ASIAN LE MANS SERIES HEADS TO THE UAE!

New Entries & Driver Changes:

The UAE races will see the arrival of two new teams to the Asian Le Mans Series.

In LMP3, Australian team GG Classic Cars will debut their Ligier JS P320 with Fraser Ross and George Nakas behind the wheel.

While in the GT class, Dragon Racing have entered a Ferrari 296 GT3. The UAE based team makes their debut in the Series with Rui Andrade, who made his LMP2 debut in the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series – finishing the Championship in 3rd place. He will be joined by Nicola Marinangeli and Marco Pulcini.

Two additional LMP2 entries from existing teams, Nielsen Racing and COOL Racing will also join the Series. The #34 Nielsen Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 will be raced by Blake McDonald, Patrick Liddy and Matt Bell. The #47 COOL Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 will be raced by Alexandre Coigny, Vlad Lomko and Lorenzo Fluxa.

There will also be a number of driver changes. The highly experienced Will Stevens will make his Asian Le Mans Series debut in the #24 Nielsen Racing LMP2 for the 4 Hours of Dubai. With regular driver Ferdinand Habsburg busy with Hypercar commitments ahead of his FIA WEC season with Alpine later this year, the team has chosen the highly experienced racer to fill his shoes. Habsburg will be back for the final two races of the season at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Talented young drivers Laurin Heinrich (DEU) and Jordan Love (AUS) will both make their Asian Le Mans Series debuts, racing with Herberth Motorsport and Triple Eight respectfully.

LMP2 Championship Standings
#99      99 Racing Oreca 07 Gibson                                                        43 points
Al Harty Ahmad, Nikita Mazepin, and Louis Deletraz
#4        CrowdStrike Racing by APR Oreca 07 Gibson                         33 points
George Kurtz, Colin Braun and Malthe Jakobsen
#83      AFCorse Official  Oreca 07 Gibson                                            30 points
Francois Perrodo, Matthieau Vaxiviere and Alessio Rovera

LMP3 Championship Standings
#2        CD Sport Ligier JS P320 – Nissan                                             43 points
Michael Jensen, Nick Adcock and Fabien Lavergne
#17      COOL Racing Ligier JS P320 – Nissan                                      40 points
James Winslow and Alex Bukhantsov
#26      Bretton Racing Ligier JS P320 – Nissan                                   33 points
Dan Skocdopole, Julien Gerbi and Stefan Mihnea

GT Championship Standings
#42      Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO 2                              44 points
Christopher Haase, Gilles Magnus and Alban Varutti
#91      Pure Rxcing Porsche 911 GT3 R                                              33 points
Alex Malykhin, Klaus Bachler and Joel Sturm
#7        Al Manar Racing By GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO      24 points
Al Faisal Al Zubair, Martin Konrad and Fabian Schiller.

How to watch the Asian Le Mans Series:

The Asian Le Mans Series is one of the most accessible sports series globally, attracting a significant audience. The opening two races of the 2023 / 2024 Asian Le Mans Series, from the Sepang International Circuit, recorded a total Dedicated TV audience of 20.7 million*.  Live broadcasts of all qualifying sessions and the races are available for free around the world via the extensive network of streaming and TV broadcasters. They are also available on the Asian Le Mans Series YouTube and Facebook pages and the races will be streamed on multiple Chinese platforms with Chinese commentary. Post-race, there will be a tv highlights package that will be broadcast globally.
*As reported by YouGovSport. 

Dubai Autodrome Circuit:
Thursday 1st February 2024
13:30 – 15:00 Private Testing
15:30 – 17:00 Private Testing

Friday 2nd February 2024
11:45 – 13:15 Private Testing
14:45 – 16:15 Free Practice 1
17:40 – 19:10 Free Practice 2

Saturday 3rd February 2024
10:10 – 11:40 Free Practice 2
14:30 – 14:45 Qualifying GT LIVE
14:55 – 15:10 Qualifying LMP2 & LMP3 LIVE

Sunday 4th February 2024
13:00 – 17:00 Race 3  LIVE

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