4 Hours of Imola

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4 Hours of Imola
Imola 2009.svg
European Le Mans Series
Venue Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
First race1954
First LMS race2013
Duration4 hours
Most wins (driver) Jacky Ickx (5)
Most wins (team) JW Automotive (4)
Porsche factory (4)
Most wins (manufacturer) Ferrari (10)

The 4 Hours of Imola (Italian : 4 Ore di Imola) is an endurance race for sports cars held at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.

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Results

YearOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleChampionshipReport
1954 Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Maglioli Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Mondial 250 km (160 mi)Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di ImolaNon-championship report
1955 Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Perdisa Flag of Italy.svg Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCS 250 km (160 mi)Golden Shell RaceNon-championship report
1956 Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti Flag of Italy.svg Osca Osca MT4 1500250 km (160 mi)Gran Premio Shell d'ImolaNon-championship report
1957–1963: Not held
1964 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Patria Abarth-Simca 200060 km (37 mi)Coppa Gran Turismo – Trofeo Shell Non-championship report
1965 Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Demetz Flag of Italy.svg Abarth Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero3 hoursGran Premio Shell World Sportscar Championship [1] report
1966–1967: Not held
1968 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Vaccarella
Flag of Italy.svg Teodoro Zeccoli
Flag of Italy.svg Autodelta Alfa Romeo T33/2500 km (310 mi)500 km di ImolaNon-championship report
1969 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J.W. Automotive Engineering Mirage M3/300-Ford 500 km (310 mi)500 km di ImolaCampionato Italiano Sport report
1970 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J.W. Automotive Engineering Porsche 917K500 km (310 mi)500 km di ImolaCampionato Italiano Sport report
1971 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Marko Flag of Germany.svg K. V. Wendt Lola T212-Ford 1 hour, 30 minutesCoppa di AC Bologna European 2-Litre Championship
Campionato Italiano Sport
report
1972 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Flag of Italy.svg Ferarri SEFAC Ferrari 312PB 500 km (310 mi)500 km di ImolaCampionato Italiano Sport report
1973 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Craft Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Crowne Racing Lola T292-Ford 500 km (310 mi)Trofeo Benellé European 2-Litre Championship report
1974 Flag of France.svg Gérard Larrousse
Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France.svg Equipe Gitanes Matra-Simca MS670C1,000 km (620 mi)1000 km Imola World Sportscar Championship
Campionato Italiano Sport
report
1975: Not held
1976 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx
Flag of Germany.svg Martini Racing Porsche 936 500 km (310 mi)Trofeo Ignazio Giunti World Sportscar Championship (Group 6)
Italian Group 6 Championship
report
1977 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Flag of Italy.svg Autodelta SpA Alfa Romeo T33/SC/12250 km (160 mi)250 km Imola World Sportscar Championship (Group 6)
Italian Group 6 Championship
report
1978–1982: Not held
1983 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Heyer
Flag of Italy.svg Martini Racing Lancia LC2 6 hours1000 kilometres di Imola European Endurance Championship report
1984 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bellof
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Brun Motorsport Porsche 956B1,000 km (620 mi)1000 kilometres di Imola World Sportscar Championship
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
report
1985–2010: Not held
2011: The race was held as the 6 Hours of Imola
2012: Not held
2013 Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 03 3 hours3 Hours of Imola European Le Mans Series report
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Dolan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell
Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jota Sport Zytek Z11SN 4 hours4 Hours of Imola European Le Mans Series report
2015 Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet
Flag of France.svg Ludovic Badey
Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy
Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 05 4 hours4 Hours of Imola European Le Mans Series report
2016 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa
Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet
Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 05 4 hours4 Hours of Imola European Le Mans Series report
2017–2021: Not held
2022 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Colombo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz
Flag of Austria.svg Ferdinand Habsburg
Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing Oreca 07 4 Hours4 Hours of Imola European Le Mans Series report
2023: Cancelled
2024 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny Edgar
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kubica
Flag of the United States.svg AO by TF Oreca 07 4 Hours4 Hours of Imola European Le Mans Series report

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References

  1. "1965 Imola Bologna Cup".