The 2026–27 Asian Le Mans Series, also branded as the Winter Le Mans Series, will be the fifteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series. It is the fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the American Le Mans Series (since merged with the Rolex Sports Car Series to form the IMSA SportsCar Championship), the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Due to the geopolitical impact of the Iran war in Asia, the series exceptionally shifted its calendar to Europe. The six-event season will begin at Circuit Paul Ricard in France on 14 November 2026 and conclude at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal on 21 February 2027. It marked the debut of the Hypercar (LMH and LMDh) class in the series, reserved for Pro-Am entries only, with LMP3 dropped and accommodated in a new support series called the Asian Le Mans Cup.

Calendar After months of uncertainty around the geopolitical impact of the 2026 Iran war, the calendar for the 2026–27 season was announced by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest on 3 August 2026. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East prevented a return to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and backup plans involving Sepang and Buriram fell foul of existing circuit bookings and logistical costs. Instead, the series will be held entirely at European venues for the first time. It will comprise six four-hour length races, run at Paul Ricard, Jerez and Portimão. The Asian Le Mans Cup support series will make its debut, supporting every round.

RndRaceCircuitLocationDateSupporting Events 1 4 Hours of Le Castellet by ALMS Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Var, France 14 November 2026 Asian Le Mans Cup 2 15 November 2026 3 4 Hours of Jerez Circuito de Jerez Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain 16 January 2027 4 17 January 2027 5 4 Hours of Portimão Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Algarve, Portugal 20 February 2027 6 21 February 2027 Map of circuit locations

Entry list Hypercar

Entrant/Team Car Engine Hybrid Drivers Rounds Cetilar Racing Ferrari 499P Ferrari F163CG 3.0 L Turbo V6 Hybrid 47 Antonio Fuoco TBC Nicola Lacorte TBC Roberto Lacorte TBC AF Corse 90 Nicklas Nielsen TBC Luis Pérez Companc TBC Yifei Ye TBC

Notes Gentleman driver François Perrodo was in talks to race a third Ferrari 499P for AF Corse. He later told Sportscar365 that he would not enter if the series moved to Europe. In November 2025, Bob Berridge's BBM Sport became the first team to commit to the Asian Le Mans Series' Hypercar class. The team, which already run old Peugeot LMP1 cars in historic racing, purchased three 2023-spec wingless Peugeot 9X8, two 2024-spec 9X8, and named Kriton Lendoudis as a driver. A full-season entry was eventually ruled out. Former WEC privateers Glickenhaus, Isotta Fraschini and Vanwall all targeted or evaluated programmes. In June 2026, Danish team High Class Racing partnered with Isotta Fraschini to resurrect the Tipo 6 LMH-C, and tested in Europe. In light of the low predicted turnout for the class, the effort was dropped. In March 2026, Porsche confirmed expectations of up to four Porsche 963 in the series. Former WEC client Proton Competition stated that it would supply customers with Hypercar efforts should there be interest. JDC–Miller MotorSports showed early interest, but opted to focus on IMSA. Reigning LMP2 champion Algarve Pro Racing plotted an effort of one or two Porsche 963, but later delayed its plans, citing the risk of running Bronze-rated drivers in the European winter. In May 2026, HRC US president David Salters confirmed ongoing discussions with multiple teams for a potential Acura ARX-06 programme. The project was unsuccessful.

LMP2 All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Michelin tyres.

Entrant/Team Car Drivers Rounds DKR Engineering Oreca 07 3 Jean Glorieux TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC CrowdStrike Racing by APR Oreca 07 4 George Kurtz TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC Algarve Pro Racing 20 John Falb TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC 25 Michael Jensen TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC Proton Competition Oreca 07 11 Jonas Ried TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC 66 Horst Felbermayr Jr. TBC Horst Felix Felbermayr TBC TBA TBC Team Virage Oreca 07 16 Andres Latorre Canon TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC United Autosports Oreca 07 22 Giorgio Roda TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC 23 Phil Fayer TBC Mikkel Jensen TBC Hunter McElrea TBC Nielsen Racing Oreca 07 24 Naveen Rao TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC Duqueine Team Oreca 07 30 Fabien Lavergne TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07 34 Bijoy Garg TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC 43 Cian Shields TBC Nick Yelloly TBC TBA TBC CLX Motorsport Oreca 07 37 Louis Stern TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC AF Corse Oreca 07 55 Alex Demirdjian TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC 83 François Perrodo TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC

GT Entrant/Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Petrolife Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 7 Afiq Yazid TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC Dragon Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 8 Axcil Jefferies TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC GetSpeed Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 9 Anthony Bartone TBC Steve Jans TBC TBA TBC Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 19 Brendon Leitch TBC Nicolas Stati TBC TBA TBC Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 21 Ralf Bohn TBC Mathieu Jaminet TBC Alfred Renauer TBC Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 26 Gray Newell TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC 27 Ian James TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 33 Freddie Tomlinson TBC Lawrence Tomlinson TBC TBA TBC 46 Isa Al Khalifa TBC Nick Cristofaro TBC TBA TBC Ponos Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 45 Takuro Shinohara TBC Yorikatsu Tsujiko TBC TBA TBC AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 50 Rafael Durán TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC 51 Francesco Piovanetti TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC High Class Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 54 Anders Fjordbach TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC CarGuy Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 57 Mathys Jaubert TBC Takeshi Kimura TBC Esteban Masson TBC Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 58 Tom Fleming TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC 60 Alexander West TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 62 Abdulla Al-Khelaifi TBC Maxime Martin TBC TBA TBC Craft-Bamboo Racing by Iron Lynx 88 Ameerh Naran TBC Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen TBC Sérgio Sette Câmara TBC Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 Evo Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 64 Arjun Maini TBC Finn Wiebelhaus TBC TBA TBC 65 Hubert Haupt TBC David Schumacher TBC TBA TBC Car Blanche by RSL Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 68 Jonny Edgar TBC Valentin Hasse-Clot TBC Arnold Robin TBC Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 69 Anthony McIntosh TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 70 Kobe Pauwels TBC Giacomo Petrobelli TBC TBA TBC Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 77 "" TBC Harry King TBC Lenny Ried TBC 99 Martin Berry TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 87 Rinat Salikhov TBC TBA TBC TBA TBC Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 91 Klaus Bachler TBC Max Moritz TBC TBA TBC 92 Richard Lietz TBC Joel Monegro TBC TBA TBC DFYNE Racing Team Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 93 Giacomo Altoè TBC Giovanni Altoè TBC Oscar Ryndziewicz TBC

Results Teams Championships

Hypercar Teams Championships

LMP2 Teams Championships

GT Teams Championships

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