The 2023 4 Hours of Sepang was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 1 and 3 December 2023 at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the first and second round of 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Schedule
| Date | Time (local: MST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 1 December | 13:30 | Free Practice 1 |
| 16:00 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Saturday, 2 December | 9:50 | Qualifying |
| 14:00 | Race 1 | |
| Sunday, 3 December | 14:00 | Race 2 |
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Entry list
Main article: 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series § EntriesThe entry list was published on 22 November and consisted of 39 entries in 3 categories – 11 in LMP2, 5 in LMP3 and 23 in GT.
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 4 |  CrowdStrike Racing by APR
|
1:54.101 | |
| LMP3 | 2 |  CD Sport
|
2:00.930 | |
| GT | 21 |  AF Corse
|
2:04.476 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Time |
| LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse
|
1:54.046 | |
| LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport
|
2:00.235 | |
| GT | 7 |  Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
|
2:04.901 | |
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Race 1
Qualifying
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 90 |  TF Sport
|
 Salih Yoluç
|
1:53.653 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 30 |  Duqueine Team
|
 John Falb
|
1:54.064 | +0.411 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 22 |  Proton Competition
|
Giorgio Roda
|
1:54.064 | +0.411 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 99 |  99 Racing
|
Ahmad Al Harthy
|
1:54.071 | +0.418 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 3 |  DKR Engineering
|
Alexander Mattschull
|
1:54.286 | +0.633 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition
|
P. J. Hyett
|
1:54.437 | +0.784 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR
|
George Kurtz
|
1:54.512 | +0.859 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse
|
François Perrodo
|
1:55.355 | +1.702 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
Chris McMurry
|
1:55.411 | +1.758 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing
|
Ian Loggie
|
1:56.602 | +2.949 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 44 |  ARC Bratislava
|
Miro Konôpka
|
1:57.105 | +3.452 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 20 |  High Class Racing
|
 Auðunn Guðmundsson
|
2:00.430 | +6.777 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 17 |  Cool Racing
|
 Alexander Bukhantsov
|
2:01.054 | +7.401 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 26 |  Bretton Racing
|
 Julien Gerbi
|
2:01.546 | +7.893 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport
|
Nick Adcock
|
2:01.663 | +8.010 | 15 |
| 16 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Alban Varutti
|
2:03.998 | +10.345 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 65 |  Viper Niza Racing
|
Douglas Khoo
|
2:04.170 | +10.517 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 37 |  Craft-Bamboo Racing
|
 Anthony Liu
|
2:04.373 | +10.720 | 18 |
| 19 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed
|
Steve Jans
|
2:04.488 | +10.835 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
|
 Martin Konrad
|
2:04.669 | +11.016 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Zhou Bihuang
|
2:05.230 | +11.577 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport
|
Antares Au
|
2:05.257 | +11.604 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | 91 |  Pure Rxcing
|
Alex Malykhin
|
2:05.272 | +11.619 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | 88 |  Triple Eight
|
Prince Jefri Ibrahim
|
2:05.427 | +11.774 | 24 |
| 25 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing
|
 Andrey Mukovoz
|
2:05.492 | +11.839 | 25 |
| 26 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport
|
Mark Radcliffe
|
2:05.759 | +12.106 | 26 |
| 27 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport
|
James Cottingham
|
2:05.849 | +12.196 | 27 |
| 28 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1
|
Darren Leung
|
2:05.947 | +12.294 | 28 |
| 29 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing
|
 Ilya Gorbatsky
|
2:06.304 | +12.651 | 29 |
| 30 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport
|
Gabriel Rindone
|
2:06.359 | +12.706 | 30 |
| 31 | GT | 77 |  D'Station Racing
|
Satoshi Hoshino
|
2:06.412 | +12.759 | 31 |
| 32 | GT | 8 |  EBM
|
 Setiawan Santoso
|
2:06.786 | +13.133 | 32 |
| 33 | GT | 86 | GR Racing
|
Michael Wainwright
|
2:06.822 | +13.169 | 33 |
| 34 | GT | 56 | Team Project 1
|
Huilin Han
|
2:07.072 | +13.419 | 34 |
| 35 | GT | 21 | AF Corse
|
François Heriau
|
2:07.127 | +13.474 | 35 |
| 36 | GT | 95 | TF Sport
|
John Hartshorne
|
2:08.307 | +14.654 | 36 |
| 37 | GT | 84 | EBM
|
Adrian D'Silva
|
2:09.094 | +15.441 | 37 |
| 38 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark
|
— | 38 | ||
| 39 | GT | 82 | AF Corse
|
— | 39 | ||
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Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 70 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Louis Delétraz
|
#99 99 Racing
|
1:52.991 | 83 |
| LMP3 | Fabien Lavergne
|
#2 CD Sport
|
2:01.695 | 29 |
| GT | Joel Sturm
|
#91 Pure Rxcing
|
2:05.507 | 33 |
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Race 2
Qualifying
One Qualifying session was held. Each crew's second fastest lap was used to determine the grid for the Race 2. Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 90 | TF Sport
|
Salih Yoluç
|
1:53.874 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team
|
John Falb
|
1:54.233 | +0.359 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering
|
Alexander Mattschull
|
1:54.331 | +0.457 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition
|
Giorgio Roda
|
1:54.750 | +0.876 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 99 | 99 Racing
|
Ahmad Al Harthy
|
1:54.926 | +1.052 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR
|
George Kurtz
|
1:54.988 | +1.114 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 55 | Proton Competition
|
P. J. Hyett
|
1:55.159 | +1.285 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse
|
François Perrodo
|
1:55.381 | +1.507 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
Chris McMurry
|
1:55.467 | +1.593 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing
|
Ian Loggie
|
1:56.719 | +2.845 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava
|
Miro Konôpka
|
1:57.410 | +3.536 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 20 | High Class Racing
|
Auðunn Guðmundsson
|
2:00.756 | +6.882 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 17 | Cool Racing
|
Alexander Bukhantsov
|
2:01.200 | +7.326 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing
|
Julien Gerbi
|
2:01.629 | +7.755 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 2 | CD Sport
|
Nick Adcock
|
2:01.776 | +7.902 | 15 |
| 16 | GT | 37 | Craft-Bamboo Racing
|
Anthony Liu
|
2:04.538 | +10.664 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 65 | Viper Niza Racing
|
Douglas Khoo
|
2:04.655 | +10.781 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 7 | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
|
Martin Konrad
|
2:04.889 | +11.015 | 18 |
| 19 | GT | 42 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Alban Varutti
|
2:04.970 | +11.096 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed
|
Steve Jans
|
2:05.307 | +11.433 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | 33 | Herberth Motorsport
|
Antares Au
|
2:05.321 | +11.447 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | 91 | Pure Rxcing
|
Alex Malykhin
|
2:05.447 | +11.573 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | 66 | Attempto Racing
|
Andrey Mukovoz
|
2:05.507 | +11.633 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | 93 | Team Project 1
|
Darren Leung
|
2:06.600 | +12.726 | 24 |
| 25 | GT | 69 | Optimum Motorsport
|
James Cottingham
|
2:06.698 | +12.824 | 25 |
| 26 | GT | 11 | Attempto Racing
|
Ilya Gorbatsky
|
2:06.749 | +12.875 | 26 |
| 27 | GT | 88 | Triple Eight
|
Prince Jefri Ibrahim
|
2:06.796 | +12.922 | 27 |
| 28 | GT | 43 | Saintéloc Racing
|
Zhou Bihuang
|
2:06.816 | +12.942 | 28 |
| 29 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport
|
Mark Radcliffe
|
2:07.165 | +13.291 | 29 |
| 30 | GT | 8 | EBM
|
Setiawan Santoso
|
2:07.174 | +13.300 | 30 |
| 31 | GT | 86 | GR Racing
|
Michael Wainwright
|
2:07.181 | +13.307 | 31 |
| 32 | GT | 19 | Leipert Motorsport
|
Gabriel Rindone
|
2:07.331 | +13.457 | 32 |
| 33 | GT | 56 | Team Project 1
|
Huilin Han
|
2:07.952 | +14.078 | 33 |
| 34 | GT | 21 | AF Corse
|
François Heriau
|
2:08.081 | +14.207 | 34 |
| 35 | GT | 77 | D'Station Racing
|
Satoshi Hoshino
|
2:15.746 | +21.872 | 35 |
| 36 | GT | 95 | TF Sport
|
John Hartshorne
|
2:19.125 | +25.251 | 36 |
| 37 | GT | 75 | Team Motopark
|
— | 37 | ||
| 38 | GT | 82 | AF Corse
|
— | 38 | ||
| 39 | GT | 84 | EBM
|
— | 39 | ||
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Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 75 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | Matthieu Vaxivière
|
#83 AF Corse
|
1:53.009 | 87 |
| LMP3 | Joshua Burdon
|
#65 Viper Niza Racing
|
2:01.837 | 77 |
| GT | Ben Tuck
|
#95 TF Sport
|
2:04.999 | 94 |
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