The 2024 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2024 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, will be the ninth season of the Le Mans Cup. The six-event season will begin at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 13 April and will finish at Algarve International Circuit on 19 October.[1] The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.
Calendar edit
The provisional calendar for the 2023 season was announced on 22 September 2022.[1] Mugello Circuit was added to the calendar for the first time, replacing the round at MotorLand Aragón.
| Rnd | Circuit | Location | Race Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
|
Montmeló, Spain | 1 hour, 50 mins | 13 April |
| 2 |  Circuit Paul Ricard
|
Le Castellet, France | 1 hour, 50 mins | 4 May |
| 3 | Circuit de la Sarthe
|
Le Mans, France | 55 minutes | 14 June |
| 55 minutes | 15 June | |||
| 4 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
|
Stavelot, Belgium | 1 hour, 50 mins | 24 August |
| 5 |  Mugello Circuit
|
Scarperia e San Piero, Italy | 1 hour, 50 mins | 28 September |
| 6 |  Algarve International Circuit
|
Portimão, Portugal | 1 hour, 50 mins | 19 October |
Entries edit
LMP3 edit
All cars in the LMP3 class used the 2020 spec Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Sport[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 2 | Willyam Gosselin
|
1–3 |
 Shahan Sarkissian
|
1–3 | |||
| 11 | Franck Chappard
|
1–3 | ||
 Chris Short
|
1–3 | |||
 DKR Engineering[3]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 3 | Benjamin Rouget
|
3 |
 Pengcheng Ye
|
3 | |||
| Nielsen Racing[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 4 |  Garett Grist
|
3 |
 Anthony McIntosh
|
3 | |||
| 7 | Wayne Boyd[4]
|
1–3 | ||
| Anthony Wells[4]
|
1–3 | |||
| RLR MSport[3]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 5 |  Ian Aguilera
|
3 |
 TBA
|
3 | |||
| ANS Motorsport[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 6 | Clément Moreno[5]
|
2–3 |
| Nicolas Schatz
|
2–3 | |||
 Jonathan Brossard
|
TBC | |||
| 84 | Julien Lemoine
|
1–3 | ||
| Paul Trojani
|
1–3 | |||
 Team Virage[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 8 | Bernardo Pinheiro
|
3 |
| TBA
|
3 | |||
| 44 | Jamie Falvey
|
1–3 | ||
 Mihnea Ștefan
|
1–3 | |||
| 59 |  Oscar Bittar
|
1–3 | ||
 Ricardo Gracia Filho
|
1–3 | |||
| 76 | Raphaël Narac
|
3 | ||
| TBA
|
3 | |||
| Graff[5]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 9 | Axel Gnos[5]
|
2 |
 Georgios Kolovos[5]
|
2 | |||
| Haowen Luo
|
3 | |||
| Louis Rossi
|
3 | |||
| Racing Spirit of Léman[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 10 | Marius Fossard[6]
|
1–3 |
| Christophe Lapierre[6]
|
1–3 | |||
| 64 |  Michael Doppelmayr
|
3 | ||
 Pierre Kaffer
|
3 | |||
| M Racing[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 13 | Alexandre Cougnaud
|
1–3 |
| Romano Ricci
|
1–3 | |||
| IDEC Sport[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 17 | Patrice Lafargue[7]
|
1–3 |
| Dino Lunardi[7]
|
1–3 | |||
 High Class Racing[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 20 | Tommy Foster[8]
|
1–3 |
| Jens Reno Møller[8]
|
1–3 | |||
 Team Thor[2]
|
77 | Auðunn Guðmundsson[9]
|
1–3 | |
| Colin Noble[9]
|
1–3 | |||
| EuroInternational[3]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 21 | Adam Ali
|
3 |
| Matthew Richard Bell
|
3 | |||
| 31 | Daniel Ali
|
3 | ||
| TBA
|
3 | |||
| WTM by Rinaldi Racing[3]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 22 | Torsten Kratz
|
3 |
| Leonard Weiss
|
3 | |||
 Bretton Racing[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 26 | Dan Skočdopole
|
1–3 |
| Ben Stone[10]
|
1–3 | |||
| 62 | Axel Gnos
|
1 | ||
| Georgios Kolovos
|
1 | |||
| Romain Iannetta
|
2 | |||
| Szymon Ładniak
|
2 | |||
| TBA
|
3 | |||
| TBA
|
3 | |||
| Jiří Navrátil
|
TBC | |||
| Josef Knopp[10]
|
TBC | |||
| P4 Racing[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 27 | Andrew Ferguson
|
1–3 |
| Louis Hamilton-Smith
|
1–3 | |||
| MV2S Racing[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 28 | Kenzie Beecroft
|
1 |
| Romain Iannetta
|
1 | |||
| TBA
|
3 | |||
| TBA
|
3 | |||
| Bernard Delhez[10]
|
TBC | |||
| Matthias Lüthen
|
TBC | |||
| 29 | Maximus Mayer[10]
|
1–3 | ||
| Clément Moreno[10]
|
1 | |||
| Christophe Cresp
|
2 | |||
| TBA
|
3 | |||
| Inter Europol Competition[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 34 |  Alexander Bukhanstov[11][N 1]
|
1–3 |
 Rik Koen[11]
|
1–3 | |||
| 43 | Tim Creswick[11]
|
1–3 | ||
| Sebastian Gravlund[11]
|
1–3 | |||
| Steller Motorsport[2]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 42 | Sennan Fielding[12]
|
1–3 |
| Sylvain Guintoli[12]
|
1–3 | |||
 Murphy Prototypes[2]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 48 | Ayrton Simmons
|
TBC |
| TBA
|
TBC | |||
| Reiter Engineering[13]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 50 | Horst Felbermayr Jr.
|
1–3 |
| Moritz Löhner
|
1 | |||
| Miklas Born
|
2–3 | |||
 GG Classics[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 58 | George Nakas
|
1–3 |
| Fraser Ross
|
1–3 | |||
| Rinaldi Racing[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 66 | Daniel Keilwitz[14]
|
1–3 |
| Steve Parrow[14]
|
1–3 | |||
| 71 | Stefan Aust[14]
|
1–3 | ||
| Felipe Fernández Laser[14]
|
1–3 | |||
| Haegeli by T2 Racing[2]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 67 | Pieder Decurtins
|
1–3 |
| Samir Ben
|
1–3 | |||
| 68 | Marcel Oosenbrugh
|
3 | ||
| Dominik Schraml
|
3 | |||
| R-ace GP[2]
|
Duqueine M30 - D08 | 85 | Hadrien David[15]
|
1–3 |
| Fabien Michal[15]
|
1–3 | |||
| Cool Racing[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 87 | Adrien Closmenil
|
1–3 |
| James Sweetnam
|
1–3 | |||
| 97 | Adrien Chila
|
1–3 | ||
| David Droux
|
1–3 | |||
| More Motorsport[2]
|
Ligier JS P320 | 99 | Mark van der Snel
|
1–3 |
| Max van der Snel
|
1–3 | |||
| Source:[16][17][18][19] | ||||
GT3 edit
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kessel Racing[2]
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 12 | David Fumanelli
|
1–3 |
| Frédéric Jousset
|
1–3 | ||||
| 57 | Orey Fidani
|
3 | |||
| Lars Kern
|
3 | ||||
| 74 | Andrew Gilbert
|
1–3 | |||
| Fran Rueda
|
1–3 | ||||
| GetSpeed[3]
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 14 | Anthony Bartone
|
3 |
| Valentin Pierburg
|
3 | ||||
| High Class Racing[2]
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 18 | Nick Jones
|
1–3 |
| Scott Malvern
|
1–3 | ||||
| Leipert Motorsport[2]
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 19 | Marcel Leipert
|
TBC |
| TBA
|
TBC | ||||
| 70 |  Brendon Leitch
|
TBC | |||
| Gerhard Watzinger
|
TBC | ||||
| Biogas Motorsport[2]
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 23 | Marc Carol[20]
|
1–3 |
| Josep Mayola[20]
|
1–3 | ||||
| Steller Motorsport[2]
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 24 | Darren Malkin[10]
|
1–2 |
| Alex Aka[10]
|
1 | ||||
| Kiern Jewiss
|
2 | ||||
| TBA
|
3 | ||||
| TBA
|
3 | ||||
| Richard Williams
|
TBC | ||||
| Heart of Racing by SPS[3]
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 25 | Ian James
|
3 |
| Gray Newell
|
3 | ||||
| AF Corse[2]
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 51 | Alessandro Balzan
|
1–3 |
| Matt Kurzejewski
|
1–3 | ||||
| 80 | Gino Forgione
|
3 | |||
| Michele Rugolo
|
3 | ||||
| 82 | Emmanuel Collard
|
3 | |||
| Charles-Henri Samani
|
3 | ||||
| 88 | Riccardo Agostini
|
1–3 | |||
| Custodio Toledo
|
1–3 | ||||
| Team Motopark[3]
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 65 | Heiko Neumann
|
3 |
| TBA
|
3 | ||||
| Proton Huber Competition[2]
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 73 | Jörg Dreisow[21]
|
1–3 |
| Manuel Lauck[21]
|
1–3 | ||||
| Iron Dames[2]
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 83 | Karen Gaillard[22]
|
1–3 |
| Célia Martin[22]
|
1–3 | ||||
| Blackthorn[2]
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 90 | TBA
|
3 |
| TBA
|
3 | ||||
| David McDonald
|
TBC | ||||
| Nick Moss
|
TBC | ||||
| 91 | Claude Bovet
|
2–3 | |||
| David McDonald[5]
|
2–3 | ||||
| Joe Osborne
|
TBC | ||||
| Racing Spirit of Léman[3]
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 95 | Derek DeBoer
|
3 |
| Valentin Hasse-Clot
|
3 | ||||
| Source:[16][17][18][19] | |||||
Race Results edit
Bold indicates the overall winner.
| Round | Circuit | LMP3 Winners | GT3 Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalunya
|
No. 20 High Class Racing
|
No. 51 AF Corse
| |
| Tommy Foster Jens Reno Møller
|
Alessandro Balzan Matt Kurzejewski
| |||
| 2 | Le Castellet
|
No. 97 Cool Racing
|
No. 51 AF Corse
| |
| Adrien Chila David Droux
|
Alessandro Balzan Matt Kurzejewski
| |||
| 3 | R1 | Le Mans
|
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| R2 | ||||
| 4 | Spa-Francorchamps
|
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| 5 | Mugello
|
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| 6 | Portimão
|
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Championship Standings edit
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Le Mans | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
LMP3 Teams Championship edit
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GT3 Teams Championship edit
| Pos. | Team | Car | BAR
|
LEC
|
LMS
|
SPA
|
MUG
|
POR
|
Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #51 AF Corse
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 1 | 1 | 51 | |||||
| 2 | #74 Kessel Racing
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 2 | 3 | 33 | |||||
| 3 | #83 Iron Dames
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | |||||
| 4 | #12 Kessel Racing
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||
| 5 | #88 AF Corse
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | |||||
| 6 | #18 High Class Racing
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 5 | 5 | 20 | |||||
| 7 | #24 Steller Motorsport
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 6 | 6 | 16 | |||||
| 8 | #73 Proton Huber Competition
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | WD | 8 | 4 | |||||
| 9 | #91 Blackthorn
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| 10 | #23 Biogas Motorsport
|
Ferrari 296 GT3 | WD | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Pos. | Team | Car | BAR
|
LEC
|
LMS
|
SPA
|
MUG
|
POR
|
Points | |
Notes edit
- ^ Bukhantsov is Russian, but he competes under an Emirati licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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