# 2023 4 Hours of Le Castellet

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.

## Entry list

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.
Mathias Lüthen replaced Nick Moss in the No. 10 Eurointernational. In the No. 31 Racing Spirit of Léman Fabien Michal was replaced by Jean-Ludovic Foubert. Nicklas Nielsen replaced Mikkel Mac in the No. 50 Formula Racing.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
| Friday, 14 July | 11:40 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 14 July | 15:50 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test |
| Saturday, 15 July | 10:10 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, 15 July | 14:30 | Qualifying - LMGTE |
| Saturday, 15 July | 14:55 | Qualifying - LMP3 |
| Saturday, 15 July | 15:20 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro/Am |
| Saturday, 15 July | 15:45 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Sunday, 16 July | 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 | 47 | Cool Racing | 1:43.030 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing | 1:43.936 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:50.542 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport | 1:54.804 |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | 1:44.279 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | 1:45.004 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP3 | 10 | Eurointernational | 1:51.310 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition | 1:54.650 |
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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 | 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 | — | — | — | 41 |
| DSQ | LMP3 | 10 | Eurointernational | Glenn van Berlo | 1:51.326 | +7,073 | 42 |
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* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.

## 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.
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 | 126 | 4:00:12.680 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | Nicolás Pino René Binder Neel Jani | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +1.078 |
| 3 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 | Racing Team Turkey | Salih Yoluç Charlie Eastwood Louis Delétraz | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +5.691 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Rui Andrade Jonathan Aberdein Olli Caldwell | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +5.942 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing | Vladislav Lomko Reshad de Gerus José María López | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +11.012 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul Lafargue Paul-Loup Chatin Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +34.332 |
| 7 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing | Alexandre Coigny Malthe Jakobsen Nicolas Lapierre | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +38.343 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Manuel Maldonado Job van Uitert Tijmen van der Helm | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +38.873 |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Ben Barnicoat | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +1:09.632 |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Rodrigo Sales Ben Hanley Mathias Beche | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +1:28.022 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA | Daniel Schneider Andrew Meyrick Nelson Piquet Jr. | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +1:28.123 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Marino Sato Philip Hanson Oliver Jarvis | Oreca 07 | G | 126 | +1:30.023 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda Jonas Ried Gianmaria Bruni | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +1 Lap |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman Sebastián Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +1 Lap |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Fred Poordad Tristan Vautier Jack Hawksworth | Oreca 07 | G | 124 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Tom Van Rompuy Sebastián Álvarez Nathanaël Berthon | Oreca 07 | G | 124 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 23 | United Autosports USA | James McGuire Guy Smith Paul di Resta | Oreca 07 | G | 123 | +3 Laps |
| 18 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Jacques Wolff Jean-Ludovic Foubert Antoine Doquin | Ligier JS P320 | M | 120 | +6 Laps |
| 19 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss Óscar Tunjo | Duqueine M30 – D08 | M | 120 | +6 Laps |
| 20 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | Adrien Chila Marcos Siebert Alejandro García | Ligier JS P320 | M | 120 | +6 Laps |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | Horst Felbermayr Gaël Julien Mateusz Kaprzyk | Ligier JS P320 | M | 120 | +6 Laps |
| 22 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Bukhantsov James Winslow Pedro Perino | Duqueine M30 – D08 | M | 120 | +6 Laps |
| 23 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Miguel Cristóvão Kai Askey Wyatt Brichacek | Ligier JS P320 | M | 119 | +7 Laps |
| 24 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Matthew Richard Bell Adam Ali | Ligier JS P320 | M | 119 | +7 Laps |
| 25 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Nick Adcock Michael Jensen Manuel Espírito Santo | Ligier JS P320 | M | 119 | +7 Laps |
| 26 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR MSport | James Dayson Valdemar Eriksen Jack Manchester | Ligier JS P320 | M | 119 | +7 Laps |
| 27 | LMP3 | 10 | Eurointernational | Matthias Lüthen Glenn van Berlo | Ligier JS P320 | M | 118 | +8 Laps |
| 28 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing | Anthony Wells Ryan Harper-Ellam | Ligier JS P320 | M | 118 | +8 Laps |
| 29 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried Giammarco Levorato Julien Andlauer | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 118 | +8 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx | Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 118 | +8 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne Ben Tuck Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | G | 117 | +9 Laps |
| 32 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Gregory Huffaker II Frederik Schandorff | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 117 | +9 Laps |
| 33 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron David Perel Matthew Griffin | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 117 | +9 Laps |
| 34 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Martin Berry Lorcan Hanafin Jon Lancaster | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 117 | +9 Laps |
| 35 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport | Arnold Robin Maxime Robin Valentin Hasse-Clot | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | G | 117 | +9 Laps |
| 36 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Conrad Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 117 | +9 Laps |
| 37 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition | Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon Alessio Picariello | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 117 | +9 Laps |
| 38 | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition | Michael Fassbender Martin Rump Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 117 | +9 Laps |
| 39 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse | Kriton Lentoudis Rui Águas Ulysse de Pauw | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 116 | +10 Laps |
| 40 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport | Jens Reno Møller Gustav Birch Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | G | 115 | +11 Laps |
| 41 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Eric Trouillet Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Baptiste Lahaye | Ligier JS P320 | M | 109 | +17 Laps |
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| | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Alexander Mattschull Ian Rodríguez Tatiana Calderón | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | |
* ↑ The No. 83 AF Corse was penalised for pit stop infringement and was handed 5 seconds time penalty.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.

### 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 |
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