Asian Le Mans Series 2018/19

Start of the 2018 Shanghai 4-hour race.

The Asian Le Mans Series season 2018/19 was the eighth season of the Asian Le Mans Series organized by the ACO . The four-event season started at the Shanghai International Circuit on November 25, 2018 and ended at the Sepang International Circuit on February 24, 2019.

Racing calendar

The calendar for the 2018/19 season was presented on February 3, 2018 and included four FIA Grade 1 tracks. The series drove at the Shanghai International Circuit for the first time since the 2014 season . The Shanghai International Circuit replaced the Zhuhai International Circuit as the first race of the season.

No.	run	route	place	date
1	4 hours of Shanghai	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai , China	November 25, 2018
2	4 hour race of Fuji	Fuji Speedway	Oyama , Japan	December 9, 2018
3	6 hour race of Thailand	Chang International Circuit	Buriram , Thailand	January 12, 2019
4th	Sepang 4-hour race	Sepang International Circuit	Selangor , Malaysia	February 24, 2019

Drivers and teams

LMP2

team automobile engine class No. driver run  Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 P 1  Jazeman Jaafar 1  Nabil Jeffri  Weiron Tan  ARC Bratislava Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 At the 4th  Miro Konôpka 1-4  Darren Burke  Kang Ling  Spirit of Race Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 P 8th  Alexander West 1-2, 4  Come Ledogar  Pipo Derani  United Autosports Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 P 22nd  Philip Hanson 1-4  Paul di Resta At the 23  Patrick Byrne 1-4  Guy Cosmo  Salih Yoluc  Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 P 24  Ate de Jong 1, 3-4  Harrison Newey 1-4  Andrea Pizzitola At the 25th  Mark Patterson 1-4  Fjordbach is different  Christopher McMurry  Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 P 35  Jean-Baptiste Lahaye 1, 3-4  Matthieu Lahaye 1-4  Francois Heriau

symbol class P LMP2 Pro At the LMP2 Am

LMP3

team	automobile	engine	No.	driver	run
United Autosports	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	2	Wayne Boyd	1-4
				Chris Buncombe
				Garett Grist
			3	Matthew Bell	1-4
				Kay van Berlo
				Jim McGuire	1, 3-4
				Christian England	2
Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	7th	Nick Adcock	1-4
				Christian Olsen
			79	Colin Noble	1-4
				Anthony Wells
Inter Europol Competition	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	13	Jakub Smiechowski	1-4
				Martin Hippe
Eurasia Motorsport	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	36	Noboyu Yamanka	1-4
				Aidan Read
Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	37	Yoshiharu Mori	1
				Hwang Doyun
				Neale Muston
			38	Neric Wei	1
				Hugo de Sadeleer
				Jake Parsons	4th
				Jamie Winslow
				Rick Yoon
R24	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	50	Sarah Bovy	1
				Stéphane Kox	1, 3
				Maria Iwaoka	1-3
				Anna Inotsume	2
				Katherine Legge	4th
				Michelle Gatting
				Margot Laffite
Niza Racing	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	65	Douglas Khoo	1-4
				Nigel Moore

GT

team automobile engine class No. driver run  Red River Sport by TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 GT3 5  Bonamy Grimes 1-3  Johnny Mowlem 1-4  Ivor Dunbar 2-4  Car Guy Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 GT3 11  James Calado 1-4  Kei Cozzolino  Takeshi Kimura  Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTC 12  Jeffrey Chiang 1  Graeme Dowsett  Will Bamber  Modena Motorsports Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTC 16  Philippe Descombes 1  Benny Simonsen  OpenRoad Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTC 21st  Francis Tjia 1  Michael S.  Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 GT3 51  Francesco Piovanetti 1-4  Oswaldo Negri  Alessandro Pier Guidi  EKS Motorsports Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTC 59  Bao Jinlongl 1  Daniel Lu  Tianshi Racing Team Mercedes AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2L V8 GT3 66  To white 1  Missimiliano Wiser  Audi Sport Customer Racing Asia by TSRT Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 GT3 66  Xu Wei 2  Missimiliano Wiser 2-4  Zhang Ya Qi  Lo Kai Fung 3  Qi Peiwen 4th GT3 66  Dries Vanthoor 1-2, 4  Chen (David) Weian 1-4  Dennis Zhang 1  Anthony Liu 2  Alex Au 3  Jean-Karl Vernay  Xu Wei 4th

symbol class GT3 GT3 GT300 GT300 GTE GTE GTC GT Cup

Results

Fat overall winner.

No.	route	LMP2 winning team	LMP3 winning team	GT winning team	GT Cup winning team
		LMP2 winner driver	LMP3 winner driver	GT winner driver	GT Cup winner driver
1	Shanghai	Spirit of Race	Inter Europol Competition	CarGuy Racing	Modena Motorsports
		Alexander West Côme Ledogar Pipo Derani	Jakub Smiechowski Martin Hippe	James Calado Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura	Philippe Descombes Benny Simonsen
2	Fuji	Algarve Pro Racing	United Autosports	Car Guy Racing
		Harrison Newey Andrea Pizzitola	Matthew Bell Kay van Berlo Christian England	James Calado Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura
3	Buriram	United Autosports	United Autosports	Car Guy Racing
		Philip Hanson Paul di Resta	Wayne Boyd Chris Buncombe Garett Grist	James Calado Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura
4th	Sepang	Algarve Pro Racing	Inter Europol Competition	Car Guy Racing
		Ate de Jong Harrison Newey Andrea Pizzitola	Martin Hippe Jakub Smiechowski	James Calado Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura

Ratings

LMP2

driver

Item	driver					Points
01	P. di Resta	2	2 1	1	2	80
01	P. Hanson	2	2 1	1	2	80
02	A. Pizzitola	DNF	1	2 1	1	69
02	H. Newey	DNF	1	2 1	1	69
03	D. Burke	4th	3	4th	4th	51
03	K. Ling	4th	3	4th	4th	51
03	M. Konôpka	4th	3	4th	4th	51
04th	F. Heriau	6th	4th	3	3	50
04th	M. Lahaye	6th	4th	3	3	50
05	A. West	1 1	6th		5 1	45
05	C. Ledogar	1 1	6th		5 1	45
05	P. Derani	1 1	6th		5 1	45
06th	A. de Jong	DNF		2 1	1	44
07th	J. Lahaye	6th		3	3	38
08th	G. Cosmo	3	5	6th	DNF	33
08th	P. Byrne	3	5	6th	DNF	33
08th	S. Yoluc	3	5	6th	DNF	33
09	A. Fjordbach	5	7th	5	DNF	26th
09	C. McMurry	5	7th	5	DNF	26th
09	M. Patterson	5	7th	5	DNF	26th
	J. Jaafar	DNF				00
	N. Jeffri	DNF				00
	W. Tan	DNF				00

team

Item	team	No.					Points
01	United Autosports	22nd	2	2 1	1	2	80
02	Algarve Pro Racing	24	DNF	1	2 1	1	69
03	ARC Bratislava	4th	4th	3	4th	4th	51
04th	Panis Barthez Competition	35	6th	4th	3	3	50
05	Spirit Of Race	8th	1 1	6th		5 1	45
06th	United Autosports	23	3	5	6th	DNF	33
07th	Algarve Pro Racing	25th	5	7th	5	DNF	26th
	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota	1	DNF				00

LMP3

driver

Item	driver					Points
01	J. Smiechowski	1 1	2 1	2	1	88
01	M. Hippe	1 1	2 1	2	1	88
02	C. Buncombe	2	5	1 1	3 1	70
02	G. Grist	2	5	1 1	3 1	70
02	W. Boyd	2	5	1 1	3 1	70
03	A. Wells	4th	3	3	4th	54
03	C. Noble	4th	3	3	4th	54
04th	K. van Berlo	6th	1	5	5	53
04th	M. Bell	6th	1	5	5	53
05	C. Olsen	5	4th	4th	2	52
05	N. Adcock	5	4th	4th	2	52
06th	A. Read	3	DNF	6th	6th	31
06th	N. Yamanaka	3	DNF	6th	6th	31
07th	J. McGuire	6th		5	5	28
08th	C. England		1			25th
09	D. Khoo	8th	6th	8th	7th	23
09	N. Moore	8th	6th	8th	7th	23
10	M. Iwaoka	7th	7th	7th		18th
11	S. Kox	7th		7th		12
12	S. Bovy	7th				06th
12	S. Kato		7th			06th
13	K. Legge				8th	04th
13	M. Gatting				8th	04th
13	M. Laffite				8th	04th
14th	C. Wei	9				02
14th	H. de Sadeleer	9				02
14th	M. Simpson				9	02
14th	N. Muston	DSQ			9	02
15th	J. Parsons				10	01
15th	J. Winslow				10	01
15th	R. Yoon				10	01
	H. Doyun	DSQ				00
	M. Yoshiharu	DSQ				00

team

Item	team	No.					Points
01	Inter Europol Competition	13	1 1	2	2	1	87
02	United Autosports	2	2	5	1 1	3 1	70
03	Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen Racing	79	4th	3	3	4th	54
04th	United Autosports	3	6th	1	5	5	53
05	Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen Racing	7th	5	4th	4th	2	52
06th	Eurasia Motorsport	36	3	DNF	6th	6th	31
07th	Viper Niza racing	65	8th	6 1	8th	7th	23
08th	R24	50	7th	7th	7th	8th	22nd
09	Jackie Chan DC Racing	38	9			10	03
10	ARC Bratislava	44				9	02
	Jackie Chan DC Racing	37	DSQ				00

GT

driver

Item	driver					Points
01	J. Calado	1	1 1	1	1	101
01	K. Cozzolino	1	1 1	1	1	101
01	T. Kimura	1	1 1	1	1	101
02	A. Pier Guidi	2	2	3 1	3	067
02	F. Piovanetti	2	2	3 1	3	067
02	O. Negri Jr	2	2	3 1	3	067
03	W. Chen	DNF 1	4th	2	2 1	050
04th	X. Wei	4th	3		2 1	046
05	M. Wiser	4th	3	4th	DNF	039
06th	J. Mowlem	3	5	DNF	4th	037
07th	D. Vanthoor	DNF 1	4th		2 1	032
08th	Z. Ya Qi	DNF 1	3	4th	DNF	028
09	B. Grimes	3	5	DNF		025th
10	I. Dunbar		5	DNF	4th	022nd
11	A. Au			2		018th
11	J. Vernay			2		018th
12	A. Liu Xu		4th			012
12	L. Kai Fung			4th		012
	Q. Peiwan				DNF	000

team

Item	team	No.					Points
01	Car guy	11	1	1 1	1	1	101
02	Spirit Of Race	51	2	2	3 1	3	067
03	Tianshi Racing Team	88	DNF 1	4th	2	2 1	050
04th	Tianshi Racing Team	66	4th	3	4th	DNF	039
05	TF Sport	5	3	5	DNF	4th	037

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{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} Asian Le Mans Series Confirm Boost In Early Entries For 2018/19 Season , Dailysportscar. 13th July 2018. 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Jake Kilshaw: Spirit of Race Joins Asian LMP2 Grid; Derani Signs . In: sportscar365 , John Dagys Media, September 12, 2018. 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Jake Kilshaw: United Autosports Reveals Four-Car Asian LMS Entry . In: sportscar365 , John Dagys Media, June 27, 2018. 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Jake Kilshaw: Di Resta, Hanson join United Autosports Asian LMS entry . In: sportscar365 , John Dagys Media, October 16, 2018. 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} United Autosports Confirm Second Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 Line-up , Dailysportscar. November 6, 2018. 
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Three Reigning Champions Combine For Algarve Pro's Asian Le Mans Series Attack , Dailysportscar. November 9, 2018. 
7. ↑ ^{a b c d} Jake Kilshaw: Panis-Barthez Announces Asian LMP2 Program . In: sportscar365 , John Dagys Media, September 7, 2018. 
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Buncombe, Grist & Boyd Complete United Autosports Asian LMS Line-up , Dailysportscar. November 14, 2018. 
9. ↑ ^{a b c d} McGuire, Bell & Van Berlo Team Up For 2018/19 Asian LMS , Dailysportscar. October 31, 2018. 
10. ↑ Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen Racing Confirms Two-Car LMP3 Asian LMS Effort , Dailysportscar. September 27, 2018. 
11. ↑ ^{a b} Olsen & Adcock Named As First Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen Racing Asian Le Mans Pairing , Dailysportscar. 5th October 2018. 
12. ^ ^{A b} Wells & Noble Pair Up For Asian Le Mans Season With Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen Racing , Dailysportscar. October 8, 2018. 
13. ↑ ^{a b c} Inter Europol To Enter 2018/19 Asian Le Mans Series , Dailysportscar. 23rd July 2018. 
14. ↑ Eurasia Close In On Asian Le Mans Series Squad , Dailysportscar. October 9, 2018. 
15. ↑ ^{a b} Eurasia Confirms LMP Entries For Asian Le Mans Series , Dailysportscar. June 28, 2018. 
16. ↑ ^{a b c d} Red River Sport by TF Sport Enter Asian Le Mans Series With GT Class Aston Martin , Dailysportscar. 17th September 2018. 
17. ↑ ^{a b c d} Calado Joins Car Guy Ferrari Effort For Asian Le Mans Series , Dailysportscar. November 13, 2018. 
18. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Asian Le Mans Series Porsche Endurance Trophy Adds To Shanghai Entry , Dailysportscar. November 21, 2018. 
19. ↑ ^{a b c d} Pier Guidi Joins Spirit of Race Asian Le Mans Series Effort , Dailysportscar. 19th November 2018.