Spa 4 Hours 2017 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps		Date: 24.9.2017
Track: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), 7.004 kms	Organiser: unknown
Spa 4 Hours
European Le Mans Series (round 5)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	12:00
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	4 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	35
Practiced:	35
Qualified:	35
Started:	35
Finished:	30
Classified:	30

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 2	12	12	11
Le Mans Prototype 3	17	17	13
Le Mans GTE Am	6	6	6

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Pre-race sessions:
30-minute Bronze Driver Collective Test held on 22/9
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 22-23/9
1 qualifying session held for a total of 12 minutes on 23/9

Winners:
Overall:	40	Oreca 07 Gibson	Allen / Bradley / Yacaman
Le Mans Prototype 3:	9	Ligier JS P3 Nissan	Talkanitsa / Talkanitsa, Jr. / Jensen
Le Mans GTE Am:	51	Ferrari 488 GTE	Bertolini / Roda / Mastronardi
Leaders:
laps 1-18:	32	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 19-26:	22	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 27-36:	23	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 37-46:	32	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 47-53:	40	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 54-59:	22	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 60-74:	40	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 75-79:	22	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 80-83:	32	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 84-88:	40	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 89-90:	27	Dallara P217 Gibson
laps 91-97:	40	Oreca 07 Gibson
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	22	Oreca 07 Gibson	Memo Rojas (MEX)	2:05.2360	201.3000 km/h	lap 2
Le Mans Prototype 3:	9	Ligier JS P3 Nissan	Talkanitsa / Talkanitsa, Jr. / Jensen	2:16.0830	185.3000 km/h	lap 3
Le Mans GTE Am:	55	Ferrari 488 GTE	Cameron / Griffin / Scott	2:20.5270	179.4000 km/h	lap 82
Pole Positions:
Overall:	21	Oreca 07 Gibson	Ben Hanley (GB)	2:02.4570	205.9000 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 3:	9	Ligier JS P3 Nissan	Talkanitsa / Talkanitsa, Jr. / Jensen	2:13.6340	188.7000 km/h
Le Mans GTE Am:	77	Porsche 991 RSR	Ried / Camathias / Cairoli	2:16.7570	184.4000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ligier (17), Oreca (4), Dallara (4), Norma (4), Ferrari (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (17), Gibson (12), Ferrari (3), Aston Martin (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ligier JS P3 (13), Oreca 07 (4), Dallara P217 (4), Ligier JS P217 (4), Norma M30 (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (25), GB (17), I (12), CH (7), USA (7), DK (5), D (4), AUS (3), BG (2), CO (2), NL (2), RUS (2)
Team nationalities:	F (11), USA (6), GB (5), I (2), CH (2), RUS (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (91%), front-engined (5%), rear-engined (4%)
Average engine size:	4593 cc (with regard to 8% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4739 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Mark Patterson (66), Jan Lammers (61), Patrice Lafargue (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Matthew McMurry (20), Hugo de Sadeleer (20), Ross Gunn (20)

Official Race Programme:

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