
The2023 4 Hours of Algarve was anendurancesportscar racing event held between 19 and 20 October 2023, as the fifth round of the2023 European Le Mans Series season.
The race meeting atAlgarve International Circuit was turned into double race weekend after the cancellation of planned race atImola.[1]
The entry list was published on 11 October and consisted of 41 entries in 4 categories – 7 in LMP2, 10 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 12 in LMP3 and 12 in LMGTE.[2]
The No. 10Eurointernational withdrew from competing before the racing weekend.[3]
Ben Barnicoat came back to racing for the No. 83AF Corse after missing two previous races.[2]Jack Hawksworth returned to the No. 20 Algarve Pro Racing after also missing previous two races.[2]Bent Viscaal replacedGianmaria Bruni in the No. 99Proton Competition.[4]
| Date | Time (local:WEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 19 October | 9:50 | Free Practice 1 |
| 16:20 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test | |
| Friday, 20 October | 9:50 | Qualifying - LMGTE |
| 10:15 | Qualifying - LMP3 | |
| 10:40 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro/Am | |
| 11:05 | Qualifying - LMP2 | |
| 14:45 | Race | |
| Source:[5] | ||
| Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 25 | 1:33.898 | |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | 1:34.023 | |
| LMP3 | 13 | 1:38.649 | |
| LMGTE | 95 | 1:42.409 | |
| Source:[6] | |||
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 25 | 1:48.674 | — | 1 | ||
| 2 | LMP2 | 43 | 1:49.555 | +0.881 | 2 | ||
| 3 | LMP2 | 28 | 1:49.896 | +1.222 | 3 | ||
| 4 | LMP2 | 65 | 1:50.159 | +1.485 | 4 | ||
| 5 | LMP2 | 30 | 1:50.311 | +1.637 | 5 | ||
| 6 | LMP2 | 22 | 1:50.634 | +1.960 | 6 | ||
| 7 | LMP2 | 47 | 1:51.793 | +3.119 | 7 | ||
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | 1:55.426 | +6.752 | 8 | ||
| 9 | LMP3 | 8 | 1:56.029 | +7.355 | 18 | ||
| 10 | LMP3 | 12 | 1:56.255 | +7.581 | 19 | ||
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 | 1:56.472 | +7.798 | 9 | ||
| 12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | 1:56.792 | +8.118 | 10 | ||
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | 1:57.371 | +8.697 | 11 | ||
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | 1:57.585 | +8.911 | 12 | ||
| 15 | LMP3 | 17 | 1:57.727 | +9.053 | 20 | ||
| 16 | LMP3 | 11 | 1:57.932 | +9.258 | 21 | ||
| 17 | LMP3 | 4 | 1:57.950 | +9.276 | 22 | ||
| 18 | LMP3 | 7 | 1:58.067 | +9.393 | 23 | ||
| 19 | LMP3 | 13 | 1:58.182 | +9.508 | 24 | ||
| 20 | LMP3 | 31 | 1:58.312 | +9.638 | 25 | ||
| 21 | LMP3 | 15 | 1:58.489 | +9.815 | 26 | ||
| 22 | LMP3 | 35 | 1:58.578 | +9.904 | 27 | ||
| 23 | LMP3 | 5 | 1:58.702 | +10.028 | 28 | ||
| 24 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | 1:59.912 | +11.238 | 13 | ||
| 25 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | 2:01.126 | +12.452 | 14 | ||
| 26 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | 2:01.698 | +13.024 | 15 | ||
| 27 | LMGTE | 72 | 2:01.872 | +13.198 | 29 | ||
| 28 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | 2:02.705 | +14.031 | 16 | ||
| 29 | LMGTE | 50 | 2:02.830 | +14.156 | 30 | ||
| 30 | LMGTE | 44 | 2:03.142 | +14.468 | 31 | ||
| 31 | LMGTE | 77 | 2:04.008 | +15.334 | 32 | ||
| 32 | LMGTE | 55 | 2:04.618 | +15.944 | 33 | ||
| 33 | LMGTE | 16 | 2:05.864 | +17.190 | 34 | ||
| 34 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | 2:07.825 | +19.151 | 17 | ||
| 35 | LMGTE | 51 | 2:08.059 | +19.385 | 35 | ||
| 36 | LMGTE | 57 | 2:08.779 | +20.105 | 36 | ||
| 37 | LMGTE | 66 | 2:09.468 | +20.794 | 37 | ||
| 38 | LMGTE | 95 | 2:10.582 | +21.908 | 38 | ||
| 39 | LMGTE | 60 | 2:11.288 | +22.614 | 39 | ||
| 40 | LMGTE | 93 | — | 40 | |||
| Sources:[8][9][10][11][12][13] | |||||||
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 84 laps. Class winners are marked inbold.
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 1:34.565 | 5 | ||
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 1:35.158 | 117 | ||
| LMP3 | 1:39.929 | 114 | ||
| LMGTE | 1:42.442 | 114 | ||
| Source:[17] | ||||