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2019 4 Hours of Shanghai

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Track map of the Shanghai International Circuit, in the Grand Prix Circuit Configuration
The overall race winner, the #1 Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13, pictured at Silverstone in 2018

The 2019 4 Hours of Shanghai was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 10 November 2019, as the third round of the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship. This was the inaugural running of the race, in a four-hour format, having previously been run as the 6 Hours of Shanghai. The race was won overall by Bruno Senna, Gustavo Menezes, and Norman Nato, in the #1 Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13, with the race being the first win on the road for a non hybrid LMP1 since the first ever WEC race, the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring. [1]

Background

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The provisional calendar for the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship was unveiled at the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone, featuring eight races, on five continents, starting at Silverstone in September 2019 with a four-hour race, and ending with the Le Mans 24 Hours in June 2020. It was noted that for first time in the FIA World Endurance Championship, 4 hour races would be introduced, at the Silverstone Circuit, and the Shanghai International Circuit, following a fan survey which was conducted by the championship[2][3][4][5] despite an overwhelming preference being shown for 6 hour, 12 hour, and 24 hour races.[6]

Entry list

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The entry list for the race was released on 10 October 2019, with 31 cars being split across the four classes. All five full-season LMP1 entries were listed, alongside 8 LMP2s, 6 GTE-Pro cars, and 12 cars in GTE-Am, with GTE Am having the #78 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR as an additional entry. Majority of the driving seats were displayed as being filled, with the exception of both Team LNT Ginetta G60-LT-P1s, which had no drivers, and the #88 Dempsey-Proton Racing, which had 2 empty seats.[7] A 2nd entry list was released on 23 October 2019, with the Team LNT Ginetta seats being filled, with all drivers from the previous race returning, with the exception of Luca Ghiotto, who was replaced by Jordan King.[8][9] On November 7, 2019, Will Bamber was announced to be driving in the #88 Dempsey-Proton Racing, alongside Thomas Preining.[10]

Qualifying

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Qualifying Results

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[11]

Pos Class Team Average Time Gap Grid
1 LMP1 No 1. Rebellion Racing 1:45.892 - 1
2 LMP1 No. 6 Team LNT 1:47.092 1.200 2
3 LMP1 No. 5 Team LNT 1:47.109 1.217 3
4 LMP1 No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:47.235 1.343 4
5 LMP1 No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:48.180 2.288 5
6 LMP2 No. 42 Cool Racing 1:48.649 2.757 6
7 LMP2 No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing 1:48.775 2.883 7
8 LMP2 No. 22 United Autosports 1:48.972 3.080 8
9 LMP2 No. 33 High Class Racing 1:49.245 3.353 9
10 LMP2 No. 38 Jota Sport 1:49.739 3.847 10
11 LMP2 No. 47 Cetilar Racing 1:50.496 4.604 11
12 LMP2 No. 36 Signatech Alpine Elf 1:50.941 5.049 12
13 LMGTE-Pro No. 92 Porsche GT Team 1:59.579 13.687 13
14 LMGTE-Pro No. 95 Aston Martin Racing 1:59.597 13.705 14
15 LMGTE-Pro No. 97 Aston Martin Racing 1:59.607 13.715 15
16 LMGTE-Pro No. 51 AF Corse 1:59.687 13.795 16
17 LMGTE-Pro No. 71 AF Corse 2:00.067 14.175 17
18 LMGTE-Pro No. 91 Porsche GT Team 2:00.224 14.332 18
19 LMGTE-Am No. 56 Team Project 1 2:00.824 14.932 19
20 LMGTE-Am No. 98 Aston Martin Racing 2:01.528 15.636 20
21 LMGTE-Am No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:01.655 15.763 21
22 LMGTE-Am No. 90 TF Sport 2:02.192 16.300 22
23 LMGTE-Am No. 57 Team Project 1 2:02.228 16.336 23
24 LMGTE-Am No. 54 AF Corse 2:02.404 16.512 24
25 LMGTE-Am No. 70 MR Racing 2:02.602 16.710 25
26 LMGTE-Am No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:02.714 16.822 26
27 LMGTE-Am No. 86 Gulf Racing 2:02.978 17.086 27
28 LMGTE-Am No. 83 AF Corse 2:03.001 17.109 28
29 LMGTE-Am No. 78 Proton Competition 2:03.086 17.194 29
30 LMGTE-Am No. 62 Red River Sport 2:03.239 17.347 30
31 LMP2 No. 29 Racing Team Nederland 1:48.431 +2.539 31

Race

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Race Result

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The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 88 laps. Class winners in bold.[12]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP1 1 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Brazil Bruno Senna
United States Gustavo Menezes
France Norman Nato
Rebellion R13 M 125 4:00:59.195
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
2 LMP1 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 125 +1:06.984
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
3 LMP1 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 124 +1 lap
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
4 LMP1 5 United Kingdom Team LNT United Kingdom Jordan King
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Russia Egor Orudzhev
Ginetta G60-LT-P1 M 124 +1 lap
AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6
5 LMP1 6 United Kingdom Team LNT United Kingdom Charlie Robertson
United Kingdom Michael Simpson
United Kingdom Guy Smith
Ginetta G60-LT-P1 M 123 +2 laps
AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6
6 LMP2 38 United Kingdom Jota Sport Portugal António Félix da Costa
Mexico Roberto González
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Oreca 07 G 121 +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 37 China Jackie Chan DC Racing China Ho-Pin Tung
France Gabriel Aubry
United Kingdom Will Stevens
Oreca 07 G 121 +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 22 United Kingdom United Autosports Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Philip Hanson
United Kingdom Paul di Resta
Oreca 07 M 121 +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 36 France Signatech Alpine Elf France Thomas Laurent
Brazil André Negrão
France Pierre Ragues
Oreca 07 M 120 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 29 Netherlands Racing Team Nederland Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
Netherlands Frits van Eerd [nl]
Netherlands Nyck de Vries
Oreca 07 M 120 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 33 Denmark High Class Racing Denmark Anders Fjordbach
United States Mark Patterson
Japan Kenta Yamashita
Oreca 07 G 120 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 47 Italy Cetilar Racing Italy Andrea Belicchi
Italy Roberto Lacorte
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Dallara P217 M 119 +6 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMGTE Pro 51 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 115 +10 laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
14 LMGTE Pro 92 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 115 +10 laps
Porsche 4.2L Flat-Six
15 LMGTE Pro 91 Germany Porsche GT Team Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Austria Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 115 +10 laps
Porsche 4.2L Flat-Six
16 LMGTE Pro 97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn
Belgium Maxime Martin
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE M 115 +10 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
17 LMGTE Pro 95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark Marco Sørensen
Denmark Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE M 115 +10 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
18 LMGTE Pro 71 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 115 +10 laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
19 LMGTE Am 90 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Turkey Salih Yoluç
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE M 113 +12 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
20 LMGTE Am 57 Germany Team Project 1 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
Netherlands Larry ten Voorde
United States Ben Keating
Porsche 911 RSR M 113 +12 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
21 LMGTE Am 98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Canada Paul Dalla Lana
United Kingdom Darren Turner
United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE M 113 +12 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
22 LMGTE Am 83 Italy AF Corse France Emmanuel Collard
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
France François Perrodo
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 113 +12 laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
23 LMGTE Am 56 Germany Team Project 1 Italy Matteo Cairoli
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Norway Egidio Perfetti
Porsche 911 RSR M 112 +13 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
24 LMGTE Am 88 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Austria Thomas Preining
New Zealand Will Bamber
Italy Angelo Negro
Porsche 911 RSR M 112 +13 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
25 LMGTE Am 70 Japan MR Racing Monaco Olivier Beretta
Japan Kei Cozzolino
Japan Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 112 +13 laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse Italy Francesco Castellacci
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 112 +13 laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
27 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
Porsche 911 RSR M 112 +13 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
28 LMGTE Am 62 United Kingdom Red River Sport United Kingdom Bonamy Grimes
United Kingdom Charles Hollings
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 112 +13 laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
29[N 1] LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Australia Matt Campbell
Italy Riccardo Pera
Germany Christian Ried
Porsche 911 RSR M 111 +14 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
30 LMGTE Am 78 Germany Proton Competition Monaco Philippe Prette
Monaco Louis Prette
France Vincent Abril
Porsche 911 RSR M 107 +18 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
Ret LMP2 42 Switzerland Cool Racing Switzerland Antonin Borga
Switzerland Alexander Coigny
France Nicolas Lapierre
Oreca 07 M 30 Not classified
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
  1. ^ The No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Competition was penalised 1 lap and 53.707 seconds by the stewards after the race due to exceeding the dry-weather tyre allocation (24 instead of 22 tyres used)[13].

References

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  3. ^ Collantine, Keith (17 August 2018). "FIA WEC Calendar cuts some races to 4 Hours". Race Fans.
  4. ^ Goodwin, Graham (17 August 2018). "2019-2020 FIA WEC Provisional Calendar Revealed". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ^ Goodwin, Graham (17 August 2018). "Notes On The Provisional 2019/2020 FIA WEC Calendar". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ^ Burrows, Ian (1 February 2018). "2017 WEC Global Fan Survey" (PDF). motorsport.com. p. 20. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ^ "FIA WEC – 4 Hours of Shanghai provisional entry list". lemans.org (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Jordan King added to Shanghai entry list". www.fiawec.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 4H Shanghai 2nd entry list" (PDF).
  10. ^ Dagys, John. "Will Bamber Set for WEC Debut in Proton Porsche – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  11. ^ "2019 4H Shanghai Qualifying Result" (PDF).
  12. ^ "2019 4 Hours of Shanghai results" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Stewards Decision No.28". fiawec.alkamelsystems.com. 10 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.