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The 5th Road to Le Mans Cup is an automobile endurance event that took place on 17 and 19 September 2020, at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. The race features LMP3 and GT3 category cars competing in their respective classes.
Icon | Series |
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MLMS | Michelin Le Mans Cup |
ELMS | European Le Mans Series |
GTWC | SRO GT World Challenge |
RLMS | Road to Le Mans only |
Provisional pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Qualifying | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LMP3 | 23 | United Autosports | 3:47.025 | 1 |
2 | LMP3 | 14 | Eurointernational | 3:47.736 | 2 |
3 | LMP3 | 3 | DKR Engineering | 3:47.877 | 3 |
4 | LMP3 | 4 | Realteam Racing | 3:47.918 | 4 |
5 | LMP3 | 37 | Cool Racing | 3:52.473 | 5 |
6 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing | 3:48.216 | 6 |
7 | LMP3 | 1 | DKR Engineering | 3:48.321 | 7 |
8 | LMP3 | 69 | Cool Racing | 3:48.420 | 8 |
9 | LMP3 | 24 | United Autosports | 3:48.522 | 9 |
10 | LMP3 | 9 | Mühlner Motorsport | 3:48.987 | 10 |
11 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | 3:49.646 | 11 |
12 | LMP3 | 12 | Team Virage | 3:50.130 | 12 |
13 | LMP3 | 66 | Rinaldi Racing | 3:50.219 | 13 |
14 | LMP3 | 22 | United Autosports | 3:50.331 | 14 |
15 | LMP3 | 27 | MV2S Racing | 3:51.021 | 15 |
16 | LMP3 | 10 | Nielsen Racing | 3:52.726 | 16 |
17 | LMP3 | 6 | CD Sport | 3:53.084 | 17 |
18 | GT3 | 63 | Orange1 FFF Racing Team | 3:54.716 | 18 |
19 | LMP3 | 11 | Racing Experience | 3:54.878 | 19 |
20 | GT3 | 74 | Kessel Racing | 3:55.128 | 20 |
21 | GT3 | 8 | Iron Lynx | 3:55.345 | 21 |
22 | GT3 | 77 | Iron Lynx | 3:55.355 | 22 |
23 | LMP3 | 25 | United Autosports | 3:55.493 | 23 |
24 | GT3 | 50 | Kessel Racing | 3:56.566 | 24 |
25 | LMP3 | 26 | Graff | 3:56.577 | 25 |
26 | GT3 | 9 | Iron Lynx | 3:56.776 | 26 |
27 | LMP3 | 93 | Sky - Tempesta Racing | 3:57.424 | 27 |
28 | LMP3 | 67 | Kessel Racing | 3:57.846 | 28 |
29 | LMP3 | 5 | CD Sport | 3:57.884 | 29 |
30 | LMP3 | 75 | IDEC Sport | 3:58.428 | 30 |
31 | GT3 | 28 | Delahaye Racing Team | 4:00.304 | 31 |
32 | GT3 | 2 | Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT | No time | 32 |
33 | GT3 | 51 | Spirit of Race | No time | 33 |
34 | LMP3 | 55 | Rinaldi Racing | No time | 34 |
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Qualifying | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LMP3 | 37 | Cool Racing | 3:49.079 | 1 |
2 | LMP3 | 3 | DKR Engineering | 3:51.939 | 2 |
3 | LMP3 | 26 | Graff | 3:52.071 | 3 |
4 | LMP3 | 14 | Eurointernational | 3:53.399 | 4 |
5 | LMP3 | 11 | Racing Experience | 3:53.725 | 5 |
6 | LMP3 | 69 | Cool Racing | 3:54.216 | 6 |
7 | LMP3 | 75 | IDEC Sport | 3:54.312 | 7 |
8 | GT3 | 8 | Iron Lynx | 3:56.532 | 8 |
9 | GT3 | 63 | Orange1 FFF Racing Team | 3:58.133 | 9 |
10 | LMP3 | 23 | United Autosports | 3:58.431 | 10 |
11 | LMP3 | 1 | DKR Engineering | 3:58.518 | 11 |
12 | LMP3 | 23 | United Autosports | 3:56.073 | 12 |
13 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | 3:58.946 | 13 |
14 | LMP3 | 10 | Nielsen Racing | 3:59.089 | 14 |
15 | LMP3 | 6 | CD Sport | 3:59.257 | 15 |
16 | LMP3 | 24 | United Autosports | 3:59.509 | 16 |
17 | LMP3 | 27 | MV2S Racing | 4:00.241 | 17 |
18 | LMP3 | 22 | United Autosports | 4:00.627 | 18 |
19 | LMP3 | 4 | Realteam Racing | 4:00.818 | 19 |
20 | GT3 | 74 | Kessel Racing | 4:01.274 | 20 |
21 | GT3 | 2 | Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT | 4:01.667 | 21 |
22 | GT3 | 93 | Sky - Tempesta Racing | 4:01.956 | 22 |
23 | LMP3 | 66 | Rinaldi Racing | 4:04.982 | 23 |
24 | GT3 | 9 | Iron Lynx | 4:07.441 | 24 |
25 | GT3 | 77 | Iron Lynx | 4:09.592 | 25 |
26 | GT3 | 67 | Kessel Racing | 4:10.723 | 26 |
27 | GT3 | 50 | Kessel Racing | 4:14.086 | 27 |
28 | LMP3 | 25 | United Autosports | 4:14.426 | 28 |
29 | LMP3 | 5 | CD Sport | 4:17.539 | 29 |
30 | LMP3 | 28 | Delahaye Racing Team | 4:20.131 | 30 |
31 | LMP3 | 12 | Team Virage | No time | 31 |
32 | LMP3 | 21 | Mühlner Motorsport | No time | 32 |
33 | GT3 | 51 | Spirit of Race | No time | 33 |
34 | LMP3 | 55 | Rinaldi Racing | No time | 34 |
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engine | ||||||||
1 | LMP3 | 3 | DKR Engineering | Jean Glorieux Laurents Hörr | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 13 | 54:01.658 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
2 | LMP3 | 37 | Cool Racing | Edouard Cauhaupe Nicolas Maulini | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +0.590 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
3 | LMP3 | 69 | Cool Racing | Matt Bell Maurice Smith | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +1.017 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
4 | LMP3 | 24 | United Autosports | Andy Meyrick Daniel Schneider | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +43.205 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
5 | LMP3 | 23 | United Autosports | Wayne Boyd John Schauerman | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +58.620 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
6 | LMP3 | 1 | DKR Engineering | Wolfgang Triller Ugo de Wilde | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 13 | +58.920 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
7 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | James Dayson Malthe Jakobsen | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +59.046 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
8 | LMP3 | 11 | Racing Experience | David Hauser Nicolas Melin | Duqueine D-08 | M | 13 | +59.505 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
9 | LMP3 | 4 | Realteam Racing | David Droux Esteban Garcia | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +1:02.053 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
10 | LMP3 | 21 | Mühlner Motorsport | Moritz Kranz Gilles Magnus | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 13 | +1:02.102 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
11 | LMP3 | 12 | Team Virage | Tom Cloet James Winslow | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +1:18.810 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
12 | LMP3 | 27 | MV2S Racing | Christophe Cresp Bruce Jouanny | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +1:18.955 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
13 | LMP3 | 22 | United Autosports | Jim McGuire Duncan Tappy | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +1:19.279 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
14 | LMP3 | 10 | Nielsen Racing | Garett Grist Rob Hodes | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 13 | +1:31.794 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
15 | LMP3 | 66 | Rinaldi Racing | Steve Parrow Dominik Schwager | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 13 | +1:34.145 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
16 | GT3 | 63 | Orange1 FFF Racing Team | Andrea Caldarelli Hiroshi Hamaguchi | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | M | 13 | +1:42.559 |
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
17 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing | Colin Noble Anthony Wells | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 13 | +1:43.515 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
18 | GT3 | 8 | Iron Lynx | Rino Mastronardi Giacomo Piccini | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 13 | +1:58.744 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
19 | GT3 | 74 | Kessel Racing | Michael Broniszewski David Perel | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 13 | +2:00.175 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
20 | GT3 | 93 | Sky - Tempesta Racing | Chris Froggatt Jonathan Hui | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 13 | +2:04.992 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
21 | LMP3 | 25 | United Autosports | Shaun Lynn Joe Macari | Ligier JS P320 | M | 13 | +2:55.004 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
22 | GT3 | 77 | Iron Lynx | Andrea Piccini Claudio Schiavoni | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 13 | +2:57.181 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
23 | GT3 | 50 | Kessel Racing | Oliver Hancock John Hartshorne | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 13 | +3:01.439 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
24 | LMP3 | 14 | Eurointernational | François Heriau Niko Kari | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +1 Lap |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
25 | GT3 | 28 | Delahaye Racing Team | Oliver Hancock John Hartshorne | Porsche 997 GT3 R | M | 12 | +1 Lap |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
26 | LMP3 | 55 | Rinaldi Racing | Alexander Mattschull Nicolas Schatz | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 12 | +1 Lap |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
27 | GT3 | 2 | Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT | Julien Andlauer Nicolas Leutwiler | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 12 | +1 Lap |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
28 | GT3 | 67 | Kessel Racing | Nicola Cadei Murat Cuhadaroglu | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 11 | +2 Laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
29 | LMP3 | 26 | Graff | Matthias Kaiser Rory Penttinen | Ligier JS P320 | M | 10 | +3 Laps |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
30 | LMP3 | 6 | CD Sport | Kevin Bole Besançon Jacques Wolff | Ligier JS P320 | M | 11 | DNF |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
31 | GT3 | 9 | Iron Lynx | Paolo Ruberti Murad Sultanov | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 4 | DNF |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
32 | LMP3 | 5 | CD Sport | Nicholas Adcock Mikkel Jensen | Ligier JS P320 | M | 1 | DNF |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
32 | LMP3 | 75 | IDEC Sport | Stéphane Adler Patrice Lafargue | Ligier JS P320 | M | 0 | DNS |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
34 | GT3 | 51 | Spirit of Race | Gunnar Jeannette Rodrigo Sales | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 0 | DNS |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 |
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engine | ||||||||
1 | LMP3 | 37 | Cool Racing | Edouard Cauhaupe Nicolas Maulini | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | 55:53.633 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
2 | LMP3 | 3 | DKR Engineering | Jean Glorieux Laurents Hörr | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 12 | +2.787 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
3 | LMP3 | 69 | Cool Racing | Matt Bell Maurice Smith | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +9.387 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
4 | LMP3 | 7 | Nielsen Racing | Colin Noble Anthony Wells | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 12 | +16.020 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
5 | LMP3 | 26 | Graff | Matthias Kaiser Rory Penttinen | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +27.193 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
6 | LMP3 | 15 | RLR MSport | James Dayson Malthe Jakobsen | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +41.361 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
8 | LMP3 | 27 | MV2S Racing | Christophe Cresp Bruce Jouanny | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +43.499 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
8 | LMP3 | 11 | Racing Experience | David Hauser Nicolas Melin | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 12 | +55.139 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
9 | LMP3 | 22 | United Autosports | Jim McGuire Duncan Tappy | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +1:03.174 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
10 | LMP3 | 6 | CD Sport | Kevin Bole Besançon Jacques Wolff | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +1:09.091 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
11 | LMP3 | 4 | Realteam Racing | David Droux Esteban Garcia | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +1:10.930 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
12 | GT3 | 63 | Orange1 FFF Racing Team | Andrea Caldarelli Hiroshi Hamaguchi | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | M | 12 | +1:15.349 |
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
13 | GT3 | 74 | Kessel Racing | Michael Broniszewski David Perel | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 12 | +1:15.837 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
14 | LMP3 | 10 | Nielsen Racing | Garett Grist Rob Hodes | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 12 | +1:24.938 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
15 | LMP3 | 24 | United Autosports | Andy Meyrick Daniel Schneider | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +1:50.640 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
16 | GT3 | 93 | Sky - Tempesta Racing | Chris Froggatt Jonathan Hui | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 12 | +2:06.116 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
17 | GT3 | 67 | Kessel Racing | Nicola Cadei Murat Cuhadaroglu | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 12 | +2:32.622 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
18 | GT3 | 8 | Iron Lynx | Rino Mastronardi Giacomo Piccini | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 12 | +3:02.709 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
19 | GT3 | 77 | Iron Lynx | Andrea Piccini Claudio Schiavoni | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 12 | +3:07.497 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
20 | GT3 | 9 | Iron Lynx | Paolo Ruberti Murad Sultanov | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 12 | +3:07.881 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
21 | GT3 | 50 | Kessel Racing | Oliver Hancock John Hartshorne | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 12 | +3:28.493 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
22 | LMP3 | 75 | IDEC Sport | Stéphane Adler Patrice Lafargue | Ligier JS P320 | M | 12 | +4:07.560 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
23 | LMP3 | 66 | Rinaldi Racing | Steve Parrow Dominik Schwager | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 12 | +5:01.508 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
24 | LMP3 | 25 | United Autosports | Shaun Lynn Joe Macari | Ligier JS P320 | M | 11 | +1 Lap |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
25 | LMP3 | 21 | Mühlner Motorsport | Moritz Kranz Gilles Magnus | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 11 | +1 Lap |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
26 | GT3 | 28 | Delahaye Racing Team | Oliver Hancock John Hartshorne | Porsche 997 GT3 R | M | 11 | +1 Lap |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
27 | LMP3 | 14 | Eurointernational | François Heriau Niko Kari | Ligier JS P320 | M | 11 | +1 Lap |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
28 | LMP3 | 55 | Rinaldi Racing | Alexander Mattschull Nicolas Schatz | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 11 | +1 Lap |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
29 | LMP3 | 12 | Team Virage | Tom Cloet James Winslow | Ligier JS P320 | M | 11 | +1 Lap |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
30 | GT3 | 51 | Spirit of Race | Gunnar Jeannette Rodrigo Sales | Ferrari 488 GT3 | M | 10 | +2 Laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
31 | LMP3 | 3 | DKR Engineering | Jean Glorieux Laurents Hörr | Duqueine M30 - D08 | M | 8 | DNF |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
32 | LMP3 | 23 | United Autosports | Wayne Boyd John Schauerman | Ligier JS P320 | M | 6 | +58.620 |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
33 | LMP3 | 5 | CD Sport | Nicholas Adcock Mikkel Jensen | Ligier JS P320 | M | 4 | DNF |
Nissan 5.6 L V8 | ||||||||
34 | GT3 | 2 | Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT | Julien Andlauer Nicolas Leutwiler | Porsche 911 GT3 R | M | 0 | DNS |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
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