2018 4 Hours of Le Castellet

The 2018 4 Hours of Le Castellet was an endurance motor race that took place at the Circuit Paul Ricard near Le Castellet, France between 13 and 15 April 2018, and served as the opening round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series.

1A-V2 layout of Circuit Paul Ricard used for this race (pit road was different before 2019)

The overall race victory was taken by the LMP2-class Oreca 07 of Racing Engineering, with Norman Nato, Paul Petit and Olivier Pla winning on the teams' debut in the series.[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position in class is denoted with a yellow background.[2]

Pos.ClassNo°TeamChassisTimeGrid
1 LMP228 France IDEC SportOreca 071:41.1941
2 LMP233France TDS RacingOreca 071:41.6382
3 LMP221United States DragonSpeedOreca 071:41.9043
4 LMP224Spain Racing EngineeringOreca 071:42.1304
5 LMP229France Duqueine EngineeringOreca 071:42.1385
6 LMP231Portugal APR - Rebellion RacingOreca 071:42.1946
7 LMP223France Panis Barthez CompetitionLigier JS P2171:42.1997
8 LMP236France Signatech Alpine MatmutAlpine A4701:42.2308
9 LMP235Russia SMP RacingDallara P2171:42.5079
10 LMP240Russia G-Drive RacingOreca 071:42.58210
11 LMP230Spain AVF by Adrián VallésDallara P2171:42.66011
12 LMP226Russia G-Drive RacingOreca 071:42.85012
13 LMP239France GraffOreca 071:43.13913
14 LMP232United States United AutosportsLigier JS P2171:43.41014
15 LMP249Denmark High Class RacingDallara P2171:43.71715
16 LMP247Italy Cetilar Villorba CorseDallara P2171:43.89516
17 LMP222United States United AutosportsLigier JS P2171:44.04317
18 LMP227France IDEC SportLigier JS P2171:46.01618
19 LMP225Portugal Algarve Pro RacingLigier JS P2171:47.19419
20 LMP319France M.Racing - YMRNorma M301:51.93020
21 LMP317France UltimateNorma M301:51.99121
22 LMP38Luxembourg DKR EngineeringNorma M301:52.10422
23 LMP315United Kingdom RLR MsportLigier JS P31:52.10823
24 LMP32United States United AutosportsLigier JS P31:52.64124
25 LMP33United States United AutosportsLigier JS P31:52.71125
26 LMP36United Kingdom 360 RacingLigier JS P31:52.78326
27 LMP311United States EurointernationalLigier JS P31:53.00927
28 LMP318France M.Racing - YMRLigier JS P31:53.07028
29 LMP35Spain NEFIS By Speed FactoryLigier JS P31:53.19829
30 LMGTE88Germany Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSR1:53.37730
31 LMP39Austria AT RacingLigier JS P31:53.38331
32 LMP313Poland Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P31:53.40032
33 LMP37United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse/NielsenLigier JS P31:53.63833
34 LMP34Switzerland Cool RacingLigier JS P31:53.87234
35 LMP312United States EurointernationalLigier JS P31:54.02735
36 LMP310Italy Oregon TeamNorma M301:54.17236
37 LMGTE66United Kingdom JMW MotorsportFerrari 488 GTE1:54.56237
38 LMP314Poland Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P31:54.58238
39 LMGTE77Germany Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSR1:54.83039
40 LMGTE83United States Krohn RacingFerrari 488 GTE1:54.90540
41 LMGTE55Switzerland Spirit of RaceFerrari 488 GTE1:54.94941
42 LMP316United Kingdom BHK MotorsportLigier JS P31:55.15942
43 LMGTE80Italy EbimotorsPorsche 911 RSR1:55.18343
44 LMGTE54Switzerland Spirit of RaceFerrari 488 GTE1:55.79044
45 LMGTE86United Kingdom Gulf RacingPorsche 911 RSRNo Time451
Notes
  • ^1  – The No° 86 Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR originally qualified second in class but had all lap times deleted due to a stewards' decision.[2]

Race

Race result

Class winners are denoted with a yellow background.[3]

Pos. Class No° Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP2 24 Spain Racing Engineering France Norman Nato
France Paul Petit
France Olivier Pla
Oreca 07 D 129
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
2 LMP2 33 France TDS Racing France Loïc Duval
France François Perrodo
France Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07 D 129
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
3 LMP2 29 France Duqueine Engineering France Nico Jamin
France Nelson Panciatici
France Pierre Ragues
Oreca 07 M 129
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
4 LMP2 26 Russia G-Drive Racing Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori
France Andrea Pizzitola
Russia Roman Rusinov
Oreca 07 D 129
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 LMP2 36 France Signatech Alpine Matmut Brazil André Negrão
France Pierre Thiriet
Alpine A470 D 129
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 40 Russia G-Drive Racing Australia James Allen
France Enzo Guibbert
Mexico José Gutiérrez
Oreca 07 D 129
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 28 France IDEC Sport France Paul-Loup Chatin
France Paul Lafargue
Mexico Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 M 128
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 23 France Panis Barthez Competition France Timothé Buret
France Julien Canal
United Kingdom Will Stevens
Ligier JS P217 M 128
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 32 United States United Autosports United Kingdom Wayne Boyd
United States Will Owen
Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer
Ligier JS P217 D 128
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 39 France Graff France Alexandre Cougnaud
France Tristan Gommendy
Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
Oreca 07 D 128
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 30 Spain AVF by Adrián Vallés Portugal Henrique Chaves
Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko
Dallara P217 D 128
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 22 United States United Autosports United Kingdom Philip Hanson
Brazil Bruno Senna
Ligier JS P217 D 128
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMP2 49 Denmark High Class Racing Denmark Dennis Andersen
Denmark Anders Fjordbach
Dallara P217 D 127
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14 LMP2 47 Italy Cetilar Villorba Corse Italy Andrea Belicchi
Italy Roberto Lacorte
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Dallara P217 D 127
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15 LMP2 31 Portugal APR - Rebellion Racing United Kingdom Ryan Cullen
United States Gustavo Menezes
United Kingdom Harrison Newey
Oreca 07 D 127
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
16 LMP3 15 United Kingdom RLR Msport Canada John Farano
United Kingdom Rob Garofall
Netherlands Job van Uitert
Ligier JS P3 M 119
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
17 LMP3 19 France M.Racing - YMR Switzerland David Droux
France Nicolas Ferrer
Switzerland Lucas Légeret
Norma M30 M 119
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
182 LMP3 11 United States Eurointernational Italy Giorgio Mondini
Netherlands Kay Van Berlo
Ligier JS P3 M 119
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
19 LMP3 6 United Kingdom 360 Racing United Kingdom Ross Kaiser
United Kingdom James Swift
United Kingdom Terrence Woodward
Ligier JS P3 M 119
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
20 LMP3 2 United States United Autosports United States John Falb
United States Sean Rayhall
Ligier JS P3 M 119
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
21 LMP3 13 Poland Inter Europol Competition Germany Martin Hippe
Poland Jakub Śmiechowski
Ligier JS P3 M 118
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
22 LMP3 3 United States United Autosports United Kingdom Matthew Bell
Canada Garett Grist
United Kingdom Anthony Wells
Ligier JS P3 M 118
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
23 LMP3 9 Austria AT Racing France Yann Clairay
Belarus Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr.
Belarus Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr.
Ligier JS P3 M 118
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
24 LMP3 7 United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen United Kingdom Alex Kapadia
United Kingdom Colin Noble
Denmark Christian Stubbe Olsen
Ligier JS P3 M 118
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
25 LMP3 4 Switzerland Cool Racing Switzerland Iradj Alexander
Switzerland Antonin Borga
Switzerland Alexandre Coigny
Ligier JS P3 M 118
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
26 LMGTE 66 United Kingdom JMW Motorsport United Kingdom Liam Griffin
United Kingdom Alex MacDowall
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE D 118
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
27 LMGTE 88 Germany Proton Competition Italy Matteo Cairoli
Italy Gianluca Roda
Italy Giorgio Roda
Porsche 911 RSR D 118
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
28 LMP3 10 Italy Oregon Team France Clément Mateu
Colombia Andrés Méndez
Italy Riccardo Ponzio
Norma M30 M 117
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
29 LMGTE 80 Italy EbiMotors Italy Fabio Babini
France Raymond Narac
Italy Riccardo Pera
Porsche 911 RSR D 117
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
30 LMP3 14 Poland Inter Europol Competition Italy Luca Demarchi
Sweden Henning Enqvist
Germany Paul Scheuschner
Ligier JS P3 M 117
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
31 LMP3 18 France M.Racing - YMR France Natan Bihel
France Laurent Millara
Ligier JS P3 M 117
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
32 LMGTE 83 United States Krohn Racing Italy Andrea Bertolini
Sweden Niclas Jönsson
United States Tracy Krohn
Ferrari 488 GTE D 117
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
33 LMP3 12 United States Eurointernational Canada James Dayson
Italy Andrea Dromedari
United States Max Hanratty
Ligier JS P3 M 116
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
34 LMP3 16 United Kingdom BHK Motorsport Italy Jacopo Baratto
Italy Francesco Dracone
Ligier JS P3 M 116
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
35 LMGTE 77 Germany Proton Competition Germany Marvin Dienst
Norway Dennis Olsen
Germany Christian Ried
Porsche 911 RSR D 116
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
36 LMP3 5 Spain NEFIS By Speed Factory Russia Timur Boguslavskiy
Ukraine Aleksey Chuklin
Russia Daniil Pronenko
Ligier JS P3 M 115
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
37 LMP2 25 Portugal Algarve Pro Racing United States Mark Patterson
Philippines Ate De Jong
South Korea Tacksung Kim
Ligier JS P217 D 111
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
38 LMGTE 54 Switzerland Spirit of Race Italy Francesco Castellacci
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Ferrari 488 GTE D 107
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
NC LMP2 35 Russia SMP Racing Russia Matevos Isaakyan
Russia Egor Orudzhev
Russia Viktor Shaytar
Dallara P217 D 121
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
Ret LMP3 17 France Ultimate France François Hériau
France Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
France Matthieu Lahaye
Norma M30 M 83
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
Ret LMP2 27 France IDEC Sport France William Cavailhes
France Patrice Lafargue
France Erik Maris
Ligier JS P217 M 77
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
Ret LMP2 21 United States DragonSpeed United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Sweden Henrik Hedman
France Nicolas Lapierre
Oreca 07 M 62
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
Ret LMGTE 55 Switzerland Spirit of Race United Kingdom Duncan Cameron
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin
United Kingdom Aaron Scott
Ferrari 488 GTE D 54
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Ret LMGTE 86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
Australia Alex Davison
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR D 45
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
Ret LMP3 8 Luxembourg DKR Engineering Belgium Jean Glorieux
Spain Alexander Toril
Spain Miguel Toril
Norma M30 M 11
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8
Notes

References

  1. "First ELMS Win for Racing Engineering in 4 Hours of Le Castellet Thriller". europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Le Castellet – Qualifying – Final Classification" (PDF). europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Le Castellet – Race – Final Classification" (PDF). europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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