2018 4 Hours of Shanghai

Last updated February 08, 2025

The 2018 4 Hours of Shanghai was the first round of the 2018-19 Asian Le Mans Series season. It took place on November 25, 2018, at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China.^[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.

Pos.	Class	No.	Entry	Chassis	Time
1	LMP2	8	Spirit of Race	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	1:55.476
2	LMP2	24	Algarve Pro Racing	Ligier JS P2-Judd	1:55.804
3	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	1:56.230
4	LMP2	1	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Oreca 05-Nissan	1:56.444
5	LMP2	23	United Autosports	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	1:56.445
6	LMP2	35	Panis Barthez Competition	Ligier JS P2-Judd	1:56.507
7	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Ligier JS P2-Judd	1:57.146
8	LMP2	4	ARC Bratislava	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	1:57.835
9	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Ligier JS P3	1:59.711
10	LMP3	65	Viper Niza Racing	Ligier JS P3	1:59.898
11	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Ligier JS P3	1:59.927
12	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Ligier JS P3	2:00.416
13	LMP3	36	Eurasia Motorsport	Ligier JS P3	2:00.631
14	LMP3	79	Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen	Ligier JS P3	2:00.924
15	LMP3	7	Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen	Ligier JS P3	2:01.216
16	LMP3	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Ligier JS P3	2:01.218
17	GT	88	Audi Sport Customer Racing Asia by TSRT	Audi R8 LMS	2:02.603
18	GT	11	CarGuy Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3	2:03.286
19	GT	51	Spirit of Race	Ferrari 488 GT3	2:03.375
20	LMP3	50	N24	Ligier JS P3	2:03.664
21	LMP3	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Ligier JS P3	2:03.736
22	GT	66	TianShi Racing Team by Anstone Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	2:05.752
23	GTC	16	Modena Motorsports	Porsche 991 GT3 Cup	2:08.401
24	GTC	59	EKS Motorsports	Porsche 991 GT3 Cup	2:09.039
25	GT	5	Red River Sport by TF Sport	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	2:10.609
26	GTC	21	OpenRoad Racing	Porsche 991 GT3 Cup	2:10.780
27	GTC	12	Earl Bamber Motorsport	Porsche 991 GT3 Cup	2:17.993
Source:^[2]

Race

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos.	Class	No.	Entry	Drivers	Chassis	Laps
Pos.	Class	No.	Entry	Drivers	Engine	Laps
1	LMP2	8	Spirit of Race	Pipo Derani Côme Ledogar Alexander West	Ligier JS P2	115
1	LMP2	8	Spirit of Race	Pipo Derani Côme Ledogar Alexander West	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	115
2	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Phil Hanson Paul di Resta	Ligier JS P2	115
2	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Phil Hanson Paul di Resta	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	115
3	LMP2	23	United Autosports	Patrick Byrne Guy Cosmo Salih Yoluç	Ligier JS P2	114
3	LMP2	23	United Autosports	Patrick Byrne Guy Cosmo Salih Yoluç	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	114
4	LMP2	4	ARC Bratislava	Darren Burke Miroslav Konôpka Kang Ling	Ligier JS P2	114
4	LMP2	4	ARC Bratislava	Darren Burke Miroslav Konôpka Kang Ling	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	114
5	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Anders Fjordbach Chris McMurry Mark Patterson	Ligier JS P2	114
5	LMP2	25	Algarve Pro Racing	Anders Fjordbach Chris McMurry Mark Patterson	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	114
6	LMP2	35	Panis Barthez Competition	François Heriau Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Baptiste Lahaye	Ligier JS P2	113
6	LMP2	35	Panis Barthez Competition	François Heriau Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Baptiste Lahaye	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	113
7	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Jakub Śmiechowski Martin Hippe	Ligier JS P3	112
7	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Jakub Śmiechowski Martin Hippe	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	112
8	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Chris Buncombe Garett Grist	Ligier JS P3	112
8	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Chris Buncombe Garett Grist	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	112
9	LMP3	36	Eurasia Motorsport	Nobuya Yamanaka Aidan Read	Ligier JS P3	111
9	LMP3	36	Eurasia Motorsport	Nobuya Yamanaka Aidan Read	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	111
10	LMP3	79	Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen	Colin Noble Anthony Wells	Ligier JS P3	111
10	LMP3	79	Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen	Colin Noble Anthony Wells	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	111
11	LMP3	7	Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen	Nick Adcock Christian Stubbe Olsen	Ligier JS P3	111
11	LMP3	7	Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen	Nick Adcock Christian Stubbe Olsen	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	111
12	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Matthew Bell Jim McGuire Kay van Berlo	Ligier JS P3	110
12	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Matthew Bell Jim McGuire Kay van Berlo	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	110
13	GT	11	CarGuy Racing	James Calado Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura	Ferrari 488 GT3	110
13	GT	11	CarGuy Racing	James Calado Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	110
14	GT	51	Spirit of Race	Francesco Piovanetti Oswaldo Negri Jr. Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GT3	109
14	GT	51	Spirit of Race		Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	109
15	GT	5	Red River Sport by TF Sport	Johnny Mowle Bonamy Grimes	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	108
15	GT	5	Red River Sport by TF Sport	Johnny Mowle Bonamy Grimes	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	108
16	LMP3	50	N24	Sarah Bovy Stéphane Kox Marie Iwaoka	Ligier JS P3	107
16	LMP3	50	N24	Sarah Bovy Stéphane Kox Marie Iwaoka	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	107
17	LMP3	65	Viper Niza Racing	Douglas Khoo Nigel Moore	Ligier JS P3	106
17	LMP3	65	Viper Niza Racing	Douglas Khoo Nigel Moore	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	106
18	GT	66	TianShi Racing Team by Anstone Racing	Xu Wei Max Wiser	Mercedes-AMG GT3	106
18	GT	66	TianShi Racing Team by Anstone Racing	Xu Wei Max Wiser	Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8	106
19	GTC	16	Modena Motorsports	Philippe Descombes Benny Simonsen	Porsche 991 GT3 Cup	102
19	GTC	16	Modena Motorsports	Philippe Descombes Benny Simonsen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	102
20	GTC	59	EKS Motorsports	Bao Jinlong Lu Wenlong	Porsche 991 GT3 Cup	101
20	GTC	59	EKS Motorsports	Bao Jinlong Lu Wenlong	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	101
21	LMP3	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Wei Chaoyin Hugo de Sadeleer	Ligier JS P3	98
21	LMP3	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Wei Chaoyin Hugo de Sadeleer	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	98
22	GTC	21	OpenRoad Racing	Francis Tjia Michael Soeryadjaya	Porsche 991 GT3 Cup	98
22	GTC	21	OpenRoad Racing	Francis Tjia Michael Soeryadjaya	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	98
DNF	GT	88	Audi Sport Customer Racing Asia by TSRT	Dries Vanthoor Chen Weian Dennis Zhang	Audi R8 LMS	78
DNF	GT	88	Audi Sport Customer Racing Asia by TSRT	Dries Vanthoor Chen Weian Dennis Zhang	Audi 5.2 L V10	78
DNF	GTC	12	Earl Bamber Motorsport	Jeffrey Chiang Graeme Dowsett Will Bamber	Porsche 991 GT3 Cup	61
DNF	GTC	12	Earl Bamber Motorsport	Jeffrey Chiang Graeme Dowsett Will Bamber	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	61
DNF	LMP2	1	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Jazeman Jaafar Nabil Jeffri Weiron Tan	Oreca 05	36
DNF	LMP2	1	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Jazeman Jaafar Nabil Jeffri Weiron Tan	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	36
DNF	LMP2	24	Algarve Pro Racing	Ate de Jong Harrison Newey Andrea Pizzitola	Ligier JS P2	9
DNF	LMP2	24	Algarve Pro Racing	Ate de Jong Harrison Newey Andrea Pizzitola	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	9
DSQ	LMP3	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Yoshiharu Mori Hwang Do-yun Neale Muston	Ligier JS P3	—
DSQ	LMP3	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Yoshiharu Mori Hwang Do-yun Neale Muston	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	—
Source:^[3]

References

↑ "27-Car Field For 2018/19 Shanghai Asian Le Mans Series Season Opener". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
↑ "2018 4 Hours Shanghai Qualifying" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. November 25, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
↑ "2018 4 Hours of Shanghai Race" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. November 25, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

External links

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[1] "27-Car Field For 2018/19 Shanghai Asian Le Mans Series Season Opener". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

[2] "2018 4 Hours Shanghai Qualifying" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. November 25, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

[3] "2018 4 Hours of Shanghai Race" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. November 25, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

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