24h Le Mans
The first round of the 2019-2020 Asian Le Mans Series at Shanghai was super intense. The battle raged through the final lap between Thunderhead Carlin Racing and G-Drive Racing by Algarve. Though Thunderhead finished in first place, the team was subsequently penalised for excessive driving time by an individual. As a result, G-Drive Racing by Algarve clinched the first win of the season.
The 2019-2020 Asian Le Mans Series season has kicked off with a bang. The fight for victory lasted through the last lap and final turns at the 4 Hours of Shanghai between new participant G-Drive Racing by Algarve's Aurus 01 and Thunderhead Carlin Racing's Dallara P217. Under the chequered flag, Harry Tincknell finished ahead of Roman Rusinov by 378 thousandths of a second! But, just a few minutes after the podium ceremony, victory was confirmed for G-Drive Racing by Algarve's Aurus 01 after its opponent was penalised for excessive driving time by an individual driver, ending up in third place. What a start to the season! The pole-sitter, Eurasiamotorsport's Ligier JS P217, claimed the second step on the overall podium.
RLR MSPORT's ORECA 05 won the LMP2 Am class.
In LMP3, the Ligier JS P3 fielded by Inter Europol Competition finished in first place. Also, Graff claimed a podium finish with its Norma M30 for its first Asian Le Mans Series appearance.
The D'station Racing team's Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 won the GT class. The Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo of JLOC and the BMW M6 GT3 of Astro Veloce Motorsports completed the podium, proof of the diversity of the class.
The next race is set for 10-12 January at The Bend in Australia for the first time in Asian Le Mans Series history.
For more details, go to the official Asian Le Mans Seris website.
Click for the 4 Hours of Shanghai classificiation.
