The Asian Le Mans Series from the perspective of Greaves Motorsport

Great competitor in LM P2 prototypes, Greaves Motorsport scored a podium finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, two years after the victory of Tom Kimber-Smith, Olivier Lombard and Karim Ojjeh in their class. In addition to third place of Lucas Ordonez Jann Mardenborough and Michael Krumm (Zytek-Nissan No. 41), the British team has also brought the sister car driven by Alexander Rossi, Tom Kimber-Smith and Eric Lux to the finish. Like many others, team owner Tim Greaves is enthusiastic about the new Asian series, especially since Nissan are the team's engine partner.

 

Photo : Frederic GAUDIN (ACO)

 

Tim Greaves : "At the moment we at Greaves Motorsport are looking for drivers and sponsors, we hope that our track record will attract them. We are keen to compete in this developing market which we see as having a very bright future. The Asian Le Mans Series is a good initiative, vital for the future of endurance racing but will be difficult to do, at least in the short term. Most of the drivers and sponsors in the FIA WEC and ELMS are from families that have a long family history in motorsport and these traditions have yet to be created in Asia. When I was Chairman of Radical Motorsport one of my goals was to make motorsport popular around the world. The Middle East has been successful, and the infrastructure is now in place but it has taken many years to get some counties like up and running. Lots of hand holding and support is needed for people coming into the Asian LMS."

The opening round of the Asian LMS will be on the 4th of August at Inje (south Korea). Three rounds follow, in Japan, the People's Republic of China and Indonesia. 

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Jean-Philippe Doret / ACO
(Quote from Asian Le Mans Series media information)

Photo : PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE (LE MANS, SARTHE), SCRUTINEERING FOR THE  24 HOURS OF LE MANS, 17 JUNE 2013.  Greaves Motorsport team photo, after both cars had passed through the scrutineering process.