2021 Asian Le Mans Series Champions Crowned!

G-Drive Racing win!

The 2021 Asian Le Mans Series was a very successful one for our reigning Champions G-Drive Racing! Not only did they win back-to-back Championships, they also secured an invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans later this year!

Finishing the season strongly was the JOTA entry, two race wins saw them claim second in the Championship. The second G-Drive Racing entry finished in third and the LMP2 Am title went to ERA Motorsport.

LMP2 Champions:

#26      G-Drive Racing Aurus 01 – Rene Binder, Yifei Ye and Ferdinand Habsburg

#28      JOTA Oreca 07 – Sean Gelael, Stoffel Vandoorne (R1 & R2) / Tom Blomqvist (R3 & R4)

#25      G-Drive Racing Aurus 01 – John Falb Franco Colapinto Rui Pinto de Andrade

LMP2 Am: #18 Era Motorsport Oreca 07 – Andreas Laskaratos Kyle Tilley Dwight Merriman

United Autosports not only claimed the LMP3 Class Championship with the #23 Ligier Automotive JS P320 driven by Rory Penttinen Motorsport, Wayne Boyd and Manuel Maldonado, they also claimed second place with the #3 entry piloted by Jim Mcguire, Duncan Tappy and Andrew Bentley.

Third in the LMP3 Class were our 2019/2020 Champions, the #9 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 of Tony Wells and Colin Noble.

The third entry from United Autosports with Ian Loggie, Rob Wheldon and Andrew Meyrick behind the wheel finished 4th – capping of a hugely successful 2021 Asian Le Mans Series campaign for the team!

LMP3 Champions:

#23 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 Manuel Maldonado Rory Penttinen Wayne Boyd

#3 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 Jim Mcguire Duncan Tappy Andrew Bentley

#9 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 Tony Wells Colin Noble

In their debut season with the Asian Le Mans Series, Precote Herberth Motorsport made their mark instantly taking victory in the open race before going on to be crowned GT Champions. The team was also awarded the “Team of the Year” award for the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series.

The battle for GT honours was intense all season, with a grid of 19 cars fighting not only for Championship glory but also the exclusive invitations to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  The following four teams have been invited to join the grid for the 2021 race:  

GT Champions:

#99 Precote Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer

#40 GPX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Julien Andlauer Axcil Jefferies Alain Ferte

#55 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari Races 488 GT3 Rino Mastronardi David Perel Davide Rigon

#7 INCEPTION RACING McLaren 720S GT3 Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy Racing Ben Barnicoat

GPX Racing have decided that unfortunately the time is not right for them to make the step up to the pinnacle of endurance racing this year, but we hope to see them back with us next season!

In GT Am, Championship honours went to the Rinaldi Racing with three class wins in the four races.

Full Championship points can be found here

Rookie of the Year:

At just 17 years of age Franco Colapinto made a big impact on the Asian Le Mans Series in his Rookie season. Not only did he put the #25 G-Drive Racing Aurus 01 in pole position for three out of the four races, he also set the fastest lap in every race.

It was this speed, couple with faultless racing, that earned him the title of “Rookie of the Year”. Franco was presented with his trophy by five-time Le Mans winner, Oliver Gavin.