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]

In addition to the Le Mans Cup and Ligier European Series, the Eurocup-3 single-seater championship is scheduled to join the support race lineup for the rounds at Circuit Paul Ricard, Imola Circuit and Silverstone Circuit. [3]

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Locations of the 2026 races
RndRaceCircuitLocationDate
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
Sources: [4]

Entries

LMP2

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.

Entrant/TeamChassisNo.MISCDriversRounds
Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering [5] Oreca 07 3PA Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Glorieux [5] TBC
Flag of France.svg Marlon Hernandez [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vector Sport [5] Oreca 07 7PA Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel [5] TBC
Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
10P2 Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Cullen [5] TBC
Flag of France.svg Vladislav Lomko [5] [N 1] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition [5] Oreca 07 9P2 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Ried [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
88PA Flag of Austria.svg Horst Felbermayr Jr. [5] TBC
Flag of Austria.svg Horst Felix Felbermayr [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg TDS Racing [5] Oreca 07 14PA Flag of the United States.svg Steven Thomas [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg Forestier Racing by Panis [5] 29P2 Flag of France.svg Louis Rousset [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport [5] Oreca 07 18P2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Chadwick [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
28P2 Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin [5] TBC
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue [5] TBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert [5] TBC
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Rossa Racing by Virage [5] Oreca 07 19PA Flag of Portugal (official).svg Manuel Espírito Santo [5] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg John Falb [5] TBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rik Koen [5] TBC
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Algarve Pro Racing [5] 20PA Flag of Denmark.svg Malthe Jakobsen [5] TBC
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Jensen [5] TBC
Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Trulli [5] TBC
25P2 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Matthias Kaiser [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports [6] Oreca 07 21PA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis [6] TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato [6] TBC
Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Schneider [6] TBC
22P2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley [6] TBC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Griffin Peebles [6] TBC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grégoire Saucy [6] TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nielsen Racing [5] Oreca 07 24P2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Pearson [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
27PA Flag of Greece.svg Kriton Lendoudis [5] TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Quinn [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg Duqueine Team [5] Oreca 07 30PA Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Roda [5] TBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition [7] Oreca 07 34P2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist [7] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg [7] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
43P2 Flag of France.svg Tom Dillmann [7] TBC
Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Śmiechowski [7] TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Yelloly [7] TBC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg CLX Motorsport [5] Oreca 07 37P2 Flag of Mexico.svg Ian Aguilera [8] TBC
Flag of France.svg Adrien Closmenil [8] TBC
Flag of Denmark.svg Theodor Jensen [8] TBC
47PA Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga [5] TBC
Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Kolovos [5] TBC
Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi [5] TBC
Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse [5] Oreca 07 83PA Flag of France.svg François Perrodo [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United States.svg AO by TF [9] Oreca 07 99PA Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron [9] TBC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz [9] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Hyett [9] TBC
IconMISC
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LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres. [11]

Entrant/TeamChassisNo.DriversRounds
Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering [5] Ligier JS P325 4 Flag of France.svg Romain Favre [5] TBC
Flag of Estonia.svg Antti Rammo [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing [5] Ligier JS P325 5 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen [5] TBC
Flag of Italy.svg Alvise Rodella [5] TBC
Flag of Spain.svg Isaac Tutumlu [5] TBC
Flag of Poland.svg Team Virage [5] Ligier JS P325 8 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Quintarelli [5] TBC
Flag of France.svg Louis Stern [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg EuroInternational [12] Ligier JS P325 11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Richard Bell [12] TBC
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Douwe Dedecker [12] TBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max van der Snel [12] TBC
Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition [7] Ligier JS P325 13 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Alexander Bukhantsov [7] [N 1] TBC
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chun-Ting Chou [7] TBC
Flag of Colombia.svg Henry Cubides Olarte [7] TBC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg CLX Motorsport [5] Ligier JS P325 17 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Jacoby [5] TBC
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Ribeiro [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg Racing Spirit of Léman [5] Ligier JS P325 31 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Meichtry [5] TBC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grégory de Sybourg [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg Ultimate [5] Ligier JS P325 35 Flag of France.svg Matthieu Lahaye [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg M Racing [5] Ligier JS P325 68 Flag of France.svg Cindy Gudet [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg R-ace GP [5] Duqueine D09 85 Flag of France.svg Fabien Michal [5] TBC
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Alexandre Provost [5] TBC
Flag of Germany.svg Hugo Schwarze [5] TBC

LMGT3

All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres. [13]

Entrant/TeamChassisEngineNo.DriversRounds
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports [6] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V823 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Birch [6] TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd [6] TBC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garnet Patterson [6] TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TF Sport [5] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V833 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell [5] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Blake McDonald [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg Richard Mille AF Corse [5] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V650 Flag of Brazil.svg Custodio Toledo [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse [5] 51 Flag of France.svg Charles-Henri Samani [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Spirit of Race [5] 55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Cameron [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing [5] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-654 Flag of Iceland.svg Auðunn Guðmundsson [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing [5] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V657 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
74 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Gilbert [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg Racing Spirit of Léman [5] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V859 Flag of France.svg Marius Fossard [5] TBC
Flag of France.svg Valentin Hasse-Clot [5] TBC
Flag of France.svg Clément Mateu [5] TBC
Flag of Qatar.svg QMMF by Iron Lynx [5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V862 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulla Al-Khelaifi [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx [5] 63 Flag of Angola.svg Rui Andrade [5] TBC
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Ameerh Naran [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition [5] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-677 Flag of Japan.svg "Bankcy" [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
91 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kurzejewski [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GR Racing [5] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V686 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Wainwright [5] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBATBC

Notes

    1. 1 2 Lomko and Bukhantsov are Russian, but they compete under French and Kittitian licences respectively as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

    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. ↑ "Eurocup-3 strengthens its European presence with three ELMS rounds in the 2026 calendar". Eurocup-3 . 5 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
    4. ↑ "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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    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Celebrating a decade in the European Le Mans Series with our full driver line-up for 2026". Mailchimp . United Autosports. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
    7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Inter Europol Competition confirms 2026 European Le Mans Series driver lineups". Mailchimp . BAM Motorsport Group. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
    8. 1 2 3 @clxmotorsport; (11 October 2025). "Fresh energy, young blood. 📈" . Retrieved 15 October 2025– via Instagram.
    9. 1 2 3 4 Dagys, John (16 December 2025). "Unchanged Lineup for AO by TF in LMP2 Pro-Am Title Defense". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
    10. ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (19 September 2025). "Quinn Signs Contract Extension With Algarve Pro Racing For 2026". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
    11. ↑ "ACO announces next-gen LMP3 from 2025". 24 Hours of Le Mans . Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
    12. 1 2 3 4 "Eurointernational nella LMP3 con Bell-Dedecker-Van der Snel". Italiaracing (in Italian). 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
    13. ↑ Brook-Jones, Callum (18 April 2023). "Goodyear to become exclusive tire supplier for WEC and ELMS LMGT3". Tire Technology International. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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