2021 Asian Le Mans Series

The 2021 Asian Le Mans Series is the upcoming ninth 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 will begin at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai on 13 February 2021 and end at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 20 February 2021.[1][2]

2021 Asian Le Mans Series
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Calendar

The calendar for the 2021 season was announced on 13 January 2021.[1][2]

The new Asian Le Mans Series will be run, in its entirety in the Middle East, at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai and Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in February 2021.[3]

The new season will continue to comprise four four-hour races. The races will be run on the two circuits and combine night, day and twilight racing.

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 4 Hours of Dubai Dubai Autodrome Dubailand, Dubai, UAE 13 February 2021
2 14 February 2021
3 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE 19 February 2021
4 20 February 2021

Entry list

LMP2
Entrant/Team Car Engine Class No. Drivers Rounds
Phoenix Racing[4] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 5 Matthias Kaiser[5] TBA
Simon Trummer[5] TBA
Nicki Thiim[5] TBA
EuroInternational – Ojets[6] Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 Am 11 John Corbett[7] TBA
Phil Mulacek[7] TBA
Neale Muston[7] TBA
Era Motorsport[8] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 Am 18 Andreas Laskaratos[7] TBA
Dwight Merriman[8] TBA
Kyle Tilley[8] TBA
G-Drive Racing[9] Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 25 Rui Andrade[10] TBA
Franco Colapinto[10] TBA
John Falb[10] TBA
P2 26 René Binder[11] TBA
Ferdinand von Habsburg[11] TBA
Ye Yifei[11] TBA
Jota Sport[8][12] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 38 Tom Blomqvist[13] TBA
Sean Gelael[13] TBA
Stoffel Vandoorne[13] TBA
Racing Team India[14] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 64 Narain Karthikeyan[14] TBA
Arjun Maini[14] TBA
Naveen Rao[14] TBA
Icon Class
P2 LMP2
P2 Am LMP2 Am

LMP3
Entrant/Team Car Engine Class No. Drivers Rounds
United Autosports[15] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 P3 2 Andrew Bentley[16] TBA
Jim McGuire[15] TBA
Duncan Tappy[16] TBA
P3 3 Robert Wheldon[17] TBA
Ian Loggie[17] TBA
Andy Meyrick[17] TBA
P3 23 Manuel Maldonado[18] TBA
TBA[16] TBA
TBA[16] TBA
Phoenix Racing[12] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 P3 4 Vincent Kolb[7] TBA
Jan-Erik Slooten[7] TBA
Leo Weiss[7] TBA
Nielsen Racing[12] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 P3 8 Matthew Bell[19] TBA
Rodrigo Sales[19] TBA
TBA TBA
P3 9 Colin Noble[19] TBA
Anthony Wells[19] TBA
TBA TBA
RLR MSport[12] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 P3 15 Maxwell Hanratty[7] TBA
Malthe Jakobsen[7] TBA
Bashar Mandini[7] TBA
CD Sport[16] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 P3 33 Nick Adcock[16] TBA
Adam Eteki[16] TBA
Michael Jensen[16] TBA
ARC Bratislava[12] Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 P3 44 Tom Cloet[7] TBA
Miro Konopka[7] TBA
Charlie Robertson[7] TBA
DKR Engineering[12] Duqueine M30 – D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 P3 63 Jean Glorieux[7] TBA
Laurents Hörr[7] TBA
TBA TBA
Icon Class
P3 LMP3

GT
Entrant/Team Car Engine Class No. Drivers Rounds
HubAuto Racing[20] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 GT3 01 Marcos Gomes[20] TBA
Raffaele Marciello[20] TBA
Liam Talbot[20] TBA
Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[21] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 GT3 7 Ben Barnicoat[22] TBA
Brendan Iribe[21] TBA
Ollie Millroy[21] TBA
Kessel Racing[23] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 GT3 27 Giorgio Roda[7] TBA
Francesco Zollo[7] TBA
TBA TBA
Car Guy Racing[23] GT3 57 Mikkel Jensen[24] TBA
Takeshi Kimura[24] TBA
Côme Ledogar[24] TBA
Walkenhorst Motorsport[12] BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 GT3 34 Nicky Catsburg[25] TBA
Chandler Hull[25] TBA
Jon Miller[25] TBA
GT3 35 Jörg Breuer[25] TBA
Henry Walkenhorst[25] TBA
TBA TBA
GPX Racing[26] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT3 40 Julien Andlauer[7] TBA
Alain Ferté[7] TBA
Axcil Jefferies[7] TBA
AF Corse[12] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 GT3 51 Alessandro Pier Guidi[24] TBA
Oswaldo Negri Jr.[27] TBA
Francesco Piovanetti[27] TBA
GT3 54 Francesco Castellacci[24] TBA
Giancarlo Fisichella[24] TBA
Thomas Flohr[7] TBA
Rinaldi Racing[28] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 GT3 55 Rino Mastronardi[29] TBA
David Perel[29] TBA
Davide Rigon[29] TBA
GT3 Am 66 Christian Hook[29] TBA
Patrick Kujala[29] TBA
Manuel Lauck[29] TBA
Formula Racing[27] Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 GT3 60 Johnny Laursen[27] TBA
Nicklas Nielsen[27] TBA
Frederik Paulsen[27] TBA
D'station Racing[30] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 GT3 77 Tomonobu Fujii[30] TBA
Tom Gamble[30] TBA
Satoshi Hoshino[30] TBA
Garage 59[31] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 GT3 88 Valentin Hasse-Clot[32] TBA
Maxime Martin[32] TBA
Alexander West[32] TBA
GT3 89 Mike Benham[32] TBA
Marvin Kirchhöfer[32] TBA
Yuuki Nemoto[32] TBA
Precote Herberth Motorsport[12] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT3 93 Antares Au[7] TBA
Klaus Bachler[7] TBA
Steffen Görig[7] TBA
GT3 99 Ralf Bohn[7] TBA
Alfred Renauer[7] TBA
Robert Renauer[7] TBA
TF Sport[33] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 GT3 95 Charlie Eastwood[33] TBA
Ollie Hancock[33] TBA
John Hartshorne[33] TBA
Oman Racing Team with TF Sport[34] GT3 97 Jonathan Adam[34] TBA
Ahmad Al Harthy[34] TBA
Tom Canning[34] TBA
Icon Class
GT3 GT3
GT3 Am GT3 Am

Notes
  1. "Calendar | Asian Le Mans Series". www.asianlemansseries.com. Asian Le Mans Series. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "Revised Schedule For 2021 Asian Le Mans Series". www.asianlemansseries.com. Asian Le Mans Series. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. "Asian Le Mans Series Revised Schedule – Later Start/ Dubai Races Added". dailysportscar.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. Lloyd, Daniel (9 September 2020). "Phoenix Confirms LMP Program". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. "Phoenix Racing Confirm Nicki Thiim and Kelvin van der Linde for Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "EuroInternational Confirm Asian Le Mans Series and Rolex 24 Hours Plans". Dailysportscar. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. Lloyd, Daniel (3 February 2021). "Full Entry List Released; Almost All Driving Crews Finalized". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. Lloyd, Daniel (4 December 2020). "Era Commits to Asian Program with Jota Sport". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. "G-Drive Racing Set To Return To Asian Le Mans Series with APR". Dailysportscar. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. "Algarve Pro Set For Asian Le Mans Title Defence With Falb, Colapinto and Andrade". Dailysportscar. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  11. "G-Drive Racing Operated By APR Confirm Second Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 Entry". Dailysportscar. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. "Record 36 Car Provisional Full Season Entry For 2021 Asian Le Mans Series". Dailysportscar. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  13. "Gelael, Vandoorne and Blomqvist Combine for Jota WEC and Asian Le Mans LMP2 Programmes". Dailysportscar. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. "Racing Team India Confirm 2020 Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 Campaign". Dailysportscar. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  15. Lloyd, Daniel (10 November 2020). "United Autosports Confirms Asian LMS Return in LMP3". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  16. Lloyd, Daniel (11 December 2020). "United Confirms Two Lineups, Third Car as LMP3 Entry Grows". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  17. "Loggie, Meyrick And Wheldon Combine For United Autosports In Asia". Dailysportscar. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  18. "Manuel Maldonado Joins United Autosports For Asian Le Mans Series & ELMS". Dailysportscar. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  19. "Nielsen Reveal Driver Line-Ups And New Livery For 2021 Asian Le Mans Series". Dailysportscar. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  20. Perrins, Slade (1 February 2021). "Reigning GT Champion HubAuto Switches to Mercedes-AMG". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  21. Goodwin, Graham (17 December 2020). "Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport Join Record Asian Le Mans Series Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  22. Goodwin, Graham (2 February 2021). "Barnicoat Completes INCEPTION/ Optimum McLaren Line-up For Asian Le Mans Series". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  23. Goodwin, Graham (6 January 2021). "Kessel Racing Adds Two Ferraris To Asian Le Mans Season Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  24. Goodwin, Graham (29 January 2021). "Ferrari Teams Confirm Multiple Star Drivers For Asian Le Mans Series". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  25. Goodwin, Graham (15 January 2021). "Walkenhorst Motorsport Confirm Asian Le Mans Series Lineups". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  26. Goodwin, Graham (15 December 2020). "GPX Racing Set To Join Full-Season Asian Le Mans Series Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  27. "Two Ferrari Entries Confirmed For 2021 Asian Le Mans Series". Dailysportscar. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  28. Goodwin, Graham (14 December 2020). "Rinaldi Racing Confirm Two Car Ferrari Effort For Asian Le Mans Series". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  29. Goodwin, Graham (14 January 2021). "Rinaldi Reveal Asian Le Mans Series Ferrari Crews". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  30. "D'Station Confirm Asian Le Mans Series Return With Aston Martin". Dailysportscar. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  31. Goodwin, Graham (17 December 2020). "Garage 59 Confirm Two Car Asian Le Mans Series Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  32. Goodwin, Graham (8 January 2021). "Garage 59 Finalise Asian Le Mans Series Line-Ups". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  33. Goodwin, Graham (19 November 2020). "TF Sport Add Second Aston Martin To 2021 Asian Le Mans Series Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  34. Lloyd, Daniel (2 September 2020). "TF Sport Commits to Asian LMS with Oman Racing Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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