2016 4 Hours of Le Castellet

The 2016 4 Hours of Le Castellet was an endurance motor race held at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France on 27–28 August 2016. It was the fourth round of the 2016 European Le Mans Series.^[1]^[2]

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP2	46	Thiriet by TDS Racing	Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet Mike Conway	Oreca 05	D	124
1	LMP2	46	Thiriet by TDS Racing	Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet Mike Conway	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	124
2	LMP2	32	SMP Racing	Stefano Coletti Andreas Wirth Julián Leal	BR Engineering BR01	D	123
2	LMP2	32	SMP Racing	Stefano Coletti Andreas Wirth Julián Leal	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	123
3	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre	Oreca 05	D	123
3	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	123
4	LMP2	33	Eurasia Motorsport	Tristan Gommendy Nick de Bruijn Pu Jun Jin	Oreca 05	D	123
4	LMP2	33	Eurasia Motorsport	Tristan Gommendy Nick de Bruijn Pu Jun Jin	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	123
5	LMP2	38	G-Drive Racing	Simon Dolan Giedo van der Garde Harry Tincknell	Gibson 015S	D	123
5	LMP2	38	G-Drive Racing	Simon Dolan Giedo van der Garde Harry Tincknell	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	123
6	LMP2	41	Greaves Motorsport	Julien Canal Memo Rojas Nathanaël Berthon	Ligier JS P2	D	123
6	LMP2	41	Greaves Motorsport	Julien Canal Memo Rojas Nathanaël Berthon	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	123
7	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Andrea Roda Jonathan Hirschi Andrea Pizzitola	Ligier JS P2	D	121
7	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Andrea Roda Jonathan Hirschi Andrea Pizzitola	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	121
8	LMP2	40	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Olivier Pla	Ligier JS P2	M	121
8	LMP2	40	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Olivier Pla	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	M	121
9	LMP2	48	Murphy Prototypes	Sean Doyle Kevin Ceccon Jonathan Coleman	Oreca 03R	D	121
9	LMP2	48	Murphy Prototypes	Sean Doyle Kevin Ceccon Jonathan Coleman	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	121
10	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport Racing	Dimitri Enjalbert Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue	Ligier JS P2	M	121
10	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport Racing	Dimitri Enjalbert Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	M	121
11	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	Fabien Barthez Timothé Buret Paul-Loup Chatin	Ligier JS P2	M	120
11	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	Fabien Barthez Timothé Buret Paul-Loup Chatin	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	M	120
12	LMP3	9	Graff	Paul Petit Enzo Guibbert Eric Trouillet	Ligier JS P3	M	117
12	LMP3	9	Graff	Paul Petit Enzo Guibbert Eric Trouillet	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	117
13	LMP3	19	Duqueine Engineering	David Hallyday Dino Lunardi David Droux	Ligier JS P3	M	117
13	LMP3	19	Duqueine Engineering	David Hallyday Dino Lunardi David Droux	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	117
14	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Alex Brundle Christian England Mike Guasch	Ligier JS P3	M	117
14	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Alex Brundle Christian England Mike Guasch	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	117
15	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Hériau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye	Ligier JS P3	M	116
15	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Hériau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	116
16	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Ross Kaiser James Swift Terrence Woodward	Ligier JS P3	M	116
16	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Ross Kaiser James Swift Terrence Woodward	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	116
17	LMP2	29	Pegasus Racing	Léo Roussel Inès Taittinger Rémy Striebig	Morgan LMP2	M	116
17	LMP2	29	Pegasus Racing	Léo Roussel Inès Taittinger Rémy Striebig	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	M	116
18	LMP3	26	Tockwith Motorsports	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Ligier JS P3	M	116
18	LMP3	26	Tockwith Motorsports	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	116
19	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Jens Petersen Jakub Śmiechowski	Ligier JS P3	M	115
19	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Jens Petersen Jakub Śmiechowski	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	115
20	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Andrea Bertolini Robert Smith Rory Butcher	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	D	115
20	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Andrea Bertolini Robert Smith Rory Butcher	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	D	115
21	LMGTE	60	Formula Racing	Johnny Laursen Mikkel Mac Mikkel Jensen	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	D	115
21	LMGTE	60	Formula Racing	Johnny Laursen Mikkel Mac Mikkel Jensen	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	D	115
22	LMGTE	99	Aston Martin Racing	Andrew Howard Alex MacDowall Darren Turner	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	D	115
22	LMGTE	99	Aston Martin Racing	Andrew Howard Alex MacDowall Darren Turner	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	115
23	LMGTE	56	AT Racing	Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	D	115
23	LMGTE	56	AT Racing		Ferrari 4.5 L V8	D	115
24	LMP3	16	Panis Barthez Competition	Eric Debard Simon Gachet Valentin Moineault	Ligier JS P3	M	115
24	LMP3	16	Panis Barthez Competition	Eric Debard Simon Gachet Valentin Moineault	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	115
25	LMP3	12	Eurointernational	Andrea Dromedari Rik Breukers	Ligier JS P3	M	115
25	LMP3	12	Eurointernational	Andrea Dromedari Rik Breukers	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	115
26	LMP3	7	Villorba Corse	Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto	Ligier JS P3	M	115
26	LMP3	7	Villorba Corse	Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	115
27	LMGTE	55	AF Corse	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	D	115
27	LMGTE	55	AF Corse	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	D	115
28	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Mike Hedlund Wolf Henzler Marco Seefried	Porsche 911 RSR	D	115
28	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Mike Hedlund Wolf Henzler Marco Seefried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	115
29	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Matthew Bell Wayne Boyd Mark Patterson	Ligier JS P3	M	114
29	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Matthew Bell Wayne Boyd Mark Patterson	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	114
30	LMP3	4	OAK Racing	Erik Maris Jean-Marc Merlin	Ligier JS P3	M	113
30	LMP3	4	OAK Racing	Erik Maris Jean-Marc Merlin	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	113
31	LMP3	20	Duqueine Engineering	Eric Clement Maxime Pialat Antonin Borga	Ligier JS P3	M	112
31	LMP3	20	Duqueine Engineering	Eric Clement Maxime Pialat Antonin Borga	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	112
32	LMP3	5	By Speed Factory	Tom Jackson Alain Costa John Hartshorne	Ligier JS P3	M	111
32	LMP3	5	By Speed Factory	Tom Jackson Alain Costa John Hartshorne	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	111
33	LMP3	24	OAK Racing	Jacques Nicolet Pierre Nicolet	Ligier JS P3	M	105
33	LMP3	24	OAK Racing	Jacques Nicolet Pierre Nicolet	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	105
DNF	LMP3	10	Graff	John Falb Enzo Potolicchio Sean Rayhall	Ligier JS P3	M	115
DNF	LMP3	10	Graff	John Falb Enzo Potolicchio Sean Rayhall	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	115
DNF	LMGTE	51	AF Corse	Rui Águas Marco Cioci Piergiuseppe Perazzini	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	D	74
DNF	LMGTE	51	AF Corse	Rui Águas Marco Cioci Piergiuseppe Perazzini	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	D	74
DNF	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Giorgio Mondini Marco Jacoboni Andrea Roda	Ligier JS P3	M	66
DNF	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Giorgio Mondini Marco Jacoboni Andrea Roda	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	66
DNF	LMP3	8	Race Performance	Bert Longin Giorgio Maggi Marcello Marateotto	Ligier JS P3	M	50
DNF	LMP3	8	Race Performance	Bert Longin Giorgio Maggi Marcello Marateotto	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	50
DNF	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	Morten Dons Ross Warburton Anthony Wells	Ligier JS P3	M	46
DNF	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	Morten Dons Ross Warburton Anthony Wells	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	46
DNF	LMP3	18	M.Racing - YMR	Alexandre Cougnaud Yann Ehrlacher Thomas Laurent	Ligier JS P3	M	36
DNF	LMP3	18	M.Racing - YMR	Alexandre Cougnaud Yann Ehrlacher Thomas Laurent	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	M	36
DNF	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Christian Ried David Jahn Gianluca Roda	Porsche 911 RSR	D	9
DNF	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Christian Ried David Jahn Gianluca Roda	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	9
Source:^[3]

References

^ Goodwin, Graham (August 19, 2016). "4 Hours of Le Castellet, 40 Cars On The Preliminary Entry List". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
^ Goodwin, Graham (August 26, 2016). "Paul Ricard, Friday Paddock Notes". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
^ "4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. August 28, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[1] Goodwin, Graham (August 19, 2016). "4 Hours of Le Castellet, 40 Cars On The Preliminary Entry List". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.

[2] Goodwin, Graham (August 26, 2016). "Paul Ricard, Friday Paddock Notes". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.

[3] "4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. August 28, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

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