2026 European Le Mans Series

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The 2026 European Le Mans Series will be the twenty-third 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 12 April and is scheduled to finish at Algarve International Circuit on 10 October. [1]

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.

Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2026 season was announced on 28 August 2025. The calendar features the same six circuits in the same order as the previous season. [1] [2]

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Locations of the 2026 races
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Prologue Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain 6/7 April
1 4 Hours of Barcelona 12 April
2 4 Hours of Le Castellet Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 3 May
3 4 Hours of Imola Flag of Italy.svg Imola Circuit Imola, Italy 5 July
4 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium 23 August
5 4 Hours of Silverstone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom 13 September
6 4 Hours of Portimão Flag of Portugal (official).svg Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 10 October [a]
Sources: [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Saturday race

    References

    1. 1 2 "Record Breaking Calendar Returns for 2026 ELMS". europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
    2. ↑ Euwema, Davey (28 August 2025). "No Changes on Six-Round 2026 Calendar". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
    3. ↑ "Goodyear Becomes Title Sponsor for ELMS Silverstone Return". europeanlemansseries.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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