CETILAR MAKES IT TWO FROM TWO IN MALAYSIA

Sunday, 14 December 2025

Cetilar Racing had the perfect weekend. After taking victory in the first race on Saturday, Roberto Lacorte, Charles Milesi and Antonio Fuoco stood on the top step of the Sepang podium for a second time after a strong performance in Sunday’s race.

The Malaysian weather played a critical role in the outcome of the race with rainstorms hitting the Sepang area several times, forcing the teams to change strategies on more than one occasion. There were three Virtual Safety Car /Safety Car and two Full Course Yellow periods during the course of the race.

The race ended with a red flag 20-minutes before the end of the race when the heaviest rain of the day flooded the track while the competitors were behind the Safety Car for an earlier incident and were all on slick tyres.

The no47 Cetilar Racing Oreca finished ahead of the no25 Algarve Pro Racing, with the no4 Crowdstrike by APR finishing third in a carbon copy of the podium in Race 1.

CLX MOTORSPORT TAKES LMP3 VICTORY

Victory in LMP3 went to the no17 CLX Motorsport Ligier, with Paul Lanchere burning the two mandatory 100 second long pitstops during the first Virtual Safety Car period, a gamble that paid off later in the race allowing the Swiss team to take the win.

ELMS Champion Lanchere stood on the top step of the podium alongside Kevin Rabin and Alexander Jacoby, with the no71 23Events Racing and the no29 Forestier Racing by VPS Ligiers finishing second and third respectively.

KESSEL RACING SECURE ANOTHER VICTORY IN SEPANG

Kessel Racing scored the maximum 25-points in the second race in Sepang, with Dustin Scott Blattner rapidly moving up through the field in the opening laps to hold third after starting from a lowly 15th place on the grid. The Swiss team made the right decisions regarding tyres at the right time and the strategy paid off as both Chris Lulham and Dennis Marschall were able to take the lead of the GT class and finish at the head of the 22 car GT grid at the end of the race.

The no69 Team WRT BMW M4 had had an engine change overnight to cure a power issue that plagued the car’s performance in race one. The result was a strong performance by the Belgian team that saw Tony McIntosh, Parker Thompson and Dan Harper finish second ahead of the no87 Origine Motorsport Porsche, the Chinese team also showing a lot of potential with Bo Yuan impressing everyone with his speed from 14th on the grid to be challenging for the lead during his long stint.

The next round of the 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series is the 4 Hours of Dubai, with two races on the 31 January and 1 February.

2025/26 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES CALENDAR

Rd 1 / Rd 2

12-14 Dec 2025

Sepang International Circuit

Malaysia

Rd 3 / Rd 4

30 Jan-1 Feb 2026

Dubai Autodrome

UAE

Rd 5 / Rd 6

6-8 Feb 2026

Yas Marina Circuit

UAE

Information and photo source : THE ASIAN LE MANS SERIES