2024 Road to Le Mans

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The 9th Road to Le Mans Cup will be a sports car race held on 14 and 15 June 2024 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. The race featured 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 (40 entries)
2 Flag of Spain.svg CD Sport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Willyam Gosselin Flag of Lebanon.svg Shahan Sarkissian
3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan ELMS Flag of France.svg Benjamin Rouget Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pengcheng Ye
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan RLMS Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist Flag of the United States.svg Anthony McIntosh
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RLR MSport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ELMS Flag of Mexico.svg Ian AguileraFlag of none.svg TBA
6 Flag of France.svg ANS Motorsport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Clément Moreno Flag of France.svg Nicolas Schatz
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Wells
8 Flag of Poland.svg Team Virage Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ELMS Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo PinheiroFlag of none.svg TBA
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Graff Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Haowen Luo Flag of France.svg Louis Rossi
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Marius Fossard Flag of France.svg Christophe Lapierre
11 Flag of Spain.svg CD Sport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Franck Chappard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Short
13 Flag of France.svg M Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Alexandre Cougnaud Flag of France.svg Romano Ricci
17 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue Flag of France.svg Dino Lunardi
20 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Foster Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Reno Møller
21 Flag of Italy.svg EuroInternational Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ELMS Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Ali Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Richard Bell
22 Flag of Germany.svg WTM by Rinaldi Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Kratz Flag of Germany.svg Leonard Weiss
26 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bretton Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dan Skočdopole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Stone
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P4 Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Ferguson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Hamilton-Smith
28 Flag of France.svg MV2S Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan RLMSFlag of none.svg TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
29 Flag of France.svg MV2S Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Spain.svg Maximus MayerFlag of none.svg TBA
31 Flag of Italy.svg EuroInternational Ligier JS P320 - Nissan RLMS Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel AliFlag of none.svg TBA
34 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Alexander Bukhanstov [N 1] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rik Koen
42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steller Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding Flag of France.svg Sylvain Guintoli
43 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Creswick Flag of Denmark.svg Sebastian Gravlund
44 Flag of Poland.svg Team Virage Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Falvey Flag of Romania.svg Mihnea Ștefan
50 Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miklas Born Flag of Austria.svg Horst Felbermayr Jr.
58 Flag of Australia (converted).svg GG Classics Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Nakas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fraser Ross
59 Flag of Poland.svg Team Virage Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Paraguay.svg Oscar Bittar Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Gracia Filho
62 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bretton Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ALMSFlag of none.svg TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
64 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 - Nissan ELMS Flag of Austria.svg Michael Doppelmayr Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
66 Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz Flag of Germany.svg Steve Parrow
67 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Haegeli by T2 Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pieder Decurtins Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Samir Ben
68 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Haegeli by T2 Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan RLMS Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Oosenbrugh Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schraml
71 Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Aust Flag of Germany.svg Felipe Fernández Laser
76 Flag of Poland.svg Team Virage Ligier JS P320 - Nissan RLMS Flag of France.svg Raphaël NaracFlag of none.svg TBA
77 Flag of Iceland.svg Team Thor Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of Iceland.svg Auðunn Guðmundsson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Noble
84 Flag of France.svg ANS Motorsport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Julien Lemoine Flag of France.svg Paul Trojani
85 Flag of France.svg R-ace GP Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Hadrien David Flag of France.svg Fabien Michal
87 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Adrien Closmenil Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Sweetnam
97 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of France.svg Adrien Chila Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Droux
99 Flag of the Netherlands.svg More Motorsport Ligier JS P320 - Nissan MLMS Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark van der Snel Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max van der Snel
GT3 (20 entries)
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 MLMS Flag of Italy.svg David Fumanelli Flag of France.svg Frédéric Jousset
14 Flag of Germany.svg GetSpeed Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ALMS Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bartone Flag of Germany.svg Valentin Pierburg
18 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Malvern
23 Flag of Spain.svg Biogas Motorsport Ferrari 296 GT3 MLMS Flag of Spain.svg Marc Carol Flag of Spain.svg Josep Mayola
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steller Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II MLMSFlag of none.svg TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
25 Flag of Germany.svg Heart of Racing by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GTWC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James Flag of the United States.svg Gray Newell
51 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 MLMS Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kurzejewski
57 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 ELMS Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Orey Fidani Flag of Germany.svg Lars Kern
65 Flag of Austria.svg Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ALMS Flag of Germany.svg Heiko NeumannFlag of none.svg TBA
73 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Huber Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) MLMS Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Dreisow Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Lauck
74 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 MLMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Gilbert Flag of Spain.svg Fran Rueda
80 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 RLMS Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gino Forgione Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo
82 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 ELMS Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard Flag of France.svg Charles-Henri Samani
83 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 MLMS Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karen Gaillard Flag of France.svg Célia Martin
88 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 MLMS Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Agostini Flag of Brazil.svg Custodio Toledo
90 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo MLMSFlag of none.svg TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
91 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo MLMS Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Claude Bovet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David McDonald
95 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo ELMS Flag of the United States.svg Derek DeBoer Flag of France.svg Valentin Hasse-Clot
Source: [1] [2]

Reserve entries

In addition to the sixty-two entries given invitations for the race, seven entries are put on a reserve list to potentially replace any invitations that were not accepted or withdrawn. Reserve entries are ordered with the first reserve replacing the first withdrawal from the race, regardless of the class of either entry.

ReserveClassNo.EntrantCarSeriesDriver 1Driver 2
1stGT356 Flag of Italy.svg Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) RLMS Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Venerosi PescioliniFlag of None.svg TBA
2ndLMP369 Flag of France.svg Zosh Competition Ligier JS P320 - Nissan RLMS Flag of France.svg Jean-Rene de Fournoux Flag of France.svg Hugo Rosati
3rdLMGT316 Flag of Italy.svg TS Corse Duqueine M30 - D08 RLMS Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca GiraudiFlag of None.svg TBA
4thGT375 Flag of Austria.svg Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo RLMS Flag of Germany.svg Timo RumpfkeilFlag of None.svg TBA
5thGT354 Flag of Italy.svg Dinamic GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) GTWC Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Kiefer Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Stanislav Minsky [N 1]
6thLMP396 Flag of France.svg Zosh Competition Ligier JS P320 - Nissan RLMS Flag of France.svg Claude Rosati Flag of France.svg Rodolphe Rosati
7thGT355 Flag of Italy.svg Dinamic GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) GTWC Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Dienst Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Sager
Source: [1] [2]

Free Practice

Qualifying

Provisional pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.

Race 1

Race 2

Races

Race 1 Result

Race 2 Result

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Bukhantsov and Minskiy are Russian, but he competes under an Emirati and a Kyrgyz licence respectively as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.