The 2014 4 Hours of Imola was an endurance motor race held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari near Imola, Italy on 17–18 May 2014, and served as the second round of the 2014 European Le Mans Series.

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari

Car no. 38 driven by Simon Dolan, Harry Tincknell and Filipe Albuquerque won the race overall for Jota Racing, ahead of Sébastien Loeb Racing's Vincent Capillaire and Jan Charouz and Signatech Alpine's Paul-Loup Chatin, Nelson Panciatici and Oliver Webb.

The LMGTE category was led by SMP Racing's trio, Andrea Bertolini, Viktor Shaitar and Sergey Zlobin, while Formula Racing's Johnny Laursen, Mikkel Mac and Andrea Piccini were victorious in the GTC class.

Qualifying

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Qualifying result

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Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.[1]

Pos. Class No. Team Time Gap
1 LMP2 38   Jota Racing 1:33.974
2 LMP2 46   Thiriet by TDS Racing 1:34.658 +0,684
3 LMP2 36   Signatech Alpine 1:34.861 +0.887
4 LMP2 48   Murphy Prototypes 1:34.882 +0.908
5 LMP2 43   Newblood by Morand Racing 1:35.593 +1.619
6 LMP2 34   Race Performance 1:35.649 +1.675
7 LMP2 41   Greaves Motorsport 1:35.798 +1.824
8 LMP2 29   Pegasus Racing 1:36.330 +2.356
9 LMP2 24   Sébastien Loeb Racing 1:36.447 +2.473
10 LMGTE 81   Kessel Racing 1:39.920 +5.946
11 LMGTE 72   SMP Racing 1:40.221 +6.247
12 LMGTE 54   AF Corse 1:40.550 +6.576
13 LMGTE 80   Kessel Racing 1:40.750 +6.776
14 LMGTE 55   AF Corse 1:40.852 +6.878
15 LMGTE 56   AT Racing 1:41.026 +7.052
16 LMGTE 65   AF Corse 1:41.202 +7.228
17 LMGTE 66   JMW Motorsport 1:41.319 +7.345
18 LMGTE 58   Team Sofrev-ASP 1:41.592 +7.618
19 GTC 60   Formula Racing 1:42.082 +8.108
20 LMGTE 86   Gulf Racing UK 1:42.145 +8.171
21 LMGTE 76   IMSA Performance Matmut 1:42.207 +8.233
22 LMGTE 85   Gulf Racing UK 1:42.377 +8.403
23 GTC 95   AF Corse 1:42.145 +8.171
24 LMGTE 82   Crubile Sport 1:42.670 +8.696
25 GTC 71   SMP Racing 1:42.691 +8.717
26 GTC 98   ART Grand Prix 1:42.696 +8.722
27 GTC 73   SMP Racing 1:42.750 +8.776
28 GTC 93   Pro GT by Almeras 1:42.808 +8.834
29 GTC 94   AF Corse 1:42.926 +8.952
30 GTC 99   ART Grand Prix 1:42.994 +9.020
31 GTC 57   SMP Racing 1:43.028 +9.054
32 LMGTE 67   IMSA Performance Matmut 1:43.099 +9.125
33 GTC 75   Prospeed Competition 1:43.488 +9.514
34 GTC 78   Team Russia by Barwell 1:43.642 +9.668
35 GTC 63   AF Corse 1:46.202 +12.228
36 GTC 59   Team Sofrev-ASP 1:46.950 +12.976
Not Classified
GTC 62   AF Corse

Race

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Race result

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Class winners in bold.[2]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Gap/Retired
Engine
1 LMP2 38   Jota Sport   Simon Dolan
  Harry Tincknell
  Filipe Albuquerque
Zytek Z11SN D 139 4:00'04.690
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
2 LMP2 24   Sébastien Loeb Racing   Vincent Capillaire
  Jan Charouz
Oreca 03 M 139 + 28.869
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
3 LMP2 36   Signatech Alpine   Paul-Loup Chatin
  Nelson Panciatici
  Oliver Webb
Alpine A450 M 139 + 42.679
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
4 LMP2 41   Greaves Motorsport   Tom Kimber-Smith
  Matt McMurry
Zytek Z11SN D 138 + 1 Lap
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
5 LMP2 46   Thiriet by TDS Racing   Pierre Thiriet
  Ludovic Badey
  Tristan Gommendy
Morgan LMP2 D 137 + 2 Laps
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
6 LMP2 29   Pegasus Racing   Julien Schell
  Niki Leutwiler
  Jonathan Coleman
Morgan LMP2 D 137 + 2 Laps
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
7 LMGTE 72   SMP Racing   Andrea Bertolini
  Viktor Shaitar
  Sergey Zlobin
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 134 + 5 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
8 LMGTE 81   Kessel Racing   Thomas Kemenater
  Matteo Cressoni
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 134 + 5 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
9 LMGTE 66   JMW Motorsport   Daniel McKenzie
  George Richardson
  Daniel Zampieri
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 D 134 + 5 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
10 LMGTE 56   AT Racing   Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr.
  Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr.
  Pierre Kaffer
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 133 + 6 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
11 LMGTE 58   Team SOFREV-ASP   Anthony Pons
  Soheil Ayari
  Fabien Barthez
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 133 + 6 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
12 LMGTE 76   IMSA Performance Matmut   Raymond Narac
  Nicolas Armindo
  David Hallyday
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 132 + 7 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13 GTC 60   Formula Racing   Johnny Laursen
  Mikkel Mac
  Andrea Piccini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 132 + 7 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
14 GTC 73   SMP Racing   Olivier Beretta
  Anton Ladygin
  David Markozov
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 132 + 7 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
15 GTC 71   SMP Racing   Kirill Ladygin
  Luca Persiani
  Aleksey Basov
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 132 + 7 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
16 LMGTE 55   AF Corse   Duncan Cameron
  Matt Griffin
  Mirko Venturi
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 132 + 7 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
17 LMGTE 86   Gulf Racing UK   Michael Wainwright
  Adam Carroll
  Ben Barker
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR M 132 + 7 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18 LMP2 34   Race Performance   Michel Frey
  Franck Mailleux
Oreca 03 D 132 + 7 Laps
Judd HK 3.6 L V8
19 LMGTE 85   Gulf Racing UK   Roald Goethe
  Stuart Hall
  Dan Brown
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 131 + 8 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
20 LMGTE 82   Crubilé Sport   Sebastien Crubilé
  François Perrodo
  Emmanuel Collard
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 130 + 9 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21 GTC 99   ART Grand Prix   Ricardo González
  Karim Ajlani
  Alex Brundle
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 M 129 + 10 Laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
22 LMGTE 67   IMSA Performance Matmut   Erik Maris
  Jean-Marc Merlin
  Éric Hélary
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 129 + 10 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
23 GTC 59   Team SOFREV-ASP   Christophe Bourret
  Pascal Gibon
  Jean-Philippe Belloc
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 129 + 10 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
24 GTC 63   AF Corse   Mads Rasmussen
  Ilya Melnikov
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 129 + 10 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
25 GTC 94   AF Corse   Thomas Flohr
  Francesco Castellacci
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 129 + 10 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
26 GTC 98   ART Grand Prix   Kevin Korjus
  Grégoire Demoustier
  Yann Goudy
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 M 128 + 11 Laps
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
27 GTC 78   Team Russia by Barwell   Leo Machitski
  Timur Sardarov
  Jonny Cocker
BMW Z4 GT3 M 128 + 11 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
28 GTC 78   SMP Racing   Boris Rotenberg
  Mika Salo
  Maurizio Mediani
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 127 + 12 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
29 GTC 93   Pro GT by Almeras   Franck Perera
  Lucas Laserre
  Eric Dermont
Porsche 997 GT3 R M 127 + 12 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
30 GTC 95   AF Corse   Adrien De Leneer
  Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 126 + 13 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
31 GTC 62   AF Corse   Yannick Mollegol
  Jean-Marc Bachelier
  Howard Blank
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 126 + 13 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
32 GTC 65   AF Corse   Peter Ashley Mann
  Lorenzo Casé
  Raffaele Giammaria
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 124 + 15 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
DNF LMP2 43   Newblood by Morand Racing   Gary Hirsch
  Romain Brandela
  Christian Klien
Morgan LMP2 D 136
Judd HK 3.6 L V8
DNF GTC 75   Prospeed Competition   Paul Van Splunteren
  Maxime Soulet
  Gilles Vannelet
Porsche 997 GT3 R M 118
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNF LMGTE 80   Kessel Racing   Michał Broniszewski
  Giacomo Piccini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 99
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
DNF LMP2 48   Murphy Prototypes   Karun Chandhok
  Rodolfo González
  Nathanaël Berthon
Oreca 03 D 80
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
DNF LMGTE 54   AF Corse   Piergiuseppe Perazzini
  Marco Cioci
  Michael Lyons
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 66
Ferrari 4.5 L V8

References

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  1. ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Imola – Qualification results" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. ^ "European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Imola – Race – Final Classification" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.


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