The 2025 European Le Mans Series will be the twenty-second season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season will begin at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 6 April and will finish at Algarve International Circuit on 18 October. [1] [2]
The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the LMGT3 class.
The provisional calendar for the 2025 season was announced on 2 October 2024. Silverstone Circuit returned to the calendar for the first time since the 2019 season, replacing the round at Mugello Circuit as the penultimate race of the season. [1] [2]
The official pre-season prologue test will take place at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya over two days from 31 March to 1 April 2025.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | 4 Hours of Barcelona | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 6 April |
2 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 4 May |
3 | 4 Hours of Imola | Imola Circuit | Imola, Italy | 6 July |
4 | 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Stavelot, Belgium | 24 August |
5 | 4 Hours of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 14 September |
6 | 4 Hours of Portimão | Algarve International Circuit | Portimão, Portugal | 18 October |
All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Goodyear tyres. Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am class, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with icons.
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All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres. [3]
Entrant/Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Steller Motorsport [4] | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 | TBA | TBA | TBC |
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