2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series was the fourteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series. It is the fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the American Le Mans Series (since merged with the Rolex Sports Car Series to form the United SportsCar Championship), the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The six-event season began at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 12 December 2025 and concluded at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 8 February 2026.[1] This season will mark the debut of the new, third-generation LMP3 cars in this series.[2]
Calendar
The calendar for the 2025–26 season was announced on the official website 19 March 2025. The first two races were held at the Sepang International Circuit in December 2025, before moving to United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai and Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in February 2026.[1]
The season comprises six four-hour length races, run on the three circuits.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Hours of Sepang |  Sepang International Circuit
|
Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | 13 December 2025 |
| 2 | 14 December 2025 | |||
| 3 | 4 Hours of Dubai |  Dubai Autodrome
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Dubailand, Dubai, UAE | 30 January 2026 |
| 4 | 1 February 2026 | |||
| 5 | 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit
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Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE | 7 February 2026 |
| 6 | 8 February 2026 | |||
| Map of circuit locations | ||||
Entry list
LMP2
All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
| Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Autosports[3]
|
Oreca 07 | 21 |  TBA
|
TBC |
| TBA
| ||||
| TBA
| ||||
| 22 | TBA
|
TBC | ||
| TBA
| ||||
| TBA
| ||||
 K2 R&D PONOS Racing[4]
|
Oreca 07 | 96 | Kei Cozzolino[5]
|
TBC |
| Yorikatsu Tsujiko[5]
| ||||
| TBA
|
LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres.[2]
| Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ajith Kumar Racing[6]
|
Ligier JS P325 | 64 | Narain Karthikeyan[6]
|
TBC |
| Ajith Kumar[6]
| ||||
| TBA
|
GT
| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|
Notes
References
- ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (19 March 2025). "Asian Le Mans Series Sticks With Established Circuits For 2025/ 2026". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ a b "ACO announces next-gen LMP3 from 2025". 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (22 May 2025). "United Autosports Confirm Planned Return To Asian Le Mans Series". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (23 May 2025). "PONOS, K2 R&D Join Forces to Field LMP2 Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ a b Klein, Jamie (11 July 2025). "'All-Japanese' Le Mans Dream Behind PONOS LMP2 Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Narain Karthikeyan vers l'Asian LMS avec Ajith Kumar Racing". Endurance-Info (in French). 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.