2014 4 Hours of Imola
The 2014 4 Hours of Imola was an endurance motor race held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari near Imola, Italy on 17–18 May 2014, and served as the second round of the 2014 European Le Mans Series.
Car no. 38 driven by Simon Dolan, Harry Tincknell and Filipe Albuquerque won the race overall for Jota Racing, ahead of Sébastien Loeb Racing's Vincent Capillaire and Jan Charouz and Signatech Alpine's Paul-Loup Chatin, Nelson Panciatici and Oliver Webb.
The LMGTE category was led by SMP Racing's trio, Andrea Bertolini, Viktor Shaitar and Sergey Zlobin, while Formula Racing's Johnny Laursen, Mikkel Mac and Andrea Piccini were victorious in the GTC class.
Qualifying
Qualifying result
Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.[1]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 38 |  Jota Racing | 1:33.974 | |
| 2 | LMP2 | 46 |  Thiriet by TDS Racing | 1:34.658 | +0,684 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine | 1:34.861 | +0.887 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 48 |  Murphy Prototypes | 1:34.882 | +0.908 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 43 | .svg.png){kind=small} Newblood by Morand Racing | 1:35.593 | +1.619 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 34 | Race Performance | 1:35.649 | +1.675 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | 1:35.798 | +1.824 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 29 |  Pegasus Racing | 1:36.330 | +2.356 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 24 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 1:36.447 | +2.473 |
| 10 | LMGTE | 81 | Kessel Racing | 1:39.920 | +5.946 |
| 11 | LMGTE | 72 |  SMP Racing | 1:40.221 | +6.247 |
| 12 | LMGTE | 54 |  AF Corse | 1:40.550 | +6.576 |
| 13 | LMGTE | 80 | Kessel Racing | 1:40.750 | +6.776 |
| 14 | LMGTE | 55 | AF Corse | 1:40.852 | +6.878 |
| 15 | LMGTE | 56 |  AT Racing | 1:41.026 | +7.052 |
| 16 | LMGTE | 65 | AF Corse | 1:41.202 | +7.228 |
| 17 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | 1:41.319 | +7.345 |
| 18 | LMGTE | 58 | Team Sofrev-ASP | 1:41.592 | +7.618 |
| 19 | GTC | 60 |  Formula Racing | 1:42.082 | +8.108 |
| 20 | LMGTE | 86 | Gulf Racing UK | 1:42.145 | +8.171 |
| 21 | LMGTE | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 1:42.207 | +8.233 |
| 22 | LMGTE | 85 | Gulf Racing UK | 1:42.377 | +8.403 |
| 23 | GTC | 95 | AF Corse | 1:42.145 | +8.171 |
| 24 | LMGTE | 82 | Crubile Sport | 1:42.670 | +8.696 |
| 25 | GTC | 71 | SMP Racing | 1:42.691 | +8.717 |
| 26 | GTC | 98 | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.696 | +8.722 |
| 27 | GTC | 73 | SMP Racing | 1:42.750 | +8.776 |
| 28 | GTC | 93 | Pro GT by Almeras | 1:42.808 | +8.834 |
| 29 | GTC | 94 | AF Corse | 1:42.926 | +8.952 |
| 30 | GTC | 99 | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.994 | +9.020 |
| 31 | GTC | 57 | SMP Racing | 1:43.028 | +9.054 |
| 32 | LMGTE | 67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 1:43.099 | +9.125 |
| 33 | GTC | 75 | .svg.png){kind=small} Prospeed Competition | 1:43.488 | +9.514 |
| 34 | GTC | 78 | Team Russia by Barwell | 1:43.642 | +9.668 |
| 35 | GTC | 63 | AF Corse | 1:46.202 | +12.228 |
| 36 | GTC | 59 | Team Sofrev-ASP | 1:46.950 | +12.976 |
| Not Classified | |||||
| GTC | 62 | AF Corse | |||
Race
Race result
Class winners in bold.[2]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Gap/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||||
| 1 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota Sport | Simon Dolan Harry Tincknell.svg.png){kind=small} Filipe Albuquerque | Zytek Z11SN | D | 139 | 4:00'04.690 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 2 | LMP2 | 24 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Vincent Capillaire Jan Charouz | Oreca 03 | M | 139 | + 28.869 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 3 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine | Paul-Loup Chatin Nelson Panciatici Oliver Webb | Alpine A450 | M | 139 | + 42.679 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 4 | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith Matt McMurry | Zytek Z11SN | D | 138 | + 1 Lap |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 5 | LMP2 | 46 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | Pierre Thiriet Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy | Morgan LMP2 | D | 137 | + 2 Laps |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 6 | LMP2 | 29 | Pegasus Racing | Julien Schell Niki Leutwiler Jonathan Coleman | Morgan LMP2 | D | 137 | + 2 Laps |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 7 | LMGTE | 72 | SMP Racing | Andrea Bertolini Viktor Shaitar Sergey Zlobin | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 134 | + 5 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 8 | LMGTE | 81 | Kessel Racing | Thomas Kemenater Matteo Cressoni | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 134 | + 5 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 9 | LMGTE | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Daniel McKenzie George Richardson Daniel Zampieri | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | D | 134 | + 5 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 10 | LMGTE | 56 | AT Racing |  Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 133 | + 6 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 11 | LMGTE | 58 | Team SOFREV-ASP | Anthony Pons Soheil Ayari Fabien Barthez | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 133 | + 6 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 12 | LMGTE | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo David Hallyday | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 132 | + 7 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 13 | GTC | 60 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Mikkel Mac Andrea Piccini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 132 | + 7 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 14 | GTC | 73 | SMP Racing |  Olivier Beretta Anton Ladygin David Markozov | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 132 | + 7 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 15 | GTC | 71 | SMP Racing | Kirill Ladygin Luca Persiani Aleksey Basov | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 132 | + 7 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 16 | LMGTE | 55 | AF Corse | Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Mirko Venturi | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 132 | + 7 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 17 | LMGTE | 86 | Gulf Racing UK | Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | M | 132 | + 7 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 18 | LMP2 | 34 | Race Performance | Michel Frey Franck Mailleux | Oreca 03 | D | 132 | + 7 Laps |
| Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | ||||||||
| 19 | LMGTE | 85 | Gulf Racing UK | Roald Goethe Stuart Hall Dan Brown | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE | M | 131 | + 8 Laps |
| Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 20 | LMGTE | 82 | Crubilé Sport | Sebastien Crubilé François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 130 | + 9 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 21 | GTC | 99 | ART Grand Prix |  Ricardo González Karim Ajlani Alex Brundle | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | M | 129 | + 10 Laps |
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 22 | LMGTE | 67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Erik Maris Jean-Marc Merlin Éric Hélary | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 129 | + 10 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 23 | GTC | 59 | Team SOFREV-ASP | Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon Jean-Philippe Belloc | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 129 | + 10 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 24 | GTC | 63 | AF Corse | Mads Rasmussen Ilya Melnikov | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 129 | + 10 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 25 | GTC | 94 | AF Corse | Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 129 | + 10 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 26 | GTC | 98 | ART Grand Prix |  Kevin Korjus Grégoire Demoustier Yann Goudy | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | M | 128 | + 11 Laps |
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 27 | GTC | 78 | Team Russia by Barwell | Leo Machitski Timur Sardarov Jonny Cocker | BMW Z4 GT3 | M | 128 | + 11 Laps |
| BMW 4.4 L V8 | ||||||||
| 28 | GTC | 78 | SMP Racing | Boris Rotenberg Mika Salo Maurizio Mediani | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 127 | + 12 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 29 | GTC | 93 | Pro GT by Almeras | Franck Perera Lucas Laserre Eric Dermont | Porsche 997 GT3 R | M | 127 | + 12 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 30 | GTC | 95 | AF Corse |  Adrien De Leneer Cédric Sbirrazzuoli | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 126 | + 13 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 31 | GTC | 62 | AF Corse | Yannick Mollegol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 126 | + 13 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 32 | GTC | 65 | AF Corse | Peter Ashley Mann Lorenzo Casé Raffaele Giammaria | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 124 | + 15 Laps |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| DNF | LMP2 | 43 | Newblood by Morand Racing | Gary Hirsch Romain Brandela Christian Klien | Morgan LMP2 | D | 136 | |
| Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | ||||||||
| DNF | GTC | 75 | Prospeed Competition | Paul Van Splunteren Maxime Soulet Gilles Vannelet | Porsche 997 GT3 R | M | 118 | |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| DNF | LMGTE | 80 | Kessel Racing |  Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 99 | |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| DNF | LMP2 | 48 | Murphy Prototypes |  Karun Chandhok Rodolfo González Nathanaël Berthon | Oreca 03 | D | 80 | |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| DNF | LMGTE | 54 | AF Corse | Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Michael Lyons | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 66 | |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 |
References
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Imola – Qualification results" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Imola – Race – Final Classification" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.