2023 4 Hours of Sepang
The 2023 4 Hours of Sepang was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 1 and 3 December 2023 at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the first and second round of 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time (local: MST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 1 December | 13:30 | Free Practice 1 |
| 16:00 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Saturday, 2 December | 9:50 | Qualifying |
| 14:00 | Race 1 | |
| Sunday, 3 December | 14:00 | Race 2 |
| Source:[1][2] | ||
Entry list
[edit]The entry list was published on 22 November and consisted of 39 entries in 3 categories – 11 in LMP2, 5 in LMP3 and 23 in GT.[3][4][1]
Free practice
[edit]- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 4 |  CrowdStrike Racing by APR
|
1:54.101 | |
| LMP3 | 2 |  CD Sport
|
2:00.930 | |
| GT | 21 |  AF Corse
|
2:04.476 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse
|
1:54.046 | |
| LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport
|
2:00.235 | |
| GT | 7 |  Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
|
2:04.901 | |
| Source:[5][6] | ||||
Race 1
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 90 |  TF Sport
|
 Salih Yoluç
|
1:53.653 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 30 |  Duqueine Team
|
 John Falb
|
1:54.064 | +0.411 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 22 |  Proton Competition
|
Giorgio Roda
|
1:54.064 | +0.411 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 99 |  99 Racing
|
Ahmad Al Harthy
|
1:54.071 | +0.418 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 3 |  DKR Engineering
|
Alexander Mattschull
|
1:54.286 | +0.633 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition
|
P. J. Hyett
|
1:54.437 | +0.784 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR
|
George Kurtz
|
1:54.512 | +0.859 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse
|
François Perrodo
|
1:55.355 | +1.702 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
Chris McMurry
|
1:55.411 | +1.758 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing
|
Ian Loggie
|
1:56.602 | +2.949 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 44 |  ARC Bratislava
|
Miro Konôpka
|
1:57.105 | +3.452 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 20 |  High Class Racing
|
 Auðunn Guðmundsson
|
2:00.430 | +6.777 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 17 |  Cool Racing
|
 Alexander Bukhantsov
|
2:01.054 | +7.401 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 26 |  Bretton Racing
|
 Julien Gerbi
|
2:01.546 | +7.893 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport
|
Nick Adcock
|
2:01.663 | +8.010 | 15 |
| 16 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Alban Varutti
|
2:03.998 | +10.345 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 65 |  Viper Niza Racing
|
Douglas Khoo
|
2:04.170 | +10.517 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 37 |  Craft-Bamboo Racing
|
 Anthony Liu
|
2:04.373 | +10.720 | 18 |
| 19 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed
|
Steve Jans
|
2:04.488 | +10.835 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
|
 Martin Konrad
|
2:04.669 | +11.016 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Zhou Bihuang
|
2:05.230 | +11.577 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport
|
Antares Au
|
2:05.257 | +11.604 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | 91 |  Pure Rxcing
|
Alex Malykhin
|
2:05.272 | +11.619 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | 88 |  Triple Eight
|
Prince Jefri Ibrahim
|
2:05.427 | +11.774 | 24 |
| 25 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing
|
 Andrey Mukovoz
|
2:05.492 | +11.839 | 25 |
| 26 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport
|
Mark Radcliffe
|
2:05.759 | +12.106 | 26 |
| 27 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport
|
James Cottingham
|
2:05.849 | +12.196 | 27 |
| 28 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1
|
Darren Leung
|
2:05.947 | +12.294 | 28 |
| 29 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing
|
 Ilya Gorbatsky
|
2:06.304 | +12.651 | 29 |
| 30 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport
|
Gabriel Rindone
|
2:06.359 | +12.706 | 30 |
| 31 | GT | 77 |  D'Station Racing
|
Satoshi Hoshino
|
2:06.412 | +12.759 | 31 |
| 32 | GT | 8 |  EBM
|
 Setiawan Santoso
|
2:06.786 | +13.133 | 32 |
| 33 | GT | 86 | GR Racing
|
Michael Wainwright
|
2:06.822 | +13.169 | 33 |
| 34 | GT | 56 | Team Project 1
|
Huilin Han
|
2:07.072 | +13.419 | 34 |
| 35 | GT | 21 | AF Corse
|
François Heriau
|
2:07.127 | +13.474 | 35 |
| 36 | GT | 95 | TF Sport
|
John Hartshorne
|
2:08.307 | +14.654 | 36 |
| 37 | GT | 84 | EBM
|
Adrian D'Silva
|
2:09.094 | +15.441 | 37 |
| 38 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark
|
— | 38 | ||
| 39 | GT | 82 | AF Corse
|
— | 39 | ||
| Source:[7][8][9][10] | |||||||
Race
[edit]Race result
[edit]The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 70 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Statistics
[edit]Fastest lap
[edit]| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Louis Delétraz
|
#99 99 Racing
|
1:52.991 | 83 |
| LMP3 | Fabien Lavergne
|
#2 CD Sport
|
2:01.695 | 29 |
| GT | Joel Sturm
|
#91 Pure Rxcing
|
2:05.507 | 33 |
| Source:[12] | ||||
Race 2
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]One Qualifying session was held. Each crew's second fastest lap was used to determine the grid for the Race 2.[13] Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport
|
Salih Yoluç
|
1:53.874 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team
|
John Falb
|
1:54.233 | +0.359 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering
|
Alexander Mattschull
|
1:54.331 | +0.457 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition
|
Giorgio Roda
|
1:54.750 | +0.876 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 99 | 99 Racing
|
Ahmad Al Harthy
|
1:54.926 | +1.052 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR
|
George Kurtz
|
1:54.988 | +1.114 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition
|
P. J. Hyett
|
1:55.159 | +1.285 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse
|
François Perrodo
|
1:55.381 | +1.507 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
Chris McMurry
|
1:55.467 | +1.593 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing
|
Ian Loggie
|
1:56.719 | +2.845 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava
|
Miro Konôpka
|
1:57.410 | +3.536 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 20 | High Class Racing
|
Auðunn Guðmundsson
|
2:00.756 | +6.882 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing
|
Alexander Bukhantsov
|
2:01.200 | +7.326 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing
|
Julien Gerbi
|
2:01.629 | +7.755 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport
|
Nick Adcock
|
2:01.776 | +7.902 | 15 |
| 16 | GT | 37 | Craft-Bamboo Racing
|
Anthony Liu
|
2:04.538 | +10.664 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing
|
Douglas Khoo
|
2:04.655 | +10.781 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
|
Martin Konrad
|
2:04.889 | +11.015 | 18 |
| 19 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Alban Varutti
|
2:04.970 | +11.096 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed
|
Steve Jans
|
2:05.307 | +11.433 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport
|
Antares Au
|
2:05.321 | +11.447 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | 91 | Pure Rxcing
|
Alex Malykhin
|
2:05.447 | +11.573 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing
|
Andrey Mukovoz
|
2:05.507 | +11.633 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1
|
Darren Leung
|
2:06.600 | +12.726 | 24 |
| 25 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport
|
James Cottingham
|
2:06.698 | +12.824 | 25 |
| 26 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing
|
Ilya Gorbatsky
|
2:06.749 | +12.875 | 26 |
| 27 | GT | 88 | Triple Eight
|
Prince Jefri Ibrahim
|
2:06.796 | +12.922 | 27 |
| 28 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Zhou Bihuang
|
2:06.816 | +12.942 | 28 |
| 29 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport
|
Mark Radcliffe
|
2:07.165 | +13.291 | 29 |
| 30 | GT | 8 | EBM
|
Setiawan Santoso
|
2:07.174 | +13.300 | 30 |
| 31 | GT | 86 | GR Racing
|
Michael Wainwright
|
2:07.181 | +13.307 | 31 |
| 32 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport
|
Gabriel Rindone
|
2:07.331 | +13.457 | 32 |
| 33 | GT | 56 | Team Project 1
|
Huilin Han
|
2:07.952 | +14.078 | 33 |
| 34 | GT | 21 | AF Corse
|
François Heriau
|
2:08.081 | +14.207 | 34 |
| 35 | GT | 77 | D'Station Racing
|
Satoshi Hoshino
|
2:15.746 | +21.872 | 35 |
| 36 | GT | 95 | TF Sport
|
John Hartshorne
|
2:19.125 | +25.251 | 36 |
| 37 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark
|
— | 37 | ||
| 38 | GT | 82 | AF Corse
|
— | 38 | ||
| 39 | GT | 84 | EBM
|
— | 39 | ||
| Source:[14][8][9][15] | |||||||
Race
[edit]Race result
[edit]The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 75 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Statistics
[edit]Fastest lap
[edit]| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Matthieu Vaxivière
|
#83 AF Corse
|
1:53.009 | 87 |
| LMP3 | Joshua Burdon
|
#65 Viper Niza Racing
|
2:01.837 | 77 |
| GT | Ben Tuck
|
#95 TF Sport
|
2:04.999 | 94 |
| Source:[17] | ||||
References
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- ^ "Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Sepang Race 2 (4 Hours) Final Starting Grid" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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