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Cetilar Sweeps Sepang Opener as Rain-Shortened Race 2 Caps Commanding Weekend

Weather swings, pit strategy, stewarding calls defined the weekend.

Overview

  • Cetilar Racing’s No. 47 Oreca (Antonio Fuoco, Roberto Lacorte, Charles Milesi) won both four-hour races to kick off the 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series.
  • Race 2 was red-flagged with 13 minutes remaining as rain intensified, securing victory after Fuoco built a sizable advantage through wet-to-dry stints.
  • In Race 1, officials corrected a post-race penalty application, confirming Cetilar as winner after the team had already served a five-second FCY infringement.
  • Algarve Pro Racing’s No. 25 finished runner-up in both races, with CrowdStrike Racing by APR’s No. 4 taking third each time following pit-timing swings and a slow final stop in Race 2.
  • Class wins were split: Inter Europol (LMP3) and Manthey (GT) in Race 1, then CLX Motorsport (LMP3) and Kessel Racing (GT) in the rain-shortened Race 2.