2024 4 Hours of Mugello
The 2024 4 Hours of Mugello is an endurance sportscar racing event held between 27 and 29 September 2024, as the fifth round of the 2024 European Le Mans Series season.
Entry list
The pre-event entry list consisted of 43 entries between 4 categories – 14 in LMP2, 8 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 10 in LMP3 and 11 in LMGT3.[1][2]
Patrick Pilet is going to replace Felipe Drugovich in the No. 10 Vector Sport.[3] After replacing Albert Costa at previous round Nick Yelloly became permanent driver of the No. 24 Nielsen Racing. [4] David Heinemeier Hansson is going to miss this round and the No. 27 Nielsen Racing will compete with two drivers – Benjamin Pedersen and Will Stevens.[2] Nico Pino is going to join Reshad de Gerus and Job van Uitert in the No. 28 IDEC Sport.[2] Niels Koolen is going to come back to the No. 30 Duqueine Team after missing previous round.[1][2] Anthony Wells and Matt Bell were originally part of the No. 19 Team Virage lineup alongside Tristan Vautier, who joined the team at the previous race, but were later replaced by Georgios Kolovos and Raphaël Narac.[2][5] Oliver Jarvis is going to come back to the No. 21 United Autosports after missing previous round.[2] Louis Stern will join Lahaye brothers in the No. 35 Ultimate.[1][2] Jason Hart and Scott Noble are going to replace John Hartshorne and Phil Keen in the No. 66 JMW Motorsport. John Hartshorne announced his retirement from racing after an accident at previous round.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 27 September | 11:50 | Free Practice 1 |
| 16:20 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test | |
| Saturday, 28 September | 10:10 | Free Practice 2 |
| 14:40 | Qualifying - LMGT3 | |
| 15:05 | Qualifying - LMP3 | |
| 15:30 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro-Am | |
| 15:55 | Qualifying - LMP2 | |
| Sunday, 29 September | 11:30 | Race |
| Source:[6] | ||
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 65 |  Panis Racing
|
1:34.687 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 |  Algarve Pro Racing
|
1:35.218 | |
| LMP3 | 17 |  COOL Racing
|
1:42.337 | |
| LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
1:46.583 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 9 |  Iron Lynx – Proton
|
1:33.803 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 |  Nielsen Racing
|
1:34.699 | |
| LMP3 | 8 |  Team Virage
|
1:44.215 | |
| LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race
|
1:46.903 | |
| Sources:[7][8] | ||||
References
- ^ a b c "ELMS - 43 voitures pour une première au Mugello" (in French). Endurance Info. 18 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kilbey, Stephen (19 September 2024). "Raft Of Driver Changes Revealed For ELMS At Mugello". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Davey, Euwema (18 September 2024). "Pilet to Stand in for Drugovich at Mugello". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Davey, Euwema (19 September 2024). "Yelloly to Complete Season With Nielsen". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Mercier, Laurent (25 September 2024). "ELMS - Raphaël Narac en LMP2 chez Team Virage au Mugello". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "4 HOURS OF MUGELLO - PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE V2" (PDF). European Le Mans Series Press. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (27 September 2024). "Milesi Quickest in Red-Flagged, Extended Mugello FP1". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Stephen, Kilbey (28 September 2024). "Proton Iron Lynx On Top In Second Practice". DailySportscar. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.