4 Hours of Barcelona – FP1: Algarve Pro Racing makes an early start

The 2026 European season Le Mans The series kicks off this weekend, April 10-12, with the 4 Hours of Barcelona. A few days after the Prologue, Free Practice 1 took place this Friday at midday on the Catalan circuit. The Portuguese team Algarve Pro Racing was fastest with its trio of Tristan Vautier, Matthias Kaiser, and Jake Hughes, setting a time of 1:29.720. IDEC Sport took second place with the #28 car driven by Paul-Loup Chatin, Paul Lafargue, and Job van Uitert, 0.205 seconds behind. Third place went to the Inter Europol Competition team with the #43 car of Nicholas Yelloly, Jakub Smiechowski, and Tom Dillmann, 0.570 seconds adrift.

In LMP2 Pro/Am, the fastest time went to the #14 TDS Racing Oreca 07 driven by Steven Thomas, Sami Meguetounif, and Scott Huffaker II, with a lap of 1:30.517. Rossa Racing by Virage took second place with the #19 of John Falb, Manuel Espírito Santo, and Rik Koen, 0.109 seconds behind. The podium was completed by the #30 Duqueine of the trio Dorian Pin, Richard Verschoor and Giorgio Roda at 0.155 seconds.

In the LMP3 category, the benchmark time was set by the Ligier JS P325 – Toyota No. 13 of the Inter Europol Competition, co-driven by Alexander Bukhantsov, Henry Cubides Olarte, and Chun Ting Chou. In LMGT3, it's the Classic Ferrari for sale 296 No. 57 of Kessel Racing led by Mathys Jaubert, Takeshi Kimura and Daniel Serra, distinguished itself with a time of 1:41.577.

ELMS – 4 Hours of Barcelona
Free Practice 1 Standings