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European racing season
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.
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]
Locations of the 2026 races
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.
Icon
MISC
P2
LMP2
PA
LMP2 Pro-Am
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres.[ 31]
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]
All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.[ 38]
Results and standings [ edit ]
Bold indicates overall winner.
Drivers' Championships[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
LMP3 Drivers' Championship[ edit ]
LMGT3 Drivers' Championship[ edit ]
Teams' Championships[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
LMP3 Teams' Championship[ edit ]
LMGT3 Teams' Championship[ edit ]
^ 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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^ "Eurocup-3 strengthens its European presence with three ELMS rounds in the 2026 calendar" . Eurocup-3 . 5 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025 .
^ "Goodyear Becomes Title Sponsor for ELMS Silverstone Return" . europeanlemansseries.com . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . 3 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024 .
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^ "ACO announces next-gen LMP3 from 2025" . 24 Hours of Le Mans . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . 11 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025 .
^ a b c d "Les brèves du mardi 3 mars" . Endurance-Info (in French). 3 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026 .
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^ a b c "TEAM NEWS: M Racing Confirms 2026 European Le Mans Series Entry" . European Le Mans Series . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026 .
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