We’ve had a flurry of announcements for the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series, and with a record grid looming, there’s room for rather more!
Here are two of them with news this morning of two (and possibly three) more Aston Martins to join the already announced D’Station Racing effort.
TF Sport returns to the Asian Le Man Series with a Vantage GT3 for John Hartshorne, Jonny Adam and Henrique Chaves, the WEC GTE Am title-winning team looking for a kick start for their 2023 season.
The trio had a year of mixed fortunes in ELMS this season, with the highlight being a storming second place podium result in Imola, Italy. However, it was a heartbreaking end to 2022, with their TF Sport-run Vantage GTE being taken out of the season finale by a wayward LMP3.
Having competed in the Asian Le Mans Series at the beginning of 2022, with the same car at the same circuits, Hartshorne, Chaves and Adam have solid foundations to target podium finishes in the United Arab Emirates.
Despite being recently upgraded to gold driver status, Chaves will remain as a silver-graded racer for the Asian Le Mans series entry, meaning the line-up can reunite one more time, to fight for more silverware.
Tom Ferrier, TF Sport Managing Director: “It’s great to have John, Henrique and Jonny back with us for the Asian Le Mans Series. 2022 saw John’s race craft improve even further and I have no doubt that they will be fighting for podium finishes again in February.”
John Hartshorne, TF Sport Bronze Driver: “I’m really looking forward to racing with Henrique and Jonny again. I will be able to take what I learned throughout this season, and with the familiar foundations of TF Sport and the Aston Martin GT3, I’m excited to see what we can achieve.”
Viper Niza Return!
A very welcome returning team are long-time Series entrants Viper Niza Racing, Douglas Khoo brings his new acquisition, a Vantage GT3 to the field, the proudly Malaysian squad joining a cluster of Asian-based teams on the entry (with more to come!) and just a taster of a slow return to normality for a hard-pressed sport in the region.
There’s at least one more potential Aston Martin still in the mix, whether that entry makes it to the final entry though is a #waitandsee.
