The 2024 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 23 and 25 August 2024, as the fourth round of the 2024 European Le Mans Series season.
The 2024 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 23 and 25 August 2024, as the fourth round of the 2024 European Le Mans Series season.
The pre-event entry list was published on 14 August and consisted of 43 entries between 4 categories – 14 in LMP2, 8 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 10 in LMP3 and 11 in LMGT3. [1] [2] [3]
After missing previous round, Ritomo Miyata returned to the No. 37 COOL Racing. [1] [2] As a result of a clash with IMSA SportsCar Championship, Oliver Jarvis missed this round and Filipe Albuquerque replaced him in the No. 21 United Autosports. [4] [1] Nick Yelloly joined John Falb and Colin Noble in the No. 24 Nielsen Racing. [5] Wayne Boyd and Tristan Vautier joined Anthony Wells in the No. 19 Team Virage. [3] Louis Rossi raced alongside Lahaye brothers in the No. 35 Ultimate. [1] [2] Benjamin Pedersen is going to replace Nico Pino in the No. 27 Nielsen Racing. [6] Niels Koolen did not take part in this round and Rasmus Lindh replaced him in the No. 30 Duqueine Team. [7] Before the race Belén García decided to split with DKR Engineering due to unsolved problems with her driving position in the Duqueine M30 - D08. Her late withdrawal meant Wyatt Brichacek and Alexander Mattschull raced as the duo in the car No. 4. [8]
| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 23 August | 11:00 | Free Practice 1 |
| 14:55 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test | |
| Saturday, 24 August | 10:15 | Free Practice 2 |
| 14:00 | Qualifying - LMGT3 | |
| 14:25 | Qualifying - LMP3 | |
| 14:50 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro/Am | |
| 15:15 | Qualifying - LMP2 | |
| Sunday, 25 August | 11:30 | Race |
| Source: [9] | ||
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 65 |  Panis Racing | 2:01.385 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 |  United Autosports | 2:02.294 | |
| LMP3 | 17 |  COOL Racing | 2:11.211 | |
| LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | 2:15.876 | |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 43 |  Inter Europol Competition | 2:01.435 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 |  AF Corse | 2:03.808 | |
| LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | 2:12.674 | |
| LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | 2:16.355 | |
| Sources: [10] [11] | ||||
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 14 |  AO by TF | Louis Delétraz | 2:01.253 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Charles Milesi | 2:01.660 | +0,407 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Tom Dillmann | 2:01.665 | +0,412 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 37 | COOL Racing |  Ritomo Miyata | 2:02.064 | +0,811 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 25 |  Algarve Pro Racing | Alexander Lynn | 2:02.071 | +0,818 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Paul di Resta | 2:02.114 | +0,861 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport |  Felipe Drugovich | 2:02.184 | +0,931 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 9 |  Iron Lynx – Proton | Matteo Cairoli | 2:02.216 | +0,963 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Luca Ghiotto | 2:02.237 | +0,984 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport |  Job van Uitert | 2:02.479 | +1,226 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 27 | Nielsen Racing | William Stevens | 2:02.630 | +1,377 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team |  James Allen | 2:02.879 | +1,626 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 29 | Richard Mille by TDS | Rodrigo Sales | 2:04.537 | +3,284 | 15 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 77 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 2:04.570 | +3,317 | 16 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | John Falb | 2:04.670 | +3,417 | 17 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 2:05.036 | +3,783 | 18 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports | Daniel Schneider | 2:05.720 | +4,467 | 19 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Anthony Wells | 2:05.911 | +4,658 | 20 |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing |  Kriton Lendoudis | 2:09.127 | +7,874 | 21 |
| 20 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 |  DKR Engineering | Andres Latorre Canon | 2:10.193 | +8,940 | 22 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Gaël Julien | 2:11.847 | +10,594 | 23 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing | Manuel Espírito Santo | 2:11.887 | +10,634 | 24 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition | Pedro Perino | 2:12.061 | +10,808 | 25 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Gillian Henrion | 2:12.080 | +10,827 | 26 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing |  Óscar Tunjo | 2:12.259 | +11,006 | 27 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Jean-Baptiste Lahaye | 2:12.605 | +11,352 | 28 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational |  Adam Ali | 2:12.858 | +11,605 | 29 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | Bailey Voisin | 2:13.313 | +12,060 | 30 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Antoine Doquin | 2:13.369 | +12,116 | 31 |
| 30 | LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing |  Frederik Vesti | 2:14.923 | +13,670 | 13 |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx | Hiroshi Hamaguchi | 2:17.873 | +16,620 | 32 |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen | 2:18.916 | +17,663 | 33 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 97 | Grid Motorsport by TF |  Martin Berry | 2:19.096 | +17,843 | 34 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron | 2:19.246 | +17,993 | 42 [Q 1] |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames |  Sarah Bovy | 2:19.508 | +18,255 | 38 [Q 2] |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura | 2:19.680 | +18,427 | 35 |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Derek DeBoer | 2:19.729 | +18,476 | 36 |
| 38 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani | 2:20.247 | +18,994 | 37 |
| 39 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright | 2:20.480 | +19,227 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition | Claudio Schiavoni | 2:22.157 | +20,904 | 40 |
| 41 | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | John Hartshorne | 2:25.878 | +24,625 | 41 |
| 42 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Benjamin Hanley | — | 14 [Q 3] | |
| 43 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | — | 43 [Q 4] | ||
| Sources: [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] | |||||||
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 66 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Charles Milesi | #65 Panis Racing | 2:01.257 | 78 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Alessio Rovera | #83 AF Corse | 2:02.466 | 51 |
| LMP3 | Gaël Julien | #15 RLR M Sport | 2:11.843 | 42 |
| LMGTE | Esteban Masson | #57 Kessel Racing | 2:16.623 | 59 |
| Source: [24] | ||||
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