4 Hours of Sepang

The 4 Hours of Sepang is an endurance race for sports cars held at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.

4 Hours of Sepang

Asian Le Mans Series
Venue	Sepang International Circuit
First race	2013
Last race	2024
Duration	4 hours
Previous names	3 Hours of Sepang (2013-2016)
Most wins (driver)	Ho-Pin Tung David Cheng Andrea Pizzitola Harrison Newey Malthe Jakobsen (2)
Most wins (team)	Algarve Pro Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Oreca (7)
Circuit information
Length	5.543 km (3.444 mi)
Turns	15

History

United Autosport's Ligier JSP2 at Sepang in 2019

The race joined the Asian Le Mans Series calendar in 2013. Initially as a 3 hour race (1000km), Sepang replaced the Sentul International Circuit in Indonesiafor the season finale.^[1] The inagural event was won by Ho-Pin Tung and David Cheng for OAK Racing. This result guaranteed the team an entry for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours. Sepang returned as the finale for the 2014 season, again over 3 hours, and was won by Tung, Cheng joined by third diver Yuan Bo again for OAK Racing. Clearwater Racing won the GT class in their Ferrari 458.^[2]

For the 2015-16 season, Sepang would feature twice. The first 3 hour race was won by former Formula One driver Shinji Nakano and Nicolas Leutwiler in the Oreca 03.^[3] Meanwhile, a return for round four saw Sean Gelael and Antonio Giovinazzi take victory in the final 3 hour race.^[4]

From 2017, Sepang would host a four hour race as opposed to the original three. The first extended race was won by APR in their Ligier JS P2, also winning the overall series title.^[5] In 2018 and 2019, Harrison Newey, son of Formula One designer Adrian Newey, took victory.^[6] The final pre-hiatus race at Sepang was won in 2020 by Carlin Motorsport.^[7].

The race did not take place in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Asian Le Mans Series running events in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.^[8] This was repeated again in 2022, before Sepang returned in 2023.^[9] Sepang now features as two races, both 4 hours in duration, held over consecutive days. For 2023, the races were won by 99 Racing (their first victory in the series) and Crowdstrike Racing by APR. ^[10] APR would win again in 2024, along with RD Limited.^[11]

Results

Year	Overall Winner(s)	Entrant	Car	Duration	Race Title	Championship	Report	Ref
2013	Ho-Pin Tung David Cheng	OAK Racing	Morgan LMP2	3:01:38	3 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[12]
2014	David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Yuan Bo	OAK Racing Team Total	Morgan LMP2	2:44:40	3 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[13]
2015	Nicolas Leutwiler Shinji Nakano	Race Performance	Oreca 03R	3:00:34	3 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[14]
2016	Sean Gelael Antonio Giovinazzi	Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia	Oreca 03R	3:01:15	3 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[15]
2017	Andrea Pizzitola Aidan Read Andrea Roda	Algarve Pro Racing	Ligier JS P2	4:00:37	4 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[16]
2018	Thomas Laurent Harrison Newey Stéphane Richelmi	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota	Oreca 05	4:02:06	4 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[17]
2019	Harrison Newey Andrea Pizzitola Ate de Jong	Algarve Pro Racing	Ligier JS P2	4:03:17	4 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[18]
2020	Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Harry Tincknell	Thunderhead Carlin Racing	Dallara P217	4:03:21	4 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[19]
2023 (Race 1)	Ahmad Al Harthy Nikita Mazepin Louis Delétraz	99 Racing	Oreca 07	3:43:26[N 1]	4 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[21]
2023 (Race 2)	George Kurtz Colin Braun Malthe Jakobsen	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	Oreca 07	4:00:38				[22]
2024 (Race 1)	Fred Poordad Tristan Vautier James Allen	RD Limited	Oreca 07	4:01:12	4 Hours of Sepang	Asian Le Mans Series	report	[23]
2024 (Race 2)	Michael Jensen Malthe Jakobsen Valerio Rinicella	Algarve Pro Racing	Oreca 07	3:02:57[N 2]				[25]

Records

Wins by constructor

Rank	Constructor	Wins	Years
1	Oreca	7	2015–2016, 2018, 2023 (Race 1)–2024 (Race 2)
2	Morgan	2	2013–2014
	Ligier	2	2017, 2019
4	Dallara	1	2020

Wins by engine manufacturer

Rank	Constructor	Wins	Years
1	Gibson	5	2020–2024 (Race 2)
2	Judd	4	2013–2015, 2019
3	Nissan	3	2016–2018

Drivers with multiple wins

Rank	Driver	Wins	Years
1	Ho-Pin Tung	2	2013–2014
	David Cheng		2013–2014
	Andrea Pizzitola		2017, 2019
	Harrison Newey		2018–2019
	Malthe Jakobsen		2023 (Race 2)–2024 (Race 2)

Notes

1. The race was red flagged with ten minutes remaining due to heavy rain.^[20]
2. The race was red flagged with 50 minutes remaining due to heavy rain.^[24]