2019 4 Hours of Le Castellet

The 2019 4 Hours of Le Castellet was an endurance sportscar racing event held on April 14, 2019, at Circuit Paul Ricard. It was the first round of the 2019 European Le Mans Series.^[1]^[2]

Race

Race results

Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
1	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	James Allen Henrik Hedman Ben Hanley	Oreca 07	M	135	4:00:46.937‡
1	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	James Allen Henrik Hedman Ben Hanley	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	135	4:00:46.937‡
2	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas	Oreca 07	M	135	+16.655
2	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	135	+16.655
3	LMP2	30	Duqueine Engineering	Richard Bradley Nico Jamin Pierre Ragues	Oreca 07	M	135	+30.659
3	LMP2	30	Duqueine Engineering	Richard Bradley Nico Jamin Pierre Ragues	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	135	+30.659
4	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Job van Uitert Norman Nato	Aurus 01	D	135	+41.534
4	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Job van Uitert Norman Nato	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	135	+41.534
5	LMP2	39	Graff	Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi	Oreca 07	M	135	+1:38.408
5	LMP2	39	Graff	Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	135	+1:38.408
6	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Phil Hanson Paul di Resta	Ligier JS P217	M	134	+1 Lap
6	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Phil Hanson Paul di Resta	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	134	+1 Lap
7	LMP2	37	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny Nicolas Lapierre	Oreca 07	M	134	+1 Lap
7	LMP2	37	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny Nicolas Lapierre	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	134	+1 Lap
8	LMP2	43	RLR MSport	John Farano Arjun Maini Bruno Senna	Oreca 07	D	134	+1 Lap
8	LMP2	43	RLR MSport	John Farano Arjun Maini Bruno Senna	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	134	+1 Lap
9	LMP2	20	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Oreca 07	D	133	+2 Laps
9	LMP2	20	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	133	+2 Laps
10	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	René Binder Julien Canal Will Stevens	Ligier JS P217	D	133	+2 Laps
10	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	René Binder Julien Canal Will Stevens	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	133	+2 Laps
11	LMP2	45	Thunderhead Carlin Racing	Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Olivier Pla	Dallara P217	D	133	+2 Laps
11	LMP2	45	Thunderhead Carlin Racing	Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Olivier Pla	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	133	+2 Laps
12	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Alex Brundle Ryan Cullen	Ligier JS P217	M	132	+3 Laps
12	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Alex Brundle Ryan Cullen	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	132	+3 Laps
13	LMP2	31	Algarve Pro Racing	Henning Enqvist James French Tacksung Kim	Oreca 07	D	132	+3 Laps
13	LMP2	31	Algarve Pro Racing	Henning Enqvist James French Tacksung Kim	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	132	+3 Laps
14	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	John Falb Andrea Pizzitola Mark Patterson	Oreca 07	D	132	+3 Laps
14	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	John Falb Andrea Pizzitola Mark Patterson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	132	+3 Laps
15	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	Dani Clos Léo Roussel Jakub Śmiechowski	Ligier JS P217	M	131	+4 Laps
15	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	Dani Clos Léo Roussel Jakub Śmiechowski	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	131	+4 Laps
16	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio Campana Francesco Dracone	Oreca 07	D	131	+4 Laps
16	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio Campana Francesco Dracone	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	131	+4 Laps
17	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Heriau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye	Norma M30	M	125	+10 Laps‡
17	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Heriau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	125	+10 Laps‡
18	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Mikkel Jensen Jens Petersen	Ligier JS P3	M	124	+11 Laps
18	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Mikkel Jensen Jens Petersen	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	124	+11 Laps
19	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Nigel Moore	Ligier JS P3	M	124	+11 Laps
19	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Nigel Moore	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	124	+11 Laps
20	LMP3	10	Oregon Team	Lorenzo Bontempelli Damiano Fioravanti Gustas Grinbergas	Norma M30	M	124	+11 Laps
20	LMP3	10	Oregon Team	Lorenzo Bontempelli Damiano Fioravanti Gustas Grinbergas	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	124	+11 Laps
21	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	Colin Noble Anthony Wells	Norma M30	M	124	+11 Laps
21	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	Colin Noble Anthony Wells	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	124	+11 Laps
22	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Tommy Erdos Garett Grist	Ligier JS P3	M	124	+11 Laps
22	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Tommy Erdos Garett Grist	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	124	+11 Laps
23	LMP3	9	Realteam Racing	David Droux Esteban García	Norma M30	M	124	+11 Laps
23	LMP3	9	Realteam Racing	David Droux Esteban García	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	124	+11 Laps
24	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Christian England Michael Guasch	Ligier JS P3	M	123	+12 Laps
24	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Christian England Michael Guasch	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	123	+12 Laps
25	LMP3	19	M Racing	Lucas Légeret Laurent Millara Yann Ehrlacher	Norma M30	M	123	+12 Laps
25	LMP3	19	M Racing	Lucas Légeret Laurent Millara Yann Ehrlacher	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	123	+12 Laps
26	LMP3	6	360 Racing	James Dayson Ross Kaiser Terrence Woodward	Ligier JS P3	M	123	+12 Laps
26	LMP3	6	360 Racing	James Dayson Ross Kaiser Terrence Woodward	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	123	+12 Laps
27	LMGTE	51	Luzich Racing	Fabien Lavergne Nicklas Nielsen Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	123	+12 Laps‡
27	LMGTE	51	Luzich Racing	Fabien Lavergne Nicklas Nielsen Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	123	+12 Laps‡
28	LMP3	5	360 Racing	John Corbett Andreas Laskaratos James Winslow	Ligier JS P3	M	123	+12 Laps
28	LMP3	5	360 Racing	John Corbett Andreas Laskaratos James Winslow	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	123	+12 Laps
29	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	Christian Stubbe Olsen Martin Rich Martin Vedel Mortensen	Ligier JS P3	M	122	+13 Laps
29	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	Christian Stubbe Olsen Martin Rich Martin Vedel Mortensen	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	122	+13 Laps
30	LMGTE	83	Kessel Racing	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	122	+13 Laps
30	LMGTE	83	Kessel Racing	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	122	+13 Laps
31	LMGTE	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Matteo Cairoli Riccardo Pera Christian Ried	Porsche 911 RSR	D	122	+13 Laps
31	LMGTE	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Matteo Cairoli Riccardo Pera Christian Ried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	122	+13 Laps
32	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Matteo Cressoni Wei Lu Jeff Segal	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	122	+13 Laps
32	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Matteo Cressoni Wei Lu Jeff Segal	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	122	+13 Laps
33	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	122	+13 Laps
33	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	122	+13 Laps
34	LMGTE	80	EbiMotors	Fabio Babini Marco Frezza Sébastien Fortuna	Porsche 911 RSR	D	122	+13 Laps
34	LMGTE	80	EbiMotors	Fabio Babini Marco Frezza Sébastien Fortuna	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	122	+13 Laps
35	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	Paul Scheuschner Dino Lunardi	Ligier JS P3	M	122	+13 Laps
35	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	Paul Scheuschner Dino Lunardi	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	122	+13 Laps
36	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Thomas Preining Horst Felbermayr Jr Marco Seefried	Porsche 911 RSR	D	121	+14 Laps
36	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Thomas Preining Horst Felbermayr Jr Marco Seefried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	121	+14 Laps
37	LMP3	8	Nielsen Racing	James Littlejohn Nobuya Yamanaka	Ligier JS P3	M	121	+14 Laps
37	LMP3	8	Nielsen Racing	James Littlejohn Nobuya Yamanaka	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	121	+14 Laps
38	LMGTE	56	Team Project 1	Jörg Bergmeister Egidio Perfetti Giorgio Roda	Porsche 911 RSR	D	121	+14 Laps
38	LMGTE	56	Team Project 1	Jörg Bergmeister Egidio Perfetti Giorgio Roda	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	121	+14 Laps
39	LMGTE	60	Kessel Racing	Sergio Pianezzola Andrea Piccini Claudio Schiavoni	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	121	+14 Laps
39	LMGTE	60	Kessel Racing	Sergio Pianezzola Andrea Piccini Claudio Schiavoni	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	121	+14 Laps
40	LMP2	24	Panis Barthez Competition	Timothé Buret Konstantin Tereshchenko Léonard Hoogenboom	Ligier JS P217	D	130	Did not finish
40	LMP2	24	Panis Barthez Competition	Timothé Buret Konstantin Tereshchenko Léonard Hoogenboom	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	130	Did not finish
41	LMP2	27	IDEC Sport	Stéphane Adler Erik Maris Patrice Lafargue	Ligier JS P217	M	49	Did not finish
41	LMP2	27	IDEC Sport	Stéphane Adler Erik Maris Patrice Lafargue	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	49	Did not finish
Source:^[3]

References

^ Kilbey, Stephen (April 12, 2019). "ELMS Season Preview". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
^ Goodwin, Graham (April 12, 2019). "4H Le Castellet: Friday Paddock Notes 2". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
^ "4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

[1] Kilbey, Stephen (April 12, 2019). "ELMS Season Preview". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

[2] Goodwin, Graham (April 12, 2019). "4H Le Castellet: Friday Paddock Notes 2". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

[3] "4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

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