# 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series

The 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series was the fifth 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 four event season begun at the Zhuhai International Circuit on 30 October 2016 and ended at Sepang International Circuit in Selangor on 22 January 2017.

## Calendar

The 2016–2017 calendar was revealed on 27 January 2016.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | 4 Hours of Zhuhai | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China | 30 October 2016 |
| 2 | 4 Hours of Fuji | Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan | 4 December 2016 |
| 3 | 4 Hours of Buriram | Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand | 8 January 2017 |
| 4 | 4 Hours of Sepang | Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia | 22 January 2017 |

## Entry list
### LMP2

| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Class | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Race Performance | Oreca 03R | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | P2 | 8 | Giorgio Maggi | All |
| Race Performance | Oreca 03R | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | P2 | 8 | Struan Moore | All |
| Race Performance | Oreca 03R | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | P2 | 8 | Fabian Schiller | 2–4 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | P2 | 24 | Tacksung Kim | All |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | P2 | 24 | Matt McMurry | 1 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | P2 | 24 | Andrea Roda | 1 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | P2 | 24 | Mark Patterson | 2–4 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | P2 | 24 | Jonathan Hirschi | 2 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | P2 | 24 | Michael Munemann | 3–4 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | P2 | 25 | Andrea Pizzitola | All |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | P2 | 25 | Michael Munemann | 1–2 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | P2 | 25 | Nicky Catsburg | 1 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | P2 | 25 | Andrea Roda | 2–4 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | P2 | 25 | Matt McMurry | 3 |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | P2 | 25 | Aidan Read | 4 |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 03R | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | P2 | 35 | Gustavo Menezes | All |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 03R | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | P2 | 35 | Ho-Pin Tung | All |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 03R | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | P2 | 35 | Thomas Laurent | 2–4 |
| Icon | Class |
| P2 | LMP2 |

### LMP3

| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Class | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 1 | David Cheng | All |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 1 | James Winslow | All |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 1 | Pu Jun Jin | 1 |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 1 | Hiroki Yoshida | 2–4 |
| ARC Bratislava | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 4 | Darren Burke | All |
| ARC Bratislava | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 4 | Miroslav Konôpka | 1–3 |
| ARC Bratislava | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 4 | Mike Simpson | 1–3 |
| ARC Bratislava | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 4 | Konstantīns Calko | 4 |
| ARC Bratislava | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 7 | Neale Muston | All |
| ARC Bratislava | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 7 | Konstantīns Calko | 1–3 |
| ARC Bratislava | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 7 | Miroslav Konôpka | 4 |
| ARC Bratislava | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 7 | Mike Simpson | 4 |
| Tockwith Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 26 | Phil Hanson | All |
| Tockwith Motorsports | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 26 | Nigel Moore | All |
| PS Racing | ADESS-03 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 48 | Angelo Negro | 1–2 |
| PS Racing | ADESS-03 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 48 | Louis Prette | 1–2 |
| PS Racing | ADESS-03 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 48 | Philippe Prette | 1–2 |
| PRT Racing | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 67 | Ate de Jong | All |
| PRT Racing | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 67 | Charlie Robertson | All |
| PRT Racing | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 67 | Martin Rump | 1–2 |
| Aylezo Ecotint Racing | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 69 | Zen Low | All |
| Aylezo Ecotint Racing | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 69 | Weiron Tan | All |
| Aylezo Ecotint Racing | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 69 | Giacomo Barri | 1 |
| Aylezo Ecotint Racing | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 69 | Riki Christodoulou | 2–4 |
| G-Print by Triple 1 Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 85 | Hanss Lin | All |
| G-Print by Triple 1 Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 85 | Julio Acosta | 1 |
| G-Print by Triple 1 Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 85 | Shaun Thong | 2–4 |
| G-Print by Triple 1 Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 85 | Ryuichirou Ohtsuka | 3 |
| FIST-Team AAI | ADESS-03 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 93 | Huang Chi | 4 |
| FIST-Team AAI | ADESS-03 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 93 | Ryohei Sakaguchi | 4 |
| FIST-Team AAI | ADESS-03 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 93 | Tatsuya Tanigawa | 4 |
| Wineurasia | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 99 | William Lok | All |
| Wineurasia | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 99 | Richard Bradley | 1 |
| Wineurasia | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 99 | Philippe Descombes | 1 |
| Wineurasia | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 99 | Scott Andrews | 2–4 |
| Wineurasia | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 99 | Aidan Read | 2–3 |
| Wineurasia | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | P3 | 99 | Devon Modell | 4 |
| Icon | Class |
| P3 | LMP3 |

### CN

| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Class | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| PS Racing | Ligier JS53 | Honda 2.0 L I4 | CN | 68 | Kenji Abe | 1 |
| PS Racing | Ligier JS53 | Honda 2.0 L I4 | CN | 68 | Akihiro Asai | 1 |
| PS Racing | Ligier JS53 | Honda 2.0 L I4 | CN | 68 | Qin Tianqi | 1 |
| PS Racing | Ligier JS53 | Honda 2.0 L I4 | CN | 68 | Tira Sosothikul | 3 |
| PS Racing | Ligier JS53 | Honda 2.0 L I4 | CN | 68 | Medhapan Sundaradeja | 3 |
| Icon | Class |
| CN | CN |

### GT

| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Class | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Absolute Racing Team Bentley Absolute | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 2 | Cheng Congfu | 1 |
| Absolute Racing Team Bentley Absolute | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 2 | Steven Lin | 1 |
| Absolute Racing Team Bentley Absolute | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 2 | Alessio Picariello | 1 |
| Absolute Racing Team Bentley Absolute | Bentley Continental GT3 | Bentley 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo | GT | 88 | Adderly Fong | 1 |
| Absolute Racing Team Bentley Absolute | Bentley Continental GT3 | Bentley 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo | GT | 88 | Jeffrey Lee | 1 |
| Absolute Racing Team Bentley Absolute | Bentley Continental GT3 | Bentley 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo | GT | 88 | Vincent Wong | 1 |
| DH Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 3 | Olivier Beretta | All |
| DH Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 3 | Rino Mastronardi | All |
| DH Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 3 | Alex Riberas | All |
| DH Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 5 | Michele Rugolo | All |
| DH Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 5 | Frédéric Vervisch | 1 |
| DH Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 5 | Chaoyin Wei | 1 |
| DH Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 5 | Stéphane Lémeret | 2–4 |
| DH Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 5 | Matthieu Vaxivière | 2–4 |
| VS Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GT | 6 | Kei Cozzolino | 1–3 |
| VS Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GT | 6 | Corey Lewis | 1–3 |
| VS Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GT | 6 | Adrian Zaugg | 1 |
| VS Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GT | 6 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | 2–3 |
| FFF Racing by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GT | 10 | Matthew Bell | 1–3 |
| FFF Racing by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GT | 10 | Hiroshi Hamaguchi | 1–3 |
| FFF Racing by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GT | 10 | Andrea Caldarelli | 1–2 |
| FFF Racing by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | GT | 10 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 3 |
| Team Audi Korea | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 31 | You Kyong-Ouk | 2–4 |
| Team Audi Korea | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 31 | Marchy Lee | 2–4 |
| Team Audi Korea | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 31 | Alex Yoong | 2–4 |
| Team BBT | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 37 | Anthony Liu | All |
| Team BBT | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 37 | Alessandro Pier Guidi | All |
| Team BBT | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 37 | Davide Rizzo | All |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 38 | Rui Águas | All |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 38 | Marco Cioci | All |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 38 | Nasrat Muzayyin | All |
| KCMG | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 51 | Go Max | All |
| KCMG | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 51 | Tetsuya Tanaka | All |
| KCMG | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 51 | Toru Tanaka | All |
| Clearwater Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 61 | Matt Griffin | All |
| Clearwater Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 61 | Keita Sawa | All |
| Clearwater Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | GT | 61 | Weng Sun Mok | All |
| TianShi Racing Team | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 66 | Christopher Haase | 1 |
| TianShi Racing Team | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 66 | Peng Liu | 1 |
| TianShi Racing Team | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Audi 5.2 L V10 | GT | 66 | Max Wiser | 1 |
| Team NZ | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTC | 77 | John Curran | 3–4 |
| Team NZ | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTC | 77 | Graeme Dowsett | 3–4 |
| Team NZ | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTC | 77 | Paul Kanjanapas | 3 |
| Team NZ | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTC | 77 | Will Bamber | 4 |
| OD Racing Best Leader Team | McLaren 650S GT3 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | GT | 86 | Fairuz Fauzy | All |
| OD Racing Best Leader Team | McLaren 650S GT3 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | GT | 86 | Jono Lester | All |
| OD Racing Best Leader Team | McLaren 650S GT3 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | GT | 86 | Tang Chi Lun | 1 |
| OD Racing Best Leader Team | McLaren 650S GT3 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | GT | 86 | Philippe Descombes | 2 |
| OD Racing Best Leader Team | McLaren 650S GT3 | McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | GT | 86 | Liam Talbot | 3–4 |
| FIST-Team AAI | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | GT | 90 | Tom Blomqvist | All |
| FIST-Team AAI | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | GT | 90 | Akira Iida | All |
| FIST-Team AAI | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | GT | 90 | Lam Yu | 1–2, 4 |
| FIST-Team AAI | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | GT | 90 | Jesse Krohn | 3 |
| FIST-Team AAI | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | GT | 91 | Jun-San Chen | All |
| FIST-Team AAI | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | GT | 91 | Ollie Millroy | All |
| FIST-Team AAI | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | GT | 91 | Xavier Maassen | 1 |
| FIST-Team AAI | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | GT | 91 | Philipp Eng | 2–4 |
| FIST-Team AAI | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes 4.0 L M178 twin-turbo V8 | GT | 92 | Li Bin | 1–2 |
| FIST-Team AAI | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes 4.0 L M178 twin-turbo V8 | GT | 92 | Tatsuya Tanigawa | 1–2 |
| FIST-Team AAI | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes 4.0 L M178 twin-turbo V8 | GT | 92 | Huang Chi | 1 |
| FIST-Team AAI | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Mercedes 4.0 L M178 twin-turbo V8 | GT | 92 | Wen He Zhang | 2 |
| TKS | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTC | 96 | Takuma Aoki | 2, 4 |
| TKS | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTC | 96 | Shinyo Sano | 2, 4 |
| TKS | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTC | 96 | Shigeto Nagashima | 2 |
| TKS | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTC | 96 | Takuya Shirasaka | 4 |
| Icon | Class |
| GT | GT3 |
| GTC | GT Cup |