Overview
- Defending champions Forestier Racing by Panis, which served three time penalties, charged to victory when Esteban Masson passed Reshad de Gerus for the lead with nine minutes left in Sunday’s 4 Hours of Barcelona.
- Inter Europol’s No. 34 Oreca converted pole into a long stint at the front and still finished second with its rare two-driver lineup, while United Autosports completed the podium and Nielsen’s late suspension issue dropped it to seventh.
- LMP2 Pro-Am went to Algarve Pro’s No. 20 after a strategy swing over Duqueine, Rinaldi’s No. 5 claimed LMP3, and Proton’s No. 75 Porsche won LMGT3 after a decisive pass on the pole-starting Team Qatar Mercedes late in the race.
- The Barcelona build-up set the tone as Inter Europol swept FP2 and de Gerus snatched pole on his final lap, with stewards later sending Inter Europol’s No. 13 LMP3 to the back for a splitter-height breach and handing CLX’s No. 47 LMP2 a three-place grid drop for contact.
- One day earlier at Paul Ricard, Comtoyou’s No. 007 Aston Martin took the GT World Challenge Europe opener after a late safety car wiped out Winward’s control, and Lance Stroll’s GT3 debut with Comtoyou unraveled under 8 minutes 25 seconds of penalties to finish 48th.