Asian Le Mans Series – G-Drive Racing wins Race 1 of the 4 Hours of Dubai
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Asian Le Mans Series – G-Drive Racing wins Race 1 of the 4 Hours of Dubai

The #25 Aurus 01-Gibson claimed the top step on the overall podium at Race 1 of the 4 Hours of Dubai, first round of the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series. The Era Motorsport, United Autosports, Precote Herberth Motorsport and Rinaldi Racing teams triumphed in their respective classes.

René Binder, Yifei Ye and Ferdinand Habsburg sharing G-Drive Racing's #25 Aurus 01-Gibson have won Race 1 of the 4 Hours of Dubai, opening round of the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series. They beat JOTA's #28 ORECA 07-Gibson entrusted to Sean Gelael and former Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne. The gap between these two LMP2 prototypes was one lap. Phoenix Racing's #5 ORECA 07-Gibson rounded out the podium.

The Era Motorsport team's #18 ORECA 07-Gibson won the LMP2 Am class thanks to Andreas Laskaratos, Kyle Tilley and Dwight Meriman.

The win in LMP3 went to United Autosports' #23 Ligier JS P320-Nissan with Rory Penttinen, Wayne Boyd and Manuel Maldonado holding the lead through the checkered flag. The battle for second and third places proved fierce between Nielsen Racing's #9 Ligier JS P320-Nissan and United Autosports' #3 Ligier, and it was a tough outing for ARC Bratislava's Ginetta G61-LT-P3 and Duqueine's M30-D08-Nissan, both experiencing mechanical setbacks.

The #99 Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by Precote Herberth Motorsport and driven by Ralf Bohn, Alfred Renauer and Robert Renauer won the GT class after a solid race. The #7 McLaren 720S GT3 of Inception Racing with Optimum and the #34 BMW M6 GT3 entered by Walkenhorst Motorsport completed the podium. GPX Racing's #40 Porsche 911 GT3 R incurred a penalty and fell to fourth place. 

The top step on the GT Am podium was reached by Rinaldi Racing's #66 Ferrari 488 GT3.

Click for Race 1 full classification.

The start for Race 2 of the 4 Hours of Dubai, second round of the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series, will be given tomorrow at 12:45 local time.

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