2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series Explained

The 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series was the fifth 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 begun at the Zhuhai International Circuit on 30 October 2016 and ended at Sepang International Circuit in Selangor on 22 January 2017.[1]

Calendar

The 2016–2017 calendar was revealed on 27 January 2016.[1]

RndRaceCircuitDate
14 Hours of Zhuhai Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China30 October 2016
24 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan4 December 2016
34 Hours of Buriram Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand8 January 2017
44 Hours of Sepang Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia22 January 2017

Entry list

LMP2

Entrant/TeamCarEngineClassDriversRounds
Race PerformanceOreca 03RJudd HK 3.6 L V8align=center rowspan=3P28 Giorgio Maggi[2] All
Struan MooreAll
Fabian Schiller[3] 2–4
Algarve Pro RacingLigier JS P2Judd HK 3.6 L V8align=center rowspan=6P224 Tacksung KimAll
Matt McMurry[4] 1
Andrea Roda1
Mark Patterson2–4
Jonathan Hirschi2
Michael Munemann[5] 3–4
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8align=center rowspan=6P225 Andrea PizzitolaAll
Michael Munemann1–2
Nicky Catsburg1
Andrea Roda2–4
Matt McMurry3
Aidan Read[6] 4
Jackie Chan DC RacingOreca 03RNissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8align=center rowspan=3P235 Gustavo MenezesAll
Ho-Pin TungAll
Thomas Laurent2–4

LMP3

Entrant/TeamCarEngineClassDriversRounds
Jackie Chan DC RacingLigier JS P3Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8align=center rowspan=4P31 David ChengAll
James WinslowAll
Pu Jun Jin1
Hiroki Yoshida2–4
ARC Bratislava[7] Ginetta-Juno LMP3Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8align=center rowspan=4P34 Darren BurkeAll
Miroslav Konôpka1–3
Mike Simpson1–3
Konstantīns Calko4
align=center rowspan=4P37 Neale MustonAll
Konstantīns Calko1–3
Miroslav Konôpka4
Mike Simpson4
Tockwith MotorsportsLigier JS P3Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8align=center rowspan=2P326 Phil HansonAll
Nigel MooreAll
PS RacingADESS-03Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8align=center rowspan=3P348 Angelo Negro1–2
Louis Prette1–2
Philippe Prette1–2
PRT Racing[8] Ginetta-Juno LMP3Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8align=center rowspan=3P367 Ate de JongAll
Charlie RobertsonAll
Martin Rump1–2
Aylezo Ecotint Racing[9] Ginetta-Juno LMP3Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8align=center rowspan=4P369 Zen LowAll
Weiron TanAll
Giacomo Barri1
Riki Christodoulou2–4
G-Print by Triple 1 RacingLigier JS P3Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8align=center rowspan=4P385 Hanss LinAll
Julio Acosta1
Shaun Thong2–4
Ryuichirou Ohtsuka3
FIST-Team AAIADESS-03Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8align=center rowspan=3P393 Huang Chi4
Ryohei Sakaguchi4
Tatsuya Tanigawa4
WineurasiaLigier JS P3Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8align=center rowspan=6P399 William LokAll
Richard Bradley1
Philippe Descombes1
Scott Andrews2–4
Aidan Read2–3
Devon Modell4

CN

Entrant/TeamCarEngineClassDriversRounds
PS RacingLigier JS53Honda 2.0 L I4align=center rowspan=5CN68 Kenji Abe1
Akihiro Asai1
Qin Tianqi1
Tira Sosothikul3
Medhapan Sundaradeja3

GT

Entrant/TeamCarEngineClassDriversRounds
Absolute Racing[10]
Team Bentley Absolute
Audi R8 LMSAudi 5.2 L V10GT2 Cheng Congfu1
Steven Lin1
Alessio Picariello1
Bentley Continental GT3Bentley 4.0 L V8 twin-turboGT88 Adderly Fong1
Jeffrey Lee1
Vincent Wong1
DH RacingFerrari 488 GT3Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8GT3 Olivier BerettaAll
Rino MastronardiAll
Alex RiberasAll
GT5 Michele RugoloAll
Frédéric Vervisch1
Chaoyin Wei1
Stéphane Lémeret2–4
Matthieu Vaxivière2–4
VS Racing[11] Lamborghini Huracán GT3Lamborghini 5.2 L V10GT6 Kei Cozzolino[12] 1–3
Corey Lewis1–3
Adrian Zaugg1
Yuhi Sekiguchi2–3
FFF Racing by ACMLamborghini Huracán GT3Lamborghini 5.2 L V10GT10 Matthew Bell1–3
Hiroshi Hamaguchi1–3
Andrea Caldarelli1–2
Vitantonio Liuzzi3
Team Audi KoreaAudi R8 LMSAudi 5.2 L V10GT31 You Kyong-Ouk2–4
Marchy Lee2–4
Alex Yoong2–4
Team BBTFerrari 488 GT3Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8GT37 Anthony LiuAll
Alessandro Pier GuidiAll
Davide RizzoAll
Spirit of RaceFerrari 488 GT3Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8GT38 Rui ÁguasAll
Marco CiociAll
Nasrat MuzayyinAll
KCMGAudi R8 LMSAudi 5.2 L V10GT51 Go MaxAll
Tetsuya TanakaAll
Toru TanakaAll
Clearwater Racing[13] Ferrari 488 GT3Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8GT61 Matt GriffinAll
Keita SawaAll
Weng Sun MokAll
TianShi Racing TeamAudi R8 LMS UltraAudi 5.2 L V10GT66 Christopher Haase1
Peng Liu1
Max Wiser1
Team NZPorsche 911 GT3 CupPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6GTC77 John Curran3–4
Graeme Dowsett3–4
Paul Kanjanapas3
Will Bamber4
OD Racing Best Leader Team[14] McLaren 650S GT3McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8GT86 Fairuz FauzyAll
Jono LesterAll
Tang Chi Lun1
Philippe Descombes2
Liam Talbot3–4
FIST-Team AAI[15] BMW M6 GT3BMW 4.4 L V8GT90 Tom BlomqvistAll
Akira IidaAll
Lam Yu1–2, 4
Jesse Krohn3
GT91 Jun-San ChenAll
Ollie MillroyAll
Xavier Maassen[16] 1
Philipp Eng2–4
Mercedes-AMG GT3Mercedes 4.0 L M178 twin-turbo V8GT92 Li Bin1–2
Tatsuya Tanigawa1–2
Huang Chi1
Wen He Zhang2
TKSPorsche 911 GT3 CupPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6GTC96 Takuma Aoki2, 4
Shinyo Sano2, 4
Shigeto Nagashima2
Takuya Shirasaka4
IconClass
GTGT3
GTCGT Cup

Notes

Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd.CircuitLMP2 Winning TeamLMP3 Winning TeamCN Winning TeamGT Winning TeamGT Cup Winning TeamResults
LMP2 Winning DriversLMP3 Winning DriversCN Winning DriversGT Winning DriversGT Cup Winning Drivers
1Zhuhai No. 35 Jackie Chan DC Racing No. 1 Jackie Chan DC RacingNo finishers No. 38 Spirit of RaceNo entriesReport
Gustavo Menezes
Ho-Pin Tung
David Cheng
Pu Jun Jin
James Winslow
Rui Águas
Marco Cioci
Nasrat Muzayyin
2Fuji No. 8 Race Performance No. 26 Tockwith MotorsportsNo entries No. 5 DH Racing No. 96 TKSReport
Giorgio Maggi
Struan Moore
Fabian Schiller
Philip Hanson
Nigel Moore
Stéphane Lémeret
Michele Rugolo
Matthieu Vaxivière
Takuma Aoki
Shigeto Nagashima
Shinyo Sano
3Buriram No. 35 Jackie Chan DC Racing No. 4 ARC BratislavaNo finishers No. 3 DH Racing No. 77 Team NZReport
Thomas Laurent
Gustavo Menezes
Ho-Pin Tung
Darren Burke
Miroslav Konôpka
Mike Simpson
Olivier Beretta
Rino Mastronardi
Alex Riberas
John Curran
Graeme Dowsett
Paul Kanjanapas
4Sepang No. 25 Algarve Pro Racing No. 26 Tockwith MotorsportsNo entries No. 31 Team Audi Korea No. 96 TKSReport
Andrea Pizzitola
Aidan Read
Andrea Roda
Philip Hanson
Nigel Moore
You Kyong-Ouk
Marchy Lee
Alex Yoong
Takuma Aoki
Shinyo Sano
Takuya Shirasaka

Championship Standings

Championship Race points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  Other Classified 
Points2518151210864210.5

Teams Championships

[17]

LMP2 Teams Championship

TeamCarZHU
FUJ
BUR
SEP
Total
1 #25 Algarve Pro RacingLigier JS P2332176
2 #35 Jackie Chan DC RacingOreca 03R121Ret69
3 #24 Algarve Pro RacingLigier JS P2243360
4 #8 Race PerformanceRet14255
Bold – Pole

LMP3 Teams Championship

TeamCarZHU
FUJ
BUR
SEP
Total
1 #26 Tockwith MotorsportsLigier JS P3217177
2 #4 ARC BratislavaGinetta-Juno LMP3421663
3 #1 Jackie Chan DC RacingLigier JS P3136363
4 #85 G-Print by Triple 1 RacingLigier JS P33Ret3248
5 #7 ARC BratislavaGinetta-Juno LMP3542746
6 #99 WineurasiaLigier JS P36Ret5529
7 #69 Aylezo Ecotint RacingGinetta-Juno LMP3DNC68424
8 #67 PRT RacingGinetta-Juno LMP3Ret54Ret22
9 #48 PS RacingADESS-037Ret6
10 #93 FIST-Team AAIADESS-03Ret0
Bold – Pole

CN Teams Championship

Bold – Pole

GT Teams Championship

TeamCarZHU
FUJ
BUR
SEP
Total
1 #5 DH RacingFerrari 488 GT3413562
2 #3 DH RacingFerrari 488 GT3Ret51254
3 #37 Team BBTFerrari 488 GT3DNS22353
4 #61 Clearwater RacingFerrari 488 GT3276444
5 #31 Team Audi KoreaAudi R8 LMS69135
6 #38 Spirit of RaceFerrari 488 GT31Ret8834
7 #91 FIST-Team AAIMcLaren 650S GT3
BMW M6 GT3
Ret35731
8 #6 VS RacingLamborghini Huracán GT334Ret27
9 #90 FIST-Team AAIBMW M6 GT3RetDNS4620
10 #51 KCMGAudi R8 LMS6910913
11 #2 Absolute RacingAudi R8 LMS510
12 #10 FFF Racing by ACMLamborghini Huracán GT3Ret1176.5
13 #88 Team Bentley AbsoluteBentley Continental GT376
14 #86 OD Racing Best Leader TeamMcLaren 650S GT3DNC8Ret105
15 #92 FIST-Team AAIBMW M6 GT3Ret101
16 #66 TianShi Racing TeamAudi R8 LMS UltraRet0
Bold – Pole

GT Cup Teams Championship

TeamCarZHU
FUJ
BUR
SEP
Total
1 #96 TKSPorsche 911 GT3 Cup1152
2 #77 Team NZPorsche 911 GT3 Cup1244
Bold – Pole

Drivers Championships

[18]

LMP2 Drivers Championship

DriverTeamZHU
FUJ
BUR
SEP
Total
1 Andrea Roda Algarve Pro Racing232178
2 Andrea Pizzitola Algarve Pro Racing332176
3 Ho-Pin Tung Jackie Chan DC Racing121Ret69
3 Gustavo Menezes Jackie Chan DC Racing121Ret69
4 Michael Munemann Algarve Pro Racing333362
5 Tacksung Kim Algarve Pro Racing243362
6 Giorgio Maggi Race PerformanceRet14255
6 Fabian Schiller Race Performance14255
6 Struan Moore Race Performance14255
7 Thomas Laurent Jackie Chan DC Racing21Ret44
8 Mark Patterson Algarve Pro Racing43342
9 Matt McMurry Algarve Pro Racing2236
10 Aidan Read Algarve Pro Racing125
11 Nicky Catsburg Algarve Pro Racing316
12 Jonathan Hirschi Algarve Pro Racing412
Bold – Pole

LMP3 Drivers Championship

DriverTeamZHU
FUJ
BUR
SEP
Total
1 Nigel Moore Tockwith Motorsports217177
1 Philip Hanson Tockwith Motorsports217177
2 Darren Burke ARC Bratislava421663
2 James Winslow Jackie Chan DC Racing136363
2 David Cheng Jackie Chan DC Racing136363
3 Miroslav Konôpka ARC Bratislava421761
3 Mike Simpson ARC Bratislava421761
4 Konstantīns Calko ARC Bratislava542648
4 Hanss Lin G-Print by Triple 1 Racing373248
5 Neale Muston ARC Bratislava542746
6 Hiroki Yoshida Jackie Chan DC Racing36338
7 Shaun Thong G-Print by Triple 1 RacingRet3233
8 William Lok Wineurasia6Ret5529
9 Pu Jun Jin Jackie Chan DC Racing125
10 Zen Low Aylezo Ecotint RacingDNC68424
10 Weiron Tan Aylezo Ecotint RacingDNC68424
10 Riki Christodoulou Aylezo Ecotint RacingDNC68424
11 Ate de Jong PRT RacingRet54Ret22
11 Charlie Robertson PRT RacingRet54Ret22
12 Scott Andrews WineurasiaRet5520
13 Julio Acosta G-Print by Triple 1 Racing315
13 Ryuichirou Ohtsuka G-Print by Triple 1 Racing315
14 Martin Rump PRT RacingRet510
14 Aidan Read WineurasiaRet510
14 Devon Modell Wineurasia510
15 Richard Bradley Wineurasia69
15 Philippe Descombes Wineurasia69
16 Philippe Prette PS Racing7Ret6
16 Angelo Negro PS Racing7Ret6
16 Louis Prette PS Racing7Ret6
17 Giacomo Barri Aylezo Ecotint RacingDNC0
17 Huang Chi FIST-Team AAIRet0
17 Ryohei Sakaguchi FIST-Team AAIRet0
17 Tatsuya Tanigawa FIST-Team AAIRet0
Bold – Pole

CN Drivers Championship

DriverTeamZHU
FUJ
BUR
SEP
Total
1 Kenji Abe PS RacingRet1
1 Akihiro Asai PS RacingRet1
1 Qin Tianqi PS RacingRet1
1 Tira Sosothikul PS RacingRet1
1 Medhapan Sundaradeja PS RacingRet1
Bold – Pole

GT Drivers Championship

DriverTeamZHU
FUJ
BUR
SEP
Total
1 Michele Rugolo DH Racing413562
2 Rino Mastronardi DH RacingRet51254
2 Alex Riberas DH RacingRet51254
2 Olivier Beretta DH RacingRet51254
3 Anthony Liu Team BBTDNS22353
3 Alessandro Pier Guidi Team BBTDNS22353
3 Davide Rizzo Team BBTDNS22353
4 Stéphane Lémeret DH Racing13550
4 Matthieu Vaxivière DH Racing13550
5 Matt Griffin Clearwater Racing276444
5 Keita Sawa Clearwater Racing276444
5 Weng Sun Mok Clearwater Racing276444
6 Alex Yoong Team Audi Korea69135
6 You Kyong-Ouk Team Audi Korea69135
6 Marchy Lee Team Audi Korea69135
7 Rui Águas Spirit of Race1Ret8834
7 Marco Cioci Spirit of Race1Ret8834
7 Nasrat Muzayyin Spirit of Race1Ret8834
8 Jun-San Chen FIST-Team AAIRet35731
8 Ollie Millroy FIST-Team AAIRet35731
8 Philipp Eng FIST-Team AAI35731
9 Kei Cozzolino VS Racing34Ret27
9 Corey Lewis VS Racing34Ret27
10 Tom Blomqvist FIST-Team AAIRetDNS4620
10 Akira Iida FIST-Team AAIRetDNS4620
11 Adrian Zaugg VS Racing315
12 Go Max KCMG6910913
12 Tetsuya Tanaka KCMG6910913
12 Toru Tanaka KCMG6910913
13 Yuhi Sekiguchi VS Racing4Ret12
13 Chaoyin Wei DH Racing412
13 Frédéric Vervisch DH Racing412
13 Jesse Krohn FIST-Team AAI412
14 Cheng Congfu Absolute Racing510
14 Steven Lin Absolute Racing510
14 Alessio Picariello Absolute Racing510
15 Lam Yu FIST-Team AAIRet378
16 Matthew Bell FFF Racing by ACMRet1176.5
16 Hiroshi Hamaguchi FFF Racing by ACMRet1176.5
17 Adderly Fong Team Bentley Absolute76
17 Jeffrey Lee Team Bentley Absolute76
17 Vincent Wong Team Bentley Absolute76
17 Vitantonio Liuzzi FFF Racing by ACM76
18 Fairuz Fauzy OD Racing Best Leader TeamDNC8Ret105
18 Jono Lester OD Racing Best Leader TeamDNC8Ret105
19 Philippe Descombes OD Racing Best Leader Team84
20 Wen He Zhang FIST-Team AAI101
20 Li Bin FIST-Team AAIRet101
20 Tatsuya Tanigawa FIST-Team AAIRet101
20 Liam Talbot OD Racing Best Leader TeamRet101
21 Andrea Caldarelli FFF Racing by ACMRet110.5
22 Christopher Haase TianShi Racing TeamRet0
22 Peng Liu TianShi Racing TeamRet0
22 Max Wiser TianShi Racing TeamRet0
22 Tang Chi Lun OD Racing Best Leader TeamDNC0
22 Xavier Maassen FIST-Team AAIRet0
22 Huang Chi FIST-Team AAIRet0
Bold – Pole

GT Cup Drivers Championship

DriverTeamZHU
FUJ
BUR
SEP
Total
1 Shinyo Sano TKS1152
1 Takuma Aoki TKS1152
2 Graeme Dowsett Team NZ1244
2 John Curran Team NZ1244
3 Takuya Shirasaka TKS126
3 Shigeto Nagashima TKS126
3 Paul Kanjanapas Team NZ126
4 Will Bamber Team NZ218
Bold – Pole

Notes and References

  1. News: 2016/2017 Season Begins in 9 Months!. 27 January 2016. asianlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 11 February 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016/2017 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES FULL SEASON FINAL ENTRY LIST. asianlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 18 September 2016. 18 September 2016.
  3. Web site: 2016/2017 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES ROUND 2 : 4H OF FUJI Result of Qualifying. asianlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 3 December 2016. 3 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220031915/http://johndagys.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Asian-Le-Mans-Series-Qualifying.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: 2016/2017 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES ROUND 1 : 4H OF ZHUHAI Provisional Entry List V2. asianlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 28 October 2016. 28 October 2016. 29 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161029045335/http://johndagys.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-2017-Asian-LMS-Zhuhai-Provisional-Entry-List-V2-28-Oct-16-Version-B-1.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: 2016/2017 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES ROUND 3 : 4H OF BURIRAM Result of Qualifying. asianlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 7 January 2017. 7 January 2017.
  6. Web site: 2016/2017 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES ROUND 4 : 4H of Sepang Result of Qualifying. asianlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 21 January 2017. 21 January 2017.
  7. Web site: ARC Bratislava Test All Three Ginetta LMP3s At Slovakiaring . dailysportscar.com . 18 August 2016 . 26 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Another Ginetta For 2016/17 Asian Le Mans Series . dailysportscar.com . 13 April 2016 . 27 August 2016.
  9. Web site: And Then There Were Four, Simpson & Low For Asian Le Mans Series In LMP3 Ginetta . dailysportscar.com . 19 April 2016 . 27 August 2016.
    1. 2 entered as Absolute Racing and #88 entered as Team Bentley Absolute.
  10. Web site: Asian Le Mans Series Update: LMP3s & Lamborghini . dailysportscar.com . 14 April 2016 . 27 August 2016.
  11. Web site: Drivers confirmed for Asian Le Mans Series . vs-racing.com . 13 October 2016 . 13 October 2016.
  12. Web site: More LMP3s, Clearwater Ferrari 488 GT3 . dailysportscar.com . 6 June 2016 . 27 August 2016.
  13. Web site: Two New McLaren 650S GT3s For Asian Le Mans . dailysportscar.com . 28 May 2016 . 27 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Team AAI Set To Add BMW M6 GT3 For 2016/17 Asian Le Mans Series . dailysportscar.com . 3 June 2016 . 27 August 2016.
  15. Web site: Xavier Maassen 3ème homme de la McLaren 650S GT3/Team AAI . endurance-info.com . 12 October 2016 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013222751/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/xavier-maassen-3eme-homme-de-la-mclaren-650s-gt3team-aai/ . 2016-10-13 . dead .
  16. Web site: Asian Le Mans Series Classification 2016/2017 after Sepang (Final Team Classification).
  17. Web site: Asian Le Mans Series Classification 2016/2017 after Sepang (Final Driver Classification).