Paul Ricard 4 Hours 2015 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 4 Heures du Castellet		Date: 6.9.2015
Track: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet (France), 5.791 kms	Organiser: unknown
Paul Ricard 4 Hours
European Le Mans Series (round 4)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	13:00
Grid:	2-2-2. rolling start
Distance:	4 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	27
Practiced:	27
Qualified:	27
Started:	27
Finished:	22
Classified:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 2	10	10	8
Le Mans Prototype 3	4	4	3
Le Mans GTE	8	8	7
Grand Touring Challenge	5	5	4

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Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 5/9
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 6/9

Winners:
Overall:	41	Gibson 015S Nissan	Hirsch / Wirdheim / Lancaster
Le Mans Prototype 3:	3	Ginetta - Nissan	Robertson / Hoy
Le Mans GTE:	60	Ferrari 458 Italia	Rizzoli / Laursen / Mac
Grand Touring Challenge:	59	BMW Z4 GT3	Perera / Lunardi / Dermont
Leaders:
laps 1-23:	21	BR01 Nissan
lap 24:	20	BR01 Nissan
lap 25:	38	Gibson 015S Nissan
laps 26-44:	21	BR01 Nissan
lap 45:	38	Gibson 015S Nissan
laps 46-49:	41	Gibson 015S Nissan
laps 50-86:	46	Oreca 05 Nissan
laps 87-98:	38	Gibson 015S Nissan
laps 99-101:	41	Gibson 015S Nissan
laps 102-123:	38	Gibson 015S Nissan
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	21	BR01 Nissan	Aleshin / Ladygin / Shaytar	1:49.7690	189.9000 km/h	lap 2
Le Mans Prototype 3:	3	Ginetta - Nissan	Robertson / Hoy	1:57.0320	178.1000 km/h	lap 11
Le Mans GTE:	56	Ferrari 458 Italia	Talkanitsa / Talkanitsa, Jr. / Pier Guidi	1:58.1200	176.5000 km/h	lap 86
Grand Touring Challenge:	59	BMW Z4 GT3	Perera / Lunardi / Dermont	2:00.2140	173.4000 km/h	lap 26
Pole Positions:
Overall:	38	Gibson 015S Nissan	Dolan / Albuquerque / Tincknell	1:46.9170	195.0000 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 3:	3	Ginetta - Nissan	Robertson / Hoy	1:55.4310	180.6000 km/h
Le Mans GTE:	56	Ferrari 458 Italia	Talkanitsa / Talkanitsa, Jr. / Pier Guidi	1:55.7820	180.1000 km/h
Grand Touring Challenge:	59	BMW Z4 GT3	Perera / Lunardi / Dermont	1:58.3960	176.1000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (8), Ginetta (4), Oreca (3), Gibson (2), BR (2), Ligier (2), BMW (2), Porsche (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (13), Ferrari (8), BMW (2), Porsche (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 458 (8), Ginetta Juno LMP3 (4), Gibson 015S (2), BR 01 (2), Ligier JS P2 (2), BMW Z4 (2), Porsche 991 RSR (2), Oreca 03 (2)
Driver nationalities:	GB (21), I (12), F (12), DK (6), RUS (5), S (2), USA (2), NL (2), P (2), BG (2), CH (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (6), I (6), D (2), DK (2), RUS (2), F (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (81%), front-engined (11%), rear-engined (8%)
Average engine size:	4554 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Tracy Krohn (61), Thomas Flohr (55), Niclas Jönsson (48)
Youngest known drivers:	Harry Tincknell (24), Jesse Krohn (25), David Cheng (26)

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