2020 Le Castellet 240

The 2020 Le Castellet 240 was an endurance sportscar racing event held on August 29, 2020, at Circuit Paul Ricard. It was the third round of the 2020 European Le Mans Series and the eighth running of the event as part of the ELMS. This was the second race held this season at Paul Ricard after the round at Barcelona was cancelled due to rising cases of COVID-19 in Spain.^[1] The race was won by the #22 United Autosports run Oreca 07-Gibson driven by Filipe Albuquerque and Phil Hanson.^[2]

Race

Race results

Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
1	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Phil Hanson Filipe Albuquerque	Oreca 07	M	118	4:00:25.979‡
1	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Phil Hanson Filipe Albuquerque	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	118	4:00:25.979‡
2	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Mikkel Jensen Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne	Aurus 01	M	118	+2.618
2	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Mikkel Jensen Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	118	+2.618
3	LMP2	39	Graff	James Allen Alexandre Cougnaud Thomas Laurent	Oreca 07	M	118	+12.047
3	LMP2	39	Graff	James Allen Alexandre Cougnaud Thomas Laurent	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	118	+12.047
4	LMP2	31	Panis Racing	Julien Canal Nico Jamin Will Stevens	Oreca 07	G	118	+17.673
4	LMP2	31	Panis Racing	Julien Canal Nico Jamin Will Stevens	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	118	+17.673
5	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Gabriel Aubry John Falb Simon Trummer	Oreca 07	G	118	+18.818
5	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Gabriel Aubry John Falb Simon Trummer	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	118	+18.818
6	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	René Binder Matevos Isaakyan Jakub Śmiechowski	Ligier JS P217	M	118	+35.222
6	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	René Binder Matevos Isaakyan Jakub Śmiechowski	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	118	+35.222
7	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Richard Bradley Paul Lafargue Paul-Loup Chatin	Oreca 07	M	118	+40.722
7	LMP2	28	IDEC Sport	Richard Bradley Paul Lafargue Paul-Loup Chatin	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	118	+40.722
8	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Alex Brundle William Owen Job van Uitert	Oreca 07	M	118	+1:17.552
8	LMP2	32	United Autosports	Alex Brundle William Owen Job van Uitert	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	118	+1:17.552
9	LMP2	30	Duqueine Engineering	Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi Konstantin Tereshchenko	Oreca 07	M	118	+1:30.449
9	LMP2	30	Duqueine Engineering	Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi Konstantin Tereshchenko	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	118	+1:30.449
10	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Memo Rojas Timothé Buret	Oreca 07	M	117	+1 Lap
10	LMP2	21	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Memo Rojas Timothé Buret	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	117	+1 Lap
11	LMP2	50	Richard Mille Racing Team	Beitske Visser Sophia Flörsch	Oreca 07	M	117	+1 Lap
11	LMP2	50	Richard Mille Racing Team	Beitske Visser Sophia Flörsch	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	117	+1 Lap
12	LMP2	37	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny Nicolas Lapierre	Oreca 07	M	117	+1 Lap
12	LMP2	37	Cool Racing	Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny Nicolas Lapierre	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	117	+1 Lap
13	LMP2	20	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Oreca 07	M	116	+2 Laps
13	LMP2	20	High Class Racing	Dennis Andersen Anders Fjordbach	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	116	+2 Laps
14	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio Campana Francesco Dracone	Oreca 07	G	114	+4 Laps
14	LMP2	35	BHK Motorsport	Sergio Campana Francesco Dracone	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	114	+4 Laps
15	LMP3	8	Realteam Racing	Esteban García David Droux	Ligier JS P320	M	111	+7 Laps
15	LMP3	8	Realteam Racing	Esteban García David Droux	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	111	+7 Laps
16	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Andrew Bentley Duncan Tappy	Ligier JS P320	M	111	+7 Laps
16	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Andrew Bentley Duncan Tappy	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	111	+7 Laps
17	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Nigel Moore	Ligier JS P320	M	111	+7 Laps
17	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Nigel Moore	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	111	+7 Laps
18	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	James Dayson Malthe Jakobsen Robert Megennis	Ligier JS P320	M	111	+7 Laps
18	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	James Dayson Malthe Jakobsen Robert Megennis	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	111	+7 Laps
19	LMP3	10	Nielsen Racing	Charles Crews Garett Grist Rob Hodes	Duqueine M30 – D08	M	110	+8 Laps
19	LMP3	10	Nielsen Racing	Charles Crews Garett Grist Rob Hodes	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	110	+8 Laps
20	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	110	+8 Laps
20	LMGTE	55	Spirit of Race	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	110	+8 Laps
21	LMP3	4	DKR Engineering	Laurents Hörr François Kirmann Wolfgang Triller	Duqueine M30 – D08	M	110	+8 Laps
21	LMP3	4	DKR Engineering	Laurents Hörr François Kirmann Wolfgang Triller	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	110	+8 Laps
22	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Michele Beretta Alessio Picariello Christian Ried	Porsche 911 RSR	G	110	+8 Laps
22	LMGTE	77	Proton Competition	Michele Beretta Alessio Picariello Christian Ried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	G	110	+8 Laps
23	LMGTE	83	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	109	+9 Laps
23	LMGTE	83	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	109	+9 Laps
24	LMGTE	74	Kessel Racing	Michael Broniszewski David Perel Marcos Gomes	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	109	+9 Laps
24	LMGTE	74	Kessel Racing	Michael Broniszewski David Perel Marcos Gomes	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	109	+9 Laps
25	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Niko Kari Jacopo Baratto Nicolas Maulini	Ligier JS P320	M	109	+9 Laps
25	LMP3	11	Eurointernational	Niko Kari Jacopo Baratto Nicolas Maulini	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	109	+9 Laps
26	LMGTE	60	Iron Lynx	Nicklas Nielsen Claudio Schiavoni Rino Mastronardi	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	108	+10 Laps
26	LMGTE	60	Iron Lynx	Nicklas Nielsen Claudio Schiavoni Rino Mastronardi	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	108	+10 Laps
27	LMGTE	51	AF Corse	Steffen Görig Christoph Ulrich Daniel Serra	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	108	+10 Laps
27	LMGTE	51	AF Corse	Steffen Görig Christoph Ulrich Daniel Serra	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	108	+10 Laps
28	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Finlay Hutchison Gunnar Jeannette Rodrigo Sales	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	G	108	+10 Laps
28	LMGTE	66	JMW Motorsport	Finlay Hutchison Gunnar Jeannette Rodrigo Sales	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	G	108	+10 Laps
29	LMP3	9	Graff	Vincent Capillaire Arnold Robin Maxime Robin	Ligier JS P320	M	105	+13 Laps
29	LMP3	9	Graff	Vincent Capillaire Arnold Robin Maxime Robin	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	105	+13 Laps
30	LMP3	5	Graff	Sébastien Page Luis Sanjuan Eric Trouillet	Duqueine M30 – D08	M	99	+19 Laps
30	LMP3	5	Graff	Sébastien Page Luis Sanjuan Eric Trouillet	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	99	+19 Laps
31	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Lorenzo Veglia Gustas Grinbergas Nick Adock	Ligier JS P320	M	96	+22 Laps
31	LMP3	16	BHK Motorsport	Lorenzo Veglia Gustas Grinbergas Nick Adock	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	96	+22 Laps
32	LMP2	24	Algarve Pro Racing	Henning Enqvist Jon Lancaster Loïc Duval	Oreca 07	G	84	+34 Laps
32	LMP2	24	Algarve Pro Racing	Henning Enqvist Jon Lancaster Loïc Duval	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	84	+34 Laps
33	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	Colin Noble Anthony Wells	Duqueine M30 – D08	M	81	Electrical
33	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	Colin Noble Anthony Wells	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	81	Electrical
34	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Tom Gamble Robert Wheldon	Ligier JS P320	M	60	Radiator
34	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Tom Gamble Robert Wheldon	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	M	60	Radiator
35	LMGTE	93	Proton Competition	Michael Fassbender Felipe Fernández Laser Richard Lietz	Porsche 911 RSR	G	0	Did not start
35	LMGTE	93	Proton Competition	Michael Fassbender Felipe Fernández Laser Richard Lietz	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	G	0	Did not start
Source:^[3]