Here are some facts and figures from the six previous races held at Spa-Francorchamps since 2016.
- The first race in 2016 was round 5 of the six-race season. The first edition of the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was won by the no21 DragonSpeed Oreca 05-Nissan of Henrik Hedman, Nicolas Lapierre and Ben Hanley.
- In 2016 the LMGTE category was won by the no66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia of Rob Smith, Rory Butcher and Andrea Bertolini.
- In 2016 the LMP3 class was won by the no9 Graff Ligier JS P3-Nissan of Enzo Guibbert, Paul Petit and Eric Trouillet.
- United Autosports is the most successful team at Spa-Francorchamps, with three wins in LMP2 (2018/2019/2020) and two in LMP3 (2018/2020). Three of those wins have seen the crews go on to become ELMS champions.
- Filipe Albuquerque and Phil Hanson have won the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
- There are 14 previous winners of the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps taking part in the 2022 edition of the race:
o Louis Deletraz (no9 Prema Racing) 2021 LMP2
o Yifei Ye (no37 Cool Racing) 2021 LMP2
o Francois Perrodo (no88 AF Corse) 2021 LMGTE
o Alessio Rovera (no88 AF Corse) 2021 LMGTE
o Phil Hanson (no22 United Autosports) 2020/2019/2018 LMP2
o Tom Gamble (no22 United Autosports) 2020 LMP3
o David Perel (no55 Spirit of Race) 2020 LMGTE
o Mikkel Jensen (no57 Kessel Racing) 2019/2017 LMP3
o Nicklas Nielsen (no88 AF Corse) 2019 LMGTE
o John Falb (no47 Algarve Pro Racing) 2018 LMP3
o Richard Bradley (no30 Duqueine Team) 2017 LMP2
o James Allen (no47 Algarve Pro Racing) 2017 LMP2
o Nicolas Lapierre (no37 Cool Racing) 2016 LMP2
o Ben Hanley (no24 Nielsen Racing) 2016 LMP2
- The current LMP2 lap record was set on 22 September 2019.
LMP2 Phil HANSON 2m04.674 202.2kph
- The current LMP3 and LMGTE lap records were set on 19 September 2021.
LMP3 David DROUX 2m15.411 186.2kph
LMGTE Richard LIETZ 2m18.382 182.2kph
- The fastest ELMS lap recorded at Spa-Francorchamps was set on 22 September 2018.
Jean-Eric VERGNE 2m00.735 208.8kph LMP2 Qualifying
- The longest race was held in 2019, with the winners completing 707.39km or 101 laps of the 7.0039km circuit.
- The shortest race was held in 2018 when heavy rain caused several safety cars and red flags. Only 280.16km or 40 laps were completed when the race was stopped, with half points were awarded.
The 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is Round 5 of the 2022 European Le Mans Series and it will be held on Sunday 25 September.
Here are some facts and figures from the six previous races held at Spa-Francorchamps since 2016.
- The first race in 2016 was round 5 of the six-race season. The first edition of the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was won by the no21 DragonSpeed Oreca 05-Nissan of Henrik Hedman, Nicolas Lapierre and Ben Hanley.
- In 2016 the LMGTE category was won by the no66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia of Rob Smith, Rory Butcher and Andrea Bertolini.
- In 2016 the LMP3 class was won by the no9 Graff Ligier JS P3-Nissan of Enzo Guibbert, Paul Petit and Eric Trouillet.
- United Autosports is the most successful team at Spa-Francorchamps, with three wins in LMP2 (2018/2019/2020) and two in LMP3 (2018/2020). Three of those wins have seen the crews go on to become ELMS champions.
- Filipe Albuquerque and Phil Hanson have won the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
- There are 14 previous winners of the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps taking part in the 2022 edition of the race:
o Louis Deletraz (no9 Prema Racing) 2021 LMP2
o Yifei Ye (no37 Cool Racing) 2021 LMP2
o Francois Perrodo (no88 AF Corse) 2021 LMGTE
o Alessio Rovera (no88 AF Corse) 2021 LMGTE
o Phil Hanson (no22 United Autosports) 2020/2019/2018 LMP2
o Tom Gamble (no22 United Autosports) 2020 LMP3
o David Perel (no55 Spirit of Race) 2020 LMGTE
o Mikkel Jensen (no57 Kessel Racing) 2019/2017 LMP3
o Nicklas Nielsen (no88 AF Corse) 2019 LMGTE
o John Falb (no47 Algarve Pro Racing) 2018 LMP3
o Richard Bradley (no30 Duqueine Team) 2017 LMP2
o James Allen (no47 Algarve Pro Racing) 2017 LMP2
o Nicolas Lapierre (no37 Cool Racing) 2016 LMP2
o Ben Hanley (no24 Nielsen Racing) 2016 LMP2
- The current LMP2 lap record was set on 22 September 2019.
LMP2 Phil HANSON 2m04.674 202.2kph
- The current LMP3 and LMGTE lap records were set on 19 September 2021.
LMP3 David DROUX 2m15.411 186.2kph
LMGTE Richard LIETZ 2m18.382 182.2kph
- The fastest ELMS lap recorded at Spa-Francorchamps was set on 22 September 2018.
Jean-Eric VERGNE 2m00.735 208.8kph LMP2 Qualifying
- The longest race was held in 2019, with the winners completing 707.39km or 101 laps of the 7.0039km circuit.
- The shortest race was held in 2018 when heavy rain caused several safety cars and red flags. Only 280.16km or 40 laps were completed when the race was stopped, with half points were awarded.
The 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is Round 5 of the 2022 European Le Mans Series and it will be held on Sunday 25 September.
