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 HedmanBen Hanley	Oreca 07	M	135	4:00:46.937‡
1	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	James Allen Henrik HedmanBen Hanley	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	135	4:00:46.937‡
2	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul-Loup ChatinPaul LafargueMemo Rojas	Oreca 07	M	135	+16.655
2	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul-Loup ChatinPaul LafargueMemo Rojas	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	135	+16.655
3	LMP2	30	Duqueine Engineering	Richard BradleyNico JaminPierre Ragues	Oreca 07	M	135	+30.659
3	LMP2	30	Duqueine Engineering	Richard BradleyNico JaminPierre Ragues	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	135	+30.659
4	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman RusinovJob van UitertNorman Nato	Aurus 01	D	135	+41.534
4	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman RusinovJob van UitertNorman Nato	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	135	+41.534
5	LMP2	39	Graff	Alexandre CougnaudTristan GommendyJonathan Hirschi	Oreca 07	M	135	+1:38.408
5	LMP2	39	Graff	Alexandre CougnaudTristan GommendyJonathan Hirschi	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	135	+1:38.408
6	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Phil HansonPaul di Resta	Ligier JS P217	M	134	+1 Lap
6	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Phil HansonPaul di Resta	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	134	+1 Lap
7	LMP2	37	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre CoignyNicolas Lapierre	Oreca 07	M	134	+1 Lap
7	LMP2	37	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre CoignyNicolas Lapierre	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	134	+1 Lap
8	LMP2	43	RLR MSport	John FaranoArjun MainiBruno Senna	Oreca 07	D	134	+1 Lap
8	LMP2	43	RLR MSport	John FaranoArjun MainiBruno Senna	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	134	+1 Lap
9	LMP2	20	High Class Racing	Dennis AndersenAnders Fjordbach	Oreca 07	D	133	+2 Laps
9	LMP2	20	High Class Racing	Dennis AndersenAnders Fjordbach	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	133	+2 Laps
10	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	René BinderJulien CanalWill Stevens	Ligier JS P217	D	133	+2 Laps
10	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	René BinderJulien CanalWill Stevens	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	133	+2 Laps
11	LMP2	45	Thunderhead Carlin Racing	Ben Barnicoat Jack ManchesterOlivier Pla	Dallara P217	D	133	+2 Laps
11	LMP2	45	Thunderhead Carlin Racing	Ben Barnicoat Jack ManchesterOlivier Pla	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	133	+2 Laps
12	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Alex BrundleRyan Cullen	Ligier JS P217	M	132	+3 Laps
12	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Alex BrundleRyan Cullen	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	132	+3 Laps
13	LMP2	31	Algarve Pro Racing	Henning EnqvistJames French Tacksung Kim	Oreca 07	D	132	+3 Laps
13	LMP2	31	Algarve Pro Racing	Henning EnqvistJames French Tacksung Kim	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	132	+3 Laps
14	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	John FalbAndrea PizzitolaMark Patterson	Oreca 07	D	132	+3 Laps
14	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	John FalbAndrea PizzitolaMark Patterson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	132	+3 Laps
15	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	Dani ClosLéo RousselJakub Śmiechowski	Ligier JS P217	M	131	+4 Laps
15	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	Dani ClosLéo RousselJakub Śmiechowski	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	131	+4 Laps
16	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio CampanaFrancesco Dracone	Oreca 07	D	131	+4 Laps
16	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio CampanaFrancesco Dracone	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	131	+4 Laps
17	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Heriau Jean-Baptiste LahayeMatthieu Lahaye	Norma M30	M	125	+10 Laps‡
17	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Heriau Jean-Baptiste LahayeMatthieu 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 HippeNigel Moore	Ligier JS P3	M	124	+11 Laps
19	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin HippeNigel 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 BoydTommy ErdosGarett Grist	Ligier JS P3	M	124	+11 Laps
22	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne BoydTommy ErdosGarett Grist	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	124	+11 Laps
23	LMP3	9	Realteam Racing	David DrouxEsteban García	Norma M30	M	124	+11 Laps
23	LMP3	9	Realteam Racing	David DrouxEsteban 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 MillaraYann Ehrlacher	Norma M30	M	123	+12 Laps
25	LMP3	19	M Racing	Lucas Légeret Laurent MillaraYann 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 LavergneNicklas NielsenAlessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	123	+12 Laps‡
27	LMGTE	51	Luzich Racing	Fabien LavergneNicklas NielsenAlessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	123	+12 Laps‡
28	LMP3	5	360 Racing	John Corbett Andreas LaskaratosJames Winslow	Ligier JS P3	M	123	+12 Laps
28	LMP3	5	360 Racing	John Corbett Andreas LaskaratosJames 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 FreyMichelle GattingManuela Gostner	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	122	+13 Laps
30	LMGTE	83	Kessel Racing	Rahel FreyMichelle GattingManuela Gostner	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	122	+13 Laps
31	LMGTE	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Matteo CairoliRiccardo PeraChristian Ried	Porsche 911 RSR	D	122	+13 Laps
31	LMGTE	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Matteo CairoliRiccardo PeraChristian Ried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	122	+13 Laps
32	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Matteo Cressoni Wei LuJeff Segal	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	122	+13 Laps
32	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Matteo Cressoni Wei LuJeff Segal	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	122	+13 Laps
33	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan CameronMatt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	122	+13 Laps
33	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan CameronMatt 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 JrMarco Seefried	Porsche 911 RSR	D	121	+14 Laps
36	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Thomas Preining Horst Felbermayr JrMarco 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 BergmeisterEgidio PerfettiGiorgio Roda	Porsche 911 RSR	D	121	+14 Laps
38	LMGTE	56	Team Project 1	Jörg BergmeisterEgidio PerfettiGiorgio Roda	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	121	+14 Laps
39	LMGTE	60	Kessel Racing	Sergio PianezzolaAndrea PicciniClaudio Schiavoni	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	121	+14 Laps
39	LMGTE	60	Kessel Racing	Sergio PianezzolaAndrea PicciniClaudio Schiavoni	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	121	+14 Laps
40	LMP2	24	Panis Barthez Competition	Timothé BuretKonstantin Tereshchenko Léonard Hoogenboom	Ligier JS P217	D	130	Did not finish
40	LMP2	24	Panis Barthez Competition	Timothé BuretKonstantin 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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