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A third consecutive victory and "an ideal position" in the championship for the #4 CrowdStrike Racing by APR car
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4 Hours of Abu Dhabi 2 – DKR wins the final, CrowdStrike champion
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After finishing just off the podium on Saturday, DKR Engineering strategically approached the second race of the weekend in Abu Dhabi perfectly to win the final round of the Asian season. Le Mans Series. Griffin Peebles crossed the finish line victorious in the Oreca he shares with Mathias Beche and Alexander Mattschull, more than ten seconds ahead of Inter Europol, who finished in second position with the No. 43 (Nolan Siegel/Bijoy Garg/Georgios Kolovos).
This final round of the season allowed several teams to salvage their campaign in a way, with the #49 High Class Racing entry also finishing on the podium. It also marked a return to form for DKR, who had won the Asian championship title in 2023. Frenchman Sami Meguetounif finished just off the podium in the #20 Algarve Pro Racing entry, which he shares with Matthias Kaiser and John Falb.
Second in the championship standings going into Sunday's Abu Dhabi race, the No. 47 Cetilar Racing entry had to settle for seventh place, two positions ahead of Crowdstrike Racing by APR, which clinched the title. Antonio Fuoco, driving the No. 47, spun while attempting to overtake LMP3 cars at the end of the race, dropping down the order. For Louis Delétraz, George Kurtz, and Malthe Jakobsen, the title comes with an invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, for Crowdstrike Racing by APR.
All this at the end of a race that changed dramatically after forty minutes, following an impressive off-track excursion by the No. 25 Algarve Pro Racing car (Michael Jensen), and the Classic Ferrari for sale The No. 15 Kessel Racing car (Memo Gidley) was delayed for over an hour and ten minutes due to necessary repairs to the safety barrier. At the front, United Autosports once again encountered difficulties in the second half of the race, including a strategic move that backfired. The No. 5 car crossed the finish line in eighth place, three positions behind the No. 6.
In LMP3, the #23 car of 23EVENTS Racing took the victory, following an accident involving the #17 CLX Motorsport car, which had been leading the race and was hit by the #85. This did not prevent the team, notably managed by Nicolas lapierre to win the LMP3 title, despite retiring tonight in Abu Dhabi. Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn takes the GT3 title, notably benefiting from a final pit stop for the Porsche Car number 10 from Manthey was withdrawn due to having reached its maximum running time. The shortened race logically led to a modification of the minimum and maximum driving times for the crews. After losing a car in the early race accident, Kessel Racing finished the day much happier, securing the title and an invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGT3 class.
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08/02/2026 at 06:05 a.m.
Well done to Cetilar, who fought all season 3 against 1 with APR, winning a small title for a small team. I also don't congratulate the ACO for this stupid rule that prevented Roberto Lacorte from starting the race and forced Cetilar to make one more pit stop than all the competition. A disappointing end to the championship for me in LMP2 and LMP3. Well done to CLX for their title; thankfully the collision with R-Ace GP didn't cost them the championship. Congratulations to Kessel as well, who wins a second title and therefore a second invitation to Le Mans.