2024 24 Hours of Portimão

The 2024 24 Hours of Portimão (formally known as the Hankook 24 Hours of Portimão) was an endurance sportscar racing held on 11 and 12 May 2024, as the third of five rounds of the 2024 24H Series. This was the sixth running of the event.
Background
The event was announced on 16 October 2023 along with the rest of the 2024 24H Series calendar.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time (local: WEST) | Event | Duration | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 10 May | 13:30 - 15:00 | Free Practice | 90 Minutes | 
| 17:00 - 17:55 | Qualifying | 3x15 Minutes | |
| 20:30 - 22:00 | Night Practice | 90 Minutes | |
| Saturday-Sunday, 11-12 May | 12:00 - 12:00 | Race | 24 Hours | 
| Source:[2] | |||
Entry list
The entry list was revealed on 6 May 2024, and featured 22 cars: 6 GT3 cars, 10 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, 1 GTX car, 4 GT4 cars, and 1 TCX car.[3]
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Practice
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 | 18 |  Saintéloc Junior Team |  Pierre Kaffer | 1:43.849 | |
| GTX | 701 |  Vortex V8 |  Lionel Amrouche | 1:47.997 | |
| 992 | 909 |  Red Camel-Jordans.nl |  Luc Breukers | 1:47.341 | |
| GT4 | 424 |  Lionspeed GP | .svg.png) Patric Neiderhauser | 1:54.327 | |
| TCE | 125 |  PR-V |  Flavien Remi | 1:59.524 | |
| Source:[5][6] | |||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Night Practice
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 | 92 |  Herberth Motorsport |  Robert Renauer | 1:45.091 | |
| GTX | 701 |  Vortex V8 |  Lucas Sugliano | 1:50.857 | |
| 992 | 967 |  HRT Performance | .svg.png) Stefano Monaco | 1:48.294 | |
| GT4 | 491 |  W Autosport |  Thomas Leal | 1:54.808 | |
| TCE | 125 |  PR-V |  Flavien Remi | 2:00.470 | |
| Source:[7][8] | |||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into three parts. The average of the best times per qualifying session determined the starting order. Saintéloc Junior Team secured pole position with a combined average time of 1:44.921.
Qualifying results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Avg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 Pro/Am | 18 |  Saintéloc Junior Team | 1:45.324 | 1:44.849 | 1:44.590 | 1:44.921 | 
| 2 | GT3 Am | 91 |  Herberth Motorsport | 1:45.663 | 1:44.934 | 1:44.664 | 1:45.087 | 
| 3 | GT3 Pro/Am | 10 | .svg.png) Grove Racing | 1:46.380 | 1:44.161 | 1:44.771 | 1:45.104 | 
| 4 | GT3 Pro/Am | 92 |  Herberth Motorsport | 1:46.705 | 1:44.862 | 1:44.240 | 1:45.269 | 
| 5 | GT3 Am | 11 | .svg.png) Hofor Racing | 1:45.015 | 1:45.178 | 1:46.782 | 1:45.658 | 
| 6 | GT3 Pro/Am | 90 |  E2P Racing | 1:48.973 | 1:45.236 | 1:45.727 | 1:46.645 | 
| 7 | 992 Pro | 909 |  Red Camel-Jordans.nl | 1:48.658 | 1:47.420 | 1:47.802 | 1:47.960 | 
| 8 | GTX | 701 |  Vortex V8 | 1:47.858 | 1:48.864 | 1:47.371 | 1:48.031 | 
| 9 | 992 Pro | 903 | .svg.png) Red Ant Racing | 1:47.951 | 1:49.027 | 1:48.323 | 1:48.433 | 
| 10 | 992 Pro | 967 |  HRT Performance | 1:48.862 | 1:48.472 | 1:48.041 | 1:48.458 | 
| 11 | 992 Pro | 963 | .svg.png) Orchid Racing Team | 1:50.870 | 1:48.002 | 1:48.502 | 1:49.124 | 
| 12 | 992 Am | 907 |  RPM Racing | 1:51.031 | 1:49.010 | 1:47.352 | 1:49.131 | 
| 13 | 992 Pro | 904 | .svg.png) Red Ant Racing | 1:49.482 | 1:49.513 | 1:48.980 | 1:49.325 | 
| 14 | 992 Pro | 902 |  Holmgaard Motorsport | 1:50.229 | 1:49.020 | 1:48.958 | 1:49.402 | 
| 15 | 992 Am | 908 |  SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing | 1:50.377 | 1:54.099 | 1:50.706 | 1:51.727 | 
| 16 | GT4 | 405 |  GSR Motorsport | 1:54.740 | 1:54.189 | 1:55.388 | 1:54.772 | 
| 17 | GT4 | 416 |  Buggyra ZM Racing | 1:54.493 | 1:55.169 | 1:55.154 | 1:54.938 | 
| 18 | GT4 | 491 |  W Autosport | 1:56.868 | 1:54.841 | 1:54.226 | 1:55.311 | 
| 19 | TCX | 125 |  PR-V | 2:02.440 | 2:03.315 | 2:00.482 | 2:02.079 | 
| 20 | GT4 | 424 |  Lionspeed GP | — | 1:54.244 | 1:54.316 | 1:54.280 | 
| 21 | 992 Am | 917 | .svg.png) Orchid Racing Team | 1:51.736 | — | — | 1:51.736 | 
| 22 | 992 Am | 988 |  MRS GT Racing | 2:07.415 | — | — | 2:07.415 | 
| Source:[9] | |||||||
Race
Class winners are in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Time/Reason | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT3 Pro/Am | 92 |  Herberth Motorsport |  Ralf Bohn  Vincent Kolb  Max Moritz  Felix Neuhofer  Robert Renauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 24:00:24.258 | 743 | 
| Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 2 | GT3 Am | 91 |  Herberth Motorsport |  Ralf Bohn  Jason Hart  Scott Noble  Ian Loggie | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | +2 Laps | 741 | 
| Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | GT3 Pro/Am | 18 |  Saintéloc Junior Team |  Michael Doppelmayr  Elia Erhart  Philippe Chatelet  Pierre Kaffer  Swen Herberger | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | +14 Laps | 729 | 
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 4 | 992 Pro | 903 | .svg.png) Red Ant Racing | .svg.png) Kobe de Breucker .svg.png) Ayrton Redant .svg.png) Yannick Redant  Lucas Van Eijndhoven | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +19 Laps | 724 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 5 | 992 Pro | 904 | .svg.png) Red Ant Racing | .svg.png) Peter Guelinckx .svg.png) Michiel Haverans .svg.png) Brent Verheyen .svg.png) Kris Cools | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +30 Laps | 713 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 6 | 992 Pro | 909 |  Red Camel-Jordans.nl |  Ivo Breukers  Luc Breukers  Rik Breukers .svg.png) Fabian Danz | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +35 Laps | 708 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | 992 Pro | 902 |  Holmgaard Motorsport |  Jonas Holmgaard  Magnus Holmgaard  Stéphane Perrin  Martin Vedel Mortensen | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +53 Laps | 690 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | 992 Pro | 963 | .svg.png) Orchid Racing Team | .svg.png) Loïc Villiger  Laurent Misbach  Antoine Leclerc .svg.png) Frank Villiger | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +55 Laps | 688 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | 992 Am | 907 |  RPM Racing |  Philip Hamprecht  Niclas Jönsson  Tracy Krohn  Patrick Huisman | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +80 Laps | 663 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GT4 | 416 |  Buggyra ZM Racing |  Aliyyah Koloc  Adam Lacko  David Vrsecky  Jaroslav Janiš | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | +92 Laps | 651 | 
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GT4 | 491 |  W Autosport |  Thierry Chkondali .svg.png) Caryl Fritsché  Marc Girard  Thomas Leal .svg.png) Michel Sallenbach | Toyota GR Supra GT4 | +106 Laps | 637 | 
| BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 12 | 992 Am | 908 |  SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing |  Solenn Amrouche  Miguel Moiola  Eric Mouez  Lauris Nauroy .svg.png) Gary Terclavers | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +111 Laps | 632 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | TCX | 125 |  PR-V |  Christian Gloz  Hervé Houdré  Alain Remi  Flavien Remi | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | +142 Laps | 601 | 
| Peugeot PSA Prince 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| 14 | GT4 | 405 |  GSR Motorsport |  Egidijus Gelūnas  Aras Kvedaras  Rokas Kvedaras  Ernesta Globytė  Mindaugas Liatukas | Ginetta G56 GT4 | +171 Laps | 572 | 
| GM LS3 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GTX | 701 |  Vortex V8 |  Lionel Amrouche  Philippe Bonnel  Gilles Courtois  Lucas Sugliano | Vortex 2.0 | +172 Laps | 571 | 
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | 992 Am | 988 |  MRS GT Racing | .svg.png) Ricardo Costa  Will Langhorne  Marco Müller  Shaun Thong  Terence Tse | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +233 Laps | 510 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 DNF | GT3 Pro/Am | 90 |  E2P Racing |  Pablo Burguera .svg.png) Álvaro Parente  Antonio Sainero | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) | +357 Laps | 386 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 DNF | 992 Am | 917 | .svg.png) Orchid Racing Team | .svg.png) Antonio Garzon  Laurent Misbach .svg.png) Alexandre Mottet .svg.png) Jeremy Brodard | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +374 Laps | 369 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 DNF | GT3 Am | 11 | .svg.png) Hofor Racing |  Kenneth Heyer .svg.png) Michael Kroll  Max Partl  Alexander Prinz .svg.png) Chantal Prinz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | +390 Laps | 353 | 
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 20 DNF | GT3 Pro/Am | 10 | .svg.png) Grove Racing | .svg.png) Brenton Grove .svg.png) Stephen Grove  Matthew Payne .svg.png) Garth Tander | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | +543 Laps | 200 | 
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 21 DNF | 992 Am | 967 |  HRT Performance | .svg.png) Linus Diener  Amadeo Pampanini .svg.png) Nicolas Stürzinger  Kim André Hauschild .svg.png) Stefano Monaco | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +581 Laps | 162 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 DNF | GT4 | 424 |  Lionspeed GP |  Dennis Bohn  José Garcia  Patrick Kolb  Daniel Miller | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | +723 Laps | 20 | 
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| Source:[10] | |||||||
References
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (October 16, 2023). "2024 24H Series Calendar Released". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "TIME SCHEDULE HANKOOK 24H PORTIMAO 2024". 24H Series. May 9, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "It's race week! 80-plus drivers registered for 2024 Hankook 24H PORTIMAO". 24hseries.com. Creventic. May 6, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H PORTIMÃO". 24H Series. May 11, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Free Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Night Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Night Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Combined Qualification - All Classes Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 12, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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