The 2024 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 23 and 25 August 2024, as the fourth round of the 2024 European Le Mans Series season.
Entry list
editThe pre-event entry list was published on 14 August and consisted of 43 entries between 4 categories – 14 in LMP2, 8 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 10 in LMP3 and 11 in LMGT3.[1][2][3]
After missing previous round, Ritomo Miyata returned to the No. 37 COOL Racing.[1][2] As a result of a clash with IMSA SportsCar Championship, Oliver Jarvis missed this round and Filipe Albuquerque replaced him in the No. 21 United Autosports.[4][1] Nick Yelloly joined John Falb and Colin Noble in the No. 24 Nielsen Racing.[5] Wayne Boyd and Tristan Vautier joined Anthony Wells in the No. 19 Team Virage.[3] Louis Rossi raced alongside Lahaye brothers in the No. 35 Ultimate.[1][2] Benjamin Pedersen is going to replace Nico Pino in the No. 27 Nielsen Racing.[6] Niels Koolen did not take part in this round and Rasmus Lindh replaced him in the No. 30 Duqueine Team.[7] Before the race Belén García decided to split with DKR Engineering due to unsolved problems with her driving position in the Duqueine M30 - D08. Her late withdrawal meant Wyatt Brichacek and Alexander Mattschull raced as the duo in the car No. 4.[8]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 23 August | 11:00 | Free Practice 1 |
| 14:55 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test | |
| Saturday, 24 August | 10:15 | Free Practice 2 |
| 14:00 | Qualifying - LMGT3 | |
| 14:25 | Qualifying - LMP3 | |
| 14:50 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro/Am | |
| 15:15 | Qualifying - LMP2 | |
| Sunday, 25 August | 11:30 | Race |
| Source:[9] | ||
Free practice
edit- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 65 |  Panis Racing
|
2:01.385 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 |  United Autosports
|
2:02.294 | |
| LMP3 | 17 |  COOL Racing
|
2:11.211 | |
| LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
2:15.876 | |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 43 |  Inter Europol Competition
|
2:01.435 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 |  AF Corse
|
2:03.808 | |
| LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage
|
2:12.674 | |
| LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
2:16.355 | |
| Sources:[10][11] | ||||
Qualifying
editPole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 14 |  AO by TF
|
Louis Delétraz
|
2:01.253 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing
|
Charles Milesi
|
2:01.660 | +0,407 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Tom Dillmann
|
2:01.665 | +0,412 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 37 | COOL Racing
|
 Ritomo Miyata
|
2:02.064 | +0,811 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 25 |  Algarve Pro Racing
|
Alexander Lynn
|
2:02.071 | +0,818 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports
|
Paul di Resta
|
2:02.114 | +0,861 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport
|
 Felipe Drugovich
|
2:02.184 | +0,931 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 9 |  Iron Lynx – Proton
|
Matteo Cairoli
|
2:02.216 | +0,963 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Luca Ghiotto
|
2:02.237 | +0,984 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport
|
 Job van Uitert
|
2:02.479 | +1,226 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 27 | Nielsen Racing
|
William Stevens
|
2:02.630 | +1,377 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team
|
 James Allen
|
2:02.879 | +1,626 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 29 | Richard Mille by TDS
|
Rodrigo Sales
|
2:04.537 | +3,284 | 15 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 77 | Proton Competition
|
Giorgio Roda
|
2:04.570 | +3,317 | 16 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing
|
John Falb
|
2:04.670 | +3,417 | 17 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse
|
François Perrodo
|
2:05.036 | +3,783 | 18 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports
|
Daniel Schneider
|
2:05.720 | +4,467 | 19 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage
|
Anthony Wells
|
2:05.911 | +4,658 | 20 |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
 Kriton Lendoudis
|
2:09.127 | +7,874 | 21 |
| 20 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 |  DKR Engineering
|
Andres Latorre Canon
|
2:10.193 | +8,940 | 22 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport
|
Gaël Julien
|
2:11.847 | +10,594 | 23 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing
|
Manuel Espírito Santo
|
2:11.887 | +10,634 | 24 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Pedro Perino
|
2:12.061 | +10,808 | 25 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage
|
Gillian Henrion
|
2:12.080 | +10,827 | 26 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing
|
 Óscar Tunjo
|
2:12.259 | +11,006 | 27 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate
|
Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
|
2:12.605 | +11,352 | 28 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational
|
 Adam Ali
|
2:12.858 | +11,605 | 29 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport
|
Bailey Voisin
|
2:13.313 | +12,060 | 30 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
Antoine Doquin
|
2:13.369 | +12,116 | 31 |
| 30 | LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing
|
 Frederik Vesti
|
2:14.923 | +13,670 | 13 |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx
|
Hiroshi Hamaguchi
|
2:17.873 | +16,620 | 32 |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 50 | Formula Racing
|
Johnny Laursen
|
2:18.916 | +17,663 | 33 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 97 | Grid Motorsport by TF
|
 Martin Berry
|
2:19.096 | +17,843 | 34 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race
|
Duncan Cameron
|
2:19.246 | +17,993 | 42[Q 1] |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames
|
 Sarah Bovy
|
2:19.508 | +18,255 | 38[Q 2] |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
Takeshi Kimura
|
2:19.680 | +18,427 | 35 |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
Derek DeBoer
|
2:19.729 | +18,476 | 36 |
| 38 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse
|
Charles-Henri Samani
|
2:20.247 | +18,994 | 37 |
| 39 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing
|
Michael Wainwright
|
2:20.480 | +19,227 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition
|
Claudio Schiavoni
|
2:22.157 | +20,904 | 40 |
| 41 | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport
|
John Hartshorne
|
2:25.878 | +24,625 | 41 |
| 42 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports
|
Benjamin Hanley
|
— | 14[Q 3] | |
| 43 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering
|
— | 43[Q 4] | ||
| Sources:[16][17][18][19][20][21] | |||||||
- ^ Stewards allowed David Perel, driver of the No. 55 Spirit of Race, to take part in the race despite him not fullfilling 110% rule. Stewards also obliged Matthew Griffin, the crew's fastest driver, to start the race from the back of the category.[12]
- ^ The No. 85 Iron Dames was moved 3 places on the grid for causing a collision with car No. 23 United Autosports during the Free Practice 1.[13]
- ^ The No. 22 United Autosports was penalised for causing the red flag during Qualifying session. Benjamin Hanley was not allowed to rejoin the session and lost all his lap times. Stewards allowed the No. 22 to start from the back of category and obliged this crew to start the race with their fastest driver.[14]
- ^ The No. 4 DKR Engineering was allowed by stewards to take part in the race despite not fullfilling 110% rule in Qualifying. Stewards also obliged Wyatt Brichacek, the crew's fastest driver, to start the race from the back of the grid.[15]
Race
editRace result
editThe minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 66 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Statistics
editFastest lap
edit| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Charles Milesi
|
#65 Panis Racing
|
2:01.257 | 78 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Alessio Rovera
|
#83 AF Corse
|
2:02.466 | 51 |
| LMP3 | Gaël Julien
|
#15 RLR M Sport
|
2:11.843 | 42 |
| LMGTE | Esteban Masson
|
#57 Kessel Racing
|
2:16.623 | 59 |
| Source:[24] | ||||
References
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- ^ a b c Euwema, Davey (14 August 2024). "Miyata Rejoins Cool Racing for 4H Spa". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b "ELMS - 43 Car Entry for 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps". Endurance Info. 14 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (12 August 2024). "Albuquerque to Replace Jarvis at Spa". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Nick Yelloly joins Nielsen's for LMP2 debut". Endurance Info. 13 August 2024. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (21 August 2024). "Pedersen Replaces Pino at Nielsen for Rest of Season". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Nouvelles têtes chez Duqueine Team et Nielsen Racing en ELMS à Spa". Endurance Info (in French). 20 August 2024. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
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- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Pro/Am Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 24 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Practice - LMP3 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 24 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Practice - LMGT3 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 24 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race (4 Hours) Final Starting Grid" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 25 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification by Category" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 25 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.