2018 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

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The layout of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, where the race was held Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg
The layout of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, where the race was held

The 2018 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sportscar racing event held on September 23, 2018, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was the fifth round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series. [1] [2]

Contents

Race

Race results

The race was red flagged with two hours remaining due to heavy rain. [3]

Class winners are in bold and .

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1LMP222 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hanson
Ligier JS P217 M 402:01:20.812
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
2LMP221 Flag of the United States.svg DragonSpeed Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Hedman
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre
Oreca 07 M 40+1.862
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
3LMP223 Flag of France.svg Panis Barthez Competition Flag of France.svg Timothé Buret
Flag of France.svg Julien Canal
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Stevens
Ligier JS P217 M 40+8.702
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
4LMP228 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 M 40+12.760
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5LMP229 Flag of France.svg Duqueine Engineering Flag of France.svg Nico Jamin
Flag of France.svg Nelson Panciatici
Flag of France.svg Pierre Ragues
Oreca 07 M 40+17.389
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6LMP232 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd
Flag of the United States.svg Will Owen
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hugo de Sadeleer
Ligier JS P217 M 40+19.113
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7LMP224 Flag of Spain.svg Racing Engineering Flag of France.svg Norman Nato
Flag of France.svg Paul Petit
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Oreca 07 D 40+21.203
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8LMP239 Flag of France.svg Graff Flag of France.svg Alexandre Cougnaud
Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jonathan Hirschi
Oreca 07 D 40+23.237
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9LMP230 Flag of Spain.svg AVF by Adrián Vallés Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Chaves
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Tereschenko
Dallara P217 D 40+25.093
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10LMP247 Flag of Italy.svg Cetilar Villorba Corse Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Lacorte
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Sernagiotto
Dallara P217 D 40+25.741
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11LMP32 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Andrews
Ligier JS P3 M 40+43.501
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
12LMP240 Flag of Russia.svg G-Drive Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Allen
Flag of Sweden.svg Henning Enqvist
Flag of France.svg Julien Falchero
Oreca 07 D 40+58.042
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13LMP315 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RLR MSport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Farano
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Garofall
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert
Ligier JS P3 M 40+1:20.209
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
14LMP226 Flag of Russia.svg G-Drive Racing Flag of France.svg Andrea Pizzitola
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Rusinov
Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne
Oreca 07 D 40+2:59.522
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15LMP36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 360 Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Kaiser
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Terrence Woodward
Ligier JS P3 M 39+1 Lap
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
16LMP33 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Wells
Ligier JS P3 M 39+1 Lap
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
17LMP318 Flag of France.svg MRacing – YMR Flag of France.svg Natan Bihel
Flag of France.svg Laurent Millara
Ligier JS P3 M 39+1 Lap
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
18LMGTE80 Flag of Italy.svg Ebimotors Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Babini
Flag of the United States.svg Bret Curtis
Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Pera
Porsche 911 RSR D 39+1 Lap
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
19LMP34 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cool Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antonin Borga
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandre Coigny
Ligier JS P3 M 39+1 Lap
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
20LMGTE55 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Spirit of Race Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Cameron
Flag of Ireland.svg Matt Griffin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Scott
Ferrari 488 GTE D 39+1 Lap
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
21LMGTE88 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cairoli
Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Roda
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Roda
Porsche 911 RSR D 39+1 Lap
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22LMP225 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry
Flag of South Korea.svg Tacksung Kim
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Patterson
Ligier JS P217 D 39+1 Lap
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
23LMP310 Flag of Italy.svg Oregon Team Flag of France.svg Clément Mateu
Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Méndez
Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Ponzio
Norma M30 M 39+1 Lap
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
24LMP319 Flag of France.svg MRacing – YMR Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Droux
Flag of France.svg Romano Ricci
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucas Légeret
Norma M30 M 39+1 Lap
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
25LMGTE66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Griffin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex MacDowall
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE D 38+2 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26LMP37 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Écurie Écosse/Nielsen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Kapadia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Noble
Flag of Norway.svg Christian Stubbe Olsen
Ligier JS P3 M 38+2 Laps
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
27LMP35 Flag of Spain.svg NEFIS by Speed Factory Flag of Russia.svg Timur Boguslavskiy
Flag of Ukraine.svg Aleksey Chuklin
Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Pronenko
Ligier JS P3 M 38+2 Laps
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
28LMP38 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering Flag of France.svg Marvin Klein
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christian Vaglio
Norma M30 M 38+2 Laps
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
29LMP313 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Flag of Germany.svg Martin Hippe
Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Śmiechowski
Ligier JS P3 M 37+3 Laps
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
30LMP311 Flag of the United States.svg EuroInternational Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Mondini
Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Drudi
Ligier JS P3 M 34+6 Laps
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
31LMP227 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of France.svg Erik Maris
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian
Flag of France.svg Aurélien Panis
Ligier JS P217 D 34+6 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
32LMP231 Flag of Portugal.svg APRRebellion Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Cullen
Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Menezes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Newey
Oreca 07 D 31+9 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
33LMP312 Flag of the United States.svg EuroInternational Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Dayson
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dromedari
Ligier JS P3 M 31+9 Laps
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
34LMGTE77 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Dienst
Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Olsen
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Ried
Porsche 911 RSR D 31+9 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
35LMP314 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Moritz Müller-Crepon
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Demarchi
Flag of Germany.svg Paul Scheuschner
Ligier JS P3 M 30+10 Laps
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
36LMGTE83 Flag of the United States.svg Krohn Racing Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Bertolini
Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Jönsson
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Krohn
Ferrari 488 GTE D 17Accident
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
37LMP39 Flag of Austria.svg AT Racing Flag of France.svg Yann Clairay
Flag of Belarus.svg Alexander Talkanitsa
Flag of Belarus.svg Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.
Ligier JS P3 M 12Did not finish
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
38LMP249 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach
Dallara P217 D 10Did not finish
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
39LMP317 Flag of France.svg Ultimate Flag of France.svg François Heriau
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Lahaye
Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
Norma M30 M 8Accident
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
40LMP316 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BHK Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Baratto
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dracone
Ligier JS P3 M 4Did not finish
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
Source: [4]

References

  1. Goodwin, Graham (September 12, 2018). "40 Car Grid For ELMS At Spa". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. Kilbey, Stephen (September 20, 2018). "4H Spa: Thursday Paddock Notes". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  3. Kilbey, Stephen (September 23, 2018). "4 Hours Of Spa Red Flagged Due To Torrential Rain (Updated)". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  4. "4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. September 23, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
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