Asia Le Mans: Cool Racing Win Chaotic Race 3

A dramatic 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi saw #37 COOL Racing Oreca 07 Gibson Alexandre Coigny and Mathe Jakobsen take victory, a first for the team in LMP2.

A red flag interruption didn’t stop the on-track action, with battles throughout the field. A sixth-place start saw Coigny and Jakobsen make their way through the class, staying out of the incidents which plagued their competitors to take the win at Yas Marina Circuit.

LMP2 winners A. Coigny and M. Jakobsen
A. Coigny and M. Jakobsen

A post race penalty for Phil Hanson, Paul di Resta, and Jim McGuire saw them fall from second place in the #22 United Autosports Oreca 07 Gibson to 5th. The penalty also promoted their teammates in #23 United Autosports entry, Yasser Shahin, Garnet Patterson and Oliver Jarvis to second.

Championship leaders after Dubai, #25 Algarve Pro Racing, had heartbreak in the final moments of the race when Kyffin Simpson caught the curb and clipped the wall when trying to maneuver traffic, giving fourth position to #3 DKR Engineering of Salih Yoluc, Charlie Eastwood and Ayhancan Guven. Simpson was able to re-join, albeit with a broken gearbox, to limp home.

2019/ 2020 LMP3 Champions, Nielsen Racing, took victory with the #4 Ligier JS P320 Nissan of Tony Wells and Matthew Bell in the final hour following the pit stops. 4 Hours of Dubai Race 1 winners Jerome De Sadeleer, Viacheslav Gutak and Fabien Lavergne in #29 MV2S Racing finished second, ahead of pole sitters #11 WTM by Rinaldi Racing of Torsten Kratz, Leonard Weiss and Nicolas Varrone.

LMP3 winners T. Wells and M. Bell
T. Wells and M. Bell

A strong and consistent race by the #7 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes AMG GT3 of Al Faisal Al Zubair, Luca Stolz and Martin Konrad saw them keep their championship hopes alive with victory. Alex Malykhin, Joel Sturm and Harry King in the #91 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R finished second ahead of #19 Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo Gabriel Rindone, Brendon Leitch and Marco Mapelli.

GT Winners A. Al Zubair and L. Stolz and M. Konrad

Multiple incidents on the opening lap of the race saw several GT cars damaged and retired, with two entries – #67 Orange Racing Powered by JMH and #74 Kessel Racing – not even making it to the grid because of technical issues.

M. Konrad, A. Al Zubair and L. Stolz

There is no time to rest, with the 4th and final race of the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series tomorrow!

Race Results – Abu Dhabi Race 1, Season Race 3

Pos No Team Drivers Car Cat Laps Gap
1 37 COOL Racing A. Coigny / M. Jakobsen Oreca 07 – Gibson LMP2 100 0.000s
2 23 United Autosports Y. Shahin / G. Patterson / O. Jarvis Oreca 07 – Gibson LMP2 100 34.394
3 3 DKR Engineering S. Yoluc / C. Eastwood / A. Guven Oreca 07 – Gibson LMP2 100 40.730
4 43 Inter Europol Competition N. Siegel / C. Bogle / C. Crews Oreca 07 – Gibson LMP2 100 21.906
5 22 United Autosports P. Hanson / P. Di Resta / J. Mcguire Oreca 07 – Gibson LMP2 100 5.492
6 24 Nielsen Racing R. Sales / B. Hanley / M. Beche Oreca 07 – Gibson LMP2 100 19.249
7 98 99 Racing N. Jani / N. Mazepin / A. Al Harthy Oreca 07 – Gibson LMP2 100 2.182
8 44 ARC Bratislava M. Konopka / N. Pino / L. Toth Oreca 07 – Gibson LMP2 98 2 Laps
9 4 Nielsen Racing T. Wells / M. Bell Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 97 3 Laps
10 25 Algarve Pro Racing J. Falb / J. Allen / K. Simpson Oreca 07 – Gibson LMP2 97 3 Laps
11 29 MV2S Racing J. De Sadeleer / V. Gutak / F. Lavergne Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 97 3 Laps
12 11 WTM by Rinaldi Racing T. Kratz / L. Weiss / N. Varrone Duqueine M30 – D08 – Nissan LMP3 97 3 Laps
13 8 Graff Racing F. Rossello / X. Lloveras / F. Heriau Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 96 4 Laps
14 5 DKR Engineering T. Van Rompuy / V. Catalano Duqueine M30 – D08 – Nissan LMP3 96 4 Laps
15 17 COOL Racing C. Oltramare / A. Chila / M. Siebert Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 96 4 Laps
16 9 Graff Racing E. Trouillet / S. Page / B. Garcia Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 96 4 Laps
17 1 CD Sport M. Jensen / N. Adcock / V. Eriksen Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 96 4 Laps
18 53 Inter Europol Competition K. Askey / W. Brichacek / M. Cristovao Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 95 5 Laps
19 73 Inter Europol Competition J. Corbett / A. Bukhantsov / J. Winslow Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 94 6 Laps
20 7 Haupt Racing Team A. Al Zubair / L. Stolz / M. Konrad Mercedes AMG GT3 GT 94 6 Laps
21 15 RLR MSport A. Feyzulin / B. Garg / A. Latorre Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 94 6 Laps
22 91 Herberth Motorsport A. Malykhin / J. Sturm / H. King Porsche 911 GT3 R GT 94 6 Laps
23 19 Leipert Motorsport G. Rindone / B. Leitch / M. Mapelli Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo GT 94 6 Laps
24 63 Inter Europol Competition A. Ali / J. Schauerman / J. Dayson Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 93 7 Laps
25 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport C. Hull / N. Catsburg / T. Merrill BMW M4 GT3 GT 93 7 Laps
26 95 TF Sport J. Hartshorne / H. Chaves / J. Adam Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT 93 7 Laps
27 77 D’Station Racing S. Hoshino / T. Fujii / C. Fagg Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT 92 8 Laps
28 10 Getspeed R. Marciello / F. Schiller / F. Scholze Mercedes AMG GT3 GT 92 8 Laps
29 33 Herberth Motorsport A. Au / A. Renauer / K. Bachler Porsche 911 GT3 R GT 92 8 Laps
30 20 Herberth Motorsport N. Leutwiler / M. Pedersen / M. Cairoli Porsche 911 GT3 R GT 92 8 Laps
31 57 Car Guy T. Kimura / F. Schandorff / M. Jensen Ferrari 488 GT3 GT 92 8 Laps
32 59 Garage 59 N. Halstead / L. Prette / R. Bell McLaren 720S GT3 GT 92 8 Laps
33 16 Getspeed B. Zhou / Z. Wang / A. Imperatori Mercedes AMG GT3 GT 91 9 Laps
34 6 Haupt Racing Team A. Maini / F. Bird / M. Blanchemain Mercedes AMG GT3 GT 88 12 Laps
35 72 Hub Auto Racing L. Talbot / J. Gounon / O. Millroy Mercedes AMG GT3 GT 87 13 Laps
DNF 2 CD Sport V. Lomko / J. Sweetnam / J. Wolff Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 65
DNF 99 Herberth Motorsport R. Bohn / A. Jeffries / R. Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R GT 44
DNF 55 Rinaldi Racing L. Hanafin / M. Luethen / J. Ried Duqueine M30 – D08 – Nissan LMP3 37
DNF 18 360 Racing F. Jousset / S. Alvarez / R. Kaiser Ligier JS P320 – Nissan LMP3 35
DNF 88 Garage 59 A. West / B. Goethe / M. Kirchhofer McLaren 720S GT3 GT 14
DNF 60 Formula Racing J. Laursen / C. Laursen / N. Nielsen Ferrari 488 GT3 GT 12
DNF 66 Bullitt Racing V. Hasse-Clot / J. Riegel / M. Berry Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT 1
DNF 74 Kessel Racing M. Broniszewski / D. Fumanelli / B. Barker Ferrari 488 GT3 GT
DNF 21 AF Corse S. Constantini / S. Mann / M. Molina Ferrari 488 GT3 GT
DNF 67 Orange Racing Powered by JMH S. Orange / M. O’brien / M. Clutton McLaren 720S GT3 GT

 

 

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