The 2023 4 Hours of Sepang was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 1 and 3 December 2023 at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the first and second round of 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Date | Time (local: MST) | Event | |
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Friday, 1 December | 13:30 | Free Practice 1 | |
16:00 | Free Practice 2 | ||
Saturday, 2 December | 9:50 | Qualifying | |
14:00 | Race 1 | ||
Sunday, 3 December | 14:00 | Race 2 | |
Source:[1] |
The entry list was published on 22 November and consisted of 39 entries in 3 categories – 11 in LMP2, 5 in LMP3 and 23 in GT.[2] [3] [4]
Free Practice 1 | Class | Entrant | Time | ||
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LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | 1:54.101 | ||
LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport | 2:00.930 | ||
GT | 21 | AF Corse | 2:04.476 | ||
Free Practice 2 | Class | Entrant | Time | ||
LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse | 1:54.046 | ||
LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport | 2:00.235 | ||
GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | 2:04.901 | ||
Source:[5] [6] |
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Class | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | |||
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1 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport | Salih Yoluç | 1:53.653 | — | 1 |
2 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | John Falb | 1:54.064 | +0.411 | 2 |
3 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 1:54.064 | +0.411 | 3 |
4 | LMP2 | 99 | 99 Racing | Ahmad Al Harthy | 1:54.071 | +0.418 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Mattschull | 1:54.286 | +0.633 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition | P. J. Hyett | 1:54.437 | +0.784 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | George Kurtz | 1:54.512 | +0.859 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 1:55.355 | +1.702 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Chris McMurry | 1:55.411 | +1.758 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Ian Loggie | 1:56.602 | +2.949 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konôpka | 1:57.105 | +3.452 | 11 |
12 | LMP3 | 20 | High Class Racing | Auðunn Guðmundsson | 2:00.430 | +6.777 | 12 |
13 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | Alexander Bukhantsov | 2:01.054 | +7.401 | 13 |
14 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing | Julien Gerbi | 2:01.546 | +7.893 | 14 |
15 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport | Nick Adcock | 2:01.663 | +8.010 | 15 |
16 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing | Alban Varutti | 2:03.998 | +10.345 | 16 |
17 | LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing | Douglas Khoo | 2:04.170 | +10.517 | 17 |
18 | GT | 37 | Craft-Bamboo Racing | Anthony Liu | 2:04.373 | +10.720 | 18 |
19 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed | Steve Jans | 2:04.488 | +10.835 | 19 |
20 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | Martin Konrad | 2:04.669 | +11.016 | 20 |
21 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing | Zhou Bihuang | 2:05.230 | +11.577 | 21 |
22 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Antares Au | 2:05.257 | +11.604 | 22 |
23 | GT | 91 | Pure Rxcing | Alex Malykhin | 2:05.272 | +11.619 | 23 |
24 | GT | 88 | Triple Eight | Prince Jefri Ibrahim | 2:05.427 | +11.774 | 24 |
25 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing | Andrey Mukovoz | 2:05.492 | +11.839 | 25 |
26 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport | Mark Radcliffe | 2:05.759 | +12.106 | 26 |
27 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport | James Cottingham | 2:05.849 | +12.196 | 27 |
28 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1 | Darren Leung | 2:05.947 | +12.294 | 28 |
29 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing | Ilya Gorbatsky | 2:06.304 | +12.651 | 29 |
30 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport | Gabriel Rindone | 2:06.359 | +12.706 | 30 |
31 | GT | 77 | D'Station Racing | Satoshi Hoshino | 2:06.412 | +12.759 | 31 |
32 | GT | 8 | EBM | Setiawan Santoso | 2:06.786 | +13.133 | 32 |
33 | GT | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright | 2:06.822 | +13.169 | 33 |
34 | GT | 56 | Team Project 1 | Huilin Han | 2:07.072 | +13.419 | 34 |
35 | GT | 21 | AF Corse | François Heriau | 2:07.127 | +13.474 | 35 |
36 | GT | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne | 2:08.307 | +14.654 | 36 |
37 | GT | 84 | EBM | Adrian D'Silva | 2:09.094 | +15.441 | 37 |
38 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark | — | 38 | ||
39 | GT | 82 | AF Corse | — | 39 | ||
Source:[7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 70 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
1 | LMP2 | 99 | 99 Racing | Ahmad Al Harthy Nikita Mazepin Louis Delétraz | Oreca 07 | 100 | 3:43:26.017 | ||
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2 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Alessio Rovera | Oreca 07 | 100 | +10.537 | ||
3 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Mattschull Tom Dillmann Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | 100 | +18.532 | ||
4 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition | P. J. Hyett Harry Tincknell Paul-Loup Chatin | Oreca 07 | 100 | +51.654 | ||
5 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda Julien Andlauer René Binder | Oreca 07 | 100 | +58.693 | ||
6 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | George Kurtz Colin Braun Malthe Jakobsen | Oreca 07 | 100 | +2:07.374 | ||
7 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport | Salih Yoluç Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Oreca 07 | 100 | +5:47.122 | ||
8 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Chris McMurry Freddie Tomlinson Toby Sowery | Oreca 07 | 100 | +6:08.950 | ||
9 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Ian Loggie Alejandro García Ferdinand Habsburg | Oreca 07 | 99 | +1 Lap | ||
10 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konôpka Mathias Beche Jonas Ried | Oreca 07 | 99 | +1 Lap | ||
11 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | John Falb Carl Bennett Oliver Rasmussen | Oreca 07 | 98 | +2 Laps | ||
12 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | James Winslow Alexander Bukhantsov Danial Frost | Ligier JS P320 | 96 | +4 Laps | ||
13 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport | Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Fabien Lavergne | Ligier JS P320 | 96 | +4 Laps | ||
14 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing | Dan Skočdopole Julien Gerbi Mihnea Stefan | Ligier JS P320 | 96 | +4 Laps | ||
15 | LMP3 | 20 | High Class Racing | Auðunn Guðmundsson Anders Fjordbach Seth Lucas | Ligier JS P320 | 95 | +5 Laps | ||
16 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing | Christopher Haase Gilles Magnus Alban Varutti | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 94 | +6 Laps | ||
17 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing | Dylan Pereira Alex Aka Andrey Mukovoz | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 94 | +6 Laps | ||
18 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing | Dennis Marschall Paul Evrard Zhou Bihuang | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 94 | +6 Laps | ||
19 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | Al Faisal Al Zubair Martin Konrad Fabian Schiller | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 94 | +6 Laps | ||
20 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport | Gabriel Rindone Brendon Leitch Marco Mapelli | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | 94 | +6 Laps | ||
21 | GT | 91 | Pure Rxcing | Alex Malykhin Klaus Bachler Joel Sturm | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 94 | +6 Laps | ||
22 | GT | 88 | Triple Eight | Prince Jefri Ibrahim Broc Feeney Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 94 | +6 Laps | ||
23 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed | Anthony Bartone Aaron Walker Steve Jans | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
24 | GT | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright Benjamin Barker Riccardo Pera | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
25 | GT | 21 | AF Corse | Simon Mann François Heriau Davide Rigon | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
26 | GT | 8 | EBM | Setiawan Santoso Tanart Sathienthirakul Bastian Buus | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
27 | GT | 84 | EBM | Adrian D'Silva Kerong Li Earl Bamber | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
28 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport | Sam De Haan James Cottingham Tom Gamble | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
29 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing | Alexey Nesov Sergey Titarenko Ilya Gorbatsky | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
30 | GT | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne Ben Tuck Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
31 | GT | 77 | D'Station Racing | Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Casper Stevenson | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
32 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport | Mark Radcliffe Rob Bell Ollie Millroy | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 93 | +7 Laps | ||
33 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1 | Darren Leung Christian Bogle Dan Harper | BMW M4 GT3 | 89 | +11 Laps | ||
34 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark | Lukas Dunner Heiko Neumann Morten Strømsted | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 89 | +11 Laps | ||
35 | GT | 56 | Team Project 1 | Sean Gelael Maxime Oosten Huilin Han | BMW M4 GT3 | 87 | +13 Laps | ||
36 | GT | 82 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani Emmanuel Collard Kei Cozzolino | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 87 | +13 Laps | ||
Not classified | |||||||||
LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing | Douglas Khoo Dominic Ang Joshua Burdon | Ligier JS P320 | 80 | ||||
GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Antares Au Tim Heinemann Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 72 | ||||
GT | 37 | Craft-Bamboo Racing | Anthony Liu Jules Gounon Jayden Ojeda | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1 |
Class | Driver | Team | Time | ||
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LMP2 | Louis Delétraz | #99 99 Racing | 1:52.991 | 83 | |
LMP3 | Fabien Lavergne | #2 CD Sport | 2:01.695 | 29 | |
GT | Joel Sturm | #91 Pure Rxcing | 2:05.507 | 33 | |
Source:[12] |
One Qualifying session was held. Each crew's second fastest lap was used to determine the grid for the Race 2.[13] Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Class | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | |||
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1 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport | Salih Yoluç | 1:53.874 | — | 1 |
2 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | John Falb | 1:54.233 | +0.359 | 2 |
3 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Mattschull | 1:54.331 | +0.457 | 3 |
4 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 1:54.750 | +0.876 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 | 99 | 99 Racing | Ahmad Al Harthy | 1:54.926 | +1.052 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | George Kurtz | 1:54.988 | +1.114 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition | P. J. Hyett | 1:55.159 | +1.285 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 1:55.381 | +1.507 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Chris McMurry | 1:55.467 | +1.593 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Ian Loggie | 1:56.719 | +2.845 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konôpka | 1:57.410 | +3.536 | 11 |
12 | LMP3 | 20 | High Class Racing | Auðunn Guðmundsson | 2:00.756 | +6.882 | 12 |
13 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | Alexander Bukhantsov | 2:01.200 | +7.326 | 13 |
14 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing | Julien Gerbi | 2:01.629 | +7.755 | 14 |
15 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport | Nick Adcock | 2:01.776 | +7.902 | 15 |
16 | GT | 37 | Craft-Bamboo Racing | Anthony Liu | 2:04.538 | +10.664 | 16 |
17 | LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing | Douglas Khoo | 2:04.655 | +10.781 | 17 |
18 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | Martin Konrad | 2:04.889 | +11.015 | 18 |
19 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing | Alban Varutti | 2:04.970 | +11.096 | 19 |
20 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed | Steve Jans | 2:05.307 | +11.433 | 20 |
21 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Antares Au | 2:05.321 | +11.447 | 21 |
22 | GT | 91 | Pure Rxcing | Alex Malykhin | 2:05.447 | +11.573 | 22 |
23 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing | Andrey Mukovoz | 2:05.507 | +11.633 | 23 |
24 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1 | Darren Leung | 2:06.600 | +12.726 | 24 |
25 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport | James Cottingham | 2:06.698 | +12.824 | 25 |
26 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing | Ilya Gorbatsky | 2:06.749 | +12.875 | 26 |
27 | GT | 88 | Triple Eight | Prince Jefri Ibrahim | 2:06.796 | +12.922 | 27 |
28 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing | Zhou Bihuang | 2:06.816 | +12.942 | 28 |
29 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport | Mark Radcliffe | 2:07.165 | +13.291 | 29 |
30 | GT | 8 | EBM | Setiawan Santoso | 2:07.174 | +13.300 | 30 |
31 | GT | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright | 2:07.181 | +13.307 | 31 |
32 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport | Gabriel Rindone | 2:07.331 | +13.457 | 32 |
33 | GT | 56 | Team Project 1 | Huilin Han | 2:07.952 | +14.078 | 33 |
34 | GT | 21 | AF Corse | François Heriau | 2:08.081 | +14.207 | 34 |
35 | GT | 77 | D'Station Racing | Satoshi Hoshino | 2:15.746 | +21.872 | 35 |
36 | GT | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne | 2:19.125 | +25.251 | 36 |
37 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark | — | 37 | ||
38 | GT | 82 | AF Corse | — | 38 | ||
39 | GT | 84 | EBM | — | 39 | ||
Source:[14] [15] | |||||||
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 75 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
1 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | George Kurtz Colin Braun Malthe Jakobsen | Oreca 07 | 108 | 4:00:38.800 | ||
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2 | LMP2 | 99 | 99 Racing | Ahmad Al Harthy Nikita Mazepin Louis Delétraz | Oreca 07 | 108 | +8.927 | ||
3 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda Julien Andlauer René Binder | Oreca 07 | 108 | +9.342 | ||
4 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Alessio Rovera | Oreca 07 | 108 | +15.742 | ||
5 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition | P. J. Hyett Harry Tincknell Paul-Loup Chatin | Oreca 07 | 108 | +26.680 | ||
6 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Mattschull Tom Dillmann Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | 108 | +27.338 | ||
7 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | John Falb Carl Bennett Oliver Rasmussen | Oreca 07 | 108 | +27.844 | ||
8 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport | Salih Yoluç Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | Oreca 07 | 107 | +1 Lap | ||
9 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Chris McMurry Freddie Tomlinson Toby Sowery | Oreca 07 | 107 | +1 Lap | ||
10 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konôpka Mathias Beche Jonas Ried | Oreca 07 | 107 | +1 Lap | ||
11 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport | Michael Jensen Nick Adcock Fabien Lavergne | Ligier JS P320 | 105 | +3 Laps | ||
12 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing | Dan Skočdopole Julien Gerbi Mihnea Stefan | Ligier JS P320 | 104 | +4 Laps | ||
13 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing | James Winslow Alexander Bukhantsov Danial Frost | Ligier JS P320 | 104 | +4 Laps | ||
14 | GT | 91 | Pure Rxcing | Alex Malykhin Klaus Bachler Joel Sturm | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
15 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing | Christopher Haase Gilles Magnus Alban Varutti | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
16 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport | Mark Radcliffe Rob Bell Ollie Millroy | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
17 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | Al Faisal Al Zubair Martin Konrad Fabian Schiller | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
18 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport | Sam De Haan James Cottingham Tom Gamble | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
19 | GT | 88 | Triple Eight | Prince Jefri Ibrahim Broc Feeney Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
20 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport | Antares Au Tim Heinemann Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
21 | GT | 37 | Craft-Bamboo Racing | Anthony Liu Jules Gounon Jayden Ojeda | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
22 | GT | 95 | TF Sport | John Hartshorne Ben Tuck Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
23 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1 | Darren Leung Christian Bogle Dan Harper | BMW M4 GT3 | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
24 | GT | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright Benjamin Barker Riccardo Pera | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
25 | GT | 82 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani Emmanuel Collard Kei Cozzolino | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 101 | +7 Laps | ||
26 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing | Dennis Marschall Paul Evrard Zhou Bihuang | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 100 | +8 Laps | ||
27 | GT | 84 | EBM | Adrian D'Silva Kerong Li Earl Bamber | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 100 | +8 Laps | ||
28 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing | Alexey Nesov Sergey Titarenko Ilya Gorbatsky | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 100 | +8 Laps | ||
29 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark | Lukas Dunner Heiko Neumann Morten Strømsted | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 100 | +8 Laps | ||
30 | GT | 77 | D'Station Racing | Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Casper Stevenson | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 100 | +8 Laps | ||
31 | GT | 56 | Team Project 1 | Sean Gelael Maxime Oosten Huilin Han | BMW M4 GT3 | 100 | +8 Laps | ||
Not classified | |||||||||
LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Ian Loggie Alejandro García Ferdinand Habsburg | Oreca 07 | 105 | ||||
LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing | Douglas Khoo Dominic Ang Joshua Burdon | Ligier JS P320 | 79 | ||||
GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport | Gabriel Rindone Brendon Leitch Marco Mapelli | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | 73 | ||||
LMP3 | 20 | High Class Racing | Auðunn Guðmundsson Anders Fjordbach Seth Lucas | Ligier JS P320 | 70 | ||||
GT | 9 | GetSpeed | Anthony Bartone Aaron Walker Steve Jans | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 50 | ||||
GT | 8 | EBM | Setiawan Santoso Tanart Sathienthirakul Bastian Buus | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 27 | ||||
GT | 21 | AF Corse | Simon Mann François Heriau Davide Rigon | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 26 | ||||
GT | 66 | Attempto Racing | Dylan Pereira Alex Aka Andrey Mukovoz | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 24 |
Class | Driver | Team | Time | ||
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LMP2 | Matthieu Vaxivière | #83 AF Corse | 1:53.009 | 87 | |
LMP3 | Joshua Burdon | #65 Viper Niza Racing | 2:01.837 | 77 | |
GT | Ben Tuck | #95 TF Sport | 2:04.999 | 94 | |
Source:[17] |