
The2023 4 Hours of Aragón was anendurancesportscar racing event held between 23 and 26 August 2023, as the third round of the2023 European Le Mans Series season.
The pre-event entry list consisted of 42 entries in 4 categories - 7 in LMP2, 11 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 12 in LMP3 and 12 in LMGTE.[1]
Nelson Piquet Jr. was replaced byFilipe Albuquerque in the No. 21United Autosports USA. Piquet was unable to take part in this race due to calendar clash withStock Car Pro Series.Bent Viscaal replacedJack Hawksworth in the No. 20 Algarve Pro Racing. In the No. 83AF CorseBen Barnicoat was replaced byAlessio Rovera. Both Barnicoat and Hawksworth could not take part in this race due to a clash withIMSA SportsCar Championship.[1] Jacek Zielonka was set to joinGlenn van Berlo in the No. 10Eurointernational but in the endMatthias Lüthen was Berlo's teammate in this race.[1][2] Tom van Rompuy was replaced by Andreas Laskaratos in the No. 3DKR Engineering.[3]
United Autosport USA's No. 23 moved from LMP2 Pro/Am to LMP2 class after Jim McGuire was forced to not take part in this race weekend. Garnet Patterson joinedPaul di Resta andGuy Smith in the No. 23 squad.[2]
| Date | Time (local:CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 23 August | 14:55 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, 24 August | 14:00 | Bronze Drivers Collective Test |
| 20:30 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Saturday, 15 July | 10:15 | Qualifying - LMGTE |
| 10:45 | Qualifying - LMP3 | |
| 11:15 | Qualifying - LMP2 Pro/Am | |
| 11:45 | Qualifying - LMP2 | |
| 18:00 | Race | |
| Source:[4] | ||
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 25 | 1:49.272 | ||
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | 1:48.738 | ||
| LMP3 | 17 | 1:53.601 | ||
| LMGTE | 60 | 1:58.347 | ||
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 43 | 1:48.316 | ||
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | 1:48.670 | ||
| LMP3 | 4 | 1:54.058 | ||
| LMGTE | 60 | 1:57.265 | ||
| Source:[5][6] | ||||
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 22 | 1:46.822 | — | 1 | ||
| 2 | LMP2 | 30 | 1:46.850 | +0.028 | 2 | ||
| 3 | LMP2 | 43 | 1:46.901 | +0.079 | 3 | ||
| 4 | LMP2 | 47 | 1:47.262 | +0.440 | 4 | ||
| 5 | LMP2 | 28 | 1:47.308 | +0.486 | 5 | ||
| 6 | LMP2 | 23 | 1:47.379 | +0.557 | 6 | ||
| 7 | LMP2 | 65 | 1:47.852 | +1.030 | 7 | ||
| 8 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 34 | 1:49.361 | +2.539 | 8 | ||
| 9 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 99 | 1:49.682 | +2.860 | 9 | ||
| 10 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 24 | 1:49.859 | +3.037 | 10 | ||
| 11 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 83 | 1:49.898 | +3.076 | 11 | ||
| 12 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 19 | 1:50.289 | +3.467 | 12 | ||
| 13 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 37 | 1:50.691 | +3.869 | 13 | ||
| 14 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 81 | 1:51.020 | +4.198 | 14 | ||
| 15 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 3 | 1:52.016 | +5.194 | 15 | ||
| 16 | LMP3 | 13 | 1:52.269 | +5.447 | 16 | ||
| 17 | LMP3 | 31 | 1:52.590 | +5.768 | 17 | ||
| 18 | LMP3 | 8 | 1:52.616 | +5.794 | 18 | ||
| 19 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 20 | 1:52.632 | +5.810 | 19 | ||
| 20 | LMP3 | 11 | 1:52.649 | +5.827 | 20 | ||
| 21 | LMP2 Pro/Am | 21 | 1:52.651 | +5.829 | 21 | ||
| 22 | LMP3 | 10 | 1:52.679 | +5.857 | 22 | ||
| 23 | LMP3 | 17 | 1:52.773 | +5.951 | 23 | ||
| 24 | LMP3 | 15 | 1:52.832 | +6.010 | 24 | ||
| 25 | LMP3 | 4 | 1:52.833 | +6.011 | 25 | ||
| 26 | LMP3 | 12 | 1:53.088 | +6.266 | 26 | ||
| 27 | LMP3 | 35 | 1:53.340 | +6.518 | 27 | ||
| 28 | LMP3 | 7 | 1:53.503 | +6.681 | 28 | ||
| 29 | LMP3 | 5 | 1:53.657 | +6.835 | 29 | ||
| 30 | LMGTE | 66 | 1:57.022 | +10.200 | 30 | ||
| 31 | LMGTE | 50 | 1:57.263 | +10.441 | 31 | ||
| 32 | LMGTE | 16 | 1:57.375 | +10.553 | 32 | ||
| 33 | LMGTE | 93 | 1:57.574 | +10.752 | 33 | ||
| 34 | LMGTE | 57 | 1:57.598 | +10.776 | 34 | ||
| 35 | LMGTE | 77 | 1:57.674 | +10.852 | 35 | ||
| 36 | LMGTE | 72 | 1:57.723 | +10.901 | 36 | ||
| 37 | LMGTE | 55 | 1:57.850 | +11.028 | 37 | ||
| 38 | LMGTE | 44 | 1:58.034 | +11.212 | 38 | ||
| 39 | LMGTE | 60 | 1:59.303 | +12.481 | 39 | ||
| 40 | LMGTE | 51 | 1:59.769 | +12.947 | 40 | ||
| 41 | LMGTE | 95 | 1:59.969 | +13.147 | 41 | ||
| 42 | LMP2 | 25 | — | 42 | |||
| Source:[7][8][9][10][11][12] | |||||||
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 83 laps. Class winners are marked inbold.
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 1:48.864 | 91 | ||
| LMP2 Pro/Am | 1:48.792 | 81 | ||
| LMP3 | 1:55.233 | 88 | ||
| LMGTE | 1:56.853 | 85 | ||
| Source:[18] | ||||