The 2016 3 Hours of Sepang was the fourth round of the 2015-16 Asian Le Mans Series season. It took place on January 24, 2016, at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. [1]
The 2016 3 Hours of Sepang was the fourth round of the 2015-16 Asian Le Mans Series season. It took place on January 24, 2016, at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. [1]
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | LMP2 | 9 |  Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia | Sean Gelael  Antonio Giovinazzi | Oreca 03R | 86 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | LMP2 | 8 |  Race Performance | Nicolas Leutwiler Oliver Webb | Oreca 03R | 86 |
| Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | ||||||
| 3 | LMP2 | 25 |  Algarve Pro Racing |  Dean Koutsoumidis Michael Munemann James Winslow | Ligier JS P2 | 84 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||
| 4 | LMP3 | 1 |  DC Racing | David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung  Thomas Laurent | Ligier JS P3 | 84 |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| 5 | GT | 5 | Absolute Racing |  Jeffrey Lee Alessio Picariello  Christopher Mies | Audi R8 LMS | 82 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | ||||||
| 6 | GT | 91 | Team AAI | Jun-San Chen Ollie Millroy Nobuteru Taniguchi | BMW Z4 GT3 | 81 |
| BMW 4.4 L V8 | ||||||
| 7 | GT | 3 |  Clearwater Racing | Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Rob Bell | McLaren 650S GT3 | 81 |
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | ||||||
| 8 | GT | 27 |  Nexus Infinity | Dominic Ang Joshua Hunt Adrian D'Silva | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 81 |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||
| 9 | GT | 38 | Spirit of Race | Nasrat Muzayyin Aaron Scott Marco Cioci | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 81 |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||
| 10 | GT | 92 | Team AAI - Hubauto | Han-Chen Chen Shinya Hosokawa Hiroki Yoshimoto | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 81 |
| Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | ||||||
| 11 | GT | 66 | Bentley Team Absolute |  Andrew Kim Tanart Sathienthirakul Jonathan Venter | Bentley Continental GT3 | 80 |
| Bentley 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo | ||||||
| 12 | GT | 7 |  ARC Bratislava | Miroslav Konôpka Fairuz Fauzy Afiq Yazid | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 80 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | ||||||
| 13 | GT | 93 | Team AAI | Shunsuke Kohno Tatsuya Tanigawa | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 78 |
| McLaren 3.8 L twin-turbo V8 | ||||||
| 14 | CN | 21 | Avelon Formula | Denis Lian Giorgio Maggi | Wolf GB08 | 77 |
| Honda 2.0 L I4 | ||||||
| 15 | GT | 6 | Bentley Team Absolute |  Andrew Palmer Adderly Fong | Bentley Continental GT3 | 77 |
| Bentley 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo | ||||||
| 16 | GTAm | 51 |  KCMG | Paul Ip Yuan Bo Akash Nandy | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 77 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 17 | GTAm | 77 | Team Starspeed Racing | Chong Yau Wong Rick Yoon | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo | 75 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||
| DNF | LMP3 | 89 | Team AAI | Masataka Yanagida Chen Siyu Lam Yu | ADESS-03 | 54 |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
| DNF | LMP2 | 99 |  Eurasia Motorsport | William Lok Tacksung Kim Richard Bradley | Oreca 03R | 35 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||
| Source: [2] | ||||||
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