2023 Le Mans Cup

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The 2023 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the eighth season of the Le Mans Cup. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 22 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 22 October. [1] The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.

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Racing Spirit of Léman are the reigning champions in LMP3 whilst GMB Motorsport are the defending teams' champion in GT3.

Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2023 season was announced on 22 September 2022. [1] On the 11th of April it was announced the 4 Hours of Imola would be postponed due to ongoing works on the pit lane and paddock areas. [2] [3] On the 14th of April it was announced that Imola round would be cancelled and Aragón round would be added. [4]

RndCircuitLocationRace LengthDate
1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain 1 hour, 50 mins22 April
2 Flag of France.svg Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 55 minutes8 June
55 minutes9 June
3 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 1 hour, 50 mins15 July
4 Flag of Spain.svg MotorLand Aragón Alcañiz, Spain 1 hour, 50 mins25 August
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium 1 hour, 50 mins23 September
6 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 1 hour, 50 mins22 October
Cancelled
CircuitLocationRace LengthOriginal date
Flag of Italy.svg Imola Circuit Imola, Italy 1 hour, 50 mins6 May

Entries

LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class used the 2020 spec Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres. The new-for-2022 race length of 1h 50m removes the need for the additional mandatory stop that was introduced in 2020 to mitigate unexpected higher fuel consumption.

Entrant/TeamChassisNo.DriversRounds
Flag of Spain.svg CD Sport Ligier JS P320 2 Flag of France.svg Fabian MichalAll
White flag of surrender.svg Kirill Smal [5] [N 1] All
11 Flag of France.svg Franck ChappardAll
Flag of Lebanon.svg Shahan SarkissianAll
Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Alexander Bukhanstov [N 1] All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow All
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Arenram2
Flag of Poland.svg Robin Rogalski2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nielsen Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt BellAll
Flag of the United States.svg John MelsomAll
Ligier JS P320 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh SkeltonAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony WellsAll
Flag of France.svg ANS Motorsport Ligier JS P320 6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jonathan BrossardAll
Flag of France.svg Nicolas SchatzAll
Flag of France.svg Graff Racing Ligier JS P320 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Nakas [6] All
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fraser Ross [6] All
38 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Haowen Luo2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Page2
39 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Sweetnam [6] All
Flag of Ireland.svg Lucca Allen [6] 1–2
Flag of France.svg Paul Trojani3
Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Lloveras4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Samir Ben5–6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 9 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Gisy1–3, 5–6
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Kelleners 1–3, 5–6
Flag of France.svg Antoine Doquin 4
Flag of France.svg Jean-Ludovic Foubert4
12 Flag of France.svg Antoine Doquin 2
Flag of France.svg Jacques Wolff2
Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition [7] Ligier JS P320 13 Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Concepción SerranoAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben StoneAll
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Ali [7] All
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andres Latorre CanonAll
15 Flag of the United States.svg Bryson Morris [7] All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Short [7] All
Flag of Poland.svg Team Virage [8] Ligier JS P320 16 Flag of Spain.svg Julien Gerbi All
Flag of France.svg Gillian Henrion All
58 Flag of Portugal.svg Manuel Espírito Santo 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Rich2
59 Flag of Paraguay.svg Oscar BittarAll
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro BracalenteAll
Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport [9] Ligier JS P320 17 Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue [9] 1–4, 6
Flag of France.svg Dino Lunardi [9] 1–4, 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Ligier JS P320 20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Meyrick 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Schneider2
21 Flag of the United States.svg Jim McGuire2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Smith 2
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Andrews1–3, 5–6
Flag of the United States.svg Gerald Kraut1–3, 5–6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Caygill 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garnet Patterson4
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd All
Flag of the United States.svg John SchauermanAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 360 Racing Ligier JS P320 25 Flag of Spain.svg Belén García [10] All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Richards1–2, 4–6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Dayson3
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy FosterAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Terrence WoodwardAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 24-7 Motorsport Ligier JS P320 27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew FergusonAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Hamilton-SmithAll
Flag of France.svg MV2S Racing Ligier JS P320 28 Flag of France.svg Christophe Cresp [6] All
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jérôme de Sadeleer [6] All
29 Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Lüthen [6] 1–4
Flag of France.svg Emilien Carde [6] 1, 3–6
Flag of France.svg Mathis Poulet2
Flag of France.svg Philippe Cimadomo 5–6
Flag of Germany.svg Frikadelli Racing Team Ligier JS P320 30 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Abbelen 1–4
Flag of Germany.svg Felipe Fernández Laser 1–4
Flag of Germany.svg WTM by Rinaldi Racing [N 2]
Rinaldi Racing [N 2]
Duqueine M30 - D08 33 Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Kratz2
Flag of Germany.svg Leonard Weiss2
Ligier JS P320 66 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz All
Flag of Germany.svg Steve ParrowAll
Flag of Ireland.svg Murphy Prototypes Duqueine M30 - D08 48 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Watt1–3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dan Skočdopole1–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Powell [11] 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Bratt 4–5
Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Kratz4, 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Caygill 5
Flag of Brazil.svg Enzo Elias 6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Haegeli by T2 Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 67 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pieder Decurtins1–3, 5–6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brent Verheyen1–3, 5–6
Flag of France.svg M Racing Ligier JS P320 68 Flag of France.svg Hugo Delacour1–2
Flag of Portugal.svg Guilherme Oliveira 1–2
Flag of France.svg Sacha Lehmann3–5
Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Cristóvão3
Flag of France.svg Erwin Creed4–5
69 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Cristóvão2
Flag of France.svg Sacha Lehmann2
Flag of Iceland.svg Team Thor Ligier JS P320 77 Flag of Iceland.svg Auðunn Guðmundsson All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin NobleAll
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cool Racing [12] Ligier JS P320 87 Flag of France.svg Adrien Chila [12] All
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cédric Oltramare [12] All
97 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Droux [12] All
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luis Sanjuan [12] All
Source: [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

GT3

Entrant/TeamChassisEngineNo.DriversRounds
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 10 Flag of France.svg Valentin Hasse-Clot All
Flag of France.svg Arnold RobinAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Parker Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick JonesAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Malvern All
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 64 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles BatemanAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Martin All
Flag of Germany.svg Leipert Motorsport [14] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 19 Flag of Finland.svg Patrick Kujala All
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gabriel RindoneAll
70 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch 1–4
Flag of the United States.svg Gerhard Watzinger1–4
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch 6
Flag of the United States.svg Gregg Gorski6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT [20] BMW M4 GT3 [20] BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 31 Flag of Germany.svg Max Hesse [20] 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Whale [20] 2
46 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Policand [21] 2
Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi [20] 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steller Motorsport [22] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi 5.2 L V10 42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding [22] All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Wood [22] 1–3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Cole4–5
Flag of France.svg Sylvain Guintoli 6
Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 51 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Cozzolino All
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi KoizumiAll
83 Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard All
Flag of France.svg Charles-Henri SamaniAll
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 52 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurent de Meeus2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Stanley2
53 Flag of Italy.svg Gino Forgione2
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Montermini 2
Flag of Denmark.svg GMB Motorsport [23] Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda 3.5 L Turbo V6 55 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas AndersenAll
Flag of Denmark.svg Simon Birch [23] All
88 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen All
Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Engelbreckt PedersenAll
BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 95 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen 2
Flag of Denmark.svg Roland Poulsen2
Flag of the United States.svg Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 57 Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz 2
Flag of the United States.svg Russell Ward 2
Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 63 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Hamaguchi 1–3, 5
Flag of Monaco.svg Vincent Abril [24] 1–3, 5
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 74 Flag of Turkey.svg Murat Çuhadaroğlu2
Flag of Italy.svg David Fumanelli 2
Flag of France.svg IMSA LS Group Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 76 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Luck2
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Seefried2
Flag of Denmark.svg HCR with CaffeineSix Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 86 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim CreswickAll
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach All
Source: [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

RoundCircuitLMP3 WinnersGT3 Winners
1 Flag of Spain.svg Catalunya Flag of Poland.svg No. 16 Team Virage Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg No. 10 Racing Spirit of Léman
Flag of Spain.svg Julien Gerbi
Flag of France.svg Gillian Henrion
Flag of France.svg Valentin Hasse-Clot
Flag of France.svg Arnold Robin
2R1 Flag of France.svg Le Mans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 4 Nielsen Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg No. 31 Team WRT
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell
Flag of the United States.svg John Melsom
Flag of Germany.svg Max Hesse
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Whale
R2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg No. 97 Cool Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg No. 46 Team WRT
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Droux
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luis Sanjuan
Flag of France.svg Jérôme Policand
Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi
3 Flag of France.svg Le Castellet Flag of Poland.svg No. 16 Team Virage Flag of Germany.svg No. 19 Leipert Motorsport
Flag of Spain.svg Julien Gerbi
Flag of France.svg Gillian Henrion
Flag of Finland.svg Patrick Kujala
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gabriel Rindone
4 Flag of Spain.svg Aragón Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 4 Nielsen Racing Flag of Italy.svg No. 51 AF Corse
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell
Flag of the United States.svg John Melsom
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Cozzolino
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Koizumi
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Spa-Francorchamps Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 23 United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 42 Steller Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd
Flag of the United States.svg John Schauerman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Cole
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding
6 Flag of Portugal.svg Portimão Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 7 Nielsen Racing Flag of Italy.svg No. 63 Iron Lynx
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Skelton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Wells
Flag of Monaco.svg Vincent Abril
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Hamaguchi

Championship standings

Points are awarded according to the following structure:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th Pole
Points2518151210864211
Le Mans15976543211

LMP3 Teams Championship

Pos.TeamChassis BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
LMS
Flag of France.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
ARA
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points
1 Flag of Poland.svg #16 Team Virage Ligier JS P320 18Ret12182173
2 Flag of Spain.svg #2 CD Sport Ligier JS P320 3Ret31962269
3 Flag of Iceland.svg #77 Team Thor Ligier JS P320 42153314659
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #4 Nielsen Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 Ret17111RetRet45
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg #87 Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 6103224Ret1042
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #26 360 Racing Ligier JS P320 59661715639
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg #97 Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 20318772038
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #23 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 1613195Ret12235
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #7 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 Ret18832RetRet130
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #25 360 Racing Ligier JS P320 1517131355530
11 Flag of Spain.svg #11 CD Sport Ligier JS P320 142528714Ret321
12 Flag of France.svg #68 M Racing Ligier JS P320 21620RetRetRet18
13 Flag of Luxembourg.svg #3 DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 9Ret294NC82618
14 Flag of France.svg #28 MV2S Racing Ligier JS P320 23221117213Ret16
15 Flag of Germany.svg #66 Rinaldi Racing Ligier JS P320 Ret1924101041514
16 Flag of France.svg #6 ANS Motorsport Ligier JS P320 Ret61098Ret1114
17 Flag of France.svg #29 MV2S Racing Ligier JS P320 77Ret169191713
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #22 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 241152011Ret249
19 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg #67 Haegeli by T2 Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 132323156148
20 Flag of Poland.svg #15 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320 Ret301236131776
21 Flag of Germany.svg #30 Frikadelli Racing Team Ligier JS P320 81226Ret164
22 Flag of Poland.svg #59 Team Virage Ligier JS P320 12Ret21Ret18Ret84
23 Flag of France.svg #39 Graff Racing Ligier JS P320 1015Ret18209134
24 Flag of France.svg #17 IDEC Sport Ligier JS P320 17219Ret12253
25 Flag of Poland.svg #13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320 Ret20RetRetRetRet92
26 Flag of Ireland.svg #48 Murphy Prototypes Duqueine M30 - D08 21293131NC10121
27 Flag of France.svg #8 Graff Racing Ligier JS P320 112830211511160
28 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg #9 Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 19Ret1614Ret12190
29 Flag of Poland.svg #14 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320 22DNS2512Ret16180
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #27 24-7 Motorsport Ligier JS P320 182722NC1913230
Teams ineligible to score points
Flag of Germany.svg #33 WTM by Rinaldi Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 Ret2
Flag of France.svg #69 M Racing Ligier JS P320 144
Flag of Poland.svg #58 Team Virage Ligier JS P320 417
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg #12 Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 5Ret
Flag of Luxembourg.svg #5 DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 Ret14
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #21 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 2418
Flag of France.svg #38 Graff Racing Ligier JS P320 2627
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #20 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 RetDNS
Pos.TeamChassis BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
LMS
Flag of France.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
ARA
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

GT3 Teams Championship

Pos.TeamCar BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
LMS
Flag of France.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
ARA
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg #10 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 1313235297
2 Flag of Italy.svg #51 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 3416416577
3 Flag of Denmark.svg #86 HCR with CaffeineSix Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) 424929673
4 Flag of Germany.svg #19 Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Ret117162472
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #18 Team Parker Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 2511893363
6 Flag of Italy.svg #63 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 7RetRet3Ret148
7 Flag of Denmark.svg #88 GMB Motorsport Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 5667Ret4944
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #42 Steller Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II 1015101181741
9 Flag of Denmark.svg #55 GMB Motorsport Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 616812481130
10 Flag of Italy.svg #83 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 991267Ret1024
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #64 Team Parker Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) 8RetDNS10571222
12 Flag of Germany.svg #70 Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Ret1255Ret21
Teams ineligible to score points
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg #31 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 12
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg #46 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 131
Flag of the United States.svg #57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 83
Flag of Denmark.svg #95 GMB Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 715
Flag of Germany.svg #24 Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 8
Flag of Italy.svg #53 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 109
Flag of Italy.svg #74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 1414
Flag of France.svg #76 IMSA LS Group Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 1717
Flag of Italy.svg #52 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ret18
Pos.TeamCar BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
LMS
Flag of France.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
ARA
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points

Notes

  1. 1 2 Smal is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Bukhantsov, also a Russian, competes under an Emirati licence for the same reason.
  2. 1 2 Car No. 33 entered as WTM by Rinaldi Racing, car No. 66 entered as Rinaldi Racing.

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