The 2025 4 Hours of Dubai was an endurance sportscar racing event, held between 7 and 9 February 2025 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the third and fourth round of the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Entry list
The initial entry list was published on 24 January and consisted of 47 entries across 3 categories – 10 in LMP2, 7 in LMP3, and 30 in GT. A revised entry list was published on 30 January, which saw the removal of the No. 90 Blackthorn Aston Martin entry. This reduced the number of GT entries from 30 to 29 and the total number of entries from 47 to 46.
Compared to the previous round at Sepang, Julien Andlauer replaced Louis Delétraz in the No. 91 Pure Rxcing Oreca in the LMP2 class. In LMP3, Chris Short took over from James Dayson in the No. 15 RLR MSport Ligier, while Griffin Peebles replaced Dan Skočodople in the No. 26 Bretton Racing Ligier. The No. 35 Ultimate Ligier saw Leonardo Colavita and Louis Stern join the team, replacing Stéphane Lémeret and Bence Válint. Additionally, Thomas Kiefer took the place of Seth Lucas in the No. 49 High Class Racing Ligier.
In the GT category, Dragon Racing fielded two Ferrari 296 GT3 entries. Todd Coleman, Lorcan Hanafin, and Aaron Telitz drove the No. 08 Ferrari, while Giacomo Altoè, Nicola Marinangeli, and Marco Pulcini competed in the No. 88 Ferrari. Luca Stolz replaced Jules Gounon in the No. 81 Winward Racing Mercedes, and the No. 19 Blackthorn Aston Martin introduced a new driver line-up featuring Jonathan Adam, Charles Bateman, and Reema Juffali. Marvin Kirchhöfer took over from Tom Gamble in the No. 77 Optimum Motorsport McLaren, while Takeshi Kimura and Casper Stevenson replaced Esteban Masson and Yudai Uchida in the No. 57 Car Guy Racing Ferrari.
Herberth Motorsport entered the grid with two Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) cars. The No. 46 QMMF by Herberth Porsche was driven by Qatari trio Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani, Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi, and Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed, while the No. 99 Herberth Motorsport Porsche was shared by Ralf Bohn and Alfred and Robert Renauer. Lastly, Earl Bamber Motorsport introduced a new driver line-up, with Jamie Day, Mattia Drudi, and Gabriel Rindone replacing Brendon Leitch, Marco Sørensen, and Anderson Tanoto.
After a crash during private testing on 6 February, the No. 21 Car Collection Motorsport was withdrawn from the event, reducing the amount of entries to 45 cars.
Schedule Date Time (local: GST) Event Friday, 7 February 11:15 Free Practice 1 16:45 Free Practice 2 Saturday, 8 February 9:40 Qualifying – GT 10:05 Qualifying – LMP2 and LMP3 14:10 Race 1 Sunday, 9 February 10:00 Warm-up 14:10 Race 2 Source:
Free practice Only the fastest car in each class is shown. Free Practice 1 Class Entrant Driver Time LMP2 20 Algarve Pro Racing Alex Quinn 1:47.199 LMP3 15 RLR MSport Ian Aguilera 1:55.367 GT 14 Climax Racing Lucas Auer 1:58.789 Free Practice 2 Class Entrant Driver Time LMP2 91 Pure Rxcing Julien Andlauer 1:48.790 LMP3 26 Bretton Racing Griffin Peebles 1:55.387 GT 92 Manthey EMA Riccardo Pera 1:59.033 Source:
Race 1 Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Class Team Driver Time Gap 1 LMP2 22 Proton Competition Giorgio Roda 1:47.569 — 1 2 LMP2 50 AF Corse Jeremy Clarke 1:48.154 +0.585 2 3 LMP2 91 Pure Rxcing Alex Malykhin 1:48.398 +0.829 3 4 LMP2 11 Proton Competition Alexander Mattschull 1:48.878 +1.309 4 5 LMP2 83 AF Corse François Perrodo 1:49.189 +1.620 5 6 LMP2 3 DKR Engineering Georgios Kolovos 1:49.317 +1.748 6 7 LMP2 24 Nielsen Racing Naveen Rao 1:49.424 +1.855 7 8 LMP2 25 Algarve Pro Racing Michael Jensen 1:49.431 +1.862 8 9 LMP2 30 RD Limited Fred Poordad 1:50.902 +3.333 9 10 LMP2 20 Algarve Pro Racing Kriton Lendoudis 1:51.514 +3.945 10 11 LMP3 49 High Class Racing Thomas Kiefer 1:54.906 +7.337 11 12 LMP3 26 Bretton Racing Jens Reno Møller 1:55.930 +8.361 12 13 LMP3 7 Graff Racing Alexander Bukhantsov 1:56.300 +8.731 13 14 LMP3 34 Inter Europol Competition Tim Creswick 1:56.445 +8.876 14 15 LMP3 15 RLR MSport Nick Adcock 1:56.669 +9.100 15 16 LMP3 43 Inter Europol Competition Steve Brooks 1:57.236 +9.667 16 17 LMP3 35 Ultimate Louis Stern 1:57.975 +10.406 17 18 GT 74 Kessel Racing Dustin Blattner 1:58.891 +11.322 18 19 GT 81 Winward Racing Rinat Salikhov 1:59.040 +11.471 19 20 GT 28 AF Corse Massimiliano Wiser 1:59.257 +11.688 20 21 GT 9 GetSpeed Performance Steve Jans 1:59.276 +11.707 21 22 GT 87 Origine Motorsport Yuan Bo 1:59.295 +11.726 22 23 GT 19 Blackthorn Reema Juffali 1:59.300 +11.731 23 24 GT 16 Winward Racing Sergey Stolyarov 1:59.301 +11.732 24 25 GT 77 Optimum Motorsport Morgan Tillbrook 1:59.466 +11.897 25 26 GT 10 Manthey Racing Antares Au 1:59.472 +11.903 26 27 GT 96 2 Seas Motorsport Anthony McIntosh 1:59.619 +12.050 27 28 GT 85 Iron Dames Célia Martin 1:59.742 +12.173 28 29 GT 14 Climax Racing Lü Wei 1:59.850 +12.281 29 30 GT 99 Herberth Motorsport Ralf Bohn 1:59.964 +12.395 30 31 GT 2 Climax Racing Zhou Bihuang 2:00.174 +12.605 31 32 GT 46 QMMF by Herberth Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi 2:00.219 +12.650 32 33 GT 89 Earl Bamber Motorsport Gabriel Rindone 2:00.259 +12.690 33 34 GT 27 Optimum Motorsport Andrew Gilbert 2:00.385 +12.816 34 35 GT 92 Manthey EMA Ryan Hardwick 2:00.517 +12.948 35 36 GT 51 AF Corse Custodio Toledo 2:00.781 +13.212 36 37 GT 12 Car Collection Motorsport Bashar Mardini 2:00.926 +13.357 37 38 GT 82 AF Corse Charles-Henri Samani 2:01.006 +13.437 WD 39 GT 42 Prime Speed Sport René Heremana Malmezac 2:01.012 +13.443 38 40 GT 79 Tsunami RT Johannes Zelger 2:01.235 +13.666 39 41 GT 88 Dragon Racing Marco Pulcini 2:01.959 +14.390 40 42 GT 57 Car Guy Racing Takeshi Kimura 2:02.484 +14.915 44 43 GT 23 Absolute Racing Gregory Bennett 2:02.685 +15.116 41 44 GT 60 Proton Competition Claudio Schiavoni 2:02.831 +15.262 42 45 GT 8 Dragon Racing Todd Coleman 2:02.989 +15.420 43 Source:
Race results The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 63 laps. Class winners are in bold and . Class Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Time/Retired Engine 1 LMP2 25 Algarve Pro Racing Malthe Jakobsen Michael Jensen Valerio Rinicella Oreca 07 90 4:01:35.856 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 2 LMP2 3 DKR Engineering Laurents Hörr Georgios Kolovos Job van Uitert Oreca 07 90 +11.342 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 3 LMP2 20 Algarve Pro Racing Olli Caldwell Kriton Lendoudis Alex Quinn Oreca 07 90 +25.188 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 4 LMP2 83 AF Corse François Perrodo Alessio Rovera Matthieu Vaxivière Oreca 07 90 +27.309 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 5 LMP2 22 Proton Competition Tom Dillmann Vladislav Lomko Giorgio Roda Oreca 07 90 +31.766 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 6 LMP2 30 RD Limited James Allen Fred Poordad Tristan Vautier Oreca 07 90 +40.427 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 7 LMP2 24 Nielsen Racing Nicky Catsburg Matt Bell Naveen Rao Oreca 07 90 +1:00.979 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 8 LMP2 91 Pure Rxcing Julien Andlauer Harry King Alex Malykhin Oreca 07 90 +1:11.159 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 9 LMP2 11 Proton Competition Mathias Beche Jonas Ried Alexander Mattschull Oreca 07 89 +1 Lap Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 10 LMP2 50 AF Corse Patrick Byrne Jeremy Clarke Olivier Pla Oreca 07 89 +1 Lap Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 11 LMP3 26 Bretton Racing Theodor Jensen Jens Reno Møller Griffin Peebles Ligier JS P320 85 +5 Laps Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 12 LMP3 35 Ultimate Leonardo Colavita Louis Stern Matteo Quintarelli Ligier JS P320 85 +5 Laps Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 13 GT 96 2 Seas Motorsport Ben Barnicoat Anthony McIntosh Parker Thompson Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 85 +5 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 14 GT 92 Manthey EMA Ryan Hardwick Richard Lietz Riccardo Pera Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 85 +5 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 15 GT 74 Kessel Racing Dustin Blattner Dennis Marschall Ben Tuck Ferrari 296 GT3 85 +5 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 16 GT 87 Origine Motorsport Yuan Bo Laurin Heinrich Leo Ye Hongli Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 85 +5 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 17 GT 10 Manthey Racing Antares Au Klaus Bachler Joel Sturm Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 85 +5 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 18 GT 16 Winward Racing Maro Engel Viktor Shaytar Sergey Stolyarov Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 85 +5 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 19 GT 51 AF Corse Riccardo Agostini Cédric Sbirrazzuoli Custodio Toledo Ferrari 296 GT3 85 +5 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 20 GT 60 Proton Competition Matteo Cressoni Alessio Picariello Claudio Schiavoni Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 85 +5 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 21 GT 2 Climax Racing Ralf Aron Elias Seppänen Zhou Bihuang Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 85 +5 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 22 GT 14 Climax Racing Lucas Auer Ling Kang Lü Wei Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 85 +5 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 23 GT 57 Car Guy Racing Takeshi Kimura Daniel Serra Casper Stevenson Ferrari 296 GT3 84 +6 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 24 GT 12 Car Collection Motorsport James Kell Bashar Mardini Nico Menzel Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 84 +6 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 25 LMP3 34 Inter Europol Competition Daniel Ali Tim Creswick Douwe Dedecker Ligier JS P320 84 +6 Laps Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 26 GT 27 Optimum Motorsport Andrew Gilbert Benjamin Goethe Fran Rueda McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 84 +6 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 27 LMP3 49 High Class Racing Anders Fjordbach Thomas Kiefer Mark Patterson Ligier JS P320 84 +6 Laps Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 28 GT 19 Blackthorn Jonathan Adam Charles Bateman Reema Juffali Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 84 +6 Laps Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 29 GT 85 Iron Dames Sarah Bovy Michelle Gatting Célia Martin Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 84 +6 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 30 GT 28 AF Corse Manny Franco Davide Rigon Massimiliano Wiser Ferrari 296 GT3 84 +6 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 31 GT 46 QMMF by Herberth Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi Ghanim Ali Al Maadheed Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 83 +7 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 32 GT 23 Absolute Racing Carl Bennett Gregory Bennett Chris van der Drift Ferrari 296 GT3 83 +7 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 33 GT 88 Dragon Racing Giacomo Altoè Nicola Marinangeli Marco Pulcini Ferrari 296 GT3 83 +7 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 34 GT 89 Earl Bamber Motorsport Jamie Day Mattia Drudi Gabriel Rindone Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 83 +7 Laps Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 35 GT 42 Prime Speed Sport Nick Foster Jono Lester René Heremana Malmezac Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 83 +7 Laps Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 36 GT 79 Tsunami RT Fabio Babini Daniel Gaunt Johannes Zelger Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 83 +7 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 37 LMP3 43 Inter Europol Competition Steve Brooks Mikkel Kristensen Kévin Rabin Ligier JS P320 82 +8 Laps Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 38 GT 99 Herberth Motorsport Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 81 +9 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 39 LMP3 7 Graff Racing Alexander Bukhantsov Danial Frost James Winslow Ligier JS P320 71 +19 Laps Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 40 GT 9 GetSpeed Performance Anthony Bartone Steve Jans Fabian Schiller Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 66 +24 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 Not classified GT 77 Optimum Motorsport Tom Ikin Marvin Kirchhöfer Morgan Tillbrook McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 39 Not classified McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 GT 81 Winward Racing Gabriele Piana Rinat Salikhov Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 33 Did not finish Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 LMP3 15 RLR MSport Nick Adcock Ian Aguilera Chris Short Ligier JS P320 28 Did not finish Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 GT 8 Dragon Racing Todd Coleman Lorcan Hanafin Aaron Telitz Ferrari 296 GT3 24 Did not finish Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 Source:
Statistics Fastest lap Class Entrant Driver Time LMP2 3 DKR Engineering Laurents Hörr 1:47.697 64 LMP3 26 Bretton Racing Griffin Peebles 1:56.181 40 GT 92 Manthey EMA Richard Lietz 1:59.162 65 Source:
Race 2 Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.