The 2020 4 Hours of Buriram was an endurance sportscar racing event held on February 23, 2020, at Buriram International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand. It served as the fourth and final round of the 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series season. [1]
The 2020 4 Hours of Buriram was an endurance sportscar racing event held on February 23, 2020, at Buriram International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand. It served as the fourth and final round of the 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series season. [1]
| Date | Time (local: ICT) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 February | 8:40 | Free Practice 1 |
| 12:30 | Free Practice 2 | |
| 16:35 | Qualifying | |
| Sunday, 23 February | 11:45 | Race |
| Source: [2] | ||
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 36 |  Eurasia Motorsport | 1:23.186 | |
| LMP2 Am | 25 |  Rick Ware Racing | 1:28.929 | |
| LMP3 | 9 |  Graff Racing | 1:30.737 | |
| GT | 27 |  HubAuto Corsa | 1:34.214 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 45 |  Thunderhead Carlin Racing | 1:23.364 | |
| LMP2 Am | 25 | Rick Ware Racing | 1:27.754 | |
| LMP3 | 2 | Nielsen Racing | 1:30.485 | |
| GT | 27 | HubAuto Corsa | 1:33.927 | |
| Source: [3] [4] | ||||
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 109 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP2 | 45 | Thunderhead Carlin Racing | Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Harry Tincknell | Dallara P217 | 157 | 4:02:10.209 |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP2 | 26 |  G-Drive Racing with Algarve | James French  Leonard Hoogenboom Roman Rusinov | Aurus 01 | 157 | +17.721 |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP2 | 96 |  K2 Uchino Racing | Haruki Kurosawa Shaun Thong | Oreca 07 | 155 | +2 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP2 | 1 | Eurasia Motorsport |  Daniel Gaunt Nick Cassidy Nobuya Yamanaka | Ligier JS P217 | 155 | +2 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP2 | 36 | Eurasia Motorsport |  Nick Foster Roberto Merhi Aidan Read | Ligier JS P217 | 153 | +4 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP2 | 33 |  Inter Europol Endurance | John Corbett Nathan Kumar Danial Frost | Ligier JS P217 | 152 | +5 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | LMP2 Am | 25 | Rick Ware Racing | Philippe Mulacek Guy Cosmo Anthony Lazzaro | Ligier JS P2 | 147 | +10 Laps |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP3 | 12 |  ACE1 Villorba Corse | Alessandro Bressan Gabriele Lancieri David Fumanelli | Ligier JS P3 | 146 | +11 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | LMP3 | 2 | Nielsen Racing | Colin Noble Tony Wells | Norma M30 | 146 | +11 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | LMP3 | 8 | Graff Racing |  Matthias Kaiser Neale Muston | Norma M30 | 145 | +12 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GT | 27 | HubAuto Corsa | Liam Talbot Marcos Gomes Tim Slade | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 144 | +13 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 12 | LMP3 | 65 |  Viper Niza Racing | Dominc Ang Douglas Khoo | Ligier JS P3 | 143 | +14 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 7 | Car Guy Racing |  Mikkel Jensen Takeshi Kimura Côme Ledogar | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 142 | +15 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 14 | GT | 51 |  Spirit of Race | Oswaldo Negri Jr. Daniel Serra  Francesco Piovanetti | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 142 | +15 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 15 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Endurance | Mathias Beche Jakub Śmiechowski James Winslow | Ligier JS P217 | 142 | +15 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | GT | 88 | Team JLOC | Takashi Kogure Yuya Motojima Yusaku Shibata | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 141 | +16 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 17 | LMP3 | 3 | Nielsen Racing | Charles Crews  Garett Grist Rob Hodes | Norma M30 | 141 | +16 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GT | 75 | T2 Motorsports | Christian Colombo Rio Haryanto David Tjiptobiantoro | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 133 | +24 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 19 | LMP2 Am | 52 | Rick Ware Racing |  Gustas Grinbergas Cody Ware | Ligier JS P2 | 128 | +29 Laps |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| Not Classified | |||||||
| DNF | LMP3 | 18 | Inter Europol Competition | Philip Kadoorie Dan Wells | Ligier JS P3 | 72 | |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | LMP3 | 9 | Graff Racing | David Droux Eric Trouillet Sébastien Page | Norma M30 | 70 | |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition |  Martin Hippe Nigel Moore | Ligier JS P3 | 54 | |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | GT | 77 | D'station Racing AMR | Tomonobu Fujii Tom Gamble Satoshi Hoshino | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 43 | |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| Source: [6] | |||||||
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