Le Mans Cup

Category	Endurance racing
Country	International
Inaugural season	2016
Prototype Classes	LMP3
GT Classes	GT3
Tyre suppliers	Michelin
Drivers' champion	LMP3: Tom Dillmann Alexander Mattschull GT3: Kasper H. Jensen Kristian Poulsen
Teams' champion	LMP3: Racing Spirit of Léman GT3: GMB Motorsport
Official website	lemanscup.com
Current season

The Le Mans Cup, previously the GT3 Le Mans Cup and currently known as the Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, is an international sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO).

The GT3 Le Mans Cup was created in 2016 after the GTC category was dropped from the European Le Mans Series. The new tournament was designed primarily to increase the number of amateur drivers.^[1][2][3] The teams' champion automatically receives an invitation to take part in the following 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGTE Am category.^[4]

From the 2017 season, the series adopted a new format with LMP3 and GT3-class cars competing in their respective categories, with the ACO aiming to create a secondary division of LMP3-racing and promoting the best teams from the Le Mans Cup to the European Le Mans Series.^[5]

A new LMP3 specification with higher power engines was introduced for the 2020 season; this was found to consume more fuel than predicted, forcing pit stop and stint time rule changes.

The Le Mans weekend originally had a one-hour format in 2017, and has had two 55-minute races every year since 2018. The remaining races originally had a two-hour format, later shortened to 1h 50min for the 2022 season, to enable removal of this second mandatory pit stop.

Drivers Championships

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
2020	Laurents Hörr	DKR Engineering	1	3	6	120	7 of 7	15
2021	Anthony Wells Colin Noble	Nielsen Racing	0	2	3	75	7 of 7	4
2022	Tom Dillmann Alexander Mattschull	Racing Spirit of Léman	0	3	5	97	7 of 7	24

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
2020	Rino Mastronardi	Iron Lynx	5	4	7	132	6 of 7	15
2021	Nicolas Leutwiler	Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT	1	2	6	107	7 of 7	10
2022	Kasper H. Jensen Kristian Poulsen	GMB Motorsport	0	2	5	109	7 of 7	16

Teams Championships

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
2020	DKR Engineering	Duqueine M30 - D08	1	3	6	120	7 of 7	31
2021	Nielsen Racing	Ligier JS P320	0	2	3	75	7 of 7	4
2022	Racing Spirit of Léman	Ligier JS P320	0	3	5	97	7 of 7	24

GT3 Teams

Season	Team	Car	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
2020	Iron Lynx	Ferrari 488 GT3	5	4	7	132	6 of 7	40
2021	Iron Lynx	Ferrari 488 GT3	6	5	7	148	6 of 7	41
2022	GMB Motorsport	Honda NSX GT3 Evo22	0	2	5	109	7 of 7	16

See also

• European Le Mans Series
• World Sportscar Championship

References

External links

• Official website
• Official ACO website