2021 Road to Le Mans

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The 6th Road to Le Mans Cup is an automobile endurance event that took place on 19 and 21 August 2021, at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. The race features LMP3 and GT3 category cars competing in their respective classes.

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Entry list

IconSeries
MLMSMichelin Le Mans Cup
ELMSEuropean Le Mans Series
GTWCSRO GT World Challenge
ALMSAsian Le Mans Series
RLMSRoad to Le Mans only
No.EntrantCarSeriesDriver 1Driver 2
LMP3 (35 entries)
1 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan RLMS Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Kumar Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcello Marateotto
3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Glorieux Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
5 Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Finn Gehrsitz Flag of Germany.svg Hamza Owega
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Noble [1] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Wells [1]
11 Flag of Germany.svg Wochenspiegel Team Monschau Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Kratz Flag of Germany.svg Leonard Weiss
12 Flag of Germany.svg Black Falcon Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Donar Munding Flag of Germany.svg Maik Rosenberg
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RLR MSport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ELMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Benham [2] Flag of Denmark.svg Malthe Jakobsen [2]
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RLR MSport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ELMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Kapadia [2] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Rich [2]
16 Flag of Poland.svg Team Virage Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Sacha Lehmann Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Lüthen
17 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Dimitri Enjalbert Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mühlner Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andres Latorre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garnet Patterson
19 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ELMS Flag of France.svg Mathieu De Barbuat Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Krütten
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Grainmarket Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Crader Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Mortimer
21 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mühlner Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Kranz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ugo de Wilde
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Andrews [3] Flag of the United States.svg Gerald Kraut [3]
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United States.svg John Schauerman [3] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Tappy [3]
25 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Théo Chalal Flag of France.svg Jacques Wolff
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Ligier JS P320 - Nissan RLMS Flag of the United States.svg Jim McGuire [3] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Smith [3]
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ELMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Adcock [1] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Koebolt [1]
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan RLMS Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez [1] Flag of the United States.svg Steven Thomas [1]
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Revere Lifestyle ADESS-03 Evo - Nissan RLMS Flag of France.svg Simon Escallier Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
30 Flag of Germany.svg Frikadelli Racing Team Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Abbelen Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Axcil Jefferies
31 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Águas Flag of Greece.svg Kriton Lendoudis
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Meyrick [3] Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Schneider [3]
33 Flag of Spain.svg CD Sport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Adam Eteki Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Jensen
37 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Antoine Doquin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Skelton
52 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 - Nissan RLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Loggie Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tijmen van der Helm
55 Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Steve Parrow Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schwager
66 Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Mattschull Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Varrone
69 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Smith
71 Flag of Poland.svg Team Virage Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist Flag of the United States.svg Rob Hodes
73 Flag of Italy.svg TS Corse Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Ireland.svg Cian Carey Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Peccenini
74 Flag of France.svg MV2S Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ELMS Flag of France.svg Sebastien Baud Flag of France.svg Christophe Cresp
77 Flag of Iceland.svg Team Thor Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Ashton Flag of Iceland.svg Auðunn Guðmundsson
98 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Motorsport98 Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric De Doncker Flag of France.svg Dino Lundardi
GT3 (11 entries)
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT Porsche 911 GT3 R MLMS Flag of France.svg Julien Andlauer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Leutwiler
8 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 MLMS Flag of Finland.svg Rory Penttinen Flag of the United States.svg Logan Sargeant
9 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 ELMS Flag of Italy.svg Manuela Gostner Flag of France.svg Doriane Pin
34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg ROFGO Racing with Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo GTWC Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Goethe Flag of Germany.svg Roald Goethe
51 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 MLMS Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Abe Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Cheever III
61 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 RLMS Flag of Italy.svg Gino Forgione Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Montermini
62 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 MLMS Flag of France.svg Franck Dezoteux Flag of France.svg Stephane Tribaudini
72 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo GTWC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Denis Delétraz [4] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts
83 Flag of France.svg Racetivity Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo RLMS Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard Flag of France.svg Charles-Henri Samani
92 Flag of Germany.svg Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R ALMS Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Häring Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Renauer
97 Flag of Oman.svg Oman Racing Team with TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 ALMS Flag of Oman.svg Ahmad Al Harthy Flag of the United States.svg Michael Dinan
Source: [5]

Qualifying

Provisional pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.

Race 1

Pos.ClassNo.TeamQualifyingGrid
1LMP33 DKR Engineering 3:44.3521
2LMP321 Mühlner Motorsport 3:45.0792
3LMP366Rinaldi Racing3:45.7693
4LMP369 Cool Racing 3:46.4384
5LMP371Team Virage3:46.6365
6LMP37Nielsen Racing3:47.1166
7LMP398Motorsport983:47.2497
8LMP316Team Virage3:47.3108
9LMP322 United Autosports 3:47.4499
10LMP323 United Autosports 3:47.47810
11LMP319 Cool Racing 3:47.61111
12LMP318 Mühlner Motorsport 3:47.65212
13LMP332 United Autosports 3:47.77613
14LMP327Nielsen Racing3:48.54314
15LMP326 United Autosports 3:48.66915
16LMP317 IDEC Sport 3:48.71916
17LMP312Black Falcon3:48.73817
18LMP337 Cool Racing 3:48.83018
19LMP333CD Sport3:49.12719
20LMP314RLR MSport3:49.23320
21LMP311 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau 3:49.55421
22LMP330 Frikadelli Racing Team 3:49.61522
23LMP315RLR MSport3:49.63823
24LMP373TS Corse3:50.15924
25LMP320Grainmarket Racing3:50.26325
26LMP377Team Thor 3:52.27326
27LMP374MV2S Racing3:52.92927
28LMP325Racing Spirit of Léman3:53.43028
29GT32Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT 3:54.39229
30GT38 Iron Lynx 3:55.24030
31GT351 AF Corse 3:55.41931
32LMP328Nielsen Racing3:56.17532
33GT39 Iron Lynx 3:56.20033
34GT372 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 3:56.26734
35GT361 AF Corse 3:56.39735
36LMP31 DKR Engineering 3:57.11236
37GT383Racetivity3:57.65337
38GT395Oman Racing Team with TF Sport 3:58.23838
39GT334 ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 3:59.30939
40LMP329Revere Lifestyle3:59.88040
41LMP355Rinaldi Racing4:01.29841
42GT392Herberth Motorsport4:07.78342
43GT362 AF Corse 4:09.68143
44LMP35 Phoenix Racing No time44
45LMP352Racing Spirit of LémanNo time45
46LMP331 AF Corse No time46


Race 2

Pos.ClassNo.TeamQualifyingGrid
1LMP321 Mühlner Motorsport 3:47.3891
2LMP33 DKR Engineering 3:49.8212
3LMP337 Cool Racing 3:50.0513
4LMP311 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau 3:50.4224
5LMP319 Cool Racing 3:50.4325
6LMP366Rinaldi Racing3:51.3566
7LMP314RLR MSport3:51.4747
8LMP31 DKR Engineering 3:53.1058
9LMP316Team Virage3:53.6379
10LMP369 Cool Racing 3:53.68410
11LMP37Nielsen Racing3:53.69311
12LMP325Racing Spirit of Léman3:54.11712
13LMP371Team Virage3:54.18113
14LMP317 IDEC Sport 3:55.39114
15LMP328Nielsen Racing3:55.50715
16LMP332 United Autosports 3:56.05016
17LMP323 United Autosports 3:56.14517
18LMP398Motorsport983:56.15218
19LMP377Team Thor 3:56.27219
20LMP326 United Autosports 3:56.59320
21LMP373TS Corse3:56.95121
22LMP327Nielsen Racing3:57.50322
23LMP355Rinaldi Racing3:57.67023
24GT38 Iron Lynx 3:57.72124
25GT395Oman Racing Team with TF Sport 3:58.07425
26LMP374MV2S Racing3:58.22626
27GT32Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT 3:58.55627
28LMP315RLR MSport3:58.93928
29LMP322 United Autosports 3:58.99129
30LMP333CD Sport3:59.22330
31LMP329Revere Lifestyle3:59.34631
32LMP320Grainmarket Racing3:59.51132
33LMP318 Mühlner Motorsport 3:59.66933
34LMP352Racing Spirit of Léman3:59.86434
35LMP312Black Falcon3:59.95635
36GT372 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4:01.26536
37GT39 Iron Lynx 4:02.37937
38LMP330 Frikadelli Racing Team 4:02.54938
39GT361 AF Corse 4:03.73339
40GT383Racetivity4:05.47440
41GT362 AF Corse 4:05.86941
42GT392Herberth Motorsport4:07.78542
43GT351 AF Corse 4:08.33243
44GT334 ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 4:10.85844
45LMP35 Phoenix Racing No time45
46LMP331 AF Corse No time46


Races

Race 1

PosClassNo.TeamDriversChassisTyreLapsTime/Reason
Engine

Race 2

PosClassNo.TeamDriversChassisTyreLapsTime/Reason
Engine

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