2026 4 Hours of Barcelona
The 2026 4 Hours of Barcelona was an endurance sportscar racing event, held between 10 and 12 April 2026 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the first of six rounds of the 2026 European Le Mans Series season, and the sixth consecutive running of the event as part of the championship.
Entry list
[edit]The provisional entry list was published on 1 April 2026 and consisted of 47 entries across 4 categories – 11 in LMP2, 12 in LMP2 Pro-Am, 10 in LMP3, and 14 in LMGT3.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 10 April | 11:50 | Free Practice 1 |
| 16:10 | Bronze Driver Collective Test | |
| Saturday, 11 April | 10:10 | Free Practice 2 |
| 15:05 | Qualifying – LMGT3 | |
| 15:30 | Qualifying – LMP3 | |
| 15:55 | Qualifying – LMP2 Pro-Am | |
| 16:20 | Qualifying – LMP2 | |
| Sunday, 12 April | 12:00 | Race |
| Source:[2] | ||
Free practice
[edit]Two practice sessions were held before the event: one on Friday, and one on Saturday. The session on Friday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Saturday morning also lasted 90 minutes.[2]
Practice 1
[edit]The first practice session started at 11:50 CEST on Friday.[2]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 25 |  Algarve Pro Racing
|
 Jake Hughes
|
1:29.720 |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 14 |  TDS Racing
|
Sami Meguetounif
|
1:30.517 |
| LMP3 | 13 |  Inter Europol Competition
|
 Henry Cubides Olarte
|
1:38.236 |
| LMGT3 | 57 |  Kessel Racing
|
 Daniel Serra
|
1:41.577 |
| Source:[3][4] | ||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Practice 2
[edit]The second practice session started at 10:10 CEST on Saturday.[2]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Reshad de Gerus
|
1:29.622 |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 83 |  AF Corse
|
Matthieu Vaxivière
|
1:30.534 |
| LMP3 | 11 | EuroInternational
|
 Max van der Snel
|
1:40.465 |
| LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
Valentin Hasse-Clot
|
1:41.610 |
| Source:[5][6] | ||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying started at 15:05 CEST, with four sessions of fifteen minutes each, one session for each class.[2]
Qualifying results
[edit]Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Reshad de Gerus
|
1:28.368 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 29 | Forestier Racing by Panis
|
Esteban Masson
|
1:28.557 | +0.189 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Tom Dillmann
|
1:28.634 | +0.266 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 18 | IDEC Sport
|
 Laurents Hörr
|
1:28.708 | +0.340 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
Jake Hughes
|
1:28.830 | +0.462 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports
|
Ben Hanley
|
1:29.045 | +0.677 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport
|
Paul-Loup Chatin
|
1:29.107 | +0.739 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing
|
 Jack Doohan
|
1:29.220 | +0.852 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 37 | CLX Motorsport
|
 Theodor Jensen
|
1:29.321 | +0.953 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport
|
Pietro Fittipaldi
|
1:29.363 | +0.995 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 9 | Proton Competition
|
Mike Rockenfeller
|
1:29.824 | +1.456 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 30 | Duqueine Team
|
Giorgio Roda
|
1:30.332 | +1.964 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 99 |  AO by TF
|
P. J. Hyett
|
1:31.272 | +2.904 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 19 |  Rossa Racing by Virage
|
John Falb
|
1:31.423 | +3.055 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 7 | Vector Sport
|
Jens Reno Møller
|
1:31.598 | +3.230 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 47 | CLX Motorsport
|
 Georgios Kolovos
|
1:32.032 | +3.664 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 3 |  DKR Engineering
|
 Jean Glorieux
|
1:32.043 | +3.675 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 14 | TDS Racing
|
Steven Thomas
|
1:32.305 | +3.937 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
Michael Jensen
|
1:32.534 | +4.166 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 83 | AF Corse
|
François Perrodo
|
1:32.914 | +4.546 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 88 | Proton Competition
|
 Horst Felbermayr Jr.
|
1:33.068 | +4.700 | 21 |
| 22 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 27 | Nielsen Racing
|
Kriton Lendoudis
|
1:34.836 | +6.468 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 21 | United Autosports
|
Daniel Schneider
|
1:35.143 | +6.775 | 23 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 85 | R-ace GP
|
Hugo Schwarze
|
1:36.524 | +8.156 | 24 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage
|
 Daniel Nogales
|
1:37.451 | +9.083 | 25 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
Lenny Ried
|
1:37.636 | +9.268 | 26 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 5 | Rinaldi Racing
|
Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen
|
1:37.664 | +9.296 | 27 |
| 28 | LMP3 | 68 | M Racing
|
Quentin Antonel
|
1:38.096 | +9.728 | 28 |
| 29 | LMP3 | 11 | EuroInternational
|
Douwe Dedecker
|
1:38.127 | +9.759 | 29 |
| 30 | LMP3 | 17 | CLX Motorsport
|
Bruno Ribeiro
|
1:38.426 | +10.058 | 30 |
| 31 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering
|
Wyatt Brichacek
|
1:38.613 | +10.245 | 31 |
| 32 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate
|
Sebastian Gravlund
|
1:38.930 | +10.562 | 32 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 62 |  Team Qatar by Iron Lynx
|
Abdulla Al-Khelaifi
|
1:42.289 | +13.921 | 34 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 33 | TF Sport
|
Blake McDonald
|
1:42.352 | +13.984 | 35 |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 75 | Proton Competition
|
Matt Kurzejewski
|
1:42.774 | +14.406 | 36 |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
Clément Mateu
|
1:42.951 | +14.583 | 37 |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 74 | Kessel Racing
|
Andrew Gilbert
|
1:43.152 | +14.784 | 38 |
| 38 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing
|
 Takeshi Kimura
|
1:43.530 | +15.162 | 39 |
| 39 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race
|
Duncan Cameron
|
1:43.776 | +15.408 | 40 |
| 40 | LMGT3 | 50 | Richard Mille AF Corse
|
Custodio Toledo
|
1:43.847 | +15.479 | 41 |
| 41 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx
|
 Ameerh Naran
|
1:44.016 | +15.648 | 42 |
| 42 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition
|
"Bankcy"
|
1:44.107 | +15.739 | 43 |
| 43 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing
|
Michael Wainwright
|
1:44.515 | +16.147 | 44 |
| 44 | LMGT3 | 23 | United Autosports
|
Michael Birch
|
1:45.544 | +17.176 | 45 |
| 45 | LMGT3 | 54 | High Class Racing
|
Dennis Andersen
|
1:45.596 | +17.228 | 46 |
| 46 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Henry Cubides Olarte
|
No time set | 33 | |
| 47 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse
|
No time established | 47 | ||
| Source:[7][8][9][10][11][12] | |||||||
Race
[edit]The race started at 12:00 CEST, and ran for 4 hours.[2] The race was won by the No. 29 Forestier Racing by Panis Oreca 07, driven by Oliver Gray, Esteban Masson and Louis Rousset.[13]
Race results
[edit]The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 95 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Statistics
[edit]Fastest lap
[edit]| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition
|
Tom Dillmann
|
1:30.634 | 3 |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 14 | TDS Racing
|
Scott Huffaker
|
1:31.303 | 6 |
| LMP3 | 85 | R-ace GP
|
Pierre-Alexandre Provost
|
1:39.730 | 11 |
| LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition
|
Harry King
|
1:42.297 | 8 |
| Source:[15] | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Lickorish, Stephen (1 April 2026). "Entry List Revealed for Barcelona Season Opener". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f "2026 European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona – Timetable V2" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Free Practice 1 – Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Free Practice 1 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Free Practice 2 – Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Free Practice 2 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying – Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying LMP2 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying LMP2 Pro/Am – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying LMP3 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Qualifying LMGT3 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Race – Final Starting Grid" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (12 April 2026). "Forestier Racing By Panis Wins Chaotic 4H Barcelona". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Race – Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Barcelona Race – Final Classification by Category" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.