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2026 European Le Mans Series

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The 2026 European Le Mans Series is the twenty-third season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 12 April and is scheduled to finish at Algarve International Circuit on 10 October.[1]

The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the LMGT3 class.

Calendar

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The provisional calendar for the 2026 season was announced on 28 August 2025. The calendar features the same six circuits in the same order as the previous season.[1][2]

In addition to the Le Mans Cup and Ligier European Series, the Eurocup-3 single-seater championship is scheduled to join the support race lineup for the rounds at Circuit Paul Ricard, Imola Circuit and Silverstone Circuit.[3]

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
Prologue Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Spain Montmeló, Spain 6/7 April
1 4 Hours of Barcelona 12 April
2 4 Hours of Le Castellet Circuit Paul Ricard France Le Castellet, France 3 May
3 4 Hours of Imola Imola Circuit Italy Imola, Italy 5 July
4 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Stavelot, Belgium 23 August
5 Goodyear 4 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit United Kingdom Silverstone, United Kingdom 13 September
6 4 Hours of Portimão Algarve International Circuit Portugal Portimão, Portugal 10 October
Sources:[4]

Entries

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LMP2

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All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Goodyear tyres. Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am class, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with icons.

Entrant/Team Chassis No. MISC Drivers Rounds
Luxembourg DKR Engineering[5] Oreca 07 3 PA Mexico Sebastián Álvarez[6] 1–2
Belgium Jean Glorieux[5] 1–2
France Marlon Hernandez[5] 1–2
United Kingdom Vector Sport[5] Oreca 07 7 PA Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı[7] 1–2
Spain Lorenzo Fluxá[8] 1–2
Denmark Jens Reno Møller[7] 1–2
10 P2 Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen[9] 1–2
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi[9] 1–2
France Vladislav Lomko[9][N 1] 1–2
Germany Proton Competition[5] Oreca 07 9 P2 United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx[10] 1–2
Germany Jonas Ried[5] 1–2
Germany Mike Rockenfeller[10] 1–2
88 PA Austria René Binder[7] 1–2
Austria Horst Felbermayr Jr.[5] 1–2
Austria Horst Felix Felbermayr[5] 1–2
France TDS Racing[11] Oreca 07 14 PA United States Scott Huffaker[11] 1–2
France Sami Meguetounif[11] 1–2
United States Steven Thomas[11] 1–2
France Forestier Racing by Panis[12] 29 P2 United Kingdom Oliver Gray[12] 1–2
France Esteban Masson[12] 1–2
France Louis Rousset[12] 1–2
France IDEC Sport[5] Oreca 07 18 P2 United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick[13] 1–2
Germany Laurents Hörr[14] 1–2
Italy Valerio Rinicella[14] 1–2
28 P2 France Paul-Loup Chatin[13] 1–2
France Paul Lafargue[5] 1–2
Netherlands Job van Uitert[5] 1–2
United Arab Emirates Rossa Racing by Virage[5] Oreca 07 19 PA Portugal Manuel Espírito Santo[5] 1–2
United States John Falb[5] 1–2
Netherlands Rik Koen[5] 1–2
Portugal Algarve Pro Racing[5] Oreca 07 20 PA Denmark Malthe Jakobsen[5] 1–2
Denmark Michael Jensen[5] 1–2
Italy Enzo Trulli[5] 1–2
25 P2 United Kingdom Jake Hughes[15] 1–2
Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser[5] 1–2
France Tristan Vautier[15] 1–2
United Kingdom United Autosports[16] Oreca 07 21 PA United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis[16] 1–2
Japan Marino Sato[16] 1–2
Brazil Daniel Schneider[16] 1–2
22 P2 United Kingdom Ben Hanley[16] 1–2
Australia Griffin Peebles[16] 1–2
Switzerland Grégoire Saucy[16] 1–2
United Kingdom Nielsen Racing[5] Oreca 07 24 P2 Australia Jack Doohan[17] 1–2
Israel Roy Nissany[18] 1–2
United Kingdom Edward Pearson[5] 1–2
27 PA Australia James Allen[19] 1–2
Greece Kriton Lendoudis[20] 1–2
United Kingdom Alex Quinn[20] 1–2
France Duqueine Team[21] Oreca 07 30 PA France Doriane Pin[22] 1–2
Italy Giorgio Roda[21] 1–2
Netherlands Richard Verschoor[21] 1–2
Poland Inter Europol Competition[23] Oreca 07 34 P2 France Reshad de Gerus[24] 1–2
United States Bijoy Garg[23] 1–2
43 P2 France Tom Dillmann[23] 1–2
Poland Jakub Śmiechowski[23] 1–2
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly[23] 1
Italy Luca Ghiotto[25] 2
Switzerland CLX Motorsport[5] Oreca 07 37 P2 Mexico Ian Aguilera[26] 1–2
France Adrien Closmenil[26] 1–2
Denmark Theodor Jensen[26] 1–2
47 PA Greece Georgios Kolovos[5] 1–2
France Charles Milesi[5] 1–2
Brazil Felipe Fraga[5] 1
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg[27] 2
Italy AF Corse[5] Oreca 07 83 PA Italy Antonio Fuoco[28] 1–2
France François Perrodo[5] 1–2
France Matthieu Vaxivière[28] 1–2
United States AO by TF[29] Oreca 07 99 PA United States Dane Cameron[29] 1–2
United States P. J. Hyett[29] 1–2
Switzerland Louis Delétraz[29] 1
United Kingdom Jonny Edgar[25] 2
Icon MISC
P2 LMP2
PA LMP2 Pro-Am

LMP3

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All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres.[31]

Entrant/Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
Luxembourg DKR Engineering[5] Ligier JS P325 4 United States Wyatt Brichacek[6] 1–2
France Romain Favre[5] 1–2
Estonia Antti Rammo[5] 1–2
Germany Rinaldi Racing[32] Ligier JS P325 5 Portugal José Cautela[32] 1–2
Denmark Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen[32] 1–2
Italy Alvise Rodella[32] 1–2
Poland Team Virage[33] Ligier JS P325 8 Spain Daniel Nogales[33] 1–2
Italy Matteo Quintarelli[33] 1–2
France Louis Stern[33] 1–2
Italy EuroInternational[34] Ligier JS P325 11 United Kingdom Matthew Richard Bell[34] 1–2
Belgium Douwe Dedecker[34] 1–2
Netherlands Max van der Snel[34] 1–2
Poland Inter Europol Competition[23] Ligier JS P325 13 United Arab Emirates Alexander Bukhantsov[23][N 1] 1–2
Chinese Taipei Chun-Ting Chou[23] 1–2
Colombia Henry Cubides Olarte[23] 1–2
Switzerland CLX Motorsport[5] Ligier JS P325 17 France Paul Lanchère[7] 1–2
Brazil Alexander Jacoby[5] 1–2
Brazil Bruno Ribeiro[5] 1–2
France Racing Spirit of Léman[5] Ligier JS P325 31 Switzerland Ralph Meichtry[5] 1–2
Germany Lenny Ried[35] 1–2
Switzerland Grégory de Sybourg[5] 1–2
France Ultimate[36] Ligier JS P325 35 Brazil Lucas Fecury[36] 1–2
Denmark Sebastian Gravlund[36] 1–2
United Kingdom Terrence Woodward[36] 1–2
France M Racing[5] Ligier JS P325 68 United Kingdom Nick Adcock[37] 1–2
France Quentin Antonel[37] 1–2
France Thomas Imbourg[37] 1–2
France R-ace GP[5] Duqueine D09 85 France Fabien Michal[5] 1–2
Luxembourg Pierre-Alexandre Provost[5] 1–2
Germany Hugo Schwarze[5] 1–2
  • Isaac Tutumlu and Cindy Gudet were scheduled to compete for Rinaldi Racing and M Racing respectively, but were replaced prior to the start of the season.[5]
  • Matthieu Lahaye was scheduled to compete for the Ultimate team he co-owns, but stepped down prior to the start of the season.[5]

LMGT3

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All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.[38]

Entrant/Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United Kingdom United Autosports[16] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 United Kingdom Michael Birch[16] 1–2
United Kingdom Wayne Boyd[16] 1–2
Australia Garnet Patterson[16] 1–2
United Kingdom TF Sport[39] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 33 Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood[39] 1–2
United States Blake McDonald[39] 1–2
United States Alec Udell[39] 1–2
Italy Richard Mille AF Corse[5] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 50 Italy Riccardo Agostini[40] 1–2
Brazil Custodio Toledo[5] 1–2
Monaco Francesco Castellacci[8] 1
France Lilou Wadoux[41] 2
Italy AF Corse[5] 51 Denmark Conrad Laursen[42] 1–2
Italy Davide Rigon[41] 1–2
France Charles-Henri Samani[5] 1–2
Switzerland Spirit of Race[5] 55 United Kingdom Duncan Cameron[5] 1–2
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin[7] 1–2
South Africa David Perel[7] 1–2
Denmark High Class Racing[43] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 54 Denmark Anders Fjordbach[43] 1–2
Denmark Dennis Andersen[43] 1
Germany Laurin Heinrich[43] 1
Germany Max Moritz[27] 2
Austria Thomas Preining[27] 2
Switzerland Kessel Racing[44] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 57 France Mathys Jaubert[45] 1–2
Japan Takeshi Kimura[44] 1–2
Brazil Daniel Serra[44] 1–2
74 United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert[44] 1–2
France Romain Leroux[44] 1–2
Spain Fran Rueda[44] 1–2
France Racing Spirit of Léman[5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 59 France Marius Fossard[5] 1–2
France Valentin Hasse-Clot[5] 1–2
France Clément Mateu[5] 1–2
Qatar Team Qatar by Iron Lynx[5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 62 Qatar Abdulla Al-Khelaifi[5] 1–2
Germany Julian Hanses[7] 1–2
United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou[7] 1
Belgium Maxime Martin[25] 2
Italy Iron Lynx[5] 63 Angola Rui Andrade[5] 1–2
Zimbabwe Ameerh Naran[5] 1–2
Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara[46] 1–2
Germany Proton Competition[5][47] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 75 United States Matt Kurzejewski[5] 1–2
Austria Richard Lietz[47] 1–2
Australia Tom Sargent[47] 1–2
77 Japan "Bankcy"[5] 1–2
Netherlands Huub van Eijndhoven[48] 1–2
United Kingdom Harry King[48] 1
Germany Joel Sturm[48] 2
United Kingdom GR Racing[49] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 86 United Kingdom Lorcan Hanafin[49] 1–2
Netherlands Mex Jansen[49] 1–2
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright[49] 1–2

Results and standings

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Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd. Circuit Pole LMP2 Winning Team LMP2 Pro-Am Winning Team LMP3 Winning Team LMGT3 Winning Team Results
LMP2 Winning Drivers LMP2 Pro-Am Winning Drivers LMP3 Winning Drivers LMGT3 Winning Drivers
1 Spain Catalunya Poland No. 34 Inter Europol Competition France No. 29 Forestier Racing by Panis Portugal No. 20 Algarve Pro Racing Germany No. 5 Rinaldi Racing Germany No. 75 Proton Competition Report
France Reshad de Gerus
United States Bijoy Garg
United Kingdom Oliver Gray
France Esteban Masson
France Louis Rousset
Denmark Malthe Jakobsen
Denmark Michael Jensen
Italy Enzo Trulli
Portugal José Cautela
Denmark Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen
Italy Alvise Rodella
United States Matt Kurzejewski
Austria Richard Lietz
Australia Tom Sargent
2 France Le Castellet France No. 29 Forestier Racing by Panis United Kingdom No. 22 United Autosports United Kingdom No. 27 Nielsen Racing Poland No. 13 Inter Europol Competition Switzerland No. 57 Kessel Racing Report
United Kingdom Oliver Gray
France Esteban Masson
France Louis Rousset
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Australia Griffin Peebles
Switzerland Grégoire Saucy
Australia James Allen
Greece Kriton Lendoudis
United Kingdom Alex Quinn
United Arab Emirates Alexander Bukhantsov
Chinese Taipei Chun-Ting Chou
Colombia Henry Cubides Olarte
France Mathys Jaubert
Japan Takeshi Kimura
Brazil Daniel Serra
3 Italy Imola Report
4 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps Report
5 United Kingdom Silverstone Report
6 Portugal Algarve Report

Drivers' Championships

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Points are awarded according to the following structure:[50]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

LMP2 Drivers' Championship

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Pos. Driver Team BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
1 United Kingdom Ben Hanley United Kingdom United Autosports 3 1 40
Australia Griffin Peebles United Kingdom United Autosports 3 1
Switzerland Grégoire Saucy United Kingdom United Autosports 3 1
2 France Reshad de Gerus Poland Inter Europol Competition 2 2 37
United States Bijoy Garg Poland Inter Europol Competition 2 2
3 United Kingdom Oliver Gray France Forestier Racing by Panis 1 Ret 26
France Esteban Masson France Forestier Racing by Panis 1 Ret
France Louis Rousset France Forestier Racing by Panis 1 Ret
4 United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick France IDEC Sport 4 4 24
Germany Laurents Hörr France IDEC Sport 4 4
Italy Valerio Rinicella France IDEC Sport 4 4
5 Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen United Kingdom Vector Sport 6 5 18
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi United Kingdom Vector Sport 6 5
France Vladislav Lomko United Kingdom Vector Sport 6 5
6 France Paul-Loup Chatin France IDEC Sport 10 3 16
France Paul Lafargue France IDEC Sport 10 3
Netherlands Job van Uitert France IDEC Sport 10 3
7 France Tom Dillmann Poland Inter Europol Competition 5 7 16
Poland Jakub Śmiechowski Poland Inter Europol Competition 5 7
8 Mexico Ian Aguilera Switzerland CLX Motorsport 8 6 12
France Adrien Closmenil Switzerland CLX Motorsport 8 6
Denmark Theodor Jensen Switzerland CLX Motorsport 8 6
9 United Kingdom Nick Yelloly Poland Inter Europol Competition 5 10
10 Australia Jack Doohan United Kingdom Nielsen Racing 7 10 7
Israel Roy Nissany United Kingdom Nielsen Racing 7 10
United Kingdom Edward Pearson United Kingdom Nielsen Racing 7 10
11 Italy Luca Ghiotto Poland Inter Europol Competition 7 6
12 United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx Germany Proton Competition Ret 8 4
Germany Jonas Ried Germany Proton Competition Ret 8
Germany Mike Rockenfeller Germany Proton Competition Ret 8
13 United Kingdom Jake Hughes Portugal Algarve Pro Racing 9 9 4
Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser Portugal Algarve Pro Racing 9 9
France Tristan Vautier Portugal Algarve Pro Racing 9 9
Pos. Driver Team BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
Sources:[51]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold - Pole

Italics - Fastest lap

LMP2 Pro-Am Drivers' Championship

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Pos. Driver Team BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
1 France Doriane Pin France Duqueine Team 3 3 31
Italy Giorgio Roda France Duqueine Team 3 3
Netherlands Richard Verschoor France Duqueine Team 3 3
2 Italy Antonio Fuoco Italy AF Corse 2 6 26
France François Perrodo Italy AF Corse 2 6
France Matthieu Vaxivière Italy AF Corse 2 6
3 Denmark Malthe Jakobsen Portugal Algarve Pro Racing 1 11 25
Denmark Michael Jensen Portugal Algarve Pro Racing 1 11
Italy Enzo Trulli Portugal Algarve Pro Racing 1 11
4 Australia James Allen United Kingdom Nielsen Racing Ret 1 25
Greece Kriton Lendoudis United Kingdom Nielsen Racing Ret 1
United Kingdom Alex Quinn United Kingdom Nielsen Racing Ret 1
5 United States Scott Huffaker France TDS Racing 4 4 24
France Sami Meguetounif France TDS Racing 4 4
United States Steven Thomas France TDS Racing 4 4
6 United States Dane Cameron United States AO by TF 10 2 20
United States P.J. Hyett United States AO by TF 10 2
7 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar United States AO by TF 2 19
8 Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı United Kingdom Vector Sport 6 5 18
Spain Lorenzo Fluxá United Kingdom Vector Sport 6 5
Denmark Jens Reno Møller United Kingdom Vector Sport 6 5
9 Portugal Manuel Espírito Santo United Arab Emirates Rossa Racing by Virage 5 7 16
United States John Falb United Arab Emirates Rossa Racing by Virage 5 7
Netherlands Rik Koen United Arab Emirates Rossa Racing by Virage 5 7
10 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis United Kingdom United Autosports 7 8 10
Japan Marino Sato United Kingdom United Autosports 7 8
Brazil Daniel Schneider United Kingdom United Autosports 7 8
11 Mexico Sebastián Álvarez Luxembourg DKR Engineering 8 10 5
Belgium Jean Glorieux Luxembourg DKR Engineering 8 10
France Marlon Hernandez Luxembourg DKR Engineering 8 10
12 Austria René Binder Germany Proton Competition 9 12 2
Austria Horst Felbermayr Jr. Germany Proton Competition 9 12
Austria Horst Felix Felbermayr Germany Proton Competition 9 12
13 Greece Georgios Kolovos Switzerland CLX Motorsport Ret 9 2
France Charles Milesi Switzerland CLX Motorsport Ret 9
14 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg Switzerland CLX Motorsport 9 2
15 Switzerland Louis Delétraz United States AO by TF 10 1
Brazil Felipe Fraga Switzerland CLX Motorsport Ret 0
Pos. Driver Team BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
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LMP3 Drivers' Championship

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Pos. Driver Team BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
1 United Arab Emirates Alexander Bukhantsov Poland Inter Europol Competition 3 1 40
Chinese Taipei Chun-Ting Chou Poland Inter Europol Competition 3 1
Colombia Henry Cubides Olarte Poland Inter Europol Competition 3 1
2 Portugal José Cautela Germany Rinaldi Racing 1 7 31
Denmark Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen Germany Rinaldi Racing 1 7
Italy Alvise Rodella Germany Rinaldi Racing 1 7
3 France Fabien Michal France R-ace GP 2 6 27
Luxembourg Pierre-Alexandre Provost France R-ace GP 2 6
Germany Hugo Schwarze France R-ace GP 2 6
4 Brazil Lucas Fecury France Ultimate 6 4 20
Denmark Sebastian Gravlund France Ultimate 6 4
United Kingdom Terence Woodward France Ultimate 6 4
5 United Kingdom Nick Adcock France M Racing Ret 2 18
France Quentin Antonel France M Racing Ret 2
France Thomas Imbourg France M Racing Ret 2
6 United States Wyatt Brichacek Luxembourg DKR Engineering 9 3 18
France Romain Favre Luxembourg DKR Engineering 9 3
Estonia Antti Rammo Luxembourg DKR Engineering 9 3
7 Spain Daniel Nogales Poland Team Virage 5 8 14
Italy Matteo Quintarelli Poland Team Virage 5 8
France Louis Stern Poland Team Virage 5 8
8 France Paul Lanchère Switzerland CLX Motorsport 8 5 14
Brazil Alexander Jacoby Switzerland CLX Motorsport 8 5
Brazil Bruno Ribeiro Switzerland CLX Motorsport 8 5
9 United Kingdom Matthew Richard Bell Italy EuroInternational 4 DSQ 12
Belgium Douwe Dedecker Italy EuroInternational 4 DSQ
Netherlands Max van der Snel Italy EuroInternational 4 DSQ
10 Switzerland Ralph Meichtry France Racing Spirit of Léman 7 9 8
Germany Lenny Ried France Racing Spirit of Léman 7 9
Switzerland Grégory de Sybourg France Racing Spirit of Léman 7 9
Pos. Driver Team BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
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LMGT3 Drivers' Championship

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Pos. Driver Team BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
1 France Mathys Jaubert Switzerland Kessel Racing 3 1 40
Japan Takeshi Kimura Switzerland Kessel Racing 3 1
Brazil Daniel Serra Switzerland Kessel Racing 3 1
2 United States Matt Kurzejewski Germany Proton Competition 1 7 31
Austria Richard Lietz Germany Proton Competition 1 7
Australia Tom Sargent Germany Proton Competition 1 7
3 United Kingdom Duncan Cameron Switzerland Spirit of Race 6 4 20
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin Switzerland Spirit of Race 6 4
South Africa David Perel Switzerland Spirit of Race 6 4
4 United Kingdom Michael Birch United Kingdom United Autosports 2 Ret 18
United Kingdom Wayne Boyd United Kingdom United Autosports 2 Ret
Australia Garnet Patterson United Kingdom United Autosports 2 Ret
5 Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood United Kingdom TF Sport Ret 2 18
United States Blake McDonald United Kingdom TF Sport Ret 2
United States Alec Udell United Kingdom TF Sport Ret 2
6 United Kingdom Lorcan Hanafin United Kingdom GR Racing Ret 3 15
Netherlands Mex Jansen United Kingdom GR Racing Ret 3
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright United Kingdom GR Racing Ret 3
7 Qatar Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Qatar Team Qatar by Iron Lynx 4 Ret 14
Germany Julian Hanses Qatar Team Qatar by Iron Lynx 4 Ret
8 Japan "Bankcy" Germany Proton Competition 8 5 14
Netherlands Huub van Eijndhoven Germany Proton Competition 8 5
9 Angola Rui Andrade Italy Iron Lynx 7 6 14
Zimbabwe Ameerh Naran Italy Iron Lynx 7 6
Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara Italy Iron Lynx 7 6
10 United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou Qatar Team Qatar by Iron Lynx 4 13
11 Italy Riccardo Agostini Italy Richard Mille AF Corse 5 Ret 10
Brazil Custodio Toledo Italy Richard Mille AF Corse 5 Ret
12 Monaco Francesco Castellacci Italy Richard Mille AF Corse 5 10
13 Germany Joel Sturm Germany Proton Competition 5 10
14 Denmark Anders Fjordbach Denmark High Class Racing 11 8 4
15 United Kingdom Harry King Germany Proton Competition 8 4
16 Germany Max Moritz Denmark High Class Racing 8 4
Austria Thomas Preining Denmark High Class Racing 8
17 France Marius Fossard France Racing Spirit of Léman 10 9 3
France Valentin Hasse-Clot France Racing Spirit of Léman 10 9
France Clément Mateu France Racing Spirit of Léman 10 9
18 Denmark Conrad Laursen Italy AF Corse 9 DSQ 2
Italy Davide Rigon Italy AF Corse 9 DSQ
France Charles-Henri Samani Italy AF Corse 9 DSQ
20 Belgium Maxime Martin Qatar Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Ret 1
21 Denmark Dennis Andersen Denmark High Class Racing 11 0
Germany Laurin Heinrich Denmark High Class Racing 11
22 United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert Switzerland Kessel Racing 12 Ret 0
France Romain Leroux Switzerland Kessel Racing 12 Ret
Spain Fran Rueda Switzerland Kessel Racing 12 Ret
France Lilou Wadoux Italy Richard Mille AF Corse Ret 0
Pos. Driver Team BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
Sources:

Teams' Championships

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Points are awarded according to the following structure:[50]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

LMP2 Teams' Championship

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Pos. Team Car BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
1 United Kingdom #22 United Autosports Oreca 07 3 1 40
2 Poland #34 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07 2 2 37
3 France #29 Forestier Racing by Panis Oreca 07 1 Ret 26
4 France #18 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 4 4 24
5 United Kingdom #10 Vector Sport Oreca 07 6 5 18
6 France #28 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 10 3 16
7 Poland #43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07 5 7 16
8 Switzerland #37 CLX Motorsport Oreca 07 8 6 13
9 United Kingdom #24 Nielsen Racing Oreca 07 7 10 7
10 Germany #9 Proton Competition Oreca 07 Ret 8 4
11 Portugal #25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 9 9 4
Sources:
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold - Pole

Italics - Fastest lap

LMP2 Pro-Am Teams' Championship

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Pos. Team Car BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
1 France #30 Duqueine Team Oreca 07 3 3 31
2 Italy #83 AF Corse Oreca 07 2 6 26
3 Portugal #20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 1 11 25
4 United Kingdom #27 Nielsen Racing Oreca 07 Ret 1 25
5 France #14 TDS Racing Oreca 07 4 4 24
6 United States #99 AO by TF Oreca 07 10 2 20
7 United Kingdom #7 Vector Sport Oreca 07 6 5 18
8 United Arab Emirates #19 Rossa Racing by Virage Oreca 07 5 7 16
9 United Kingdom #21 United Autosports Oreca 07 7 8 10
10 Luxembourg #3 DKR Engineering Oreca 07 8 10 5
11 Germany #88 Proton Competition Oreca 07 9 12 2
12 Switzerland #47 CLX Motorsport Oreca 07 Ret 9 2
Sources:

LMP3 Teams' Championship

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Pos. Team Car BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
1 Poland #13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P325 3 1 40
2 Germany #5 Rinaldi Racing Ligier JS P325 1 7 31
3 France #85 R-ace GP Duqueine D09 2 6 27
4 France #35 Ultimate Ligier JS P325 6 4 20
5 France #68 M Racing Ligier JS P325 Ret 2 18
6 Luxembourg #4 DKR Engineering Ligier JS P325 9 3 18
7 Poland #8 Team Virage Ligier JS P325 5 8 14
8 Switzerland #17 CLX Motorsport Ligier JS P325 8 5 14
9 Italy #11 EuroInternational Ligier JS P325 4 DSQ 12
10 France #31 Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P325 7 9 8
Sources:

LMGT3 Teams' Championship

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Pos. Team Car BAR
Spain
LEC
France
IMO
Italy
SPA
Belgium
SIL
United Kingdom
POR
Portugal
Points
1 Switzerland #57 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 3 1 40
2 Germany #75 Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 1 7 31
3 Switzerland #55 Spirit of Race Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 6 4 20
4 United Kingdom #23 United Autosports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 2 Ret 18
5 United Kingdom #33 TF Sport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Ret 2 18
6 United Kingdom #86 GR Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ret 3 15
7 Qatar #62 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 4 Ret 14
8 Germany #77 Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 8 5 14
9 Italy #63 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 7 6 14
10 Italy #50 Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 5 Ret 10
11 Denmark #54 High Class Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 11 8 4
12 France #59 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 10 9 3
13 Italy #51 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 9 DSQ 2
14 Switzerland #74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 12 Ret 0
Sources:

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Lomko and Bukhantsov are Russian, but they compete under French and Emirati licences respectively as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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