2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series will be the twelfth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series. It is the fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the American Le Mans Series (since merged with the Rolex Sports Car Series to form the United SportsCar Championship), the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The five-event season will begin at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 2 December 2023 and end at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 11 February 2024.[1]
Calendar
The calendar for the 2023–24 season was announced on the official website 9 June 2023. This Asian Le Mans Series season will return to the Southeast Asia for the first time since the 2019–20 season. The first two races will be held at the Sepang International Circuit in December 2023, before moving to United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai and Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in February 2024.[1]
The season will comprise five four-hour length races, run on the three circuits.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | 4 Hours of Sepang | Sepang International Circuit | Selangor, Malaysia | 2 December 2023 |
2 | 3 December 2023 | |||
3 | 4 Hours of Dubai | Dubai Autodrome | Dubailand, Dubai, UAE | 4 February 2024 |
4 | 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE | 10 February 2024 |
5 | 11 February 2024 | |||
Entry list
LMP2
All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |||
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DKR Engineering[2] | Oreca 07 | 3 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
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Oreca 07 | 4 | George Kurtz[3] | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
25 | TBA | TBA | |||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
Proton Competition[5] | Oreca 07 | 22 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
55 | TBA | TBA | |||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
Nielsen Racing[2] | Oreca 07 | 24 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
Duqueine Team[2] | Oreca 07 | 30 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
ARC Bratislava[2] | Oreca 07 | 44 | Mathias Beche | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
AF Corse[2] | Oreca 07 | 83 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TF Sport[2] | Oreca 07 | 90 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
99 Racing[2] | Oreca 07 | 99 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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CD Sport[2] | Ligier JS P320 | 2 | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||
Cool Racing[2] | Ligier JS P320 | 17 | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||
High Class Racing[2] | Ligier JS P320 | 20 | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||
Bretton Racing[4] | Ligier JS P320 | 26 | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||
Viper Niza Racing[4] | Ligier JS P320 | 65 | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||
GT
Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |||
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 7 | Al Faisal Al Zubair[7] | TBA | |||
Martin Konrad[7] | TBA | |||||||
Fabian Schiller[7] | TBA | |||||||
9 | Anthony Bartone[7] | TBA | ||||||
Aaron Walker[7] | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Earl Bamber Motorsport[2] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | 8 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
84 | Kerong Li[8] | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Attempto Racing[4] | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 11 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
66 | TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Leipert Motorsport[2] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 19 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
AF Corse[2] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 21 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
82 | TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Optimum Motorsport[2][9] | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 27 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
69 | James Cottingham[9] | TBA | ||||||
Sam De Haan[9] | TBA | |||||||
Tom Gamble[9] | TBA | |||||||
Herberth Motorsport[2] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | 33 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Pure Rxcing[2] | 91 | TBA | TBA | |||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Craft-Bamboo Racing[2] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 37 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Saintéloc Junior Team[10] | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 42 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
43 | TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Project 1[2] | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 | 56 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
93 | TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Team Motopark[2] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 75 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
D'station Racing[6][2] | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 77 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TF Sport[2] | 95 | TBA | TBA | |||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
GR Racing[2] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 86 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Triple Eight JMR[2] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 88 | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Dragon Racing[11] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | TBA | ||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
TBA | TBA | |||||||
Footnotes
- Car no. 4 entered as CrowdStrike Racing by APR and car No. 25 entered as Algarve Pro Racing.
- Car no. 7 entered as Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed and car No. 9 entered as GetSpeed Performance.
References
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- Goodwin, Graham (23 August 2023). "Proton Competition Set To Double Up In LMP2 In 2024". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- Lloyd, Daniel (1 August 2023). "GetSpeed, D'station First Confirmed Teams for 2023-24". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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- Goodwin, Graham (20 September 2023). "Saintéloc Hoping To Take Audi To Le Mans With Asian LMS Auto-Invite". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- Goodwin, Graham (3 August 2023). "Dragon Racing Confirms Programmes For New Ferrari 296 GT3s". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 August 2023.