2023 4 Hours of Le Castellet
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Endurance sportscar racing event
The 2023 4 Hours of Le Castellet was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 14 and 16 July 2023, as the second 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]
Mathias Lüthen replaced Nick Moss in the No. 10 Eurointernational.[2] In the No. 31 Racing Spirit of Léman Fabien Michal was replaced by Jean-Ludovic Foubert.[1] Nicklas Nielsen replaced Mikkel Mac in the No. 50 Formula Racing.[1]
Schedule
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 47 |  Cool Racing |
1:43.030 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing |
1:43.936 | |
| LMP3 | 13 |  Inter Europol Competition |
1:50.542 | |
| LMGTE | 44 |  GMB Motorsport |
1:54.804 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 28 |  IDEC Sport |
1:44.279 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage |
1:45.004 | |
| LMP3 | 10 |  Eurointernational |
1:51.310 | |
| LMGTE | 16 |  Proton Competition |
1:54.650 | |
| 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 |
 José María López |
1:44.253 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport |
Paul-Loup Chatin |
1:44.519 | +0,266 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing |
 Job van Uitert |
1:44.600 | +0,347 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition |
 Olli Caldwell |
1:44.742 | +0,489 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 25 |  Algarve Pro Racing |
Alexander Lynn |
1:44.800 | +0,547 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team |
 René Binder |
1:45.412 | +1,159 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 |  Racing Team Turkey |
Salih Yoluç |
1:46.178 | +1,925 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | Proton Competition |
Giorgio Roda |
1:47.008 | +2,755 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing |
 Rodrigo Sales |
1:47.208 | +2,955 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 |  DKR Engineering |
 Tom Van Rompuy |
1:47.334 | +3,081 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse |
François Perrodo |
1:47.443 | +3,190 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage |
Alexander Mattschull |
1:47.934 | +3,681 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing |
Alexandre Coigny |
1:48.054 | +3,801 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA |
 Henrik Hedman |
1:48.236 | +3,983 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA |
 Daniel Schneider |
1:48.430 | +4,177 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing |
Fred Poordad |
1:50.040 | +5,787 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing |
 Óscar Tunjo |
1:51.267 | +7,014 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing |
Ryan Harper-Ellam |
1:51.349 | +7,096 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 23 | United Autosports USA |
James McGuire |
1:51.442 | +7,189 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition |
Kai Askey |
1:51.530 | +7,277 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage |
Manuel Espírito Santo |
1:51.595 | +7,342 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing |
Marcos Siebert |
1:51.676 | +7,423 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport |
Gaël Julien |
1:51.755 | +7,502 | 23 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering |
James Winslow |
1:52.039 | +7,786 | 24 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate |
Matthieu Lahaye |
1:52.075 | +7,822 | 25 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational |
 Adam Ali |
1:52.136 | +7,883 | 26 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman |
Antoine Doquin |
1:52.152 | +7,899 | 27 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR MSport |
Valdemar Eriksen |
1:52.743 | +8,490 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition |
Christian Ried |
1:56.260 | +12.007 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race |
Duncan Cameron |
1:56.407 | +12.154 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition |
 Michael Fassbender |
1:56.482 | +12.229 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing |
Johnny Laursen |
1:56.574 | +12.321 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport |
Arnold Robin |
1:56.582 | +12.329 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition |
Ryan Hardwick |
1:56.656 | +12.403 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport |
Jens Reno Møller |
1:56.659 | +12.406 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing |
 Takeshi Kimura |
1:56.974 | +12.721 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport |
 Martin Berry |
1:57.315 | +13.062 | 37 |
| 38 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport |
John Hartshorne |
1:57.517 | +13.264 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse |
 Kriton Lentoudis |
1:57.706 | +13.453 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx |
Claudio Schiavoni |
1:57.790 | +13.537 | 40 |
| 41 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA[Q 1] |
— | 41 | ||
| DSQ | LMP3 | 10 | Eurointernational[Q 2] |
Glenn van Berlo |
1:51.326 | +7,073 | 42 |
| Source:[8][9][10][11][12][13] | |||||||
- ↑ The No. 22 United Autosports USA was allowed to start in the race from the back of the grid despite not setting any lap time. For causing the red flag in the LMP2 Qualifying session the crew was obliged to start the race with their fastest driver.[6]
- ↑ The No. 10 Eurointernational was disqualified from Qualifying session for technical infraction. The car had its splitter 2mm below the minimum set by the technical regulations.[7]
Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 88 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
- ↑ The No. 83 AF Corse was penalised for pit stop infringement and was handed 5 seconds time penalty.[15]
- ↑ The No. 57 Kessel Racing was penalised for causing the collision with No. 16 Proton Competition and was handed drive through penalty. The penalty was converted to 35 seconds time penalty.[16][17]
- ↑ The No. 16 Proton Competition was penalised for the collision with #28 IDEC Sport and was handed drive through penalty. The penalty was converted into 35 seconds time penalty.[15]
- ↑ The No. 93 Proton Competition was penalised for abusing track limits and was handed drive through penalty. The penalty was converted into 35 seconds time penalty.[15]
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Kyffin Simpson |
#25 Algarve Pro Racing |
1:45.002 | 6 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Louis Delétraz |
#34 Racing Team Turkey |
1:45.430 | 99 |
| LMP3 | Marcos Siebert |
#17 Cool Racing |
1:52.682 | 91 |
| LMGTE | Julien Andlauer |
#77 Proton Competition |
1:55.230 | 88 |
| Source:[18] | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 Kilbey, Stephen (5 July 2023). "42-Car Entry For ELMS At Paul Ricard". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (13 July 2023). "4H Le Castellet: Thursday Paddock Notes". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "4 HOURS OF LE CASTELLET - PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE V6" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 2023 4 Hours of Le Castellet Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 2023 4 Hours of Le Castellet Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 13" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 14" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Pro/Am Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMP3 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMGTE Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Race (4 Hours) Final Starting Grid" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 2023 4 Hours of Le Castellet Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 2023-07-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (16 July 2023). "Algarve Pro Wins 4H Le Castellet After Nail-Biting Finale (Updated)". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 35" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification by Category" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.