The Asian Le Mans Series has arrived at Circuit Paul Ricard for the opening weekend of its 2026-2027 season, after moving the championship from Asia to Europe. Wednesday was the usual day zero. The paddock stayed busy into the evening, with mechanics still at work and much of the field already preparing their cars and taking them through scrutineering ahead of the 4 Hours of Le Castellet.
The car everyone is waiting for hasn’t been seen yet, though. Hypercar is making its entrance into the Asian Le Mans Series this season, and so far Ferrari is the only manufacturer to have entered it, with two 499Ps. Roberto Lacorte, Nicola Lacorte and Antonio Fuoco share the #47 Cetilar Racing car, while Luis Perez Companc, Yifei Ye and Nicklas Nielsen drive the #90 AF Corse entry.
Behind the two Ferraris are 16 LMP2 cars and 29 GT3s, which makes a 47-car field. That field will tackle two four-hour races on the 5.84km circuit, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, both starting at 13:15.
Full entry list for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet
Schedule (local time, CET)
Friday 13 November
Free Practice 1 – 10:10
Free Practice 2 – 13:30
Qualifying 1 GT3 – 16:05
Qualifying 2 GT3 – 16:25
Qualifying 1 Hypercar & LMP2 – 16:50
Qualifying 2 Hypercar & LMP2 – 17:10
Saturday 14 November
Race 1 – 13:15
Sunday 15 November
Race 2 – 13:15
Photo gallery
Photos by Lorenzo Facciocchi
