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The 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series was 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 began at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 2 December 2023 and concluded at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 11 February 2024.[1]
Calendar [ edit ] 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 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.
Entry list [ edit ] All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Results [ edit ] Bold indicates overall winner.
Teams Championships [ edit ] Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1
LMP2 Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – PoleItalic – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – PoleItalic – Fastest Lap
GT Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – PoleItalic – Fastest Lap
Driver's championships [ edit ] Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1
LMP2 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – PoleItalic – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – PoleItalic – Fastest Lap
GT Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – PoleItalic – Fastest Lap
^ a b c d e f g h Mazepin, Mukovoz, Nesov and Titarenko are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Bukhantsov, Gorbatskiy, Lomko and Minsky, also Russians, compete under a Kittitian, a Canadian, a French and a Cypriot licence respectively for the same reason.
^ Malykhin is Belarusian, but he competes under a Kittitian licence as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine .
References [ edit ]
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External links [ edit ]
Current championships Former championships Current races
Former races
Current car classes Former car classes
Sepang International Circuit
Dubai Autodrome
CD Sport[2]
Nick Adcock[7]
Michael Jensen[7]
Fabien Lavergne[7]
Cool Racing[2]
Alexander Bukhantsov[23][N 1]
Danial Frost[7]
Manuel Espírito Santo[24]
Auðunn Guðmundsson[7]
Seth Lucas[25]
Bretton Racing[6]
Julien Gerbi[7]
Mihnea Ștefan[7]
John Corbett[26]
No. 99 99 Racing
Ahmad Al Harthy
Nikita Mazepin
Christopher Haase
Gilles Magnus
No. 91 Pure Rxcing
Klaus Bachler