The 2021 European Le Mans Series was the eighteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 18 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 24 October. [1]
The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the LMGTE class.
The calendar for the 2021 season was announced on 8 October 2020. The Red Bull Ring returned to the series after a two-year absence, while Silverstone was not featured on the calendar. [2]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | 4 Hours of Barcelona | ![]() | Montmeló, Spain | 18 April |
2 | 4 Hours of the Red Bull Ring | ![]() | Spielberg, Austria | 16 May |
3 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | ![]() | Le Castellet, France | 6 June [a] |
4 | 4 Hours of Monza | ![]() | Monza, Italy | 11 July |
5 | 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() | Spa, Belgium | 19 September |
6 | 4 Hours of Portimão | ![]() | Portimão, Portugal | 24 October |
Source: [3] |
All cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Goodyear tyres. [4] Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am Cup, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with Icons.
Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Oreca 07 | 84 | ![]() | 1, 3 |
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All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres. [39]
Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 2 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
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3 | ![]() | All | ||
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![]() | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 4 | ![]() | All |
![]() | 1 | |||
![]() | 2 | |||
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 5 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 6 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
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7 | ![]() | All | ||
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 8 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | |||
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9 | ![]() | All | ||
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 11 | ![]() | 1–5 |
![]() | 1 | |||
![]() | 2–5 | |||
![]() | 2 | |||
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![]() | 6 | |||
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![]() | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 12 | ![]() | All |
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![]() | 1–5 | |||
![]() | 6 | |||
![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 13 | ![]() | All |
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![]() | 1 | |||
![]() | 2–3 | |||
![]() | 4 | |||
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14 | ![]() | 1, 3 | ||
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![]() | 2 | |||
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 4 | |||
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 15 | ![]() | All |
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 18 | ![]() | All |
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 19 | ![]() | All |
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 20 | ![]() | All |
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![]() | 6 | |||
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![]() | Ligier JS P320 | 42 | ![]() | 6 |
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All cars in the LMGTE class use Goodyear tyres. [39]
Entrant/Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 55 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 1–3, 5–6 | ||||
![]() | 4 | ||||
![]() | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 60 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
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80 | ![]() | All | |||
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83 | ![]() | All | |||
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![]() | 1–4 | ||||
![]() | 5–6 | ||||
![]() | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 61 | ![]() | 6 |
![]() | 6 | ||||
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88 | ![]() | 2–6 | |||
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![]() | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 66 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 1–5 | ||||
![]() | 6 | ||||
![]() | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | 77 | ![]() | All |
![]() | 1, 3–4, 6 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 2–6 | ||||
![]() | 2, 5 | ||||
![]() | 93 | ![]() | All | ||
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![]() | 1–2, 4–6 | ||||
![]() | 3 | ||||
![]() | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 95 | ![]() | All |
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![]() | 1, 3–6 | ||||
![]() | 2 |
Bold indicates overall winner.
Rnd. | Circuit | Pole | LMP2 Winning Team | LMP2 Pro-Am Winning Team | LMP3 Winning Team | LMGTE Winning Team | Results |
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LMP2 Winning Drivers | LMP2 Pro-Am Winning Drivers | LMP3 Winning Drivers | LMGTE Winning Drivers | ||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
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Source: [57] |
Points are awarded according to the following structure: [58]
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 Italics – Fastest Lap |
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
Points are awarded according to the following structure: [58]
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 Italics – Fastest Lap |
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |