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]
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.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | 4 Hours of Sepang | Sepang International Circuit | Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | 2 December 2023 |
2 | 3 December 2023 | |||
3 | 4 Hours of Dubai | Dubai Autodrome | Dubailand, Dubai, UAE | 4 February 2024 |
4 | 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE | 10 February 2024 |
5 | 11 February 2024 | |||
Map of circuit locations | ||||
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.
Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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CD Sport [2] | Ligier JS P320 | 2 | Nick Adcock [7] | All |
Michael Jensen [7] | All | |||
Fabien Lavergne [7] | All | |||
Cool Racing [2] | Ligier JS P320 | 17 | Alexander Bukhantsov [23] [N 1] | All |
James Winslow [23] | All | |||
Danial Frost [7] | 1–2 | |||
Manuel Espírito Santo [24] | 4–5 | |||
High Class Racing [2] | Ligier JS P320 | 20 | Anders Fjordbach [25] | All |
Auðunn Guðmundsson [7] | All | |||
Seth Lucas [25] | All | |||
Bretton Racing [6] | Ligier JS P320 | 26 | Julien Gerbi [7] | All |
Mihnea Ștefan [7] | All | |||
Dan Skočdopole [7] | 1–2, 4–5 | |||
John Corbett [26] | 3 | |||
GG Classic Cars [27] | Ligier JS P320 | 58 | George Nakas [27] | 3–5 |
Fraser Ross [27] | 3–5 | |||
Viper Niza Racing [6] | Ligier JS P320 | 65 | Dominic Ang [28] | All |
Douglas Khoo [28] | All | |||
Josh Burdon [28] | 1–2 |
Bold indicates overall winner.
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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