2025 4 Hours of Portimão
The 2025 4 Hours of Portimão was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 16 and 18 October 2025 at Algarve International Circuit in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal. It was the sixth and final of the 2025 European Le Mans Series season, and the ninth running of the event as part of the championship.
Entry list
The provisional entry list was published on 8 October 2025 and originally consisted of 44 entries across 4 categories – 13 in LMP2, 8 in LMP2 Pro-Am, 10 in LMP3, and 13 in LMGT3.[1] However, in the lead-up to the race, the no. 37 CLX – Pure Rxcing LMP2 entry of Tom Blomqvist, Alex Malykhin and Tristan Vautier was withdrawn from the event.[2]
Miguel Cristóvāo made his return to the ELMS, driving in the No. 11 Eurointernational Ligier.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time (local: WEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 16 October | 11:00 | Free Practice 1 |
| 14:40 | Bronze Driver Collective Test | |
| Saturday, 17 October | 10:10 | Free Practice 2 |
| 15:15 | Qualifying – LMGT3 | |
| 15:40 | Qualifying – LMP3 | |
| 16:05 | Qualifying – LMP2 Pro-Am | |
| 16:30 | Qualifying – LMP2 | |
| Sunday, 18 October | 14:30 | Race |
| Source:[3] | ||
Free practice
Two practice sessions were scheduled to be held before the event: one on Friday, and one on Saturday. Both sessions were scheduled to run for 90 minutes.[3]
Practice 1
The first practice session started at 11:00 WEST on Friday.[3]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Nick Yelloly | 1:31.725 |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 29 | TDS Racing | Mathias Beche | 1:31.648 |
| LMP3 | 17 | CLX Motorsport | Adrien Closmenil | 1:38.935 |
| LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx | Fabian Schiller | 1:42.973 |
| Source:[4][5] | ||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Practice 2
The second practice session started at 10:10 WEST on Saturday.[3]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton | Matteo Cairoli | 1:31.445 |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 99 | AO by TF | Louis Delétraz | 1:32.448 |
| LMP3 | 17 | CLX Motorsport | Adrien Closmenil | 1:39.345 |
| LMGT3 | 23 | United Autosports | Wayne Boyd | 1:42.672 |
| Source:[6][7] | ||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying
Qualifying started at 15:15 WEST, with four sessions of fifteen minutes each, one session for each class.[3] After qualifying, ELMS arranged the grid to put the LMP2s ahead of the LMP2 Pro-Am, LMP3, and LMGT3 cars.[8]
Qualifying results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 9 | Iron Lynx – Proton | Matteo Cairoli | 1:30.771 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 18 | IDEC Sport | Mathys Jaubert | 1:30.814 | +0.043 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Nick Yelloly | 1:30.924 | +0.153 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Job van Uitert | 1:30.947 | +0.176 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 48 | VDS Panis Racing | Esteban Masson | 1:30.972 | +0.201 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 10 | Vector Sport | Pietro Fittipaldi | 1:31.021 | +0.250 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Ferdinand Habsburg | 1:31.143 | +0.372 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 47 | CLX Motorsport | Manuel Espírito Santo | 1:31.155 | +0.384 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Grégoire Saucy | 1:31.159 | +0.388 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | Pedro Perino | 1:31.165 | +0.394 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | Reshad de Gerus | 1:31.480 | +0.709 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 77 | Proton Competition | Giorgio Roda | 1:32.467 | +1.696 | 13 |
| 13 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 99 | AO by TF | P. J. Hyett | 1:32.511 | +1.740 | 14 |
| 14 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 29 | TDS Racing | Rodrigo Sales | 1:32.777 | +2.006 | 15 |
| 15 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 27 | Nielsen Racing | John Falb | 1:33.426 | +2.655 | 16 |
| 16 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 3 | DKR Engineering | Georgios Kolovos | 1:33.613 | +2.842 | 17 |
| 17 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 83 | AF Corse | François Perrodo | 1:34.012 | +3.241 | 18 |
| 18 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 21 | United Autosports | Daniel Schneider | 1:34.079 | +3.308 | 19 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 17 | CLX Motorsport | Adrien Closmenil | 1:38.303 | +7.532 | 21 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 12 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | Griffin Peebles | 1:38.678 | +7.907 | 22 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 88 | Inter Europol Competition | Douwe Dedecker | 1:38.900 | +8.129 | 23 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 11 | EuroInternational | Ian Aguilera | 1:38.961 | +8.190 | 24 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 4 | DKR Engineering | Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen | 1:39.076 | +8.305 | 25 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Daniel Nogales | 1:39.089 | +8.318 | 26 |
| 25 | LMP3 | 31 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Marius Fossard | 1:39.144 | +8.373 | 27 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate | Jean-Baptiste Lahaye | 1:39.159 | +8.388 | 28 |
| 27 | LMP3 | 68 | M Racing | Quentin Antonel | 1:39.191 | +8.420 | 29 |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | Hiroshi Koizumi | 1:43.446 | +12.675 | 31 |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 59 | Racing Spirit of Léman | Clément Mateu | 1:43.452 | +12.681 | 32 |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 23 | United Autosports | Michael Birch | 1:43.494 | +12.723 | 33 |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 63 | Iron Lynx | Martin Berry | 1:43.561 | +12.790 | 34 |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura | 1:43.820 | +13.049 | 35 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Célia Martin | 1:43.915 | +13.144 | 36 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 50 | Richard Mille AF Corse | Custodio Toledo | 1:44.558 | +13.787 | 37 |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron | 1:44.672 | +13.901 | 38 |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Scott Noble | 1:44.758 | +13.987 | 39 |
| 37 | LMGT3 | 74 | Kessel Racing | Andrew Gilbert | 1:44.856 | +14.085 | 40 |
| 38 | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing | Michael Wainwright | 1:45.239 | +14.468 | 41 |
| 39 | LMGT3 | 60 | Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr Jr. | 1:45.373 | +14.602 | 42 |
| 40 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | Gillian Henrion | No time established | 30 | |
| 41 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | Kriton Lendoudis | No time established | 20 | |
| 42 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Théo Pourchaire | No time established | 12 | |
| 43 | LMGT3 | 51 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani | No time established | 43 | |
| Source:[9][10][11][12][13][14] | |||||||
Race
The race was scheduled to start at 14:30 WEST, and ran for 4 hours.[3]
Race results
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 95 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Notes
References
- ^ a b Kilbey, Stephen (8 October 2025). "Capacity Grid Confirmed For ELMS Finale". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Wane, Ewan (15 October 2025). "ELMS 4 Hours Of Portimão Preview". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "2025 European Le Mans Series – 4 HOURS OF PORTIMÃO – Timetable V2" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Free Practice 1 – Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Free Practice 1 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Free Practice 2 – Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Free Practice 2 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "2025 Sporting Regulations V1.3" (PDF). Google APIs. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 12 November 2024. p. 53. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
Cars will be placed on the grid per category in the following order: LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3, LMGT3
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying – Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying LMP2 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying LMP2 Pro/Am – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying LMP3 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Qualifying LMGT3 – Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Race – Final Starting Grid" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Portimao Race – Final Classification" (PDF). ELMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.