24h Le Mans
The #14 Oreca 07-Gibson of AO by TF took the honours in the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the fourth round of the 2024 European Le Mans Series. The success moved the American team to the top of the general classification ahead of Inter Europol Competition.
AO by TF wrapped up a perfect weekend by clinching victory in the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps from pole position. After a race-long battle, Jonny Edgar, Robert Kubica and Louis Delétraz in the #14 Oreca 07-Gibson edged out the #43 Oreca of Inter Europol Competition by just 1.1 seconds. IDEC Sport rounded out the podium.
The American outfit has moved into the championship lead on the back of this success with a tiny two-point advantage over Inter Europol Competition with IDEC Sport afurther 13 points behind. With two races still to be run and 52 points up for grabs, the fight for the LMP2 title will seemingly go down to the wire.
1. AO by TF – 65 points
2. Inter Europol Competition – 63 points
3. IDEC Sport – 50 points
4. Panis Racing – 48 points
5. Cool Racing – 35 points
The #83 Oreca of AF Corse, driven by François Perrodo, Alessio Rovera and Matthieu Vaxiviere, claimed the LMP2 Pro/Am class win. The reigning champions picked up their second class victory of the season ahead of the #20 Oreca of Algarve Pro Racing.
1. AF Corse – 80 points
2. Algarve Pro Racing – 60 points
3. Richard Mille by TDS – 59 points
4. Proton Competition – 53 points
5. Nielsen Racing – 45 points
Matt Bell and Adam Ali followed up their Imola triumph with a second successive LMP3 win for Eurointernational. The pair overcame an early skirmish that sent Bell into the gravel at Les Combes to claw their way back up the standings. Ali took the chequered flag 14 seconds ahead of the #31 Ligier fielded by Racing Spirit of Leman.
1. Eurointernational – 77 points
2. RLR M Sport – 63 points
3. Team Virage – 57 points
4. Cool Racing – 48 points
5. DKR Engineering – 43 points
The LMGT3 class produced a clean sweep of the podium for the Ferrari 296 LMGT3. The Kessel Racing #57 Ferrari driven by Takeshi Kimura, Esteban Masson and Daniel Serra was first home with a lap to spare over GR Racing and AF Corse.
1. Racing Spirit of Leman – 53 points
2. GR Racing – 52 points
3. Iron Lynx – 49 points
4. Iron Dames – 40 points
5. Spirit of Race – 39 points
The series returns to Italy for the fifth round, the 4 Hours of Mugello, on 29 September. In the meantime, sit back and enjoy the highlights of the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
