# 2024 6 Hours of Imola

The 2024 6 Hours of Imola was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 21 April 2024, as the second of eight rounds of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the second running of the event, and the first running of the event as part of the World Endurance Championship.

## Background

The event was announced on 9 June 2023, during the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. The Italian round of the World Endurance Championship was held at Monza in July between 2021 and 2023. To accommodate an additional non-European race, the Italian round was moved from July to April. Since the Monza circuit is currently undergoing upgrade works, the round was moved from Monza to Imola.
Prior to the race, Peugeot unveiled their updated Peugeot 9X8, including a rear wing and a change in tire size: the front tires having a tread width of 29 centimeters, and the rear tires having a tread width of 34 centimeters, aligning with the rest of the Hypercar field.

## Entry list

The entry list was revealed on 2 April 2024, with 19 entries in the Hypercar category, and 18 entries in the LMGT3 category. In Hypercar, the No. 2 Cadillac Racing entry dropped from three to two drivers: Sébastien Bourdais did not drive for the team in Imola. Furthermore, Ferdinand Habsburg was replaced by Jules Gounon in the No. 35 Alpine Endurance Team entry, since the former was still recovering from an injury. All other entered teams and drivers stayed the same as in Qatar.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
| Friday, 19 April | 12:00 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 19 April | 17:15 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, 20 April | 11:10 | Free Practice 3 |
| Saturday, 20 April | 14:45 | Qualifying - LMGT3 |
| Saturday, 20 April | 15:05 | Hyperpole - LMGT3 |
| Saturday, 20 April | 15:25 | Qualifying - Hypercar |
| Saturday, 20 April | 15:45 | Hyperpole - Hypercar |
| Sunday, 21 April | 13:00 | Race |
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## Practice

There are three practice sessions scheduled to be held preceding the start of the race on Sunday: two on Friday and one on Saturday. The sessions on Friday afternoon and Friday evening lasted 90 minutes, and the final session on Saturday morning lasted for 60 minutes.

### Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 12:00 CEST on Friday. Yifei Ye was quickest in the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari, with a lap time of 1:31.347. Antonio Fuoco ended up second fastest in the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse entry, with Mikkel Jensen in the No. 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies entry in third. LMGT3 was led by Daniel Juncadella in the No. 82 TF Sport Corvette, lapping the circuit in 1 minute and 42.113 seconds, with teammate Charlie Eastwood in the No. 81 Corvette second, 0.606s behind. Davide Rigon was third-quickest in the No. 54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari, 0.858s slower than Juncadella. The session saw one red flag, after Jean-Éric Vergne's No. 93 Peugeot suddenly stopped on-track.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse | Yifei Ye | 1:31.347 |
| LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | Daniel Juncadella | 1:42.113 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

### Practice 2

The second practice session took place at 17:15 CEST on Friday. Fuoco was quickest in the No. 50 Ferrari with a lap time of 1:30.957. Kévin Estre was second in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry, 0.342s behind. Robert Shwartzman ended up third in the No. 83 Ferrari. Eastwood was quickest in LMGT3 in the No. 81 Corvette, with a lap of 1:41.986, which was 0.187s faster than Alessio Rovera's lap in the No. 55 Vista AF Corse Ferrari. Juncadella was third-quickest in the No. 82 Corvette.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco | 1:30.957 |
| LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport | Charlie Eastwood | 1:41.986 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

### Final practice

The third and final practice session took place at 11:10 CEST on Saturday. Fuoco was once again quickest in the No. 50 Ferrari, with a lap of 1:31.238. He was 0.034s quicker than Dries Vanthoor in the No. 15 BMW M Team WRT entry, with team-mate René Rast in the No. 20 BMW a further 0.271s behind. In LMGT3, Marco Sørensen was quickest in the No. 777 D'station Racing Aston Martin, lapping the track in 1 minute and 42.474 seconds. He was half a second quicker than Daniel Mancinelli in the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin, with Augusto Farfus in the No. 31 Team WRT BMW in third. The session saw one stoppage, when Paul di Resta beached his No. 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies entry in the gravel at turn 18.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco | 1:31.238 |
| LMGT3 | 777 | D'station Racing | Marco Sørensen | 1:42.474 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Entrant | Qualifying | Hyperpole | Grid |
| 1 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | 1:30.196 | 1:29.466 | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse | 1:30.710 | 1:29.885 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | 1:30.736 | 1:29.953 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:31.190 | 1:30.101 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:30.221 | 1:30.385 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:30.636 | 1:30.410 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 20 | BMW M Team WRT | 1:30.950 | 1:30.600 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:30.497 | 1:30.652 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 12 | Hertz Team Jota | 1:30.992 | 1:30.656 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | 1:30.929 | 1:30.692 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 1:31.322 | | 11 |
| 12 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | 1:31.397 | | 12 |
| 13 | Hypercar | 15 | BMW M Team WRT | 1:31.549 | | 13 |
| 14 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:31.651 | | 14 |
| 15 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:31.748 | | 15 |
| 16 | Hypercar | 63 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | 1:31.862 | | 16 |
| 17 | Hypercar | 35 | Alpine Endurance Team | 1:31.980 | | 17 |
| 18 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Endurance Team | 1:32.054 | | 18 |
| 19 | Hypercar | 11 | Isotta Fraschini | 1:33.575 | | 19 |
| 20 | LMGT3 | 92 | Manthey PureRxcing | 1:42.734 | 1:42.365 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGT3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | 1:43.452 | 1:43.058 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGT3 | 46 | Team WRT | 1:43.241 | 1:43.099 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGT3 | 31 | Team WRT | 1:43.281 | 1:43.105 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | 1:42.924 | 1:43.151 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGT3 | 88 | Proton Competition | 1:43.416 | 1:43.229 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGT3 | 91 | Manthey EMA | 1:43.134 | 1:43.399 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGT3 | 55 | Vista AF Corse | 1:43.198 | 1:43.523 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 54 | Vista AF Corse | 1:43.225 | 1:43.650 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 59 | United Autosports | 1:43.882 | 1:43.835 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport | 1:43.897 | | 30 |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 777 | D'station Racing | 1:43.947 | | 31 |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | 1:44.108 | | 32 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition | 1:44.118 | | 33 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports | 1:44.291 | | 34 |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team | 1:44.347 | | 35 |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 60 | Iron Lynx | 1:46.254 | | 36 |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team | No time | | 37 |
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## Race
### Race results

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 143 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Final race classification :
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 205 | 6:00:34.717‡ |
| 1 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 205 | 6:00:34.717‡ |
| 2 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 963 | M | 205 | +7.081 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 205 | +7.081 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 963 | M | 205 | +25.626 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 205 | +25.626 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 499P | M | 205 | +31.469 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 205 | +31.469 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 205 | +33.777 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 205 | +33.777 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 20 | BMW M Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sheldon van der Linde René Rast | BMW M Hybrid V8 | M | 204 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Hypercar | 20 | BMW M Team WRT | Robin Frijns Sheldon van der Linde René Rast | BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 204 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 499P | M | 204 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 204 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse | Robert Kubica Robert Shwartzman Yifei Ye | Ferrari 499P | M | 204 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse | Robert Kubica Robert Shwartzman Yifei Ye | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 204 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Mikkel Jensen Nico Müller Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 9X8 2024 | M | 203 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Mikkel Jensen Nico Müller Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 203 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn | Cadillac V-Series.R | M | 203 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | M | 203 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | Jenson Button Philip Hanson Oliver Rasmussen | Porsche 963 | M | 203 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | Jenson Button Philip Hanson Oliver Rasmussen | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 203 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Hypercar | 63 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Edoardo Mortara | Lamborghini SC63 | M | 203 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Hypercar | 63 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Edoardo Mortara | Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 | M | 203 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Hypercar | 35 | Alpine Endurance Team | Paul-Loup Chatin Jules Gounon Charles Milesi | Alpine A424 | M | 201 | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Hypercar | 35 | Alpine Endurance Team | Paul-Loup Chatin Jules Gounon Charles Milesi | Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 201 | +4 Laps |
| 14 | Hypercar | 12 | Hertz Team Jota | Callum Ilott Norman Nato Will Stevens | Porsche 963 | M | 200 | +5 Laps |
| 14 | Hypercar | 12 | Hertz Team Jota | Callum Ilott Norman Nato Will Stevens | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 200 | +5 Laps |
| 15 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Paul di Resta Loïc Duval Stoffel Vandoorne | Peugeot 9X8 2024 | M | 199 | +6 Laps |
| 15 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Paul di Resta Loïc Duval Stoffel Vandoorne | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 199 | +6 Laps |
| 16 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Endurance Team | Nicolas Lapierre Mick Schumacher Matthieu Vaxivière | Alpine A424 | M | 199 | +6 Laps |
| 16 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Endurance Team | Nicolas Lapierre Mick Schumacher Matthieu Vaxivière | Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 199 | +6 Laps |
| 17 | Hypercar | 11 | Isotta Fraschini | Carl Bennett Antonio Serravalle Jean-Karl Vernay | Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6-C | M | 191 | +14 Laps |
| 17 | Hypercar | 11 | Isotta Fraschini | Carl Bennett Antonio Serravalle Jean-Karl Vernay | Isotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 191 | +14 Laps |
| 18 | LMGT3 | 31 | Team WRT | Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael Darren Leung | BMW M4 GT3 | G | 187 | +18 Laps‡ |
| 18 | LMGT3 | 31 | Team WRT | Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael Darren Leung | BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 | G | 187 | +18 Laps‡ |
| 19 | LMGT3 | 46 | Team WRT | Ahmad Al Harthy Maxime Martin Valentino Rossi | BMW M4 GT3 | G | 187 | +18 Laps |
| 19 | LMGT3 | 46 | Team WRT | Ahmad Al Harthy Maxime Martin Valentino Rossi | BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 | G | 187 | +18 Laps |
| 20 | LMGT3 | 92 | Manthey PureRxcing | Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | G | 186 | +19 Laps |
| 20 | LMGT3 | 92 | Manthey PureRxcing | Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | G | 186 | +19 Laps |
| 21 | LMGT3 | 55 | Vista AF Corse | François Heriau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera | Ferrari 296 GT3 | G | 186 | +19 Laps |
| 21 | LMGT3 | 55 | Vista AF Corse | François Heriau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | G | 186 | +19 Laps |
| 22 | LMGT3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | G | 185 | +20 Laps |
| 22 | LMGT3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | G | 185 | +20 Laps |
| 23 | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports | Josh Caygill Nico Pino Marino Sato | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | G | 185 | +20 Laps |
| 23 | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports | Josh Caygill Nico Pino Marino Sato | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | G | 185 | +20 Laps |
| 24 | LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport | Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | G | 185 | +20 Laps |
| 24 | LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport | Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | G | 185 | +20 Laps |
| 25 | LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | Sébastien Baud Daniel Juncadella Hiroshi Koizumi | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | G | 185 | +20 Laps |
| 25 | LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | Sébastien Baud Daniel Juncadella Hiroshi Koizumi | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | G | 185 | +20 Laps |
| 26 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition | Ben Barker Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon | Ford Mustang GT3 | G | 184 | +21 Laps |
| 26 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition | Ben Barker Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | G | 184 | +21 Laps |
| 27 | LMGT3 | 777 | D'station Racing | Erwan Bastard Clément Mateu Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | G | 184 | +21 Laps |
| 27 | LMGT3 | 777 | D'station Racing | Erwan Bastard Clément Mateu Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | G | 184 | +21 Laps |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 59 | United Autosports | Nicolas Costa James Cottingham Grégoire Saucy | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | G | 184 | +21 Laps |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 59 | United Autosports | Nicolas Costa James Cottingham Grégoire Saucy | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | G | 184 | +21 Laps |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 54 | Vista AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari 296 GT3 | G | 184 | +21 Laps |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 54 | Vista AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | G | 184 | +21 Laps |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Franck Perera Claudio Schiavoni | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | G | 183 | +22 Laps |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Franck Perera Claudio Schiavoni | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | G | 183 | +22 Laps |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team | Timur Boguslavskiy Kelvin van der Linde Arnold Robin | Lexus RC F GT3 | G | 183 | +22 Laps |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team | Timur Boguslavskiy Kelvin van der Linde Arnold Robin | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 | G | 183 | +22 Laps |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team | Takeshi Kimura José María López Esteban Masson | Lexus RC F GT3 | G | 182 | +23 Laps |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team | Takeshi Kimura José María López Esteban Masson | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 | G | 182 | +23 Laps |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 91 | Manthey EMA | Richard Lietz Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | G | 171 | +34 Laps |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 91 | Manthey EMA | Richard Lietz Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | G | 171 | +34 Laps |
| NC | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Julien Andlauer Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 963 | M | 167 | Not classified |
| NC | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Julien Andlauer Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 167 | Not classified |
| NC | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Michelle Gatting Doriane Pin | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | G | 33 | Not classified |
| NC | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Michelle Gatting Doriane Pin | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | G | 33 | Not classified |
| Ret | LMGT3 | 88 | Proton Competition | Dennis Olsen Mikkel O. Pedersen Giorgio Roda | Ford Mustang GT3 | G | 82 | Retired |
| Ret | LMGT3 | 88 | Proton Competition | Dennis Olsen Mikkel O. Pedersen Giorgio Roda | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | G | 82 | Retired |
| DSQ | Hypercar | 15 | BMW M Team WRT | Raffaele Marciello Dries Vanthoor Marco Wittmann | BMW M Hybrid V8 | M | 163 | Parc fermé breach |
| DSQ | Hypercar | 15 | BMW M Team WRT | Raffaele Marciello Dries Vanthoor Marco Wittmann | BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 163 | Parc fermé breach |
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Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| G | Goodyear |
| M | Michelin |

## Official recordings

* Free Practice 3 | 2024 6 Hours of Imola on YouTube
* Full Qualifying and Hyperpole | 2024 6 Hours of Imola on YouTube
* Full Race | 2024 6 Hours of Imola on YouTube