The 2024 4 Hours of Dubai was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 2 and 4 February 2024 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the third round of 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Schedule edit
| Date | Time (local: GST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 2 February | 14:45 | Free Practice 1 |
| Saturday, 3 February | 10:10 | Free Practice 2 |
| 14:30 | Qualifying | |
| Sunday, 4 February | 13:00 | Race |
| Source:[1] | ||
Entry list edit
The entry list was published on 24 January and consisted of 42 entries in 3 categories – 13 in LMP2, 6 in LMP3 and 23 in GT.[2][3]
In comparison to the previous round there were four new entrants and one withdrawal. GG Classic Cars entered a Ligier JS P320 with George Nakas and Fraser Ross as its drivers. Dragon Racing did field a Ferrari 296 GT3 with Rui Andrade, Nicola Marinangeli and Marco Pulcini behind the wheel. Nielsen Racing and COOL Racing each did field one Oreca 07. Matt Bell, Patrick Liddy and Blake McDonald raced for Nielsen Racing while Alexandre Coigny, Vladislav Lomko and Lorenzo Fluxá drove for COOL Racing. Craft-Bamboo Racing withdrew from remaining rounds of the season.[2]
The No. 56 Team Project 1 withdrew after Sean Gelael took an opportunity to substitute Paul Evrard in the No. 43 Saintéloc Racing[4][5]
Free practice edit
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 22 |  Proton Competition
|
1:49.386 | |
| LMP3 | 2 |  CD Sport
|
1:54.605 | |
| GT | 21 |  AF Corse
|
1:58.931 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 25 |  Algarve Pro Racing
|
1:48.104 | |
| LMP3 | 26 |  Bretton Racing
|
1:54.884 | |
| GT | 86 |  GR Racing
|
1:58.067 | |
| Source:[6][7] | ||||
Qualifying edit
Qualifying Results edit
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition
|
 P. J. Hyett
|
1:48.873 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 99 |  99 Racing
|
 Ahmad Al Harthy
|
1:48.919 | +0.046 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport
|
 Salih Yoluç
|
1:49.131 | +0.258 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition
|
Giorgio Roda
|
1:49.270 | +0.397 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 30 |  Duqueine Team
|
John Falb
|
1:49.688 | +0.815 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse
|
François Perrodo
|
1:50.036 | +1.163 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR
|
George Kurtz
|
1:50.182 | +1.309 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 3 |  DKR Engineering
|
Alexander Mattschull
|
1:50.231 | +1.358 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 47 |  Cool Racing
|
Alexandre Coigny
|
1:50.813 | +1.940 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
Chris McMurry
|
1:51.020 | +2.147 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 34 | Nielsen Racing
|
|
1:51.350 | +2.477 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing
|
Ian Loggie
|
1:51.582 | +2.709 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 44 |  ARC Bratislava
|
Miro Konôpka
|
1:52.887 | +4.014 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing
|
 Alexander Bukhantsov
|
1:55.118 | +6.245 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing
|
 Julien Gerbi
|
1:55.457 | +6.584 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 20 |  High Class Racing
|
 Auðunn Guðmundsson
|
1:55.806 | +6.933 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport
|
Nick Adcock
|
1:56.068 | +7.195 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
|
 Anthony Liu
|
1:58.280 | +9.407 | 20 |
| 19 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Alban Varutti
|
1:58.411 | +9.538 | 21 |
| 20 | GT | 91 |  Pure Rxcing
|
Alex Malykhin
|
1:58.824 | +9.951 | 22 |
| 21 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport
|
James Cottingham
|
1:59.129 | +10.256 | 23 |
| 22 | GT | 88 |  Triple Eight
|
 Prince Jefri Ibrahim
|
1:59.339 | +10.466 | 24 |
| 23 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport
|
Gabriel Rindone
|
1:59.346 | +10.473 | 25 |
| 24 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed
|
 Martin Konrad
|
1:59.385 | +10.512 | 26 |
| 25 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport
|
Mark Radcliffe
|
1:59.412 | +10.539 | 27 |
| 26 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing
|
 Andrey Mukovoz
|
1:59.639 | +10.766 | 28 |
| 27 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Zhou Bihuang
|
1:59.820 | +10.947 | 29 |
| 28 | GT | 98 |  Dragon Racing
|
Marco Pulcini
|
1:59.877 | +11.004 | 30 |
| 29 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1
|
Darren Leung
|
1:59.949 | +11.076 | 31 |
| 30 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport
|
 Antares Au
|
2:00.036 | +11.163 | 32 |
| 31 | GT | 21 | AF Corse
|
François Heriau
|
2:00.155 | +11.282 | 33 |
| 32 | GT | 77 |  D'Station Racing
|
Satoshi Hoshino
|
2:00.370 | +11.497 | 34 |
| 33 | GT | 82 | AF Corse
|
Charles-Henri Samani
|
2:01.084 | +12.211 | 35 |
| 34 | LMP3 | 58 | GG Classic Cars
|
George Nakas
|
2:01.319 | +12.446 | 18 |
| 35 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing
|
 Ilya Gorbatsky
|
2:01.392 | +12.519 | 36 |
| 36 | GT | 8 |  EBM
|
 Setiawan Santoso
|
2:01.575 | +12.702 | 37 |
| 37 | GT | 95 | TF Sport
|
John Hartshorne
|
2:01.722 | +12.849 | 38 |
| 38 | GT | 86 | GR Racing
|
Michael Wainwright
|
2:01.746 | +12.873 | 39 |
| 39 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark
|
Heiko Neumann
|
2:01.767 | +12.894 | 40 |
| 40 | LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing
|
Douglas Khoo
|
2:02.381 | +13.508 | 19 |
| 41 | GT | 84 | EBM
|
Adrian D'Silva
|
2:03.271 | +14.398 | 41 |
| Source:[8][9][10][11] | |||||||
Race edit
Race result edit
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 83 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyres | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 99 | 99 Racing
|
Ahmad Al Harthy Nikita Mazepin Louis Delétraz
|
Oreca 07 | M | 119 | 4:01:25.599 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition
|
Giorgio Roda Julien Andlauer René Binder
|
Oreca 07 | M | 119 | +3.499 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR
|
George Kurtz Colin Braun Malthe Jakobsen
|
Oreca 07 | M | 119 | +6.520 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering
|
Alexander Mattschull Tom Dillmann Laurents Hörr
|
Oreca 07 | M | 119 | +31.280 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport
|
Salih Yoluç Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood
|
Oreca 07 | M | 119 | +40.502 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
Chris McMurry Freddie Tomlinson Toby Sowery
|
Oreca 07 | M | 119 | +44.561 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition
|
P. J. Hyett Harry Tincknell Paul-Loup Chatin
|
Oreca 07 | M | 119 | +45.576 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse
|
François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Alessio Rovera
|
Oreca 07 | M | 119 | +54.303 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing
|
Ian Loggie Alejandro García Will Stevens
|
Oreca 07 | M | 118 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava
|
Miro Konôpka Mathias Beche Jonas Ried
|
Oreca 07 | M | 118 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | LMP2 | 34 | Nielsen Racing
|
Blake McDonald Patrick Liddy Matthew Bell
|
Oreca 07 | M | 118 | +1 Lap |
| 12 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing
|
James Winslow Alexander Bukhantsov
|
Ligier JS P320 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 13 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport
|
Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Fabien Lavergne
|
Ligier JS P320 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 14 | LMP3 | 20 | High Class Racing
|
Auðunn Guðmundsson Anders Fjordbach Seth Lucas
|
Ligier JS P320 | M | 114 | +5 Laps |
| 15 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing
|
John Corbett Julien Gerbi Mihnea Ștefan
|
Ligier JS P320 | M | 113 | +6 Laps |
| 16 | GT | 91 | Pure Rxcing
|
Alex Malykhin Klaus Bachler Joel Sturm
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 17 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
|
Al Faisal Al Zubair Anthony Liu Fabian Schiller
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 18 | GT | 21 | AF Corse
|
Simon Mann François Heriau Davide Rigon
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 19 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Dennis Marschall Zhou Bihuang Sean Gelael
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 20 | GT | 88 | Triple Eight
|
Prince Jefri Ibrahim Jordan Love Luca Stolz
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 21 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport
|
Mark Radcliffe Rob Bell Ollie Millroy
|
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 22 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1
|
Darren Leung Christian Bogle Dan Harper
|
BMW M4 GT3 | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 23 | GT | 86 | GR Racing
|
Michael Wainwright Benjamin Barker Riccardo Pera
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 24 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport
|
Antares Au Tim Heinemann Laurin Heinrich
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 112 | +7 Laps |
| 25 | GT | 95 | TF Sport
|
John Hartshorne Ben Tuck Jonathan Adam
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 111 | +8 Laps |
| 26 | GT | 82 | AF Corse
|
Charles-Henri Samani Emmanuel Collard Kei Cozzolino
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 111 | +8 Laps |
| 27 | GT | 8 | EBM
|
Setiawan Santoso Tanart Sathienthirakul Bastian Buus
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 111 | +8 Laps |
| 28 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark
|
Lukas Dunner Heiko Neumann Morten Strømsted
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | M | 111 | +8 Laps |
| 29 | GT | 98 | Dragon Racing
|
 Rui Andrade Nicola Marinangeli Marco Pulcini
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 110 | +9 Laps |
| 30 | GT | 84 | EBM
|
Adrian D'Silva Kerong Li Earl Bamber
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 108 | +11 Laps |
| 31 | LMP3 | 58 | GG Classic Cars
|
Fraser Ross George Nakas
|
Ligier JS P320 | M | 103 | +16 Laps |
| Not classified | ||||||||
| GT | 9 | GetSpeed
|
Anthony Bartone Aaron Walker Martin Konrad
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | M | 86 | Damage | |
| GT | 11 | Attempto Racing
|
Alexey Nesov Sergey Titarenko Ilya Gorbatsky
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | M | 81 | Retired | |
| LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team
|
John Falb Carl Bennett Oliver Rasmussen
|
Oreca 07 | M | 78 | Wheel | |
| GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Christopher Haase Gilles Magnus Alban Varutti
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | M | 78 | Mechanical | |
| GT | 77 | D'Station Racing
|
Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Casper Stevenson
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 73 | Collision | |
| GT | 66 | Attempto Racing
|
Dylan Pereira Alex Aka Andrey Mukovoz
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | M | 73 | Collision | |
| GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport
|
Gabriel Rindone Brendon Leitch Marco Mapelli
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | M | 49 | Damage | |
| LMP2 | 47 | COOL Racing
|
Alexandre Coigny Vladislav Lomko Lorenzo Fluxá
|
Oreca 07 | M | 1 | Collision | |
| LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing
|
Douglas Khoo Dominic Ang
|
Ligier JS P320 | M | 0 | Collision | |
| GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport
|
Sam De Haan James Cottingham Tom Gamble
|
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | M | 0 | Collision | |
Statistics edit
Fastest lap edit
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Malthe Jakobsen
|
#4 CrowdStrike Racing by APR
|
1:47.824 | 92 |
| LMP3 | Anders Fjordbach
|
#20 High Class Racing
|
1:56.141 | 91 |
| GT | Riccardo Pera
|
#86 GR Racing
|
1:58.547 | 85 |
| Source:[13] | ||||
References edit
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