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}} |
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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 |
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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 |2:35.698 |
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2
|LMP2 |1 |{{flagicon|PHI}} Eurasia Motorsport |2:35.870 |
3
|LMP2 |26 |{{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing with Algarve |2:36.711 |
4
|LMP2 |34 |{{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Endurance |2:36.772 |
5
|LMP2 |36 |{{flagicon|PHI}} Eurasia Motorsport |2:37.262 |
6
|LMP2 Am |59 |{{flagicon|GBR}} RLR MSport |2:43.235 |
7
|LMP2 Am |4 |{{flagicon|SVK}} ARC Bratislava |2:43.957 |
8
|LMP2 Am |52 |{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Ware Racing |2:44.884 |
9
|LMP2 |33 |{{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Endurance |2:46.044 |
10
|LMP2 Am |25 |{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Ware Racing |2:48.471 |
11
|LMP3 |2 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Nielsen Racing |2:50.802 |
12
|LMP3 |12 |{{flagicon|ITA}} ACE1 Villorba Corse |2:51.925 |
13
|LMP3 |9 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Graff Racing |2:51.952 |
14
|LMP3 |13 |{{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Competition |2:52.298 |
15
|LMP3 |14 |{{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Competition |2:54.512 |
16
|GT |27 |{{flagicon|TPE}} HubAuto Corsa |2:56.109 |
17
|GT |7 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Car Guy Racing |2:56.924 |
18
|GT |17 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Astro Veloce Motorsport |2:58.442 |
19
|GT |75 |{{flagicon|SGP}} T2 Motorsports |2:58.462 |
20
|GT |51 |{{flagicon|CHE}} Spirit of Race |2:58.509 |
21
|GT |88 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Team JLOC |2:58.605 |
22
|GT |77 |{{flagicon|JPN}} D'station Racing AMR |2:59.284 |
23
|LMP3 |65 |{{flagicon|MYS}} Viper Niza Racing |3:08.667 |
24
|GT Am |16 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Astro Veloce Motorsport |3:20.329 |
25
|LMP3 |3 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Nielsen Racing |— |
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 |
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rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |LMP2 | rowspan="2" |26 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing with Algarve | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} James French | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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}} |
References
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.asianlemansseries.com/}}