2024 24 Hours of Portimão

The 2024 24 Hours of Portimão (formally known as the Hankook 24 Hours of Portimão) was an endurance sportscar racing held on 11 and 12 May 2024, as the third of five rounds of the 2024 24H Series. This was the sixth running of the event.

Background

The event was announced on 16 October 2023 along with the rest of the 2024 24H Series calendar.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time (local: WEST)	Event	Duration
Friday, 10 May	13:30 - 15:00	Free Practice	90 Minutes
	17:00 - 17:55	Qualifying	3x15 Minutes
	20:30 - 22:00	Night Practice	90 Minutes
Saturday-Sunday, 11-12 May	12:00 - 12:00	Race	24 Hours
Source:^[2]

Entry list

The entry list was revealed on 6 May 2024, and featured 22 cars: 6 GT3 cars, 10 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars, 1 GTX car, 4 GT4 cars, and 1 TCX car.^[3]

No.	Entrant	Car	Class	Driver 1	Driver 2	Driver 3	Driver 4	Driver 5
GT3 (6 entries)
10	Grove Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	Brenton Grove	Stephen Grove	Matthew Payne	Garth Tander
11	Hofor Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Am	Kenneth Heyer	Michael Kroll	Max Partl	Alexander Prinz	Chantal Prinz
18	Saintéloc Junior Team	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	PA	Michael Doppelmayr	Elia Erhart	Philippe Chatelet	Pierre Kaffer	Ernst Inderbitzin
90	E2P Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2)	PA	Pablo Burguera	Álvaro Parente	Antonio Sainero
91	Herberth Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Am	Ralf Bohn	Jason Hart	Scott Noble	Ian Loggie
92	Herberth Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	PA	Ralf Bohn	Vincent Kolb	Max Moritz	Felix Neuhofer	Robert Renauer
GTX (1 entry)
701	Vortex V8	Vortex 2.0		Lionel Amrouche	Philippe Bonnel	Gilles Courtois	Lucas Sugliano
992 (10 entries)
902	Holmgaard Motorsport	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	P	Jonas Holmgaard	Magnus Holmgaard	Stéphane Perrin	Martin Vedel Mortensen
903	Red Ant Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	P	Kobe de Breucker	Ayrton Redant	Yannick Redant	Lucas Van Eijndhoven
904	Red Ant Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	P	Peter Guelinckx	Michiel Haverans	Brent Verheyen	Kris Cools
907	RPM Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Am	Philip Hamprecht	Niclas Jönsson	Tracy Krohn	Patrick Huisman
908	SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Am	Solenn Amrouche	Miguel Moiola	Eric Mouez	Lauris Nauroy	Gary Terclavers
909	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	P	Ivo Breukers	Luc Breukers	Rik Breukers	Fabian Danz
917	Orchid Racing Team	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Am	Antonio Garzon	Daniel Gillioz	Alexandre Mottet	Jeremy Brodard
963	Orchid Racing Team	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	P	Laurent Misbach	Loïc Villiger	Antoine Leclerc	Frank Villiger
967	HRT Performance	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Am	Linus Diener	Amadeo Pampanini	Nicolas Stürzinger	Stefano Monaco	Kim André Hauschild
988	MRS GT Racing	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Am	Ricardo Costa	Will Langhorne	Marco Müller	Shaun Thong	Terence Tse
GT4 (4 entries)
405	GSR Motorsport	Ginetta G56 GT4		Egidijus Gelūnas	Aras Kvedaras	Rokas Kvedaras	Ernesta Globytė
416	Buggyra ZM Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT4		Aliyyah Koloc	Adam Lacko	David Vrsecky	Jaroslav Janiš
424	Lionspeed GP	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport		Dennis Bohn	José Garcia	Patrick Kolb	Patric Neiderhauser
491	W Autosport	Toyota GR Supra GT4		Thierry Chkondali	Caryl Fritsché	Marc Girard	Thomas Leal	Michel Sallenbach
TCE/TCX (1 entry)
125	PR-V	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup		Christian Gloz	Hervé Houdré	Alain Remi	Flavien Remi
Source:^[4]

GT3 entries
Icon	Class
P	GT3-Pro
PA	GT3-Pro Am
Am	GT3-Am
992 entries
Icon	Class
P	992-Pro
Am	992-Am

Practice

Class	No.	Entrant	Driver	Time
GT3	18	Saintéloc Junior Team	Pierre Kaffer	1:43.849
GTX	701	Vortex V8	Lionel Amrouche	1:47.997
992	909	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	Luc Breukers	1:47.341
GT4	424	Lionspeed GP	Patric Neiderhauser	1:54.327
TCE	125	PR-V	Flavien Remi	1:59.524
Source:^[5]^[6]

Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Night Practice

Class	No.	Entrant	Driver	Time
GT3	92	Herberth Motorsport	Robert Renauer	1:45.091
GTX	701	Vortex V8	Lucas Sugliano	1:50.857
992	967	HRT Performance	Stefano Monaco	1:48.294
GT4	491	W Autosport	Thomas Leal	1:54.808
TCE	125	PR-V	Flavien Remi	2:00.470
Source:^[7]^[8]

Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into three parts. The average of the best times per qualifying session determined the starting order. Saintéloc Junior Team secured pole position with an combined average time of 1:44.921.

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Avg
1	GT3 Pro/Am	18	Saintéloc Junior Team	1:45.324	1:44.849	1:44.590	1:44.921
2	GT3 Am	91	Herberth Motorsport	1:45.663	1:44.934	1:44.664	1:45.087
3	GT3 Pro/Am	10	Grove Racing	1:46.380	1:44.161	1:44.771	1:45.104
4	GT3 Pro/Am	92	Herberth Motorsport	1:46.705	1:44.862	1:44.240	1:45.269
5	GT3 Am	11	Hofor Racing	1:45.015	1:45.178	1:46.782	1:45.658
6	GT3 Pro/Am	90	E2P Racing	1:48.973	1:45.236	1:45.727	1:46.645
7	992 Pro	909	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	1:48.658	1:47.420	1:47.802	1:47.960
8	GTX	701	Vortex V8	1:47.858	1:48.864	1:47.371	1:48.031
9	992 Pro	903	Red Ant Racing	1:47.951	1:49.027	1:48.323	1:48.433
10	992 Pro	967	HRT Performance	1:48.862	1:48.472	1:48.041	1:48.458
11	992 Pro	963	Orchid Racing Team	1:50.870	1:48.002	1:48.502	1:49.124
12	992 Am	907	RPM Racing	1:51.031	1:49.010	1:47.352	1:49.131
13	992 Pro	904	Red Ant Racing	1:49.482	1:49.513	1:48.980	1:49.325
14	992 Pro	902	Holmgaard Motorsport	1:50.229	1:49.020	1:48.958	1:49.402
15	992 Am	908	SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing	1:50.377	1:54.099	1:50.706	1:51.727
16	GT4	405	GSR Motorsport	1:54.740	1:54.189	1:55.388	1:54.772
17	GT4	416	Buggyra ZM Racing	1:54.493	1:55.169	1:55.154	1:54.938
18	GT4	491	W Autosport	1:56.868	1:54.841	1:54.226	1:55.311
19	TCX	125	PR-V	2:02.440	2:03.315	2:00.482	2:02.079
20	GT4	424	Lionspeed GP	—	1:54.244	1:54.316	1:54.280
21	992 Am	917	Orchid Racing Team	1:51.736	—	—	1:51.736
22	992 Am	988	MRS GT Racing	2:07.415	—	—	2:07.415
Source:^[9]

Race

Class winners are in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Time/Reason	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Time/Reason	Laps
1	GT3 Pro/Am	92	Herberth Motorsport	Ralf Bohn Vincent Kolb Max Moritz Felix Neuhofer Robert Renauer	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	24:00:24.258	743
1	GT3 Pro/Am	92	Herberth Motorsport		Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	24:00:24.258	743
2	GT3 Am	91	Herberth Motorsport	Ralf Bohn Jason Hart Scott Noble Ian Loggie	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	+2 Laps	741
2	GT3 Am	91	Herberth Motorsport	Ralf Bohn Jason Hart Scott Noble Ian Loggie	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	+2 Laps	741
3	GT3 Pro/Am	18	Saintéloc Junior Team	Michael Doppelmayr Elia Erhart Philippe Chatelet Pierre Kaffer Swen Herberger	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	+14 Laps	729
3	GT3 Pro/Am	18	Saintéloc Junior Team		Audi 5.2 L V10	+14 Laps	729
4	992 Pro	903	Red Ant Racing	Kobe de Breucker Ayrton Redant Yannick Redant Lucas Van Eijndhoven	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+19 Laps	724
4	992 Pro	903	Red Ant Racing		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+19 Laps	724
5	992 Pro	904	Red Ant Racing	Peter Guelinckx Michiel Haverans Brent Verheyen Kris Cools	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+30 Laps	713
5	992 Pro	904	Red Ant Racing	Peter Guelinckx Michiel Haverans Brent Verheyen Kris Cools	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+30 Laps	713
6	992 Pro	909	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+35 Laps	708
6	992 Pro	909	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Fabian Danz	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+35 Laps	708
7	992 Pro	902	Holmgaard Motorsport	Jonas Holmgaard Magnus Holmgaard Stéphane Perrin Martin Vedel Mortensen	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+53 Laps	690
7	992 Pro	902	Holmgaard Motorsport		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+53 Laps	690
8	992 Pro	963	Orchid Racing Team	Loïc Villiger Laurent Misbach Antoine Leclerc Frank Villiger	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+55 Laps	688
8	992 Pro	963	Orchid Racing Team		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+55 Laps	688
9	992 Am	907	RPM Racing	Philip Hamprecht Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn Patrick Huisman	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+80 Laps	663
9	992 Am	907	RPM Racing		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+80 Laps	663
10	GT4	416	Buggyra ZM Racing	Aliyyah Koloc Adam Lacko David Vrsecky Jaroslav Janiš	Mercedes-AMG GT4	+92 Laps	651
10	GT4	416	Buggyra ZM Racing	Aliyyah Koloc Adam Lacko David Vrsecky Jaroslav Janiš	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	+92 Laps	651
11	GT4	491	W Autosport	Thierry Chkondali Caryl Fritsché Marc Girard Thomas Leal Michel Sallenbach	Toyota GR Supra GT4	+106 Laps	637
11	GT4	491	W Autosport		BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	+106 Laps	637
12	992 Am	908	SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing	Solenn Amrouche Miguel Moiola Eric Mouez Lauris Nauroy Gary Terclavers	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+111 Laps	632
12	992 Am	908	SebLajoux Racing by DUWO Racing		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+111 Laps	632
13	TCX	125	PR-V	Christian Gloz Hervé Houdré Alain Remi Flavien Remi	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	+142 Laps	601
13	TCX	125	PR-V	Christian Gloz Hervé Houdré Alain Remi Flavien Remi	Peugeot PSA Prince 1.6 L I4	+142 Laps	601
14	GT4	405	GSR Motorsport	Egidijus Gelūnas Aras Kvedaras Rokas Kvedaras Ernesta Globytė Mindaugas Liatukas	Ginetta G56 GT4	+171 Laps	572
14	GT4	405	GSR Motorsport		GM LS3 6.2 L V8	+171 Laps	572
15	GTX	701	Vortex V8	Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Gilles Courtois Lucas Sugliano	Vortex 2.0	+172 Laps	571
15	GTX	701	Vortex V8		Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	+172 Laps	571
16	992 Am	988	MRS GT Racing	Ricardo Costa Will Langhorne Marco Müller Shaun Thong Terence Tse	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+233 Laps	510
16	992 Am	988	MRS GT Racing		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+233 Laps	510
17 DNF	GT3 Pro/Am	90	E2P Racing	Pablo Burguera Álvaro Parente Antonio Sainero	Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2)	+357 Laps	386
17 DNF	GT3 Pro/Am	90	E2P Racing	Pablo Burguera Álvaro Parente Antonio Sainero	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+357 Laps	386
18 DNF	992 Am	917	Orchid Racing Team	Antonio Garzon Laurent Misbach Alexandre Mottet Jeremy Brodard	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+374 Laps	369
18 DNF	992 Am	917	Orchid Racing Team		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+374 Laps	369
19 DNF	GT3 Am	11	Hofor Racing	Kenneth Heyer Michael Kroll Max Partl Alexander Prinz Chantal Prinz	Mercedes-AMG GT3	+390 Laps	353
19 DNF	GT3 Am	11	Hofor Racing		Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	+390 Laps	353
20 DNF	GT3 Pro/Am	10	Grove Racing	Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Matthew Payne Garth Tander	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	+543 Laps	200
20 DNF	GT3 Pro/Am	10	Grove Racing	Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Matthew Payne Garth Tander	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	+543 Laps	200
21 DNF	992 Am	967	HRT Performance	Linus Diener Amadeo Pampanini Nicolas Stürzinger Kim André Hauschild Stefano Monaco	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	+581 Laps	162
21 DNF	992 Am	967	HRT Performance		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+581 Laps	162
22 DNF	GT4	424	Lionspeed GP	Dennis Bohn José Garcia Patrick Kolb Daniel Miller	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	+723 Laps	20
22 DNF	GT4	424	Lionspeed GP	Dennis Bohn José Garcia Patrick Kolb Daniel Miller	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	+723 Laps	20
Source:^[10]

References

^ Kilbey, Stephen (October 16, 2023). "2024 24H Series Calendar Released". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
^ "TIME SCHEDULE HANKOOK 24H PORTIMAO 2024". 24H Series. May 9, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "It's race week! 80-plus drivers registered for 2024 Hankook 24H PORTIMAO". 24hseries.com. Creventic. May 6, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H PORTIMÃO". 24H Series. May 11, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Free Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Night Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ "Night Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ "Combined Qualification - All Classes Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ "Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 12, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

External links

Official website

24H Series
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[1] Kilbey, Stephen (October 16, 2023). "2024 24H Series Calendar Released". Dailysportscar. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[2] "TIME SCHEDULE HANKOOK 24H PORTIMAO 2024". 24H Series. May 9, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[3] "It's race week! 80-plus drivers registered for 2024 Hankook 24H PORTIMAO". 24hseries.com. Creventic. May 6, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[4] "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H PORTIMÃO". 24H Series. May 11, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[5] "Free Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[6] "Free Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[7] "Night Practice Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

[8] "Night Practice Fastest Lap times of all drivers" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

[9] "Combined Qualification - All Classes Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 24H Series. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

[10] "Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. Timeservice. May 12, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

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