The 4 Hours of Sepang is an endurance race for sports cars held at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.
History
The race joined the Asian Le Mans Series calendar in 2013. Initially as a 3-hour race (1000 km), Sepang replaced the Sentul International Circuit in Indonesia for the season finale. The inaugural event was won by Ho-Pin Tung and David Cheng for OAK Racing. This result guaranteed the team an entry for the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sepang returned as the finale for the 2014 season, again over 3 hours, and was won by Tung, Cheng and Yuan Bo, again for OAK Racing. Clearwater Racing won the GT class in their Ferrari 458.
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. Meanwhile, a return for round four saw Sean Gelael and Antonio Giovinazzi take victory in the final 3 hour race.
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. In 2018 and 2019, Harrison Newey, son of Formula One designer Adrian Newey, took victory. The final pre-hiatus race at Sepang was won in 2020 by Carlin Motorsport.
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. This was repeated again in 2022, before Sepang returned in 2023. 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. APR would win again in 2024, along with RD Limited.
Results +YearOverall winner(s)EntrantCarDurationRace titleChampionshipReportRef2013 Ho-Pin Tung David Cheng OAK RacingMorgan LMP23:01:383 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2014 David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Yuan Bo OAK Racing Team TotalMorgan LMP22:44:403 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2015 Nicolas Leutwiler Shinji Nakano Race PerformanceOreca 03R3:00:343 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2016 Sean Gelael Antonio Giovinazzi Jagonya Ayam with EurasiaOreca 03R3:01:153 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2017 Andrea Pizzitola Aidan Read Andrea Roda Algarve Pro RacingLigier JS P24:00:374 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2018 Thomas Laurent Harrison Newey Stéphane Richelmi Jackie Chan DC Racing X JotaOreca 054:02:064 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2019 Harrison Newey Andrea Pizzitola Ate de Jong Algarve Pro RacingLigier JS P24:03:174 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2020 Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Harry Tincknell Thunderhead Carlin RacingDallara P2174:03:214 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2023 Ahmad Al Harthy Nikita Mazepin Louis Delétraz 99 RacingOreca 073:43:264 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2023 George Kurtz Colin Braun Malthe Jakobsen CrowdStrike Racing by APROreca 074:00:382024 Fred Poordad Tristan Vautier James Allen RD LimitedOreca 074:01:124 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2024 Michael Jensen Malthe Jakobsen Valerio Rinicella Algarve Pro RacingOreca 073:02:572025 Antonio Fuoco Roberto Lacorte Charles Milesi Cetilar RacingOreca 074:00:34.7164 Hours of SepangAsian Le Mans Seriesreport2025 Antonio Fuoco Roberto Lacorte Charles Milesi Cetilar RacingOreca 073:41:18.101
Records
Wins by constructor +RankConstructorWinsYears1 Oreca92015–2016, 2018, 2023 –2025 2 Morgan22013–2014 Ligier22017, 20194 Dallara12020
Wins by engine manufacturer RankConstructorWinsYears1 Gibson72020–2025 2 Judd42013–2015, 20193 Nissan32016–2018
Drivers with multiple wins +RankDriverWinsYears1 Ho-Pin Tung22013–2014 David Cheng2013–2014 Andrea Pizzitola2017, 2019 Harrison Newey2018–2019 Malthe Jakobsen2023 –2024 Antonio Fuoco2025 –2025 Roberto Lacorte2025 –2025 Charles Milesi2025 –2025
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