The 2024 European Le Mans Series will be the twenty-first season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season will begin at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 14 April and will finish at Algarve International Circuit on 19 October.[1][2]

The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the new LMGT3 class. The season will be the first for the LMGT3 class, replacing LMGTE.

Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2023 season was announced on 12 September 2023. Mugello Circuit was added to the calendar for the first time, replacing the round at MotorLand Aragón, and the Imola Circuit round returned after being cancelled the previous year.[1][2]

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 4 Hours of Barcelona Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain 14 April
2 4 Hours of Le Castellet France Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 5 May
3 4 Hours of Imola Italy Imola Circuit Imola, Italy 7 July
4 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium 25 August
5 4 Hours of Mugello Italy Mugello Circuit Scarperia e San Piero, Italy 29 September
6 4 Hours of Portimão Portugal Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 19 October

Entries

LMP2

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

Entrant/Team Chassis No. MISC Drivers Rounds
United Kingdom Vector Sport[3] Oreca 07 10 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Switzerland Cool Racing Oreca 07 37 P2 Spain Lorenzo Fluxá[4] TBA
Denmark Malthe Jakobsen[5] TBA
Japan Ritomo Miyata[6] TBA
United Kingdom Orlen Team AO by TF[7] Oreca 07 TBA Poland Robert Kubica[7] TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Germany Proton Competition[8] Oreca 07 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Switzerland Richard Mille by TDS[9] Oreca 07 TBA PA Switzerland Mathias Beche[9] TBA
United States Rodrigo Sales[9] TBA
Switzerland Grégoire Saucy[9] TBA
Icon MISC
P2 LMP2
PA LMP2 Pro-Am

LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.

Entrant/Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
Switzerland Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 17 Portugal Miguel Cristóvão[10] TBA
Portugal Manuel Espírito Santo[10] TBA
Switzerland Cédric Oltramare[10] TBA

LMGT3

All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.[11]

Entrant/Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Germany Proton Competition[12] Ford Mustang GT3 Ford 5.4 L Coyote V8 TBA TBA TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA
TBA

Notes

      References

      1. 1 2 "2024 ELMS Calendar: New Venue Added For New Season". europeanlemansseries.com. ELMS. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
      2. 1 2 Euwema, Davey (12 September 2023). "Mugello to Debut on Six-Race 2024 Calendar". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
      3. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (24 October 2023). "Vector Confirms Intention To Compete In ELMS". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
      4. ↑ Euwema, Davey (25 October 2023). "Cool Racing Signs Fluxa for 2024 LMP2 Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
      5. ↑ Euwema, Davey (21 November 2023). "Jakobsen Completes Cool Racing No. 37 Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
      6. ↑ Thukral, Rachit (20 November 2023). "Toyota star Miyata gets dual F2, ELMS programme in 2024". Autosport. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
      7. 1 2 "Robert Kubica with Orlen Team AO by TF in 2024". Endurance-Info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
      8. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (23 August 2023). "Proton Competition Set To Double Up In LMP2 In 2024". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
      9. 1 2 3 4 Mercier, Laurent (1 December 2023). "Un programme ELMS LMP2 pour Richard Mille by TDS". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
      10. 1 2 3 "Les brèves du vendredi 24 novembre". Endurance-Info (in French). 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
      11. ↑ Brook-Jones, Callum (18 April 2023). "Goodyear to become exclusive tire supplier for WEC and ELMS LMGT3". Tire Technology International. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
      12. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (28 September 2023). "Proton Aiming To Bring Ford Mustangs To ELMS LMGT3". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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