2023 4 Hours of Algarve
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Endurance sportscar racing event
The 2023 4 Hours of Algarve was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 19 and 20 October 2023, as the fifth round of the 2023 European Le Mans Series season.
The race meeting at Algarve International Circuit was turned into double race weekend after the cancellation of planned race at Imola.[1]
Entry list
Main article: 2023 European Le Mans Series § Entries
The entry list was published on 11 October and consisted of 41 entries in 4 categories – 7 in LMP2, 10 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 12 in LMP3 and 12 in LMGTE.[2]
The No. 10 Eurointernational withdrew from competing before the racing weekend.[3]
Ben Barnicoat came back to racing for the No. 83 AF Corse after missing two previous races.[2] Jack Hawksworth returned to the No. 20 Algarve Pro Racing after also missing previous two races.[2] Bent Viscaal replaced Gianmaria Bruni in the No. 99 Proton Competition.[4]
Schedule
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 25 |  Algarve Pro Racing |
1:33.898 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 |  United Autosports USA |
1:34.023 |
| LMP3 | 13 |  Inter Europol Competition |
1:38.649 |
| LMGTE | 95 |  TF Sport |
1:42.409 |
| Source:[6] | |||
Qualifying
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing |
 James Allen |
1:48.674 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition |
Olli Caldwell |
1:49.555 | +0.881 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 28 |  IDEC Sport |
 Laurents Hörr |
1:49.896 | +1.222 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing |
 Job van Uitert |
1:50.159 | +1.485 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team |
 Neel Jani |
1:50.311 | +1.637 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA |
Philip Hanson |
1:50.634 | +1.960 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing |
Reshad de Gerus |
1:51.793 | +3.119 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage |
Alexander Mattschull |
1:55.426 | +6.752 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage |
Manuel Espírito Santo |
1:56.029 | +7.355 | 18 |
| 10 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing |
 Óscar Tunjo |
1:56.255 | +7.581 | 19 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 |  Racing Team Turkey |
Salih Yoluç |
1:56.472 | +7.798 | 9 |
| 12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing |
Rodrigo Sales |
1:56.792 | +8.118 | 10 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | Proton Competition |
 Giorgio Roda |
1:57.371 | +8.697 | 11 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 |  DKR Engineering |
 Tom van Rompuy |
1:57.585 | +8.911 | 12 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing |
 Marcos Siebert |
1:57.727 | +9.053 | 20 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational |
 Adam Ali |
1:57.932 | +9.258 | 21 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering |
Pedro Perino |
1:57.950 | +9.276 | 22 |
| 18 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing |
Ryan Harper-Ellam |
1:58.067 | +9.393 | 23 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition |
Wyatt Brichacek |
1:58.182 | +9.508 | 24 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman |
Antoine Doquin |
1:58.312 | +9.638 | 25 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport |
Gaël Julien |
1:58.489 | +9.815 | 26 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate |
Matthieu Lahaye |
1:58.578 | +9.904 | 27 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport |
 Valdemar Eriksen |
1:58.702 | +10.028 | 28 |
| 24 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse |
François Perrodo |
1:59.912 | +11.238 | 13 |
| 25 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing |
Fred Poordad |
2:01.126 | +12.452 | 14 |
| 26 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA |
 Henrik Hedman |
2:01.698 | +13.024 | 15 |
| 27 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport |
Arnold Robin |
2:01.872 | +13.198 | 29 |
| 28 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing |
Alexandre Coigny |
2:02.705 | +14.031 | 16 |
| 29 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing |
Johnny Laursen |
2:02.830 | +14.156 | 30 |
| 30 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport |
Jens Møller |
2:03.142 | +14.468 | 31 |
| 31 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition |
Christian Ried |
2:04.008 | +15.334 | 32 |
| 32 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race |
Duncan Cameron |
2:04.618 | +15.944 | 33 |
| 33 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition |
Ryan Hardwick |
2:05.864 | +17.190 | 34 |
| 34 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA |
 Daniel Schneider |
2:07.825 | +19.151 | 17 |
| 35 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse |
 Kriton Lendoudis |
2:08.059 | +19.385 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing |
 Takeshi Kimura |
2:08.779 | +20.105 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport |
 Martin Berry |
2:09.468 | +20.794 | 37 |
| 38 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport |
John Hartshorne |
2:10.582 | +21.908 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx |
Claudio Schiavoni |
2:11.288 | +22.614 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition[Q 1] |
— | 40 | ||
| Sources:[8][9][10][11][12][13] | |||||||
- ↑ The No. 99 Proton Competition was penalised for causing a red flag and lost all its lap times. The fastest driver of the crew, Martin Rump, had to start the race.[7]
Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 84 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
- ↑ The No. 24 Nielsen Racing was penalised for causing a contact with car No. 83. The penalty was 10 seconds added to crew's total race time.[15]
- ↑ The No. 21 United Autosports USA was penalised for overtaking during Safety Car period. The penalty was 10 seconds added to crew's total race time.[15]
- ↑ The No. 15 RLR M Sport was penalised for a pit stop infringement. The penalty was 5 seconds added to crew's total race time.[15]
- ↑ The No. 7 Nielsen Racing was penalised for exiting the pit lane with the red light on. The penalty was 10 seconds added to crew's total race time.[15]
- ↑ The No. 66 JMW Motorsport was penalised for abusing track limits. The penalty was a drive through converted to 30 seconds added to crew's total race time.[15]
- ↑ The No. 43 Inter Europol Competition was penalised for not meeting the minimum driving time of Jonathan Aberdein. Aberdein missed 13 minutes and 13.034 seconds to meet stipulated time. The penalty was subtracting 8 laps and adding 36.514 seconds to crew's total race time.[16]
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 |  Kyffin Simpson |
#25 Algarve Pro Racing |
1:34.565 | 5 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Sebastián Montoya |
#81 DragonSpeed USA |
1:35.158 | 117 |
| LMP3 | Marcos Siebert |
#17 Cool Racing |
1:39.929 | 114 |
| LMGTE | Daniel Serra |
#57 Kessel Racing |
1:42.442 | 114 |
| Source:[17] | ||||
References
- ↑ "Portimão to Host ELMS Grand Season Finale in October". European Le Mans Series. 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 Kilbey, Stephen (11 October 2023). "41 Cars Entered For Portimão Grand Finale". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham; Graça, João; Kilbey, Stephen (19 October 2023). "ELMS Grand Finale: Thursday Paddock Notes". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ Euwema, Davey (19 October 2023). "Viscaal to Sub for Bruni at Portimao". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "TIMETABLE V6 - GRAND SEASON FINALE - 4 HOURS OF ALGARVE & 4 HOURS OF PORTIMÃO" (PDF). FIA WEC Press. 11 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 2023 4 Hours of Algarve Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 14" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Algarve Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Algarve Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Algarve Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Pro/Am Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Algarve Qualifying Practice - LMP3 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Algarve Qualifying Practice - LMGTE Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Algarve Race (4 Hours) Final Starting Grid" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 2023 4 Hours of Algarve Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Algarve Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 39" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Algarve Race Final Classification by Category" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.