# 2018 4 Hours of Monza

The 2018 4 Hours of Monza was an endurance motor race that took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza near Monza, Italy between 11 and 13 May 2018, and served as the second round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series.
The overall race victory was taken by the LMP2-class Oreca 07 of G-Drive Racing, with Andrea Pizzitola, Roman Rusinov and Jean-Éric Vergne winning one week after the same driver line-up took LMP2 class victory in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying result

Pole position in class is denoted with a yellow background.
| Pos. | Class | No° | Team | Chassis | Time | Grid |
| 1 | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed | Oreca 07 | 1:35.837 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 29 | Duqueine Engineering | Oreca 07 | 1:36.074 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Oreca 07 | 1:36.183 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Ligier JS P217 | 1:36.414 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 30 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | Dallara P217 | 1:36.614 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 40 | G-Drive Racing | Oreca 07 | 1:36.641 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Oreca 07 | 1:36.817 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 32 | United Autosports | Ligier JS P217 | 1:37.045 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | Oreca 07 | 1:37.065 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 24 | Racing Engineering | Oreca 07 | 1:37.155 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 23 | Panis Barthez Competition | Ligier JS P217 | 1:37.195 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 35 | SMP Racing | Dallara P217 | 1:37.242 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 47 | Cetilar Villorba Corse | Dallara P217 | 1:37.279 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Dallara P217 | 1:37.678 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 27 | IDEC Sport | Ligier JS P217 | 1:40.137 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P217 | 1:41.523 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 33 | TDS Racing | Oreca 07 | No Time | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 31 | APR - Rebellion Racing | Oreca 07 | No Time | 18 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 17 | Ultimate | Norma M30 | 1:45.386 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 19 | M.Racing - YMR | Norma M30 | 1:45.610 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 2 | United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 1:45.677 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR Msport | Ligier JS P3 | 1:45.744 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 10 | Oregon Team | Norma M30 | 1:45.910 | 23 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.161 | 24 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 5 | NEFIS By Speed Factory | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.222 | 25 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 8 | DKR Engineering | Norma M30 | 1:46.272 | 26 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 20 | Racing For Poland | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.444 | 27 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 6 | 360 Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.586 | 28 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 4 | Cool Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.590 | 29 |
| 30 | LMP3 | 3 | United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.805 | 30 |
| 31 | LMP3 | 7 | Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.846 | 31 |
| 32 | LMP3 | 18 | M.Racing - YMR | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.860 | 32 |
| 33 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.890 | 33 |
| 34 | LMP3 | 14 | Inter Europol Competition | Ligier JS P3 | 1:46.981 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE | 80 | Ebimotors | Porsche 911 RSR | 1:47.493 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGTE | 88 | Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR | 1:47.511 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | 1:47.574 | 37 |
| 38 | LMP3 | 16 | BHK Motorsport | Ligier JS P3 | 1:47.827 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGTE | 83 | Krohn Racing | Ferrari 488 GTE | 1:47.878 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR | 1:48.199 | 40 |
| 41 | LMP3 | 9 | AT Racing | Ligier JS P3 | No Time | 41 |
| 42 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 488 GTE | No Time | 42 |

#### Notes

* ^1 – The No° 33 TDS Racing Oreca 07 and the No° 31 APR - Rebellion Racing Oreca 07 originally qualified in first and third places respectively in the overall classification but had all lap times deleted and were demoted to the back of the LMP2 grid due to a breach of the technical regulations.
* ^2 – The No° 9 AT Racing Ligier JS P3 and the No° 66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 488 GTE were both demoted to the back of the grid due to a stewards' decision.

## Race
### Race result

Class winners are denoted with a yellow background.
| Pos. | Class | No° | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos. | Class | No° | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne | Oreca 07 | D | 124 |
| 1 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 124 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 33 | TDS Racing | Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière | Oreca 07 | D | 124 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 33 | TDS Racing | Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 124 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | M | 124 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 124 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre | Oreca 07 | M | 124 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 124 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 24 | Racing Engineering | Norman Nato Paul Petit Olivier Pla | Oreca 07 | D | 124 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 24 | Racing Engineering | Norman Nato Paul Petit Olivier Pla | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 124 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 29 | Duqueine Engineering | Nico Jamin Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues | Oreca 07 | M | 124 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 29 | Duqueine Engineering | Nico Jamin Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 124 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 23 | Panis Barthez Competition | Timothé Buret Julien Canal Will Stevens | Ligier JS P217 | M | 124 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 23 | Panis Barthez Competition | Timothé Buret Julien Canal Will Stevens | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 124 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 31 | APR - Rebellion Racing | Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey | Oreca 07 | D | 124 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 31 | APR - Rebellion Racing | Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 124 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 47 | Cetilar Villorba Corse | Roberto Lacorte Felipe Nasr Giorgio Sernagiotto | Dallara P217 | D | 123 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 47 | Cetilar Villorba Corse | Roberto Lacorte Felipe Nasr Giorgio Sernagiotto | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 123 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson | Ligier JS P217 | D | 123 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 123 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 32 | United Autosports | Wayne Boyd Will Owen Hugo de Sadeleer | Ligier JS P217 | D | 123 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 32 | United Autosports | Wayne Boyd Will Owen Hugo de Sadeleer | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 123 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 27 | IDEC Sport | William Cavailhes Patrice Lafargue Erik Maris | Ligier JS P217 | M | 120 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 27 | IDEC Sport | William Cavailhes Patrice Lafargue Erik Maris | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 120 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Ate De Jong Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson | Ligier JS P217 | D | 120 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Ate De Jong Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 120 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Giorgio Mondini Kay Van Berlo | Ligier JS P3 | M | 118 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Giorgio Mondini Kay Van Berlo | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 118 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 6 | 360 Racing | Ross Kaiser James Swift Terrence Woodward | Ligier JS P3 | M | 117 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 6 | 360 Racing | Ross Kaiser James Swift Terrence Woodward | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 117 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 3 | United Autosports | Matthew Bell Garett Grist Anthony Wells | Ligier JS P3 | M | 117 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 3 | United Autosports | Matthew Bell Garett Grist Anthony Wells | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 117 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Martin Hippe Jakub Śmiechowski | Ligier JS P3 | M | 117 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Martin Hippe Jakub Śmiechowski | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 117 |
| 18 | LMP3 | 2 | United Autosports | John Falb Sean Rayhall | Ligier JS P3 | M | 117 |
| 18 | LMP3 | 2 | United Autosports | John Falb Sean Rayhall | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 117 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 5 | NEFIS By Speed Factory | Timur Boguslavskiy Aleksey Chuklin Daniil Pronenko | Ligier JS P3 | M | 117 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 5 | NEFIS By Speed Factory | Timur Boguslavskiy Aleksey Chuklin Daniil Pronenko | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 117 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 17 | Ultimate | François Hériau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye | Norma M30 | M | 116 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 17 | Ultimate | François Hériau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 116 |
| 21 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott | Ferrari 488 GTE | D | 116 |
| 21 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | D | 116 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 10 | Oregon Team | Clément Mateu Andrés Méndez Riccardo Ponzio | Norma M30 | M | 116 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 10 | Oregon Team | Clément Mateu Andrés Méndez Riccardo Ponzio | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 116 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 4 | Cool Racing | Iradj Alexander Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny | Ligier JS P3 | M | 116 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 4 | Cool Racing | Iradj Alexander Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 116 |
| 24 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Marvin Dienst Marc Lieb Christian Ried | Porsche 911 RSR | D | 116 |
| 24 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Marvin Dienst Marc Lieb Christian Ried | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 116 |
| 25 | LMGTE | 80 | EbiMotors | Fabio Babini Raymond Narac Riccardo Pera | Porsche 911 RSR | D | 116 |
| 25 | LMGTE | 80 | EbiMotors | Fabio Babini Raymond Narac Riccardo Pera | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 116 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 7 | Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen | Alex Kapadia Colin Noble Christian Stubbe Olsen | Ligier JS P3 | M | 116 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 7 | Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen | Alex Kapadia Colin Noble Christian Stubbe Olsen | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 116 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR Msport | John Farano Rob Garofall Job van Uitert | Ligier JS P3 | M | 115 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR Msport | John Farano Rob Garofall Job van Uitert | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 115 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 16 | BHK Motorsport | Jacopo Baratto Francesco Dracone | Ligier JS P3 | M | 115 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 16 | BHK Motorsport | Jacopo Baratto Francesco Dracone | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 115 |
| 29 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Liam Griffin Alex MacDowall Miguel Molina | Ferrari 488 GTE | D | 115 |
| 29 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Liam Griffin Alex MacDowall Miguel Molina | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | D | 115 |
| 30 | LMGTE | 88 | Proton Competition | Gianmaria Bruni Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda | Porsche 911 RSR | D | 115 |
| 30 | LMGTE | 88 | Proton Competition | Gianmaria Bruni Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 115 |
| 31 | LMGTE | 83 | Krohn Racing | Andrea Bertolini Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn | Ferrari 488 GTE | D | 114 |
| 31 | LMGTE | 83 | Krohn Racing | Andrea Bertolini Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | D | 114 |
| 32 | LMP3 | 19 | M.Racing - YMR | David Droux Nicolas Ferrer Lucas Légeret | Norma M30 | M | 113 |
| 32 | LMP3 | 19 | M.Racing - YMR | David Droux Nicolas Ferrer Lucas Légeret | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 113 |
| 33 | LMP3 | 20 | Racing For Poland | Tomasz Blicharski Henning Enqvist Alex Fontana | Ligier JS P3 | M | 109 |
| 33 | LMP3 | 20 | Racing For Poland | Tomasz Blicharski Henning Enqvist Alex Fontana | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 109 |
| 34 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach | Dallara P217 | D | 104 |
| 34 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 104 |
| 35 | LMP3 | 14 | Inter Europol Competition | Luca Demarchi Paul Scheuschner Hendrik Still | Ligier JS P3 | M | 99 |
| 35 | LMP3 | 14 | Inter Europol Competition | Luca Demarchi Paul Scheuschner Hendrik Still | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 99 |
| Ret | LMP2 | 35 | SMP Racing | Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev Viktor Shaytar | Dallara P217 | D | 62 |
| Ret | LMP2 | 35 | SMP Racing | Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev Viktor Shaytar | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 62 |
| Ret | LMP2 | 30 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | Henrique Chaves Konstantin Tereshchenko | Dallara P217 | D | 61 |
| Ret | LMP2 | 30 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | Henrique Chaves Konstantin Tereshchenko | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 61 |
| Ret | LMP3 | 18 | M.Racing - YMR | Natan Bihel Laurent Millara | Ligier JS P3 | M | 57 |
| Ret | LMP3 | 18 | M.Racing - YMR | Natan Bihel Laurent Millara | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 57 |
| Ret | LMP3 | 9 | AT Racing | Mikkel Jensen Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. | Ligier JS P3 | M | 56 |
| Ret | LMP3 | 9 | AT Racing | Mikkel Jensen Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 56 |
| Ret | LMP3 | 8 | DKR Engineering | Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril Miguel Toril | Norma M30 | M | 46 |
| Ret | LMP3 | 8 | DKR Engineering | Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril Miguel Toril | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 46 |
| Ret | LMP2 | 40 | G-Drive Racing | James Allen Enzo Guibbert José Gutiérrez | Oreca 07 | D | 19 |
| Ret | LMP2 | 40 | G-Drive Racing | James Allen Enzo Guibbert José Gutiérrez | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 19 |
| Ret | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi | Oreca 07 | D | 7 |
| Ret | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 7 |
| DNS | LMP3 | 12 | Eurointernational | Andrea Dromedari Max Hanratty Mark Kvamme | Ligier JS P3 | M | |
| DNS | LMP3 | 12 | Eurointernational | Andrea Dromedari Max Hanratty Mark Kvamme | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | |

#### Notes

* ^3 – The No° 7 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Ligier JS P3 was issued with an 80-second time penalty due to a stewards' decision.
* ^4 – The No° 14 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3 was issued with a 5-lap time penalty due to a stewards' decision.
* ^5 – The No° 20 Racing For Poland Ligier JS P3 was issued with a 2-lap time penalty due to a stewards' decision.
* ^6 – The No° 31 APR - Rebellion Racing Oreca 07 was issued with a 30-second time penalty due to a stewards' decision.