2024 4 Hours of Sepang

The 2024 4 Hours of Sepang was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 6 and 8 December 2024 at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the first and second round of 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Entry list
[edit]The entry list was published on 21 November and consisted of 42 entries across 3 categories – 10 in LMP2, 7 in LMP3 and 25 in GT.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time (local: MST) | Event |
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Friday, 6 December | 13:00 | Free Practice 1 |
16:00 | Free Practice 2 | |
Saturday, 7 December | 9:50 | Qualifying – GT |
10:15 | Qualifying – LMP3 and LMP2 | |
14:00 | Race 1 | |
Sunday, 8 December | 10:30 | Warm-up |
14:00 | Race 2 | |
Source:[3] |
Free practice
[edit]- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
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LMP2 | 20 | ![]() |
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1:52.119 | |
LMP3 | 35 | ![]() |
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2:00.663 | |
GT | 23 | ![]() |
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2:04.672 | |
Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
LMP2 | 83 | ![]() |
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1:52.924 | |
LMP3 | 34 | ![]() |
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2:03.051 | |
GT | 81 | ![]() |
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2:05.285 | |
Source:[4][5] |
Race 1
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | LMP2 | 22 | ![]() |
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1:53.197 | — | 1 |
2 | LMP2 | 50 | ![]() |
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1:53.428 | +0,231 | 2 |
3 | LMP2 | 91 | ![]() |
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1:53.661 | +0,464 | 3 |
4 | LMP2 | 11 | ![]() |
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1:54.204 | +1,007 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 | 83 | ![]() |
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1:54.865 | +1,668 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | 3 | ![]() |
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1:55.582 | +2,385 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | 25 | ![]() |
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1:55.765 | +2,568 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | 24 | ![]() |
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1:56.077 | +2,880 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | 20 | ![]() |
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1:56.107 | +2,910 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 | 30 | ![]() |
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1:56.357 | +3,160 | 10 |
11 | LMP3 | 35 | ![]() |
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2:02.088 | +8,891 | 11 |
12 | LMP3 | 15 | ![]() |
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2:02.476 | +9,279 | 12 |
13 | LMP3 | 26 | ![]() |
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2:02.551 | +9,354 | 13 |
14 | LMP3 | 7 | ![]() |
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2:02.996 | +9,799 | 14 |
15 | LMP3 | 34 | ![]() |
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2:03.335 | +10,138 | 15 |
16 | LMP3 | 43 | ![]() |
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2:05.078 | +11,881 | 16 |
17 | GT | 9 | ![]() |
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2:05.092 | +11,895 | 18 |
18 | GT | 28 | ![]() |
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2:05.127 | +11,930 | 19 |
19 | LMP3 | 49 | ![]() |
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2:05.182 | +11,985 | 17 |
20 | GT | 74 | ![]() |
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2:05.326 | +12,129 | 20 |
21 | GT | 81 | ![]() |
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2:05.470 | +12,273 | 21 |
22 | GT | 57 | ![]() |
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2:05.562 | +12,365 | 22 |
23 | GT | 51 | ![]() |
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2:05.869 | +12,672 | 23 |
24 | GT | 87 | ![]() |
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2:05.898 | +12,701 | 24 |
25 | GT | 2 | ![]() |
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2:05.958 | +12,761 | 25 |
26 | GT | 16 | ![]() |
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2:05.973 | +12,776 | 26 |
27 | GT | 96 | ![]() |
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2:06.081 | +12,884 | 27 |
28 | GT | 14 | ![]() |
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2:06.190 | +12,993 | 28 |
29 | GT | 12 | ![]() |
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2:06.314 | +13,117 | 29 |
30 | GT | 10 | ![]() |
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2:06.634 | +13,437 | 30 |
31 | GT | 23 | ![]() |
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2:06.725 | +13,528 | 31 |
32 | GT | 92 | ![]() |
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2:06.948 | +13,751 | 32 |
33 | GT | 77 | ![]() |
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2:07.411 | +14,214 | 33 |
34 | GT | 89 | ![]() |
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2:07.413 | +14,216 | 34 |
35 | GT | 82 | ![]() |
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2:07.540 | +14,343 | 35 |
36 | GT | 60 | ![]() |
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2:07.787 | +14,590 | 36 |
37 | GT | 79 | ![]() |
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2:07.871 | +14,674 | 37 |
38 | GT | 85 | ![]() |
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2:07.909 | +14,712 | 38 |
39 | GT | 21 | ![]() |
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2:08.091 | +14,894 | 39 |
40 | GT | 27 | ![]() |
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2:08.155 | +14,958 | 40 |
41 | GT | 19 | ![]() |
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2:08.371 | +15,174 | 41 |
42 | GT | 42 | ![]() |
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2:08.848 | +15,651 | 42 |
Source:[6][7][8][9] |
Race
[edit]Race result
[edit]The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 72 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyres | Laps | Time/Gap |
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1 | LMP2 | 30 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 103 | 4:01:12.694 |
2 | LMP2 | 83 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 103 | +0.055 |
3 | LMP2 | 91 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 103 | +44.239 |
4 | LMP2 | 25 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 103 | +58.713 |
5 | LMP2 | 24 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 103 | +1:05.027 |
6 | LMP2 | 20 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 103 | +1:07.405 |
7 | LMP2 | 3 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 103 | +1:15.142 |
8 | LMP2 | 50 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 103 | +1:35.871 |
9 | LMP3 | 35 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
10 | LMP3 | 49 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
11 | LMP3 | 7 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
12 | LMP3 | 26 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
13 | LMP3 | 15 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
14 | GT | 57 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
15 | GT | 51 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
16 | GT | 92 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
17 | GT | 28 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
18 | GT | 81 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO | M | 98 | +5 Laps |
19 | GT | 74 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 98 | +5 Laps[R1 1] |
20 | GT | 60 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
21 | GT | 96 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
22 | GT | 12 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
23 | GT | 2 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
24 | GT | 89 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
25 | GT | 77 | ![]() |
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McLaren 720S GT3 | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
26 | GT | 85 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
27 | GT | 27 | ![]() |
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McLaren 720S GT3 | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
28 | GT | 9 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO | M | 97 | +6 Laps |
29 | GT | 19 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | M | 96 | +7 Laps |
30 | GT | 21 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 96 | +7 Laps |
31 | GT | 14 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO | M | 96 | +7 Laps |
32 | GT | 42 | ![]() |
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 | M | 96 | +7 Laps |
33 | GT | 82 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 95 | +8 Laps |
34 | LMP2 | 11 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 92 | +11 Laps[R1 2] |
35 | GT | 79 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 90 | +13 Laps[R1 3] |
Not classified | ||||||||
GT | 16 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO | M | 34 | ||
GT | 10 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 31 | ||
LMP3 | 43 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | M | 31 | ||
GT | 87 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | M | 20 | ||
LMP3 | 34 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | M | 20 | ||
GT | 23 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 296 GT3 | M | 2 | ||
Disqualified | ||||||||
LMP2 | 22 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | M | 103 | [R1 4] |
- ^ The No. 74 Kessel Racing was penalised for Dennis Marschall exceeding his maximum driving time by 4.592 seconds. Stewards imposed 5 seconds Stop & Go penalty for that which was converted into 35 seconds time penalty.[12]
- ^ The No. 11 Proton Competition lost 10 laps from the sum of completed laps as the result of the penalty for not meeting the minimum driving time by Mathias Beche. Beche drove 20 minutes less than required minimum.[13]
- ^ The No. 79 Tsunami RT was penalised for Daniel Gaunt exceeding his maximum stint time by 16 minutes. Stewards deducted 7 laps from the sum of completed laps by the crew and imposed time penalty of 1 minute and 53 seconds.[14]
- ^ The No. 22 Proton Competition was found in post-race scrutineering to have less fuel than required minimum of 1 litre and was disqualified for that.[15]
Statistics
[edit]Fastest lap
[edit]Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
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LMP2 | ![]() |
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1:53.102 | 30 |
LMP3 | ![]() |
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2:02.285 | 44 |
GT | ![]() |
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2:04.672 | 41 |
Source:[16] |
Race 2
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]One Qualifying session was held. Each crew's second fastest lap was used to determine the grid for the Race 2.[17] Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | LMP2 | 22 | ![]() |
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1:53.382 | — | 1 |
2 | LMP2 | 91 | ![]() |
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1:53.908 | +0,526 | 2 |
3 | LMP2 | 50 | ![]() |
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1:53.999 | +0,617 | 3 |
4 | LMP2 | 11 | ![]() |
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1:55.000 | +1,618 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 | 83 | ![]() |
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1:55.358 | +1,976 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | 3 | ![]() |
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1:55.599 | +2,217 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | 25 | ![]() |
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1:56.377 | +2,995 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | 20 | ![]() |
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1:56.409 | +3,027 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | 24 | ![]() |
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1:56.466 | +3,084 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 | 30 | ![]() |
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1:56.911 | +3,529 | 10 |
11 | LMP3 | 35 | ![]() |
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2:02.144 | +8,762 | 11 |
12 | LMP3 | 15 | ![]() |
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2:02.495 | +9,113 | 12 |
13 | LMP3 | 26 | ![]() |
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2:02.765 | +9,383 | 13 |
14 | LMP3 | 7 | ![]() |
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2:03.022 | +9,640 | 14 |
15 | LMP3 | 34 | ![]() |
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2:03.657 | +10,275 | 15 |
16 | GT | 28 | ![]() |
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2:05.253 | +11,871 | 18 |
17 | LMP3 | 49 | ![]() |
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2:05.265 | +11,883 | 16 |
18 | GT | 9 | ![]() |
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2:05.317 | +11,935 | 19 |
19 | LMP3 | 43 | ![]() |
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2:05.363 | +11,981 | 17 |
20 | GT | 74 | ![]() |
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2:05.458 | +12,076 | 20 |
21 | GT | 81 | ![]() |
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2:05.477 | +12,095 | 21 |
22 | GT | 57 | ![]() |
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2:05.961 | +12,579 | 22 |
23 | GT | 2 | ![]() |
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2:06.118 | +12,736 | 23 |
24 | GT | 87 | ![]() |
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2:06.147 | +12,765 | 27[Q2 1] |
25 | GT | 16 | ![]() |
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2:06.341 | +12,959 | 24 |
26 | GT | 51 | ![]() |
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2:06.390 | +13,008 | 25 |
27 | GT | 14 | ![]() |
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2:06.452 | +13,070 | 26 |
28 | GT | 10 | ![]() |
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2:06.647 | +13,265 | 28 |
29 | GT | 96 | ![]() |
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2:06.674 | +13,292 | 29 |
30 | GT | 12 | ![]() |
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2:06.725 | +13,343 | 30 |
31 | GT | 23 | ![]() |
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2:06.763 | +13,381 | 31 |
32 | GT | 77 | ![]() |
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2:07.449 | +14,067 | 32 |
33 | GT | 92 | ![]() |
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2:07.582 | +14,200 | 33 |
34 | GT | 89 | ![]() |
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2:07.665 | +14,283 | 34 |
35 | GT | 82 | ![]() |
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2:07.709 | +14,327 | 35 |
36 | GT | 79 | ![]() |
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2:08.094 | +14,712 | 36 |
37 | GT | 85 | ![]() |
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2:08.243 | +14,861 | 37 |
38 | GT | 60 | ![]() |
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2:08.376 | +14,994 | 38 |
39 | GT | 27 | ![]() |
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2:08.394 | +15,012 | 39 |
40 | GT | 19 | ![]() |
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2:08.473 | +15,091 | 40 |
41 | GT | 21 | ![]() |
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2:08.518 | +15,136 | 41 |
42 | GT | 42 | ![]() |
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2:08.994 | +15,612 | 42 |
Source:[19][7][8][20] |
Race
[edit]Race result
[edit]The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 58 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
- ^ The No. 3 DKR Engineering was penalised for two offenses during a single pit stop. The first infringement was stopping the car in the wrong spot and the second one was changing tyres before refuelling. Stewards imposed two 10 seconds time penalties for these offenses.[23][24]
- ^ The No. 51 AF Corse was penalised for overtaking cars during pass around procedure while not being eligible for it. Stewards imposed 25 seconds time penalty for that.[25]
- ^ The No. 12 Car Collection was penalised for having their pit stop outside allocated spot. Stewards imposed 10 seconds time penalty for that.[26]
- ^ The No. 23 Absolute Racing was penalised for Carl Wattana Bennett exceeding his maximum driving time by 1 minute and 49.307 seconds. Stewards imposed 1 minute and 50 seconds Stop & Go penalty converted into deduction of 1 lap from the sum of completed by them and 12 seconds time penalty.[27]
- ^ The No. 21 Car Collection was penalised for having their pit stop outside allocated spot. Stewards imposed 10 seconds time penalty for that.[28]
Statistics
[edit]Fastest lap
[edit]Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
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LMP2 | ![]() |
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1:53.519 | 40 |
LMP3 | ![]() |
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2:03.510 | 53 |
GT | ![]() |
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2:06.925 | 32 |
Source:[29] |
References
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