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2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series

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The 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series will be the thirteenth 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 six-event season will begin at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 6 December 2024 and will conclude at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 16 February 2025.[1]

Calendar

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The calendar for the 2024–25 season was announced on the official website 22 April 2024. The first two races will be held at the Sepang International Circuit in December 2024, before moving to United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai and Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in February 2025.[1]

The season will comprise six four-hour length races, run on the three circuits.

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 4 Hours of Sepang   Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia 7 December 2024
2 8 December 2024
3 4 Hours of Dubai   Dubai Autodrome Dubailand, Dubai, UAE 8 February 2025
4 9 February 2025
5 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi   Yas Marina Circuit Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE 15 February 2025
6 16 February 2025
Map of circuit locations

Entry list

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LMP2

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All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Michelin tyres.

Entrant/Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  DKR Engineering[2] Oreca 07 3   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Proton Competition[2] Oreca 07 11   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
22   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Algarve Pro Racing[2] Oreca 07 20   Olli Caldwell[3] TBC
  Kriton Lendoudis[3]
  Alex Quinn[3]
25   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Nielsen Racing[2] Oreca 07 24   Nicky Catsburg[4] TBC
  Matt Bell[4]
  Naveen Rao[4]
  RD Limited[5][6] Oreca 07 30   Fred Poordad[5] TBC
  Tristan Vautier[5]
  TBA
  AF Corse[2] Oreca 07 50   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
83   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Pure Rxcing[7] Oreca 07 91   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  • Inter Europol Competition was scheduled to enter an Oreca 07, but altered its plans prior to the start of the season, replacing it with a second LMP3 entry.[8][9]

LMP3

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All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.

Entrant/Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  Graff Racing[10] Ligier JS P320 7   Alexander Bukhantsov[11][N 1] TBC
  Danial Frost[11]
  James Winslow[11]
  RLR MSport[2] Ligier JS P320 15   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Bretton Racing[2] Ligier JS P320 26   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Ultimate[2] Ligier JS P320 35   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Inter Europol Competition[8][9] Ligier JS P320 43   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
TBA   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  High Class Racing[2] Ligier JS P320 49   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Eurasia Motorsport[12] Ligier JS P320 TBA   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA

GT

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Entrant/Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  Climax Racing[13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 2   Zhou Bihuang[13] TBC
  TBA
  TBA
14   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  GetSpeed Performance[14] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9   Anthony Bartone[14] TBC
  Steve Jans[14]
  Fabian Schiller[14]
  Manthey Racing[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 10   Antares Au[15] TBC
  Klaus Bachler[15]
  Joel Sturm[15]
  Manthey EMA[2] 92   Ryan Hardwick[15] TBC
  Richard Lietz[15]
  TBA
  Car Collection Motorsport[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 12   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
21   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Winward Racing[16] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
81   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Blackthorn[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 19   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Amerasian Fragrance by Absolute Racing[17] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 23   Carl Bennett[17] TBC
  Gregory Bennett[17]
  Chris van der Drift[17]
  Optimum Motorsport[2] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 27   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
77   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  AF Corse[2] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 28   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
51   Conrad Laursen[18] TBC
  Charles-Henri Samani[18]
  Nicolás Varrone[18]
52   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
82   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Prime Speed Sport[19] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 42   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Car Guy Racing[2] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 57   Takeshi Kimura[20] TBC
  Esteban Masson[20]
  Daniel Serra[20]
  Yudai Uchida[20]
  Kessel Racing[2] 74   Duncan Blattner[20] TBC
  Dennis Marschall[20]
  Ben Tuck[20]
  Proton Competition[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 60   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Iron Dames[21] 85   Michelle Gatting[21] TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Triple Eight Race Engineering[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 66   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
99   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Tsunami RT[13] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 79   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Origine Motorsport[22][23] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 87   Yuan Bo[22] TBC
  Laurin Heinrich[22]
  Leo Ye Hongli[22]
  Earl Bamber Motorsport[2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 89   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  2 Seas Motorsport[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 96   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
  Dragon Racing[24] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 TBA   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA
TBA   TBA TBC
  TBA
  TBA

Notes

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  1. ^ Bukhantsov is Russian, but competes under a Emirati licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Klein, Jamie (8 October 2024). "Second Manthey Porsche Boosts 2024/25 Entry to 45 Cars". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Kilbey, Stephen (19 November 2024). "Algarve Pro Racing Names Lentoudis, Quinn & Caldwell For Asian Le Mans". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Nielsen Confirms Asian Le Mans Series Drivers". Dailysportscar. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Asian LMS - Poordad et Vautier chez Romain Dumas Limited". Endurance-Info (in French). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ^ "L'Oreca 07 / RD Limited pour l'Asian Le Mans Series montre ses couleurs". Endurance-Info (in French). 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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  10. ^ "GRAFF Returns to Asian Le Mans Series in LMP3". Asian Le Mans Series. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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  12. ^ Goodwin, Graham (27 July 2024). "Eurasia Set For Asian Le Mans Series Return". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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  14. ^ a b c d "Bartone, Jans, and Schiller to Compete in Asian Le Mans Series". Endurance-Info. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e Euwema, Davey (November 18, 2024). "Au, Hardwick in Manthey GT3 Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  16. ^ Euwema, Davey (26 August 2024). "Winward to Make Series Debut With Two-Car Mercedes Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d "Father and son duo Gregory Bennett and Carl Bennett pair up for 2025 Asian Le Mans Series". RTD Media. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  18. ^ a b c "Samani avec Varrone et Laursen en Asian Le Mans Series chez AF Corse". Endurance-Info (in French). 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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  21. ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (8 October 2024). "Iron Dames Confirmed For Asian Le Mans Series Debut". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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