# 2023 4 Hours of Algarve

The 2023 4 Hours of Algarve was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 19 and 20 October 2023, as the fifth round of the 2023 European Le Mans Series season.

## Background

The race meeting at Algarve International Circuit was turned into double race weekend after the cancellation of planned race at Imola.

## Entry list

The entry list was published on 11 October and cosisted of 41 entries in 4 categories – 7 in LMP2, 10 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 12 in LMP3 and 12 in LMGTE.
The No. 10 Eurointernational withdrew from competing before the racing weekend.
Ben Barnicoat came back to racing for the No. 83 AF Corse after missing two previous races. Jack Hawksworth returned to the No. 20 Algarve Pro Racing after also missing previous two races. Bent Viscaal replaced Gianmaria Bruni in the No. 99 Proton Competition.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: WEST) | Event |
| Thursday, 19 October | 9:50 | Free Practice 1 |
| Thursday, 19 October | 16:20 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test |
| Friday, 20 October | 9:50 | Qualifying - LMGTE |
| Friday, 20 October | 10:15 | Qualifying - LMP3 |
| Friday, 20 October | 10:40 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro/Am |
| Friday, 20 October | 11:05 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Friday, 20 October | 14:45 | Race |
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## Free practice

* Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| 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 |
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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 | James Allen | 1:48.674 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Olli Caldwell | 1:49.555 | +0.881 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Laurents Hörr | 1:49.896 | +1.222 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Job van Uitert | 1:50.159 | +1.485 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | Neel Jani | 1:50.311 | +1.637 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Philip Hanson | 1:50.634 | +1.960 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing | Reshad de Gerus | 1:51.793 | +3.119 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Alexander Mattschull | 1:55.426 | +6.752 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Manuel Espírito Santo | 1:56.029 | +7.355 | 18 |
| 10 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Óscar Tunjo | 1:56.255 | +7.581 | 19 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 | Racing Team Turkey | Salih Yoluç | 1:56.472 | +7.798 | 9 |
| 12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Rodrigo Sales | 1:56.792 | +8.118 | 10 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 1:57.371 | +8.697 | 11 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Tom van Rompuy | 1:57.585 | +8.911 | 12 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | Marcos Siebert | 1:57.727 | +9.053 | 20 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Adam Ali | 1:57.932 | +9.258 | 21 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Pedro Perino | 1:57.950 | +9.276 | 22 |
| 18 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing | Ryan Harper-Ellam | 1:58.067 | +9.393 | 23 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Wyatt Brichacek | 1:58.182 | +9.508 | 24 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Leman | Antoine Doquin | 1:58.312 | +9.638 | 25 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Gaël Julien | 1:58.489 | +9.815 | 26 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Matthieu Lahaye | 1:58.578 | +9.904 | 27 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | Valdemar Eriksen | 1:58.702 | +10.028 | 28 |
| 24 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 1:59.912 | +11.238 | 13 |
| 25 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Fred Poordad | 2:01.126 | +12.452 | 14 |
| 26 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman | 2:01.698 | +13.024 | 15 |
| 27 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport | Arnold Robin | 2:01.872 | +13.198 | 29 |
| 28 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing | Alexandre Coigny | 2:02.705 | +14.031 | 16 |
| 29 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen | 2:02.830 | +14.156 | 30 |
| 30 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport | Jens Møller | 2:03.142 | +14.468 | 31 |
| 31 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried | 2:04.008 | +15.334 | 32 |
| 32 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron | 2:04.618 | +15.944 | 33 |
| 33 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition | Ryan Hardwick | 2:05.864 | +17.190 | 34 |
| 34 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA | Daniel Schneider | 2:07.825 | +19.151 | 17 |
| 35 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse | Kriton Lentoudis | 2:08.059 | +19.385 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura | 2:08.779 | +20.105 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Martin Berry | 2:09.468 | +20.794 | 37 |
| 38 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne | 2:10.582 | +21.908 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx | Claudio Schiavoni | 2:11.288 | +22.614 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition | — | — | — | 40 |
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* ↑ The No. 99 Proton Competition was penalised for causing a red flag and lost all its lap times. The fastest driver of the crew, Martin Rump, had to start the race.

## Race
### Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 84 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Final Classification :
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyres | Laps | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Marino Sato Philip Hanson Oliver Jarvis | Oreca 07 | G | 120 | 4:00:43.255 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Kyffin Simpson James Allen Alexander Lynn | Oreca 07 | G | 120 | +0.808 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Job van Uitert Manuel Maldonado Tijmen van der Helm | Oreca 07 | G | 120 | +21.247 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 47 | Cool Racing | Vladislav Lomko Reshad de Gerus José María López | Oreca 07 | G | 120 | +43.090 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | Nicolás Pino René Binder Neel Jani | Oreca 07 | G | 120 | +43.973 |
| 6 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | Cool Racing | Alexandre Coigny Malthe Jakobsen Nicolas Lapierre | Oreca 07 | G | 119 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Rodrigo Sales Ben Hanley Mathias Beche | Oreca 07 | G | 119 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Ben Barnicoat | Oreca 07 | G | 119 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul Lafargue Paul-Loup Chatin Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | G | 119 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports USA | Daniel Schneider Andrew Meyrick Nelson Piquet Jr. | Oreca 07 | G | 119 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman Sebastián Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya | Oreca 07 | G | 118 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 | Racing Team Turkey | Salih Yoluç Charlie Eastwood Louis Delétraz | Oreca 07 | G | 118 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Fred Poordad Tristan Vautier Jack Hawksworth | Oreca 07 | G | 118 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Tom van Rompuy Sebastián Álvarez Nathanaël Berthon | Oreca 07 | G | 118 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Alexander Mattschull Ian Rodríguez Tatiana Calderón | Oreca 07 | G | 117 | +3 Laps |
| 16 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss Óscar Tunjo | Duqueine M30 – D08 | M | 116 | +4 Laps |
| 17 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Eric Trouillet Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Baptiste Lahaye | Ligier JS P320 | M | 116 | +4 Laps |
| 18 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Bukhantsov James Winslow Pedro Perino | Duqueine M30 – D08 | M | 116 | +4 Laps |
| 19 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | Adrien Chila Marcos Siebert Alejandro Garcia | Ligier JS P320 | M | 116 | +4 Laps |
| 20 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | James Dayson Valdemar Eriksen Jack Manchester | Ligier JS P320 | M | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Horst Felbermayr Jr Gaël Julien Mateusz Kaprzyk | Ligier JS P320 | M | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 22 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried Giammarco Levorato Julien Andlauer | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 23 | LMGTE | 16 | Proton Competition | Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon Alessio Picariello | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE | 60 | Iron Lynx | Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 25 | LMGTE | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Scott Huffaker Daniel Serra | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 26 | LMGTE | 72 | TF Sport | Arnold Robin Maxime Robin Valentin Hasse-Clot | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | G | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE | 51 | AF Corse | Kriton Lentoudis Rui Águas Ulysse de Pauw | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 28 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron David Perel Matthew Griffin | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 29 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing | Anthony Wells Ryan Harper-Ellam | Ligier JS P320 | M | 115 | +5 Laps |
| 30 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Leman | Jacques Wolff Jean-Ludovic Foubert Antoine Doquin | Ligier JS P320 | M | 114 | +6 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE | 44 | GMB Motorsport | Jens Møller Gustav Birch Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | G | 114 | +6 Laps |
| 32 | LMGTE | 93 | Proton Competition | Michael Fassbender Martin Rump Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | G | 114 | +6 Laps |
| 33 | LMGTE | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne Ben Tuck Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | G | 114 | +6 Laps |
| 34 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Martin Berry Lorcan Hanafin Jon Lancaster | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 114 | +6 Laps |
| 35 | LMGTE | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Conrad Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 113 | +7 Laps |
| 36 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Matthew Richard Bell Adam Ali | Ligier JS P320 | M | 112 | +8 Laps |
| 37 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Rui Andrade Olli Caldwell Jonathan Aberdein | Oreca 07 | G | 111 | +9 Laps |
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| | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Miguel Cristóvão Kai Askey Wyatt Brichacek | Ligier JS P320 | M | 84 | |
| | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Manuel Espírito Santo | Ligier JS P320 | M | 66 | |
| | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda Jonas Ried Bent Viscaal | Oreca 07 | G | 58 | |
* ↑ The No. 24 Nielsen Racing was penalised for causing a contact with car No. 83. The penalty was 10 seconds added to crew's total race time.
* ↑ The No. 21 United Autosports USA was penalised for overtaking during Safety Car period. The penalty was 10 seconds added to crew's total race time.
* ↑ The No. 15 RLR M Sport was penalised for a pit stop infringement. The penalty was 5 seconds added to crew's total race time.
* ↑ The No. 7 Nielsen Racing was penalised for exiting the pit lane with the red light on. The penalty was 10 seconds added to crew's total race time.
* ↑ The No. 66 JMW Motorsport was penalised for abusing track limits. The penalty was a drive through converted to 30 seconds added to crew's total race time.
* ↑ The No. 43 Inter Europol Competition was penalised for not meeting the minimum driving time of Jonathan Aberdein. Aberdein missed 13 minutes and 13.034 seconds to meet stipulated time. The penalty was subtracting 8 laps and adding 36.514 seconds to crew's total race time.

### Statistics
#### Fastest lap

| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
| LMP2 | Kyffin Simpson | #25 Algarve Pro Racing | 1:34.565 | 5 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Sebastián Montoya | #81 DragonSpeed USA | 1:35.158 | 117 |
| LMP3 | Marcos Siebert | #17 Cool Racing | 1:39.929 | 114 |
| LMGTE | Daniel Serra | #57 Kessel Racing | 1:42.442 | 114 |
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