Triple 8 JMR Awarded GT Class Win At 4 Hours Of Abu Dhabi ALMS 2023/24 Finale

The 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi held at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi last weekend served as the season finale of the Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) 2023/24 championship. (Image: ALMS)

The 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi endurance race served as the season finale of the Asian Le Mans (ALMS) 2023/24 season last weekend at the picturesque Yas Marina circuit, Abu Dhabi. Following an intense final hour melee, the Triple 8 JMR (Johor Motorsport Racing) outfit emerged victorious in the event’s GT Class.

Piloting the team’s Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo racecar were the trio of Luca Stolz, Jordan Love, and the Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ibrahim – better known as Prince Jefri Ibrahim.

Coming out victorious in GT Class were the Triple 8 JMR (Johor Motorsport Racing) team and their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2 race machine. (Image: ALMS)

The intense final hour battle mentioned ensued after a one-hour red flag stoppage time. Out of which, Triple 8 JMR had initially taken the checkered flag in second place in the GT Class category. The class win initially went to the #19 Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO 2 entry.

However, the latter team were handed a post-race penalty from the stewards for a driving time infringement and were demoted to 7th position. In turn, this effectively saw the Triple 8 JMR entry promoted a position up from second to first, thus granting them victory in class.

Piloting the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo were Luca Stolz (right), Jordan Love (left), and HH Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ibrahim - better known as Prince Jefri Ibrahim (centre). (Image: ALMS)

The trio avoided major drama and incidents to claim second place in class initially. However, a post-race penalty issued to initial winners promoted Triple 8 JMR up a position to claim the class win.
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"Along with teammates Luca Stolz and Jordan Love, Prince Jefri Ibrahim put in a faultless performance and avoided unwanted incidents throughout the 4-hour race to earn a sweet victory for series newcomers, Triple 8," read the statement reportedly issued by the team following confirmation of their their win.

Separately, JMR also took to its official Facebook page earlier today to share the victory. “We look forward to returning to ALMS in the future, and climbing that next step on the podium,” added the team in the same status update.

Not only did HH Price Jefri Ibrahim charting his first ALMS win, the feat also secured his second place ranking in the drivers' championship standings, which he jointly shares with co-driver Stolz. (Image: SpeedCafe.com)

The effort sees the Triple 8 JMR mark a major triumph in their debut ALMS season by charting their first win in the series, Notably, the win also secured the team enough points to become ALMS 2023/24 GT Class vice champions in the standings with a total of 49 points – just 9 points shy of champions Pure Rxing.

The feat also marks Prince Jefri Ibrahim’s first win in the ALMS championship as a driver. It also sees him jointly rank second overall with teammate Stolz in the series’ driver’s championship standings with a shared 74 points haul each – just two points shy of Pure Rxcing’s trio of Malykhin, Sturm, and Bachler.

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