en 2018 4 Hours of Monza

The 2018 4 Hours of Monza was an endurance motor race that took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza near Monza, Italy between 11 and 13 May 2018, and served as the second round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series.

The overall race victory was taken by the LMP2-class Oreca 07 of G-Drive Racing, with Andrea Pizzitola, Roman Rusinov and Jean-Éric Vergne winning one week after the same driver line-up took LMP2 class victory in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.^[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position in class is denoted with a yellow background.^[2]

Pos.	Class	No°	Team	Chassis	Time	Grid
1	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	Oreca 07	1:35.837	1
2	LMP2	29	Duqueine Engineering	Oreca 07	1:36.074	2
3	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Oreca 07	1:36.183	3
4	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Ligier JS P217	1:36.414	4
5	LMP2	30	AVF by Adrián Vallés	Dallara P217	1:36.614	5
6	LMP2	40	G-Drive Racing	Oreca 07	1:36.641	6
7	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Oreca 07	1:36.817	7
8	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Ligier JS P217	1:37.045	8
9	LMP2	39	Graff	Oreca 07	1:37.065	9
10	LMP2	24	Racing Engineering	Oreca 07	1:37.155	10
11	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	Ligier JS P217	1:37.195	11
12	LMP2	35	SMP Racing	Dallara P217	1:37.242	12
13	LMP2	47	Cetilar Villorba Corse	Dallara P217	1:37.279	13
14	LMP2	49	High Class Racing	Dallara P217	1:37.678	14
15	LMP2	27	IDEC Sport	Ligier JS P217	1:40.137	15
16	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Ligier JS P217	1:41.523	16
17	LMP2	33	TDS Racing	Oreca 07	No Time	17¹
18	LMP2	31	APR - Rebellion Racing	Oreca 07	No Time	18¹
19	LMP3	17	Ultimate	Norma M30	1:45.386	19
20	LMP3	19	M.Racing - YMR	Norma M30	1:45.610	20
21	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Ligier JS P3	1:45.677	21
22	LMP3	15	RLR Msport	Ligier JS P3	1:45.744	22
23	LMP3	10	Oregon Team	Norma M30	1:45.910	23
24	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Ligier JS P3	1:46.161	24
25	LMP3	5	NEFIS By Speed Factory	Ligier JS P3	1:46.222	25
26	LMP3	8	DKR Engineering	Norma M30	1:46.272	26
27	LMP3	20	Racing For Poland	Ligier JS P3	1:46.444	27
28	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Ligier JS P3	1:46.586	28
29	LMP3	4	Cool Racing	Ligier JS P3	1:46.590	29
30	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Ligier JS P3	1:46.805	30
31	LMP3	7	Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen	Ligier JS P3	1:46.846	31
32	LMP3	18	M.Racing - YMR	Ligier JS P3	1:46.860	32
33	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Ligier JS P3	1:46.890	33
34	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	Ligier JS P3	1:46.981	34
35	LMGTE	80	Ebimotors	Porsche 911 RSR	1:47.493	35
36	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Porsche 911 RSR	1:47.511	36
37	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Ferrari 488 GTE	1:47.574	37
38	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Ligier JS P3	1:47.827	38
39	LMGTE	83	Krohn Racing	Ferrari 488 GTE	1:47.878	39
40	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Porsche 911 RSR	1:48.199	40
41	LMP3	9	AT Racing	Ligier JS P3	No Time	41²
42	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Ferrari 488 GTE	No Time	42²

Notes

^1 – The No° 33 TDS Racing Oreca 07 and the No° 31 APR - Rebellion Racing Oreca 07 originally qualified in first and third places respectively in the overall classification but had all lap times deleted and were demoted to the back of the LMP2 grid due to a breach of the technical regulations.^[2]^[3]
^2 – The No° 9 AT Racing Ligier JS P3 and the No° 66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 488 GTE were both demoted to the back of the grid due to a stewards' decision.^[2]

Race

Race result

Class winners are denoted with a yellow background.^[4]

Pos.	Class	No°	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos.	Class	No°	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne	Oreca 07	D	124
1	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	124
2	LMP2	33	TDS Racing	Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière	Oreca 07	D	124
2	LMP2	33	TDS Racing	Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	124
3	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas	Oreca 07	M	124
3	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	124
4	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre	Oreca 07	M	124
4	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	124
5	LMP2	24	Racing Engineering	Norman Nato Paul Petit Olivier Pla	Oreca 07	D	124
5	LMP2	24	Racing Engineering	Norman Nato Paul Petit Olivier Pla	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	124
6	LMP2	29	Duqueine Engineering	Nico Jamin Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues	Oreca 07	M	124
6	LMP2	29	Duqueine Engineering	Nico Jamin Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	124
7	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	Timothé Buret Julien Canal Will Stevens	Ligier JS P217	M	124
7	LMP2	23	Panis Barthez Competition	Timothé Buret Julien Canal Will Stevens	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	124
8⁶	LMP2	31	APR - Rebellion Racing	Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey	Oreca 07	D	124
8⁶	LMP2	31	APR - Rebellion Racing	Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	124
9	LMP2	47	Cetilar Villorba Corse	Roberto Lacorte Felipe Nasr Giorgio Sernagiotto	Dallara P217	D	123
9	LMP2	47	Cetilar Villorba Corse	Roberto Lacorte Felipe Nasr Giorgio Sernagiotto	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	123
10	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson	Ligier JS P217	D	123
10	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	123
11	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Will Owen Hugo de Sadeleer	Ligier JS P217	D	123
11	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Will Owen Hugo de Sadeleer	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	123
12	LMP2	27	IDEC Sport	William Cavailhes Patrice Lafargue Erik Maris	Ligier JS P217	M	120
12	LMP2	27	IDEC Sport	William Cavailhes Patrice Lafargue Erik Maris	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	120
13	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Ate De Jong Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson	Ligier JS P217	D	120
13	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Ate De Jong Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	120
14	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Giorgio Mondini Kay Van Berlo	Ligier JS P3	M	118
14	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Giorgio Mondini Kay Van Berlo	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	118
15	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Ross Kaiser James Swift Terrence Woodward	Ligier JS P3	M	117
15	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Ross Kaiser James Swift Terrence Woodward	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	117
16	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Matthew Bell Garett Grist Anthony Wells	Ligier JS P3	M	117
16	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Matthew Bell Garett Grist Anthony Wells	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	117
17	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Jakub Śmiechowski	Ligier JS P3	M	117
17	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Jakub Śmiechowski	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	117
18	LMP3	2	United Autosports	John Falb Sean Rayhall	Ligier JS P3	M	117
18	LMP3	2	United Autosports	John Falb Sean Rayhall	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	117
19	LMP3	5	NEFIS By Speed Factory	Timur Boguslavskiy Aleksey Chuklin Daniil Pronenko	Ligier JS P3	M	117
19	LMP3	5	NEFIS By Speed Factory	Timur Boguslavskiy Aleksey Chuklin Daniil Pronenko	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	117
20	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Hériau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye	Norma M30	M	116
20	LMP3	17	Ultimate	François Hériau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	116
21	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	116
21	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	116
22	LMP3	10	Oregon Team	Clément Mateu Andrés Méndez Riccardo Ponzio	Norma M30	M	116
22	LMP3	10	Oregon Team	Clément Mateu Andrés Méndez Riccardo Ponzio	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	116
23	LMP3	4	Cool Racing	Iradj Alexander Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny	Ligier JS P3	M	116
23	LMP3	4	Cool Racing	Iradj Alexander Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	116
24	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Marvin Dienst Marc Lieb Christian Ried	Porsche 911 RSR	D	116
24	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Marvin Dienst Marc Lieb Christian Ried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	116
25	LMGTE	80	EbiMotors	Fabio Babini Raymond Narac Riccardo Pera	Porsche 911 RSR	D	116
25	LMGTE	80	EbiMotors	Fabio Babini Raymond Narac Riccardo Pera	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	116
26³	LMP3	7	Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen	Alex Kapadia Colin Noble Christian Stubbe Olsen	Ligier JS P3	M	116
26³	LMP3	7	Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen	Alex Kapadia Colin Noble Christian Stubbe Olsen	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	116
27	LMP3	15	RLR Msport	John Farano Rob Garofall Job van Uitert	Ligier JS P3	M	115
27	LMP3	15	RLR Msport	John Farano Rob Garofall Job van Uitert	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	115
28	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Jacopo Baratto Francesco Dracone	Ligier JS P3	M	115
28	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Jacopo Baratto Francesco Dracone	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	115
29	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Liam Griffin Alex MacDowall Miguel Molina	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	115
29	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Liam Griffin Alex MacDowall Miguel Molina	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	115
30	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Gianmaria Bruni Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda	Porsche 911 RSR	D	115
30	LMGTE	88	Proton Competition	Gianmaria Bruni Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	115
31	LMGTE	83	Krohn Racing	Andrea Bertolini Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn	Ferrari 488 GTE	D	114
31	LMGTE	83	Krohn Racing	Andrea Bertolini Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	D	114
32	LMP3	19	M.Racing - YMR	David Droux Nicolas Ferrer Lucas Légeret	Norma M30	M	113
32	LMP3	19	M.Racing - YMR	David Droux Nicolas Ferrer Lucas Légeret	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	113
33⁵	LMP3	20	Racing For Poland	Tomasz Blicharski Henning Enqvist Alex Fontana	Ligier JS P3	M	109
33⁵	LMP3	20	Racing For Poland	Tomasz Blicharski Henning Enqvist Alex Fontana	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	109
34	LMP2	49	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Dallara P217	D	104
34	LMP2	49	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	104
35⁴	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	Luca Demarchi Paul Scheuschner Hendrik Still	Ligier JS P3	M	99
35⁴	LMP3	14	Inter Europol Competition	Luca Demarchi Paul Scheuschner Hendrik Still	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	99
Ret	LMP2	35	SMP Racing	Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev Viktor Shaytar	Dallara P217	D	62
Ret	LMP2	35	SMP Racing	Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev Viktor Shaytar	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	62
Ret	LMP2	30	AVF by Adrián Vallés	Henrique Chaves Konstantin Tereshchenko	Dallara P217	D	61
Ret	LMP2	30	AVF by Adrián Vallés	Henrique Chaves Konstantin Tereshchenko	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	61
Ret	LMP3	18	M.Racing - YMR	Natan Bihel Laurent Millara	Ligier JS P3	M	57
Ret	LMP3	18	M.Racing - YMR	Natan Bihel Laurent Millara	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	57
Ret	LMP3	9	AT Racing	Mikkel Jensen Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.	Ligier JS P3	M	56
Ret	LMP3	9	AT Racing		Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	56
Ret	LMP3	8	DKR Engineering	Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril Miguel Toril	Norma M30	M	46
Ret	LMP3	8	DKR Engineering	Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril Miguel Toril	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M	46
Ret	LMP2	40	G-Drive Racing	James Allen Enzo Guibbert José Gutiérrez	Oreca 07	D	19
Ret	LMP2	40	G-Drive Racing	James Allen Enzo Guibbert José Gutiérrez	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	19
Ret	LMP2	39	Graff	Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi	Oreca 07	D	7
Ret	LMP2	39	Graff	Alexandre Cougnaud Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	7
DNS	LMP3	12	Eurointernational	Andrea Dromedari Max Hanratty Mark Kvamme	Ligier JS P3	M
DNS	LMP3	12	Eurointernational	Andrea Dromedari Max Hanratty Mark Kvamme	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	M

Notes

^3 – The No° 7 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Ligier JS P3 was issued with an 80-second time penalty due to a stewards' decision.^[4]
^4 – The No° 14 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3 was issued with a 5-lap time penalty due to a stewards' decision.^[4]
^5 – The No° 20 Racing For Poland Ligier JS P3 was issued with a 2-lap time penalty due to a stewards' decision.^[4]
^6 – The No° 31 APR - Rebellion Racing Oreca 07 was issued with a 30-second time penalty due to a stewards' decision.^[4]

References

^ Carter, Jeff (13 May 2018). "G-Drive Racing Take Dominant Victory in Italy". europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Monza – Race (240') – Starting Grid" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (12 May 2018). "TDS Loses Monza Pole; DragonSpeed Promoted". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Monza – Race – Final Classification" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

External links

European Le Mans Series Official Website

European Le Mans Series
Previous race: 4 Hours of Le Castellet	2018 season	Next race: 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring

[Monza-1] Carter, Jeff (13 May 2018). "G-Drive Racing Take Dominant Victory in Italy". europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[MonzaQualifyingResult-2] "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Monza – Race (240') – Starting Grid" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

[MonzaQualifying-3] Lloyd, Daniel (12 May 2018). "TDS Loses Monza Pole; DragonSpeed Promoted". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

[MonzaRaceResults-4] "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Monza – Race – Final Classification" (PDF). elms.alkamelsystems.com. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

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