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Le Mans Cup

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Le Mans Cup
Category Endurance racing
Country International
Inaugural season 2016
Prototype Classes LMP3
GT Classes GT3
Tyre suppliers Michelin
Drivers' champion LMP3:
Spain Julien Gerbi
France Gillian Henrion
GT3:
France Valentin Hasse-Clot
France Arnold Robin
Teams' champion LMP3: Poland Team Virage
GT3: Switzerland Racing Spirit of Leman
Official website lemanscup.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 [ edit ]

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.

Logo History [ edit ]

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

Drivers Championships [ edit ]

LMP3 Drivers [ edit ]

Season Drivers Team Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2017 Belgium Jean Glorieux
Spain Alexander Toril 		Luxembourg DKR Engineering 5 4 5 114 6 of 7 24
2018 Germany Jens Petersen
Netherlands Leonard Hoogenboom 		Luxembourg DKR Engineering 0 3 4 103 6 of 7 11,5
2019 Germany Laurents Horr
France Francois Kirmann 		Luxembourg DKR Engineering 4 2 5 100 7 of 7 8,5
2020 Germany Laurents Horr Luxembourg DKR Engineering 1 3 6 120 7 of 7 15
2021 United Kingdom Anthony Wells
United Kingdom Colin Noble 		United Kingdom Nielsen Racing 0 2 3 75 7 of 7 4
2022 France Tom Dillmann
Germany Alexander Mattschull 		Switzerland Racing Spirit of Leman 0 3 5 97 7 of 7 24
2023 Spain Julien Gerbi
France Gillian Henrion 		Poland Team Virage 1 2 3 73 7 of 7 4

GT3 Drivers [ edit ]

Season Drivers Team Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2016 Russia Aleksey Basov
Russia Viktor Shaytar 		Russia SMP Racing 3 4 5 121 5 of 6 14
2017 Italy Fabio Babini
Italy Emanuele Busnelli 		Italy Ebimotors 0 2 5 104.5 7 of 7 2
2018 Italy Giacomo Piccini
Italy Sergio Pianezzola 		Switzerland Kessel Racing 4 5 5 138 7 of 7 55
2019 Italy Giacomo Piccini
Italy Sergio Pianezzola 		Switzerland Kessel Racing 1 4 6 130 7 of 7 21
2020 Italy Rino Mastronardi Italy Iron Lynx 5 4 7 132 6 of 7 15
2021 Switzerland Nicolas Leutwiler Switzerland Pzoberer Zurichsee by TFT 1 2 6 107 7 of 7 10
2022 Denmark Kasper H. Jensen
Denmark Kristian Poulsen 		Denmark GMB Motorsport 0 2 5 109 7 of 7 16
2023 France Arnold Robin
France Valentin Hasse-Clot 		Switzerland Racing Spirit of Leman 1 1 5 97 7 of 7 20

Teams Championships [ edit ]

LMP3 Teams [ edit ]

Season Team Car Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2017 Luxembourg DKR Engineering Norma M30 5 4 5 114 6 of 7 24
2018 Luxembourg DKR Engineering Norma M30 0 3 4 103 6 of 7 11,5
2019 Luxembourg DKR Engineering Norma M30 4 2 5 100 7 of 7 8,5
2020 Luxembourg DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 1 3 6 120 7 of 7 31
2021 United Kingdom Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 0 2 3 75 7 of 7 4
2022 Switzerland Racing Spirit of Leman Ligier JS P320 0 3 5 97 7 of 7 24
2023 Poland Team Virage Ligier JS P320 1 2 3 73 7 of 7 4

GT3 Teams [ edit ]

Season Team Car Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2016 United Kingdom TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage GT3 0 2 5 107 6 of 6 11
2017 Italy Ebimotors Lamborghini Huracan GT3 0 2 5 104.5 7 of 7 2
2018 Switzerland Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 4 5 5 138 7 of 7 55
2019 Switzerland Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 1 4 6 130 7 of 7 21
2020 Italy Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 5 4 7 132 6 of 7 40
2021 Italy Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 6 5 7 148 6 of 7 41
2022 Denmark GMB Motorsport Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 0 2 5 109 7 of 7 16
2023 Switzerland Racing Spirit of Leman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 1 1 5 97 7 of 7 20

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Release, News (4 May 2016). "Villorba Corse to enter 2016 Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup" . {{ cite web }} : |first= has generic name ( help )
  2. ^ "History - Michelin Le Mans Cup" .
  3. ^ Ltd., Crash Media Group. "ACO launches Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup - Sportscars News" .
  4. ^ "Prize fund revealed for new GT3 Le Mans Cup" .
  5. ^ "LMP3 Cars Added to Michelin Le Mans Cup for 2017 - Sportscar365" .

External links [ edit ]

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