2020 4 Hours of Sepang

The 2020 4 Hours of Sepang was an endurance sportscar racing event held on February 15, 2020, at Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia. It served as the third round of the 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series season.^[1]

The race was won by the #45 Thunderhead Carlin Racing Dallara P217 with drivers Ben Barnicoat, Jack Manchester and Harry Tincknell.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time (local: MST)	Event
Friday, 14 February	16:25	Free Practice 1
Friday, 14 February	20:00	Free Practice 2
Saturday, 15 February	12:00	Qualifying
Saturday, 15 February	17:00	Race
Source:^[3]

Free practice

Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Free Practice 1	Class	No.	Entrant	Time
	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Endurance	2:12.915
	LMP2 Am	52	Rick Ware Racing	2:18.037
	LMP3	18	Inter Europol Competition	2:18.748
	GT	27	HubAuto Corsa	2:22.740
Free Practice 2	Class	No.	Entrant	Time
	LMP2	1	Eurasia Motorsport	1:51.950
	LMP2 Am	25	Rick Ware Racing	1:59.981
	LMP3	3	Nielsen Racing	2:00.899
	GT	7	Car Guy Racing	2:04.891
Source:^[4]^[5]

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.^[6]

Pos.	Class	No.	Entry	Car	Time
1	LMP2	1	Eurasia Motorsport	Ligier JS P217	1:53.094
2	LMP2	96	K2 Uchino Racing	Oreca 07	1:53.563
3	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing with Algarve	Aurus 01	1:53.701
4	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Endurance	Ligier JS P217	1:53.711
5	LMP2	36	Eurasia Motorsport	Ligier JS P217	1:53.910
6	LMP2	45	Thunderhead Carlin Racing	Dallara P217	1:54.071
7	LMP2	33	Inter Europol Endurance	Ligier JS P217	1:54.680
8	LMP2 Am	25	Rick Ware Racing	Ligier JS P2	1:59.525
9	LMP2 Am	52	Rick Ware Racing	Ligier JS P2	1:59.651
10	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Ligier JS P3	2:00.193
11	LMP3	3	Nielsen Racing	Norma M30	2:00.271
12	LMP3	9	Graff Racing	Norma M30	2:00.311
13	LMP3	2	Nielsen Racing	Norma M30	2:00.893
14	LMP3	12	ACE1 Villorba Corse	Ligier JS P3	2:01.487
15	LMP3	65	Viper Niza Racing	Ligier JS P3	2:01.705
16	LMP3	18	Inter Europol Competition	Ligier JS P3	2:01.946
17	LMP3	8	Graff Racing	Norma M30	2:02.037
18	GT	7	Car Guy Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3	2:04.141
19	GT	51	Spirit of Race	Ferrari 488 GT3	2:04.346
20	GT	27	HubAuto Corsa	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	2:04.376
21	GT	77	D'station Racing AMR	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	2:04.510
22	GT	75	T2 Motorsports	Ferrari 488 GT3	2:04.871
23	GT	88	Team JLOC	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	2:05.347
Source:^[7]

Race

Race results

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 78 laps. Class winners are marked in bold.^[8]

Pos.	Class	No.	Entry	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time/Gap
Pos.	Class	No.	Entry	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Gap
1	LMP2	45	Thunderhead Carlin Racing	Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Harry Tincknell	Dallara P217	112	4:03:21.413
1	LMP2	45	Thunderhead Carlin Racing	Ben Barnicoat Jack Manchester Harry Tincknell	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	112	4:03:21.413
2	LMP2	36	Eurasia Motorsport	Nick Foster Roberto Merhi Aidan Read	Ligier JS P217	112	+10.881
2	LMP2	36	Eurasia Motorsport	Nick Foster Roberto Merhi Aidan Read	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	112	+10.881
3	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing with Algarve	James French Leonard Hoogenboom Roman Rusinov	Aurus 01	111	+1 Lap
3	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing with Algarve	James French Leonard Hoogenboom Roman Rusinov	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	111	+1 Lap
4	LMP2	96	K2 Uchino Racing	Haruki Kurosawa Shaun Thong	Oreca 07	111	+1 Lap
4	LMP2	96	K2 Uchino Racing	Haruki Kurosawa Shaun Thong	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	111	+1 Lap
5	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Endurance	Mathias Beche Jakub Śmiechowski James Winslow	Ligier JS P217	110	+2 Laps
5	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Endurance	Mathias Beche Jakub Śmiechowski James Winslow	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	110	+2 Laps
6	LMP2	33	Inter Europol Endurance	John Corbett Nathan Kumar Danial Frost	Ligier JS P217	109	+3 Laps
6	LMP2	33	Inter Europol Endurance	John Corbett Nathan Kumar Danial Frost	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	109	+3 Laps
7	LMP3	9	Graff Racing	David Droux Eric Trouillet Sébastien Page	Norma M30	105	+7 Laps
7	LMP3	9	Graff Racing	David Droux Eric Trouillet Sébastien Page	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	105	+7 Laps
8	LMP3	3	Nielsen Racing	Charles Crews Garett Grist Rob Hodes	Norma M30	104	+8 Laps
8	LMP3	3	Nielsen Racing	Charles Crews Garett Grist Rob Hodes	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	104	+8 Laps
9	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Nigel Moore	Ligier JS P3	104	+8 Laps
9	LMP3	13	Inter Europol Competition	Martin Hippe Nigel Moore	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	104	+8 Laps
10	LMP3	2	Nielsen Racing	Colin Noble Tony Wells	Norma M30	104	+8 Laps
10	LMP3	2	Nielsen Racing	Colin Noble Tony Wells	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	104	+8 Laps
11	GT	88	Team JLOC	Takashi Kogure Yuya Motojima Yusaku Shibata	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	103	+9 Laps
11	GT	88	Team JLOC	Takashi Kogure Yuya Motojima Yusaku Shibata	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	103	+9 Laps
12	GT	27	HubAuto Corsa	Liam Talbot Marcos Gomes Davide Rigon	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	103	+9 Laps
12	GT	27	HubAuto Corsa	Liam Talbot Marcos Gomes Davide Rigon	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	103	+9 Laps
13	LMP3	12	ACE1 Villorba Corse	Alessandro Bressan Gabriele Lancieri David Fumanelli	Ligier JS P3	103	+9 Laps
13	LMP3	12	ACE1 Villorba Corse	Alessandro Bressan Gabriele Lancieri David Fumanelli	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	103	+9 Laps
14	LMP3	18	Inter Europol Competition	Philip Kadoorie Dan Wells	Ligier JS P3	103	+9 Laps
14	LMP3	18	Inter Europol Competition	Philip Kadoorie Dan Wells	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	103	+9 Laps
15	GT	51	Spirit of Race	Oswaldo Negri Jr. Alessandro Pier Guidi Francesco Piovanetti	Ferrari 488 GT3	102	+10 Laps
15	GT	51	Spirit of Race		Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	102	+10 Laps
16	GT	75	T2 Motorsports	Christian Colombo Rio Haryanto David Tjiptobiantoro	Ferrari 488 GT3	100	+12 Laps
16	GT	75	T2 Motorsports	Christian Colombo Rio Haryanto David Tjiptobiantoro	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	100	+12 Laps
17	LMP3	8	Graff Racing	Matthias Kaiser Rory Penttinen	Norma M30	98	+14 Laps
17	LMP3	8	Graff Racing	Matthias Kaiser Rory Penttinen	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	98	+14 Laps
18	GT	7	Car Guy Racing	Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Côme Ledogar	Ferrari 488 GT3	95	+17 Laps
18	GT	7	Car Guy Racing	Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura Côme Ledogar	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	95	+17 Laps
19	LMP3	65	Viper Niza Racing	Dominc Ang Douglas Khoo	Ligier JS P3	94	+18 Laps
19	LMP3	65	Viper Niza Racing	Dominc Ang Douglas Khoo	Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8	94	+18 Laps
20	LMP2 Am	52	Rick Ware Racing	Gustas Grinbergas Cody Ware	Ligier JS P2	89	+23 Laps
20	LMP2 Am	52	Rick Ware Racing	Gustas Grinbergas Cody Ware	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	89	+23 Laps
Not Classified
DNF	GT	77	D'station Racing AMR	Tomonobu Fujii Ross Gunn Satoshi Hoshino	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	89	Did not finish
DNF	GT	77	D'station Racing AMR	Tomonobu Fujii Ross Gunn Satoshi Hoshino	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	89	Did not finish
DNF	LMP2 Am	25	Rick Ware Racing	Philippe Mulacek Guy Cosmo Anthony Lazzaro	Ligier JS P2	85	Did not finish
DNF	LMP2 Am	25	Rick Ware Racing	Philippe Mulacek Guy Cosmo Anthony Lazzaro	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	85	Did not finish
DNF	LMP2	1	Eurasia Motorsport	Daniel Gaunt Nick Cassidy Masataka Yanagida	Ligier JS P217	19	Wheel hub
DNF	LMP2	1	Eurasia Motorsport	Daniel Gaunt Nick Cassidy Masataka Yanagida	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	19	Wheel hub
Source:^[9]

References

^ Kilbey, Stephen (February 10, 2020). "23 Cars On Asian Le Mans Entry For Sepang". Dailysportscar. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
^ Bristol, David (February 15, 2020). "Asian Le Mans Series : Thunderhead Carlin Racing (Dallara) remporte les 4 Heures de Sepang". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved September 11, 2025.
^ "4 Hours of Sepang | Asian Le Mans Series". www.asianlemansseries.com. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
^ "2020 4 Hours of Sepang Free Practice 1 Results" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. February 14, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "2020 4 Hours of Sepang Free Practice 2 Results" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. February 14, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ Perrins, Slade (February 15, 2020). "Cassidy Claims 4H Sepang Pole with Late Flyer – Sportscar365". Sportscar365. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
^ "2020 4 Hours of Sepang Qualifying Results" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. February 15, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ Perrins, Slade (February 15, 2020). "Carlin Wins Dramatic 4H Sepang After Eurasia Penalty – Sportscar365". Sportscar365. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
^ "2020 4 Hours of Sepang Race Results" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. February 15, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] Kilbey, Stephen (February 10, 2020). "23 Cars On Asian Le Mans Entry For Sepang". Dailysportscar. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[2] Bristol, David (February 15, 2020). "Asian Le Mans Series : Thunderhead Carlin Racing (Dallara) remporte les 4 Heures de Sepang". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved September 11, 2025.

[3] "4 Hours of Sepang | Asian Le Mans Series". www.asianlemansseries.com. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[4] "2020 4 Hours of Sepang Free Practice 1 Results" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. February 14, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[5] "2020 4 Hours of Sepang Free Practice 2 Results" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. February 14, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[6] Perrins, Slade (February 15, 2020). "Cassidy Claims 4H Sepang Pole with Late Flyer – Sportscar365". Sportscar365. Retrieved September 11, 2025.

[7] "2020 4 Hours of Sepang Qualifying Results" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. February 15, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[8] Perrins, Slade (February 15, 2020). "Carlin Wins Dramatic 4H Sepang After Eurasia Penalty – Sportscar365". Sportscar365. Retrieved September 11, 2025.

[9] "2020 4 Hours of Sepang Race Results" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. February 15, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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