2022 4 Hours of Le Castellet

The 2022 4 Hours of Le Castellet was an endurance sportscar racing event that was held on 17 April 2022, as the opening round of the 2022 European Le Mans Series.

In LMP2, the race was won by the #9 Prema run Oreca 07-Gibson, driven by Lorenzo Colombo, Louis Delétraz and Ferdinand Habsburg.^[1]

In LMP3, the race was won by the #17 COOL Racing run Ligier JS P320, driven by Mike Benham, Malthe Jakobsen and Maurice Smith.^[1]

In LMGTE, the race was won by the #32 Rinaldi Racing run Ferrari 488 GTE Evo, driven by Pierre Ehret, Nicolás Varrone and Memo Gidley.^[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying Result

Pole position in each class are marked in bold.^[2]

Pos	Class	No.	Team	Lap Time	Grid
1	LMP2 Pro-Am	31	TDS Racing x Vaillante	1:43.038	1
2	LMP2	22	United Autosports	1:43.191	2
3	LMP2	9	Prema Racing	1:43.431	3
4	LMP2 Pro-Am	34	Racing Team Turkey	1:43.505	4
5	LMP2	65	Panis Racing	1:43.612	5
6	LMP2 Pro-Am	24	Nielsen Racing	1:43.639	6
7	LMP2 Pro-Am	88	AF Corse	1:43.750	7
8	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	1:43.851	8
9	LMP2	43	Inter Europol Competition	1:44.016	9
10	LMP2	19	Algarve Pro Racing	1:44.030	10
11	LMP2 Pro-Am	51	Team Virage	1:44.224	11
12	LMP2	30	Duqueine Team	1:44.451	12
13	LMP2	21	Mühlner Motorsport	1:45.238	13
14	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	1:45.267	14
15	LMP3	17	COOL Racing	1:49.008	15
16	LMP3	5	RLR Msport	1:49.347	16
17	LMP3	27	COOL Racing	1:49.622	17
18	LMP3	4	DKR Engineering	1:49.700	18
19	LMP3	2	United Autosports	1:49.750	19
20	LMP3	15	RLR Msport	1:50.429	20
21	LMP3	3	United Autosports	1:50.456	21
22	LMP3	10	EuroInternational	1:50.521	22
23	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	1:50.553	23
24	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	1:50.602	24
25	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	1:50.731	25
26	LMP3	6	360 Racing	1:51.209	26
27	LMP3	11	EuroInternational	1:52.433	27
28	LMGTE	32	Rinaldi Racing	1:54.755	28
29	LMGTE	69	Oman Racing with TF Sport	1:54.909	29
30	LMGTE	83	Iron Lynx	1:55.020	30
31	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	1:55.194	31
32	LMGTE	93	Proton Competition	1:55.449	32
33	LMGTE	18	Absolute Racing	1:55.640	33
34	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	1:55.811	34
35	LMGTE	33	Rinaldi Racing	1:56.248	35
36	LMGTE	57	Kessel Racing	1:56.305	36
37	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	1:56.478	37
38	LMGTE	60	Iron Lynx	1:57.161	38
39	LMGTE	95	Oman Racing with TF Sport	1:58.683	39
40	LMP2	37	COOL Racing	No Time	40
41	LMP2 Pro-Am	47	Algarve Pro Racing	No Time	41
42	LMP2 Pro-Am	40	Graff Racing	No Time	42

Race

Race Result

Class winners are marked in bold. - Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
1	LMP2	9	Prema Racing	Lorenzo Colombo Louis Delétraz Ferdinand Habsburg	Oreca 07	G	120	4:00:43.565‡
1	LMP2	9	Prema Racing	Lorenzo Colombo Louis Delétraz Ferdinand Habsburg	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	120	4:00:43.565‡
2	LMP2	19	Algarve Pro Racing	Sophia Flörsch Bent Viscaal	Oreca 07	G	120	+10.936 s
2	LMP2	19	Algarve Pro Racing	Sophia Flörsch Bent Viscaal	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	120	+10.936 s
3	LMP2	65	Panis Racing	Julien Canal Nico Jamin Job van Uitert	Oreca 07	G	120	+13.484 s
3	LMP2	65	Panis Racing	Julien Canal Nico Jamin Job van Uitert	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	120	+13.484 s
4	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul Lafargue Paul-Loup Chatin Patrick Pilet	Oreca 07	G	120	+30.027 s
4	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul Lafargue Paul-Loup Chatin Patrick Pilet	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	120	+30.027 s
5	LMP2	37	COOL Racing	Nicolas Lapierre Niklas Krütten Ye Yifei	Oreca 07	G	120	+30.537 s
5	LMP2	37	COOL Racing	Nicolas Lapierre Niklas Krütten Ye Yifei	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	120	+30.537 s
6	LMP2 Pro-Am	34	Racing Team Turkey	Salih Yoluç Charlie Eastwood Jack Aitken	Oreca 07	'G'	120	+33.737 s
6	LMP2 Pro-Am	34	Racing Team Turkey	Salih Yoluç Charlie Eastwood Jack Aitken	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	'G'	120	+33.737 s
7	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Philip Hanson Tom Gamble Duncan Tappy	Oreca 07	G	120	+1:01.958
7	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Philip Hanson Tom Gamble Duncan Tappy	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	120	+1:01.958
8	LMP2 Pro-Am	88	AF Corse	François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera	Oreca 07	G	120	+1:12.820
8	LMP2 Pro-Am	88	AF Corse	François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	120	+1:12.820
9	LMP2	21	Mühlner Motorsport	Matthias Kaiser Thomas Laurent Ugo de Wilde	Oreca 07	G	119	+1 Lap
9	LMP2	21	Mühlner Motorsport	Matthias Kaiser Thomas Laurent Ugo de Wilde	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	119	+1 Lap
10	LMP2 Pro-Am	31	TDS Racing x Vaillante	Philippe Cimadomo Mathias Beche Tijmen van der Helm	Oreca 07	G	119	+1 Lap
10	LMP2 Pro-Am	31	TDS Racing x Vaillante	Philippe Cimadomo Mathias Beche Tijmen van der Helm	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	119	+1 Lap
11	LMP2	43	Inter Europol Competition	Fabio Scherer Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson	Oreca 07	G	119	+1 Lap
11	LMP2	43	Inter Europol Competition	Fabio Scherer Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	119	+1 Lap
12	LMP2	30	Duqueine Team	Memo Rojas Reshad de Gerus Richard Bradley	Oreca 07	G	119	+1 Lap
12	LMP2	30	Duqueine Team	Memo Rojas Reshad de Gerus Richard Bradley	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	119	+1 Lap
13	LMP2 Pro-Am	24	Nielsen Racing	Rodrigo Sales Matt Bell Ben Hanley	Oreca 07	G	119	+1 Lap
13	LMP2 Pro-Am	24	Nielsen Racing	Rodrigo Sales Matt Bell Ben Hanley	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	119	+1 Lap
14	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio Campana Markus Pommer	Oreca 07	G	118	+2 Laps
14	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio Campana Markus Pommer	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	118	+2 Laps
15	LMP2 Pro-Am	51	Team Virage	Rob Hodes Gabriel Aubry Jazeman Jaafar	Oreca 07	G	118	+2 Laps
15	LMP2 Pro-Am	51	Team Virage	Rob Hodes Gabriel Aubry Jazeman Jaafar	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	118	+2 Laps
16	LMP2 Pro-Am	40	Graff Racing	Eric Trouillet Sébastien Page David Droux	Oreca 07	G	118	+2 Laps
16	LMP2 Pro-Am	40	Graff Racing	Eric Trouillet Sébastien Page David Droux	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	118	+2 Laps
17	LMP3	17	COOL Racing	Maurice Smith Mike Benham Malthe Jakobsen	Ligier JS P320	M	115	+5 Laps‡
17	LMP3	17	COOL Racing	Maurice Smith Mike Benham Malthe Jakobsen	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	115	+5 Laps‡
18	LMP2 Pro-Am	47	Algarve Pro Racing	John Falb James Allen Alex Peroni	Oreca 07	G	114	+6 Laps
18	LMP2 Pro-Am	47	Algarve Pro Racing	John Falb James Allen Alex Peroni	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	114	+6 Laps
19	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Bailey Voisin Josh Caygill Finn Gehrsitz	Ligier JS P320	M	114	+6 Laps
19	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Bailey Voisin Josh Caygill Finn Gehrsitz	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	114	+6 Laps
20	LMP3	5	RLR MSport	Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Alex Kapadia	Ligier JS P320	M	114	+6 Laps
20	LMP3	5	RLR MSport	Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Alex Kapadia	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	114	+6 Laps
21	LMP3	10	Eurointernational	Glenn van Berlo Xavier Lloveras Tom Cloet	Ligier JS P320	M	114	+6 Laps
21	LMP3	10	Eurointernational	Glenn van Berlo Xavier Lloveras Tom Cloet	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	114	+6 Laps
22	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Terrence Woodward Ross Kaiser Mark Richards	Ligier JS P320	M	114	+6 Laps
22	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Terrence Woodward Ross Kaiser Mark Richards	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	114	+6 Laps
23	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	Anthony Wells James Littlejohn	Ligier JS P320	M	113	+7 Laps
23	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	Anthony Wells James Littlejohn	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	113	+7 Laps
24	LMGTE	32	Rinaldi Racing	Pierre Ehret Nicolás Varrone Memo Gidley	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	113	+7 Laps‡
24	LMGTE	32	Rinaldi Racing	Pierre Ehret Nicolás Varrone Memo Gidley	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	113	+7 Laps‡
25	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Christian Ried Lorenzo Ferrari Gianmaria Bruni	Porsche 911 RSR-19	G	113	+7 Laps
25	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Christian Ried Lorenzo Ferrari Gianmaria Bruni	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	G	113	+7 Laps
26	LMGTE	93	Proton Competition	Michael Fassbender Zacharie Robichon Richard Lietz	Porsche 911 RSR-19	G	113	+7 Laps
26	LMGTE	93	Proton Competition	Michael Fassbender Zacharie Robichon Richard Lietz	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	G	113	+7 Laps
27	LMGTE	83	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Sarah Bovy	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	113	+7 Laps
27	LMGTE	83	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Sarah Bovy	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	113	+7 Laps
28	LMGTE	57	Kessel Racing	Takeshi Kimura Frederik Schandorff Mikkel Jensen	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	113	+7 Laps
28	LMGTE	57	Kessel Racing	Takeshi Kimura Frederik Schandorff Mikkel Jensen	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	113	+7 Laps
29	LMGTE	95	Oman Racing with TF Sport	John Hartshorne Henrique Chaves Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	G	113	+7 Laps
29	LMGTE	95	Oman Racing with TF Sport	John Hartshorne Henrique Chaves Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	G	113	+7 Laps
30	LMGTE	60	Iron Lynx	Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Davide Rigon	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	113	+7 Laps
30	LMGTE	60	Iron Lynx	Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Davide Rigon	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	113	+7 Laps
31	LMGTE	18	Absolute Racing	Andrew Haryanto Martin Rump Alessio Picariello	Porsche 911 RSR-19	G	113	+7 Laps
31	LMGTE	18	Absolute Racing	Andrew Haryanto Martin Rump Alessio Picariello	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	G	113	+7 Laps
32	LMP3	3	United Autosports	James McGuire Kay van Berlo Andrew Bentley	Ligier JS P320	M	112	+8 Laps
32	LMP3	3	United Autosports	James McGuire Kay van Berlo Andrew Bentley	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	112	+8 Laps
33	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin David Perel	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	112	+8 Laps
33	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin David Perel	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	112	+8 Laps
34	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	Noam Abramczyk Mateusz Kaprzyk James Dayson	Ligier JS P320	M	112	+8 Laps
34	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	Noam Abramczyk Mateusz Kaprzyk James Dayson	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	112	+8 Laps
35	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Giacorno Petrobelli Sean Hudspeth Matthew Payne	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	112	+8 Laps
35	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Giacorno Petrobelli Sean Hudspeth Matthew Payne	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	112	+8 Laps
36	LMGTE	33	Rinaldi Racing	Christian Hook Óscar Tunjo Fabrizio Crestani	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	112	+8 Laps
36	LMGTE	33	Rinaldi Racing	Christian Hook Óscar Tunjo Fabrizio Crestani	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	112	+8 Laps
37	LMP3	4	DKR Engineering	Sebastián Álvarez Alexander Bukhantsov Tom Van Rompuy	Duqueine M30 – D08	M	112	+8 Laps
37	LMP3	4	DKR Engineering	Sebastián Álvarez Alexander Bukhantsov Tom Van Rompuy	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	112	+8 Laps
DNF	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Marcos Siebert Max Koebolt Adrien Chila	Ligier JS P320	M	70	Engine
DNF	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Marcos Siebert Max Koebolt Adrien Chila	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	70	Engine
DNF	LMP3	27	COOL Racing	Nicolas Maulini Jean-Ludovic Foubert Antoine Doquin	Ligier JS P320	M	22	Accident Damage
DNF	LMP3	27	COOL Racing	Nicolas Maulini Jean-Ludovic Foubert Antoine Doquin	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	22	Accident Damage
DNF	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	Horst Felbemayr Jr. Valentino Catalano Austin McCusker	Ligier JS P320	M	9	Crash
DNF	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	Horst Felbemayr Jr. Valentino Catalano Austin McCusker	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	9	Crash
DNF	LMGTE	69	Oman Racing with TF Sport	Ahmad Al Harthy Marco Sørensen Sam De Haan	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	G	2	Accident Damage
DNF	LMGTE	69	Oman Racing with TF Sport	Ahmad Al Harthy Marco Sørensen Sam De Haan	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	G	2	Accident Damage
DSQ	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Charles Crews Nico Pino Guilherme Oliveira	Ligier JS P320	M	115	Disqualified¹
DSQ	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Charles Crews Nico Pino Guilherme Oliveira	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	115	Disqualified¹
Source:^[3]

Notes

^1 ;- The #13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320 was disqualified from the race due to a stewards decision.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Goodwin, Graham (2022-04-17). "Prema Take The Win At Paul Ricard After Stellar 2022 ELMS Season Opener (updated)". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
^ "European Le Mans Series - 4 Hours of Le Castellet - Qualifying - Final Classification" (PDF). europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ "4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. May 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
^ "European Le Mans Series - 4 Hours of Le Castellet - Race - Final Classification" (PDF). europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[:0-1] Goodwin, Graham (2022-04-17). "Prema Take The Win At Paul Ricard After Stellar 2022 ELMS Season Opener (updated)". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.

[LeCastelletQualifying-2] "European Le Mans Series - 4 Hours of Le Castellet - Qualifying - Final Classification" (PDF). europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[3] "4 Hours of Le Castellet Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. May 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

[LeCastelletResults-4] "European Le Mans Series - 4 Hours of Le Castellet - Race - Final Classification" (PDF). europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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