +28 Laps 710
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
8 992 Am 931   QMMF by HRT   Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani
  Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi
  Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed
  Julian Hanses
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +28 Laps 710
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
9 GT3 Pro/Am 71   Juta Racing   Arunas Geciauskas
  Sigitas Ambrazevicius
  Francois Beziac
  Eimantas Navikauskas
  Martin Ryba
Audi R8 LMS Evo II +30 Laps 708
Audi 5.2 L V10
10 992 Am 907   RPM Racing   Philip Hamprecht
  Niclas Jönsson
  Tracy Krohn
  Patrick Huisman
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +32 Laps 706
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
11 GT3 Am 34   Land Motorsport   Wiggo Dalmo
  Elmar Grimm
  Dr. Johannes Kirchhoff
  Tim Vogler
  Ingo Vogler
Audi R8 LMS Evo II +40 Laps 698
Audi 5.2 L V10
12 992 Am 967   HRT Performance   Bradley Ellis
  Kim André Hauschild
  David Holloway
  Jonathan Kearney
  Gary Terclavers
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +42 Laps 696
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13 992 Am 917   Orchid Racing Team   Antonio Garzon
  Laurent Misbach
  Alexandre Mottet
  Jeremy Brodard
  Antoine Leclerc
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +62 Laps 676
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14 GT4 421   Venture Engineering   Matthew George
  Owen Hizzey
  Christopher Jones
  Neville Jones
Mercedes-AMG GT4 +63 Laps 675
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
15 GT4 428   ST Racing   Fabian Duffieux
  Pippa Mann
  Jon Miller
  Samantha Tan
  Neil Verhagen
BMW M4 GT4 Gen II +63 Laps 675
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
16 992 Am 988   MRS GT Racing   Amadeo Quiros
  Antti Rammo
  Rolando Saca
  Charlie Fonseca
  Jukka Honkavuori
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +66 Laps 672
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17 GT4 424   Lionspeed GP   Dennis Bohn
  José Garcia
  Patrick Kolb
  Daniel Miller
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport +67 Laps 671
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18 GT4 415   NM Racing Team   Guillermo Aso
  Keith Gatehouse
  Maximilien Huber
  Manel Lao Cornago
  Igor Sorokin
Mercedes-AMG GT4 +68 Laps 670
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
19 992 Am 918   Mühlner Motorsport   Bryan Sircely
  Antal Zsigo
  Martin Rump
  Ben Bünnagel
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +76 Laps 662
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
20 TCX 127   SRS Team Sorg Rennsport   Henning Eschweiler
  Tommy Gråberg
  Richard Jodexnis
  Benito Tagle
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport +102 Laps 636
Porsche 3.8 L V6
21 GT4 405   GSR Motorsport   Egidijus Gelūnas
  Aras Kvedaras
  Rokas Kvedaras
  Mindaugas Liatukas
  Dovydas Ketvirtis
Ginetta G56 GT4 +103 Laps 635
GM LS3 6.2 L V8
22 GTX 701   Vortex V8   Lionel Amrouche
  Philippe Bonnel
  Gilles Courtois
  Solenn Amrouche
Vortex 2.0 +128 Laps 610
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
23 GT4 414   Apex MP Racing   Mihael Ambroz
  Peter Matic
  Miloš Pavlović
  Alessio Ruffini
KTM X-Bow GT4 +146 Laps 592
Audi 4.0 L I4
24 TCX 133   J-Mec Engineering   Jimmy Broadbent
  Kevin Clarke
  James Collins
  Nigel Greensall
BMW M3 E46 +162 Laps 576
BMW 3.0 L I4
25

DNF

GT3 Pro/Am 90   E2P Racing   Pablo Burguera
  Álvaro Parente
  Antonio Sainero
  Javier Morcillo
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) +168 Laps 570
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26 992 Pro 902   Holmgaard Motorsport   Jonas Holmgaard
  Magnus Holmgaard
  Michel Sallenbach
  Stéphane Perrin
  Martin Vedel Mortensen
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +172 Laps 566
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
27 TCX 101   asBest Racing   Thomas Ardelt
  Peter Baumann
  Kim Berwanger
  Luigi Stanco
SEAT León Cup Racer +206 Laps 532
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
28 GTX 714   Razoon – More than Racing   Simon Birch
  Arthur Chwist
  Daniel Drexel
  Christian Loimayr
KTM X-Bow GT2 +241 Laps 497
Audi 2.5 L I5
29

DNF

GTX 702   Vortex V8   Cyril Calmon
  Pierre Fontaine
  Lucas Sugliano
  Miguel Moiola
Vortex 2.0 +245 Laps 493
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
30

DNF

992 Pro 904   Red Ant Racing   Peter Guelinckx
  Gavin Pickering
  Brent Verheyen
  Jef Machiels
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +269 Laps 469
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
31

DNF

992 Am 992   NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing   Gijs Bessem
  Harry Hilders
  Bob Herber
  Mark van der Aa
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +368 Laps 370
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
32 GT4 455   Team Africa Le Mans   Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Jan Lammers
  Greg Mills
  Cristoforo Pirro
  Emanuele Pirro
Ginetta G55 GT4 +377 Laps 361
Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6
33

DNF

GT3 Pro/Am 69   RD Signs - Siauliai racing team   Audrius Butkevicius
  Nicola Machelon
  Paulius Paskevicius
  Ramunas Capkauskas
  Paulius Ruskys
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 +530 Laps 208
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
34

DNF

TCX 178   CWS Engineering   Daniel Morris
  Colin White
  Paul Buccini
  Alistair Mackinnon
Ginetta G55 Supercup +532 Laps 206
Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6
35

DNF

992 Am 949   Road to Le Mans   Agustin Sanabria Crespo
  Pablo Bras Silvero
  Fernando Gonzalez Gonzalez
  Pedro Miguel Lourinho Bras
  Francesc Gutierrez Agüi
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +591 Laps 147
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
36

DNF

GT3 Am 44   ARC Bratislava   Petr Brecka
  Miro Konôpka
  Adam Konôpka
  Zdeno Mikulasko
  Andrzej Lewandowski
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo +611 Laps 127
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
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References

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  1. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (October 16, 2023). "2024 24H Series Calendar Released". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "TIME SCHEDULE HANKOOK 24H BARCELONA 2024". 24H Series. September 12, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Spotters' Guide for 2024 Hankook 24H BARCELONA available for download!". 24H Series. Creventic. September 11, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H BARCELONA 2024". 24H Series. September 14, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Free Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Night Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Night Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Combined Qualification - Classes GT3, GTX & 992 Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Combined Qualification - Classes TCE & GT4 Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. September 15, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
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