2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series season was the sixth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series. It is the sixth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following 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]
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
|
|
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
- ^ a b "Asian LMS Announces Significant Changes For 2017/18 Season". dailysportscar.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ 2017/2018 ASIAN LE MANS (29 October 2016). "2017/2018 ASIAN LE MANS: MOVING FORWARD". 2017/2018 ASIAN LE MANS. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "ARC Bratislava LMP2 Programme Sees Greaves Motorsport Return To The Fray". dailysportscar.com. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kilshaw, Jake (25 October 2017). "DC Racing Reveals Three-Car Asian LMS Lineup". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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.
- ^ a b "Eurasia & WIN Motorsport Confirm Asian Le Mans Series Entries". dailysportscar.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.