2019 4 Hours of Shanghai
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
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
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
Qualifying Results
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
Race Result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 88 laps. Class winners in bold.[12]
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- 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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- Collantine, Keith (17 August 2018). "FIA WEC Calendar cuts some races to 4 Hours". Race Fans.
- Goodwin, Graham (17 August 2018). "2019-2020 FIA WEC Provisional Calendar Revealed". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- Goodwin, Graham (17 August 2018). "Notes On The Provisional 2019/2020 FIA WEC Calendar". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- Burrows, Ian (1 February 2018). "2017 WEC Global Fan Survey" (PDF). motorsport.com. p. 20. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "FIA WEC – 4 Hours of Shanghai provisional entry list". lemans.org (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "Jordan King added to Shanghai entry list". www.fiawec.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "2019 4H Shanghai 2nd entry list" (PDF).
- Dagys, John. "Will Bamber Set for WEC Debut in Proton Porsche – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "2019 4H Shanghai Qualifying Result" (PDF).
- "2019 4 Hours of Shanghai results" (PDF).
- "Stewards Decision No.28". fiawec.alkamelsystems.com. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.