2023 4 Hours of Portimão
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Endurance sportscar racing event
The 2023 4 Hours of Portimão was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 19 and 22 October 2023, as the sixth and the final round of the 2023 European Le Mans Series season.
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.[1]
The No. 10 Eurointernational withdrew from competing before the racing weekend.[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 |
1:33.898 | |
| 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 | |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing |
1:32.957 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing |
1:33.152 | |
| LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage |
1:38.047 | |
| LMGTE | 44 |  GMB Motorsport |
1:41.053 | |
| Source:[4][5] | ||||
Qualifying
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 28 |  IDEC Sport |
Paul-Loup Chatin |
1:36.153 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA |
Oliver Jarvis |
1:36.726 | +0.573 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing |
 Job van Uitert |
1:37.009 | +0.856 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing |
 James Allen |
1:37.274 | +1.121 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition |
Olli Caldwell |
1:38.338 | +2.185 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team |
 Neel Jani |
1:38.955 | +2.802 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing |
 Vladislav Lomko |
1:42.087 | +5.934 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 |  Proton Competition |
 Giorgio Roda |
1:47.179 | +11.026 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 |  Racing Team Turkey |
Salih Yoluç |
1:47.316 | +11.163 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 |  DKR Engineering |
 Tom van Rompuy |
1:47.504 | +11.351 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport |
Gaël Julien |
1:48.519 | +12.366 | 18 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing |
 Marcos Siebert |
1:48.985 | +12.832 | 19 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational |
 Adam Ali |
1:48.992 | +12.839 | 20 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate |
Jean-Baptiste Lahaye |
1:49.294 | +13.141 | 21 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman |
Antoine Doquin |
1:49.421 | +13.268 | 22 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage |
Alexander Mattschull |
1:50.256 | +14.103 | 11 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing |
Fred Poordad |
1:50.363 | +14.210 | 12 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA |
 Henrik Hedman |
1:50.918 | +14.765 | 13 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition |
Kai Askey |
1:51.161 | +15.008 | 23 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing |
 Óscar Tunjo |
1:52.268 | +16.115 | 24 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing |
Ryan Harper-Ellam |
1:52.389 | +16.236 | 25 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage |
Manuel Espírito Santo |
1:52.430 | +16.277 | 26 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering |
Pedro Perino |
1:52.757 | +16.604 | 27 |
| 24 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse |
François Perrodo |
1:53.272 | +17.119 | 14 |
| 25 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA |
 Daniel Schneider |
1:53.298 | +17.145 | 15 |
| 26 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing |
Rodrigo Sales |
1:53.409 | +17.256 | 16 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport |
Valdemar Eriksen |
1:54.367 | +18.214 | 28 |
| 28 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing |
Alexandre Coigny |
1:55.269 | +19.116 | 17 |
| 29 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition |
Ryan Hardwick |
1:58.574 | +22.421 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing |
 Takeshi Kimura |
1:58.837 | +22.684 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition |
Christian Ried |
1:58.971 | +22.818 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race |
Duncan Cameron |
1:59.149 | +22.996 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport |
Jens Møller |
1:59.598 | +23.445 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport |
 Martin Berry |
2:00.232 | +24.079 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition |
 Michael Fassbender |
2:00.460 | +24.307 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport |
Arnold Robin |
2:00.644 | +24.491 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing |
Johnny Laursen |
2:00.682 | +24.529 | 37 |
| 38 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport |
John Hartshorne |
2:00.809 | +24.656 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse |
 Kriton Lendoudis |
2:02.247 | +26.094 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx |
Claudio Schiavoni |
2:04.130 | +27.977 | 40 |
| Sources:[6][7][8][9][10][11] | |||||||
Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 67 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
- ↑ The No. 31 Racing Spirit of Léman was penalised for not serving 10 seconds time penalty during a pit stop. The penalty was a drive through converted to 30 seconds added to crew's total race time.[14][13]
- ↑ The No. 44 GMB Motorsport was penalised for not meeting the minimum driving time of Nicki Thiim. Thiim missed 16.743 seconds to meet stipulated time. The penalty was 17 seconds Stop & Go converted to 52 seconds added to crew's total race time.[15][13]
- ↑ The No. 51 AF Corse was penalised for not meeting the minimum driving time of Ulysse de Pauw. De Pauw missed 1 minute and 32.251 seconds to meet stipulated time. The penalty was 1 minute 32.251 seconds converted to subtraction of 1 lap and adding 24.148 seconds added to crew's total race time.[16]
- ↑ The No. 50 Formula Racing was penalised for not meeting the minimum driving time of Nicklas Nielsen. Nielsen missed 1 minute and 56.028 seconds to meet stipulated time. The penalty was subtracting 1 lap and adding 47.925 seconds added to crew's total race time.[17]
- ↑ The No. 12 WTM by Rinaldi Racing was penalised for a pit stop infringement. The penalty was 10 seconds added to crew's total race time.[13]
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Job van Uitert |
#65 Panis Racing |
1:35.475 | 77 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am |  Ian Rodríguez |
#19 Team Virage |
1:35.854 | 77 |
| LMP3 | Marcos Siebert |
#17 Cool Racing |
1:41.421 | 90 |
| LMGTE | Daniel Serra |
#57 Kessel Racing |
1:43,103 | 87 |
| Source:[18] | ||||
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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". MotorsportStats. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 2023 4 Hours of Portimao Classification". MotorsportStats. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 21 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 21 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Pro/Am Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 21 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying Practice - LMP3 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 21 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying Practice - LMGTE Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 21 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Portimao Race (4 Hours) Final Starting Grid" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 2023 4 Hours of Portimão Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Portimao Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 69" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 71" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 72" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Decision No. 73" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Portimao Race Final Classification by Category" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.