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
editThe 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
editPole 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
editRace result
editThe 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
editFastest 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 (12 April 2024). "Deletraz Fastest in Opening Barcelona Practice". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ "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.
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