2026 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi
The 2026 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 6 and 8 February 2026 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the penultimate and last of six rounds of the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series season.
Entry list
The entry list was published on 1 February 2026 and consisted of 46 entries across 3 categories – 16 in LMP2, 10 in LMP3, and 20 in GT.[1]
In the LMP2 class, Fred Poordad will return to the #30 RD Limited Oreca.[2] While in the LMP3 class, Fabien Michal and Pierre-Alexandre Provost are back in the #85 R-ace GP Duqueine with newcomer, Zack Scoular. Elsewhere in LMP3, Haydn Chance and Theo Micouris join Jacek Zielonka in the #26 Bretton Racing Ligier.[3] In GT, Kiyoto Fujinami rejoins the #77 Proton Competition Porsche while Riccardo Agostini and Custodio Toledo are set to compete with Francesco Castellacci in the #54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time (local: GST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 6 February | 16:00 | Free Practice 1 |
| 19:45 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Saturday, 7 February | 10:10 | Qualifying – GT |
| 10:40 | Qualifying – LMP3 | |
| 11:15 | Qualifying – LMP2 | |
| 15:00 | Race 1 | |
| Sunday, 8 February | 16:30 | Race 2 |
| Source:[4] | ||
Free practice
- Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Nolan Siegel | 1:40.966 | |
| LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Vic Stevens | 1:50.478 | |
| GT | 59 | United Autosports | Wayne Boyd | 1:53.420 | |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Tom Dillmann | 1:41.290 | |
| LMP3 | 23 | 23Events Racing | Matteo Quintarelli | 1:50.886 | |
| GT | 9 | GetSpeed | Steve Jans | 1:53.470 | |
| Source:[5][6][7][8] | |||||
Race 1
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP2 | 5 | United Autosports | Giorgio Roda | 1:42.179 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 49 | High Class Racing | Jens Reno Møller | 1:42.663 | +0.484 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 20 | Algarve Pro Racing | John Falb | 1:42.792 | +0.613 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 4 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | George Kurtz | 1:43.015 | +0.836 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Georgios Kolovos | 1:43.026 | +0.847 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | Michael Jensen | 1:43.211 | +1.032 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 3 | DKR Engineering | Alexander Mattschull | 1:43.589 | +1.410 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 6 | United Autosports | Phil Fayer | 1:43.920 | +1.741 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 88 | Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr Jr. | 1:44.325 | +2.146 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 22 | Proton Competition | Stefan Aust | 1:44.364 | +2.185 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 30 | RD Limited | Fred Poordad | 1:44.402 | +2.223 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 45 | PONOS Racing | Yorikatsu Tsujiko | 1:44.430 | +2.251 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 70 | Vector Sport RLR | Daniel Schneider | 1:44.962 | +2.783 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 64 | Nielsen Racing | Kriton Lendoudis | 1:45.032 | +2.853 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Miro Konôpka | 1:46.509 | +4.330 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 17 | CLX Motorsport | Paul Lanchère | 1:51.440 | +9.261 | 17 |
| 17 | LMP3 | 8 | Team Virage | Romain Vozniak | 1:51.555 | +9.376 | 18 |
| 18 | LMP3 | 13 | Inter Europol Competition | Alexander Bukhantsov | 1:51.606 | +9.427 | 19 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 71 | 23Events Racing | Terrence Woodward | 1:52.120 | +9.941 | 20 |
| 20 | LMP3 | 85 | R-ace GP | Fabien Michal | 1:52.466 | +10.287 | 21 |
| 21 | LMP3 | 94 | High Class Racing | Tim Whale | 1:52.539 | +10.360 | 22 |
| 22 | LMP3 | 29 | Forestier Racing by VPS | Nick Adcock | 1:52.796 | +10.617 | 23 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 23 | 23Events Racing | Louis Stern | 1:52.816 | +10.637 | 24 |
| 24 | LMP3 | 26 | Bretton Racing | Jacek Zielonka | 1:53.021 | +10.842 | 25 |
| 25 | GT | 9 | GetSpeed | Steve Jans | 1:53.307 | +11.128 | 27 |
| 26 | GT | 37 | QMMF by GetSpeed | Abdulla Al-Khelaifi | 1:53.382 | +11.203 | 28 |
| 27 | GT | 56 | Écurie Écosse Blackthorn | Giacomo Petrobelli | 1:53.559 | +11.380 | 29 |
| 28 | GT | 74 | Kessel Racing | Dustin Blattner | 1:53.836 | +11.657 | 30 |
| 29 | GT | 69 | Team WRT | Anthony McIntosh | 1:54.017 | +11.838 | 31 |
| 30 | GT | 28 | Team WRT | Rinat Salikhov | 1:54.070 | +11.891 | 32 |
| 31 | GT | 87 | Origine Motorsport | Bo Yuan | 1:54.360 | +12.181 | 33 |
| 32 | GT | 59 | United Autosports | Andrey Mukovoz | 1:54.526 | +12.347 | 34 |
| 33 | GT | 11 | TF Sport | Blake McDonald | 1:54.581 | +12.402 | 35 |
| 34 | GT | 10 | Manthey | Antares Au | 1:54.861 | +12.682 | 36 |
| 35 | GT | 21 | AF Corse | Darren Leung | 1:54.891 | +12.712 | 37 |
| 36 | GT | 92 | Manthey | François Heriau | 1:54.969 | +12.790 | 38 |
| 37 | GT | 34 | Racing Team Turkey | Tom van Rompuy | 1:55.126 | +12.947 | 39 |
| 38 | LMP3 | 1 | Team Virage | Ajith Kumar | 1:55.458 | +13.279 | 26 |
| 39 | GT | 15 | Kessel Racing | Memo Gidley | 1:55.542 | +13.363 | 40 |
| 40 | GT | 77 | Proton Competition | "Bankcy" | 1:55.907 | +13.728 | 41 |
| 41 | GT | 66 | JMR | Prince Jefri Ibrahim | 1:56.010 | +13.831 | 42 |
| 42 | GT | 51 | AF Corse | Charles-Henri Samani | 1:56.060 | +13.881 | 43 |
| 43 | GT | 54 | Vista AF Corse | Custodio Toledo | 1:56.427 | +14.248 | 44 |
| 44 | GT | 50 | Amerasian Fragrance by AF Racing | Gregory Bennett | 1:57.167 | +14.988 | 45 |
| 45 | LMP2 | 47 | Cetilar Racing | No time set | 16 | ||
| Source:[9][10][11][12][13] | |||||||
Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 71 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
References
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- ^ a b Klein, Jamie (5 February 2026). "Dead Heat in LMP2 Heading into Abu Dhabi Title Decider". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (5 February 2026). "4H Abu Dhabi: Thursday Paddock Notes". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "2025-2026 ASIAN LE MANS SERIES - 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Provisional Event Schedule V8" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Free Practice 1 Final Classification" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Free Practice 1 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Free Practice 2 Final Classification" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Free Practice 2 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Qualifying LMP2 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Qualifying LMP3 Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Qualifying GT Final Classification by Driver Fastest Lap" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Race 1 Final Starting Grid" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Asian Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi Race 1 – Final Classification" (PDF). ALMS Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.