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Category: ALMS

Kessel Racing confirms Kimura, Jaubert and Masson for its 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series GT3 title defence and another Le Mans entry
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Kessel Racing confirms Kimura, Jaubert and Masson for 2026/27 ALMS title defence

Karishma Persad06 mins

Reigning Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT champion Kessel Racing has confirmed an entirely new driver line-up for the 2026/27 season, with Takeshi Kimura, Mathys Jaubert and Esteban Masson set to spearhead the team’s title defence. The Swiss outfit enters the upcoming campaign following a successful 2025/26 season, during which Dustin Blattner, Dennis Marschall and…

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Heart of Racing names a six-driver line-up for a two-car Aston Martin GT3 debut in the 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) across Europe.
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Heart of Racing confirms six-driver line-up for 2026/27 ALMS debut

Karishma Persad07 mins

The Heart of Racing has confirmed its six-driver line-up for the 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS), announcing two Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo entries as the American outfit prepares to make its championship debut. Gray Newell, Eduardo ‘Dudu’ Barrichello and Roman De Angelis will share the #26 Aston Martin, while Ian James, Zacharie Robichon…

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Leipert Motorsport brings the new Lamborghini Temerario GT3 to the 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) with Bergstein, Stati, and Leitch.
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Leipert Motorsport confirms Lamborghini Temerario GT3 for 2026/27 ALMS

Karishma Persad06 mins

Leipert Motorsport has confirmed its return to the Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) for the 2026/27 season, announcing a three-driver line-up of Lance Bergstein, Nicolas Stati and Brendon Leitch. The German outfit will compete with the new Lamborghini Temerario GT3, marking the car’s first appearance in an Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO)-sanctioned racing series. The…

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Tadasuke Makino joins PONOS Racing for 2026/27 ALMS

Karishma Persad07 mins

Honda factory driver and former SUPER GT champion Tadasuke Makino will compete in the 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS), joining PONOS Racing for its second consecutive campaign in the championship. The Japanese driver will race the team’s #45 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo alongside Takuro Shinohara and team owner Yorikatsu Tsujiko. The announcement completes an…

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Iron Lynx confirms two Mercedes-AMG GT3 entries for the 2026/27 ALMS through Team Qatar and a new Craft-Bamboo Racing collaboration.
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Iron Lynx confirms two-car Mercedes-AMG programme for 2026/27 ALMS

Karishma Persad06 mins

Iron Lynx will expand to a two-car Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) programme for the first time during the 2026/27 season, fielding a pair of Mercedes-AMG GT3s through collaborations with the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation and Craft-Bamboo Racing. The #62 will continue under the Team Qatar by Iron Lynx banner with Abdulla Al-Khelaifi and…

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United Autosports confirms Phil Fayer, Hunter McElrea and Mikkel Jensen for its #23 LMP2 in the 2026/27 ALMS season.
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United Autosports confirms Fayer, McElrea and Jensen for 2026/27 ALMS

Karishma Persad07 mins

United Autosports will carry its IMSA partnership of Phil Fayer, Hunter McElrea and Mikkel Jensen into the 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS), with the trio set to share the team’s #23 Oreca 07-Gibson throughout the six-race winter campaign. The combination currently races together in United Autosports’ #2 LMP2 entry in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar…

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The 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) confirms a maximum 47-car grid, led by two Ferrari Hypercars, 16 LMP2s and 29 GT3 entries.
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ALMS confirms maximum 47-car grid for 2026/27 season

Karishma Persad09 mins

The 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series {ALMS) season will feature a maximum 47-car full-season grid as the championship prepares for its unusual six-race European winter campaign. Two Ferrari 499Ps will launch the new Hypercar class, while a record-equalling 16 LMP2 entries and a substantial 29-car GT3 field complete the grid. The championship received more applications…

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AF Corse and Cetilar Racing will field two Ferrari 499Ps across the full 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series Hypercar season.
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AF Corse and Cetilar Racing confirm Ferrari 499P entries for 2026/27 ALMS

Karishma Persad05 mins

AF Corse and Cetilar Racing will field two Ferrari 499Ps throughout the complete 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) season, strengthening the grid ahead of the championship’s new Hypercar era. Cetilar Racing will enter the No. 47 Ferrari with technical management from AF Corse for Roberto Lacorte, Nicola Lacorte and Ferrari Official Driver Antonio Fuoco….

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Algarve Pro delays its Porsche 963 Asian Le Mans programme over Bronze driver safety concerns during the European winter season.
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Algarve Pro Racing delays Porsche 963 Asian Le Mans programme

Karishma Persad08 mins

As reported by Sportscar365, Algarve Pro Racing has delayed plans to enter Porsche 963s in the Asian Le Mans Series, with team principal Stewart Cox citing concerns about placing FIA Bronze-rated drivers in Hypercars during a European winter campaign. The Portuguese squad had worked towards entering as many as two Porsche 963s when the championship…

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