24h Le Mans
The 2025-2026 Asian Le Mans Series begins this weekend with two four-hour races at Sepang (Malaysia). An outstanding international grid, invitations for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, live streaming of the races on YouTube – all the ingredients are on the table for a tasty campaign!
The new Asian Le Mans Series season opens this weekend at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia with the 4 Hours of Sepang. The first round will be held on Saturday 13 December, to be followed by a second race 24 hours later.
A bumper 48-car field comprising 16 LMP2 and 10 LMP3 prototypes and 28 LMGT3 sportscars will line up for the event. With 144 drivers and 35 teams representing 35 nationalities, the grid reflects the growing international dimension and increased competitiveness of the Asian Le Mans Series.
In LMP2, current titleholder Algarve Pro Racing is entering two Oreca 07-Gibsons plus a third car for Crowdstrike Racing by APR, the 2023-2024 championship-winning team. The #25 Oreca driven by Michael Jensen, Enzo Trulli and Tom Dillmann should be among the frontrunners. Dillmann, of course, won the same category at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans with Inter Europol Competition. The Polish outfit is in fact running an LMP2 entry itself, as well as an LMP3 prototype. United Autosports will be back with a two-car challenge and other former champions, such as DKR Engineering and Nielsen Racing, will also line up. Ferrari fans will want to keep an eye on 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Antonio Fuoco. He will share the wheel of the #47 Oreca entered by Cetilar Racing with Roberto Lacorte and Charles Milesi.
The LMP3 field will now feature third-generation prototypes powered by 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 Toyota V35A engines. Titleholder Bretton Racing will be back with a Ligier JS P325 while CLX Motorsport (formerly COOL Racing), the 2023-24 champion, will be keen to transfer its ELMS domination to the Asian scene.
The LMGT3 class is set for a titanic tussle between seven manufacturers: Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche. Manthey will defend its crown with its pair of Porsche 911 GT3 Rs (#10 and #92), driven by international racers of the calibre of Antares Au, Klaus Bachler, Loek Hartog, Richard Lietz and François Hériau. Spectators will be curious to see how the two JMR Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs driven by Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim fare, while TF Sport and Racing Team Turkey will run two additional cars with Salih Yoluc, Charlie Eastwood and Tom Van Rompuy at the helm.
Race 1 will start at 05:00 UTC on Saturday 13 December, with Race 2 scheduled to get underway 24 hours later.
You can follow the qualifying session and both races on the Asian Le Mans Series website and YouTube channel.
Check out the provisional entry list for the 2025 4 Hours of Sepang here.
The championship stakes are high. The LMP2 and GT title-winning teams will each be rewarded with an invitation to the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans (10-14 June 2026). What extra motivation could the teams and drivers need as they prepare to wage battle in the 4 Hours of Sepang? Following the two rounds in Malaysia, the competitors will have a short break before tackling two more sets of double-headers at the 4 Hours of Dubai (31 January and 1 February 2026) and the 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi (7 and 8 February 2026).
