Record Breaking Entry for 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series

The entry list for the upcoming Asian Le Mans Series that begins in Sepang this December will feature a mammoth 48 full season entries across the three classes, the largest ever for the ALMS, with all three championship winning teams returning to defend their titles.

The LMP2 class has increased by nearly 50%, with 16 entries compared to 11 in the 2024/25 season.  It’s a similar story in LMP3 with 10 entries this year compared to 6 last season.

The GT category will feature an impressive 22 cars with seven manufacturers represented – Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Porsche.

The 48 strong entry will see 33 teams representing 18 different nations, including two from China, one from Japan, one from Thailand, two cars from Malaysia and one from New Zealand.

LMP2
The 16 entries in the LMP2 field includes champions both past and present.  Reigning champions Algarve Pro Racing will run two cars in defence of their 2024/25 crown in addition to running the returning 2023/24 championship winning car Crowdstrike Racing by APR. Former champions Nielsen Racing and DKR Engineering will enter a car each.

All Japanese team Ponos Racing steps up to LMP2 for the first time with a single entry.  Reigning LMP2 24 Hours of Le Mans winners Inter Europol Competition will enter a single car in the LMP2 category.

RD Limited, ARC Bratislava, Cetilar Racing, Vector Sport RLR and High Class Racing will all run a single car entry, while United Autosports and Proton Competition will field two cars each for the six race series.

LMP3
The latest generation of LMP3 cars will be seen in the Asian Le Mans Series for the first time in Sepang with nine Toyota powered Ligier JS P325s and one Duqueine D09 featuring on the ten strong grid.

Defending champions Bretton Racing return with a single car, as do 2023/24 champions CLX Motorsport (COOL Racing).

Polish team Team Virage, will enter a pair of Ligier-Toyotas, as will French team 23Events as they make their ALMS debut this season.

Forestier Racing by VPS and R-ace GP will also make their series debuts in Sepang this December, with R-ace GP running the only Duqueine D09 on the grid.

LMP3 front runners Inter Europol Competition and High Class Racing will each enter a single car to bring the entry for LMP3 up to 10 cars.

GT
The impressive line-up of 22 cars for the upcoming season includes six Ferrari 296 GT3s, five Porsche 911 GT3 Rs, four Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs, two Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVOs, two BMW M4 GT3s, two Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3s and one McLaren 720S GT3.

Manthey returns to the ALMS to defend their hard won 2024/25 Team title on their series debut and will, once again, field a pair of Porsche 911 GT3 Rs.

Multiple championship winning Belgian outfit Team WRT will make its ALMS debut in Sepang with a pair of BMW M4 GT3s, one under the Team WRT banner and one under UNX Racing by Team WRT.

TF Sport returns to the Asian Le Mans Series with a pair of Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs, while Malaysia will be represented by the welcome return of the JMR team, which is also running a pair of Corvettes.

New Zealand team EBM will enter an Aston Martin Vantage on the 2025/26 grid, while Thai team Americasian Fragrance by AFRacing will be on the grid with a Ferrari 296.

To celebrate the 70^th anniversary of Ecurie Ecosse’s Le Mans win in 1956, British team Blackthorn is running a single Aston Martin Vantage under the Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn banner.

China will be represented by two teams in 2025/26, with Phantom Global Racing making their ALMS debut with a Porsche 911 GT3 R and Origine Motorsport returns, also running a single Porsche 911.

German team Getspeed will enter a pair of Mercedes-AMG GT3s and Anglo-American team United Autosports will run the only McLaren 720S alongside their two LMP2 entries.  Proton Competition will also run a single GT entry, a Porsche 911 GT3 R, alongside their two LMP2 cars.

As well as running the Americasian Fragrance by AFRacing entry and the Cetilar Racing Oreca in LMP2, AF Corse will run a further trio of Ferrari 296s, the Italian team running two under the AF Corse banner and the third under Vista AF Corse.  The 22 strong grid is completed by a pair of Ferrari 296 GT3s run by Swiss team Kessel Racing.

Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest: “It is very encouraging to see the Asian Le Mans Series continue to grow with a record breaking 48 car grid. It is also encouraging to see more Le Mans Prototypes being entered, including Ponos Racing, the first all Japanese team in LMP2, and an impressive ten strong LMP3 field with the new generation cars being seen in Asia for the first time.

“The series beings with the first double header in Sepang in just three months’ time. Then it’s off to the UAE at the end of January for Rounds 3 and 4 in Dubai before concluding with a double header at Yas Marina a week later.  It’s going to be an exciting season, and we are all looking forward to the first event in Malaysia in December.”

Frederic Lequien, ALMEM and LMEM CEO: “We are very pleased to announce another record-breaking 48 car grid for the Asian Le Mans Series underlining the importance of the series in promoting endurance racing in Asia.  We are encouraged to see more Asian teams, both returning to the ALMS and new to the series, entered for this season.

“We received many more applications above the 48-car maximum and, while it is encouraging to see the level of interest in the Asian Le Mans Series grow, it is also disappointing that we have to turn some very good entries down.  We would like to thank every team that applied for a place on the 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series grid for their interest.

“We are looking forward to seeing another great season of racing in Asian starting in Sepang in a few months time.”

Stephane Ratel, SRO Motorsports Group Founder and CEO: “The Asian Le Mans Series has once again delivered a sell-out multi-class entry list. This undoubtedly underlines the championship’s appeal but also the region’s increasingly important and influential role across global sportscar and GT racing. Between the continued success of GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS, imminent return of the Suzuka 1000km this weekend, and Asian Le Mans Series’ oversubscription, we can rightly celebrate a continent now at the very forefront of our sport.”

Asian Le Mans Series
The 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series calendar will consist of six races, with double headers at Sepang International Circuit (12-14 December), Dubai Autodrome (30 January-1 February) and Yas Marina Circuit (6-8 February).