# 2022 4 Hours of Dubai

The 2022 4 Hours of Dubai was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 11 and 13 February 2022, as the first and second rounds of 2022 Asian Le Mans Series season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: GST) | Event |
| Friday, 11 February | 13:50 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 11 February | 18:00 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, 12 February | 9:30 | Qualifying - GT |
| Saturday, 12 February | 10:15 | Qualifying - LMP3 |
| Saturday, 12 February | 10:55 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Saturday, 12 February | 16:30 | Race 1 |
| Sunday, 13 February | 1:30 | Race 2 |
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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 | 4 | Nielsen Racing | 1:46.925 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP3 | 2 | DKR Engineering | 1:52.639 |
| Free Practice 1 | GT | 57 | Kessel Racing | 1:56.822 |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | 1:51.253 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP3 | 26 | G-Drive Racing by Graff | 1:52.965 |
| Free Practice 2 | GT | 20 | SPS automotive performance | 1:56.853 |
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## Race 1
### Qualifying

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Grid |
| 1 | LMP2 | 4 | Nielsen Racing | Ben Hanley | 1:45.248 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | David Droux | 1:46.109 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen | 1:49.949 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Neale Muston | 1:50.522 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP3 | 2 | DKR Engineering | Laurents Hörr | 1:50.807 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP3 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Xavier Lloveras | 1:52.025 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Guilherme Oliveira | 1:52.702 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP3 | 3 | CD Sport | Edouard Cauhaupé | 1:52.808 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP3 | 22 | Rinaldi Racing | Hendrik Still | 1:53.079 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP3 | 21 | Konrad Motorsport | Jordan Grogor | 1:53.588 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP3 | 27 | CD Sport | Steven Palette | 1:53.692 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 72 | Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport | Jesse Salmenautio | 1:54.967 | 12 |
| 13 | GT | 7 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | Ben Barnicoat | 1:55.217 | 14 |
| 14 | GT | 17 | AF Corse | Vincent Abril | 1:55.217 | 15 |
| 15 | GT | 57 | Kessel Racing | Axcil Jefferies | 1:55.233 | 16 |
| 16 | GT | 20 | SPS automotive performance | Mikaël Grenier | 1:55.338 | 17 |
| 17 | GT | 55 | Rinaldi Racing | Davide Rigon | 1:55.536 | 18 |
| 18 | GT | 69 | Oman Racing Team with TF Sport | Charlie Eastwood | 1:55.569 | 19 |
| 19 | GT | 77 | D'station Racing | Tom Gamble | 1:55.595 | 20 |
| 20 | GT | 74 | Kessel Racing | Mikkel Jensen | 1:55.719 | — |
| 21 | GT | 42 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | Joe Osborne | 1:55.794 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1:55.806 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | 95 | TF Sport | Jonathan Adam | 1:55.838 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Klaus Bachler | 1:55.860 | 24 |
| 25 | GT | 6 | Bilstein Haupt Racing Team | Arjun Maini | 1:55.930 | 25 |
| 26 | GT | 88 | Garage 59 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | 1:56.219 | 26 |
| 27 | GT | 99 | Herberth Motorsport | Marco Seefried | 1:56.223 | 27 |
| 28 | GT | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Nicky Catsburg | 1:56.236 | 28 |
| 29 | GT | 12 | Dinamic Motorsport | Ben Barker | 1:56.351 | 29 |
| 30 | GT | 91 | Herberth Motorsport | Robert Renauer | 1:56.589 | 30 |
| 31 | GT | 59 | Garage 59 | Nicolai Kjærgaard | 1:56.816 | 31 |
| 32 | GT | 96 | Attempto Racing | Alex Aka | 1:57.027 | 32 |
| 33 | GT | 66 | YC Panda Racing | Bashar Mardini | 1:59.041 | 33 |
| 34 | GT | 48 | S’Aalocin by Kox Racing | Peter Kox | 2:05.113 | 34 |
| 35 | GT | 35 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | — | — | 35 |
| 36 | LMP3 | 8 | Nielsen Racing | — | — | 13 |
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### Race
#### Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 86 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyres | Laps | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LMP2 | 4 | Nielsen Racing | Matthew Bell Ben Hanley Rodrigo Sales | Oreca 07 | M | 124 | 4:03:07.806 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | David Droux Sébastien Page Eric Trouillet | Oreca 07 | M | 120 | +4 Laps |
| 3 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach Kevin Weeda | Oreca 07 | M | 120 | +4 Laps |
| 4 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | John Corbett Miroslav Konôpka Neale Muston | Ligier JS P217 | M | 118 | +6 Laps |
| 5 | LMP3 | 3 | CD Sport | Nick Adcock Edouard Cauhaupé Michael Jensen | Ligier JS P320 | M | 118 | +6 Laps |
| 6 | LMP3 | 27 | CD Sport | Christophe Cresp Antoine Doquin Steven Palette | Ligier JS P320 | M | 117 | +7 Laps |
| 7 | LMP3 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Vyaceslav Gutak Xavier Lloveras Fabrice Rossello | Ligier JS P320 | M | 117 | +7 Laps |
| 8 | LMP3 | 22 | Rinaldi Racing | Torsten Kratz Hendrik Still Leonard Weiss | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 117 | +7 Laps |
| 9 | GT | 7 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | Ben Barnicoat Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy | McLaren 720S GT3 | M | 117 | +7 Laps |
| 10 | GT | 55 | Rinaldi Racing | Rino Mastronardi David Perel Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 117 | +7 Laps |
| 11 | GT | 17 | AF Corse | Vincent Abril Conrad Grunewald Louis Prette | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 117 | +7 Laps |
| 12 | GT | 42 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | Nick Moss Joe Osborne Andrew Watson | McLaren 720S GT3 | M | 117 | +7 Laps |
| 13 | GT | 88 | Garage 59 | Frank Bird Marvin Kirchhöfer Alexander West | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 116 | +8 Laps |
| 14 | GT | 69 | Oman Racing Team with TF Sport | Charlie Eastwood Ahmad Al Harthy Sam De Haan | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 116 | +8 Laps |
| 15 | GT | 6 | Bilstein Haupt Racing Team | Hubert Haupt Arjun Maini Rory Penttinen | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | M | 116 | +8 Laps |
| 16 | GT | 91 | Precote Herberth Motorsport | Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 116 | +8 Laps |
| 17 | GT | 95 | TF Sport | Jonathan Adam Henrique Chaves John Hartshorne | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 116 | +8 Laps |
| 18 | GT | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Nicky Catsburg Chandler Hull Jon Miller | BMW M6 GT3 | M | 116 | +8 Laps |
| 19 | GT | 20 | SPS automotive performance | Mikaël Grenier Ian Loggie Valentin Pierburg | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | M | 116 | +8 Laps |
| 20 | GT | 33 | Precote Herberth Motorsport | Antares Au Klaus Bachler Yifei Ye | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 116 | +8 Laps |
| 21 | GT | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi Oswaldo Negri Jr. Francesco Piovanetti | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 115 | +9 Laps |
| 22 | GT | 12 | Dinamic Motorsport | Ben Barker Giorgio Roda Philipp Sager | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 115 | +9 Laps |
| 23 | GT | 96 | Attempto Racing | Alex Aka Finlay Hutchison Florian Scholze | Audi R8 LMS Evo | M | 115 | +9 Laps |
| 24 | GT | 57 | Kessel Racing | Axcil Jefferies Roman Ziemian Francesco Zollo | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 115 | +9 Laps |
| 25 | GT | 77 | D'station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Tom Gamble Satoshi Hoshino | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 115 | +9 Laps |
| 26 | GT | 99 | Herberth Motorsport | Finn Gehrsitz Jürgen Häring Marco Seefried | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 114 | +10 Laps |
| 27 | GT | 59 | Garage 59 | Nicolai Kjærgaard Manuel Maldonado James Vowles | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 114 | +10 Laps |
| 28 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Guilherme Oliveira Nico Pino Alexander Bukhantsov | Ligier JS P320 | M | 113 | +11 Laps |
| 29 | GT | 35 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Jörg Breuer Mario Von Bohlen Henry Walkenhorst | BMW M6 GT3 | M | 111 | +13 Laps |
| 30 | LMP3 | 72 | Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport | Nikita Alexandrov Jesse Salmenautio Tomi Veijalainen | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 111 | +13 Laps |
| 31 | GT | 66 | YC Panda Racing | Douglas Khoo Edgar Lau Bashar Mardini | Audi R8 LMS Evo | M | 108 | +16 Laps |
| 32 | LMP3 | 8 | Nielsen Racing | Colin Noble Anthony Wells | Ligier JS P320 | M | 105 | +19 Laps |
| 33 | LMP3 | 21 | Konrad Motorsport | Jordan Grogor Shaun Thong Gabriele Rindone | Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | M | 92 | +32 Laps |
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| DNF | LMP3 | 2 | DKR Engineering | Sebastián Álvarez Mathieu de Barbuat Laurents Hörr | Duqueine M30 – D08 | M | 105 | |
| DNF | GT | 48 | S’Aalocin by Kox Racing | Peter Kox Stéphane Kox Nico Pronk | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 7 | |
| DNS | GT | 74 | Kessel Racing | Michael Broniszewski David Fumanelli Mikkel Jensen | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 0 | |
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#### Statistics
##### Fastest lap

| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
| LMP2 | Matthew Bell | #4 Nielsen Racing | 1:48.714 | 25 |
| LMP3 | Xavier Lloveras | #26 G-Drive Racing | 1:55.173 | 93 |
| GT | Ben Barnicoat | #7 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | 1:57.777 | 63 |
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## Race 2
### Qualifying

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Grid |
| 1 | LMP2 | 4 | Nielsen Racing | Ben Hanley | 1:46.075 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | David Droux | 1:46.832 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Neale Muston | 1:49.688 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen | 1:49.982 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP3 | 2 | DKR Engineering | Laurents Hörr | 1:50.989 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP3 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Xavier Lloveras | 1:51.831 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP3 | 8 | Nielsen Racing | Colin Noble | 1:52.384 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Guilherme Oliveira | 1:52.452 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP3 | 3 | CD Sport | Edouard Cauhaupé | 1:52.904 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP3 | 22 | Rinaldi Racing | Hendrik Still | 1:52.941 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP3 | 21 | Konrad Motorsport | Jordan Grogor | 1:53.487 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 27 | CD Sport | Steven Palette | 1:53.682 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 72 | Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport | Jesse Salmenautio | 1:54.291 | 13 |
| 14 | GT | 95 | TF Sport | Jonathan Adam | 1:55.883 | 14 |
| 15 | GT | 74 | Kessel Racing | Mikkel Jensen | 1:55.886 | — |
| 16 | GT | 7 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | Ben Barnicoat | 1:55.933 | 15 |
| 17 | GT | 17 | AF Corse | Vincent Abril | 1:55.949 | 16 |
| 18 | GT | 57 | Kessel Racing | Axcil Jefferies | 1:56.018 | 17 |
| 19 | GT | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1:56.055 | 18 |
| 20 | GT | 55 | Rinaldi Racing | Davide Rigon | 1:56.118 | 19 |
| 21 | GT | 6 | Bilstein Haupt Racing Team | Arjun Maini | 1:56.131 | 20 |
| 22 | GT | 20 | SPS automotive performance | Mikaël Grenier | 1:56.147 | 21 |
| 23 | GT | 69 | Oman Racing Team with TF Sport | Charlie Eastwood | 1:56.321 | 22 |
| 24 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Klaus Bachler | 1:56.362 | 23 |
| 25 | GT | 12 | Dinamic Motorsport | Ben Barker | 1:56.553 | 24 |
| 26 | GT | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Nicky Catsburg | 1:56.648 | 25 |
| 27 | GT | 42 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | Joe Osborne | 1:56.657 | 26 |
| 28 | GT | 99 | Herberth Motorsport | Marco Seefried | 1:56.723 | 27 |
| 29 | GT | 77 | D'station Racing | Tom Gamble | 1:56.725 | 28 |
| 30 | GT | 88 | Garage 59 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | 1:56.831 | 29 |
| 31 | GT | 59 | Garage 59 | Nicolai Kjærgaard | 1:57.142 | 30 |
| 32 | GT | 91 | Herberth Motorsport | Robert Renauer | 1:57.245 | 31 |
| 33 | GT | 96 | Attempto Racing | Alex Aka | 1:57.681 | 32 |
| 34 | GT | 48 | S’Aalocin by Kox Racing | Peter Kox | 1:58.651 | 33 |
| 35 | GT | 35 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Mario Von Bohlen | 1:59.179 | 34 |
| 36 | GT | 66 | YC Panda Racing | Bashar Mardini | 2:01.253 | 35 |
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### Race
#### Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 83 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyres | Laps | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LMP2 | 4 | Nielsen Racing | Matthew Bell Ben Hanley Rodrigo Sales | Oreca 07 | M | 119 | 4:02:00.179 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach Kevin Weeda | Oreca 07 | M | 118 | +1 Lap |
| 3 | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | David Droux Sébastien Page Eric Trouillet | Oreca 07 | M | 117 | +2 Laps |
| 4 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | John Corbett Miroslav Konôpka Neale Muston | Ligier JS P217 | M | 116 | +3 Laps |
| 5 | LMP3 | 8 | Nielsen Racing | Colin Noble Anthony Wells | Ligier JS P320 | M | 115 | +4 Laps |
| 6 | LMP3 | 27 | CD Sport | Christophe Cresp Antoine Doquin Steven Palette | Ligier JS P320 | M | 115 | +4 Laps |
| 7 | LMP3 | 3 | CD Sport | Nick Adcock Edouard Cauhaupé Michael Jensen | Ligier JS P320 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 8 | LMP3 | 22 | Rinaldi Racing | Torsten Kratz Hendrik Still Leonard Weiss | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 9 | GT | 55 | Rinaldi Racing | Rino Mastronardi David Perel Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 10 | GT | 7 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | Ben Barnicoat Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy | McLaren 720S GT3 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 11 | GT | 17 | AF Corse | Vincent Abril Conrad Grunewald Louis Prette | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 12 | GT | 42 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | Nick Moss Joe Osborne Andrew Watson | McLaren 720S GT3 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 13 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Guilherme Oliveira Nico Pino Alexander Bukhantsov | Ligier JS P320 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 14 | LMP3 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Vyaceslav Gutak Xavier Lloveras Fabrice Rossello | Ligier JS P320 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 15 | GT | 69 | Oman Racing Team with TF Sport | Charlie Eastwood Ahmad Al Harthy Sam De Haan | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 16 | GT | 91 | Precote Herberth Motorsport | Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 113 | +6 Laps |
| 17 | LMP3 | 2 | DKR Engineering | Sebastián Álvarez Mathieu de Barbuat Laurents Hörr | Duqueine M30 – D08 | M | 113 | +6 Laps |
| 18 | GT | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Nicky Catsburg Chandler Hull Jon Miller | BMW M6 GT3 | M | 113 | +6 Laps |
| 19 | GT | 88 | Garage 59 | Frank Bird Marvin Kirchhöfer Alexander West | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 113 | +6 Laps |
| 20 | GT | 6 | Bilstein Haupt Racing Team | Hubert Haupt Arjun Maini Rory Penttinen | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | M | 113 | +6 Laps |
| 21 | GT | 77 | D'station Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Tom Gamble Satoshi Hoshino | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 113 | +6 Laps |
| 22 | GT | 95 | TF Sport | Jonathan Adam Henrique Chaves John Hartshorne | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 113 | +6 Laps |
| 23 | GT | 20 | SPS automotive performance | Mikaël Grenier Ian Loggie Valentin Pierburg | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | M | 113 | +6 Laps |
| 24 | GT | 12 | Dinamic Motorsport | Ben Barker Giorgio Roda Philipp Sager | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 25 | GT | 59 | Garage 59 | Nicolai Kjærgaard Manuel Maldonado James Vowles | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 26 | GT | 96 | Attempto Racing | Alex Aka Finlay Hutchison Florian Scholze | Audi R8 LMS Evo | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 27 | GT | 57 | Kessel Racing | Axcil Jefferies Roman Ziemian Francesco Zollo | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 28 | GT | 99 | Herberth Motorsport | Finn Gehrsitz Jürgen Häring Marco Seefried | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 29 | GT | 51 | AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi Oswaldo Negri Jr. Francesco Piovanetti | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 111 | +8 Laps |
| 30 | GT | 35 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Jörg Breuer Mario Von Bohlen Henry Walkenhorst | BMW M6 GT3 | M | 110 | +9 Laps |
| 31 | GT | 48 | S’Aalocin by Kox Racing | Peter Kox Stéphane Kox Nico Pronk | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 108 | +11 Laps |
| 32 | LMP3 | 72 | Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport | Nikita Alexandrov Jesse Salmenautio Tomi Veijalainen | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
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| DNF | GT | 66 | YC Panda Racing | Douglas Khoo Edgar Lau Bashar Mardini | Audi R8 LMS Evo | M | 80 | |
| DNF | GT | 33 | Precote Herberth Motorsport | Antares Au Klaus Bachler Yifei Ye | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 79 | |
| DNF | LMP3 | 21 | Konrad Motorsport | Jordan Grogor Shaun Thong Gabriele Rindone | Ginetta G61-LT-P3 | M | 36 | |
| DNS | GT | 74 | Kessel Racing | Michael Broniszewski David Fumanelli Mikkel Jensen | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | M | 0 | |
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#### Statistics
##### Fastest lap

| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
| LMP2 | Anders Fjordbach | #49 High Class Racing | 1:47.612 | 76 |
| LMP3 | Xavier Lloveras | #26 G-Drive Racing | 1:54.401 | 107 |
| GT | Ben Barnicoat | #7 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | 1:56.358 | 61 |
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