2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series will be the thirteenth 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 six-event season will begin at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 6 December 2024 and will conclude at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 16 February 2025.[1]
Calendar
[edit]The calendar for the 2024–25 season was announced on the official website 22 April 2024. The first two races will be held at the Sepang International Circuit in December 2024, before moving to United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai and Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in February 2025.[1]
The season will comprise six four-hour length races, run on the three circuits.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Hours of Sepang |  Sepang International Circuit
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Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | 7 December 2024 |
| 2 | 8 December 2024 | |||
| 3 | 4 Hours of Dubai |  Dubai Autodrome
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Dubailand, Dubai, UAE | 8 February 2025 |
| 4 | 9 February 2025 | |||
| 5 | 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit
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Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE | 15 February 2025 |
| 6 | 16 February 2025 | |||
| Map of circuit locations | ||||
Entry list
[edit]LMP2
[edit]All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
| Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|
LMP3
[edit]All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
| Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eurasia Motorsport[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | TBA |  TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA
| ||||
| TBA
| ||||
 Graff Racing[3]
|
Ligier JS P320 | TBA | TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA
| ||||
| TBA
|
GT
[edit]| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Climax Racing[4]
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | TBA | Zhou Bihuang[4]
|
TBC |
| TBA
| |||||
| TBA
| |||||
| TBA | TBA
|
TBC | |||
| TBA
| |||||
| TBA
| |||||
 Tsunami RT[4]
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | TBA | TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA
| |||||
| TBA
| |||||
 Winward Racing[5]
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | TBA | TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA
| |||||
| TBA
| |||||
| TBA | TBA
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TBC | |||
| TBA
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| TBA
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kilbey, Stephen (23 April 2024). "Asian Le Mans Series Returns East In 2023-24". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (27 July 2024). "Eurasia Set For Asian Le Mans Series Return". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "GRAFF Returns to Asian Le Mans Series in LMP3". Asian Le Mans Series. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "New Teams set to enter Asian Le Mans Series in 2024-2025". Endurance-Info. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (26 August 2024). "Winward to Make Series Debut With Two-Car Mercedes Effort". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 August 2024.