2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series

The 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series was the sixth 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 season began at the Zhuhai International Circuit in 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 Buriram 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 Class No. Drivers Rounds
ARC Bratislava[3] Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 P2 4 Konstantīns Calko[4] All
Miroslav Konôpka[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 P2 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
P2 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 P2 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 P2 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 P2 37 Pipo Derani[4] All
Anthony Liu[4] All
Davide Rizzo[4] All
Icon Class
P2 LMP2

LMP3

Entrant/Team Car Engine Class No. Drivers Rounds
WIN Motorsport[8] Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 P3 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 P3 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 P3 11 Hanss Lin[4] All
Shaun Thong[4] 1–2, 4
Leo Ye[7] 2–3
Scott Andrews[5] 3
KCMG Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 P3 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 P3 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 P3 99 Yuta Kamimura[7] 2
Shinyo Sano[7] 2
Takuya Shirasaka[7] 2
Icon Class
P3 LMP3

GT and GT Cup

Entrant/Team Car Engine Class No. Drivers Rounds
TianShi Racing Team Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 GT Am 66 Weian Chen[4] All
Max Wiser[4] All
Peng Liu[4] 1–2
Alex Au[5] 3
Mitchell Gilbert[9] 4
Team NZ Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTC 77 Will Bamber[5] 3–4
Graeme Dowsett[5] 3–4
John Curran[5] 3
Alif Hamdan[9] 4
FIST-Team AAI Mercedes-AMG GT3 1
Ferrari 488 GT3 2–4 		Mercedes-AMG 4.0 L M178 twin-turbo V8 1
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 2–4 		GT 90 Ollie Millroy[4] All
Lam Yu[4] 1–3
Raffaele Marciello[4] 1
Marco Cioci[7] 2–3
Bhurit Bhirombhakdi[9] 4
Sarun Sereethoranakul[9] 4
BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 GT 91 Jun-San Chen[4] All
Jesse Krohn[4] All
Chaz Mostert[4] 1–3
Markus Palttala[9] 4
Icon Class
GT GT3
GT Am GT3 Am
GTC GT Cup

Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd. Circuit LMP2 Winning Team LMP3 Winning Team GT Winning Team GT Cup Winning Team Results
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 Report
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 Report
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 Report
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 Report
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

Teams championships

Points are awarded according to the following structure:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Pole
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5 1

[10]


LMP2 Teams Championship

Pos. Team Car ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 #8 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Oreca 05 1 1 2 1 95
2 #37 BBT Ligier JS P2 2 2 3 2 70
3 #4 ARC Bratislava Ligier JS P2 3 4 4 4 51
4 #7 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Oreca 05 Ret 3 1 5 50
5 #33 Eurasia Motorsport Ligier JS P2 4 Ret 3 28
6 #25 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2 5 5 Ret Ret 20
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

Pos. Team Car ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 #6 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Ligier JS P3 3 1 4 1 77
2 #18 KCMG Ligier JS P3 1 Ret 1 Ret 54
2 #11 Taiwan Beer GH Motorsport Ligier JS P3 2 Ret 2 2 54
3 #65 Viper Niza Racing Ligier JS P3 4 2 5 4 52
4 #1 WIN Motorsport Ligier JS P3 5 Ret 3 3 40
5 #99 TKS Ginetta-Juno LMP3 3 15
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

Pos. Team Car ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 #91 FIST-Team AAI BMW M6 GT3 1 2 1 1 95
2 #90 FIST-Team AAI Mercedes-AMG GT3 2 1 3 2 78
3 #66 TianShi Racing Team Audi R8 LMS 3 3 2 Ret 48
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 Am Teams Championship

Pos. Team Car ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 #66 TianShi Racing Team Audi R8 LMS 1 1 1 78
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



GTC Teams Championship

Pos. Team Car ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 #77 Team NZ Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 1 1 52
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



Drivers championships

Points are awarded according to the following structure:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Pole
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5 1

[11]


LMP2 Drivers Championship

Pos. Driver ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 Stéphane Richelmi 1 1 2 1 95
Harrison Newey
Thomas Laurent
2 Anthony Liu 2 2 3 2 70
Davide Rizzo
Pipo Derani
3 Miroslav Konôpka 3 4 4 4 51
Konstantīns Calko
4 Jazeman Jaafar 3 1 5 50
5 Weiron Tan 1 5 35
Afiq Yazid
6 Rik Breukers 3 4 27
7 Ate de Jong 5 5 20
Dean Koutsoumidis
8 Marko Asmer Ret 3 16
Jake Parsons 3
Nabil Jeffri 3
9 David Cheng Ret 3 15
10 Alex Au 4 12
Keiko Ihara 4
Gustavo Yacamán 4
11 Yoshiharu Mori Ret 0
Scott Andrews Ret
Ho-Pin Tung Ret
John Graham Ret Ret
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

Pos. Driver ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 Guy Cosmo 3 1 4 1 77
Patrick Byrne
2 Josh Burdon 1 Ret 1 Ret 54
Louis Prette 1 Ret 1 Ret
Neric Wei 1 Ret 1 Ret
Hanss Lin 2 Ret 2 2
3 Douglas Khoo 4 2 5 4 52
Dominic Ang
4 William Lok 5 Ret 3 3 40
Philippe Descombes
Richard Bradley
5 Gabriel Aubry 4 1 37
6 Shaun Thong 2 Ret 2 36
7 Nigel Moore 5 4 22
8 James Winslow 2 18
Ye Hongli Ret 2
Scott Andrews 2
9 Shinyo Sano 3 15
Yuta Kamimura
Takuya Shirasaki
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

Pos. Driver ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 Jun-San Chen 1 2 1 1 95
Jesse Krohn
2 Ollie Millroy 2 1 3 2 78
3 Chaz Mostert 1 2 1 69
4 Weian Chen 3 3 2 Ret 48
Max Wiser
5 Lam Yu 2 1 DNS 45
6 Marco Cioci 1 3 41
7 Peng Liu 3 3 30
8 Markus Palttala 1 26
9 Raffaele Marciello 2 19
10 Sarun Sereethoranakul 2 18
Bhurit Bhirombhakdi 2
Alex Au 2
11 Mitchell Gilbert Ret 0
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 Am Drivers Championship

Pos. Driver ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 Weian Chen 1 1 1 78
Max Wiser
2 Peng Liu 1 1 52
3 Alex Au 1 26
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



GTC Drivers Championship

Pos. Driver ZHU
 FUJ
 BUR
 SEP
 Points
1 Graeme Dowsett 1 1 52
Will Bamber
2 John Curran 1 26
Alif Hamdan 1
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



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