The 2023 4 Hours of Le Castellet was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 14 and 16 July 2023, as the second round of the 2023 European Le Mans Series season.
The pre-event entry list consisted of 42 entries in 4 categories - 7 in LMP2, 11 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 12 in LMP3 and 12 in LMGTE. [1]
Mathias Lüthen replaced Nick Moss in the No. 10 Eurointernational. [2] In the No. 31 Racing Spirit of Léman Fabien Michal was replaced by Jean-Ludovic Foubert. [1] Nicklas Nielsen replaced Mikkel Mac in the No. 50 Formula Racing. [1]
Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
---|---|---|
Friday, 14 July | 11:40 | Free Practice 1 |
15:50 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test | |
Saturday, 15 July | 10:10 | Free Practice 2 |
14:30 | Qualifying - LMGTE | |
14:55 | Qualifying - LMP3 | |
15:20 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro/Am | |
15:45 | Qualifying - LMP2 | |
Sunday, 16 July | 11:30 | Race |
Source: [3] |
Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing | 1:43.030 | |
LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing | 1:43.936 | |
LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:50.542 | |
LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport | 1:54.804 | |
Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | 1:44.279 | |
LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | 1:45.004 | |
LMP3 | 10 | Eurointernational | 1:51.310 | |
LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition | 1:54.650 | |
Source: [4] [5] |
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing | José María López | 1:44.253 | — | 1 |
2 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin | 1:44.519 | +0,266 | 2 |
3 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Job van Uitert | 1:44.600 | +0,347 | 3 |
4 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Olli Caldwell | 1:44.742 | +0,489 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Alexander Lynn | 1:44.800 | +0,547 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | René Binder | 1:45.412 | +1,159 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 | Racing Team Turkey | Salih Yoluç | 1:46.178 | +1,925 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 1:47.008 | +2,755 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Rodrigo Sales | 1:47.208 | +2,955 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Tom Van Rompuy | 1:47.334 | +3,081 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 1:47.443 | +3,190 | 11 |
12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Alexander Mattschull | 1:47.934 | +3,681 | 12 |
13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing | Alexandre Coigny | 1:48.054 | +3,801 | 13 |
14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman | 1:48.236 | +3,983 | 14 |
15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA | Daniel Schneider | 1:48.430 | +4,177 | 15 |
16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Fred Poordad | 1:50.040 | +5,787 | 16 |
17 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Óscar Tunjo | 1:51.267 | +7,014 | 17 |
18 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing | Ryan Harper-Ellam | 1:51.349 | +7,096 | 18 |
19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 23 | United Autosports USA | James McGuire | 1:51.442 | +7,189 | 19 |
20 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Kai Askey | 1:51.530 | +7,277 | 20 |
21 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Manuel Espirito Santo | 1:51.595 | +7,342 | 21 |
22 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | Marcos Siebert | 1:51.676 | +7,423 | 22 |
23 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | Gael Julien | 1:51.755 | +7,502 | 23 |
24 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | James Winslow | 1:52.039 | +7,786 | 24 |
25 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Matthieu Lahaye | 1:52.075 | +7,822 | 25 |
26 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Adam Ali | 1:52.136 | +7,883 | 26 |
27 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Antoine Doquin | 1:52.152 | +7,899 | 27 |
28 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR MSport | Valdemar Eriksen | 1:52.743 | +8,490 | 28 |
29 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried | 1:56.260 | +12.007 | 29 |
30 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron | 1:56.407 | +12.154 | 30 |
31 | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition | Michael Fassbender | 1:56.482 | +12.229 | 31 |
32 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen | 1:56.574 | +12.321 | 32 |
33 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport | Arnold Robin | 1:56.582 | +12.329 | 33 |
34 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition | Ryan Hardwick | 1:56.656 | +12.403 | 34 |
35 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport | Jens Reno Møller | 1:56.659 | +12.406 | 35 |
36 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura | 1:56.974 | +12.721 | 36 |
37 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Martin Berry | 1:57.315 | +13.062 | 37 |
38 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne | 1:57.517 | +13.264 | 38 |
39 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse | Kriton Lentoudis | 1:57.706 | +13.453 | 39 |
40 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx | Claudio Schiavoni | 1:57.790 | +13.537 | 40 |
41 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA [Q 1] | — | 41 | ||
DSQ | LMP3 | 10 | Eurointernational [Q 2] | Glenn van Berlo | 1:51.326 | +7,073 | 42 |
Source: [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] |
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 88 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
---|---|---|---|---|
LMP2 | Kyffin Simpson | #25 Algarve Pro Racing | 1:45.002 | 6 |
LMP2 Pro/Am | Louis Delétraz | #34 Racing Team Turkey | 1:45.430 | 99 |
LMP3 | Marcos Siebert | #17 Cool Racing | 1:52.682 | 91 |
LMGTE | Julien Andlauer | #77 Proton Competition | 1:55.230 | 88 |
Source: [18] |
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