2019 4 Hours of Shanghai

Track map of the Shanghai International Circuit, in the Grand Prix Circuit Configuration

The overall race winner, the #1 Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13, pictured at Silverstone in 2018

The 2019 4 Hours of Shanghai was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 10 November 2019, as the third round of the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship. This was the inaugural running of the race, in a four-hour format, having previously been run as the 6 Hours of Shanghai. The race was won overall by Bruno Senna, Gustavo Menezes, and Norman Nato, in the #1 Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13, with the race being the first win on the road for a non hybrid LMP1 since the first ever WEC race, the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring. ^[1]

Background

The provisional calendar for the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship was unveiled at the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone, featuring eight races, on five continents, starting at Silverstone in September 2019 with a four-hour race, and ending with the Le Mans 24 Hours in June 2020. It was noted that for first time in the FIA World Endurance Championship, 4 hour races would be introduced, at the Silverstone Circuit, and the Shanghai International Circuit, following a fan survey which was conducted by the championship ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} despite an overwhelming preference being shown for 6 hour, 12 hour, and 24 hour races. ^[6]

Entry list

The entry list for the race was released on 10 October 2019, with 31 cars being split across the four classes. All five full-season LMP1 entries were listed, alongside 8 LMP2s, 6 GTE-Pro cars, and 12 cars in GTE-Am, with GTE Am having the #78 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR as an additional entry. Majority of the driving seats were displayed as being filled, with the exception of both Team LNT Ginetta G60-LT-P1s, which had no drivers, and the #88 Dempsey-Proton Racing, which had 2 empty seats. ^[7] A 2nd entry list was released on 23 October 2019, with the Team LNT Ginetta seats being filled, with all drivers from the previous race returning, with the exception of Luca Ghiotto, who was replaced by Jordan King. ^{[8] [9]} On November 7, 2019, Will Bamber was announced to be driving in the #88 Dempsey-Proton Racing, alongside Thomas Preining. ^[10]

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. ^[11]

Pos	Class	Team	Average Time	Gap	Grid
1	LMP1	No 1. Rebellion Racing	1:45.892	-	1
2	LMP1	No. 6 Team LNT	1:47.092	1.200	2
3	LMP1	No. 5 Team LNT	1:47.109	1.217	3
4	LMP1	No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:47.235	1.343	4
5	LMP1	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:48.180	2.288	5
6	LMP2	No. 42 Cool Racing	1:48.649	2.757	6
7	LMP2	No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing	1:48.775	2.883	7
8	LMP2	No. 22 United Autosports	1:48.972	3.080	8
9	LMP2	No. 33 High Class Racing	1:49.245	3.353	9
10	LMP2	No. 38 Jota Sport	1:49.739	3.847	10
11	LMP2	No. 47 Cetilar Racing	1:50.496	4.604	11
12	LMP2	No. 36 Signatech Alpine Elf	1:50.941	5.049	12
13	LMGTE-Pro	No. 92 Porsche GT Team	1:59.579	13.687	13
14	LMGTE-Pro	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	1:59.597	13.705	14
15	LMGTE-Pro	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	1:59.607	13.715	15
16	LMGTE-Pro	No. 51 AF Corse	1:59.687	13.795	16
17	LMGTE-Pro	No. 71 AF Corse	2:00.067	14.175	17
18	LMGTE-Pro	No. 91 Porsche GT Team	2:00.224	14.332	18
19	LMGTE-Am	No. 56 Team Project 1	2:00.824	14.932	19
20	LMGTE-Am	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	2:01.528	15.636	20
21	LMGTE-Am	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	2:01.655	15.763	21
22	LMGTE-Am	No. 90 TF Sport	2:02.192	16.300	22
23	LMGTE-Am	No. 57 Team Project 1	2:02.228	16.336	23
24	LMGTE-Am	No. 54 AF Corse	2:02.404	16.512	24
25	LMGTE-Am	No. 70 MR Racing	2:02.602	16.710	25
26	LMGTE-Am	No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing	2:02.714	16.822	26
27	LMGTE-Am	No. 86 Gulf Racing	2:02.978	17.086	27
28	LMGTE-Am	No. 83 AF Corse	2:03.001	17.109	28
29	LMGTE-Am	No. 78 Proton Competition	2:03.086	17.194	29
30	LMGTE-Am	No. 62 Red River Sport	2:03.239	17.347	30
31	LMP2	No. 29 Racing Team Nederland	1:48.431	+2.539	31

Race

Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 88 laps. Class winners in bold. ^[12]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
					Engine
1	LMP1	1	Rebellion Racing	Bruno Senna Gustavo Menezes Norman Nato	Rebellion R13	M	125	4:00:59.195
					Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
2	LMP1	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	125	+1:06.984
					Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
3	LMP1	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	124	+1 lap
					Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
4	LMP1	5	Team LNT	Jordan King Ben Hanley Egor Orudzhev	Ginetta G60-LT-P1	M	124	+1 lap
					AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6
5	LMP1	6	Team LNT	Charlie Robertson Michael Simpson Guy Smith	Ginetta G60-LT-P1	M	123	+2 laps
					AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6
6	LMP2	38	Jota Sport	António Félix da Costa Roberto González Anthony Davidson	Oreca 07	G	121	+4 laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7	LMP2	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Will Stevens	Oreca 07	G	121	+4 laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Paul di Resta	Oreca 07	M	121	+4 laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine Elf	Thomas Laurent André Negrão Pierre Ragues	Oreca 07	M	120	+5 laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10	LMP2	29	Racing Team Nederland	Giedo van der Garde Frits van Eerd Nyck de Vries	Oreca 07	M	120	+5 laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11	LMP2	33	High Class Racing	Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson Kenta Yamashita	Oreca 07	G	120	+5 laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12	LMP2	47	Cetilar Racing	Andrea Belicchi Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto	Dallara P217	M	119	+6 laps
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M	115	+10 laps
					Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
14	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	115	+10 laps
					Porsche 4.2L Flat-Six
15	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	115	+10 laps
					Porsche 4.2L Flat-Six
16	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Alex Lynn Maxime Martin	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE	M	115	+10 laps
					Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
17	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE	M	115	+10 laps
					Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
18	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Miguel Molina	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M	115	+10 laps
					Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
19	LMGTE Am	90	TF Sport	Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE	M	113	+12 laps
					Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
20	LMGTE Am	57	Team Project 1	Jeroen Bleekemolen Larry ten Voorde Ben Keating	Porsche 911 RSR	M	113	+12 laps
					Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
21	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Darren Turner Ross Gunn	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE	M	113	+12 laps
					Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
22	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	Emmanuel Collard Nicklas Nielsen François Perrodo	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M	113	+12 laps
					Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
23	LMGTE Am	56	Team Project 1	Matteo Cairoli David Heinemeier Hansson Egidio Perfetti	Porsche 911 RSR	M	112	+13 laps
					Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
24	LMGTE Am	88	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Thomas Preining Will Bamber Angelo Negro	Porsche 911 RSR	M	112	+13 laps
					Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
25	LMGTE Am	70	MR Racing	Olivier Beretta Kei Cozzolino Motoaki Ishikawa	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M	112	+13 laps
					Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
26	LMGTE Am	54	AF Corse	Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella Thomas Flohr	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M	112	+13 laps
					Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
27	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Ben Barker Michael Wainwright Andrew Watson	Porsche 911 RSR	M	112	+13 laps
					Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
28	LMGTE Am	62	Red River Sport	Bonamy Grimes Charles Hollings Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M	112	+13 laps
					Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
29 [N 1]	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Matt Campbell Riccardo Pera Christian Ried	Porsche 911 RSR	M	111	+14 laps
					Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
30	LMGTE Am	78	Proton Competition	Philippe Prette Louis Prette Vincent Abril	Porsche 911 RSR	M	107	+18 laps
					Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
Ret	LMP2	42	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexander Coigny Nicolas Lapierre	Oreca 07	M	30	Not classified
					Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

1. The No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Competition was penalised 1 lap and 53.707 seconds by the stewards after the race due to exceeding the dry-weather tyre allocation (24 instead of 22 tyres used). ^[13]

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