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Proton Competition kicked of their 2025\/26 Asian Le Mans Series at Sepang International Circuit with a top-5 finish and valuable mileage for three new driver line-ups. With the first race weekend of the season (13 to 14 December) featuring a pair of four-hour races, there was ample opportunity for Christian and Michael Ried\u2019s team to settle into the new ALMS campaign.<\/strong>
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Horst Felbermayr, Horst Felix Felbermayr and Lorenzo Fluxa may be new names behind the wheel of one of the team\u2019s LMP2 efforts, but there was still a touch of old school about the #88 effort as the classic Felbermayr blue livery made its return to the racetrack.
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Not only did the #88 Oreca 07 crew make an impression in terms of their car design, they also performed excellently in challenging conditions. Sunday\u2019s four-hour race was shaped by the weather, with one deluge midway through the race and one in the final hour proving crucial.
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The trio navigated Sunday\u2019s conditions excellently, bringing the car home safely in fifth position to complement Saturday\u2019s ninth-place finish. \u201cOverall, it was a very positive weekend,\u201d said Lorenzo Fluxa. \u201cThe conditions were very tough, with changeable weather. The team had to make some very important calls, and they did a great job, as did my new teammates. It was a great way to start the championship and now we are looking ahead to Dubai.\u201d
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For Bernardo Sousa, Jonas Ried and Felipe Fern\u00e1ndez Laser in the #22 Oreca 07, the weekend in Malaysia was somewhat more challenging. Contact from another car in race one put the trio a lap down early on, while issues with the radio in race two made it extremely difficult to make the right decisions at the right time.
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Featuring two debutants \u2013 Japanese drivers Kiyoto Fujinami and Bankcy \u2013 as well as British driver Harry King, the first race weekend of the 2025\/26 season was all about finding a good balance and set-up for Proton Competition\u2019s GT3 crew. In a record 21-car GT3 field, the trio fought hard at Sepang and secured a top-10 finish on Sunday \u2013 laying some solid foundations ahead of the remainder of the season.
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Proton Competition is back in action in the Asian Le Mans Series on the final weekend in January for another pair of four-hour races, this time at Dubai Autodrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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