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The 2024 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 9 and 11 February 2024 at Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, United Arab Emirates. It was penultimate and the last round of 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time (local: UTC+4) | Event |
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Friday, 9 February | 15:00 | Free Practice 1 |
18:35 | Free Practice 2 | |
Saturday, 10 February | 10:45 | Qualifying |
15:00 | Race 1 | |
Sunday, 11 February | 10:55 | Warm-up |
16:00 | Race 2 | |
Source:[1] |
Entry list
[edit]The pre-event entry list consisted of 42 entries in 3 categories – 13 in LMP2, 6 in LMP3 and 23 in GT.[2] In comparison to the previous round there is one new entry – the No. 18 Huber Motorsport with Dorian Boccolacci, Jannes Fittje, and Stanislav Minsky as its drivers.[3]
Nikita Mazepin fell ill ahead of pre-event testing and was forced to miss out this round. Filipe Albuquerque replaced him in the LMP2 points-leading No. 99 99 Racing crew.[4] Paul Evrard returned to the No. 43 Saintéloc Racing after missing previous round.[5] Florian Scholze replaced Bihuang Zhou in the No. 43 Saintéloc Racing.[6] Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer replaced Oliver Rasmussen in the No. 30 Duqueine Team.[6]
The No. 43 Saintéloc Racing withdrew from both races after a crash in Qualifying session.[7] The No. 86 GR Racing withdrew from Race 2 after a crash in Race 1.[8]
Free practice
[edit]- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
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LMP2 | 99 | ![]() |
1:41.303 | |
LMP3 | 17 | ![]() |
1:48.700 | |
GT | 21 | ![]() |
1:53.116 | |
Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
LMP2 | 4 | ![]() |
1:41.337 | |
LMP3 | 2 | ![]() |
1:49.318 | |
GT | 86 | ![]() |
1:52.771 | |
Sources:[9][10] |
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 | 99 | ![]() |
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1:40.720 | — | 1 |
2 | LMP2 | 22 | ![]() |
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1:41.526 | +0.806 | 2 |
3 | LMP2 | 90 | ![]() |
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1:41.565 | +0.845 | 3 |
4 | LMP2 | 30 | ![]() |
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1:42.057 | +1.337 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 | 4 | ![]() |
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1:42.733 | +2.013 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | 3 | ![]() |
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1:42.792 | +2.072 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | 83 | ![]() |
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1:42.919 | +2.199 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | 55 | ![]() |
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1:43.186 | +2.466 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | 47 | ![]() |
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1:43.436 | +2.716 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 | 25 | ![]() |
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1:43.852 | +3.132 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 | 24 | ![]() |
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1:44.052 | +3.332 | 11 |
12 | LMP2 | 34 | ![]() |
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1:44.119 | +3.399 | 12 |
13 | LMP2 | 44 | ![]() |
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1:47.211 | +6.491 | 13 |
14 | LMP3 | 17 | ![]() |
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1:48.499 | +7.779 | 14 |
15 | LMP3 | 26 | ![]() |
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1:48.905 | +8.185 | 15 |
16 | LMP3 | 20 | ![]() |
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1:50.258 | +9.538 | 16 |
17 | LMP3 | 2 | ![]() |
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1:50.422 | +9.702 | 17 |
18 | GT | 7 | ![]() |
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1:52.673 | +11.953 | 20 |
19 | GT | 9 | ![]() |
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1:52.939 | +12.219 | 21 |
20 | GT | 98 | ![]() |
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1:53.224 | +12.504 | 22 |
21 | GT | 91 | ![]() |
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1:53.270 | +12.550 | 23 |
22 | GT | 69 | ![]() |
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1:53.342 | +12.622 | 24 |
23 | LMP3 | 58 | ![]() |
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1:53.429 | +12.709 | 18 |
24 | GT | 88 | ![]() |
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1:53.595 | +12.875 | 25 |
25 | GT | 27 | ![]() |
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1:53.808 | +13.088 | 26 |
26 | GT | 42 | ![]() |
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1:53.849 | +13.129 | 27 |
27 | GT | 33 | ![]() |
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1:53.959 | +13.239 | 28 |
28 | GT | 21 | ![]() |
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1:54.068 | +13.348 | 29 |
29 | LMP3 | 65 | ![]() |
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1:54.292 | +13.572 | 19 |
30 | GT | 77 | ![]() |
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1:54.361 | +13.641 | 35 |
31 | GT | 19 | ![]() |
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1:54.414 | +13.694 | 30 |
32 | GT | 66 | ![]() |
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1:54.554 | +13.834 | 31 |
33 | GT | 93 | ![]() |
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1:54.647 | +13.927 | 32 |
34 | GT | 95 | ![]() |
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1:54.938 | +14.218 | 33 |
35 | GT | 8 | ![]() |
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1:55.281 | +14.561 | 34 |
36 | GT | 11 | ![]() |
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1:55.471 | +14.751 | 36 |
37 | GT | 82 | ![]() |
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1:55.586 | +14.866 | 37 |
38 | GT | 86 | ![]() |
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1:55.617 | +14.897 | 38 |
39 | GT | 75 | ![]() |
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1:56.312 | +15.592 | 39 |
40 | GT | 84 | ![]() |
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1:56.987 | +16.267 | 40 |
41 | GT | 18 | ![]() |
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1:59.570 | +18.850 | 41 |
42 | GT | 43 | ![]() |
— | — | ||
Source:[11][12][13][14] |
Race
[edit]Race result
[edit]The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 73 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Statistics
[edit]Fastest lap
[edit]Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
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LMP2 | ![]() |
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1:40.725 | 54 |
LMP3 | ![]() |
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1:48.652 | 97 |
GT | ![]() |
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1:52.798 | 89 |
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 | 99 | ![]() |
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1:41.313 | — | 1 |
2 | LMP2 | 90 | ![]() |
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1:41.677 | +0.364 | 2 |
3 | LMP2 | 22 | ![]() |
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1:41.979 | +0.666 | 3 |
4 | LMP2 | 30 | ![]() |
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1:42.408 | +1.095 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 | 4 | ![]() |
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1:42.834 | +1.521 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | 3 | ![]() |
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1:42.955 | +1.642 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | 83 | ![]() |
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1:43.471 | +2.158 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | 47 | ![]() |
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1:43.713 | +2.400 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | 55 | ![]() |
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1:43.854 | +2.541 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 | 25 | ![]() |
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1:44.106 | +2.793 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 | 24 | ![]() |
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1:44.117 | +2.804 | 11 |
12 | LMP2 | 34 | ![]() |
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1:44.486 | +3.173 | 12 |
13 | LMP3 | 17 | ![]() |
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1:48.618 | +7.305 | 13 |
14 | LMP3 | 26 | ![]() |
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1:49.058 | +7.745 | 14 |
15 | LMP2 | 44 | ![]() |
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1:49.569 | +8.256 | 15 |
16 | LMP3 | 2 | ![]() |
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1:50.677 | +9.364 | 16 |
17 | LMP3 | 20 | ![]() |
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1:50.687 | +9.374 | 17 |
18 | GT | 9 | ![]() |
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1:53.213 | +11.900 | 20 |
19 | GT | 7 | ![]() |
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1:53.261 | +11.948 | 21 |
20 | GT | 91 | ![]() |
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1:53.415 | +12.102 | 22 |
21 | GT | 98 | ![]() |
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1:53.415 | +12.102 | 23 |
22 | GT | 88 | ![]() |
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1:53.770 | +12.457 | 24 |
23 | GT | 69 | ![]() |
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1:54.079 | +12.766 | 25 |
24 | GT | 27 | ![]() |
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1:54.157 | +12.844 | 26 |
25 | GT | 77 | ![]() |
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1:54.470 | +13.157 | 27 |
26 | LMP3 | 58 | ![]() |
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1:54.475 | +13.162 | 18 |
27 | GT | 19 | ![]() |
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1:54.688 | +13.375 | 28 |
28 | GT | 21 | ![]() |
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1:54.704 | +13.391 | 29 |
29 | GT | 33 | ![]() |
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1:54.943 | +13.630 | 30 |
30 | GT | 66 | ![]() |
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1:55.111 | +13.798 | 31 |
31 | LMP3 | 65 | ![]() |
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1:55.239 | +13.926 | 19 |
32 | GT | 11 | ![]() |
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1:55.515 | +14.202 | 32 |
33 | GT | 82 | ![]() |
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1:55.697 | +14.384 | 33 |
34 | GT | 8 | ![]() |
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1:55.866 | +14.553 | 34 |
35 | GT | 95 | ![]() |
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1:55.941 | +14.628 | 35 |
36 | GT | 42 | ![]() |
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1:56.187 | +14.874 | 36 |
37 | GT | 86 | ![]() |
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1:56.363 | +15.050 | — |
38 | GT | 75 | ![]() |
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1:56.882 | +15.569 | 37 |
39 | GT | 84 | ![]() |
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1:57.278 | +15.965 | 38 |
40 | GT | 93 | ![]() |
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1:59.566 | +18.253 | 39 |
41 | GT | 18 | ![]() |
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2:00.335 | +19.022 | 40 |
42 | GT | 43 | ![]() |
— | — | ||
Source:[18][12][13][19] |
Race
[edit]Race result
[edit]The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 63 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Statistics
[edit]Fastest lap
[edit]Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
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LMP2 | ![]() |
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1:41.697 | 61 |
LMP3 | ![]() |
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1:49.792 | 78 |
GT | ![]() |
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1:53.112 | 64 |
Source:[21] |
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