2016 4 Hours of Silverstone

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The 2016 4 Hours of Silverstone was an endurance motor race held at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom on 15–16 April 2016. It was the first round of the 2016 European Le Mans Series.{{Cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=2016-04-13 |title=ELMS: Silverstone, Race Preview Part 1, GTE |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/04/13/elms-silverstone-race-preview-part-1-gte.html |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.dailysportscar.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=2016-04-13 |title=ELMS, Silverstone, Race Preview Part 2, LMP3 |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/04/13/elms-silverstone-race-preview-part-2-lmp3.html |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.dailysportscar.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=2016-04-14 |title=ELMS: Silverstone, Race Preview Part 3, LMP2 |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/04/14/elms-silverstone-race-preview-part-3-lmp2.html |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.dailysportscar.com |language=en-GB}}

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Race

=Race result=

Class winners in bold.

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! rowspan=2 | Pos

! rowspan=2 | Class

! rowspan=2 | No.

! rowspan=2 | Team

! rowspan=2 | Drivers

! Chassis

! rowspan=2 | Tyre

! rowspan=2 | Laps

Engine
rowspan=2| 1

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 38

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Simon Dolan
{{flagicon|NLD}} Giedo van der Garde
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Tincknell

| Gibson 015S

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|118

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 2

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 32

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|MCO}} Stefano Coletti
{{flagicon|DEU}} Andreas Wirth
{{flagicon|COL}} Julián Leal

| BR Engineering BR01

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|118

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 3

|rowspan=2| LMP2

|rowspan=2| 22

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} SO24! By Lombard Racing

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Capillaire
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Coleman
{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Lombard

| Ligier JS P2

|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

|rowspan=2|117

Judd HK 3.6 L V8
rowspan=2| 4

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 40

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Krohn Racing

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Wirdheim
{{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Jönsson
{{flagicon|USA}} Tracy Krohn

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|117

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 5

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 44

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans
{{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael
{{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Giovinazzi

| BR Engineering BR01

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|117

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 6

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 34

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Race Performance

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Nicolas Leutwiler
{{flagicon|GBR}} James Winslow
{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Mailleux

| Oreca 03R

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|116

Judd HK 3.6 L V8
rowspan=2| 7

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 28

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} IDEC Sport Racing

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Dimitri Enjalbert
{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Lafargue
{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Lafargue

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|116

Judd HK 3.6 L V8
rowspan=2| 8

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 41

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Greaves Motorsport

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Canal
{{flagicon|MEX}} Memo Rojas
{{flagicon|POL}} Kuba Giermaziak

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|115

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 9

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 23

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Panis Barthez Competition

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Barthez
{{flagicon|FRA}} Timothé Buret
{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul-Loup Chatin

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|114

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 10

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 25

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|PRT}} Algarve Pro Racing

| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Munemann
{{flagicon|IND}} Parth Ghorpade
{{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Hoy

| Ligier JS P2

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|114

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 11

| rowspan=2| LMP3

| rowspan=2| 2

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} United Autosports

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle
{{flagicon|GBR}} Christian England
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Guasch

| Ligier JS P3

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|113

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2| 12

| rowspan=2| LMP3

| rowspan=2| 3

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} United Autosports

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Bell
{{flagicon|GBR}} Wayne Boyd
{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Patterson

| Ligier JS P3

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|112

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2| 13

| rowspan=2| LMP3

| rowspan=2| 9

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Graff

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Petit
{{flagicon|FRA}} Enzo Guibbert
{{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Trouillet

| Ligier JS P3

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|112

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2| 14

|rowspan=2| LMP3

|rowspan=2| 19

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Duqueine Engineering

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} David Hallyday
{{flagicon|FRA}} Dino Lunardi

| Ligier JS P3

|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

|rowspan=2|112

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2| 15

| rowspan=2| LMP2

| rowspan=2| 48

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IRL}} Murphy Prototypes

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IRL}} Sean Doyle
{{flagicon|GBR}} Shaun Balfe
{{flagicon|IRL}} Damien Faulkner

| Oreca 03R

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|112

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 16

| rowspan=2| LMP3

| rowspan=2| 6

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} 360 Racing

| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ross Kaiser
{{flagicon|GBR}} James Swift
{{flagicon|GBR}} Terrence Woodward

| Ligier JS P3

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|111

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2| 17

| rowspan=2| LMP3

| rowspan=2| 8

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Race Performance

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Bert Longin
{{flagicon|CHE}} Giorgio Maggi
{{flagicon|CHE}} Marcello Marateotto

| Ligier JS P3

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|110

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2| 18

| rowspan=2| LMP3

| rowspan=2| 16

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Panis Barthez Competition

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Debard
{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Gachet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Valentin Moineault

| Ligier JS P3

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|110

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2| 19

| rowspan=2| LMP3

| rowspan=2| 15

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} RLR MSport

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DNK}} Morten Dons
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ossy Yusuf

| Ligier JS P3

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|109

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2| 20

| rowspan=2| LMGTE

| rowspan=2| 99

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Howard
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex MacDowall
{{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Turner

| Aston Martin Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|109

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 21

| rowspan=2| LMGTE

| rowspan=2| 56

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} AT Racing

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BLR}} Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr.
{{flagicon|BLR}} Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr.
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Pier Guidi

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|109

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 22

| rowspan=2| LMGTE

| rowspan=2| 96

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|DEU}} Roald Goethe
{{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Hall
{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway

| Aston Martin Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|109

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 23

| rowspan=2| LMP3

| rowspan=2| 24

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} OAK Racing

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Nicolet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Nicolet

| Ligier JS P3

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|108

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan=2| 24

| rowspan=2| LMGTE

| rowspan=2| 55

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Duncan Cameron
{{flagicon|IRE}} Matt Griffin
{{flagicon|GBR}} Aaron Scott

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|108

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 25

| rowspan=2| LMP3

| rowspan=2| 20

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Duqueine Engineering

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Clement
{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Pialat
{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Iannetta

| Ligier JS P3

| rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2|108

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" | 26

| rowspan="2" | LMGTE

| rowspan="2" | 60

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|DNK}} Formula Racing

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|DNK}} Johnny Laursen
{{flagicon|DNK}} Mikkel Mac
{{flagicon|DNK}} Christina Nielsen

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan="2" | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan="2" |108

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2| 27

| rowspan=2| LMGTE

| rowspan=2| 88

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Proton Competition

| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Ried
{{flagicon|AUT}} Richard Lietz
{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Roda

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2|108

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |28

| rowspan="2" |LMGTE

| rowspan="2" |51

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|PRT}} Rui Águas
{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Cioci
{{flagicon|ITA}} Piergiuseppe Perazzini

|Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan="2" |{{Dunlop}}

| rowspan="2" |108

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |29

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |17

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Ultimate

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} François Hériau
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Lahaye

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |107

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |30

| rowspan="2" |LMGTE

| rowspan="2" |77

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Proton Competition

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Hedlund
{{flagicon|DEU}} Wolf Henzler
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Seefried

|Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan="2" |{{Dunlop}}

| rowspan="2" |107

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |31

| rowspan="2" |INNOV

| rowspan="2" |84

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} SRT41 by OAK Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Bernard Bouvet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Sausset
{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Tinseau

|Morgan LMP2

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |106

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |32

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |4

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} OAK Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Erik Maris
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Marc Merlin

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |105

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |33

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |10

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Graff

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} John Falb
{{flagicon|VEN}} Enzo Potolicchio
{{flagicon|USA}} Sean Rayhall

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |100

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |13

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Competition

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Jens Petersen
{{flagicon|POL}} Jakub Śmiechowski

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |107

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |11

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Eurointernational

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Mondini
{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Jacoboni
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Roda

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |97

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |29

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Pegasus Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Léo Roussel
{{flagicon|FRA}} Inès Taittinger
{{flagicon|FRA}} Rémy Striebig

|Morgan LMP2

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |90

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |21

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} DragonSpeed

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Hanley
{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Hedman
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre

|Oreca 05

| rowspan="2" |{{Dunlop}}

| rowspan="2" |63

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |14

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|IRE}} MurphyP3-3Dimensional.com

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Ave
{{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Cullen
{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Peterson

|Ginetta-Juno LMP3

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |29

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |18

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} M.Racing - YMR

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Cougnaud
{{flagicon|FRA}} Yann Ehrlacher
{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Laurent

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |23

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |5

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ESP}} By Speed Factory

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Jackson
{{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Fontes
{{flagicon|ESP}} Jesús Fuster

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |22

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |7

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Villorba Corse

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Lacorte
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Sernagiotto
{{flagicon|ITA}} Niccolò Schirò

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |19

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |33

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|PHL}} Eurasia Motorsport

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Gommendy
{{flagicon|NLD}} Nick de Bruijn
{{flagicon|CHN}} Pu Jun Jin

|Oreca 05

| rowspan="2" |{{Dunlop}}

| rowspan="2" |11

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |46

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryō Hirakawa

|Oreca 05

| rowspan="2" |{{Dunlop}}

| rowspan="2" |11

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |EX

| rowspan="2" |LMGTE

| rowspan="2" |66

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} JMW Motorsport

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Bertolini
{{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Smith
{{flagicon|GBR}} Rory Butcher

|Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan="2" |{{Dunlop}}

| rowspan="2" |110

Ferrari 4.5 L V8
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2016 |title=4 Hours of Silverstone Race Final Classification |url=http://elms.alkamelsystems.com/Results/11_2016/01_SILVERSTONE/113_EUROPEAN%20LE%20MANS%20SERIES/201604161430_Race/Hour%204/05_Classification_Race_Hour%204.PDF |access-date=March 22, 2025 |website=ELMS Alkamel}}

References

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