2025 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi
Endurance sportscar racing event
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The 2025 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi was an endurance sportscar racing event, held between 14 and 16 February 2025 at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the penultimate and last of six rounds of the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Entry list
The entry list was published on 11 February 2025 and consists of 47 entries across 3 categories – 10 in LMP2, 7 in LMP3, and 30 in GT.[1]
The LMP2 category featured the same teams and drivers as in the previous round at Dubai.[1] In LMP3, Dan Skočodople returned to the No. 26 Bretton Racing Ligier after missing the previous round. In the GT category, Giacomo Petrobelli replaced Reema Juffali in the No. 19 Blackthorn Aston Martin. Additionally, Earl Bamber Motorsport fielded a second Aston Martin, with the No. 98 driven by Brendon Leitch, Marco Sørensen, and Anderson Tanoto.[2]
On 15 February, Lü Wei was struck with illness, which caused the No. 14 Climax Racing Mercedes-AMG to be withdrawn from the event. This reduced the final field to 29 entries in GT, and 46 entries overall.[3]
Schedule
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 30 |  RD Limited |
 James Allen |
1:41.287 | |
| LMP3 | 49 |  High Class Racing |
Anders Fjordbach |
1:48.575 | |
| GT | 21 |  Car Collection Motorsport |
 Alex Fontana |
1:52.761 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| LMP2 | 30 | RD Limited |
Tristan Vautier |
1:40.800 | |
| LMP3 | 26 |  Bretton Racing |
Griffin Peebles |
1:48.446 | |
| GT | 12 | Car Collection Motorsport |
Nico Menzel |
1:53.318 | |
| Source:[5][6] | |||||
Race 1
Qualifying results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition |
 Giorgio Roda |
1:41.392 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 50 | AF Corse |
 Jeremy Clarke |
1:42.263 | +0.871 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 11 | Proton Competition |
Alexander Mattschull |
1:42.402 | +1.010 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 25 |  Algarve Pro Racing |
Michael Jensen |
1:43.157 | +1.765 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 24 |  Nielsen Racing |
Naveen Rao |
1:43.409 | +2.017 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse |
François Perrodo |
1:43.657 | +2.265 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 3 |  DKR Engineering |
 Georgios Kolovos |
1:44.486 | +3.094 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing |
Kriton Lendoudis |
1:44.830 | +3.438 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 30 | RD Limited |
Fred Poordad |
1:44.922 | +3.530 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP3 | 49 | High Class Racing |
Thomas Kiefer |
1:49.315 | +7.923 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP3 | 7 | Graff Racing |
 Alexander Bukhantsov |
1:49.894 | +8.502 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport |
Nick Adcock |
1:51.282 | +9.890 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing |
Jens Reno Møller |
1:51.389 | +9.997 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate |
Louis Stern |
1:51.501 | +10.109 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 34 |  Inter Europol Competition |
Tim Creswick |
1:52.348 | +10.956 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition |
 Steve Brooks |
1:53.504 | +12.112 | 16 |
| 17 | GT | 81 | Winward Racing |
 Rinat Salikhov |
1:54.668 | +13.276 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 92 | Manthey EMA |
Ryan Hardwick |
1:54.749 | +13.357 | 18 |
| 19 | GT | 89 | Earl Bamber Motorsport |
Gabriel Rindone |
1:54.797 | +13.405 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | 2 |  Climax Racing |
Zhou Bihuang |
1:54.918 | +13.526 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | 77 | Optimum Motorsport |
Morgan Tillbrook |
1:54.936 | +13.544 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | 16 | Winward Racing |
Sergey Stolyarov |
1:54.951 | +13.559 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | 28 | AF Corse |
Massimiliano Wiser |
1:55.045 | +13.653 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed Performance |
Steve Jans |
1:55.113 | +13.721 | 24 |
| 25 | GT | 19 | Blackthorn |
Giacomo Petrobelli |
1:55.479 | +14.087 | 25 |
| 26 | GT | 57 |  Car Guy Racing |
Takeshi Kimura |
1:55.525 | +14.133 | 26 |
| 27 | GT | 88 |  Dragon Racing |
Marco Pulcini |
1:55.540 | +14.148 | 27 |
| 28 | GT | 51 | AF Corse |
 Custodio Toledo |
1:55.559 | +14.167 | 28 |
| 29 | GT | 46 |  QMMF by Herberth |
Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi |
1:55.710 | +14.318 | 29 |
| 30 | GT | 79 |  Tsunami RT |
Johannes Zelger |
1:56.416 | +15.024 | 30 |
| 31 | GT | 82 | AF Corse |
Charles-Henri Samani |
1:56.608 | +15.216 | 31 |
| 32 | GT | 85 | Iron Dames |
Célia Martin |
1:56.722 | +15.330 | 32 |
| 33 | GT | 12 | Car Collection Motorsport |
 Bashar Mardini |
1:57.311 | +15.919 | 33 |
| 34 | GT | 96 |  2 Seas Motorsport |
Anthony McIntosh |
1:58.052 | +16.660 | 34 |
| 35 | GT | 98 | Earl Bamber Motorsport |
 Anderson Tanoto |
1:58.053 | +16.661 | 35 |
| 36 | GT | 8 | Dragon Racing |
Todd Coleman |
1:58.064 | +16.672 | 36 |
| 37 | GT | 74 | Kessel Racing |
Dustin Blattner |
1:58.416 | +17.024 | 37 |
| 38 | GT | 10 | Manthey Racing |
 Antares Au |
1:58.814 | +17.422 | 38 |
| 39 | GT | 23 | Absolute Racing |
Gregory Bennett |
1:58.884 | +17.492 | 39 |
| 40 | GT | 60 | Proton Competition |
Claudio Schiavoni |
1:59.199 | +17.807 | 40 |
| 41 | GT | 42 | Prime Speed Sport |
René Heremana Malmezac |
2:02.938 | +21.546 | 41 |
| 42 | GT | 99 | Herberth Motorsport |
Ralf Bohn |
2:12.081 | +30.689 | 42 |
| 43 | GT | 21 | Car Collection Motorsport |
'Hash' |
No time set | 43 | |
| 44 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport |
Andrew Gilbert |
No time set | 44 | |
| 45 | GT | 87 | Origine Motorsport |
Yuan Bo |
No time set | 45 | |
| 46 | LMP2 | 91 |  Pure Rxcing |
No time set | 46 | ||
| Source:[7][8][9][10] | |||||||
Race results
The race length was increased by 30 minutes after an early red flag stoppage.[11]
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 65 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 91 | Pure Rxcing |
Julien Andlauer |
1:40.961 | 16 |
| LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing |
Griffin Peebles |
1:50.444 | 42 |
| GT | 89 | Earl Bamber Motorsport |
Mattia Drudi |
1:53.716 | 72 |
| Source:[14] | |||||
Race 2
Qualifying results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition |
Giorgio Roda |
1:41.534 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 50 | AF Corse |
Jeremy Clarke |
1:42.659 | +1.125 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 11 | Proton Competition |
Alexander Mattschull |
1:42.781 | +1.247 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing |
Michael Jensen |
1:43.321 | +1.787 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 83 | AF Corse |
François Perrodo |
1:43.662 | +2.128 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing |
Naveen Rao |
1:43.728 | +2.194 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering |
Georgios Kolovos |
1:44.845 | +3.311 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing |
Kriton Lendoudis |
1:45.479 | +3.945 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 30 | RD Limited |
Fred Poordad |
1:45.744 | +4.210 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP3 | 49 | High Class Racing |
Thomas Kiefer |
1:49.635 | +8.101 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP3 | 7 | Graff Racing |
Alexander Bukhantsov |
1:49.933 | +8.399 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport |
Nick Adcock |
1:51.486 | +9.952 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing |
Jens Reno Møller |
1:51.700 | +10.166 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 35 | Ultimate |
Louis Stern |
1:52.040 | +10.506 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP3 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition |
Tim Creswick |
1:52.388 | +10.854 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition |
Steve Brooks |
1:53.662 | +12.128 | 16 |
| 17 | GT | 2 | Climax Racing |
Zhou Bihuang |
1:55.794 | +14.260 | 17 |
| 18 | GT | 77 | Optimum Motorsport |
Morgan Tillbrook |
1:56.104 | +14.570 | 18 |
| 19 | GT | 89 | Earl Bamber Motorsport |
Gabriel Rindone |
1:56.220 | +14.686 | 19 |
| 20 | GT | 57 | Car Guy Racing |
Takeshi Kimura |
1:56.288 | +14.754 | 20 |
| 21 | GT | 79 | Tsunami RT |
Johannes Zelger |
1:58.227 | +16.693 | 21 |
| 22 | GT | 92 | Manthey EMA |
Ryan Hardwick |
1:59.109 | +17.575 | 22 |
| 23 | GT | 10 | Manthey Racing |
Antares Au |
1:59.560 | +18.026 | 23 |
| 24 | GT | 46 | QMMF by Herberth |
Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi |
1:59.702 | +18.168 | WD[Q 1] |
| 25 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed Performance |
Steve Jans |
2:00.902 | +19.368 | 24 |
| 26 | GT | 88 | Dragon Racing |
Marco Pulcini |
2:02.258 | +20.724 | 25 |
| 27 | GT | 19 | Blackthorn |
Giacomo Petrobelli |
2:03.608 | +22.074 | 26 |
| 28 | GT | 51 | AF Corse |
Custodio Toledo |
2:03.977 | +22.443 | 27 |
| 29 | GT | 28 | AF Corse |
Massimiliano Wiser |
2:04.375 | +22.841 | 28 |
| 30 | GT | 96 | 2 Seas Motorsport |
Anthony McIntosh |
2:04.934 | +23.400 | 29 |
| 31 | GT | 82 | AF Corse |
Charles-Henri Samani |
2:05.880 | +24.346 | 30 |
| 32 | GT | 8 | Dragon Racing |
Todd Coleman |
2:06.984 | +25.450 | 31 |
| 33 | GT | 98 | Earl Bamber Motorsport |
Anderson Tanoto |
2:07.232 | +25.698 | 32 |
| 34 | GT | 16 | Winward Racing |
Sergey Stolyarov |
2:07.703 | +26.169 | 33 |
| 35 | GT | 12 | Car Collection Motorsport |
Bashar Mardini |
2:08.589 | +27.055 | 34 |
| 36 | GT | 74 | Kessel Racing |
Dustin Blattner |
2:09.538 | +28.004 | 35 |
| 37 | GT | 81 | Winward Racing |
Rinat Salikhov |
2:11.458 | +29.924 | 36 |
| 38 | GT | 60 | Proton Competition |
Claudio Schiavoni |
2:11.557 | +30.023 | 37 |
| 39 | GT | 85 | Iron Dames |
Célia Martin |
2:11.672 | +30.138 | 38 |
| 40 | GT | 23 | Absolute Racing |
Gregory Bennett |
2:21.853 | +40.319 | 39 |
| 41 | GT | 21 | Car Collection Motorsport |
'Hash' |
No time set | 40 | |
| 42 | GT | 27 | Optimum Motorsport |
Andrew Gilbert |
No time set | 41 | |
| 43 | GT | 42 | Prime Speed Sport |
René Heremana Malmezac |
No time set | 42 | |
| 44 | GT | 87 | Origine Motorsport |
Yuan Bo |
No time set | 43 | |
| 45 | GT | 99 | Herberth Motorsport |
Ralf Bohn |
No time set | 44 | |
| 46 | LMP2 | 91 | Pure Rxcing |
No time set | 45 | ||
| Source:[15][8][9][16] | |||||||
Race results
The race length was extended by 36 minutes and 34 seconds after an early red flag stoppage.[17]
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 84 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Statistics
Fastest lap
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 91 | Pure Rxcing |
Harry King |
1:41.126 | 62 |
| LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing |
Griffin Peebles |
1:50.208 | 58 |
| GT | 98 | Earl Bamber Motorsport |
Marco Sørensen |
1:53.262 | 108 |
| Source:[23] | |||||
Notes
Qualifying
- The No. 46 QMMF by Herberth entry withdrew from race 2 after a heavy crash during the first race.
Race 1
- The No. 11 Proton Competition entry received a 39-second time penalty after Mathias Beche failed to adhere to drive time regulations.[12]
Race 2
- The No. 60 Proton Competition entry received a 1-minute, 33.795-second time penalty after Claudio Schiavoni failed to adhere to drive time regulations.[20]