Le Mans Cup

Le Mans Cup
CategoryEndurance racing
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2016
Prototype ClassesLMP3, LMP3 Pro-Am
GT ClassesGT3
Teams29
ConstructorsGT3:
Ferrari • Aston Martin • Porsche • Mercedes-Benz
Chassis manufacturersLMP3:
Ginetta • Ligier • Duqueine • ADESS
Engine manufacturersLMP3:Toyota
Tyre suppliersMichelin
Drivers' championLMP3:
Adrien Chila
David Droux
GT3:
Alessandro Balzan
Matt Kurzejewski
Teams' championLMP3: Cool Racing
GT3: AF Corse
Official websitelemanscup.com
Current season

The Le Mans Cup, previously the GT3 Le Mans Cup and currently known as the Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, is an international sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO).

History

The GT3 Le Mans Cup was created in 2016 after the GTC category was dropped from the European Le Mans Series. The new tournament was designed primarily to increase the number of amateur drivers.[1][2][3] The teams' champion automatically receives an invitation to take part in the following 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGTE Am category.[4]

From the 2017 season, the series adopted a new format with LMP3 and GT3-class cars competing in their respective categories, with the ACO aiming to create a secondary division of LMP3-racing and promoting the best teams from the Le Mans Cup to the European Le Mans Series.[5]

A new LMP3 specification with higher power engines was introduced for the 2020 season; this was found to consume more fuel than predicted, forcing pit stop and stint time rule changes.

The Le Mans weekend originally had a one-hour format in 2017, and has had two 55-minute races every year since 2018. The remaining races originally had a two-hour format, later shortened to 1h 50min for the 2022 season, to enable removal of this second mandatory pit stop.

Starting in the 2025 Le Mans Cup Season, the LMP3 Class will be split into two with the introduction of LMP3 Pro-Am as well as new ACO Generation III LMP3 Built cars will be eligible for the category such as the Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Evo, Ligier JS P325, Duqueine D-09, and the ADESS AD25 all of which use a V35A 3.5L Toyota V6 twin turbo engine and Michelin tyres.

Logo History

  • Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup logo used in the 2016 season
  • Michelin Le Mans Cup logo used in the 2017 season
  • Michelin Le Mans Cup logo used from 2018 until the end of the 2023 season

Drivers Championships

LMP3 Drivers

Season Drivers Team Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2017 Jean Glorieux
Alexander Toril 		DKR Engineering 5 4 5 114 6 of 7 24 [6]
2018 Jens Petersen
Léonard Hoogenboom 		DKR Engineering 0 3 4 103 6 of 7 11,5 [7]
2019 Laurents Hörr
François Kirmann 		DKR Engineering 4 2 5 100 7 of 7 8,5 [8]
2020 Laurents Hörr DKR Engineering 1 3 6 120 7 of 7 15 [9]
2021 Anthony Wells
Colin Noble 		Nielsen Racing 0 2 3 75 7 of 7 4 [10]
2022 Tom Dillmann
Alexander Mattschull 		Racing Spirit of Léman 0 3 5 97 7 of 7 24 [11]
2023 Julien Gerbi
Gillian Henrion 		Team Virage 1 2 3 73 7 of 7 4 [12]
2024 David Droux
Adrian Chila 		Cool Racing 0 1 2 73.5 7 of 7 5.5 [13]

GT3 Drivers

Season Drivers Team Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2016 Aleksey Basov
Viktor Shaytar 		SMP Racing 3 4 5 121 5 of 6 14 [14]
2017 Fabio Babini
Emanuele Busnelli 		Ebimotors 0 2 5 104.5 7 of 7 2 [6]
2018 Giacomo Piccini
Sergio Pianezzola 		Kessel Racing 4 5 5 138 7 of 7 55 [7]
2019 Giacomo Piccini
Sergio Pianezzola 		Kessel Racing 1 4 6 130 7 of 7 21 [8]
2020 Rino Mastronardi Iron Lynx 5 4 7 132 6 of 7 15 [9]
2021 Nicolas Leutwiler Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT 1 2 6 107 7 of 7 10 [10]
2022 Kasper H. Jensen
Kristian Poulsen 		GMB Motorsport 0 2 5 109 7 of 7 16 [11]
2023 Arnold Robin
Valentin Hasse-Clot 		Racing Spirit of Léman 1 1 5 97 7 of 7 20 [12]
2024 Alessandro Balzan
Matt Kurzejewski 		AF Corse 2 4 7 133.5 5 of 7 33.5 [13]

Teams Championships

LMP3 Teams

Season Team Car Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Refs
2017 DKR Engineering Norma M30 5 4 5 114 6 of 7 24 [6][15]
2018 DKR Engineering Norma M30 0 3 4 103 6 of 7 11,5 [7][16]
2019 DKR Engineering Norma M30 4 2 5 100 7 of 7 8,5 [8][17]
2020 DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 1 3 6 120 7 of 7 31 [9][18]
2021 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 0 2 3 75 7 of 7 4 [10][19]
2022 Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 0 3 5 97 7 of 7 24 [11][20]
2023 Team Virage Ligier JS P320 1 2 3 73 7 of 7 4 [12][21]
2024 Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 0 1 2 73,5 7 of 7 5,5 [13][22]

GT3 Teams

Season Team Car Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Refs
2016 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage GT3 0 2 5 107 6 of 6 11 [14][23]
2017 Ebimotors Lamborghini Huracán GT3 0 2 5 104.5 7 of 7 2 [6][24]
2018 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 4 5 5 138 7 of 7 55 [7][25]
2019 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 1 4 6 130 7 of 7 21 [8][26]
2020 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 5 4 7 132 6 of 7 40 [9][27]
2021 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 6 5 7 148 6 of 7 41 [10][28]
2022 GMB Motorsport Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 0 2 5 109 7 of 7 16 [11][29]
2023 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 1 1 5 97 7 of 7 20 [12][30]
2024 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 2 4 7 133.5 5 of 7 42 [13][31]

Circuits

See also

References

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