2021 4 Hours of Portimão

The layout of the Algarve International Circuit, where the race was held.

The 2021 4 Hours of Portimão was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 24 October 2021, at Algarve International Circuit. It was the sixth and final round of the 2021 European Le Mans Series.[1][2][3]

Entry list

The entry list was revealed on 13 October 2021, and saw 41 entries: 14 in LMP2, 17 in LMP3 and 10 in LMGTE.[4]

Race

Race Result

Class winners are marked in bold and ‡.

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP2 22 United Kingdom United Autosports United Kingdom Philip Hanson
South Africa Jonathan Aberdein
United Kingdom Tom Gamble
Oreca 07 G 130 4:00:00.433‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
2 LMP2 41 Belgium Team WRT Switzerland Louis Delétraz
Poland Robert Kubica
China Ye Yifei
Oreca 07 G 130 +21.748
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
3 LMP2 24 Portugal Algarve Pro Racing Germany Sophia Flörsch
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg
United Kingdom Richard Bradley
Oreca 07 G 130 +22.678
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
4 LMP2 65 France Panis Racing France Julien Canal
United Kingdom Will Stevens
Australia James Allen
Oreca 07 G 130 +36.614
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 LMP2 26 Russia G-Drive Racing Russia Roman Rusinov
Argentina Franco Colapinto
Netherlands Nyck de Vries
Oreca 07 G 130 +39.330
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 Pro-Am 37 Switzerland Cool Racing Switzerland Alexandre Coigny
France Nicolas Lapierre
France Charles Milesi
Oreca 07 G 130 +1:21.074‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 28 France IDEC Sport France Paul Lafargue
France Paul-Loup Chatin
France Patrick Pilet
Oreca 07 G 129 +1 Lap
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 Pro-Am 25 Russia G-Drive Racing United States John Falb
Portugal Rui Andrade
United States Gustavo Menezes
Oreca 07 G 129 +1 Lap
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 35 United Kingdom BHK Motorsport Italy Francesco Dracone
Italy Sergio Campana
Germany Markus Pommer
Oreca 07 G 128 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 32 United Kingdom United Autosports France Nico Jamin
Venezuela Manuel Maldonado
Netherlands Job van Uitert
Oreca 07 G 128 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 29 France Ultimate France Matthieu Lahaye
France Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
Italy Gianluca Giraudi
Oreca 07 G 128 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 Pro-Am 39 France Graff Racing France Vincent Capillaire
France Arnold Robin
France Maxime Robin
Oreca 07 G 127 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMP3 13 Poland Inter Europol Competition Germany Martin Hippe
Belgium Ugo de Wilde
France Adam Eteki
Ligier JS P320 M 123 +7 Laps‡
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
14 LMP3 2 United Kingdom United Autosports United Kingdom Wayne Boyd
United Kingdom Rob Wheldon
France Edouard Cauhaupe
Ligier JS P320 M 123 +7 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
15 LMP3 9 France Graff Racing Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser
Finland Rory Penttinen
Ligier JS P320 M 123 +7 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
16 LMP3 4 Luxembourg DKR Engineering Germany Laurents Hörr
France Mathieu de Barbuat
Ligier JS P320 M 123 +7 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
17 LMP3 42 France Saintéloc Junior Team France Fabien Michal
Switzerland Lucas Légeret
Ligier JS P320 M 122 +8 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
18 LMP3 8 France Graff Racing France Eric Trouillet
Switzerland Sébastien Page
Switzerland David Droux
Ligier JS P320 M 122 +8 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
19 LMP3 14 Poland Inter Europol Competition Poland Mateusz Kaprzyk
Poland Patryk Krupiński
Chile Nico Pino
Ligier JS P320 M 122 +8 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
20 LMP3 19 Switzerland Cool Racing Switzerland Nicolas Maulini
United Kingdom Matt Bell
Germany Niklas Krütten
Ligier JS P320 M 122 +8 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
21 LMP3 11 Italy Eurointernational France Antoine Doquin
Italy Mattia Drudi
Germany Finn Gehrsitz
Ligier JS P320 M 122 +8 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
22 LMP3 3 United Kingdom United Autosports United States Jim McGuire
United Kingdom Duncan Tappy
United Kingdom Andrew Bentley
Ligier JS P320 M 121 +9 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
23 LMP3 20 Poland Team Virage United States Rob Hodes
Switzerland Alex Fontana
Algeria Julien Gerbi
Ligier JS P320 M 121 +9 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
24 LMP3 6 United Kingdom Nielsen Racing United Kingdom Nicholas Adcock
United States Austin McCusker
Netherlands Max Koebolt
Ligier JS P320 M 121 +9 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
25 LMGTE 80 Italy Iron Lynx Italy Matteo Cressoni
Italy Rino Mastronardi
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo G 121 +9 Laps‡
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE 93 Germany Proton Competition Republic of Ireland Michael Fassbender
Germany Felipe Fernández Laser
Austria Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR-19 G 121 +9 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
27 LMGTE 83 Italy Iron Lynx Switzerland Rahel Frey
Denmark Michelle Gatting
Belgium Sarah Bovy
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo G 120 +10 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE 55 Switzerland Spirit of Race United Kingdom Duncan Cameron
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin
South Africa David Perel
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo G 120 +10 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE 77 Germany Proton Competition Germany Christian Ried
United States Cooper MacNeil
Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Porsche 911 RSR-19 G 120 +10 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
30 LMGTE 66 United Kingdom JMW Motorsport United Kingdom Jody Fannin
Hong Kong Shaun Thong
United States Rodrigo Sales
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo G 120 +10 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
31 LMGTE 95 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom John Hartshorne
United Kingdom Ross Gunn
United Kingdom Ollie Hancock
Aston Martin Vantage AMR G 120 +10 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
32 LMP3 12 Luxembourg Racing Experience Belgium Tom Cloet
Luxembourg Gary Hauser
Portugal Guilherme Oliveira
Duqueine M30 - D08 M 120 +10 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
33 LMGTE 60 Italy Iron Lynx Italy Claudio Schiavoni
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Italy Paolo Ruberti
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo G 120 +10 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
34 LMGTE 61 Italy AF Corse France Franck Dezoteux
France Pierre Ragues
France Côme Ledogar
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo G 120 +10 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
35 LMGTE 88 Italy AF Corse France Emmanuel Collard
France François Perrodo
Italy Alessio Rovera
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo G 120 +10 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
36 LMP3 7 United Kingdom Nielsen Racing United Kingdom Anthony Wells
United Kingdom Colin Noble
Ligier JS P320 M 109 +21 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
DNF LMP3 15 United Kingdom RLR MSport United Kingdom Michael Benham
United Kingdom Alex Kapadia
Denmark Malthe Jakobsen
Ligier JS P320 M 100 Did not finish
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
DNF LMP3 5 France MV2S Racing France Christophe Cresp
France Fabien Lavergne
France Adrien Chila
Ligier JS P320 M 98 Did not finish
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
DNF LMP2 30 France Duqueine Team France Tristan Gommendy
Austria René Binder
Mexico Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 G 17 Accident
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
DNF LMP3 18 Italy 1 AIM Villorba Corse Italy Alessandro Bressan
Greece Andreas Laskaratos
Italy Damiano Fioravanti
Ligier JS P320 M 15 Crash
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (23 October 2021). "Milesi Scores Back-to-Back Poles with Late Flyer at Portimao". Sportscar365. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (24 October 2021). "United Wins Portimao Finale as LMP3, GTE Titles Decided". Sportscar365. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ^ Goodwin, Graham (25 October 2021). "Post Race Penalty For DKR Gives InterEuropol The LMP3 Win In Portimao". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ^ Goodwin, Graham (13 October 2021). "41 Cars For ELMS Finale In Portimao". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  5. ^ "4 Hours of Portimao Race Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2025.