2020 4 Hours of The Bend

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The 2020 4 Hours of The Bend was an endurance sportscar racing event held on January 12, 2020, at The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend, Australia. It served as the second round of the 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series season.{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2020 |title=4H The Bend: Wednesday Paddock Notes |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/01/08/4h-the-bend-wednesday-paddock-notes.html |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}

Schedule

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!Date

!Time (local: ACDT)

!Event

Friday, 10 January

|16:10

|Free Practice 1

rowspan="2" |Saturday, 11 January

|9:30

|Free Practice 2

13:30

|Qualifying

Sunday, 12 January

|13:00

|Race

colspan="3" |Source:{{Cite web |title=4 Hours of The Bend {{!}} Asian Le Mans Series |url=https://www.asianlemansseries.com/results/2019-2020/4-hours-of-tailem-bend |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=www.asianlemansseries.com}}

Free practice

  • Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

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! rowspan="6" |Free Practice 1

!Class

!{{Tooltip|No.|Number}}

!Entrant

!Time

LMP2

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|PHI}} Eurasia Motorsport

|2:36.496

LMP2 Am

| align="center" |59

|{{flagicon|GBR}} RLR MSport

|2:46.312

LMP3

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|ITA}} ACE1 Villorba Corse

|2:52.431

GT

| align="center" |88

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Team JLOC

|2:59.913

GT Am

| colspan="3" align="center" |—

rowspan="6" |Free Practice 2

!Class

!{{Tooltip|No.|Number}}

!Entrant

!Time

LMP2

| align="center" |26

|{{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing with Algarve

|2:35.418

LMP2 Am

| align="center" |59

|{{flagicon|GBR}} RLR MSport

|2:43.416

LMP3

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|ITA}} ACE1 Villorba Corse

|2:50.933

GT

| align="center" |88

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Team JLOC

|2:58.787

GT Am

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Astro Veloce Motorsport

|3:04.525

colspan="5" |Source:{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2020 |title=2020 4 Hours of The Bend Free Practice 1 Results |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AsLMS-2020-The-Bend-Free-1.pdf |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=Asian Le Mans Series}}{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2020 |title=2020 4 Hours of The Bend Free Practice 2 Results |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AsLMS-2020-The-Bend-Free-2.pdf |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=Asian Le Mans Series}}

Qualifying

=Qualifying results=

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.

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!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!Class

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Entry

!Car

!Time

1

|LMP2

|45

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Thunderhead Carlin Racing

|Dallara P217

|2:35.698

2

|LMP2

|1

|{{flagicon|PHI}} Eurasia Motorsport

|Ligier JS P217

|2:35.870

3

|LMP2

|26

|{{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing with Algarve

|Aurus 01

|2:36.711

4

|LMP2

|34

|{{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Endurance

|Ligier JS P217

|2:36.772

5

|LMP2

|36

|{{flagicon|PHI}} Eurasia Motorsport

|Ligier JS P217

|2:37.262

6

|LMP2 Am

|59

|{{flagicon|GBR}} RLR MSport

|Oreca 05

|2:43.235

7

|LMP2 Am

|4

|{{flagicon|SVK}} ARC Bratislava

|Ligier JS P2

|2:43.957

8

|LMP2 Am

|52

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Ware Racing

|Ligier JS P2

|2:44.884

9

|LMP2

|33

|{{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Endurance

|Ligier JS P217

|2:46.044

10

|LMP2 Am

|25

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Ware Racing

|Ligier JS P2

|2:48.471

11

|LMP3

|2

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nielsen Racing

|Norma M30

|2:50.802

12

|LMP3

|12

|{{flagicon|ITA}} ACE1 Villorba Corse

|Ligier JS P3

|2:51.925

13

|LMP3

|9

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Graff Racing

|Norma M30

|2:51.952

14

|LMP3

|13

|{{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Competition

|Ligier JS P3

|2:52.298

15

|LMP3

|14

|{{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Competition

|Ligier JS P3

|2:54.512

16

|GT

|27

|{{flagicon|TPE}} HubAuto Corsa

|Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020

|2:56.109

17

|GT

|7

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Car Guy Racing

|Ferrari 488 GT3

|2:56.924

18

|GT

|17

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Astro Veloce Motorsport

|BMW M6 GT3

|2:58.442

19

|GT

|75

|{{flagicon|SGP}} T2 Motorsports

|Ferrari 488 GT3

|2:58.462

20

|GT

|51

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Spirit of Race

|Ferrari 488 GT3

|2:58.509

21

|GT

|88

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Team JLOC

|Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo

|2:58.605

22

|GT

|77

|{{flagicon|JPN}} D'station Racing AMR

|Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3

|2:59.284

23

|LMP3

|65

|{{flagicon|MYS}} Viper Niza Racing

|Ligier JS P3

|3:08.667

24

|GT Am

|16

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Astro Veloce Motorsport

|BMW M6 GT3

|3:20.329

25

|LMP3

|3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nielsen Racing

|Norma M30

|—

colspan="6" |Source:{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2020 |title=2020 4 Hours of The Bend Qualifying Results |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AsLMS-2020-The-Bend-Qualifying.pdf |access-date=September 15, 2024 |website=Asian Le Mans Series}}

Race

= Race results =

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 54 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.

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! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan="2" |Class

! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" |Entry

! rowspan="2" |Drivers

!Car

! rowspan="2" |Laps

! rowspan="2" |Time/Gap

Engine
rowspan="2" |1

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |26

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} James French
{{flagicon|NLD}} Leonard Hoogenboom
{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov

|Aurus 01

| rowspan="2" |78

| rowspan="2" |4:05:23.417

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |2

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |36

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Foster
{{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Merhi
{{flagicon|AUS}} Aidan Read

|Ligier JS P217

| rowspan="2" |78

| rowspan="2" | +44.886

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |3

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |45

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Thunderhead Carlin Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Barnicoat
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Manchester
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Tincknell

|Dallara P217

| rowspan="2" |78

| rowspan="2" | +2:10.774

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |4

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |33

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} John Corbett
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Kumar
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mitchell Neilson

|Ligier JS P217

| rowspan="2" |75

| rowspan="2" | +3 Laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |5

| rowspan="2" |LMP2 Am

| rowspan="2" |52

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Ware Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|LIT}} Gustas Grinbergas
{{flagicon|USA}} Cody Ware

|Ligier JS P2

| rowspan="2" |75

| rowspan="2" |+3 Laps

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |6

| rowspan="2" |LMP2 Am

| rowspan="2" |25

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Ware Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Philippe Mulacek
{{flagicon|USA}} Guy Cosmo
{{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Lazzaro

|Ligier JS P2

| rowspan="2" |75

| rowspan="2" | +3 Laps

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |7

| rowspan="2" |LMP2 Am

| rowspan="2" |4

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|SVK}} ARC Bratislava

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|SVK}} Miro Konopka
{{flagicon|GRE}} Andreas Laskaratos
{{flagicon|AUS}} Garnet Patterson

|Ligier JS P2

| rowspan="2" |74

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |8

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |2

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Nielsen Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Noble
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Wells

|Norma M30

| rowspan="2" |73

| rowspan="2" |+5 Laps

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |9

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |13

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Hippe
{{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Moore

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |73

| rowspan="2" | +5 Laps

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |10

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |12

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} ACE1 Villorba Corse

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Bressan
{{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Lancieri
{{flagicon|ITA}} David Fumanelli

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |73

| rowspan="2" | +5 Laps

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |11

| rowspan="2" |GT

| rowspan="2" |7

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Car Guy Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Kei Cozzolino
{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Kimura
{{flagicon|FRA}} Côme Ledogar

|Ferrari 488 GT3

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" |+7 Laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |12

| rowspan="2" |GT

| rowspan="2" |27

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|TPE}} HubAuto Corsa

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Liam Talbot
{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Gomes
{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Rigon

|Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +7 Laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |13

| rowspan="2" |GT

| rowspan="2" |51

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CHE}} Spirit of Race

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Oswaldo Negri Jr.
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Pier Guidi
{{flagicon|PRI}} Francesco Piovanetti

|Ferrari 488 GT3

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +7 Laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |14

| rowspan="2" |GT

| rowspan="2" |75

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|SGP}} T2 Motorsports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Christian Colombo
{{flagicon|IDN}} Rio Haryanto
{{flagicon|IDN}} David Tjiptobiantoro

|Ferrari 488 GT3

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +7 Laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |15

| rowspan="2" |GT

| rowspan="2" |17

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Astro Veloce Motorsport

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Jens Klingmann
{{flagicon|CHN}} Aven Qi
{{flagicon|ITA}} Max Wiser

|BMW M6 GT3

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +7 Laps

BMW 4.4 L V8
rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |14

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Paddon
{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Walden
{{flagicon|USA}} Austin McCusker

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |68

| rowspan="2" | +10 Laps

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |17

| rowspan="2" |GT

| rowspan="2" |77

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} D'station Racing AMR

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomonobu Fujii
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ross Gunn
{{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Hoshino

|Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3

| rowspan="2" |65

| rowspan="2" | +13 Laps

Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |18

| rowspan="2" |GT

| rowspan="2" |88

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Team JLOC

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|MAC}} André Couto
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuya Motojima
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusaku Shibata

|Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo

| rowspan="2" |54

| rowspan="2" | +24 Laps

Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
colspan="8" |Not Classified
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |1

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel Gaunt
{{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Cassidy
{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen

|Ligier JS P217

| rowspan="2" |73

| rowspan="2" |

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |9

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CHE}} David Droux
{{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Trouillet
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ricky Capo

|Norma M30

| rowspan="2" |63

| rowspan="2" |

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |GT Am

| rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Astro Veloce Motorsport

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Michael Lu
{{flagicon|CHN}} David Weian Chen
{{flagicon|CHN}} Dennis Zhang

|BMW M6 GT3

| rowspan="2" |59

| rowspan="2" |

BMW 4.4 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |65

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|MYS}} Viper Niza Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|MYS}} Dominc Ang
{{flagicon|MYS}} Douglas Khoo

|Ligier JS P3

| rowspan="2" |57

| rowspan="2" |

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP2 Am

| rowspan="2" |59

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CAN}} John Farano
{{flagicon|NZL}} Andrew Higgins
{{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Maini

|Oreca 05

| rowspan="2" |26

| rowspan="2" |

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

| rowspan="2" |LMP3

| rowspan="2" |3

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Nielsen Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Charles Crews
{{flagicon|CAN}} Garett Grist
{{flagicon|USA}} Rob Hodes

|Norma M30

| rowspan="2" |23

| rowspan="2" |

Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8
rowspan="2" |DNF

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

| rowspan="2" |34

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche
{{flagicon|POL}} Jakub Śmiechowski
{{flagicon|AUS}} James Winslow

|Ligier JS P217

| rowspan="2" |19

| rowspan="2" |

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2020 |title=2020 4 Hours of The Bend Race Results |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AsLMS-2020-The-Bend-Race-Result.pdf |access-date=September 15, 2024 |website=Asian Le Mans Series}}

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