2018 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The 2018 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sportscar racing event held on September 23, 2018, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was the fifth round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series.^[1]^[2]

Race

Race results

The race was red flagged with two hours remaining due to heavy rain.^[3]

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	22	United Autosports	Filipe Albuquerque Phil Hanson	Ligier JS P217	M	40	2:01:20.812‡
1	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Filipe Albuquerque Phil Hanson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	40	2:01:20.812‡
2	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre	Oreca 07	M	40	+1.862
2	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	40	+1.862
3	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	Timothé Buret Julien Canal Will Stevens	Ligier JS P217	M	40	+8.702
3	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	Timothé Buret Julien Canal Will Stevens	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	40	+8.702
4	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul-Loup Chatin Gabriel Aubry Memo Rojas	Oreca 07	M	40	+12.760
4	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul-Loup Chatin Gabriel Aubry Memo Rojas	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	40	+12.760
5	LMP2	29	Duqueine Engineering	Nico Jamin Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues	Oreca 07	M	40	+17.389
5	LMP2	29	Duqueine Engineering	Nico Jamin Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	40	+17.389
6	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Will Owen Hugo de Sadeleer	Ligier JS P217	M	40	+19.113
6	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Will Owen Hugo de Sadeleer	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	40	+19.113
7	LMP2	24	Racing Engineering	Norman Nato Paul Petit Olivier Pla	Oreca 07	D	40	+21.203
7	LMP2	24	Racing Engineering	Norman Nato Paul Petit Olivier Pla	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	40	+21.203
8	LMP2	39	Graff	Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi	Oreca 07	D	40	+23.237
8	LMP2	39	Graff	Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	40	+23.237
9	LMP2	30	AVF by Adrián Vallés	Henrique Chaves Konstantin Tereschenko	Dallara P217	D	40	+25.093
9	LMP2	30	AVF by Adrián Vallés	Henrique Chaves Konstantin Tereschenko	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	40	+25.093
10	LMP2	47	Cetilar Villorba Corse	Roberto Lacorte Felipe Nasr Giorgio Sernagiotto	Dallara P217	D	40	+25.741
10	LMP2	47	Cetilar Villorba Corse	Roberto Lacorte Felipe Nasr Giorgio Sernagiotto	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	40	+25.741
11	LMP3	2	United Autosports	John Falb Scott Andrews	Ligier JS P3	M	40	+43.501‡
11	LMP3	2	United Autosports	John Falb Scott Andrews	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	40	+43.501‡
12	LMP2	40	G-Drive Racing	James Allen Henning Enqvist Julien Falchero	Oreca 07	D	40	+58.042
12	LMP2	40	G-Drive Racing	James Allen Henning Enqvist Julien Falchero	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	40	+58.042
13	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	John Farano Robert Garofall Job van Uitert	Ligier JS P3	M	40	+1:20.209
13	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	John Farano Robert Garofall Job van Uitert	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	40	+1:20.209
14	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne	Oreca 07	D	40	+2:59.522
14	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	40	+2:59.522
15	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Ross Kaiser Terrence Woodward	Ligier JS P3	M	39	+1 Lap
15	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Ross Kaiser Terrence Woodward	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	39	+1 Lap
16	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Matt Bell Garett Grist Anthony Wells	Ligier JS P3	M	39	+1 Lap
16	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Matt Bell Garett Grist Anthony Wells	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	39	+1 Lap
17	LMP3	18	MRacing – YMR	Natan Bihel Laurent Millara	Ligier JS P3	M	39	+1 Lap
17	LMP3	18	MRacing – YMR	Natan Bihel Laurent Millara	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	39	+1 Lap
18	LMGTE	80	Ebimotors	Fabio Babini Bret Curtis Riccardo Pera	Porsche 911 RSR	D	39	+1 Lap‡
18	LMGTE	80	Ebimotors	Fabio Babini Bret Curtis Riccardo Pera	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	39	+1 Lap‡
19	LMP3	4	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny	Ligier JS P3	M	39	+1 Lap
19	LMP3	4	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	39	+1 Lap
20	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	39	+1 Lap
20	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	39	+1 Lap
21	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Matteo Cairoli Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda	Porsche 911 RSR	D	39	+1 Lap
21	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Matteo Cairoli Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	39	+1 Lap
22	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Matt McMurry Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson	Ligier JS P217	D	39	+1 Lap
22	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Matt McMurry Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	39	+1 Lap
23	LMP3	10	Oregon Team	Clément Mateu Andrés Méndez Riccardo Ponzio	Norma M30	M	39	+1 Lap
23	LMP3	10	Oregon Team	Clément Mateu Andrés Méndez Riccardo Ponzio	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	39	+1 Lap
24	LMP3	19	MRacing – YMR	David Droux Romano Ricci Lucas Légeret	Norma M30	M	39	+1 Lap
24	LMP3	19	MRacing – YMR	David Droux Romano Ricci Lucas Légeret	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	39	+1 Lap
25	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Liam Griffin Alex MacDowall Miguel Molina	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	38	+2 Laps
25	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Liam Griffin Alex MacDowall Miguel Molina	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	38	+2 Laps
26	LMP3	7	Écurie Écosse/Nielsen	Alex Kapadia Colin Noble Christian Stubbe Olsen	Ligier JS P3	M	38	+2 Laps
26	LMP3	7	Écurie Écosse/Nielsen	Alex Kapadia Colin Noble Christian Stubbe Olsen	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	38	+2 Laps
27	LMP3	5	NEFIS by Speed Factory	Timur Boguslavskiy Aleksey Chuklin Daniil Pronenko	Ligier JS P3	M	38	+2 Laps
27	LMP3	5	NEFIS by Speed Factory	Timur Boguslavskiy Aleksey Chuklin Daniil Pronenko	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	38	+2 Laps
28	LMP3	8	DKR Engineering	Marvin Klein Christian Vaglio	Norma M30	M	38	+2 Laps
28	LMP3	8	DKR Engineering	Marvin Klein Christian Vaglio	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	38	+2 Laps
29	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Jakub Śmiechowski	Ligier JS P3	M	37	+3 Laps
29	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Jakub Śmiechowski	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	37	+3 Laps
30	LMP3	11	EuroInternational	Kay van Berlo Giorgio Mondini Mattia Drudi	Ligier JS P3	M	34	+6 Laps
30	LMP3	11	EuroInternational	Kay van Berlo Giorgio Mondini Mattia Drudi	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	34	+6 Laps
31	LMP2	27	IDEC Sport	Erik Maris Nicolas Minassian Aurélien Panis	Ligier JS P217	D	34	+6 Laps
31	LMP2	27	IDEC Sport	Erik Maris Nicolas Minassian Aurélien Panis	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	34	+6 Laps
32	LMP2	31	APR – Rebellion Racing	Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey	Oreca 07	D	31	+9 Laps
32	LMP2	31	APR – Rebellion Racing	Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	31	+9 Laps
33	LMP3	12	EuroInternational	James Dayson Andrea Dromedari	Ligier JS P3	M	31	+9 Laps
33	LMP3	12	EuroInternational	James Dayson Andrea Dromedari	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	31	+9 Laps
34	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Marvin Dienst Dennis Olsen Christian Ried	Porsche 911 RSR	D	31	+9 Laps
34	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Marvin Dienst Dennis Olsen Christian Ried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	31	+9 Laps
35	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	Moritz Müller-Crepon Luca Demarchi Paul Scheuschner	Ligier JS P3	M	30	+10 Laps
35	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	Moritz Müller-Crepon Luca Demarchi Paul Scheuschner	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	30	+10 Laps
36	LMGTE	83	Krohn Racing	Andrea Bertolini Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	17	Accident
36	LMGTE	83	Krohn Racing	Andrea Bertolini Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	17	Accident
37	LMP3	9	AT Racing	Yann Clairay Alexander Talkanitsa Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.	Ligier JS P3	M	12	Did not finish
37	LMP3	9	AT Racing	Yann Clairay Alexander Talkanitsa Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	12	Did not finish
38	LMP2	49	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Dallara P217	D	10	Did not finish
38	LMP2	49	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	10	Did not finish
39	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Heriau Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Baptiste Lahaye	Norma M30	M	8	Accident
39	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Heriau Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Baptiste Lahaye	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	8	Accident
40	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Jacopo Baratto Francesco Dracone	Ligier JS P3	M	4	Did not finish
40	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Jacopo Baratto Francesco Dracone	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	4	Did not finish
Source:^[4]

References

^ Goodwin, Graham (September 12, 2018). "40 Car Grid For ELMS At Spa". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
^ Kilbey, Stephen (September 20, 2018). "4H Spa: Thursday Paddock Notes". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
^ Kilbey, Stephen (September 23, 2018). "4 Hours Of Spa Red Flagged Due To Torrential Rain (Updated)". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
^ "4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. September 23, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2025.

[1] Goodwin, Graham (September 12, 2018). "40 Car Grid For ELMS At Spa". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.

[2] Kilbey, Stephen (September 20, 2018). "4H Spa: Thursday Paddock Notes". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.

[3] Kilbey, Stephen (September 23, 2018). "4 Hours Of Spa Red Flagged Due To Torrential Rain (Updated)". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.

[4] "4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. September 23, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2025.

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