# 2024 4 Hours of Le Castellet

The 2024 4 Hours of Le Castellet was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 3 and 5 May 2024, as the second round of the 2024 European Le Mans Series season.

## Entry list

The pre-event entry list consisted of 43 entries between 4 categories - 14 in LMP2, 8 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 10 in LMP3 and 11 in LMGT3.
It was another ELMS round missed by Ferdinand Habsburg as the result of a crash at MotorLand Aragón. As in Barcelona Paul-Loup Chatin replaced Habsburg in the No. 47 COOL Racing. Eric Trouillet replaced Alexandre Yvon in the No. 35 Ultimate. Nicolás Varrone replaced Ulysse de Pauw in the No. 51 AF Corse.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
| Friday, 3 May | 11:50 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 3 May | 16:35 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test |
| Saturday, 4 May | 10:10 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, 4 May | 14:40 | Qualifying - LMGT3 |
| Saturday, 4 May | 15:05 | Qualifying - LMP3 |
| Saturday, 4 May | 15:30 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro-Am |
| Saturday, 4 May | 15:55 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Sunday, 5 May | 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 | 37 | COOL Racing | 1:41.186 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | 1:41.969 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | 1:49.545 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition | 1:55.257 |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton | 1:41.362 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | 1:42.154 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | 1:50.189 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race | 1:54.892 |
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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 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Job van Uitert | 1:40.104 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 14 | AO by TF | Louis Delétraz | 1:40.350 | +0.246 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton | Matteo Cairoli | 1:40.365 | +0.261 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing | Frederik Vesti | 1:40.382 | +0.278 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Benjamin Hanley | 1:40.559 | +0.455 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 37 | COOL Racing | Malthe Jakobsen | 1:40.703 | +0.599 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 27 | Nielsen Racing | William Stevens | 1:40.775 | +0.671 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | James Allen | 1:40.862 | +0.758 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Charles Milesi | 1:40.900 | +0.796 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Felipe Drugovich | 1:40.931 | +0.827 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Clément Novalak | 1:41.013 | +0.909 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Tom Dillmann | 1:41.126 | +1.022 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Olli Caldwell | 1:41.135 | +1.031 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Paul di Resta | 1:41.651 | +1.547 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 77 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 1:43.067 | +2.963 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 1:43.445 | +3.341 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 29 | Richard Mille by TDS | Rodrigo Sales | 1:43.672 | +3.568 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | John Falb | 1:43.759 | +3.655 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports | Daniel Schneider | 1:44.803 | +4.699 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Anthony Wells | 1:44.987 | +4.883 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Kriton Lendoudis | 1:45.925 | +5.821 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Andres Latorre Canon | 1:46.581 | +6.477 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Gaël Julien | 1:48.867 | +8.763 | 23 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing | Manuel Espírito Santo | 1:48.991 | +8.887 | 24 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Gillian Henrion | 1:49.168 | +9.064 | 25 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Óscar Tunjo | 1:49.214 | +9.110 | 26 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Antoine Doquin | 1:49.292 | +9.188 | 27 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition | Pedro Perino | 1:49.451 | +9.347 | 28 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Wyatt Brichacek | 1:49.665 | +9.561 | 29 |
| 30 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Adam Ali | 1:50.001 | +9.897 | 30 |
| 31 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Matthieu Lahaye | 1:50.046 | +9.942 | 31 |
| 32 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | Daniel Ali | 1:51.084 | +10.980 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy | 1:56.003 | +15.899 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron | 1:56.283 | +16.179 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx | Hiroshi Hamaguchi | 1:56.619 | +16.515 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Derek DeBoer | 1:56.898 | +16.794 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura | 1:56.942 | +16.838 | 37 |
| 38 | LMGT3 | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen | 1:57.431 | +17.327 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGT3 | 97 | Grid Motorsport by TF | Martin Berry | 1:57.456 | +17.352 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright | 1:57.588 | +17.484 | 40 |
| 41 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani | 1:58.218 | +18.114 | 41 |
| 42 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition | Claudio Schiavoni | 1:58.943 | +18.839 | 42 |
| 43 | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | John Hartshorne | 2:00.742 | +20.638 | 43 |
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## Race
### Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 87 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Final Classification :
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyres | Laps | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Sebastián Álvarez Vladislav Lomko Tom Dillmann | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | 4:00:47.885 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing | Alejandro García Paul-Loup Chatin Frederik Vesti | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +14.004 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 14 | AO by TF | Jonny Edgar Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +15.078 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul Lafargue Reshad de Gerus Job van Uitert | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +20.325 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filip Ugran Marino Sato Benjamin Hanley | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +20.353 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | Niels Koolen Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer James Allen | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +24.186 |
| 7 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 29 | Richard Mille by TDS | Rodrigo Sales Mathias Beche Grégoire Saucy | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +34.149 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Matthias Kaiser Olli Caldwell Alexander Lynn | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +34.846 |
| 9 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 77 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda René Binder Bent Viscaal | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +45.906 |
| 10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports | Daniel Schneider Andrew Meyrick Oliver Jarvis | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +59.338 |
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Alessio Rovera | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +1:03.816 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Manuel Maldonado Charles Milesi Arthur Leclerc | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +1:21.952 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | John Falb Colin Noble Albert Costa Balboa | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +1:30.041 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton | Jonas Ried Macéo Capietto Matteo Cairoli | Oreca 07 | G | 125 | +1:34.810 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Ryan Cullen Stéphane Richelmi Felipe Drugovich | Oreca 07 | G | 124 | +1 Lap |
| 16 | LMP2 | 27 | Nielsen Racing | David Heinemeier Hansson Nicolás Pino William Stevens | Oreca 07 | G | 124 | +1 Lap |
| 17 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Bijoy Garg Fabio Scherer Paul di Resta | Oreca 07 | G | 124 | +1 Lap |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Kriton Lendoudis Richard Bradley Alex Quinn | Oreca 07 | G | 124 | +1 Lap |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Anthony Wells Matthew Bell Nelson Piquet Jr. | Oreca 07 | G | 124 | +1 Lap |
| 20 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Andres Latorre Canon Cem Bölükbaşı Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | G | 122 | +3 Laps |
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Gaël Julien | Ligier JS P320 | M | 118 | +7 Laps |
| 22 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Mattschull Belén García Wyatt Brichacek | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 118 | +7 Laps |
| 23 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Eric Trouillet Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye | Ligier JS P320 | M | 117 | +8 Laps |
| 24 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Matthew Richard Bell Adam Ali | Ligier JS P320 | M | 117 | +8 Laps |
| 25 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing | Miguel Cristóvão Cédric Oltramare Manuel Espírito Santo | Ligier JS P320 | M | 117 | +8 Laps |
| 26 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Jacques Wolff Jean-Ludovic Foubert Antoine Doquin | Ligier JS P320 | M | 117 | +8 Laps |
| 27 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Julien Gerbi Bernardo Pinheiro Gillian Henrion | Ligier JS P320 | M | 116 | +9 Laps |
| 28 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | James Dayson Daniel Ali Bailey Voisin | Ligier JS P320 | M | 115 | +10 Laps |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron David Perel Matthew Griffin | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 113 | +12 Laps |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx | Hiroshi Hamaguchi Axcil Jefferies Andrea Caldarelli | Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 Evo2 | G | 113 | +12 Laps |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Derek DeBoer Casper Stevenson Valentin Hasse-Clot | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 | G | 113 | +12 Laps |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 | G | 113 | +12 Laps |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright Riccardo Pera Davide Rigon | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 113 | +12 Laps |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani Emmanuel Collard Nicolás Varrone | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 113 | +12 Laps |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 97 | Grid Motorsport by TF | Martin Berry Lorcan Hanafin Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 | G | 112 | +13 Laps |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition | Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Julien Andlauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 | G | 112 | +13 Laps |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Conrad Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 112 | +13 Laps |
| 38 | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | John Hartshorne Ben Tuck Philip Keen | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 111 | +14 Laps |
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| | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Oliver Gray Clément Novalak Luca Ghiotto | Oreca 07 | G | 113 | Gearbox |
| | LMP2 | 37 | COOL Racing | Lorenzo Fluxá Malthe Jakobsen Ritomo Miyata | Oreca 07 | G | 101 | Gearbox |
| | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss Óscar Tunjo | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 77 | Master relay |
| | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition | Alexander Bukhantsov Kai Askey Pedro Perino | Ligier JS P320 | M | 69 | |
| | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Esteban Masson Daniel Serra | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 47 | |
* ↑ The No. 28 IDEC Sport was penalised for weaving on the Mistral straight and causing a contact. The penalty was 10 seconds time penalty.

### Statistics
#### Fastest lap

| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
| LMP2 | Olli Caldwell | #25 Algarve Pro Racing | 1:43.076 | 55 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Matthieu Vaxivière | #83 AF Corse | 1:42.781 | 88 |
| LMP3 | Wyatt Brichacek | #4 DKR Engineering | 1:51.853 | 105 |
| LMGT3 | Julien Andlauer | #60 Proton Competition | 1:55.885 | 105 |
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