4 h The Bend 2020 - Racing Sports Cars

Event:		Date: 12.1.2020
Track: The Bend (Australia), 7.770 kms	Organiser: unknown
4 h The Bend
Asian Le Mans Series (round 2)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	13:02
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	unknown
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	25
Practiced:	25
Qualified:	25
Started:	25
Finished:	18
Classified:	18

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 2	5	5	4
Le Mans Prototype 2 - Amateur	4	4	3
Le Mans Prototype 3	8	8	4
Grand Touring	8	8	7

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Race notes:
5 full.course cautions for a total of 55 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
private test held in 2 sessions for a total of 240 minutes on 10/1
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 10-11/1
1 qualifying session held for a total of 80 minutes on 11/1

Winners:
Overall:	26	Aurus 01 Gibson	Rusinov / French / Hoogenboom
Le Mans Prototype 2 - Amateur:	52	Ligier JS P2	Ware / Grinbergas
Le Mans Prototype 3:	2	Norma M30 Nissan	Wells / Noble
Grand Touring:	7	Ferrari 488 GT3	Kimura / Cozzolino / Ledogar
Leaders:
laps 1-11:	1	Ligier JS P217
laps 12-17:	36	Ligier JS P217
laps 18-28:	1	Ligier JS P217
laps 29-34:	36	Ligier JS P217
laps 35-45:	26	Aurus 01
laps 46-53:	1	Ligier JS P217
laps 54-78:	26	Aurus 01
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	36	Ligier JS P217 Gibson	Aidan Read (AUS)	2:38.6730	176.2900 km/h	lap 13
Le Mans Prototype 2 - Amateur:	59	Oreca 05	Farano / Higgins / Maini	2:45.0620	169.4600 km/h	lap 13
Le Mans Prototype 3:	34	Ligier JS P217 Gibson	Smiechowski / Winslow / Beche	2:42.0120	172.6500 km/h	lap 8
Grand Touring:	51	Ferrari 488 GT3	Piovanetti / Negri / Pier Guidi	2:56.9900	158.0400 km/h	lap 71
Pole Positions:
Overall:	45	Dallara P217 Gibson	Manchester / Tincknell / Barnicoat	2:35.6980	179.6600 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2 - Amateur:	59	Oreca 05	Farano / Higgins / Maini	2:43.2350	171.3600 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 3:	34	Ligier JS P217 Gibson	Smiechowski / Winslow / Beche	2:36.7720	178.4200 km/h
Grand Touring:	27	Ferrari 488 GT3	Rigon / Gomes / Talbot	2:56.1090	158.8300 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ligier (11), Ferrari (4), Norma (3), BMW (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (8), Gibson (6), Ferrari (4), BMW (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ligier JS P217 (4), Ligier JS P3 (4), Ferrari 488 (4)
Driver nationalities:	AUS (8), GB (8), I (7), USA (7), J (6), F (3), CHN (3), NZ (3), RI (2), D (2), BR (2), CDN (2), MAL (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (88%), front-engined (12%)
Average engine size:	4475 cc (with regard to 31% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5029 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Rob Hodes (58), Satoshi Hoshino (58), Anthony Lazzaro (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Aidan Read (20), Austin McCusker (21), Ben Barnicoat (23)

Official Race Programme:

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