4 Hours of Abu Dhabi 1 – H+2: Algarve Pro Racing leads at the halfway point

Taking over the starting gate after Roberto Lacorte's qualifying mishaps, Charles Milesi made a strong start to the race. Up against the Bronze-rated drivers in the LMP2 field, the Frenchman quickly climbed the ranks to put the Cetilar Racing car in the lead after just ten minutes of racing. The driver Alpine However, he handed the wheel to Lacorte shortly after the start of the race.

The rest of the race proved more complicated for the Italian, who spun out a little over a quarter of an hour before the end of the first hour of racing, reigniting the battle at the top of the category.

Starting from pole position, the #22 United Autosports Oreca then regained the lead. However, the British team's bad luck continued: already hampered by a mechanical issue last weekend in Dubai, the #5 car driven by Giorgio Roda, Grégoire Saucy, and Mikkel Jensen returned to the garage this time, likely the victim of a transmission failure. The mechanics were working hard to try and get the car back into the race.

At the halfway point, the No. 20 Oreca of Algarve Pro Racing, driven by Matthias Kaiser, John Falb and Sami Meguetounif, was in first position.

In the other categories, CLX Motorsport confirmed its dominance in LMP3 after starting from pole position with the trio of Paul Lanchère, Alexander Jacoby, and Kevin Rabin. In GT, the Mercedes Benz-AMG GT3 EVO #37 entered by QMMF by GetSpeed ​​led the proceedings with Abdulla Al-Khelaifi, Ghanim Al-Maadheed and Lucas Auer.

Asian Le Mans Series – 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi 1
Mid-race standings