2024 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi
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Endurance sportscar racing event
The 2024 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 9 and 11 February 2024 at Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, United Arab Emirates. It was penultimate and the last round of 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Entry list
Main article: 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series § Entries
The pre-event entry list consisted of 42 entries in 3 categories – 13 in LMP2, 6 in LMP3 and 23 in GT.[2] In comparison to the previous round there is one new entry – the No. 18 Huber Motorsport with Dorian Boccolacci, Jannes Fittje, and Stanislav Minsky as its drivers.[3]
Nikita Mazepin fell ill ahead of pre-event testing and was forced to miss out this round. Filipe Albuquerque replaced him in the LMP2 points-leading No. 99 99 Racing crew.[4] Paul Evrard returned to the No. 43 Saintéloc Racing after missing previous round.[5] Florian Scholze replaced Bihuang Zhou in the No. 43 Saintéloc Racing.[6] Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer replaced Oliver Rasmussen in the No. 30 Duqueine Team.[6]
The No. 43 Saintéloc Racing withdrew from both races after a crash in Qualifying session.[7] The No. 86 GR Racing withdrew from Race 2 after a crash in Race 1.[8]
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 99 |  99 Racing |
1:41.303 | |
| LMP3 | 17 |  Cool Racing |
1:48.700 | |
| GT | 21 |  AF Corse |
1:53.116 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 4 |  CrowdStrike Racing by APR |
1:41.337 | |
| LMP3 | 2 |  CD Sport |
1:49.318 | |
| GT | 86 |  GR Racing |
1:52.771 | |
| Sources:[9][10] | ||||
Race 1
Qualifying
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 99 | 99 Racing |
 Ahmad Al Harthy |
1:40.720 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 22 |  Proton Competition |
Giorgio Roda |
1:41.526 | +0.806 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport |
 Salih Yoluç |
1:41.565 | +0.845 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 30 |  Duqueine Team |
 John Falb |
1:42.057 | +1.337 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR |
George Kurtz |
1:42.733 | +2.013 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 3 |  DKR Engineering |
Alexander Mattschull |
1:42.792 | +2.072 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse |
François Perrodo |
1:42.919 | +2.199 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition |
P. J. Hyett |
1:43.186 | +2.466 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing |
Alexandre Coigny |
1:43.436 | +2.716 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing |
Chris McMurry |
1:43.852 | +3.132 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing |
Ian Loggie |
1:44.052 | +3.332 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 34 | Nielsen Racing |
Blake McDonald |
1:44.119 | +3.399 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 44 |  ARC Bratislava |
Miro Konôpka |
1:47.211 | +6.491 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing |
 Alexander Bukhantsov |
1:48.499 | +7.779 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 26 |  Bretton Racing |
 Julien Gerbi |
1:48.905 | +8.185 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 20 |  High Class Racing |
 Auðunn Guðmundsson |
1:50.258 | +9.538 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport |
Nick Adcock |
1:50.422 | +9.702 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed |
 Anthony Liu |
1:52.673 | +11.953 | 20 |
| 19 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed |
 Martin Konrad |
1:52.939 | +12.219 | 21 |
| 20 | GT | 98 |  Dragon Racing |
Marco Pulcini |
1:53.224 | +12.504 | 22 |
| 21 | GT | 91 |  Pure Rxcing |
Alex Malykhin |
1:53.270 | +12.550 | 23 |
| 22 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport |
James Cottingham |
1:53.342 | +12.622 | 24 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 58 |  GG Classic Cars |
George Nakas |
1:53.429 | +12.709 | 18 |
| 24 | GT | 88 | Triple Eight |
 Prince Jefri Ibrahim |
1:53.595 | +12.875 | 25 |
| 25 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport |
Mark Radcliffe |
1:53.808 | +13.088 | 26 |
| 26 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing |
Alban Varutti |
1:53.849 | +13.129 | 27 |
| 27 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport |
 Antares Au |
1:53.959 | +13.239 | 28 |
| 28 | GT | 21 | AF Corse |
François Heriau |
1:54.068 | +13.348 | 29 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing |
Douglas Khoo |
1:54.292 | +13.572 | 19 |
| 30 | GT | 77 |  D'Station Racing |
Satoshi Hoshino |
1:54.361 | +13.641 | 35 |
| 31 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport |
Gabriel Rindone |
1:54.414 | +13.694 | 30 |
| 32 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing |
 Andrey Mukovoz |
1:54.554 | +13.834 | 31 |
| 33 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1 |
Darren Leung |
1:54.647 | +13.927 | 32 |
| 34 | GT | 95 | TF Sport |
John Hartshorne |
1:54.938 | +14.218 | 33 |
| 35 | GT | 8 |  EBM |
 Setiawan Santoso |
1:55.281 | +14.561 | 34 |
| 36 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing |
 Ilya Gorbatsky |
1:55.471 | +14.751 | 36 |
| 37 | GT | 82 | AF Corse |
Charles-Henri Samani |
1:55.586 | +14.866 | 37 |
| 38 | GT | 86 | GR Racing |
Michael Wainwright |
1:55.617 | +14.897 | 38 |
| 39 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark |
Morten Strømsted |
1:56.312 | +15.592 | 39 |
| 40 | GT | 84 | EBM |
Adrian D'Silva |
1:56.987 | +16.267 | 40 |
| 41 | GT | 18 | Huber Motorsport |
 Stanislav Minsky |
1:59.570 | +18.850 | 41 |
| 42 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing |
— | — | ||
| Source:[11][12][13][14] | |||||||
Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 73 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Tom Dillmann |
#3 DKR Engineering |
1:40.725 | 54 |
| LMP3 | Manuel Espírito Santo |
#17 Cool Racing |
1:48.652 | 97 |
| GT |  Gilles Magnus |
#42 Saintéloc Racing |
1:52.798 | 89 |
| Source:[16] | ||||
Race 2
Qualifying
One Qualifying session was held. Each crew's second fastest lap was used to determine the grid for the Race 2.[17] Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 99 | 99 Racing |
Ahmad Al Harthy |
1:41.313 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport |
Salih Yoluç |
1:41.677 | +0.364 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition |
Giorgio Roda |
1:41.979 | +0.666 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team |
John Falb |
1:42.408 | +1.095 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR |
George Kurtz |
1:42.834 | +1.521 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering |
Alexander Mattschull |
1:42.955 | +1.642 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse |
François Perrodo |
1:43.471 | +2.158 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing |
Alexandre Coigny |
1:43.713 | +2.400 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition |
P. J. Hyett |
1:43.854 | +2.541 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing |
Chris McMurry |
1:44.106 | +2.793 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing |
Ian Loggie |
1:44.117 | +2.804 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 34 | Nielsen Racing |
Blake McDonald |
1:44.486 | +3.173 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing |
Alexander Bukhantsov |
1:48.618 | +7.305 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing |
Julien Gerbi |
1:49.058 | +7.745 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava |
Miro Konôpka |
1:49.569 | +8.256 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport |
Nick Adcock |
1:50.677 | +9.364 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 20 | High Class Racing |
Auðunn Guðmundsson |
1:50.687 | +9.374 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed |
Martin Konrad |
1:53.213 | +11.900 | 20 |
| 19 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed |
Anthony Liu |
1:53.261 | +11.948 | 21 |
| 20 | GT | 91 | Pure Rxcing |
Alex Malykhin |
1:53.415 | +12.102 | 22 |
| 21 | GT | 98 | Dragon Racing |
Marco Pulcini |
1:53.415 | +12.102 | 23 |
| 22 | GT | 88 | Triple Eight |
Prince Jefri Ibrahim |
1:53.770 | +12.457 | 24 |
| 23 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport |
James Cottingham |
1:54.079 | +12.766 | 25 |
| 24 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport |
Mark Radcliffe |
1:54.157 | +12.844 | 26 |
| 25 | GT | 77 | D'Station Racing |
Satoshi Hoshino |
1:54.470 | +13.157 | 27 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 58 | GG Classic Cars |
George Nakas |
1:54.475 | +13.162 | 18 |
| 27 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport |
Gabriel Rindone |
1:54.688 | +13.375 | 28 |
| 28 | GT | 21 | AF Corse |
François Heriau |
1:54.704 | +13.391 | 29 |
| 29 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport |
Antares Au |
1:54.943 | +13.630 | 30 |
| 30 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing |
Andrey Mukovoz |
1:55.111 | +13.798 | 31 |
| 31 | LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing |
Douglas Khoo |
1:55.239 | +13.926 | 19 |
| 32 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing |
Ilya Gorbatsky |
1:55.515 | +14.202 | 32 |
| 33 | GT | 82 | AF Corse |
Charles-Henri Samani |
1:55.697 | +14.384 | 33 |
| 34 | GT | 8 | EBM |
Setiawan Santoso |
1:55.866 | +14.553 | 34 |
| 35 | GT | 95 | TF Sport |
John Hartshorne |
1:55.941 | +14.628 | 35 |
| 36 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing |
Alban Varutti |
1:56.187 | +14.874 | 36 |
| 37 | GT | 86 | GR Racing |
Michael Wainwright |
1:56.363 | +15.050 | — |
| 38 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark |
Morten Strømsted |
1:56.882 | +15.569 | 37 |
| 39 | GT | 84 | EBM |
Adrian D'Silva |
1:57.278 | +15.965 | 38 |
| 40 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1 |
Darren Leung |
1:59.566 | +18.253 | 39 |
| 41 | GT | 18 | Huber Motorsport |
Stanislav Minsky |
2:00.335 | +19.022 | 40 |
| 42 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing |
— | — | ||
| Source:[18][12][13][19] | |||||||
Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 63 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Julien Andlauer |
#22 Proton Competition |
1:41.697 | 61 |
| LMP3 | Manuel Espirito Santo |
#17 Cool Racing |
1:49.792 | 78 |
| GT | Jordan Love |
#88 Triple Eight |
1:53.112 | 64 |
| Source:[21] | ||||
References
- ↑ "2024 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES - 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Provisional Event Schedule V15" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "2023-2024 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES LIST OF TEAM AND DRIVERS ALLOWED TO TAKE PART IN FP AND QUALI - 4H OF ABU DHABI AS AT 8 FEB 2024" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 8 February 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ Klein, Jamie (6 February 2024). "Huber Motorsport Joins Grid for Abu Dhabi Races". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ Klein, Jamie (8 February 2024). "Mazepin to Sit Out Abu Dhabi Races Due to Illness". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (6 February 2024). "4H Abu Dhabi: Tuesday Paddock Notes". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- 1 2 Kilbey, Stephen (8 February 2024). "Yas Marina Paddock Notes". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (10 February 2024). "Al Harthy Puts 99 Racing On Pole For Both Races". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (11 February 2024). "GR Racing Out Of Season Finale, 99 Racing ORECA Gets Replacement Chassis". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (9 February 2024). "Deletraz Puts 99 Racing ORECA Fastest In FP1". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ Euwema, Davey (9 February 2024). "Jakobsen Leads APR 1-2 in Final Abu Dhabi Practice". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 10 February 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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- ↑ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Race 1 (4 Hours) Starting Grid" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 10 February 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ↑ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Race 1 Final Classification" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Race 1 Final Classification by Category" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Yoluc Propels TF Sport To Double Sepang Pole". DailySportsCar. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ↑ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Qualifying 2nd Best Lap Final Classification" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 10 February 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Race 2 (4 Hours) Starting Grid" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Race 2 Final Classification" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Race 2 Final Classification by Category" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.