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
1 4 Hours of Sepang Malaysia Sepang International Circuit Selangor, Malaysia 2 December 2023
2 3 December 2023
3 4 Hours of Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome Dubailand, Dubai, UAE 4 February 2024
4 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 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
Luxembourg DKR Engineering[2] Oreca 07 3 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Portugal CrowdStrike Racing by APR[N 1][3]
Algarve Pro Racing[N 1][4]
 Oreca 07 4 United States George Kurtz[3] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
25 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Germany Proton Competition[5] Oreca 07 22 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
55 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United Kingdom Nielsen Racing[2] Oreca 07 24 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
France Duqueine Team[2] Oreca 07 30 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Slovakia ARC Bratislava[2] Oreca 07 44 Switzerland Mathias Beche TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Italy AF Corse[2] Oreca 07 83 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United Kingdom TF Sport[2] Oreca 07 90 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Jordan 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
Spain CD Sport[2] Ligier JS P320 2 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Switzerland Cool Racing[2] Ligier JS P320 17 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Denmark High Class Racing[2] Ligier JS P320 20 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Czech Republic Bretton Racing[4] Ligier JS P320 26 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Malaysia Viper Niza Racing[4] Ligier JS P320 65 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA

GT
Entrant/Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Oman Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed[N 2][2][6]
Germany GetSpeed Performance[N 2][2][6]
 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 7 Oman Al Faisal Al Zubair[7] TBA
Austria Martin Konrad[7] TBA
Germany Fabian Schiller[7] TBA
9 United States Anthony Bartone[7] TBA
United Kingdom Aaron Walker[7] TBA
TBA TBA
New Zealand Earl Bamber Motorsport[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 8 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
84 China Kerong Li[8] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Germany 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
Germany Leipert Motorsport[2] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 19 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Italy 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
United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport[2][9] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
69 United Kingdom James Cottingham[9] TBA
United Kingdom Sam De Haan[9] TBA
United Kingdom Tom Gamble[9] TBA
Germany Herberth Motorsport[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 33 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Lithuania Pure Rxcing[2] 91 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 37 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
France 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
Germany 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
Germany Team Motopark[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Japan D'station Racing[6][2] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 77 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United Kingdom TF Sport[2] 95 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United Kingdom GR Racing[2] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 86 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Australia Triple Eight JMR[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 88 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United Arab Emirates 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
  1. Car no. 4 entered as CrowdStrike Racing by APR and car No. 25 entered as Algarve Pro Racing.
  2. Car no. 7 entered as Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed and car No. 9 entered as GetSpeed Performance.

References
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  3. Goodwin, Graham (25 October 2023). "Crowdstrike By APR Confirm 2024 Full Season IMSA Entry Submission". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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