The 2018 European Le Mans Series was the fifteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit Paul Ricard on 15 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 28 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 LMGTE class. [2]
The provisional 2018 calendar was announced on 23 September 2017. The calendar comprises six events, featuring the same six circuits that hosted events in the 2017 season. The rounds at Silverstone and Paul Ricard swapped their places in the calendar, with the French circuit hosting the opening round and Silverstone moving to an August date, once again in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship. [3]
The official pre-season test also returned to Paul Ricard after a one-year absence, having taken place at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in 2017. [1]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | ![]() | Le Castellet, France | 15 April |
2 | 4 Hours of Monza | ![]() | Monza, Italy | 13 May |
3 | 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring | ![]() | Spielberg, Austria | 22 July |
4 | 4 Hours of Silverstone | ![]() | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 18 August |
5 | 4 Hours of Spa | ![]() | Spa, Belgium | 23 September |
6 | 4 Hours of Portimão | ![]() | Portimão, Portugal | 28 October |
Source: [4] |
In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine. [5]
All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres. [14]
Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | ![]() | All |
![]() | 1–4 | |||
![]() | 5–6 | |||
3 | ![]() | All | ||
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![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | ![]() | 1–4, 6 |
![]() | 1–3, 5–6 | |||
![]() | 1–3, 5–6 | |||
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 5 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 6 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
![]() | 1–2, 4 | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 7 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | |||
![]() | Norma M30 | 8 | ![]() | 1–2 |
![]() | 1–2 | |||
![]() | 1–2 | |||
![]() | 3 | |||
![]() | 3 | |||
![]() | 3 | |||
![]() | 5–6 | |||
![]() | 5–6 | |||
![]() | 6 | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
![]() | 1, 4–5 | |||
![]() | 2–3, 6 | |||
![]() | Norma M30 | 10 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
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![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
![]() | 5 | |||
12 | ![]() | 1–5 | ||
![]() | 1–3 | |||
![]() | 1, 3, 5–6 | |||
![]() | 2 | |||
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 6 | |||
![]() | 6 | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 13 | ![]() | All |
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14 | ![]() | 1–5 | ||
![]() | All | |||
![]() | 1 | |||
![]() | 2, 4 | |||
![]() | 3 | |||
![]() | 5–6 | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 15 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 16 | ![]() | All |
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![]() | Norma M30 | 17 | ![]() | All |
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![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 18 | ![]() | All |
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Norma M30 | 19 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | All | |||
![]() | 1–2 | |||
![]() | 3 | |||
![]() | 4–5 | |||
![]() | 6 | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 20 | ![]() | 2 |
![]() | 2 | |||
![]() | 2 | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P3 | 34 | ![]() | 4 |
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 4 |
All cars in the LMGTE class used Dunlop tyres. [14]
Entrant/Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() ![]() | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 54 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
55 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | ||||
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83 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | ||||
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![]() | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 66 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
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![]() | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 77 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 1, 3–6 | ||||
![]() | 2 | ||||
88 | ![]() | All | |||
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![]() | 1, 3–6 | ||||
![]() | 2 | ||||
![]() | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 80 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 1–2 | ||||
![]() | 3–5 | ||||
![]() | 6 | ||||
![]() | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 86 | ![]() | 1, 4 |
![]() | 1, 4 | ||||
![]() | 1, 4 |
Bold indicates overall winner.
Rnd. | Circuit | LMP2 Winning Team | LMP3 Winning Team | LMGTE Winning Team | Results |
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LMP2 Winning Drivers | LMP3 Winning Drivers | LMGTE Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Le Castellet | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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2 | Monza | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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3 | Red Bull Ring | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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4 | Silverstone | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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5 | Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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6 | Portimão | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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Source: [49] |
To be classified a car will have to cross the finish line on the race track when the chequered flag is shown, except in a case of force majeure at the Stewards’ discretion and have covered at least 70% (the official number of laps will be rounded down to the nearest whole number) of the distance covered by the car classified in first place in the overall classification. [50]
Points are awarded according to the following structure: [51]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | Pole |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
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Bold – Pole |
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Bold – Pole |
Points are awarded according to the following structure: [51]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | Pole |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
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Bold – Pole |
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Bold – Pole |
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