# 2023 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The 2023 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 22 and 24 September 2023, as the fourth round of the 2023 European Le Mans Series season.

## Entry list

The pre-event entry list consisted of 41 entries in 4 categories – 7 in LMP2, 10 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 12 in LMP3 and 12 in LMGTE. In comparison to the previous round one car was missing – the No. 23 United Autosports USA was withdrawn for the rest of the season due to Jim McGuire's injury.
Alessio Rovera stayed in the No. 83 AF Corse entry after replacing Ben Barnicoat at Aragón. Bent Viscaal was kept in crew of the No. 20 Algarve Pro Racing after replacing Jack Hawksworth in previous round. Nelson Piquet Jr. came back to the No. 21 United Autosports USA after missing previous race. Tom van Rompuy also missed previous round and came back to the car No. 3 of DKR Engineering. François Heriau joined Glenn van Berlo in the No. 10 Eurointernational. Daniel Serra joined the No. 57 Kessel Racing.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
| Friday, 22 September | 11:00 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 22 September | 14:45 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test |
| Saturday, 23 September | 10:15 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, 23 September | 14:05 | Qualifying - LMGTE |
| Saturday, 23 September | 14:30 | Qualifying - LMP3 |
| Saturday, 23 September | 14:55 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro/Am |
| Saturday, 23 September | 15:20 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Sunday, 24 September | 11:30 | Race |
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## Free practice

* Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | 2:05.030 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing | 2:05.060 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Leman | 2:12.789 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:16.741 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | 2:04.530 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA | 2:05.630 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | 2:12.212 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:17.096 |
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## 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 | Alexander Lynn | 2:03.564 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Philip Hanson | 2:03.672 | +0.108 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Laurents Hörr | 2:03.789 | +0.225 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | René Binder | 2:04.197 | +0.633 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Jonathan Aberdein | 2:04.211 | +0.647 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Job van Uitert | 2:04.350 | +0.786 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing | Vladislav Lomko | 2:05.013 | +1.449 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 | Racing Team Turkey | Salih Yoluç | 2:05.221 | +1.657 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 2:05.874 | +2.310 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Tom van Rompuy | 2:07.112 | +3.548 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing | Alexandre Coigny | 2:07.307 | +3.743 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Rodrigo Sales | 2:07.852 | +4.288 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Alexander Mattschull | 2:07.977 | +4.413 | 16 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 2:08.104 | +4.540 | 13 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA | Daniel Schneider | 2:08.483 | +4.919 | 14 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman | 2:09.700 | +6.136 | 15 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Manuel Espírito Santo | 2:11.285 | +7.721 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Fred Poordad | 2:11.461 | +7.897 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing | Ryan Harper-Ellam | 2:11.630 | +8.066 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 10 | Eurointernational | Glenn van Berlo | 2:11.943 | +8.379 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | Marcos Siebert | 2:11.978 | +8.414 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Leman | Antoine Doquin | 2:12.064 | +8.500 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Adam Ali | 2:12.124 | +8.560 | 23 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Wyatt Brichacek | 2:12.520 | +8.956 | 24 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Gaël Julien | 2:12.523 | +8.959 | 25 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | James Winslow | 2:12.574 | +9.010 | 26 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Matthieu Lahaye | 2:12.856 | +9.292 | 27 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | Valdemar Eriksen | 2:13.328 | +9.764 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition | Ryan Hardwick | 2:17.385 | +13.821 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport | Arnold Robin | 2:18.039 | +14.475 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Martin Berry | 2:18.362 | +14.798 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport | Jens Møller | 2:18.436 | +14.872 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition | Michael Fassbender | 2:18.568 | +15.004 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron | 2:18.817 | +15.253 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen | 2:18.914 | +15.350 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura | 2:18.919 | +15.355 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried | 2:19.002 | +15.438 | 37 |
| 38 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse | Kriton Lentoudis | 2:20.341 | +16.777 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx | Claudio Schiavoni | 2:20.658 | +17.094 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne | 2:20.811 | +17.247 | 40 |
| DSQ | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Óscar Tunjo | 2:10.554 | +6.990 | – |
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* ↑ The No. 19 Team Virage lost 3 positions on the grid for impeding car No. 24 of Nielsen Racing.
* ↑ The No. 12 WTM by Rinaldi Racing was disqualified and excluded from the race meeting because Torsten Kratz, bronze-rated driver, did not participate in any practice session.

## Race
### Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 61 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Final Classification :
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyres | Laps | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Kyffin Simpson James Allen Alexander Lynn | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | 4:00:13.458 |
| 2 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing | Alexandre Coigny Malthe Jakobsen Nicolas Lapierre | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +1.811 |
| 3 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 | Racing Team Turkey | Salih Yoluç Charlie Eastwood Louis Delétraz | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +5.674 |
| 4 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA | Daniel Schneider Andrew Meyrick Nelson Piquet Jr. | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +6.431 |
| 5 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Alessio Rovera | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +7.033 |
| 6 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Alexander Mattschull Ian Rodríguez Tatiana Calderón | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +9.238 |
| 7 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Fred Poordad Tristan Vautier Bent Viscaal | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +11.178 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Job van Uitert Manuel Maldonado Tijmen van der Helm | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +31.808 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing | Vladislav Lomko Reshad de Gerus José María López | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +48.302 |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman Sebastián Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +49.343 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Tom van Rompuy Sebastián Álvarez Nathanaël Berthon | Oreca 07 | G | 88 | +1:07.298 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul Lafargue Paul-Loup Chatin Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | G | 87 | +1 Lap |
| 13 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Marino Sato Philip Hanson Oliver Jarvis | Oreca 07 | G | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | Adrien Chila Marcos Siebert Alejandro Garcia | Ligier JS P320 | M | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Miguel Cristóvão Kai Askey Wyatt Brichacek | Ligier JS P320 | M | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Matthew Richard Bell Adam Ali | Ligier JS P320 | M | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | James Dayson Valdemar Eriksen Jack Manchester | Ligier JS P320 | M | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 18 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx | Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 19 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Manuel Espírito Santo | Ligier JS P320 | M | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 20 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Horst Felbermayr Jr Gaël Julien Mateusz Kaprzyk | Ligier JS P320 | M | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 21 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Conrad Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition | Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon Alessio Picariello | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse | Kriton Lentoudis Rui Águas Ulysse de Pauw | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Scott Huffaker Daniel Serra | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport | Arnold Robin Maxime Robin Valentin Hasse-Clot | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | G | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron David Perel Matthew Griffin | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried Giammarco Levorato Julien Andlauer | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 86 | +2 Laps |
| 28 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | Nicolás Pino René Binder Neel Jani | Oreca 07 | G | 85 | +3 Laps |
| 29 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne Ben Tuck Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | G | 85 | +3 Laps |
| 30 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Bukhantsov James Winslow Pedro Perino | Duqueine M30 – D08 | M | 79 | +9 Laps |
| 31 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Leman | Jacques Wolff Jean-Ludovic Foubert Antoine Doquin | Ligier JS P320 | M | 76 | +12 Laps |
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| | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Eric Trouillet Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Baptiste Lahaye | Ligier JS P320 | M | 83 | |
| | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Rui Andrade Olli Caldwell Jonathan Aberdein | Oreca 07 | G | 81 | |
| | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Rodrigo Sales Ben Hanley Mathias Beche | Oreca 07 | G | 75 | |
| | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport | Jens Møller Gustav Birch Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | G | 64 | |
| | LMP3 | 10 | Eurointernational | François Heriau Glenn van Berlo | Ligier JS P320 | M | 55 | |
| | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Martin Berry Lorcan Hanafin Jon Lancaster | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 35 | |
| | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition | Michael Fassbender Martin Rump Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 34 | |
| | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing | Anthony Wells Ryan Harper-Ellam | Ligier JS P320 | M | 31 | |
| | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda Jonas Ried Gianmaria Bruni | Oreca 07 | G | 30 | |
* ↑ The No. 34 Racing Team Turkey was penalised for prematurely accelerating during Full Course Yellow. The penalty was 2 seconds added to crew's total race time.
* ↑ The No. 83 AF Corse was penalised for prematurely accelerating during Full Course Yellow. The penalty was 4 seconds added to crew's total race time.
* ↑ The No. 81 DragonSpeed USA was penalised for unsafe release in the pit lane and causing a collision with the No. 16 Proton Competition. The penalty was 10 seconds added to the next pit stop but it was converted into 10 seconds added to crew's total race time.
* ↑ The No. 16 Proton Competition was penalised for prematurely accelerating during Full Course Yellow. The penalty was 10 seconds added to crew's total race time.
* ↑ The No. 77 Proton Competition was penalised twice. The first penalty was 30 seconds for constant abuse of track limits. The second penalty was also 30 seconds for causing a collision with the No. 35 Ultimate.

### Statistics
#### Fastest lap

| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
| LMP2 | Kyffin Simpson | #25 Algarve Pro Racing | 2:06.150 | 8 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Malthe Jakobsen | #37 Cool Racing | 2:06.042 | 70 |
| LMP3 | Matthew Richard Bell | #11 Eurointernational | 2:13.990 | 16 |
| LMGTE | Julien Andlauer | #77 Proton Competition | 2:17.686 | 46 |
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