The 2020 4 Hours of Sepang was an endurance sportscar racing event held on February 15, 2020, at Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia. It served as the third round of the 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series season. [1]
The 2020 4 Hours of Sepang was an endurance sportscar racing event held on February 15, 2020, at Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia. It served as the third round of the 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series season. [1]
| Date | Time (local: MST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 14 February | 16:25 | Free Practice 1 |
| 20:00 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Saturday, 15 February | 12:00 | Qualifying |
| 17:00 | Race | |
| Source: [2] | ||
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 34 |  Inter Europol Endurance | 2:12.915 | |
| LMP2 Am | 52 |  Rick Ware Racing | 2:18.037 | |
| LMP3 | 18 | Inter Europol Competition | 2:18.748 | |
| GT | 27 |  HubAuto Corsa | 2:22.740 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 1 |  Eurasia Motorsport | 1:51.950 | |
| LMP2 Am | 25 | Rick Ware Racing | 1:59.981 | |
| LMP3 | 3 |  Nielsen Racing | 2:00.899 | |
| GT | 7 |  Car Guy Racing | 2:04.891 | |
| Source: [3] [4] | ||||
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 78 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP2 | 45 | Thunderhead Carlin Racing | Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Harry Tincknell | Dallara P217 | 112 | 4:03:21.413 |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP2 | 36 | Eurasia Motorsport |  Nick Foster Roberto Merhi Aidan Read | Ligier JS P217 | 112 | +10.881 |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP2 | 26 |  G-Drive Racing with Algarve | James French  Leonard Hoogenboom Roman Rusinov | Aurus 01 | 111 | +1 Lap |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP2 | 96 | K2 Uchino Racing | Haruki Kurosawa Shaun Thong | Oreca 07 | 111 | +1 Lap |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Endurance |  Mathias Beche Jakub Śmiechowski James Winslow | Ligier JS P217 | 110 | +2 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP2 | 33 | Inter Europol Endurance | John Corbett Nathan Kumar Danial Frost | Ligier JS P217 | 109 | +3 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | LMP3 | 9 |  Graff Racing | David Droux Eric Trouillet Sébastien Page | Norma M30 | 105 | +7 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP3 | 3 | Nielsen Racing | Charles Crews  Garett Grist Rob Hodes | Norma M30 | 104 | +8 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition |  Martin Hippe Nigel Moore | Ligier JS P3 | 104 | +8 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | LMP3 | 2 | Nielsen Racing | Colin Noble Tony Wells | Norma M30 | 104 | +8 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GT | 88 | Team JLOC | Takashi Kogure Yuya Motojima Yusaku Shibata | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 103 | +9 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 12 | GT | 27 | HubAuto Corsa | Liam Talbot Marcos Gomes  Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 103 | +9 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 13 | LMP3 | 12 | ACE1 Villorba Corse | Alessandro Bressan Gabriele Lancieri David Fumanelli | Ligier JS P3 | 103 | +9 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | LMP3 | 18 | Inter Europol Competition | Philip Kadoorie Dan Wells | Ligier JS P3 | 103 | +9 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GT | 51 | Spirit of Race | Oswaldo Negri Jr. Alessandro Pier Guidi  Francesco Piovanetti | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 102 | +10 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 16 | GT | 75 | T2 Motorsports | Christian Colombo Rio Haryanto David Tjiptobiantoro | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 100 | +12 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 17 | LMP3 | 8 | Graff Racing |  Matthias Kaiser  Rory Penttinen | Norma M30 | 98 | +14 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GT | 7 | Car Guy Racing | Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Côme Ledogar | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 95 | +17 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 19 | LMP3 | 65 |  Viper Niza Racing | Dominc Ang Douglas Khoo | Ligier JS P3 | 94 | +18 Laps |
| Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 20 | LMP2 Am | 52 | Rick Ware Racing |  Gustas Grinbergas Cody Ware | Ligier JS P2 | 89 | +23 Laps |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| Not Classified | |||||||
| DNF | GT | 77 | D'station Racing AMR | Tomonobu Fujii Ross Gunn Satoshi Hoshino | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 89 | |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| DNF | LMP2 Am | 25 | Rick Ware Racing | Philippe Mulacek Guy Cosmo Anthony Lazzaro | Ligier JS P2 | 85 | |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | LMP2 | 1 | Eurasia Motorsport |  Daniel Gaunt Nick Cassidy Masataka Yanagida | Ligier JS P217 | 19 | |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| Source: [6] | |||||||
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