Asian Le Mans Series Paul Ricard 2026 schedule: start times and how to watch the 4 Hours of Le Castellet
Practice on Friday 13 November, two four-hour races on Saturday and Sunday, and 46 cars in Hypercar, LMP2 and GT3 for the season opener in the south of France
The Asian Le Mans Series opens its 2026/27 season at Circuit Paul Ricard on 13 to 15 November, with two four-hour races starting at 13:15 local time on Saturday and Sunday. That is 12:15 in the UK and 07:15 US Eastern. Forty-six cars are entered: two Hypercars, 16 LMP2 cars and 28 GT3 cars.
Latest news: Jack Doohan joins AF Corse as 46 cars enter the opener
Both races start at 13:15 local, 12:15 UK and 07:15 ET
All times are for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet by ALMS. France is on CET (UTC+1) in November.
| Day | Session | Local (CET) | UK | US Eastern (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 13 Nov | Free Practice 1 | 10:10 | 09:10 | 04:10 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Free Practice 2 | 13:30 | 12:30 | 07:30 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Qualifying 1, GT3 | 16:05 | 15:05 | 10:05 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Qualifying 2, GT3 | 16:25 | 15:25 | 10:25 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Qualifying 1, Hypercar and LMP2 | 16:50 | 15:50 | 10:50 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Qualifying 2, Hypercar and LMP2 | 17:10 | 16:10 | 11:10 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Race 1 (4 hours) | 13:15 | 12:15 | 07:15 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Race 2 (4 hours) | 13:15 | 12:15 | 07:15 |
Source: Asian Le Mans Series event timetable, asianlemansseries.com (track time). Times can change; the series publishes the final timetable before the event.
The chequered flag falls around 17:15 local (16:15 UK, 11:15 ET) on both days, if the races run the full four hours.
Every session is live on FIAWEC+
The Asian Le Mans Series lists every practice, qualifying and race session as live on FIAWEC+ (plus.fiawec.com), the streaming platform of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
If you are at the circuit: according to Circuit Paul Ricard, access to the Grand Prix Burger grandstand is free from 10:00 to 18:00. The paddock is reserved for competitors.
Two Ferraris in Hypercar, 16 LMP2 cars and 28 GT3s
Hypercar joins the series for the first time, with two Ferrari 499Ps: Cetilar Racing’s #47 for Roberto and Nicola Lacorte with Antonio Fuoco, and AF Corse’s #90 for Luis Pérez Companc, Yifei Ye and Nicklas Nielsen.
LMP2 has 16 Oreca 07-Gibsons and the biggest prize of the winter: the champions get an automatic invitation to the 2027 24 Hours of Le Mans. Former Formula 1 driver Jack Doohan races AF Corse’s #55 with Phil Hanson and Alex Dimirdjian. GT3 has 28 cars from eight makes, led by seven Mercedes-AMGs.
Every car and driver is in our Asian Le Mans Series 2026/27 entry list and calendar. The same weekend also has the first two races of the new Asian Le Mans Cup for LMP3 and GT3 cars.
A lap of almost six kilometres with the Mistral straight
The races use the long layout of Paul Ricard, the same one the European Le Mans Series raced in May, with a chicane splitting the Mistral straight. More on the circuit, and on Jerez and Portimão, in our Asian Le Mans Series track guide.
After Paul Ricard: Jerez in January, Portimão in February
| Rounds | Dates | Circuit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 and 2 | 13 to 15 November 2026 | Circuit Paul Ricard, France |
| 3 and 4 | 15 to 17 January 2027 | Circuito de Jerez Ángel Nieto, Spain |
| 5 and 6 | 19 to 21 February 2027 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal |
Sources: Asian Le Mans Series event timetable and press release “46 Cars for Season Opener in France”, 2 November 2026; provisional entry list as at 31 October 2026; Circuit Paul Ricard event page; European Le Mans Series.
Which class are you watching at Paul Ricard: the two Hypercars, the LMP2 fight for Le Mans or the 28 GT3s? Tell us in the comments.
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