2013 Asian Le Mans Series

2013 Asian Le Mans Series 2009 2014 thumb|2013 Asian Le Mans launch event at Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on 5 March 2013. The 2013 Asian Le Mans Series was the second season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series endurance auto racing championship. The series was initially launched in 2009 at the 1000 km of Okayama, but did not resume the following year. The project was reinitialized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) in 2012, with the Chinese S2M Group serving as the series promoter and TS Motorsport serving as organizer. It is the fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the American Le Mans Series, European Le Mans Series, and FIA World Endurance Championship. The four event season began in Inje, South Korea on 4 August and ended in Selangor, Malaysia on 8 December 2013. Regulations The Asian Le Mans Series follows much of the format utilized by the American and European Le Mans Series. Four categories of cars are eligible for the series: Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC), GT Challenge (GTC), and GT Challenge Amateur (GTC Am). The GTC category is open to FIA GT3 category cars, cars from one-make series, and unique to the Asian series, JAF-GT, a road-derived variant car taking part in the GT300 category of the Japanese Super GT series. All four categories require at least one amateur driver and one professional driver in each car, although teams are allowed a maximum of three drivers per car. In order to boost Asian participation in the series, all cars must also have at least one driver of Asian nationality. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-2013-asian-lms-calendar-revealed/ LE MANS: 2013 Asian LMS Calendar Revealed Speed Channel SpeedTV.com Dagys John 27 October 2012 2 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121127201229/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-2013-asian-lms-calendar-revealed 2012-11-27 dead An LMGTE category, identical to that used at Le Mans, was considered but later dropped for the 2013 season. For the 3 Hours of Fuji, an SGT class is added into the race, which is an optional point-scoring round of the GT300 class of the 2013 Super GT season. Entrants must keep their original driver lineup in order to be eligible for the race. http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-16579.html https://archive.today/20130409060814/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-16579.html dead April 9, 2013 GT300s to take part in Asian Le Mans Series Fuji Speedway race. Asian Le Mans Series 13 March 2013 3 April 2013 The team champions in the LMP2 will each automatic invitations in their category to the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans, while the top two GTC class teams will earn invitations in the LMGTE Amateur category at Le Mans. Calendar An initial six race 2013 calendar was revealed during the 2012 6 Hours of Shanghai, although several circuits had previously announced contracts with the series. The first half of the season was exclusively in China, with the Zhuhai International Circuit, Shanghai International Circuit, and Ordos International Circuit playing host. Following an agreement between the teams and organisers to delay and compress the 2013 season, the Shanghai and Ordos rounds were cancelled, http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-17057.html 2013 Asian Le Mans Series streamlines on advice of teams. Asian Le Mans Series 2 April 2013 3 April 2013 6 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130406074907/http://endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-17057.html dead and the season now begins in South Korea at the new Inje Speedium which was completed early in 2013. http://www.lemans.org/en/news/asian-le-mans-series-%E2%88%92-korea-becomes-part-of-the-2013-calendar_8929.html https://archive.today/20130415091344/http://www.lemans.org/en/news/asian-le-mans-series-%E2%88%92-korea-becomes-part-of-the-2013-calendar_8929.html dead 15 April 2013 Asian Le Mans Series – Korea becomes part of the 2013 calendar Automobile Club de l'Ouest lemans.org 2 October 2012 3 November 2012 Fuji Speedway in Japan hosts the second round a month before the 6 Hours of Fuji World Endurance Championship event. Zhuhai, the sole remaining Chinese round, is moved back to October for the third race of the year. The Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia will serve as the finale for the season, replacing the initially scheduled Sentul International Circuit of Indonesia. http://www.lemans.org/en/news/asian-le-mans-series-launches-inaugural-calendar-for-2013-_9131.html https://archive.today/20130415083127/http://www.lemans.org/en/news/asian-le-mans-series-launches-inaugural-calendar-for-2013-_9131.html dead 15 April 2013 Asian Le Mans Series launches inaugural calendar for 2013 Automobile Club de l'Ouest lemans.org 27 October 2012 3 November 2012 All events on the calendar will have practice sessions held on Friday, qualifying on Saturday, and the three-hour race on Sunday. Unlike the American and European Le Mans Series, the Asian Le Mans Series will not share any race weekends with the FIA World Endurance Championship. Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 3 Hours of Inje KOR Inje Speedium, Inje, South Korea 4 August 2 3 Hours of Fuji JPN Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan 22 September 3 3 Hours of Zhuhai CHN Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China 13 October 4 3 Hours of Sepang MYS Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia 8 DecemberSources:AsLMS Trimmed https://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/04/03/aslms-trimmed.html DailySportsCar 3 April 2013 7 March 2025Asian LeMans Series - 2013: Racing Calendar https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/sportscars/asian-lemans-series/2013-calendar.html Speedsport Magazine 7 March 2025 Teams and Drivers LMP2 All entries use Michelin tyres.Michelin is official tire of 2013 Asian Le Mans Series https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/cbb/content/316361/michelin-is-official-tire-of-2013-asian-le-mans-series/story/ GMA Network 7 July 2013 7 March 2025 Team Car Engine No. Car number Drivers Rounds HKG KCMG http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-19743.html Inje : Un plateau de 11 autos pour le coup d'envoi. endurance-info.com 31 July 2013 1 August 2013 30 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130930205036/http://endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-19743.html dead Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 18 GBR James Winslow 1–2, 4 MYS Akash Nandy 1 IRL Gary Thompson 1 GBR Richard Bradley 2 JPN Hiroshi Koizumi 2 JPN Tsugio Matsuda 4 Oreca 03 AUS Jordan Oon 3 IRL Gary Thompson 3 GBR James Winslow 3 FRA OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 24 CHN David Cheng All TPE Jeffrey Lee 1–2 CHN Ho-Pin Tung 1, 3–4 CHN Congfu Cheng 2 HKG Shaun Thong 3 HKG Craft Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 27 GBR Richard Bradley 4 CHN Kevin Pu Junjin 4 IRL Dan Polley 4Source:Asian LeMans Series - 2013: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/sportscars/asian-lemans-series/2013-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 2, 3, 4 7 March 2025 LMGTE All entries use Michelin tyres. Team Car Engine No. Car number Drivers Rounds TPE AAI-Rstrada Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 35 TPE Han-Chen Chen 4 JPN Ryohei Sakaguchi 4 DEU Marco Seefried 4 JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 70 JPN Naoki Yokomizo 1, 3–4 JPN Kamui Kobayashi 1 JPN Akira Iida 2–4 JPN Shogo Mitsuyama 2–4 JPN Shinji Nakano 2Source: GTC All entries use Michelin tyres. Team Car Engine No. Car number Drivers Rounds HKG Craft Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin AM28 6.0 L V12 007 HKG Frank Yu 1–2 DEU Stefan Mücke 1, 4 JPN Keita Sawa http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-19749.html Inje : Keita Sawa renforce l'Aston Martin/Craft AMR. endurance-info.com 31 July 2013 1 August 2013 30 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130930195711/http://endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-19749.html dead 1, 4 GBR Richard Lyons 2 Ford GT GT3 Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 HKG Darryl O'Young 3 JPN Keita Sawa 3 HKG Frank Yu 3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin AM28 6.0 L V12 009 JPN Tomonobu Fujii 4 HKG Darryl O'Young 4 HKG Frank Yu 4 JPN Pacific Direction Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 9 JPN Akira Mizutani 2 JPN Yuya Sakamoto 2 JPN You Yokomaku 2 JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche M96/77 3.6 L Flat-6 26 JPN Kyosuke Mineo 1 JPN Yukinori Taniguchi 1 JPN Akihiro Asai 2 JPN Naoya Gamou 2 SGP Clearwater Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 33 MYS Weng Sun Mok 4 FIN Toni Vilander 4 CHN BBT Racing http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-19760.html Inje : Quelques brèves avant le début du meeting. endurance-info.com 1 August 2013 1 August 2013 16 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130816182906/http://endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-19760.html dead Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 37 CHN Anthony Liu All ITA Davide Rizzo All ITA Max Wiser 1–3 ITA Fabio Babini 4 ITA AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 77 ITA Andrea Bertolini All ITA Michele Rugolo All AUS Steve Wyatt All TPE AAI-Rstrada McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8 L Twin-turbo V8 91 TPE Jun-San Chen 1–3 JPN Akira Iida 1 JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa 2–3 DEU Marco Seefried 2 JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 3 92 TPE Han-Chen Chen 1–3 JPN Akihiro Asai 1 THA Somchai Saksirivatekul 1 JPN Yasushi Kikuchi 2–3 DEU Marco Seefried3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 91 TPE Jun-San Chen 4 JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa 4 JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 4Source: GTC Am All entries use Michelin tyres. Team Car Engine No. Car number Drivers Rounds TPE Gama Racing Lamborghini Gallardo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 36 TPE Michael Huang 4 TPE Han Lin 4 TPE Hanss Lin 4 MYS Team Primemantle Aylezo Lamborghini Gallardo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 69 MYS Zen Low 4 LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa 4 ITA Giorgio Sanna 4 MYS Mike Racing Lamborghini Gallardo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 96 MYS Michael Chua Khian Keng 4 MYS Rick Cheang Wan Chin 4 MYS Joseph Chua Thian Song 4Source:3 Hours of Sepang Entry List http://www.asianlemansseries.com/3-hours-of-sepang/entry-list/ Asian Le Mans Series 7 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20140123084016/http://www.asianlemansseries.com/3-hours-of-sepang/entry-list/ 23 January 2014 dead SGT Team Make Car No. Car number Drivers Tyre Rounds JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R 0 JPN Kyosuke Mineo Yokohama 2 JPN Naoki Yokomizo 2 JPN Cars Tokai Dream28 McLaren McLaren MP4-12C GT3 2 JPN Hiroki Katoh Yokohama 2 JPN Kazuho Takahashi 2 JPN Team Mach Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 5 JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka Yokohama 2 JPN Naoya Yamano 2 JPN Gainer Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 11 JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka Dunlop 2 SWE Björn Wirdheim 2 JPN Team Mugen Honda Honda CR-Z 16 JPN Hideki Mutoh Bridgestone 2 JPN Yuhki Nakayama 2 JPN apr Nissan Nissan GT-R GT3 30 JPN Yuki Iwasaki Yokohama 2 JPN Kenji Kobayashi 2 USA Igor Sushko 2 JPN OKINAWA-IMP RACING with SHIFT Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 52 JPN Hironori Takeuchi Yokohama 2 JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 2 JPN Motoyoshi Yoshida 2 JPN Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda Honda CR-Z 55 JPN Takashi Kobayashi Bridgestone 2 JPN Tomoki Nojiri 2 JPN Shinichi Takagi 2 JPN R&D Sport Subaru Subaru BRZ 61 JPN Kota Sasaki Michelin 2 JPN Tetsuya Yamano 2 JPN Leon Racing Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 62 JPN Haruki Kurosawa Yokohama 2 JPN Tsubasa Kurosawa 2Source:3 Hours of Fuji Entry List http://www.asianlemansseries.com/3-hours-of-fuji/entry-list/ Asian Le Mans Series 7 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20140121212141/http://www.asianlemansseries.com/3-hours-of-fuji/entry-list/ 21 January 2014 dead Season results Rnd. Circuit LMP2 Winning Team LMGTE Winning Team GTC Winning Team GTC Am Winning Team SGT Winning Team Results LMP2 Winning Drivers LMGTE Winning Drivers GTC Winning Drivers GTC Am Winning Drivers SGT Winning Drivers 1 Inje HKG No. 18 KCMG JPN No. 70 Team Taisan Ken Endless ITA No. 77 AF Corse No entries Did not participate Report MYS Akash NandyIRL Gary ThompsonGBR James Winslow JPN Kamui KobayashiJPN Naoki Yokomizo ITA Andrea BertoliniITA Michele RugoloAUS Steve Wyatt 2 Fuji HKG No. 18 KCMG JPN No. 70 Team Taisan Ken Endless HKG No. 007 Craft Racing JPN No. 16 Team Mugen Report GBR Richard BradleyJPN Hiroshi KoizumiGBR James Winslow JPN Akira IidaJPN Shogo MitsuyamaJPN Shinji Nakano GBR Richard LyonsHKG Frank Yu JPN Hideki MutohJPN Yuhki Nakayama 3 Zhuhai FRA No. 24 OAK Racing JPN No. 70 Team Taisan Ken Endless ITA No. 77 AF Corse Did not participate Report CHN David ChengHKG Shaun ThongCHN Ho-Pin Tung JPN Akira IidaJPN Shogo MitsuyamaJPN Naoki Yokomizo ITA Andrea BertoliniITA Michele RugoloAUS Steve Wyatt 4 Sepang FRA No. 24 OAK Racing JPN No. 70 Team Taisan Ken Endless SGP No. 33 Clearwater Racing MYS No. 69 TeamPrimemantle Aylezo Report CHN David ChengCHN Ho-Pin Tung JPN Akira IidaJPN Shogo MitsuyamaJPN Naoki Yokomizo SGP Weng Sun MokFIN Toni Vilander MYS Zen LowLKA Dilantha MalagamuwaITA Giorgio SannaSource: Championship Standings Scoring system Points System Position Pole Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1Source: Teams Championships The winners of the LMP2 championship and the top two finishers in the GTC championship earn automatic entry to the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans.Goodwin Graham First 13 Invitations For 2014 Le Mans Entry Confirmed https://www.dailysportscar.com/2013/12/20/first-13-invitations-for-2014-le-mans-entry-confirmed.html DailySportsCar 20 December 2013 7 March 2025 LMP2 Standings Pos Team Chassis Engine INJ FUJ ZHU SEP TotalPrivate Manufacturers 1 FRA OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 19 19 26 25 89Morgan158 Points 2 HKG KCMG Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 25 25 19 87Oreca 33 Points Oreca 03 18 3 HKG Craft Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 15 15Sources:2013 Final Rankings http://www.asianlemansseries.com/current-rankings Asian Le Mans Series 7 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20140122024800/http://www.asianlemansseries.com:80/current-rankings 22 January 2014 dead GTE Standings Pos Team Chassis Engine INJ FUJ ZHU SEP TotalManufacturers 1 JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 26 26 26 26 104Ferrari 104 Points 2 TPE Team AAI Rstrada Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 18 18Porsche 18 PointsSources: GTC Standings Pos Team Chassis Engine INJ FUJ ZHU SEP TotalManufacturers 1 ITA AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 25 18 26 18 87Ferrari113 Points 2 HKG #007 Craft Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 1 26 15 57Aston Martin52 Points Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.0 L V8 15Mclaren50 Points 3 TPE #91 Team AAI Rstrada McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L V8 12 10 18 48Porsche45 Points BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 8Lamborghini39 Points 4 CHN BBT Racing Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 15 0 12 12 39Ford15 Points 5 JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 12 30BMW8 Points 6 SGP Clearwater Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 26 26 7 JPN Pacific Direction Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 15 15 8 TPE #92 Team AAI Rstrada McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren 3.8L V8 0 0 10 10 9 HKG #009 Craft Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 10 10Sources: Drivers Championships LMP2 Standings Pos Driver Team INJ FUJ ZHU SEP Total 1 CHN David Cheng FRA OAK Racing 19 19 26 25 89 2 GBR James Winslow HKG KCMG 25 25 18 19 87 3 CHN Ho-Pin Tung FRA OAK Racing 19 26 25 70 4 IRL Gary Thompson HKG KCMG 25 18 43 5 GBR Richard Bradley HKG KCMG 25 40 HKG Craft Racing 15 6 TPE Jeffrey Lee FRA OAK Racing 19 19 38 7 HKG Shaun Thong FRA OAK Racing 26 26 8 MYS Akash Nandy HKG KCMG 25 25 JPN Hiroshi Koizumi HKG KCMG 25 25 9 CHN Cong Fu Cheng FRA OAK Racing 19 19 JPN Tsugio Matsuda HKG KCMG 19 19 10 AUS Jordan Oon HKG KCMG 18 18 11 CHN Jun Jin Pu HKG Craft Racing 15 15 IRL Dan Polley HKG Craft Racing 15 15Sources: GTE Standings Pos Driver Team INJ FUJ ZHU SEP Total 1 JPN Naoki Yokomizo JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless 26 26 26 78 JPN Akira Iida JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless 26 26 26 78 JPN Shogo Mitsuyama JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless 26 26 26 78 2 JPN Kamui Kobayashi JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless 26 26 JPN Shinji Nakano JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless 26 26 3 TPE Morris Chen TPE Team AAI Rstrada 18 18 JPN Ryohei Sakaguchi TPE Team AAI Rstrada 18 18 DEU Marco Seefried TPE Team AAI Rstrada 18 18Sources: GTC Standings Pos Driver Team INJ FUJ ZHU SEP Total 1 ITA Andrea Bertolini ITA AF Corse 25 18 26 18 87 ITA Michele Rugolo ITA AF Corse 25 18 26 18 87 AUS Steve Wyatt ITA AF Corse 25 18 26 18 87 2 HKG Frank Yu HKG Craft Racing 1 26 15 10 52 3 TPE Jun San Chen TPE Team AAI Rstrada 12 10 18 8 48 4 CHN Anthony Liu CHN BBT Racing 15 0 12 12 39 ITA Davide Rizzo CHN BBT Racing 15 0 12 12 39 5 JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa TPE Team AAI Rstrada 10 18 8 36 6 JPN Keita Sawa HKG Craft Racing 1 15 15 31 7 ITA Massimilliano Wiser CHN BBT Racing 15 0 12 27 8 GBR Richard Lyons HKG Craft Racing 26 26 JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya TPE Team AAI Rstrada 18 8 26 SGP Weng Sun Mok SGP Clearwater Racing 26 26 FIN Toni Vilander SGP Clearwater Racing 26 26 9 HKG Darryl O'Young HKG Craft Racing 15 10 25 10 DEU Marco Seefried TPE Team AAI Rstrada 10 10 20 11 JPN Kyosuke Mineo JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless 18 18 JPN Yukinori Taniguchi JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless 18 18 12 DEU Stefan Mücke HKG Craft Racing 1 15 16 13 JPN Akira Mizutani JPN Pacific Direction Racing 15 15 JPN Yuya Sakamoto JPN Pacific Direction Racing 15 15 JPN You Yokomaku JPN Pacific Direction Racing 15 15 14 JPN Akihiro Asai TPE Team AAI Rstrada 0 12 JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless 12 JPN Naoya Gamou JPN Team Taisan Ken Endless 12 12 JPN Akira Iida TPE Team AAI Rstrada 12 12 ITA Fabio Babini CHN BBT Racing 12 12 15 TPE Morris Chen TPE Team AAI Rstrada 0 0 10 10 JPN Yasushi Kikuchi TPE Team AAI Rstrada 0 10 10 JPN Tomonobu Fujii HKG Craft Racing 10 10 THA Somchai Saksirivatekul TPE Team AAI Rstrada 0 0Sources: References External links http://www.asianlemansseries.com/ Asian Le Mans Series Official Website Asian Le Mans Series Le Mans Series