The 2024 24 Hours of Barcelona (formally known as the Hankook 24 Hours of Barcelona) was an endurance sportscar racing held on 14 and 15 September 2024, as the final round of the 2024 24H Series. This was the twenty-fifth running of the event.
The 2024 24 Hours of Barcelona (formally known as the Hankook 24 Hours of Barcelona) was an endurance sportscar racing held on 14 and 15 September 2024, as the final round of the 2024 24H Series. This was the twenty-fifth running of the event.
The event was announced on 16 October 2023 along with the rest of the 2024 24H Series calendar. [1]
| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event | Duration |
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| Friday, 13 September | 12:45 - 14:15 | Free Practice | 90 Minutes |
| 16:30 - 17:25 | Qualifying – TCE & GT4 | 3x15 Minutes | |
| 17:35 - 18:30 | Qualifying – GT3, GTX & 992 | 3x15 Minutes | |
| 20:45 - 22:15 | Night Practice | 90 Minutes | |
| Saturday-Sunday, 14-15 September | 12:00 - 12:00 | Race | 24 Hours |
| Source: [2] | |||
The entry list was revealed on 11 September 2024, and featured 36 cars: 11 GT3 cars, 11 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, 3 GTX cars, 7 GT4 cars, and 4 TCX cars. [3]
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| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
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| GT3 | 18 |  Saintéloc Junior Team |  Pierre Kaffer | 1:43.089 | |
| GTX | 714 |  Razoon – More than Racing |  Simon Birch | 1:46.321 | |
| 992 | 917 |  Orchid Racing Team | Antoine Leclerc | 1:47.209 | |
| GT4 | 428 |  ST Racing |  Neil Verhagen | 1:52.134 | |
| TCE | 178 |  CWS Engineering | Colin White | 1:54.318 | |
| Source: [5] [6] | |||||
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 | 4 | Optimum Motorsport | Robert Megennis | 1:42.286 | |
| GTX | 714 | Razoon – More than Racing | Simon Birch | 1:48.000 | |
| 992 | 917 | Orchid Racing Team | Antoine Leclerc | 1:47.569 | |
| GT4 | 428 | ST Racing | Neil Verhagen | 1:52.046 | |
| TCE | 133 | J-Mec Engineering | Nigel Greensall | 1:54.384 | |
| Source: [7] [8] | |||||
Qualifying was split into three parts for both groups. The average of the best times per qualifying session determined the starting order. Optimum Racing secured pole position with an combined average time of 1:42.506.
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
GT3, GTX & 992
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Class winners are in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Time/Reason | Laps |
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| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT3 Am | 91 | Herberth Motorsport | Ralf Bohn Jason Hart Scott Noble Dustin Blattner | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 24:00:5.461 | 738 |
| Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 2 | GT3 Pro/Am | 18 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Michael Doppelmayr Elia Erhart Christer Jöns Pierre Kaffer Stephane Tribaudini | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | +2 Laps | 736 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 3 | GT3 Pro/Am | 14 | Poulsen Motorsport | Kristian Poulsen Roland Poulsen Jens Klingmann  Alfred Nilsson | BMW M4 GT3 | +6 Laps | 732 |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 4 | GT3 Pro/Am | 9 |  Red Camel by Juta Racing | Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | +7 Laps | 731 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 5 | GT3 Am | 11 | Hofor Racing | Kenneth Heyer Michael Kroll Max Partl Alexander Prinz Chantal Prinz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | +19 Laps | 719 |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | 992 Pro | 903 |  Red Ant Racing | Kobe de Breucker Ayrton Redant Yannick Redant Lars Zaenen | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +24 Laps | 714 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 DNF | GT3 Pro | 4 | Optimum Motorsport | Todd Coleman Robert Megennis Frederik Schandorf Aaron Telitz | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | +28 Laps | 710 |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 8 | 992 Am | 931 |  QMMF by HRT | Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed Julian Hanses | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +28 Laps | 710 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | GT3 Pro/Am | 71 |  Juta Racing | Arunas Geciauskas Sigitas Ambrazevicius Francois Beziac Eimantas Navikauskas Martin Ryba | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | +30 Laps | 708 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 10 | 992 Am | 907 | RPM Racing | Philip Hamprecht Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn Patrick Huisman | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +32 Laps | 706 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT3 Am | 34 | Land Motorsport |  Wiggo Dalmo Elmar Grimm Dr. Johannes Kirchhoff Tim Vogler Ingo Vogler | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | +40 Laps | 698 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 12 | 992 Am | 967 | HRT Performance | Bradley Ellis Kim André Hauschild David Holloway Jonathan Kearney Gary Terclavers | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +42 Laps | 696 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | 992 Am | 917 | Orchid Racing Team | Antonio Garzon Laurent Misbach Alexandre Mottet Jeremy Brodard Antoine Leclerc | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +62 Laps | 676 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT4 | 421 | Venture Engineering | Matthew George Owen Hizzey Christopher Jones Neville Jones | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | +63 Laps | 675 |
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GT4 | 428 | ST Racing | Fabian Duffieux Pippa Mann Jon Miller Samantha Tan Neil Verhagen | BMW M4 GT4 Gen II | +63 Laps | 675 |
| BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 16 | 992 Am | 988 | MRS GT Racing |  Amadeo Quiros Antti Rammo Rolando Saca Charlie Fonseca Jukka Honkavuori | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +66 Laps | 672 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT4 | 424 | Lionspeed GP | Dennis Bohn José Garcia Patrick Kolb Daniel Miller | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | +67 Laps | 671 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT4 | 415 |  NM Racing Team | Guillermo Aso Keith Gatehouse Maximilien Huber Manel Lao Cornago Igor Sorokin | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | +68 Laps | 670 |
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 19 | 992 Am | 918 | Mühlner Motorsport | Bryan Sircely Antal Zsigo Martin Rump Ben Bünnagel | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +76 Laps | 662 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 | TCX | 127 | SRS Team Sorg Rennsport | Henning Eschweiler Tommy Gråberg Richard Jodexnis Benito Tagle | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | +102 Laps | 636 |
| Porsche 3.8 L V6 | |||||||
| 21 | GT4 | 405 | GSR Motorsport | Egidijus Gelūnas Aras Kvedaras Rokas Kvedaras Mindaugas Liatukas Dovydas Ketvirtis | Ginetta G56 GT4 | +103 Laps | 635 |
| GM LS3 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 22 | GTX | 701 | Vortex V8 | Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Gilles Courtois Solenn Amrouche | Vortex 2.0 | +128 Laps | 610 |
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 23 | GT4 | 414 |  Apex MP Racing | Mihael Ambroz Peter Matic Miloš Pavlović  Alessio Ruffini | KTM X-Bow GT4 | +146 Laps | 592 |
| Audi 4.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 24 | TCX | 133 | J-Mec Engineering | Jimmy Broadbent Kevin Clarke James Collins Nigel Greensall | BMW M3 E46 | +162 Laps | 576 |
| BMW 3.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 25 DNF | GT3 Pro/Am | 90 | E2P Racing | Pablo Burguera Álvaro Parente Antonio Sainero Javier Morcillo | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) | +168 Laps | 570 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 | 992 Pro | 902 | Holmgaard Motorsport | Jonas Holmgaard Magnus Holmgaard Michel Sallenbach Stéphane Perrin Martin Vedel Mortensen | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +172 Laps | 566 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 27 | TCX | 101 | asBest Racing | Thomas Ardelt Peter Baumann Kim Berwanger Luigi Stanco | SEAT León Cup Racer | +206 Laps | 532 |
| Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 28 | GTX | 714 | Razoon – More than Racing | Simon Birch Arthur Chwist Daniel Drexel Christian Loimayr | KTM X-Bow GT2 | +241 Laps | 497 |
| Audi 2.5 L I5 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | GTX | 702 | Vortex V8 | Cyril Calmon Pierre Fontaine Lucas Sugliano Miguel Moiola | Vortex 2.0 | +245 Laps | 493 |
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | 992 Pro | 904 | Red Ant Racing | Peter Guelinckx Gavin Pickering Brent Verheyen Jef Machiels | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +269 Laps | 469 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | 992 Am | 992 | NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing | Gijs Bessem Harry Hilders Bob Herber Mark van der Aa | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +368 Laps | 370 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 32 | GT4 | 455 |  Team Africa Le Mans | Jeroen Bleekemolen Jan Lammers Greg Mills Cristoforo Pirro Emanuele Pirro | Ginetta G55 GT4 | +377 Laps | 361 |
| Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | GT3 Pro/Am | 69 | RD Signs - Siauliai racing team | Audrius Butkevicius Nicola Machelon Paulius Paskevicius Ramunas Capkauskas Paulius Ruskys | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | +530 Laps | 208 |
| Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | TCX | 178 | CWS Engineering | Daniel Morris Colin White  Paul Buccini Alistair Mackinnon | Ginetta G55 Supercup | +532 Laps | 206 |
| Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 | |||||||
| 35 DNF | 992 Am | 949 | Road to Le Mans | Agustin Sanabria Crespo Pablo Bras Silvero Fernando Gonzalez Gonzalez Pedro Miguel Lourinho Bras Francesc Gutierrez Agüi | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +591 Laps | 147 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | GT3 Am | 44 | ARC Bratislava |  Petr Brecka Miro Konôpka Adam Konôpka Zdeno Mikulasko Andrzej Lewandowski | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | +611 Laps | 127 |
| Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| Source: [11] | |||||||
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