The 2014 4 Hours of Silverstone was an endurance motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, England on 18–19 April 2014, and served as the opening round of the 2014 European Le Mans Series, and the first race under the series' new four-hour format. The event shared the weekend at Silverstone with the FIA World Endurance Championship's six-hour event. The French trio of Pierre Thiriet, Ludovic Badey, and Tristan Gommendy won the race overall for TDS Racing, ahead of Race Performance's Michel Frey and Franck Mailleux and Morand Racing's Christian Klien, Gary Hirsch, and Romain Brandela. The LMGTE category was led by Duncan Cameron, Michele Rugolo, and Matt Griffin for AF Corse, while Team Ukraine's Andriy Kruglyk, Sergii Chukanov, and Alessandro Pier Guidi were victorious in the GTC class.

Qualifying

Qualifying result Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Time Engine 1 LMP2 38 Jota Sport Simon Dolan Harry Tincknell Filipe Albuquerque Zytek Z11SN 1:47.702 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 2 LMP2 34 Race Performance Michel Frey Franck Mailleux Oreca 03 1:48.854 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 3 LMP2 48 Murphy Prototypes Karun Chandhok Rodolfo González Alex Kapadia Oreca 03 1:48.912 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 4 LMP2 41 Greaves Motorsport Tom Kimber-Smith Chris Dyson Matt McMurry Zytek Z11SN 1:48.950 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 5 LMP2 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Pierre Thiriet Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy Morgan LMP2 1:49.057 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 6 LMP2 43 Newblood by Morand Racing Gary Hirsch Romain Brandela Christian Klien Morgan LMP2 1:49.715 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 7 LMP2 36 Signatech Alpine Paul-Loup Chatin Nelson Panciatici Oliver Webb Alpine A450 1:49.762 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 8 LMP2 28 Greaves Motorsport James Littlejohn Anthony Wells James Walker Zytek Z11SN 1:50.236 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 LMP2 24 Sébastien Loeb Racing Vincent Capillaire Jan Charouz Oreca 03 1:51.822 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 10 LMP2 29 Pegasus Racing Julien Schell Niki Leutwiler Jonathan Coleman Morgan LMP2 1:51.997 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 11 LMP2 50 Larbre Compétition Gustavo Yacamán Keiko Ihara Morgan LMP2 1:52.846 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 12 LMGTE 72 SMP Racing Andrea Bertolini Viktor Shaitar Sergey Zlobin Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 1:57.970 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 13 LMGTE 66 JMW Motorsport Daniel McKenzie George Richardson Daniel Zampieri Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 1:58.590 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 14 LMGTE 55 AF Corse Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Michele Rugolo Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 1:58.835 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 15 LMGTE 58 Team SOFREV-ASP Anthony Pons Soheil Ayari Fabien Barthez Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 1:59.166 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 16 LMGTE 81 Kessel Racing Thomas Kemenater Matteo Cressoni Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 1:59.471 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 17 LMGTE 54 AF Corse Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Michael Lyons Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 1:59.687 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 18 LMGTE 76 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo David Hallyday Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 1:59.755 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 19 LMGTE 80 Kessel Racing Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 1:59.775 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 20 LMGTE 56 AT Racing Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. Pierre Kaffer Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 1:59.803 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 21 GTC 71 SMP Racing Kirill Ladygin Luca Persiani Aleksey Basov Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2:00.032 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 22 GTC 96 Team Ukraine Andriy Kruglyk Sergii Chukanov Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2:00.209 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 23 GTC 63 AF Corse Mads Rasmussen Dennis Lind Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2:00.676 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 24 LMGTE 82 Crubilé Sport Sebastien Crubilé François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 2:00.717 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 25 GTC 78 Team Russia by Barwell Leo Machitski Timur Sardarov Jonny Cocker BMW Z4 GT3 2:00.956 BMW 4.4 L V8 26 GTC 98 ART Grand Prix Kevin Korjus Grégoire Demoustier Yann Goudy McLaren MP4-12C GT3 2:01.091 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 27 LMGTE 86 Gulf Racing UK Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:01.222 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28 GTC 60 Formula Racing Jan Magnussen Johnny Laursen Mikkel Mac Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2:01.434 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 29 GTC 51 Sébastien Loeb Racing Henri Hassid Mike Parisy Olivier Lombard Audi R8 LMS ultra 2:01.589 Audi 5.2 L V10 30 GTC 99 ART Grand Prix Ricardo González Karim Ajlani Alex Brundle McLaren MP4-12C GT3 2:01.669 McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 31 GTC 93 Pro GT by Almeras Franck Perera Lucas Laserre Eric Dermont Porsche 997 GT3 R 2:01.906 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32 GTC 59 Team SOFREV-ASP Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon Jean-Philippe Belloc Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2:02.020 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 33 GTC 75 Prospeed Competition Paul Van Splunteren Maxime Soulet Gilles Vannelet Porsche 997 GT3 R 2:02.048 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 34 LMGTE 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Erik Maris Jean-Marc Merlin Éric Hélary Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 2:02.355 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 35 GTC 73 SMP Racing Olivier Beretta Anton Ladygin David Markozov Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2:04.384 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 36 GTC 95 AF Corse Adrien De Leneer Cédric Sbirrazzuoli Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2:04.384 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 37 LMGTE 85 Gulf Racing UK Roald Goethe Stuart Hall Dan Brown Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE 2:04.701 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 38 GTC 62 AF Corse Yannick Mollegol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2:04.716 Ferrari 4.5 L V8

Race

Race result Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Gap/Retired Engine 1 LMP2 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Pierre Thiriet Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy Morgan LMP2 118 4:00'29.711 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 2 LMP2 34 Race Performance Michel Frey Franck Mailleux Oreca 03 118 + 3.828 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 3 LMP2 43 Newblood by Morand Racing Gary Hirsch Romain Brandela Christian Klien Morgan LMP2 118 + 4.731 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 4 LMP2 41 Greaves Motorsport Tom Kimber-Smith Chris Dyson Matt McMurry Zytek Z11SN 118 + 14.388 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 5 LMP2 36 Signatech Alpine Paul-Loup Chatin Nelson Panciatici Oliver Webb Alpine A450 118 + 55.068 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 6 LMP2 28 Greaves Motorsport James Littlejohn Anthony Wells James Walker Zytek Z11SN 118 + 1'00.569 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 7 LMP2 24 Sébastien Loeb Racing Vincent Capillaire Jan Charouz Oreca 03 116 + 2 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 8 LMP2 48 Murphy Prototypes Karun Chandhok Rodolfo González Alex Kapadia Oreca 03 112 + 6 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 LMGTE 55 AF Corse Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Michele Rugolo Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 112 + 6 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 10 LMGTE 72 SMP Racing Andrea Bertolini Viktor Shaitar Sergey Zlobin Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 112 + 6 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 11 LMGTE 76 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo David Hallyday Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 111 + 7 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 LMP2 50 Larbre Compétition Gustavo Yacamán Keiko Ihara Morgan LMP2 111 + 7 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 13 LMGTE 56 AT Racing Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. Pierre Kaffer Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 111 + 7 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 14 LMGTE 66 JMW Motorsport Daniel McKenzie George Richardson Daniel Zampieri Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 111 + 7 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 15 LMGTE 54 AF Corse Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Michael Lyons Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 110 + 8 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 16 LMGTE 58 Team SOFREV-ASP Anthony Pons Soheil Ayari Fabien Barthez Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 110 + 8 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 17 GTC 96 Team Ukraine Andriy Kruglyk Sergii Chukanov Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 109 + 9 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 18 GTC 73 SMP Racing Olivier Beretta Anton Ladygin David Markozov Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 109 + 9 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 19 GTC 60 Formula Racing Jan Magnussen Johnny Laursen Mikkel Mac Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 109 + 9 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 20 LMGTE 82 Crubilé Sport Sebastien Crubilé François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 109 + 9 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 21 LMGTE 86 Gulf Racing UK Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 109 + 9 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 22 LMGTE 80 Kessel Racing Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 108 + 10 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 23 GTC 78 Team Russia by Barwell Leo Machitski Timur Sardarov Jonny Cocker BMW Z4 GT3 108 + 10 Laps BMW 4.4 L V8 24 LMGTE 85 Gulf Racing UK Roald Goethe Stuart Hall Dan Brown Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE 108 + 10 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 25 GTC 99 ART Grand Prix Ricardo González Karim Ajlani Alex Brundle McLaren MP4-12C GT3 107 + 11 Laps McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 26 GTC 51 Sébastien Loeb Racing Henri Hassid Mike Parisy Olivier Lombard Audi R8 LMS ultra 107 + 11 Laps Audi 5.2 L V10 27 GTC 98 ART Grand Prix Kevin Korjus Grégoire Demoustier Yann Goudy McLaren MP4-12C GT3 107 + 11 Laps McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 28 GTC 93 Pro GT by Almeras Franck Perera Lucas Laserre Eric Dermont Porsche 997 GT3 R 107 + 11 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 29 GTC 75 Prospeed Competition Paul Van Splunteren Maxime Soulet Gilles Vannelet Porsche 997 GT3 R 107 + 11 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 30 GTC 63 AF Corse Mads Rasmussen Dennis Lind Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 106 + 12 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 31 LMGTE 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Erik Maris Jean-Marc Merlin Éric Hélary Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 106 + 12 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32 GTC 59 Team SOFREV-ASP Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon Jean-Philippe Belloc Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 106 + 12 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 33 LMGTE 81 Kessel Racing Thomas Kemenater Matteo Cressoni Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 104 + 14 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 34 GTC 95 AF Corse Adrien De Leneer Cédric Sbirrazzuoli Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 102 + 16 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 35 GTC 62 AF Corse Yannick Mollegol Jean-Marc Bachelier Howard Blank Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 102 + 16 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF LMP2 38 Jota Sport Simon Dolan Harry Tincknell Filipe Albuquerque Zytek Z11SN 97 Collision Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF LMP2 29 Pegasus Racing Julien Schell Niki Leutwiler Jonathan Coleman Morgan LMP2 74 Retired Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNS GTC 71 SMP Racing Kirill Ladygin Luca Persiani Aleksey Basov Ferrari 458 Italia GT3  – Oil leak Ferrari 4.5 L V8

 – The No. 85 Gulf Racing Aston Martin was penalized two laps by race stewards following the race for not adhering to the driver time requirements.

See also 2014 6 Hours of Silverstone

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