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
Main article: 2024 European Le Mans Series § EntriesThe 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 |
| 16:35 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test | |
| Saturday, 4 May | 10:10 | Free Practice 2 |
| 14:40 | Qualifying - LMGT3 | |
| 15:05 | Qualifying - LMP3 | |
| 15:30 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro-Am | |
| 15:55 | Qualifying - LMP2 | |
| Sunday, 5 May | 11:30 | Race |
| Source: | ||
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 37 |  COOL Racing
|
1:41.186 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 |  AF Corse
|
1:41.969 | |
| LMP3 | 4 |  DKR Engineering
|
1:49.545 | |
| LMGT3 | 60 |  Proton Competition
|
1:55.257 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton
|
1:41.362 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | AF Corse
|
1:42.154 | |
| LMP3 | 15 |  RLR M Sport
|
1:50.189 | |
| 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.
- 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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