The 2024 4 Hours of Imola was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 5 and 7 July 2024, as the third round of the 2024 European Le Mans Series season.
Entry list
editThe pre-event entry list was released on 26 June 2024 and consisted of 43 entries between 4 categories - 14 in LMP2, 8 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 10 in LMP3 and 11 in LMGT3.[1][2]
Paul-Loup Chatin replaced Ritomo Miyata in the No. 37 COOL Racing. Miyata could not compete in this round due to his FIA F2 commitments.[1][2] The other change in the No. 47 was Carl Bennett who had replaced Alex García.[1] Ferdinand Habsburg drove in the No. 47 COOL Racing for the first time this season after missing previous rounds due to an injury.[1] Paul Lafargue had to skip this round for family matters, Marcos Siebert replaced him in the No. 28 IDEC Sport.[3] Paul Lanchere joined Lahaye brothers in the No. 35 Ultimate.[2][3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 5 July | 10:40 | Free Practice 1 |
| 15:40 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test | |
| Saturday, 6 July | 10:05 | Free Practice 2 |
| 14:35 | Qualifying - LMGT3 | |
| 15:00 | Qualifying - LMP3 | |
| 15:25 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro-Am | |
| 15:50 | Qualifying - LMP2 | |
| Sunday, 7 July | 11:30 | Race |
| Source:[4] | ||
Free practice
edit- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 34 |  Inter Europol Competition
|
1:31.236 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 |  Algarve Pro Racing
|
1:31.787 | |
| LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition
|
1:39.053 | |
| LMGT3 | 57 |  Kessel Racing
|
1:42.386 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 65 |  Panis Racing
|
1:30.885 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
1:32.243 | |
| LMP3 | 12 |  WTM by Rinaldi Racing
|
1:39.541 | |
| LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
1:42.588 | |
| Sources:[5][6] | ||||
Qualifying
editPole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 65 | Panis Racing
|
Charles Milesi
|
1:30.829 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
 Alexander Lynn
|
1:30.961 | +0.132 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport
|
 Felipe Drugovich
|
1:30.988 | +0.159 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing
|
 Frederik Vesti
|
1:31.051 | +0.222 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 37 | COOL Racing
|
Malthe Jakobsen
|
1:31.098 | +0.269 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Oliver Gray
|
1:31.184 | +0.355 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 14 |  AO by TF
|
Robert Kubica
|
1:31.279 | +0.450 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports
|
Benjamin Hanley
|
1:31.321 | +0.492 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 23 | United Autosports
|
Paul di Resta
|
1:31.365 | +0.536 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport
|
Reshad de Gerus
|
1:31.465 | +0.636 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Tom Dillmann
|
1:31.545 | +0.716 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 27 | Nielsen Racing
|
William Stevens
|
1:31.657 | +0.828 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton
|
 Matteo Cairoli
|
1:31.718 | +0.889 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 77 | Proton Competition
|
Giorgio Roda
|
1:33.093 | +2.264 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 29 | Richard Mille by TDS
|
Rodrigo Sales
|
1:33.625 | +2.796 | 16[Q 1] |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse
|
François Perrodo
|
1:34.120 | +3.291 | 15 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | Team Virage
|
Anthony Wells
|
1:34.362 | +3.533 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | Nielsen Racing
|
John Falb
|
1:34.455 | +3.626 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | United Autosports
|
Daniel Schneider
|
1:34.959 | +4.130 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
 Kriton Lendoudis
|
1:35.872 | +5.043 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 |  DKR Engineering
|
 Andres Latorre Canon
|
1:37.652 | +6.823 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering
|
Wyatt Brichacek
|
1:37.776 | +6.947 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing
|
 Óscar Tunjo
|
1:38.019 | +7.190 | 23 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR M Sport
|
Gaël Julien
|
1:38.564 | +7.735 | 24 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Kai Askey
|
1:38.637 | +7.808 | 25 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 17 | COOL Racing
|
Manuel Espírito Santo
|
1:38.684 | +7.855 | 26 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage
|
Gillian Henrion
|
1:38.927 | +8.098 | 27 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
Antoine Doquin
|
1:39.072 | +8.243 | 28 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 11 | Eurointernational
|
 Adam Ali
|
1:39.081 | +8.252 | 29 |
| 30 | LMP3 | 5 | RLR M Sport
|
Bailey Voisin
|
1:39.701 | +8.872 | 30 |
| 31 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate
|
Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
|
1:39.775 | +8.946 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames
|
 Sarah Bovy
|
1:43.349 | +12.520 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
Derek DeBoer
|
1:43.476 | +12.647 | 33 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx
|
 Hiroshi Hamaguchi
|
1:43.560 | +12.731 | 34 |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
Takeshi Kimura
|
1:43.821 | +12.992 | 35 |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 97 | Grid Motorsport by TF
|
 Martin Berry
|
1:44.230 | +13.401 | 36 |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 50 | Formula Racing
|
Johnny Laursen
|
1:44.592 | +13.763 | 37 |
| 38 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse
|
Charles-Henri Samani
|
1:44.747 | +13.918 | 38 |
| 39 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing
|
Michael Wainwright
|
1:44.786 | +13.957 | 39 |
| 40 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race
|
Duncan Cameron
|
1:45.523 | +14.694 | 40 |
| 41 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition
|
Claudio Schiavoni
|
1:46.321 | +15.492 | 41 |
| 42 | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport
|
John Hartshorne
|
1:49.682 | +18.853 | 42 |
| 43 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team
|
James Allen
|
—[Q 2] | 43 | |
| Sources:[9][10][11][12][13][14] | |||||||
- ^ The No. 29 Richard Mille by TDS was penalised for impeding the car No. 3 and was moved back on the grid by 1 position.[7]
- ^ The No. 30 Duqueine Team was penalised for causing the red flag during Qualifying session and lost all its laps. It was also obliged to start the race with its fastest driver.[8]
Race
editRace result
editThe minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 93 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
- ^ The No. 65 Panis Racing was origianlly penalised for accelerating too early at the end of a Full Course Yellow, and a drive-through converted into 35 seconds time penalty was given.[16] The penalty would later be overturned, with the No. 65 reinstated as winner.[17]
- ^ The No. 22 United Autosports was penalised for not fulfilling minimum driving time by Benjamin Hanley. Hanley drove 1 minute and 35.999 seconds under the minimum. The penalty was deduction of 1 lap from the covered distance and adding 43 seconds to crew's total race time.[16][18]
- ^ The No. 57 Kessel Racing was penalised for overtaking car No. 63 under double-waved yellow flags. The penalty was a drive-through converted into 35 seconds time penalty.[16][19]
- ^ Jonathan Adam did not fulfil minimum driving time to score points.[20]
- ^ The No. 97 Grid Motorsport by TF was penalised for exceeding track limits. The penalty was a drive-through converted into 35 seconds time penalty.[16][21]
- ^ The No. 60 Proton Competition was penalised not complying with rules of accessing pit lane under a Full Course Yellow. The penalty was 3 minutes Stop & Go converted into deduction of 2 laps from the covered distance and adding 9 seconds to crew's total race time.[22]
- ^ Pedro Perino did not fulfil minimum driving time to score points.[23]
Statistics
editFastest lap
edit| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 |  Arthur Leclerc
|
#65 Panis Racing
|
1:31.757 | 67 |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | Oliver Jarvis
|
#21 United Autosports
|
1:32.694 | 108 |
| LMP3 | Wyatt Brichacek
|
#4 DKR Engineering
|
1:39.635 | 106 |
| LMGT3 | Julien Andlauer
|
#60 Proton Competition
|
1:42.689 | 90 |
| Source:[24] | ||||
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