2024 24 Hours of Portimão

The 2024 24 Hours of Portimão (formally known as the Hankook 24 Hours of Portimão) was an endurance sportscar racing held on 11 and 12 May 2024, as the third of five rounds of the 2024 24H Series. This was the sixth running of the event.

The layout of the Algarve International Circuit 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, 10 May 13:30 - 15:00 Free Practice 90 Minutes
17:00 - 17:55 Qualifying 3x15 Minutes
20:30 - 22:00 Night Practice 90 Minutes
Saturday-Sunday, 11-12 May 12:00 - 12:00 Race 24 Hours
Source:[2]

Entry list

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The entry list was revealed on 6 May 2024, and featured 22 cars: 6 GT3 cars, 10 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, 1 GTX car, 4 GT4 cars, and 1 TCX car.[3]

No. Entrant Car Class Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Driver 5
GT3 (6 entries)
10   Grove Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo PA   Brenton Grove   Stephen Grove   Matthew Payne   Garth Tander
11   Hofor Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Am   Kenneth Heyer   Michael Kroll   Max Partl   Alexander Prinz   Chantal Prinz
18   Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II PA   Michael Doppelmayr   Elia Erhart   Philippe Chatelet   Pierre Kaffer   Ernst Inderbitzin
90   E2P Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) PA   Pablo Burguera   Álvaro Parente   Antonio Sainero
91   Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Am   Ralf Bohn   Jason Hart   Scott Noble   Ian Loggie
92   Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) PA   Ralf Bohn   Vincent Kolb   Max Moritz   Felix Neuhofer   Robert Renauer
GTX (1 entry)
701   Vortex V8 Vortex 2.0   Lionel Amrouche   Philippe Bonnel   Gilles Courtois   Lucas Sugliano
992 (10 entries)
902   Holmgaard Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup P   Jonas Holmgaard   Magnus Holmgaard   Stéphane Perrin   Martin Vedel Mortensen
903   Red Ant Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup P   Kobe de Breucker   Ayrton Redant   Yannick Redant   Lucas Van Eijndhoven
904   Red Ant Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup P   Peter Guelinckx   Michiel Haverans   Brent Verheyen   Kris Cools
907   RPM Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Philip Hamprecht   Niclas Jönsson   Tracy Krohn   Patrick Huisman
908   SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Solenn Amrouche   Miguel Moiola   Eric Mouez   Lauris Nauroy   Gary Terclavers
909   Red Camel-Jordans.nl Porsche 992 GT3 Cup P   Ivo Breukers   Luc Breukers   Rik Breukers   Fabian Danz
917   Orchid Racing Team Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Antonio Garzon   Daniel Gillioz   Alexandre Mottet   Jeremy Brodard
963   Orchid Racing Team Porsche 992 GT3 Cup P   Laurent Misbach   Loïc Villiger   Antoine Leclerc   Frank Villiger
967   HRT Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Linus Diener   Amadeo Pampanini   Nicolas Stürzinger   Stefano Monaco   Kim André Hauschild
988   MRS GT Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Am   Ricardo Costa   Will Langhorne   Marco Müller   Shaun Thong   Terence Tse
GT4 (4 entries)
405   GSR Motorsport Ginetta G56 GT4   Egidijus Gelūnas   Aras Kvedaras   Rokas Kvedaras   Ernesta Globytė
416   Buggyra ZM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4   Aliyyah Koloc   Adam Lacko   David Vrsecky   Jaroslav Janiš
424   Lionspeed GP Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport   Dennis Bohn   José Garcia   Patrick Kolb   Patric Neiderhauser
491   W Autosport Toyota GR Supra GT4   Thierry Chkondali   Caryl Fritsché   Marc Girard   Thomas Leal   Michel Sallenbach
TCE/TCX (1 entry)
125   PR-V Peugeot 308 Racing Cup   Christian Gloz   Hervé Houdré   Alain Remi   Flavien Remi
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 1:43.849
GTX 701   Vortex V8   Lionel Amrouche 1:47.997
992 909   Red Camel-Jordans.nl   Luc Breukers 1:47.341
GT4 424   Lionspeed GP   Patric Neiderhauser 1:54.327
TCE 125   PR-V   Flavien Remi 1:59.524
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 92   Herberth Motorsport   Robert Renauer 1:45.091
GTX 701   Vortex V8   Lucas Sugliano 1:50.857
992 967   HRT Performance   Stefano Monaco 1:48.294
GT4 491   W Autosport   Thomas Leal 1:54.808
TCE 125   PR-V   Flavien Remi 2:00.470
Source:[7][8]
  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into three parts. The average of the best times per qualifying session determined the starting order. PTT by Schnitzelalm Racing secured pole position with an combined average time of 1:35.041.

Qualifying results

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
1 GT3 Pro/Am 18   Saintéloc Junior Team 1:45.324 1:44.849 1:44.590 1:44.921
2 GT3 Am 91   Herberth Motorsport 1:45.663 1:44.934 1:44.664 1:45.087
3 GT3 Pro/Am 10   Grove Racing 1:46.380 1:44.161 1:44.771 1:45.104
4 GT3 Pro/Am 92   Herberth Motorsport 1:46.705 1:44.862 1:44.240 1:45.269
5 GT3 Am 11   Hofor Racing 1:45.015 1:45.178 1:46.782 1:45.658
6 GT3 Pro/Am 90   E2P Racing 1:48.973 1:45.236 1:45.727 1:46.645
7 992 Pro 909   Red Camel-Jordans.nl 1:48.658 1:47.420 1:47.802 1:47.960
8 GTX 701   Vortex V8 1:47.858 1:48.864 1:47.371 1:48.031
9 992 Pro 903   Red Ant Racing 1:47.951 1:49.027 1:48.323 1:48.433
10 992 Pro 967   HRT Performance 1:48.862 1:48.472 1:48.041 1:48.458
11 992 Pro 963   Orchid Racing Team 1:50.870 1:48.002 1:48.502 1:49.124
12 992 Am 907   RPM Racing 1:51.031 1:49.010 1:47.352 1:49.131
13 992 Pro 904   Red Ant Racing 1:49.482 1:49.513 1:48.980 1:49.325
14 992 Pro 902   Holmgaard Motorsport 1:50.229 1:49.020 1:48.958 1:49.402
15 992 Am 908   SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing 1:50.377 1:54.099 1:50.706 1:51.727
16 GT4 405   GSR Motorsport 1:54.740 1:54.189 1:55.388 1:54.772
17 GT4 416   Buggyra ZM Racing 1:54.493 1:55.169 1:55.154 1:54.938
18 GT4 491   W Autosport 1:56.868 1:54.841 1:54.226 1:55.311
19 TCX 125   PR-V 2:02.440 2:03.315 2:00.482 2:02.079
20 GT4 424   Lionspeed GP 1:54.244 1:54.316 1:54.280
21 992 Am 917   Orchid Racing Team 1:51.736 1:51.736
22 992 Am 988   MRS GT Racing 2:07.415 2:07.415
Source:[9]

Race

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Class winners are in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Time/Reason Laps
Engine
1 GT3 Pro/Am 92   Herberth Motorsport   Ralf Bohn
  Vincent Kolb
  Max Moritz
  Felix Neuhofer
  Robert Renauer
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 24:00:24.258 743
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
2 GT3 Am 91   Herberth Motorsport   Ralf Bohn
  Jason Hart
  Scott Noble

  Ian Loggie
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) +2 Laps 741
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
3 GT3 Pro/Am 18   Saintéloc Junior Team   Michael Doppelmayr
  Elia Erhart
  Philippe Chatelet
  Pierre Kaffer
  Swen Herberger
Audi R8 LMS Evo II +14 Laps 729
Audi 5.2 L V10
4 992 Pro 903   Red Ant Racing   Kobe de Breucker
  Ayrton Redant
  Yannick Redant

  Lucas Van Eijndhoven
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +19 Laps 724
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
5 992 Pro 904   Red Ant Racing   Peter Guelinckx
  Michiel Haverans
  Brent Verheyen
  Kris Cools
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +30 Laps 713
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
6 992 Pro 909   Red Camel-Jordans.nl   Ivo Breukers
  Luc Breukers
  Rik Breukers
  Fabian Danz
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +35 Laps 708
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
7 992 Pro 902   Holmgaard Motorsport   Jonas Holmgaard
  Magnus Holmgaard
  Stéphane Perrin
  Martin Vedel Mortensen
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +53 Laps 690
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
8 992 Pro 963   Orchid Racing Team   Loïc Villiger
  Laurent Misbach
  Antoine Leclerc
  Frank Villiger
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +55 Laps 688
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
9 992 Am 907   RPM Racing   Philip Hamprecht
  Niclas Jönsson
  Tracy Krohn

  Patrick Huisman
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +80 Laps 663
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
10 GT4 416   Buggyra ZM Racing   Aliyyah Koloc
  Adam Lacko
  David Vrsecky

  Jaroslav Janiš
Mercedes-AMG GT4 +92 Laps 651
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
11 GT4 491   W Autosport   Thierry Chkondali
  Caryl Fritsché
  Marc Girard
  Thomas Leal
  Michel Sallenbach
Toyota GR Supra GT4 +106 Laps 637
BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
12 992 Am 908   SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing   Solenn Amrouche
  Miguel Moiola
  Eric Mouez
  Lauris Nauroy
  Gary Terclavers
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +111 Laps 632
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13 TCX 125   PR-V   Christian Gloz
  Hervé Houdré
  Alain Remi
  Flavien Remi
Peugeot 308 Racing Cup +142 Laps 601
Peugeot PSA Prince 1.6 L I4
14 GT4 405   GSR Motorsport   Egidijus Gelūnas
  Aras Kvedaras
  Rokas Kvedaras
  Ernesta Globytė
  Mindaugas Liatukas
Ginetta G56 GT4 +171 Laps 572
GM LS3 6.2 L V8
15 GTX 701   Vortex V8   Lionel Amrouche
  Philippe Bonnel
  Gilles Courtois
  Lucas Sugliano
Vortex 2.0 +172 Laps 571
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16 992 Am 988   MRS GT Racing   Ricardo Costa
  Will Langhorne
  Marco Müller
  Shaun Thong
  Terence Tse
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +233 Laps 510
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
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DNF

GT3 Pro/Am 90   E2P Racing   Pablo Burguera
  Álvaro Parente
  Antonio Sainero
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) +357 Laps 386
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18

DNF

992 Am 917   Orchid Racing Team   Antonio Garzon
  Laurent Misbach
  Alexandre Mottet
  Jeremy Brodard
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +374 Laps 369
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
19

DNF

GT3 Am 11   Hofor Racing   Kenneth Heyer
  Michael Kroll
  Max Partl
  Alexander Prinz
  Chantal Prinz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 +390 Laps 353
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
20

DNF

GT3 Pro/Am 10   Grove Racing   Brenton Grove
  Stephen Grove
  Matthew Payne
  Garth Tander
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo +543 Laps 200
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
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DNF

992 Am 967   HRT Performance   Linus Diener
  Amadeo Pampanini
  Nicolas Stürzinger
  Kim André Hauschild
  Stefano Monaco
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +581 Laps 162
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22

DNF

GT4 424   Lionspeed GP   Dennis Bohn
  José Garcia
  Patrick Kolb
  Daniel Miller
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport +723 Laps 20
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
Source:[10]

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 PORTIMAO 2024". 24H Series. May 9, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "It's race week! 80-plus drivers registered for 2024 Hankook 24H PORTIMAO". 24hseries.com. Creventic. May 6, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H PORTIMÃO". 24H Series. May 11, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Free Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Night Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Night Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Combined Qualification - All Classes Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 12, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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