# 2018 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring

The 2018 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 22 July 2018 at the Red Bull Ring. It was the third round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series, and the sixth running of the event as part of the European Le Mans Series.

## Background

The event was announced on 23 September 2017, with the Red Bull Ring round being a part of the calendar for the sixth conescutive time. This was the first race after a two-month hiatus for the ELMS season, with the last round having taken place at Monza, ten weeks prior.

## Entry list

The entry list was revealed on 19 July 2018, and saw 42 entries: 18 in LMP2, 18 in LMP3, and 6 in LMGTE.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
| Friday, 20 July | 13:00 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 20 July | 17:35 | Bronze Driver Test |
| Saturday, 21 July | 09:15 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, 21 July | 13:40 | Qualifying - LMGTE |
| Saturday, 21 July | 14:00 | Qualifying - LMP3 |
| Saturday, 21 July | 14:20 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Sunday, 22 July | 12:00 | Race |
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## Practice

There were two practice sessions held: one on Friday afternoon and one on Saturday morning. Both session ran for 90 minutes.

### Practice 1

The first practice session was held at 13:00 CEST on Friday. Paul-Loup Chatin ended up quickest in the No. 28 IDEC Sport Oreca, with a lap time of 1:20.067. Norman Nato was second-quickest in the No. 24 Racing Engineering Oreca, only 0.003s off Chatin. Matthieu Vaxivière finished third in the No. 33 TDS Racing Oreca. LMP3 was topped by Matthieu Lahaye in the No. 17 Ultimate Norma, lapping the circuit in 1 minute, 26.927 seconds. He was 0.018s quicker than second-placed Matt Bell in the No. 3 United Autosports Ligier. GTE was topped by Miguel Molina in the No. 66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari, with a lap of 1:28.829, 0.570s quicker than the second-placed No. 88 Proton Competition Porsche.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin | 1:20.067 |
| LMP3 | 17 | Ultimate | Matthieu Lahaye | 1:26.927 |
| LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Miguel Molina | 1:28.829 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

### Final practice

The second and final practice session took place at 09:15 CEST on Saturday, and ended with Chatin and the No. 28 Oreca topping the time sheets in a largely wet practice session. He lapped the circuit in 1 minute, 19.616 seconds. He was 0.134s quicker than Andrea Pizzitola in the No. 26 G-Drive Racing Oreca, with Nato third-quickest. Job van Uitert was quickest in LMP3 in the No. 15 RLR MSport Ligier: 1:27.176. David Droux was second-quickest in LMP3, 0.604s slower than Van Uitert. GTE was topped by Matt Griffin in the No. 55 Spirit of Race Ferrari, with a lap of 1:29.845. Dennis Olsen was second-quickest in the No. 77 Proton Competition Porsche, lapping 0.177s slower than Griffin, with Fabio Babini completing the top three in the No. 80 Ebimotors Porsche.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin | 1:19.616 |
| LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | Job van Uitert | 1:27.176 |
| LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Matt Griffin | 1:29.845 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

## Qualifying

Qualifying started at 13:40 CEST on Saturday, and was split into three sessions: one for LMGTE, one for LMP3, and one for LMP2. Each session lasted fifteen minutes. Paul-Loup Chatin continued his strong practice pace and claimed overall pole position in his No. 28 Oreca. He shared the front row with Nico Jamin in the No. 29 Duqueine Engineering Oreca, who was 0.019s slower than Chatin. The No. 9 AT Racing Ligier originally claimed pole position in the LMP3 class, but saw its fastest lap deleted after a track limits violation. This handed LMP3 pole position to the No. 17 Norma of Matthieu Lahaye, with a lap time of 1:26.519. The No. 19 MRacing - YMR Norma of Lucas Legeret qualified second, 0.064s slower. Molina took pole in LMGTE in the No. 66 Ferrari, ahead of Matteo Cairoli in the No. 88 Porsche, with Andrea Bertolini in the No. 83 Krohn Racing Ferrari in third.

### Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | 1:19.246 | – | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 29 | Duqueine Engineering | 1:19.265 | +0.019 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 24 | Racing Engineering | 1:19.387 | +0.141 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed | 1:19.423 | +0.177 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | 1:19.562 | +0.316 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 33 | TDS Racing | 1:19.743 | +0.497 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | 1:19.950 | +0.704 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 40 | G-Drive Racing | 1:19.959 | +0.713 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | 1:20.179 | +0.933 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 47 | Cetilar Villorba Corse | 1:20.234 | +0.988 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 35 | SMP Racing | 1:20.351 | +1.105 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 32 | United Autosports | 1:20.383 | +1.137 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | 1:20.609 | +1.363 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 31 | APR – Rebellion Racing | 1:20.622 | +1.376 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 23 | Panis Barthez Competition | 1:21.091 | +1.845 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 30 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 1:21.362 | +2.116 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | 1:23.522 | +4.276 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 27 | IDEC Sport | 1:23.695 | +4.449 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 17 | Ultimate | 1:26.519 | +7.273 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 19 | MRacing – YMR | 1:26.583 | +7.337 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | 1:26.703 | +7.457 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 4 | Cool Racing | 1:26.751 | +7.505 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 8 | DKR Engineering | 1:26.917 | +7.671 | 23 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 9 | AT Racing | 1:26.960 | +7.714 | 24 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 10 | Oregon Team | 1:27.008 | +7.762 | 25 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 2 | United Autosports | 1:27.032 | +7.786 | 26 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 7 | Écurie Écosse/Nielsen | 1:27.192 | +7.946 | 27 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 3 | United Autosports | 1:27.354 | +8.108 | 28 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 11 | EuroInternational | 1:27.365 | +8.119 | 29 |
| 30 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:27.486 | +8.240 | 30 |
| 31 | LMP3 | 5 | NEFIS by Speed Factory | 1:27.654 | +8.408 | 31 |
| 32 | LMP3 | 18 | MRacing – YMR | 1:27.890 | +8.644 | 32 |
| 33 | LMP3 | 6 | 360 Racing | 1:28.133 | +8.887 | 33 |
| 34 | LMP3 | 16 | BHK Motorsport | 1:28.368 | +9.122 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | 1:28.827 | +9.581 | 35 |
| 36 | LMP3 | 12 | EuroInternational | 1:28.893 | +9.647 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGTE | 88 | Proton Competition | 1:28.925 | +9.679 | 37 |
| 38 | LMGTE | 83 | Krohn Racing | 1:28.967 | +9.721 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | 1:29.190 | +9.944 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | 1:29.259 | +10.013 | 40 |
| 41 | LMGTE | 80 | Ebimotors | 1:29.366 | +10.120 | 41 |
| 42 | LMP3 | 14 | Inter Europol Competition | No time | – | 42 |
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## Race

Class winners are in bold and ‡.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne | Oreca 07 | D | 160 | 4:00:14.242‡ |
| 1 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 160 | 4:00:14.242‡ |
| 2 | LMP2 | 24 | Racing Engineering | Norman Nato Paul Petit Olivier Pla | Oreca 07 | D | 160 | +20.126 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 24 | Racing Engineering | Norman Nato Paul Petit Olivier Pla | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 160 | +20.126 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Phil Hanson | Ligier JS P217 | D | 160 | +54.166 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Phil Hanson | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 160 | +54.166 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | M | 160 | +56.087 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 160 | +56.087 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre | Oreca 07 | M | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | LMP2 | 31 | APR – Rebellion Racing | Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey | Oreca 07 | D | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | LMP2 | 31 | APR – Rebellion Racing | Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | LMP2 | 35 | SMP Racing | Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev Viktor Shaytar | Dallara P217 | D | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | LMP2 | 35 | SMP Racing | Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev Viktor Shaytar | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi | Oreca 07 | D | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | LMP2 | 39 | Graff | Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | LMP2 | 33 | TDS Racing | Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière | Oreca 07 | D | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | LMP2 | 33 | TDS Racing | Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 159 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | LMP2 | 23 | Panis Barthez Competition | Timothé Buret Julien Canal Will Stevens | Ligier JS P217 | M | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | LMP2 | 23 | Panis Barthez Competition | Timothé Buret Julien Canal Will Stevens | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | LMP2 | 47 | Cetilar Villorba Corse | Roberto Lacorte Felipe Nasr Giorgio Sernagiotto | Dallara P217 | D | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | LMP2 | 47 | Cetilar Villorba Corse | Roberto Lacorte Felipe Nasr Giorgio Sernagiotto | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach | Dallara P217 | D | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | LMP2 | 40 | G-Drive Racing | James Allen José Gutiérrez | Oreca 07 | D | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | LMP2 | 40 | G-Drive Racing | James Allen José Gutiérrez | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | LMP2 | 30 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | Henrique Chaves Konstatin Tereschenko | Dallara P217 | D | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | LMP2 | 30 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | Henrique Chaves Konstatin Tereschenko | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | LMP2 | 32 | United Autosports | Wayne Boyd Will Owen Hugo de Sadeleer | Ligier JS P217 | D | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 15 | LMP2 | 32 | United Autosports | Wayne Boyd Will Owen Hugo de Sadeleer | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 16 | LMP2 | 27 | IDEC Sport | Patrice Lafargue Erik Maris | Ligier JS P217 | M | 154 | +6 Laps |
| 16 | LMP2 | 27 | IDEC Sport | Patrice Lafargue Erik Maris | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 154 | +6 Laps |
| 17 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Ate De Jong Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson | Ligier JS P217 | D | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 17 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Ate De Jong Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | D | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 18 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | John Farano Robert Garofall Job van Uitert | Ligier JS P3 | M | 148 | +12 Laps‡ |
| 18 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | John Farano Robert Garofall Job van Uitert | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 148 | +12 Laps‡ |
| 19 | LMP3 | 7 | Écurie Écosse/Nielsen | Alex Kapadia Colin Noble Christian Stubbe Olsen | Ligier JS P3 | M | 148 | +12 Laps |
| 19 | LMP3 | 7 | Écurie Écosse/Nielsen | Alex Kapadia Colin Noble Christian Stubbe Olsen | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 148 | +12 Laps |
| 20 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Martin Hippe Jakub Śmiechowski | Ligier JS P3 | M | 148 | +12 Laps |
| 20 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Martin Hippe Jakub Śmiechowski | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 148 | +12 Laps |
| 21 | LMP3 | 17 | Ultimate | François Heriau Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Baptiste Lahaye | Norma M30 | M | 148 | +12 Laps |
| 21 | LMP3 | 17 | Ultimate | François Heriau Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Baptiste Lahaye | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 148 | +12 Laps |
| 22 | LMP3 | 9 | AT Racing | Mikkel Jensen Alexander Talkanitsa Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. | Ligier JS P3 | M | 147 | +13 Laps |
| 22 | LMP3 | 9 | AT Racing | Mikkel Jensen Alexander Talkanitsa Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 147 | +13 Laps |
| 23 | LMP3 | 5 | NEFIS by Speed Factory | Timur Boguslavskiy Aleksey Chuklin Daniil Pronenko | Ligier JS P3 | M | 147 | +13 Laps |
| 23 | LMP3 | 5 | NEFIS by Speed Factory | Timur Boguslavskiy Aleksey Chuklin Daniil Pronenko | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 147 | +13 Laps |
| 24 | LMGTE | 88 | Proton Competition | Matteo Cairoli Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda | Porsche 911 RSR | D | 147 | +13 Laps‡ |
| 24 | LMGTE | 88 | Proton Competition | Matteo Cairoli Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 147 | +13 Laps‡ |
| 25 | LMP3 | 11 | EuroInternational | Kay van Berlo Giorgio Mondini | Ligier JS P3 | M | 147 | +13 Laps |
| 25 | LMP3 | 11 | EuroInternational | Kay van Berlo Giorgio Mondini | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 147 | +13 Laps |
| 26 | LMP3 | 6 | 360 Racing | Ross Kaiser Terrence Woodward | Ligier JS P3 | M | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 26 | LMP3 | 6 | 360 Racing | Ross Kaiser Terrence Woodward | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott | Ferrari 488 GTE | D | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 27 | LMGTE | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | D | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 28 | LMP3 | 18 | MRacing – YMR | Natan Bihel Laurent Millara | Ligier JS P3 | M | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 28 | LMP3 | 18 | MRacing – YMR | Natan Bihel Laurent Millara | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 29 | LMP3 | 4 | Cool Racing | Iradj Alexander Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny | Ligier JS P3 | M | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 29 | LMP3 | 4 | Cool Racing | Iradj Alexander Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE | 80 | Ebimotors | Fabio Babini Bret Curtis Riccardo Pera | Porsche 911 RSR | D | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 30 | LMGTE | 80 | Ebimotors | Fabio Babini Bret Curtis Riccardo Pera | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 146 | +14 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Marvin Dienst Dennis Olsen Christian Ried | Porsche 911 RSR | D | 145 | +15 Laps |
| 31 | LMGTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Marvin Dienst Dennis Olsen Christian Ried | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 145 | +15 Laps |
| 32 | LMP3 | 14 | Inter Europol Competition | Guglielmo Belotti Luca Demarchi Paul Scheuschner | Ligier JS P3 | M | 145 | +15 Laps |
| 32 | LMP3 | 14 | Inter Europol Competition | Guglielmo Belotti Luca Demarchi Paul Scheuschner | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 145 | +15 Laps |
| 33 | LMP3 | 3 | United Autosports | Matt Bell Garett Grist Anthony Wells | Ligier JS P3 | M | 145 | +15 Laps |
| 33 | LMP3 | 3 | United Autosports | Matt Bell Garett Grist Anthony Wells | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 145 | +15 Laps |
| 34 | LMP3 | 12 | EuroInternational | James Dayson Andrea Dromedari Maxwell Hanratty | Ligier JS P3 | M | 144 | +16 Laps |
| 34 | LMP3 | 12 | EuroInternational | James Dayson Andrea Dromedari Maxwell Hanratty | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 144 | +16 Laps |
| 35 | LMGTE | 83 | Krohn Racing | Andrea Bertolini Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn | Ferrari 488 GTE | D | 143 | +17 Laps |
| 35 | LMGTE | 83 | Krohn Racing | Andrea Bertolini Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | D | 143 | +17 Laps |
| 36 | LMP3 | 8 | DKR Engineering | Henning Enqvist Fabien Lavergne Ricardo Sanchez | Norma M30 | M | 142 | +18 Laps |
| 36 | LMP3 | 8 | DKR Engineering | Henning Enqvist Fabien Lavergne Ricardo Sanchez | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 142 | +18 Laps |
| 37 | LMP3 | 16 | BHK Motorsport | Jacopo Baratto Francesco Dracone | Ligier JS P3 | M | 139 | +21 Laps |
| 37 | LMP3 | 16 | BHK Motorsport | Jacopo Baratto Francesco Dracone | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 139 | +21 Laps |
| 38 | LMP3 | 10 | Oregon Team | Clément Mateu Andrés Méndez Riccardo Ponzio | Norma M30 | M | 132 | +28 Laps |
| 38 | LMP3 | 10 | Oregon Team | Clément Mateu Andrés Méndez Riccardo Ponzio | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 132 | +28 Laps |
| 39 | LMP3 | 19 | MRacing – YMR | David Droux Alain Ferté Lucas Légéret | Norma M30 | M | 112 | Not classified |
| 39 | LMP3 | 19 | MRacing – YMR | David Droux Alain Ferté Lucas Légéret | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 112 | Not classified |
| 40 | LMP3 | 2 | United Autosports | John Falb Sean Rayhall | Ligier JS P3 | M | 70 | Not classified |
| 40 | LMP3 | 2 | United Autosports | John Falb Sean Rayhall | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 70 | Not classified |
| 41 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Liam Griffin Alex MacDowall Miguel Molina | Ferrari 488 GTE | D | 43 | Not classified |
| 41 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Liam Griffin Alex MacDowall Miguel Molina | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | D | 43 | Not classified |
| 42 | LMP2 | 29 | Duqueine Engineering | Nico Jamin Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues | Oreca 07 | M | 160 | Disqualified |
| 42 | LMP2 | 29 | Duqueine Engineering | Nico Jamin Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | M | 160 | Disqualified |
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