2022 Asian Le Mans Series

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The 2022 Asian Le Mans Series is the ongoing tenth 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 11 February 2022 and end at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 20 February 2022.[1]

Calendar[]

The calendar for the 2022 season was announced on the official website 23 July 2021.[1]

This Asian Le Mans Series season will be once again run, in its entirety in the Middle East, in the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai and Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in February 2022.[2]

This season will continue to comprise four four-hour length 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 United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome Dubailand, Dubai, UAE 12 February 2022
2 13 February 2022
3 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE 19 February 2022
4 20 February 2022

Entry list[]

LMP2[]

Entrant/Team Car Engine Class No. Drivers Rounds
United Kingdom Nielsen Racing[3] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 4 United Kingdom Matt Bell[4] 1
United Kingdom Ben Hanley[4] 1
United States Rodrigo Sales[4] 1
United Kingdom United Autosports[5] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 23 United States Josh Pierson[5] TBA
United Kingdom Paul di Resta[5] TBA
TBA TBA
France Graff[6] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Am 39 Switzerland David Droux[7] 1
Switzerland Sébastien Page[7] 1
France Eric Trouillet[7] 1
Slovakia ARC Bratislava[8] Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Am 44 Australia John Corbett[9] 1
Slovakia Miro Konôpka[8] 1
Australia Neale Muston[9] 1
Denmark High Class Racing[10] Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Am 49 Denmark Dennis Andersen[10] 1
Denmark Anders Fjordbach[10] 1
United States Kevin Weeda[10] 1
Icon Class
P2 LMP2
Am LMP2 Am

LMP3[]

Entrant/Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Luxembourg DKR Engineering[6] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 2 Mexico Sebastián Álvarez Acre[9] 1
France Mathieu de Barbuat[9] 1
Germany Laurents Hörr[9] 1
Spain CD Sport[11] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 3 United Kingdom Nick Adcock[11] 1
France Edouard Cauhaupé[11] 1
Denmark Michael Jensen[11] 1
27 France Christophe Cresp[9] 1
France Antoine Doquin[9] 1
France Steven Palette[9] 1
United Kingdom Nielsen Racing[3] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 8 United Kingdom Colin Noble[4] 1
United Kingdom Anthony Wells[4] 1
Poland Inter Europol Competition[12] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 13 Russia Alexander Bukhantsov[13] 1
Portugal Guilherme Oliveira[13] 1
Chile Nico Pino[13] 1
Canada James Dayson[13] TBA
Austria Konrad Motorsport[6] Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 21 Germany Jordan Grogor[9] 1
Luxembourg Gabriele Rindone[9] 1
Hong Kong Shaun Thong[9] 1
Austria Franz Konrad[9] TBA
Germany Wochenspiegel Team Monschau[14] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 22 Germany Torsten Kratz[15] 1
Germany Hendrik Still[15] 1
Germany Leonard Weiss[15] 1
Russia G-Drive Racing by Graff[6][7] Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 26 Russia Vyaceslav Gutak[9] 1
Spain Xavier Lloveras[9] 1
France Fabrice Rossello[9] 1
Finland Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport[6] Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 72 Russia Nikita Alexandrov[9] 1
Finland Jesse Salmenautio[9] 1
Finland Tomi Veijalainen[9] 1

GT[]

Entrant/Team Car Engine Class No. Drivers Rounds
Germany Bilstein Haupt Racing Team[16] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 GT 6 Germany Hubert Haupt[16] 1
India Arjun Maini[16] 1
Finland Rory Penttinen[16] 1
United Kingdom Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport[6] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 GT 7 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[9] 1
United States Brendan Iribe[17] 1
United Kingdom Ollie Millroy[17] 1
GT 42 United Kingdom Nick Moss[17] 1
United Kingdom Joe Osborne[17] 1
United Kingdom Andrew Watson[18] 1
Italy Dinamic Motorsport[19] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT 12 United Kingdom Ben Barker[19] 1
Italy Giorgio Roda[19] 1
Austria Philipp Sager[19] 1
Monaco AF Corse/APM Monaco[20] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 GT 17 France Vincent Abril[20] 1
United States Conrad Grunewald[20] 1
Monaco Louis Prette[20] 1
Italy AF Corse[6] GT 51 Puerto Rico Victor Gomez[9] 1
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi[9] 1
Puerto Rico Francesco Piovanetti[9] 1
Germany SPS automotive performance[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 GT 20 Canada Mikaël Grenier[9] 1
United Kingdom Ian Loggie[9] 1
Germany Valentin Pierburg[9] 1
Germany Herberth Motorsport[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT 33 Hong Kong Antares Au[21] 1
Austria Klaus Bachler[21] 1
China Ye Yifei[21] 1
GT 91 Germany Ralf Bohn[9] 1
Germany Alfred Renauer[9] 1
Germany Robert Renauer[9] 1
Am 99 Germany Finn Gehrsitz 1
Germany Jürgen Häring[9] 1
Germany Marco Seefried[9] 1
Germany Walkenhorst Motorsport[6] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 GT 34 Netherlands Nicky Catsburg[9] 1
United States Chandler Hull[9] 1
United States Jon Miller[9] 1
Am 35 Germany Jörg Breuer[9] 1
Germany Mario Van Bohlen[9] 1
Germany Henry Walkenhorst[9] 1
United Arab Emirates S’Aalocin by Kox Racing[6][22] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT 48 Netherlands Peter Kox[22] 1
Netherlands Stéphane Kox[22] 1
Netherlands Nico Pronk[22] 1
Germany Rinaldi Racing[14] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 GT 55 Italy Rino Mastronardi[15] 1
South Africa David Perel[15] 1
Italy Davide Rigon[15] 1
Switzerland Kessel Racing[6] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 Am 57 Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies[9] 1
Poland Roman Ziemian[9] 1
Italy Francesco Zollo[9] 1
GT 74 Poland Michael Broniszewski[9] 1
Italy David Fumanelli[9] 1
Denmark Mikkel Jensen[9] 1
United Kingdom Garage 59[23] McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 GT 59 Denmark Nicolai Kjaergaard[24] 1
Venezuela Manuel Maldonado[24] 1
United Kingdom James Vowles[24] 1
GT 88 United Kingdom Frank Bird[24] 1
Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer[24] 1
Sweden Alexander West[24] 1
China YC Panda Racing[6] Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 Am 66 Malaysia Douglas Khoo[9] 1
Hong Kong Edgar Lau 1
Canada Bashar Mardini[9] 1
Oman Oman Racing Team with TF Sport[6][25] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 GT 69 Oman Ahmad Al Harthy[26] 1
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood[26] 1
United Kingdom Sam De Haan[26] 1
United Kingdom TF Sport[6][25] GT 95 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam[27] 1
Portugal Henrique Chaves[27] 1
United Kingdom John Hartshorne[27] 1
Japan D'station Racing[6] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 GT 77 Japan Tomonobu Fujii[9] 1
United Kingdom Tom Gamble[9] 1
Japan Satoshi Hoshino[9] 1
Germany Attempto Racing[28] Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 GT 96 Germany Alex Aka[28] 1
United Kingdom Finlay Hutchison[28] 1
Germany Florian Scholze[9] 1
Icon Class
GT GT3
Am GT3 Am

Results[]

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit LMP2 Winning Team LMP2 Am Winning Team LMP3 Winning Team GT Winning Team GT Am Winning Team Ref.
LMP2 Winning Drivers LMP2 Am Winning Drivers LMP3 Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers GT Am Winning Drivers
1 United Arab Emirates Dubai United Kingdom #4 Nielsen Racing France #39 Graff Spain #3 CD Sport United Kingdom #7 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport Switzerland #57 Kessel Racing [29]
United Kingdom Matt Bell
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
United States Rodrigo Sales
Switzerland David Droux
Switzerland Sébastien Page
France Eric Trouillet
United Kingdom Nick Adcock
France Edouard Cauhaupé
Denmark Michael Jensen
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United States Brendan Iribe
United Kingdom Ollie Millroy
Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies
Poland Roman Ziemian
Italy Francesco Zollo
2 United Kingdom #4 Nielsen Racing Denmark #49 High Class Racing United Kingdom #8 Nielsen Racing Germany #55 Rinaldi Racing Switzerland #57 Kessel Racing [30]
United Kingdom Matt Bell
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
United States Rodrigo Sales
Denmark Dennis Andersen
Denmark Anders Fjordbach
United States Kevin Weeda
United Kingdom Colin Noble
United Kingdom Anthony Wells
Italy Rino Mastronardi
South Africa David Perel
Italy Davide Rigon
Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies
Poland Roman Ziemian
Italy Francesco Zollo
3 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
4

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

LMP2 Teams Championship[]

Pos. Team Car DUB
United Arab Emirates
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 United Kingdom #4 Nielsen Racing Oreca 07 1 1 52
2 France #39 Graff Oreca 07 2 3 33
3 Denmark #49 High Class Racing Oreca 07 3 2 33
4 Slovakia #44 ARC Bratislava Ligier JS P217 4 4 24
5 United Kingdom #23 United Autosports Oreca 07 -
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 DUB
United Arab Emirates
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Spain #3 CD Sport Ligier JS P320 1 3 40
2 Spain #27 CD Sport Ligier JS P320 2 2 37
3 United Kingdom #8 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 7 1 31
4 Germany #22 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau Duqueine M30 - D08 4 4 24
5 Russia #26 G-Drive Racing by Graff Ligier JS P320 3 6 23
6 Poland #13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320 5 5 20
7 Finland #72 Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 6 8 12
8 Luxembourg #2 DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 Ret 7 8
9 Austria #21 Konrad Motorsport Ginetta G61-LT-P3 8 Ret 4
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 DUB
United Arab Emirates
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 United Kingdom #7 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 1 2 44
2 Germany #55 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 2 1 43
3 Monaco #17 AF Corse/APM Monaco Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 3 3 30
4 United Kingdom #42 Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 4 4 24
5 Germany #91 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 5 6 18
6 Oman #69 Oman Racing Team with TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 8 5 14
7 Germany #34 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 6 7 14
8 United Kingdom #88 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 7 8 12
9 Germany #6 Bilstein Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 9 9 4
10 United Kingdom #95 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 11 11 3
11 Japan #77 D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 17 10 1.5
12 Germany #33 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 10 Ret 1
13 Germany #20 SPS automotive performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 12 12 1
14 Italy #12 Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 14 13 1
15 Italy #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 13 18 1
16 United Kingdom #59 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 19 14 1
17 Germany #96 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 15 15 1
18 Switzerland #57 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 16 16 1
19 Germany #99 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 18 17 1
20 Germany #35 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 20 19 1
21 United Arab Emirates #48 S’Aalocin by Kox Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Ret 20 0.5
22 China #66 YC Panda Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 21 Ret 0.5
- Switzerland #74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 DNS DNS -
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

Driver's championships[]

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