2023 4 Hours of Barcelona
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Endurance sportscar racing event
The 2023 4 Hours of Barcelona was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 21 and 23 April 2023, as the first round of the 2023 European Le Mans Series season.
Main article: 2023 European Le Mans Series § Entries
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]
Rob Hodes was replaced by Dennis Andersen in No. 19 Team Virage after a crash in the Bronze Drivers Collective Test that made Hodes visit a hospital.[2]
Schedule
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 25 |  Algarve Pro Racing |
1:30.055 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 |  Cool Racing |
1:29.811 | |
| LMP3 | 8 |  Team Virage |
1:35.509 | |
| LMGTE | 60 |  Iron Lynx |
1:40.306 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition |
1:29.950 | |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 81 |  DragonSpeed USA |
1:31.419 | |
| LMP3 | 12 |  WTM by Rinaldi Racing |
1:36.971 | |
| LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition |
1:40.248 | |
| Source:[4][5] | ||||
Qualifying
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing |
 Reshad de Gerus |
1:29.396 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing |
 James Allen |
1:29.435 | +0.039 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team |
Neel Jani |
1:29.593 | +0.197 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA |
 Philip Hanson |
1:29.693 | +0.297 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing |
 Job van Uitert |
1:29.789 | +0.393 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition |
 Jonathan Aberdein |
1:29.839 | +0.443 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport |
Paul-Loup Chatin |
1:30.159 | +0.763 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 |  Racing Team Turkey |
Salih Yoluç |
1:30.947 | +1.551 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | Proton Competition |
Giorgio Roda |
1:31.267 | +1.871 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing |
Alexandre Coigny |
1:32.838 | +3.442 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 |  DKR Engineering |
 Tom van Rompuy |
1:33.010 | +3.614 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing |
Rodrigo Sales |
1:33.088 | +3.692 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse |
François Perrodo |
1:33.805 | +4.409 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA |
 Daniel Schneider |
1:34.596 | +5.200 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing |
Fred Poordad |
1:34.922 | +5.526 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing |
 Marcos Siebert |
1:35.250 | +5.854 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition |
Wyatt Brichacek |
1:35.562 | +6.166 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage |
 Dennis Andersen |
1:35.605 | +6.209 | 21[Q 1] |
| 19 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman |
Antoine Doquin |
1:35.616 | +6.220 | 18 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing |
 Óscar Tunjo |
1:35.758 | +6.362 | 19 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport |
Gaël Julien |
1:35.765 | +6.369 | 20 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing |
Ryan Harper-Ellam |
1:36.046 | +6.650 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage |
Manuel Espírito Santo |
1:36.449 | +7.053 | 41[Q 2] |
| 24 | LMP3 | 10 | Eurointernational |
Glenn van Berlo |
1:36.461 | +7.065 | 23 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering |
Pedro Perino |
1:36.593 | +7.197 | 24 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport |
Valdemar Eriksen |
1:36.764 | +7.368 | 25 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate |
Matthieu Lahaye |
1:36.848 | +7.452 | 26 |
| 28 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 23 | United Autosports USA |
James McGuire |
1:36.966 | +7.570 | 27 |
| 29 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA |
 Henrik Hedman |
1:37.185 | +7.789 | 42[Q 3] |
| 30 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational |
Matthew Richard Bell |
1:37.641 | +8.245 | 28 |
| 31 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport |
 Martin Berry |
1:41.060 | +11.664 | 29 |
| 32 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing |
 Takeshi Kimura |
1:41.173 | +11.777 | 30 |
| 33 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition |
Ryan Hardwick |
1:41.188 | +11.792 | 31 |
| 34 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport |
Arnold Robin |
1:41.315 | +11.919 | 32 |
| 35 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport |
Jens Reno Møller |
1:41.360 | +11.964 | 33 |
| 36 | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition |
 Michael Fassbender |
1:41.499 | +12.103 | 34 |
| 37 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing |
Johnny Laursen |
1:41.561 | +12.165 | 35 |
| 38 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition |
Christian Ried |
1:42.157 | +12.761 | 36 |
| 39 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race |
Duncan Cameron |
1:42.468 | +13.072 | 37 |
| 40 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse |
 Kriton Lentoudis |
1:42.862 | +13.466 | 38 |
| 41 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx |
Claudio Schiavoni |
1:43.030 | +13.634 | 39 |
| 42 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport |
John Hartshorne |
1:43.968 | +14.572 | 40 |
| Source:[9][10][11][12][13][14] | |||||||
- ↑ The No. 19 Team Virage was penalised for impeding cars No. 23 and No. 3 in qualifying session. Stewards handed 3 place grid drop penalty for this offense.[6]
- ↑ The No. 8 Team Virage was penalised for causing a red flag in qualifying session and lost all its laptimes.[7]
- ↑ The No. 81 DragonSpeed USA was penalised for causing a red flag in qualifying session and lost all its laptimes.[8]
Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 98 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
- ↑ The No. 24 Nielsen Racing was penalised for not slowing down in time during Full Course Yellow neutralisation and was handed 20 seconds time penalty.[17]
- ↑ The No. 31 Racing Spirit of Léman was penalised for serving mandatory pitstop during Full Course Yellow neutralisation. The crew was penalised with 105 seconds time penalty.[18][19]
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 |  Vladislav Lomko |
#47 Cool Racing |
1:31.451 | 10 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Salih Yoluç |
#34 Racing Team Turkey |
1:32.517 | 12 |
| LMP3 | Marcos Siebert |
#17 Cool Racing |
1:38.481 | 105 |
| LMGTE | Alessio Picariello |
#16 Proton Competition |
1:41.371 | 99 |
| Source:[20] | ||||
References
- ↑ "2023 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES - PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). press.fiawec.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ↑ Stephen Kilbey. "Aberdein Sets The FP2 Pace Ahead Of Qualifying". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "4 HOURS OF BARCELONA - PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE V8" (PDF). press.fiawec.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Barcelona 4h". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Barcelona 4h". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 18" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 19" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 17" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Provisional Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Pro/Am Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Practice - LMP3 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying Practice - LMGTE Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Race (4 Hours) Final Starting Grid" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Barcelona 4h". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Race Final Classification" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 41" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ Davey Euwema. "Racing Team Turkey Wins Barcelona Thriller". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 43" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Barcelona Race Final Classification by Category" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.