2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series

The 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series was the sixth 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 season began at the Zhuhai International Circuit on October 2017 and ended at Sepang International Circuit in Selangor on 4 February 2018.[1]

2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series
Previous: 2016–17 Next: 2018–19

Calendar

The 2017–2018 calendar was revealed in February 2017.[2] It was then updated in June, removing the Zhejiang round.[1]

Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 4 Hours of Zhuhai Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China 29 October 2017
2 4 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan 3 December 2017
3 6 Hours of Thailand Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand 13 January 2018
4 4 Hours of Sepang Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia 4 February 2018

Entry list

LMP2
Entrant/Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
ARC Bratislava[3] Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 4 Konstantīns Calko[4] All
Miroslav Konopka[4] All
Rik Breukers[4] 1–2
Gustavo Yacamán[5] 3
Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota[6] Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 7 David Cheng[6] 1–2
Ho-Pin Tung[6] 1
Jazeman Jaafar[7] 2–4
Weiron Tan[5] 3–4
Afiq Yazid[5] 3–4
8 Thomas Laurent[6] All
Harrison Newey[6] All
Stéphane Richelmi[6] All
Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 25 Ate de Jong[4] All
Dean Koutsoumidis[4] All
John Graham[4] 1, 3–4
Eurasia Motorsport[8] Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 33 Alex Au[4] 1
Keiko Ihara[4] 1
Scott Andrews[7] 2
Marko Asmer[7] 2, 4
Yoshiharu Mori[7] 2
Nabil Jeffri[9] 4
Jake Parsons[9] 4
BBT Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 37 Pipo Derani[4] All
Anthony Liu[4] All
Davide Rizzo[4] All

LMP3
Entrant/Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
WIN Motorsport[8] Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 1 Richard Bradley[4] All
Philippe Descombes[4] All
William Lok[4] All
Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota[6] Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 6 Patrick Byrne[6] All
Guy Cosmo[6] All
Gabriel Aubry[5] 3–4
Taiwan Beer GH Motorsport Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 11 Hanss Lin[4] All
Shaun Thong[4] 1–2, 4
Ye Hongli[7] 2–3
Scott Andrews[5] 3
KCMG Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 18 Josh Burdon[4] All
Louis Prette[4] All
Neric Wei[4] All
Viper Niza Racing Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 65 Dominic Ang[4] All
Douglas Khoo[4] All
James Winslow[7] 2
Nigel Moore 3–4
TKS[7] Ginetta-Juno LMP3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 99 Yuta Kamimura[7] 2
Shinyo Sano[7] 2
Takuya Shirasaka[7] 2

GT and GT Cup
Entrant/Team Car Engine Class No. Drivers Rounds
TianShi Racing Team Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 GT3 Am 66 Weian Chen[4] All
Max Wiser[4] All
Peng Liu[4] 1–2
Alex Au[5] 3
Mitchell Gilbert[9] 4
Team NZ Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTC 77 Will Bamber[5] 3–4
Graeme Dowsett[5] 3–4
John Curran[5] 3
Alif Hamdan[9] 4
FIST-Team AAI Mercedes-AMG GT3 1
Ferrari 488 GT3 2–4		 Mercedes-AMG 4.0 L M178 twin-turbo V8 1
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 2–4		 GT3 90 Ollie Millroy[4] All
Lam Yu[4] 1–3
Raffaele Marciello[4] 1
Marco Cioci[7] 2–3
Bhurit Bhirombhakdi[9] 4
Sarun Sereethoranakul[9] 4
BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 GT3 91 Jun-San Chen[4] All
Jesse Krohn[4] All
Chaz Mostert[4] 1–3
Markus Palttala[9] 4
Icon Class
GT3 GT3
GT3 Am GT3 Am
GTC GT Cup

Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd. Circuit LMP2 Winning Team LMP3 Winning Team GT Winning Team GT Cup Winning Team
LMP2 Winning Drivers LMP3 Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers GT Cup Winning Drivers
1 Zhuhai No. 8 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota No. 18 KCMG No. 91 FIST-Team AAI No entries
Thomas Laurent
Harrison Newey
Stéphane Richelmi		 Josh Burdon
Louis Prette
Neric Wei		 Jun-San Chen
Jesse Krohn
Chaz Mostert
2 Fuji No. 8 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota No. 6 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota No. 90 FIST-Team AAI No entries
Thomas Laurent
Harrison Newey
Stéphane Richelmi		 Patrick Byrne
Guy Cosmo		 Marco Cioci
Ollie Millroy
Lam Yu
3 Buriram No. 7 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota No. 18 KCMG No. 91 FIST-Team AAI No. 77 Team NZ
Jazeman Jaafar
Weiron Tan
Afiq Yazid		 Josh Burdon
Louis Prette
Neric Wei		 Jun-San Chen
Jesse Krohn
Chaz Mostert		 Will Bamber
John Curran
Graeme Dowsett
4 Sepang No. 8 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota No. 6 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota No. 91 FIST-Team AAI No. 77 Team NZ
Thomas Laurent
Harrison Newey
Stéphane Richelmi		 Gabriel Aubry
Patrick Byrne
Guy Cosmo		 Jun-San Chen
Jesse Krohn
Markus Palttala		 Will Bamber
Graeme Dowsett
Alif Hamdan

References
  1. "Asian LMS Announces Significant Changes For 2017/18 Season". dailysportscar.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. 2017/2018 ASIAN LE MANS (29 October 2016). "2017/2018 ASIAN LE MANS: MOVING FORWARD". 2017/2018 ASIAN LE MANS. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. "ARC Bratislava LMP2 Programme Sees Greaves Motorsport Return To The Fray". dailysportscar.com. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. "4 Hours of Zhuhai - Asian Le Mans Series 2017-2018 - Final results Qualifying" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. "6 Hours of Buriram - Asian Le Mans Series 2017-2018 - Final results Qualifying" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. Kilshaw, Jake (25 October 2017). "DC Racing Reveals Three-Car Asian LMS Lineup". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. "4 Hours of Fuji - Asian Le Mans Series 2017-2018 - Final results Qualifying" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. "Eurasia & WIN Motorsport Confirm Asian Le Mans Series Entries". dailysportscar.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. "4 Hours of Sepang - Asian Le Mans Series 2017-2018 - Final results Qualifying" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.


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