2009 Dubai 24 Hour
{{Short description|Motorsports endurance race}}
{{Motorsport season
| title = Dubai 24 Hour
| link = Dubai 24 Hour
| year = 2009
}}
File:Dubai Autodrome--Grand Prix Course.svg
The 2009 TOYO Tires Dubai 24 Hour was the 4th running of the Dubai 24 Hour endurance event. The race was held at the Dubai Autodrome and was organized by the promoter Creventic.{{cite news|title=Creventic |url=http://www.24hdubai.com/default.asp?page=29 |publisher=Dubai 24 Hour|date=2010-01-04}} The official event commenced on 8 January and finished on 10 January 2009.
Overview
Practice days for the event began on 5 January 2009, followed by qualifying on 8 January which decided the grid positions for the race.{{cite news|title=Race Schedule |url=http://www.24hdubai.com/default.asp?page=286 |publisher=Dubai 24 Hour|date=2010-01-07}} The 24-hour event began on January 9 and finished on January 10. A total 78 entrants from all over the world participated in the event.
Qualifying
Qualifying began on January 8 on a sunny afternoon. The cars from the A6 class dominated the top of the time table, and it was no surprise when one of the Porsche 997 GT3 cars occupied Pole Position. Apart from this, a notable curb in the domination of the Porsches was in the shape of a 3-Year Old Mégane driven by the Equipe Vershuur Team which took 3rd place on the grid with a stunning lap of 2:04.168, beating some of the more agile vehicles on the grid.{{cite news |title=Qualifying |url=http://www.raceresults.nu/uitslagen/2009/Dubai/Results%20of%20the%204th%2024%20hours%20race%20-%202009/Qualification0002.htm |publisher=Dubai 24 Hour |date=2010-01-04 |access-date=2010-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118025552/http://raceresults.nu/uitslagen/2009/Dubai/Results%20of%20the%204th%2024%20hours%20race%20-%202009/Qualification0002.htm |archive-date=2009-01-18 |url-status=dead }}
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
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| Pos | No. | Team | Car | Class | Lap Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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! 1 | 34 | Autorlando Sport | A6 | 2:01.183 | | ||||||
| 2
| 41 | Land Motorsport | A6 | 2:02.487 | +1.304 | ||||||
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! 3 | 107 | Equipe Verschuur | SP1 | 2:04.168 | +2.985 | ||||||
| 4
| 46 | Khaleji Motorsport | A6 | 2:05.277 | +4.094 | ||||||
| style="font-weight:bold"
! 5 | 69 | Al Faisal Racing | A5 | 2:05.279 | +4.096 | ||||||
| 6
| 33 | Lukas Motorsport | A6 | 2:06.506 | +5.323 | ||||||
| 7
| 12 | A6 | 2:07.276 | +6.093 | ||||||
| 8
| 42 | Land Motorsport | A6 | 2:07.466 | +6.283 | ||||||
| 9
| 28 | A6 | 2:08.084 | +6.901 | ||||||
| 10
| 17 | De Lorenzi Racing | A6 | 2:08.268 | +7.085 | ||||||
| 11
| 32 | First Motorpsort | A6 | 2:08.282 | +7.099 | ||||||
| 12
| 111 | Bovi Motorsport | Brokernet Silver Sting | SP1 | 2:08.454 | +7.271 | ||||||
| 13
| 100 | Hubert Bergh Motorsport | A6 | 2:09.115 | +7.932 | ||||||
| 14
| 35 | CM Creativ Marketing GmbH | A6 | 2:09.128 | +7.945 | ||||||
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! 15 | 118 | PMB Motorsport | SP2 | 2:09.175 | +7.992 | ||||||
| 16
| 104 | Khaleji Motorsport | SP2 | 2:09.218 | +8.035 | ||||||
| 17
| 103 | Gravity Racing International | SP2 | 2:09.371 | +8.188 | ||||||
| 18
| 9 | Motorsport International | SP1 | 2:09.396 | +8.213 | ||||||
| 19
| 77 | Attempto Racing | A6 | 2:09.626 | +8.443 | ||||||
| 20
| 18 | Besaplast Racing | A6 | 2:09.630 | +8.447 | ||||||
| 21
| 44 | Mal Rose Racing | SP2 | 2:09.703 | +8.520 | ||||||
| 22
| 23 | RJN Motorsport | A5 | 2:10.193 | +9.010 | ||||||
| 23
| 27 | Autoweiland.de | A6 | 2:10.688 | +9.485 | ||||||
| 24
| 8 | Duller Motorsport | A5 | 2:10.842 | +9.659 | ||||||
| 25
| 39 | CC Car Collectuon | A6 | 2:10.945 | +9.762 | ||||||
| 26
| 30 | First Motorsport | A6 | 2:11.062 | +9.879 | ||||||
| 27
| 117 | PMB Motorsport | SP2 | 2:11.419 | +10.236 | ||||||
| 28
| 24 | Motors TV | BMW 135i | SP2 | 2:11.469 | +10.286 | ||||||
| 29
| 888 | Audi CR-8 Team | SP2 | 2:11.603 | +10.420 | ||||||
| 30
| 53 | RJN Motorsport | A5 | 2:11.965 | +10.782 | ||||||
| 31
| 10 | Duller Motorsport | A5 | 2:12.146 | +10.963 | ||||||
| 32
| 26 | Autoweiland.de | A6 | 2:12.392 | +11.209 | ||||||
| 33
| 101 | SartoriusTeam Black Falcon | SP2 | 2:12.394 | +11.211 | ||||||
| 34
| 3 | Speedlover | A6 | 2:12.412 | +11.229 | ||||||
| 35
| 22 | Chad Racing | A6 | 2:12.424 | +11.241 | ||||||
| 36
| 120 | Empire Motorsports | A5 | 2:12.678 | +11.495 | ||||||
| 37
| 15 | CC Car Collection | A6 | 2:13.610 | +12.427 | ||||||
| 38
| 113 | Gomez Competition | Solution-F Touring Cup | SP1 | 2:13.870 | +12.687 | ||||||
| 39
| 112 | Gomez Competition | Solution-F Touring Cup | SP1 | 2:13.939 | +12.756 | ||||||
| 40
| 114 | Gomez Competition | Solution-F Touring Cup | SP1 | 2:14.202 | +13.019 | ||||||
| 41
| 29 | First Competition | A6 | 2:14.574 | +13.391 | ||||||
| 42
| 105 | DXB Racing Dubai | SP2 | 2:14.660 | +13.477 | ||||||
| 43
| 109 | Equipe Vershuur | SP1 | 2:14.847 | +13.847 | ||||||
| 44
| 31 | First Motorsport | A6 | 2:14.873 | +13.690 | ||||||
| 45
| 58 | TeamA Sweden | A5 | 2:14.935 | +13.752 | ||||||
| 46
| 56 | G&A Racing | A5 | 2:15.117 | +13.394 | ||||||
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! 47 | 73 | PB Racing | A4 | 2:16.592 | +15.409 | ||||||
| 48
| 72 | A4 | 2:17.348 | +16.165 | ||||||
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! 49 | 96 | Tusnami Racing Team | BMW 120d | D1 | 2:17.781 | +16.598 | ||||||
| 50
| 52 | Sartorius Team Black Falcon | A5 | 2:18.956 | +17.773 | ||||||
| 51
| 116 | SP2 | 2:19.114 | +17.931 | ||||||
| 52
| 108 | Equipe Verschuur | SP1 | 2:19.176 | +17.993 | ||||||
| 53
| 50 | A5 | 2:19.522 | +18.339 | ||||||
| 54
| 59 | Tschornia-Motorsport | A5 | 2:19.762 | +18.579 | ||||||
| 55
| 62 | Mana Alattar Racing | Audi TT | A5 | 2:20.467 | +19.284 | ||||||
| 56
| 57 | Raser Racing Team | A5 | 2:22.203 | +21.020 | ||||||
| style="font-weight:bold"
! 57 | 83 | Team First | A2 | 2:23.117 | +21.934 | ||||||
| 58
| 60 | Tschornia-Motorsport | A5 | 2:24.143 | +22.960 | ||||||
| 59
| 67 | GMC Pro-Sport | Audi TT | A5 | 2:24.305 | +23.122 | ||||||
| 60
| 65 | GMC Pro-Sport | A5 | 2:24.759 | +23.576 | ||||||
| 61
| 70 | Brunswick Automotive | A4 | 2:24.889 | +23.716 | ||||||
| 62
| 79 | Equipe Vershuur | A2 | 2:25.043 | +23.860 | ||||||
| 63
| 25 | GT Auto Passion | A2 | 2:25.145 | +23.962 | ||||||
| 64
| 61 | Mitsubishi Motors UK | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | A5 | 2:25.185 | +24.002 | ||||||
| 65
| 66 | GMC Pro-Sport | A5 | 2:25.996 | +24.813 | ||||||
| 66
| 71 | Stefan Kass Racing Team | A4 | 2:28.535 | +27.352 | ||||||
| 67
| 55 | Carworld Motorsport | A2 | 2:28.548 | +27.365 | ||||||
| 68
| 36 | Ebbing Motorsport | A6 | 2:28.779 | +27.596 | ||||||
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! 69 | 76 | Endurance Club Hungary | A1 | 2:29.641 | +28.458 | ||||||
| 70
| 78 | Equipe Vershuur | A2 | 2:30.452 | +29.269 | ||||||
| 71
| 80 | Exigence Motorsport | A2 | 2:30.984 | +29.801 | ||||||
| 72
| 93 | BMW 120d | D1 | 2:33.297 | +23.114 | ||||||
| 73
| 90 | Pachura Motorsport | D1 | 2:33.337 | +32.154 | ||||||
| 74
| 95 | BMW 120d | D1 | 2:33.577 | +32.394 | ||||||
| 75
| 84 | Team Mirage Australia | A1 | 2:35.903 | +34.720 | ||||||
| 76
| 85 | Team Mirage Australia | A1 | 2:39.611 | +38.428 | ||||||
| 77
| 99 | Al Faisal Racing | BMW 320d | D1 | No Time | N/A | ||||||
| 78
| 94 | SP1 | No Time | N/A |
Race
After 24 hours of racing at the Dubai Autodrome, only 49.676 seconds separated the 1st and second 2nd cars in the fourth running of the TOYO Tires Dubai 24 Hour. The final hour of the race that saw no less than three changes of the lead, the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup, entered by German team Land Motorsport and driven by Carsten Tilke, Gabriël Abergel, Andrzej Dzikevic and Niclas Kentenich, came out on top, only just defending its lead from the charging Al Faisal Racing Team’s BMW Z4 Coupé M that was shared by Abdualziz Al Faisal, Paul Spooner, Claudia Hürtgen and Stian Sorlie. 3rd was taken by another Porsche, the Besaplast Racing Team entry of Martin Tschornia, Franjo Kovac, former DTM-champion Kurt Thiim and the father-and-son pairing of Roland Asch and Sebastian Asch.{{cite news|title=Race Report |url=http://www.24hdubai.com/default.asp?page=267 |publisher=Dubai 24 Hour|date=2010-01-05}}
The Autorlando Porsche, which started from pole-position with Richard Lietz behind the wheel, and the identical Land Motorsport entry, driven by Marc Basseng, were able to pull a gap over Claudia Hürtgen with the Al Faisal Racing BMW Z4 Coupé M on the first few laps. On lap seven, there was the first lead change as Basseng managed to overtake Lietz.
Later on, the Autorlando Porsche lost about 45 minutes in the pits when the rear section of the car needed repair after another driver had run into it. There was a close battle between the Al Faisal Racing BMW and the ARC Bratislava Porsche (Miroslav Konopka, Jiri Janak, Mauro Casadei, Rudiger Klos) for many hours during the night. Around 05.00 h, the BMW took the lead, partly as a result of its slightly better fuel-efficiency, and stayed there for the next couple of hours, with the ARC Bratislava-Porsche and the Porsches of the Besaplast Racing Team and Land Motorsport following closely.
Later in the morning, the battle between the Al Faisal Racing BMW and the ARC Bratislava Porsche heated up again. With 1 hours and 10 minutes remaining the BMW came into the pits with a puncture and resulting damage to the right rear bodywork of the car, which handed the lead to the ARC Bratislava Porsche. That team stayed in front for a while and looked on its way to victory, especially as the BMW team were given a one lap penalty because of taking a shortcut. However, with 42 minutes remaining, the Porsche came in for another fuel stop and soon after that came in with apparent suspension problems, losing more valuable time and dropping back to fourth.
At that time, the Land Motorsport Porsche found itself in the lead with Niclas Kentenich behind the wheel, but the young German was put under massive pressure by Claudia Hürtgen in the Al Faisal Racing BMW Z4 Coupe M, who was lapping up to twelve seconds per lap faster than the Porsche. Eventually, Kentenich drove the victory home for the Land Motorsport Porsche team, finishing just 49.676 seconds ahead of the BMW. The Besaplast Racing Porsche finished third, although finishing driver Sebastian Asch had to overcome massive brake problems in his final stint.
=Results=
Class winners in bold.
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| Pos | No. | Drivers | Team | Car | Class | Laps | Difference | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="font-weight:bold"
! 1 | 42 | {{flagicon|Germany}} Carsten Tilke | A6 | 573 | | 2:07.319 | ||||||||
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! 2 | 69 | {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Abdulaziz Al Faisal | Al Faisal Racing | A5 | 573 | +0:49.676 | 2:04.526 | ||||||||
| 3
| 18 | {{flagicon|Croatia}} Franjo Kovac | Besaplast Racing Team | A6 | 572 | +1 Lap | 2:07.141 | ||||||||
| 4
| 12 | {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Miro Konôpka | A6 | 570 | +3 Laps | 2:05.513 | ||||||||
| 5
| 100 | {{flagicon|Germany}} Sven Heyrowsky | Hubert Bergh Motorsport | A6 | 566 | +7 Laps | 2:08.349 | ||||||||
| 6
| 28 | {{flagicon|Austria}} Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer | A6 | 566 | +7 Laps | 2:06.309 | ||||||||
| 7
| 32 | | First Motorpsort | A6 | 548 | +25 Laps | 2:07.030 | ||||||||
| 8
| 35 | | CM Creativ Marketing GmbH | A6 | 546 | +27 Laps | 2:06.532 | ||||||||
| 9
| 8 | | Duller Motorsport | A5 | 543 | +30 Laps | 2:10.466 | ||||||||
| 10
| 17 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Giorgio Piodi | De Lorenzi Racing | A6 | 543 | +30 Laps | 2:07.030 | ||||||||
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! 11 | 108 | | Equipe Verschuur | SP1 | 538 | +35 Laps | 2:08.640 | ||||||||
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! 12 | 105 | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Frederic Gaillard | DXB Racing Dubai | SP2 | 537 | +36 Laps | 2:14.054 | ||||||||
| 13
| 9 | | Motorsport International | SP1 | 533 | +40 Laps | 2:09.466 | ||||||||
| 14
| 31 | | First Motorsport | A6 | 533 | +40 Laps | 2:12.153 | ||||||||
| 15
| 56 | | G&A Racing | A5 | 533 | +40 Laps | 2:15.759 | ||||||||
| 16
| 30 | | First Motorsport | A6 | 532 | +41 Laps | 2:08.510 | ||||||||
| 17
| 11 | | Autoweiland.de | A6 | 530 Laps | +43 Laps | 2:09.201 | ||||||||
| 18
| 116 | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Raphael van der Straten | SP2 | 528 | +45 Laps | 2:17.427 | ||||||||
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! 19 | 99 | | Al Faisal Racing | BMW 320d | D1 | 526 | +47 Laps | 2:15.360 | ||||||||
| 20
| 33 | {{flagicon|Poland}} Robert Lukas | Lukas Motorsport | A6 | 522 | +51 Laps | 2:07.899 | ||||||||
| 21
| 112 | {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Marc Merlin | Gomez Competition | Solution-F Touring Cup | SP1 | 522 | +51 Laps | 2:12.706 | ||||||||
| 22
| 46 | | Khaleji Motorsport | A6 | 519 | +54 Laps | 2:05.781 | ||||||||
| 23
| 101 | {{flagicon|Tanzania}} Vimal Mehta | Sartorius Team Black Falcon | SP2 | 518 | +55 Laps | 2:12.017 | ||||||||
| 24
| 77 | {{flagicon|Germany}} Sven Heyrowsky | Attempto Racing | A6 | 515 | +58 Laps | 2:07.948 | ||||||||
| 25
| 22 | | Chad Racing | A6 | 514 | +59 Laps | 2:08.728 | ||||||||
| 26
| 34 | | Autorlando Sport | A6 | 507 | +66 Laps | 2:02.524 | ||||||||
| 27
| 52 | {{flagicon|Russia}} Oleg Volin | Sartorius Team Black Falcon | A5 | 505 | +68 Laps | 2:18.134 | ||||||||
| 28
| 114 | | Gomez Competition | Solution-F Touring Cup | SP1 | 505 | +68 Laps | 2:15.144 | ||||||||
| 29
| 39 | {{flagicon|Germany}} Heinz Schmersal | CC Car Collectuon | A6 | 504 | +69 Laps | 2:08.766 | ||||||||
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! 30 | 73 | | PB Racing | A4 | 501 | +72 Laps | 2:15.654 | ||||||||
| 31
| 117 | | PMB Motorsport | SP2 | 499 | +74 Laps | 2:07.493 | ||||||||
| 32
| 111 | {{flagicon|Hungary}} Kalman Bodis | Bovi Motorsport | Brokernet Silver Sting | SP1 | 495 | +78 Laps | 2:08.358 | ||||||||
| 33
| 44 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Craig Baird | Mal Rose Racing | SP2 | 494 | +79 Laps | 2:08.520 | ||||||||
| 34
| 66 | | GMC Pro-Sport | A5 | 489 | +84 Laps | 2:22.479 | ||||||||
| 35
| 50 | {{flagicon|Hungary}} Tamás Horváth | A5 | 488 | +85 Laps | 2:21.010 | ||||||||
| 36
| 113 | {{flagicon|France}} Yves Trovins | Gomez Competition | Solution-F Touring Cup | SP1 | 486 | +87 Laps | 2:12.801 | ||||||||
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! 37 | 25 | | GT Auto Passion | A2 | 486 | +87 Laps | 2:24.826 | ||||||||
| 38
| 3 | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Richard Verburg | Speedlover | A6 | 481 | +92 Laps | 2:09.743 | ||||||||
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! 39 | 84 | | Team Mirage Australia | A1 | 478 | +95 Laps | 2:34.384 | ||||||||
| 40
| 57 | | Raser Racing Team | A5 | 474 | +99 Laps | 2:17.341 | ||||||||
| 41
| 85 | | Team Mirage Australia | A1 | 472 | +101 Laps | 2:35.372 | ||||||||
| 42
| 83 | {{flagicon|Germany}} Roald Goethe | Team First | A2 | 464 | +109 Laps | 2:22.907 | ||||||||
| 43
| 36 | | Ebbing Motorsport | A6 | 458 | +115 Laps | 2:27.149 | ||||||||
| 44
| 120 | | Empire Motorsports | A5 | 456 | +117 Laps | 2:10.178 | ||||||||
| 45
| 23 | | RJN Motorsport | A5 | 451 | +122 Laps | 2:10.442 | ||||||||
| 46
| 79 | | GT Auto Passion | A2 | 439 | +134 Laps | | ||||||||
| 47
| 80 | | Exigence Motorsport | A2 | 439 | +134 Laps | 2:30.765 | ||||||||
| 48
| 67 | | GMC Pro-Sport | Audi TT | A5 | 426 | +147 Laps | 2:20.530 | ||||||||
| 49
| 95 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Trevor Knight | BMW 120d | D1 | 425 | +148 Laps | 2:30.909 | ||||||||
| 50
| 70 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Giles Groombridge | Brunswick Automotive | A4 | 417 | +156 Laps | 2:22.175 | ||||||||
| 51
| 58 | | TeamA Sweden | A5 | 403 | +170 Laps | 2:14.570 | ||||||||
| 52
| 90 | | Pachura Motorsport | D1 | 386 | +187 Laps | 2:33.763 | ||||||||
| 53
| 888 | | Audi CR-8 Team | SP2 | 343 | +230 Laps | 2:10.811 | ||||||||
| 54
| 78 | | Equipe Vershuur | A2 | 342 | +231 Laps | 2:27.238 | ||||||||
| 55
| 96 | {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Oleksandr Gayday | Tusnami Racing Team | BMW 120d | D1 | 331 | +242 Laps | 2:16.679 | ||||||||
| 56
| 61 | | Mitsubishi Motors UK | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | A5 | 318 | +255 Laps | 2:21.329 | ||||||||
| 57
| 76 || {{flagicon|Hungary}} István Gáspár | Endurance Club Hungary | A1 | 313 | +260 Laps | 2:28.216 | ||||||||
| 58
| 62 | | Mana Alattar Racing | Audi TT | A5 | 295 | +278 Laps | 2:14.600 | ||||||||
| 59
| | | Khaleji Motorsport | SP2 | 282 | +291 Laps | 2:08.400 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 60 | {{flagicon|Liechtenstein}} Johann Wanger | Tschornia-Motorsport | A5 | 268 | | 2:21.570 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 24 | | Motors TV | BMW 135i | SP2 | 262 | | 2:09.313 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 15 | {{flagicon|Germany}} Peter Schmidt | CC Car Collection | A6 | 253 | | 2:12.863 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 53 | | RJN Motorsport | A5 | 239 | | 2:12.245 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 27 | | Autoweiland.de | A6 | 222 | | 2:10.780 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 53 | | RJN Motorsport | A5 | 239 | | 2:12.245 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 27 | | Autoweiland.de | A6 | 222 | | 2:10.780 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 41 | {{flagicon|Germany}} Jürgen Häring | A6 | 209 | | 2:03.436 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 93 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Briody | BMW 120d | D1 | 189 | | 2:31.096 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 71 | | Stefan Kass Racing Team | A4 | 171 | | 2:26.990 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 118 | | PMB Motorsport | SP2 | 171 | | 2:08.926 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 29 | | First Competition | A6 | 171 | | 2:12.696 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 103 | {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Loris de Sordi | Gravity Racing International | SP2 | 153 | | 2:08.836 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 72 | | A4 | 113 | | 2:26.990 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 59 | | Tschornia-Motorsport | A5 | 71 | | 2:17.147 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 107 | | Equipe Verschuur | SP1 | 107 | | 2:06.373 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 55 | | Carworld Motorsport | A2 | 55 | | 2:28.472 | ||||||||
| DNF
| 31 | | Duller Motorsport | A5 | 4 | | 2:18.978 |