High Class Racing, a Danish team with presence in prototypes and GT racing, has reached an agreement with Isotta Fraschini Milano and Michelotto Engineering to reactivate the Tipo 6 LMH-C and compete in the new Hypercar class of the Asian Le Mans Series. The Hypercar with a hybrid V6 biturbo engine turned laps at the Vallelunga circuit almost two years after its last appearance in the WEC, in tests focused on the hybrid system, tyre management and data collection. Michelotto published images of the unpainted prototype, with its carbon fibre exposed, in a session that marks the start of a programme aimed at returning the car to the track in the 2026-27 season of the Asian series.

Anders Fjordbach, owner of High Class Racing, said the on‑track performance of the Tipo 6 LMH-C convinced him to take on the project and that the long‑term goal is to compete again at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Danish team, which has participated in endurance championships on six continents, will operate the vehicle on track, while Michelotto will continue to lead development. The agreement includes an intensive testing programme before the debut in the Asian Le Mans Series, scheduled for December if the traditional format is maintained. High Class will evaluate whether conditions exist to enter two cars in the 2027 WEC, and also mentioned a possible foray into IMSA as an as‑yet undefined alternative.

The Tipo 6 LMH-C has not competed since the 6 Hours of São Paulo in 2024. A month after that race, Isotta Fraschini cancelled its WEC programme due to the end of its collaboration with Duqueine Team, and the prototype was left out of the remaining three rounds. The Asian Le Mans Series has introduced a Hypercar class reserved for private teams with Pro‑Am line‑ups this season, a pathway that did not exist then and that the ACO created to absorb the demand for LMH and LMDh prototypes that do not fit into the world championship grid. The Isotta will be the first to take advantage of it.

Michelotto designed the carbon‑fibre chassis of the Tipo 6 LMH-C, integrated the hybrid system and developed the engine together with HWA. The Padua‑based company has built endurance cars for Ferrari for decades, but in recent years it lost ground when the Italian marque centralised development of the 499P Hypercar. The reactivation of the Isotta allows it to apply that expertise to its own project. The car that ran at Vallelunga is the same as in 2024, and the tests focused on reliability, hybrid system optimisation and tyre preparation. The Asian Le Mans Series runs between December and February, outside the WEC calendar, and could move to Europe if the conflict in the Middle East prevents the scheduled rounds at Sepang, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The Isotta has several months of testing ahead before returning to a grid, in a category that could give a second life to other Hypercars without a place in the World Championship.

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