# 2024 4 Hours of Barcelona

The 2024 4 Hours of Barcelona was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 12 and 14 April 2024, as the first round of 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.
Ferdinand Habsburg was replaced by Paul-Loup Chatin in the No. 47 COOL Racing. Habsburg was forced to miss this round as the result of a crash during a test at MotorLand Aragón.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
| Friday, 12 April | 11:50 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 12 April | 16:20 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test |
| Saturday, 13 April | 10:10 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, 13 April | 14:40 | Qualifying - LMGT3 |
| Saturday, 13 April | 15:05 | Qualifying - LMP3 |
| Saturday, 13 April | 15:30 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro-Am |
| Saturday, 13 April | 15:55 | Qualifying - LMP2 |
| Sunday, 14 April | 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 | 14 | AO by TF | 1:28.821 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports | 1:30.026 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing | 1:35.045 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | 1:40.826 |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | 1:28.413 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | 1:29.547 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | 1:36.475 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing | 1:40.831 |
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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 | 22 | United Autosports | Ben Hanley | 1:28.071 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Reshad de Gerus | 1:28.224 | +0.153 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Alexander Lynn | 1:28.381 | +0.310 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing | Frederik Vesti | 1:28.476 | +0.405 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 37 | COOL Racing | Ritomo Miyata | 1:28.489 | +0.418 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Tom Dillmann | 1:28.498 | +0.427 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Luca Ghiotto | 1:28.522 | +0.451 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Paul di Resta | 1:28.651 | +0.580 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Arthur Leclerc | 1:28.683 | +0.612 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 14 | AO by TF | Louis Delétraz | 1:28.726 | +0.655 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 27 | Nielsen Racing | William Stevens | 1:28.732 | +0.661 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton | Matteo Cairoli | 1:28.897 | +0.826 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | James Allen | 1:29.128 | +1.057 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Felipe Drugovich | 1:29.153 | +1.082 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 77 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 1:30.816 | +2.745 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Anthony Wells | 1:31.349 | +3.278 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | John Falb | 1:31.497 | +3.426 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 29 | Richard Mille by TDS | Rodrigo Sales | 1:31.510 | +3.439 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 1:32.174 | +4.103 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports | Daniel Schneider | 1:33.212 | +5.141 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Kriton Lendoudis | 1:33.267 | +5.196 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing | Manuel Espírito Santo | 1:34.761 | +6.690 | 23 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Gillian Henrion | 1:35.014 | +6.943 | 24 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Gaël Julien | 1:35.249 | +7.178 | 25 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Wyatt Brichacek | 1:35.409 | +7.338 | 26 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Óscar Tunjo | 1:35.567 | +7.496 | 27 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition | Kai Askey | 1:36.016 | +7.945 | 28 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Antoine Doquin | 1:36.541 | +8.470 | 29 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Adam Ali | 1:36.628 | +8.557 | 30 |
| 30 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | Bailey Voisin | 1:36.679 | +8.608 | 31 |
| 31 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Andres Latorre Canon | 1:37.086 | +9.015 | 22 |
| 32 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Matthieu Lahaye | 1:37.331 | +9.260 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy | 1:41.850 | +13.779 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx | Hiroshi Hamaguchi | 1:42.167 | +14.096 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen | 1:42.337 | +14.266 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron | 1:42.759 | +14.688 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura | 1:42.895 | +14.824 | 37 |
| 38 | LMGT3 | 97 | Grid Motorsport by TF | Martin Berry | 1:43.028 | +14.957 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright | 1:43.117 | +15.046 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani | 1:43.345 | +15.274 | 40 |
| 41 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Derek DeBoer | 1:43.351 | +15.280 | 41 |
| 42 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition | Claudio Schiavoni | 1:44.148 | +16.077 | 42 |
| 43 | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | John Hartshorne | 1:46.230 | +18.159 | 43 |
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## Race
### Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 97 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Final Classification :
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyres | Laps | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LMP2 | 37 | COOL Racing | Lorenzo Fluxá Malthe Jakobsen Ritomo Miyata | Oreca 07 | G | 139 | 4:01:06.862 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Matthias Kaiser Olli Caldwell Alexander Lynn | Oreca 07 | G | 139 | +16.161 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filip Ugran Marino Sato Benjamin Hanley | Oreca 07 | G | 139 | +16.905 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Paul Lafargue Reshad de Gerus Job van Uitert | Oreca 07 | G | 139 | +1:14.182 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing | Manuel Maldonado Charles Milesi Arthur Leclerc | Oreca 07 | G | 139 | +1:20.643 |
| 6 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Alessio Rovera | Oreca 07 | G | 138 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 29 | Richard Mille by TDS | Rodrigo Sales Mathias Beche Grégoire Saucy | Oreca 07 | G | 138 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Sebastián Álvarez Vladislav Lomko Tom Dillmann | Oreca 07 | G | 138 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | LMP2 | 14 | AO by TF | Jonny Edgar Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | Oreca 07 | G | 138 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Oliver Gray Clément Novalak Luca Ghiotto | Oreca 07 | G | 138 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports | Bijoy Garg Fabio Scherer Paul di Resta | Oreca 07 | G | 138 | +1 Lap |
| 12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing | John Falb Colin Noble Albert Costa Balboa | Oreca 07 | G | 137 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Ryan Cullen Stéphane Richelmi Felipe Drugovich | Oreca 07 | G | 137 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Kriton Lendoudis Richard Bradley Alex Quinn | Oreca 07 | G | 137 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 77 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda Bent Viscaal René Binder | Oreca 07 | G | 137 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | Niels Koolen Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer James Allen | Oreca 07 | G | 136 | +3 Laps |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Andres Latorre Canon Cem Bölükbaşı Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | G | 136 | +3 Laps |
| 18 | LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing | Alejandro Garcia Paul-Loup Chatin Frederik Vesti | Oreca 07 | G | 136 | +3 Laps |
| 19 | LMP2 | 27 | Nielsen Racing | David Heinemeier Hansson Nicolás Pino William Stevens | Oreca 07 | G | 131 | +8 Laps |
| 20 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Julien Gerbi Bernardo Pinheiro Gillian Henrion | Ligier JS P320 | M | 131 | +8 Laps |
| 21 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing | Miguel Cristóvão Cédric Oltramare Manuel Espírito Santo | Ligier JS P320 | M | 131 | +8 Laps |
| 22 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational | Matthew Bell Adam Ali | Ligier JS P320 | M | 130 | +9 Laps |
| 23 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport | Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Gaël Julien | Ligier JS P320 | M | 130 | +9 Laps |
| 24 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Mattschull Belén García Wyatt Brichacek | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 130 | +9 Laps |
| 25 | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition | Alexander Bukhantsov Kai Askey Pedro Perino | Ligier JS P320 | M | 129 | +10 Laps |
| 26 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Jacques Wolff Jean-Ludovic Foubert Antoine Doquin | Ligier JS P320 | M | 129 | +10 Laps |
| 27 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss Óscar Tunjo | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 127 | +12 Laps |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 50 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Conrad Laursen Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 127 | +12 Laps |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright Riccardo Pera Davide Rigon | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 127 | +12 Laps |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx | Hiroshi Hamaguchi Axcil Jefferies Andrea Caldarelli | Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 Evo2 | G | 127 | +12 Laps |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition | Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Julien Andlauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 | G | 127 | +12 Laps |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron David Perel Matthew Griffin | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 127 | +12 Laps |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Derek DeBoer Casper Stevenson Valentin Hasse-Clot | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 | G | 126 | +13 Laps |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 97 | Grid Motorsport by TF | Martin Berry Lorcan Hanafin Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 | G | 126 | +13 Laps |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani Emmanuel Collard Ulysse de Pauw | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 126 | +13 Laps |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Esteban Masson Daniel Serra | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 126 | +13 Laps |
| 37 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Alexandre Yvon Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye | Ligier JS P320 | M | 123 | +16 Laps |
| 38 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports | Daniel Schneider Andrew Meyrick Oliver Jarvis | Oreca 07 | G | 121 | +18 Laps |
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| | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage | Anthony Wells Matthew Bell Nelson Piquet Jr. | Oreca 07 | G | 128 | |
| | LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton | Jonas Ried Macéo Capietto Matteo Cairoli | Oreca 07 | G | 121 | |
| | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 | G | 103 | |
| | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | John Hartshorne Ben Tuck Philip Keen | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | G | 83 | |
| | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport | James Dayson Daniel Ali Bailey Voisin | Ligier JS P320 | M | 6 | |
* ↑ The No. 3 DKR Engineering was penalised for causing a collision with the No. 19 Team Virage. The penalty was a drive through converted to 30 seconds time penalty.
* ↑ The No. 47 COOL Racing was penalised for not respecting driving time of Paul-Loup Chatin who did not meet his driving time by 37 seconds. The penalty was 37 seconds stop & go converted to 72 seconds time penalty.

### Statistics
#### Fastest lap

| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
| LMP2 | Filip Ugran | #22 United Autosports | 1:30.589 | 3 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Alessio Rovera | #83 AF Corse | 1:30.174 | 45 |
| LMP3 | Wyatt Brichacek | #4 DKR Engineering | 1:38.387 | 101 |
| LMGT3 | Esteban Masson | #57 Kessel Racing | 1:41.766 | 59 |
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