2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series was the eighth 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 four-event season began at the Shanghai International Circuit on 24 November 2019 and ended at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram on 23 February 2020.[1]
Calendar
The calendar for the 2019–2020 season was announced on 21 February 2019.[1]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | 4 Hours of Shanghai | Shanghai International Circuit | Shanghai, China | 24 November 2019 |
2 | 4 Hours of The Bend | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, Australia | 12 January 2020 |
3 | 4 Hours of Sepang | Sepang International Circuit | Selangor, Malaysia | 15 February 2020 |
4 | 4 Hours of Buriram | Chang International Circuit | Buriram, Thailand | 23 February 2020 |
Entry list
LMP2
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LMP3
Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Nielsen Racing[15] | Norma M30[15] | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 2 | Colin Noble[15] | All |
Tony Wells[15] | All | ||||
3 | Charles Crews[15] | All | |||
Garett Grist[15] | All | ||||
Rob Hodes[15] | All | ||||
Graff Racing[16] | Norma M30[16] | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 8 | Matthias Kaiser | 3–4 |
Rory Penttinen | 3 | ||||
Neale Muston | 4 | ||||
9 | David Droux[16] | All | |||
Eric Trouillet[16] | All | ||||
Sébastien Page[16] | 1, 3–4 | ||||
Ricky Capo | 2 | ||||
ACE1 Villorba Corse[17] | Ligier JS P3[18] | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 12 | Alessandro Bressan[17] | All |
Gabriele Lancieri[17] | All | ||||
Yuki Harata[17] | 1 | ||||
David Fumanelli | 2–4 | ||||
Inter Europol Competition[10] | Ligier JS P3[10] | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 13 | Martin Hippe[11] | All |
Nigel Moore[11] | All | ||||
14 | Peter Paddon | 2 | |||
Garth Walden | 2 | ||||
Austin McCusker | 2 | ||||
18 | Philip Kadoorie | 3–4 | |||
Dan Wells | 3–4 | ||||
Viper Niza Racing[19] | Ligier JS P3[19] | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 65 | Dominc Ang[19] | All |
Douglas Khoo[19] | All | ||||
GT
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Results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Rnd. | Circuit | LMP2 Winning Team | LMP2 Am Winning Team | LMP3 Winning Team | GT Winning Team | GT Am Winning Team | Results |
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LMP2 Winning Drivers | LMP2 Am Winning Drivers | LMP3 Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | GT Am Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Shanghai | No. 26 G-Drive Racing with Algarve | No. 59 RLR MSport | No. 13 Inter Europol Competition | No. 77 D'station Racing AMR | No Finishers | Report |
James French Léonard Hoogenboom Roman Rusinov |
John Farano Andrew Higgins Arjun Maini |
Martin Hippe Nigel Moore |
Tomonobu Fujii Ross Gunn Satoshi Hoshino | ||||
2 | The Bend | No. 26 G-Drive Racing with Algarve | No. 52 Rick Ware Racing | No. 2 Nielsen Racing | No. 7 Car Guy Racing | No Finishers | Report |
James French Léonard Hoogenboom Roman Rusinov |
Gustas Grinbergas Cody Ware |
Colin Noble Tony Wells |
Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Côme Ledogar | ||||
3 | Sepang | No. 45 Thunderhead Carlin Racing | No. 52 Rick Ware Racing | No. 9 Graff Racing | No. 88 Team JLOC | No Entries | Report |
Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Harry Tincknell |
Gustas Grinbergas Cody Ware |
David Droux Sébastien Page Eric Trouillet |
Takashi Kogure Yuya Motojima Yusaku Shibata | ||||
4 | Buriram | No.45 Thunderhead Carlin Racing | No. 25 Rick Ware Racing | No. 12 ACE1 Villorba Corse | No. 27 HubAuto Corsa | Report | |
Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Harry Tincknell |
Philippe Mulacek Guy Cosmo Anthony Lazzaro |
Alessandro Bressan David Fumanelli Gabriele Lancieri |
Marcos Gomes Tim Slade Liam Talbot |
Teams Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | Pole |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
LMP2 Teams Championship
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Bold – Pole |
LMP2 Am Teams Championship
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Bold – Pole |
LMP3 Teams Championship
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Bold – Pole |
GT Teams Championship
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Bold – Pole |
GT Am Teams Championship
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Bold – Pole |
Drivers Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | Pole |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
LMP2 Drivers Championship
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Bold – Pole |
LMP2 Am Drivers Championship
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Bold – Pole |
LMP3 Drivers Championship
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Bold – Pole |
GT Drivers Championship
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Bold – Pole |
GT Am Drivers Championship
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Bold – Pole |
Notes
- Kilshaw, Jake (21 February 2019). "The Bend Replaces Fuji on 2019-20 Schedule". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- "Mehri Signs With Eurasia For Asian Le Mans". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- Lloyd, Daniel (26 April 2019). "Eurasia Plotting Current-Gen Ligier LMP2 Entry for 2019-20". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Asian Le Mans Series News Notebook: More LMP2s Confirmed". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "SHANE VAN GISBERGEN TO MAKE ASIAN LE MANS SERIES DEBUT WITH EURASIA MOTORSPORT AT THE BEND". Eurasia Motorsport. 8 January 2020.
- "Eurasia Add Second LMP2 Ligier To Asian Le Mans Series Entry". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "ARC Bratislava Confirm Asian Le Mans Class Title Defence". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Rick Ware Racing Announce LMP2 Efforts in Asia and IMSA". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Algarve Pro Racing To Run G-Drive AURUS LMP2 In Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Inter Europol Competition Confirm LMP2 Entry For Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Beche & Winslow Join Inter Europol For Asian Le Mans". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "Thunderhead Carlin Dallara Confirmed for Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "RLR MSport Confirm Asian Le Mans Series Entry". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "K2 Uchino Racing Enter New ORECA 07 Gibson For Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Nielsen Racing To Return To Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "GRAFF Enters Normas Into Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "ACE1 Villorba Corse Confirm 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series Programme". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Spirit of Race & ACE 1 Villorba Corse Join 2019/20 Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- "Viper Niza Confirms Asian Le Mans Campaign". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Astro Veloce Motorsport To Field Two Car BMW Effort In Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "HubAuto Corsa Commits To Full Asian Le Mans Series Season". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "T2 Motorsports Join Asian Le Mans Series With Ferrari GT3". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- "D'station Racing Enters Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Team JLOC Files Asian Le Mans Entry". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "FIST Team AAI BMW Added To Asian Le Mans Series Entry". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.