The 2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series concluded last weekend with two epic races in Abu Dhabi that saw victory for reigning ELMS Team Champions in both the LMP2 and LMP3 classes.
The no4 Crowdstrike Racing by APR Gibson, run by reigning ELMS LMP2 Champions Algarve Pro Racing, finished the five-race series with two wins. The championship winning driver line up included 2022 ELMS LMP3 Champion Malthe Jakobsen, the young Dane adding his first LMP2 title to his impressive racing CV.
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series Vice Champions Proton Competition finished 12 points behind, with former ELMS LMGTE Champion Giorgio Roda taking his best LMP2 championship finish to date ahead of the upcoming ELMS season.
Malthe Jakobsen (#4 CrowdStrike Racing by APR ORECA 07-Gibson LMP2): “I’m super happy to have been part of CrowdStrike Racing by APR. It has been fun, we’ve had some good races together, and we did the best we could as a team to win the 2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series. It was tougher than expected at times, but we stayed clean and won the championship. That’s what’s most important.”
Stewart Cox, Algarve Pro Racing Team Principal: "Top job done by all!"
In LMP3 the title went to COOL Racing, the Swiss team taking their first Asian Le Mans Series title to add to the back-to-back ELMS LMP3 titles they scored in 2022 and 2023.
The title race went down to the wire in Abu Dhabi with COOL Racing finishing just three points ahead of CD Sport, with Alexander Bukhantsov and James Winslow being crowned Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 Driver Champions after scoring five podiums in five attempts, including wins in Sepang and Dubai.
Tom Olmos, Team Manager COOL Racing: “We are super happy about this title. After last year's ELMS LMP3 title, we told ourselves that we would aim for a back to back ELMS / ALMS titles and so we did! A big thanks to the season drivers, Alex and James that did an amazing job to get 5 podiums out of 5 races, as well as to Manuel and Danial for their precious help in Sepang and AbuDhabi. Congrats to the whole team as well for a faultless season. We're heading on to the European Le Mans Series season now, where we be defending our title for the second year in a row”.
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