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The 2023 Asian Le Mans Series was the eleventh 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 four-event season began at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai on 11 February 2023 and ended at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 19 February 2023.[ 1]
For the first time, a bronze-rated driver is mandatory in each class and only the bronze drivers can participate in qualifying, hence the LMP2 Am and GT Am subclasses would officially be dropped for this season.[ 2]
The calendar for the 2023 season was announced on the official website 25 May 2022. This Asian Le Mans Series season will once again run in its entirety in the Middle East , in the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai and Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in February 2023, due to the significant freight issues.[ 1]
The season will continue to comprise four four-hour length races, run on the two circuits.
All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Notes:
Ben Barnicoat was scheduled to compete for 99 Racing , but withdrew prior to the start of the season. He was replaced by Neel Jani.[ 16] [ 19] [ 15] Félix Porteiro , also had to withdraw after he was retroactively reclassified as silver shortly before the event. Warren Hughes was initially called up to replace the Spaniard, but a documentation issue for the Briton resulted in Gonçalo Gomes eventually being drafted in.[ 20] [ 17] Ahmad Al Harthy for rounds 3 and 4.[ 18] All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Notes:
Richard Heistand was scheduled to compete for Walkenhorst Motorsport, but withdrew prior to the start of the season. He was replaced by Thomas Merrill .[ 39] [ 40] Bold indicates overall winner.
Teams Championships [ edit ] Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1
LMP2 Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
LMP3 Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
GT Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
[ edit ] Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1
LMP2 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
LMP3 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
GT Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
^ a b c d e Gutak, Lomko and Mazepin are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Bukhantsov and Feyzulin, also Russians, compete under a Kittitian licence for the same reason.
^ Both cars entered as Haupt Racing Team. However, Car No. 6 will run under a German licence and car No. 7 will run under an Omani licence.
^ Malykhin is Belarusian, but he competes under a British license as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine .
^ Felipe Fraga withdrew from round 1 shortly before the race after suffering a muscle strain in his back. Ben Barker, who had initially been entered in the also-withdrawn #54 Dinamic GT Porsche, was drafted in for round 2 to replace Fraga.[ 42] [ 18]
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Current championships Former championships Current races
Former races
Current car classes Former car classes
Dubai Autodrome
DKR Engineering[3]
Charlie Eastwood[4]
Ayhancan Güven[4]
United Autosports[5]
James McGuire[6]
Garnet Patterson[7]
Mathias Beche[8]
Algarve Pro Racing[9][10]
Kyffin Simpson[10]
Malthe Jakobsen[11]
Nicolas Lapierre[12]
Inter Europol Competition[13]
ARC Bratislava[9]
Nico Pino[15]
László Tóth[15]
Nikita Mazepin[16][N 1]
Ahmad Al Harthy[18]
CD Sport[21]
Valentino Catalano[15]
Tom van Rompuy[15]
Nicolás Varrone[25]
Amir Feyzulin[26][N 1]
Sebastián Álvarez[15]
Adam Ali[14]
Nicky Catsburg
Martin Konrad