2020 4 Hours of Le Castellet

The 2020 4 Hours of Le Castellet was an endurance sportscar racing event that was held on 19 July 2020, as the opening round of the 2020 European Le Mans Series. It was also the eleventh running of an ELMS race at Paul Ricard, the eleventh running of a 4 hours race at this circuit and the seventh ELMS 4 hour. The race was won by the #32 United Autosports run Oreca 07-Gibson driven by Will Owen, Alex Brundle and Job van Uitert.

Qualifying

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold and with ‡.


Pos	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap	Grid
1	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Filipe Albuquerque	1:38.268	—	1‡
2	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Nyck de Vries	1:38.505	+0.237	2
3	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Alex Brundle	1:38.736	+0.468	3
4	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul-Loup Chatin	1:38.887	+0.619	4
5	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed USA	Ben Hanley	1:39.005	+0.737	5
6	LMP2	37	Cool Racing	Nicolas Lapierre	1:39.115	+0.847	6
7	LMP2	31	Panis Racing	Will Stevens	1:39.400	+1.132	7
8	LMP2	24	Algarve Pro Racing	Loïc Duval	1:39.430	+1.162	8
9	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Gabriel Aubry	1:39.476	+1.208	9
10	LMP2	30	Duqueine Team	Tristan Gommendy	1:39.506	+1.238	10
11	LMP2	39	Graff Racing	Thomas Laurent	1:39.573	+1.305	11
12	LMP2	20	High Class Racing	Anders Fjordbach	1:39.957	+1.689	12
13	LMP2	50	Richard Mille Racing Team	Tatiana Calderón	1:40.123	+1.855	13
14	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	Matevos Isaakyan	1:40.129	+1.861	14
15	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio Campana	1:40.777	+2.509	15
16	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd	1:48.315	+10.047	16‡
17	LMP3	4	DKR Engineering	Laurents Hörr	1:48.399	+10.131	17
18	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	Malthe Jakobsen	1:48.457	+10.189	18
19	LMP3	8	Realteam Racing	David Droux	1:48.485	+10.217	19
20	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Duncan Tappy	1:48.833	+10.565	20
21	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Niko Kari	1:48.842	+10.574	21
22	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Nigel Moore	1:48.874	+10.606	22
23	LMP3	10	Nielsen Racing	Garett Grist	1:49.611	+11.343	23
24	LMP3	9	Graff Racing	Vincent Capillaire	1:49.632	+11.364	24
25	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	Colin Noble	1:49.806	+11.538	25
26	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Andrea Fontana	1:50.082	+11.814	26
27	LMP3	5	Graff Racing	Eric Trouillet	1:50.673	+12.405	27
28	LMGTE	74	Kessel Racing	Nicola Cadei	1:51.729	+13.461	28‡
29	LMGTE	98	Aston Martin Racing	Ross Gunn	1:51.745	+13.477	29
30	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Matt Griffin	1:51.780	+13.512	30
31	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Alessio Picariello	1:51.781	+13.513	31
32	LMGTE	60	Iron Lynx	Andrea Piccini	1:51.843	+13.575	32
33	LMGTE	93	Proton Competition	Richard Lietz	1:51.892	+13.624	33
34	LMGTE	83	Iron Lynx	Michelle Gatting	1:52.437	+14.169	34
35	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Jody Fannin	1:52.820	+14.552	35
36	LMGTE	51	AF Corse	Christoph Ulrich	1:53.870	+15.602	36
Sources:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Results

Race

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 93 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
1	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Alex Brundle Will Owen Job van Uitert	Oreca 07	M	132	4:00:50.054‡
1	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Alex Brundle Will Owen Job van Uitert	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	132	4:00:50.054‡
2	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Nyck de Vries Mikkel Jensen Roman Rusinov	Aurus 01	M	132	+21.146 s
2	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Nyck de Vries Mikkel Jensen Roman Rusinov	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	132	+21.146 s
3	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson	Oreca 07	M	132	+34.073 s
3	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	132	+34.073 s
4	LMP2	37	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny Nicolas Lapierre	Oreca 07	M	132	+50.418 s
4	LMP2	37	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny Nicolas Lapierre	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	132	+50.418 s
5	LMP2	50	Richard Mille Racing Team	Tatiana Calderón André Negrão	Oreca 07	M	132	+1:26.960
5	LMP2	50	Richard Mille Racing Team	Tatiana Calderón André Negrão	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	132	+1:26.960
6	LMP2	24	Algarve Pro Racing	Loïc Duval Henning Enqvist Jon Lancaster	Oreca 07	G	131	+1 Lap
6	LMP2	24	Algarve Pro Racing	Loïc Duval Henning Enqvist Jon Lancaster	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	131	+1 Lap
7	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	René Binder Matevos Isaakyan Jakub Śmiechowski	Ligier JS P217	M	131	+1 Lap
7	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	René Binder Matevos Isaakyan Jakub Śmiechowski	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	131	+1 Lap
8	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed USA	Ryan Cullen Ben Hanley Memo Rojas	Oreca 07	M	131	+1 Lap
8	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed USA	Ryan Cullen Ben Hanley Memo Rojas	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	131	+1 Lap
9	LMP2	39	Graff Racing	James Allen Alexandre Cougnaud Thomas Laurent	Oreca 07	M	129	+3 Laps
9	LMP2	39	Graff Racing	James Allen Alexandre Cougnaud Thomas Laurent	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	129	+3 Laps
10	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Gabriel Aubry John Falb Simon Trummer	Oreca 07	G	129	+3 Laps
10	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Gabriel Aubry John Falb Simon Trummer	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	129	+3 Laps
11	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Tom Gamble Robert Wheldon	Ligier JS P320	M	122	+10 Laps‡
11	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Tom Gamble Robert Wheldon	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	122	+10 Laps‡
12	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Nigel Moore	Ligier JS P320	M	122	+10 Laps
12	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Nigel Moore	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	122	+10 Laps
13	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	James Dayson Ryan Harper-Ellam Malthe Jakobsen	Ligier JS P320	M	121	+11 Laps
13	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	James Dayson Ryan Harper-Ellam Malthe Jakobsen	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	121	+11 Laps
14	LMP3	8	Realteam Racing	David Droux Esteban Garcia	Ligier JS P320	M	121	+11 Laps
14	LMP3	8	Realteam Racing	David Droux Esteban Garcia	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	121	+11 Laps
15	LMP3	9	Graff Racing	Vincent Capillaire Arnold Robin Maxime Robin	Ligier JS P320	M	121	+11 Laps
15	LMP3	9	Graff Racing	Vincent Capillaire Arnold Robin Maxime Robin	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	121	+11 Laps
16	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Thomas Erdos Niko Kari	Ligier JS P320	M	121	+11 Laps
16	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Thomas Erdos Niko Kari	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	121	+11 Laps
17	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Michele Beretta Alessio Picariello Christian Ried	Porsche 911 RSR	G	121	+11 Laps‡
17	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Michele Beretta Alessio Picariello Christian Ried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	G	121	+11 Laps‡
18	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Andrew Bentley Jim McGuire Duncan Tappy	Ligier JS P320	M	120	+12 Laps
18	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Andrew Bentley Jim McGuire Duncan Tappy	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	120	+12 Laps
19	LMGTE	74	Kessel Racing	Michael Broniszewski Nicola Cadei David Perel	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	120	+12 Laps
19	LMGTE	74	Kessel Racing	Michael Broniszewski Nicola Cadei David Perel	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	120	+12 Laps
20	LMGTE	83	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	120	+12 Laps
20	LMGTE	83	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	120	+12 Laps
21	LMP3	10	Nielsen Racing	Charles Crews Garett Grist Rob Hodes	Duqueine M30 – D08	M	120	+12 Laps
21	LMP3	10	Nielsen Racing	Charles Crews Garett Grist Rob Hodes	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	120	+12 Laps
22	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Jacopo Baratto Andrea Fontana Lorenzo Veglia	Ligier JS P320	M	120	+12 Laps
22	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Jacopo Baratto Andrea Fontana Lorenzo Veglia	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	120	+12 Laps
23	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Hunter Abbott Jody Fannin Finlay Hutchison	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	120	+12 Laps
23	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Hunter Abbott Jody Fannin Finlay Hutchison	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	120	+12 Laps
24	LMP3	4	DKR Engineering	Laurents Hörr François Kirmann Wolfgang Triller	Duqueine M30 – D08	M	119	+13 Laps
24	LMP3	4	DKR Engineering	Laurents Hörr François Kirmann Wolfgang Triller	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	119	+13 Laps
25	LMGTE	51	AF Corse	Steffen Görig Christoph Ulrich Alexander West	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	119	+13 Laps
25	LMGTE	51	AF Corse	Steffen Görig Christoph Ulrich Alexander West	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	119	+13 Laps
26	LMGTE	60	Iron Lynx	Sergio Pianezzola Andrea Piccini Claudio Schiavoni	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	119	+13 Laps
26	LMGTE	60	Iron Lynx	Sergio Pianezzola Andrea Piccini Claudio Schiavoni	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	119	+13 Laps
27	LMGTE	93	Proton Competition	Michael Fassbender Felipe Fernández Laser Richard Lietz	Porsche 911 RSR	G	115	+17 Laps
27	LMGTE	93	Proton Competition	Michael Fassbender Felipe Fernández Laser Richard Lietz	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	G	115	+17 Laps
28	LMP3	5	Graff Racing	Sébastien Page Luis Sanjuan Eric Trouillet	Duqueine M30 – D08	M	113	+19 Laps
28	LMP3	5	Graff Racing	Sébastien Page Luis Sanjuan Eric Trouillet	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	113	+19 Laps
DNF	LMP2	20	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Oreca 07	M	131
DNF	LMP2	20	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	131
DNF	LMGTE	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Ross Gunn Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	G	119	puncture
DNF	LMGTE	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Ross Gunn Mathias Lauda	Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	G	119	puncture
DNF	LMP2	30	Duqueine Team	Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi Konstantin Tereshchenko	Oreca 07	M	64
DNF	LMP2	30	Duqueine Team	Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi Konstantin Tereshchenko	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	64
DNF	LMP2	31	Panis Racing	Julien Canal Nico Jamin Will Stevens	Oreca 07	G	50
DNF	LMP2	31	Panis Racing	Julien Canal Nico Jamin Will Stevens	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	50
DNF	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio Campana Francesco Dracone	Oreca 07	G	49
DNF	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio Campana Francesco Dracone	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	49
DNF	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Richard Bradley Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue	Oreca 07	M	33
DNF	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Richard Bradley Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	33
DNF	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	31
DNF	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	31
DNF	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	Colin Noble Anthony Wells	Duqueine M30 – D08	M	9
DNF	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	Colin Noble Anthony Wells	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	9
Sources:^[6]^[7]

Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol	Tyre manufacturer
G	Goodyear
M	Michelin

References

^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 18 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMP3 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 18 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMGTE Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 13 August 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Race (4 Hours) Starting Grid" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 18 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 13 August 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "European Le Mans Series 2020 4 Hours of Le Castellet Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

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[1] "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 18 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[2] "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMP2 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[3] "EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMP3 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 18 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[4] "EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES 4 Hours of Le Castellet Qualifying Practice - LMGTE Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 13 August 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[5] "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Race (4 Hours) Starting Grid" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 18 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[6] "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. 13 August 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[7] "European Le Mans Series 2020 4 Hours of Le Castellet Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

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