2018 British LMP3 Cup

2018 British LMP3 Cup

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The 2018 LMP3 Cup Championship was the second season for the British LMP3 Cup. The calendar was announced on 10 November 2017, ^[1] with the same venues as the previous year, but in a different order. The series finale was held at Silverstone, one month later than in 2017.

Michelin supplied the tyres, a change from Pirelli in 2017, ^[2] and French manufacturer Norma campaigned an M30 chassis, the first non-Ligier JS P3 in the series. ^[3]

Teams

Team	Chassis	Engine	No	Driver(s)	Rounds	Class
Écurie Écosse / Nielsen Racing	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE	1	Colin Noble [4]	All	LMP3
				Tony Wells [4]	All
			7	Christian Olsen [5]	1, 6	LMP3
				Nick Adcock	6
Red River Sport	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE	2	Johnny Mowlem	1–4, 6	LMP3
				Bonamy Grimes	1–4, 6
Mectech Motorsport	Norma M30	Nissan VK50VE	21	Bradley Smith	All	LMP3
				Duncan Williams	All
360 Racing	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE	23	Jason Rishover	1–2	LMP3
				Jamie Spence	1–2
United Autosports	Ligier JS P4	Ford 3.7L V6 Supercharged	32	Charlie Hollings	1	PT4
				Andrew Bentley	1
Speedworks Motorsport	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE	96	Jack Butel	All	LMP3
				Dominic Paul	All

Races

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Winners
1	R1	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	21–22 April	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells	No. 7 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Christian Olsen
	R2			No. 21 Mectech Motorsport Bradley Smith Duncan Williams	No. 21 Mectech Motorsport Bradley Smith Duncan Williams
2	R4	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	19–20 May	No. 21 Mectech Motorsport Bradley Smith Duncan Williams	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells
	R5			No. 21 Mectech Motorsport Bradley Smith Duncan Williams	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells
3	R5	Spa Francochamps (Stavelot, Belgium)	2 June	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells
	R6		3 June	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells	No. 21 Mectech Motorsport Bradley Smith Duncan Williams
4	R7	Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	30 June	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells
	R8		1 July	No. 96 Speedworks Motorsport Jack Butel Dominic Paul	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells
5	R9	Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)	8 September	No. 21 Mectech Motorsport Bradley Smith Duncan Williams	No. 21 Mectech Motorsport Bradley Smith Duncan Williams
	R10		9 September	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells	No. 1 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Colin Noble Tony Wells
6	R11	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)	13 October	No. 7 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Christian Olsen Nick Adcock	No. 21 Mectech Motorsport Bradley Smith Duncan Williams
	R12		14 October	No. 7 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing Christian Olsen Nick Adcock	No. 21 Mectech Motorsport Bradley Smith Duncan Williams

References

1. "2018 LMP3 Cup Calendar Announced".
2. "Michelin move can boost LMP3 Cup grid". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01.
3. "Lanan Racing Look To Return To LMP3 In 2018 With Norma".
4. Goodwin, Graham (February 8, 2018). "Ecurie Ecosse Step Up To ELMS With Strong Driver Line-up". DailySportscars.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
5. Goodwin, Graham (April 18, 2018). "Olsen Adds To LMP3 Cup Entry For Donington Park". DailySportscar.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

External links

• Official website