# 2024 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The 2024 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 23 and 25 August 2024, as the fourth round of the 2024 European Le Mans Series season.

## Entry list

The pre-event entry list was published on 14 August and consisted of 43 entries between 4 categories – 14 in LMP2, 8 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 10 in LMP3 and 11 in LMGT3.
After missing previous round, Ritomo Miyata returned to the No. 37 COOL Racing. As a result of a clash with IMSA SportsCar Championship, Oliver Jarvis missed this round and Filipe Albuquerque replaced him in the No. 21 United Autosports. Nick Yelloly joined John Falb and Colin Noble in the No. 24 Nielsen Racing. Wayne Boyd and Tristan Vautier joined Anthony Wells in the No. 19 Team Virage. Louis Rossi raced alongside Lahaye brothers in the No. 35 Ultimate. Benjamin Pedersen is going to replace Nico Pino in the No. 27 Nielsen Racing. Niels Koolen did not take part in this round and Rasmus Lindh replaced him in the No. 30 Duqueine Team. Before the race Belén García decided to split with DKR Engineering due to unsolved problems with her driving position in the Duqueine M30 - D08. Her late withdrawal meant Wyatt Brichacek and Alexander Mattschull raced as the duo in the car No. 4.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
| Friday, 23 August | 11:00 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 23 August | 14:55 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test |
| Saturday, 24 August | 10:15 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, 24 August | 14:00 | Qualifying - LMGT3 |
| Saturday, 24 August | 14:25 | Qualifying - LMP3 |
| Saturday, 24 August | 14:50 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro/Am |
| Saturday, 24 August | 15:15 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Sunday, 25 August | 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 | 65 | Panis Racing | 2:01.385 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports | 2:02.294 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing | 2:11.211 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | 2:15.876 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | 2:01.435 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | 2:03.808 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | 2:12.674 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | 2:16.355 |
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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 | 14 | AO by TF | Louis Delétraz | 2:01.253 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Charles Milesi | 2:01.660 | +0,407 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Tom Dillmann | 2:01.665 | +0,412 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 37 | COOL Racing | Ritomo Miyata | 2:02.064 | +0,811 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Alexander Lynn | 2:02.071 | +0,818 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Paul di Resta | 2:02.114 | +0,861 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Felipe Drugovich | 2:02.184 | +0,931 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton | Matteo Cairoli | 2:02.216 | +0,963 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Luca Ghiotto | 2:02.237 | +0,984 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Job van Uitert | 2:02.479 | +1,226 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 27 | Nielsen Racing | William Stevens | 2:02.630 | +1,377 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | James Allen | 2:02.879 | +1,626 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 29 | Richard Mille by TDS | Rodrigo Sales | 2:04.537 | +3,284 | 15 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 77 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 2:04.570 | +3,317 | 16 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | John Falb | 2:04.670 | +3,417 | 17 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 2:05.036 | +3,783 | 18 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports | Daniel Schneider | 2:05.720 | +4,467 | 19 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Anthony Wells | 2:05.911 | +4,658 | 20 |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Kriton Lendoudis | 2:09.127 | +7,874 | 21 |
| 20 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Andres Latorre Canon | 2:10.193 | +8,940 | 22 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Gaël Julien | 2:11.847 | +10,594 | 23 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing | Manuel Espírito Santo | 2:11.887 | +10,634 | 24 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition | Pedro Perino | 2:12.061 | +10,808 | 25 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Gillian Henrion | 2:12.080 | +10,827 | 26 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Óscar Tunjo | 2:12.259 | +11,006 | 27 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Jean-Baptiste Lahaye | 2:12.605 | +11,352 | 28 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Adam Ali | 2:12.858 | +11,605 | 29 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | Bailey Voisin | 2:13.313 | +12,060 | 30 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Antoine Doquin | 2:13.369 | +12,116 | 31 |
| 30 | LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing | Frederik Vesti | 2:14.923 | +13,670 | 13 |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx | Hiroshi Hamaguchi | 2:17.873 | +16,620 | 32 |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen | 2:18.916 | +17,663 | 33 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 97 | Grid Motorsport by TF | Martin Berry | 2:19.096 | +17,843 | 34 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron | 2:19.246 | +17,993 | 42 |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy | 2:19.508 | +18,255 | 38 |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura | 2:19.680 | +18,427 | 35 |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Derek DeBoer | 2:19.729 | +18,476 | 36 |
| 38 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani | 2:20.247 | +18,994 | 37 |
| 39 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright | 2:20.480 | +19,227 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition | Claudio Schiavoni | 2:22.157 | +20,904 | 40 |
| 41 | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | John Hartshorne | 2:25.878 | +24,625 | 41 |
| 42 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Benjamin Hanley | — | — | 14 |
| 43 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | — | — | — | 43 |
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* ↑ Stewards allowed David Perel, driver of the No. 55 Spirit of Race, to take part in the race despite him not fulfilling the 110% rule. Stewards also obliged Matthew Griffin, the crew's fastest driver, to start the race from the back of the category.
* ↑ The No. 85 Iron Dames was moved 3 places on the grid for causing a collision with car No. 23 United Autosports during the Free Practice 1.
* ↑ The No. 22 United Autosports was penalised for causing the red flag during Qualifying session. Benjamin Hanley was not allowed to rejoin the session and lost all his lap times. Stewards allowed the No. 22 to start from the back of category and obliged this crew to start the race with their fastest driver.
* ↑ The No. 4 DKR Engineering was allowed by stewards to take part in the race despite not fulfilling the 110% rule in Qualifying. Stewards also obliged Wyatt Brichacek, the crew's fastest driver, to start the race from the back of the grid.

## Race
### Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 66 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Final Classification :
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyres | Laps | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LMP2 | 14 | AO by TF | Jonny Edgar Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | 4:01:28.729 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Sebastián Álvarez Vladislav Lomko Tom Dillmann | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1.100 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Marcos Siebert Reshad de Gerus Job van Uitert | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +32.436 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Oliver Gray Clément Novalak Luca Ghiotto | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +33.731 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 37 | COOL Racing | Lorenzo Fluxá Malthe Jakobsen Ritomo Miyata | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +45.658 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Manuel Maldonado Charles Milesi Arthur Leclerc | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +47.273 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton | Jonas Ried Macéo Capietto Matteo Cairoli | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +57.022 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Alessio Rovera | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:01.303 |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 77 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda René Binder Bent Viscaal | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:18.608 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Ryan Cullen Stéphane Richelmi Felipe Drugovich | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:25.528 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Kriton Lendoudis Richard Bradley Alex Quinn | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:26.750 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filip Ugran Marino Sato Benjamin Hanley | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:29.917 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | John Falb Colin Noble Nicholas Yelloly | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:30.457 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Bijoy Garg Fabio Scherer Paul di Resta | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:32.574 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Andres Latorre Canon Cem Bölükbaşı Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:43.810 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports | Daniel Schneider Andrew Meyrick Filipe Albuquerque | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:52.067 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Anthony Wells Wayne Boyd Tristan Vautier | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +1:59.492 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing | Carl Bennett Ferdinand Habsburg Frederik Vesti | Oreca 07 | G | 95 | +2:07.150 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | Rasmus Lindh Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer James Allen | Oreca 07 | G | 94 | +1 Lap |
| 20 | LMP2 | 27 | Nielsen Racing | David Heinemeier Hansson Benjamin Pedersen William Stevens | Oreca 07 | G | 94 | +1 Lap |
| 21 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Matthias Kaiser Olli Caldwell Alexander Lynn | Oreca 07 | G | 92 | +3 Laps |
| 22 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Matthew Richard Bell Adam Ali | Ligier JS P320 | M | 91 | +4 Laps |
| 23 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Jacques Wolff Jean-Ludovic Foubert Antoine Doquin | Ligier JS P320 | M | 91 | +4 Laps |
| 24 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing | Miguel Cristóvão Cédric Oltramare Manuel Espírito Santo | Ligier JS P320 | M | 91 | +4 Laps |
| 25 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Gaël Julien | Ligier JS P320 | M | 91 | +4 Laps |
| 26 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Louis Rossi Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye | Ligier JS P320 | M | 91 | +4 Laps |
| 27 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Julien Gerbi Bernardo Pinheiro Gillian Henrion | Ligier JS P320 | M | 91 | +4 Laps |
| 28 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Mattschull Wyatt Brichacek | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 91 | +4 Laps |
| 29 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss Óscar Tunjo | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 91 | +4 Laps |
| 30 | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition | Alexander Bukhantsov Kai Askey Pedro Perino | Ligier JS P320 | M | 91 | +4 Laps |
| 31 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | James Dayson Daniel Ali Bailey Voisin | Ligier JS P320 | M | 90 | +5 Laps |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Esteban Masson Daniel Serra | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 89 | +6 Laps |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright Riccardo Pera Davide Rigon | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 88 | +7 Laps |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani Emmanuel Collard Nicolás Varrone | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 88 | +7 Laps |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Derek DeBoer Casper Stevenson Valentin Hasse-Clot | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 | G | 88 | +7 Laps |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 97 | Grid Motorsport by TF | Martin Berry Lorcan Hanafin Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 | G | 88 | +7 Laps |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition | Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Julien Andlauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 | G | 87 | +8 Laps |
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| | LMP2 Pro/Am | 29 | Richard Mille by TDS | Rodrigo Sales Mathias Beche Grégoire Saucy | Oreca 07 | G | 31 | |
| | LMGT3 | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Conrad Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 30 | |
| | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx | Hiroshi Hamaguchi Axcil Jefferies Andrea Caldarelli | Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 Evo2 | G | 25 | |
| | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 | G | 25 | |
| | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron David Perel Matthew Griffin | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 19 | |
| | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | John Hartshorne Ben Tuck Philip Keen | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 5 | |
* ↑ Matthieu Lahaye failed to meet the minimum driving time to score points.

### Statistics
#### Fastest lap

| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
| LMP2 | Charles Milesi | #65 Panis Racing | 2:01.257 | 78 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Alessio Rovera | #83 AF Corse | 2:02.466 | 51 |
| LMP3 | Gaël Julien | #15 RLR M Sport | 2:11.843 | 42 |
| LMGTE | Esteban Masson | #57 Kessel Racing | 2:16.623 | 59 |
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