Michelin Le Mans Cup

The Michelin Le Mans Cup (GT3 Le Mans Cup in 2016) is an International sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and run by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO).

Michelin Le Mans Cup
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2016
GT ClassesGT3, LMP3
Drivers' championLMP3:
Jean Glorieux
Laurents Hörr
GT3:
Giacomo Piccini
Rino Mastronardi
Teams' championLMP3: DKR Engineering
GT3: Iron Lynx
Official websitelemanscup.com
Current season

The GT3 Le Mans Cup was created in 2016 after the GTC category being dropped off European Le Mans Series due to a lack of entries during 2015. Aiming to increase the number of GT3 entries, ACO created a new six event competition (5 events of 2 hours and a one-hour race at Le Mans - with LMP3) destinated primarily for amateur drivers, leading to more media coverage and competitive races (in ELMS, GT3 were much slower than the other 3 categories).[1][2][3] The champion team receives an automatic invitation to take part on the following 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMGTE Am category.[4]

For 2017 season, the series adopted a new format with LMP3 and GT3 category cars competing in their respective class, with ACO aiming to create a kind of LMP3 secondary division regarding ELMS, promoting the best teams from Michelin LMC to ELMS.[5]

All races have a duration of 2 hours except the Le Mans round, which had a 1-hour race in 2017, and two 55 minutes races since 2018.

Champions

LMP3 Drivers
Season Drivers Team Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2017 Jean Glorieux
Alexander Toril		 DKR Engineering 5 4 5 114 6 of 7 24
2018 Jens Petersen
Léonard Hoogenboom		 DKR Engineering 0 3 4 103 6 of 7 11,5
2019 Laurents Hörr
François Kirmann		 DKR Engineering 4 2 5 100 7 of 7 8,5

LMP3 Teams
Season Team Car Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2017 DKR Engineering Norma M30 5 4 5 114 6 of 7 24
2018 DKR Engineering Norma M30 0 3 4 103 6 of 7 11,5
2019 DKR Engineering Norma M30 4 2 5 100 7 of 7 8,5

GT3 Drivers
Season Drivers Team Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2016 Aleksey Basov
Viktor Shaytar		 SMP Racing 3 4 5 121 5 of 6 14
2017 Fabio Babini
Emanuele Busnelli		 Ebimotors 0 2 5 104.5 7 of 7 2
2018 Giacomo Piccini
Sergio Pianezzola		 Kessel Racing 4 5 5 138 7 of 7 55
2019 Giacomo Piccini
Sergio Pianezzola		 Kessel Racing 1 4 6 130 7 of 7 21

GT3 Teams
Season Team Cars Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin
2016 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage GT3 0 2 5 107 6 of 6 11
2017 Ebimotors Lamborghini Huracán GT3 0 2 5 104.5 7 of 7 2
2018 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 4 5 5 138 7 of 7 55
2019 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 1 4 6 130 7 of 7 21

See also

References
  1. Release, News (4 May 2016). "Villorba Corse to enter 2016 Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup".
  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".
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