Le Castellet
After the weather was a factor in race 1 on Saturday, the sun shone on the competitors for the second race of the 4 Hours of Le Castellet by ALMS weekend. The track was still damp after overnight rain which had the teams waiting until the last minute which tyres they were going to start the race with.
Two Safety Car periods in the first hour and a small shower of rain halfway through the race also mixed things up with regards to strategy. However, the race ran under green for the final three hours, with Nicklas Nielsen bringing the no90 AF Corse Ferrari 499P home at the head of the field to score two wins from two, nearly a lap ahead of the no47 Cetilar Racing Ferrari.
The LMP2 battle went down to the final hour, with several cars leading the class. However, it was the no11 Proton Competition Oreca-Gibson that got the upper hand, with Charles Milesi taking the chequered flag 5.3 seconds ahead of Matthieu Vaxiviere in the no37 CLX Motorsport and a further 16 seconds ahead of Ian Aguilera in the no22 United Autosports.
The destination of the GT3 victory was also too close to call until the final 30-minutes with several cars on different pitstop strategies thanks to the earlier virtual safety car allowing some teams to come in to tick off some of the three mandatory 105 second pitstops.
In the end it was the no58 Garage 59 McLaren 720S driven by Tom Flemming which took the chequered flag, just 4.2 seconds ahead of David Perel in the no50 AF Corse Ferrari. The no87 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG crossed the line in third but an outstanding five second time penalty dropped the car back to 4th behind the no27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage.
CLICK HERE for the provisional result from Round 2 of the 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series at Le Castellet.
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