The 2013 3 Hours of Sepang was the fourth and final round of the 2013 Asian Le Mans Series season. It took place on December 8, 2013 at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia.
The 2013 3 Hours of Sepang was the fourth and final round of the 2013 Asian Le Mans Series season. It took place on December 8, 2013 at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia.
Race result is as follows. [1] Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP2 | 24 |  OAK Racing |  Ho-Pin Tung  David Cheng | Morgan LMP2 | M | 86 |
| Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP2 | 18 |  KCMG |  Tsugio Matsuda  James Winslow | Morgan LMP2 | M | 86 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP2 | 27 | Craft Racing | Richard Bradley  Dan Polley Jun Jin Pu | Oreca 03 | M | 86 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GTC | 33 |  Clearwater Racing | Weng Sun Mok Toni Vilander | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 82 |
| Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GTC | 77 |  AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini Michele Rugolo  Steve Wyatt | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 82 |
| Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GTC | 007 | Craft Racing |  Stefan Mücke Keita Sawa | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | M | 82 |
| Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 7 | GTC | 37 | BBT Racing | Fabio Babini Anthony Liu Davide Rizzo | Lamborghini Gallardo FLII GT3 | M | 81 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 8 | GTC | 009 | Craft Racing | Tomonobu Fujii Darryl O'Young Frank Yu | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | M | 81 |
| Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 9 | LMGTE | 70 | Team Taisan Ken Endless | Akira Iida Shogo Mitsuyama Naoki Yokomizo | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 80 |
| Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GTC | 91 |  Team AAI Rstrada | Jun San Chen Takeshi Tsuchiya Tatsuya Tanigawa | BMW Z4 GT3 | M | 80 |
| BMW 4.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | LMGTE | 35 | Team AAI Rstrada | Morris Chen Marco Seefried Ryohei Sakaguchi | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 74 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GTC Am | 69 |  Team Primemantle Aylezo | Zen Low Dilantha Malagamuwa Giorgio Sanna | Lamborghini Gallardo | M | 72 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 13 | GTC Am | 96 | Mike Racing | Rick Cheang Wan Chin Michael Chua Khian Keng Joseph Chua Thian Song | Lamborghini Gallardo | M | 71 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| Ret | GTC Am | 36 | Gama Racing | Michael Huang Han Lin Hanss Lin | Lamborghini Gallardo | M | 14 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 |
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