The 4 Hours of Monza was an endurance race for sports cars held at Monza Circuit in Monza, Italy.

History

The 4 Hours of Monza was added to the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) calendar for the first time in 2017, replacing the previous Italian race at Imola Circuit. The last time the ELMS ran at Monza was in 2008, as part of the Le Mans Series as the 1000 km of Monza.

The inaugural event was won by Memo Rojas, Léo Roussel and Ryo Hirakawa driving for G-Drive Racing. G-Drive claimed top honors the following two years with five different drivers, only Roman Rusinov repeating as winner in both races. The 2019 edition was the first victory for the rebanded Oreca 07, Aurus 01.

The 2020 race was dominated by United Autosports drivers Filipe Albuquerque and Phil Hanson, who also claimed the ELMS title at this round. Panis Racing took its first victory in the ELMS at the 2021 edition with James Allen, Julien Canal and Will Stevens. The most recent edition in 2022 saw IDEC Sport take top spoils for the first time in three years with Paul-Loup Chatin, Paul Lafargue and Patrick Pilet, overcoming a 20 second penalty.

Results

YearOverall winner(s)EntrantCarDurationRace titleChampionshipReportRef
2017Mexico Memo Rojas France Léo Roussel Japan Ryo HirakawaRussia G-Drive RacingOreca 074:01:43.6284 Hours of MonzaEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2018France Andrea Pizzitola Russia Roman Rusinov France Jean-Éric VergneRussia G-Drive RacingOreca 074:01:02.6074 Hours of MonzaEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2019France Norman Nato Russia Roman Rusinov Netherlands Job van UitertRussia G-Drive RacingAurus 014:01:40.6624 Hours of MonzaEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2020Portugal Filipe Albuquerque United Kingdom Phil HansonUnited Kingdom United AutosportsOreca 074:00:07.9634 Hours of MonzaEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2021Australia James Allen France Julien Canal United Kingdom Will StevensFrance Panis RacingOreca 074:00:56.9244 Hours of MonzaEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport
2022France Paul-Loup Chatin France Paul Lafargue France Patrick PiletFrance IDEC SportOreca 074:00:54.4764 Hours of MonzaEuropean Le Mans Seriesreport

Records

Wins by constructor

RankConstructorWinsYears
1France Oreca52017–2018, 2020–2022
2Russia Aurus12019

Wins by engine manufacturer

RankConstructorWinsYears
1United Kingdom Gibson62027–2022

Drivers with multiple wins

RankDriverWinsYears
1Russia Roman Rusinov22018–2019