2026 European Le Mans Series
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]
Locations of the 2026 races
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 6/7 April | |
| 1 | 4 Hours of Barcelona | 12 April | ||
| 2 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 3 May |
| 3 | 4 Hours of Imola | Imola Circuit | Imola, Italy | 5 July |
| 4 | 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Stavelot, Belgium | 23 August |
| 5 | 4 Hours of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 13 September |
| 6 | 4 Hours of Portimão | 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.
- Alex Quinn had signed a contract extension with Algarve Pro Racing for 2026, but later switched to Nielsen Racing.[10]
LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres.[11]
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKR Engineering[5] | Ligier JS P325 | 4 | Romain Favre[5] | TBC |
| Antti Rammo[5] | TBC | |||
| TBA | TBC | |||
| Rinaldi Racing[5] | Ligier JS P325 | 5 | Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen[5] | TBC |
| Alvise Rodella[5] | TBC | |||
| Isaac Tutumlu[5] | TBC | |||
| Team Virage[5] | Ligier JS P325 | 8 | Matteo Quintarelli[5] | TBC |
| Louis Stern[5] | TBC | |||
| TBA | TBC | |||
| EuroInternational[5] | Ligier JS P325 | 11 | Matthew Richard Bell[5] | TBC |
| Douwe Dedecker[5] | TBC | |||
| TBA | TBC | |||
| Inter Europol Competition[7] | Ligier JS P325 | 13 | Alexander Bukhantsov[7][N 1] | TBC |
| Chun-Ting Chou[7] | TBC | |||
| Henry Cubides Olarte[7] | TBC | |||
| CLX Motorsport[5] | Ligier JS P325 | 17 | Alexander Jacoby[5] | TBC |
| Bruno Ribeiro[5] | TBC | |||
| TBA | TBC | |||
| Racing Spirit of Léman[5] | Ligier JS P325 | 31 | Ralph Meichtry[5] | TBC |
| Grégory de Sybourg[5] | TBC | |||
| TBA | TBC | |||
| Ultimate[5] | Ligier JS P325 | 35 | Matthieu Lahaye[5] | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | |||
| TBA | TBC | |||
| M Racing[5] | Ligier JS P325 | 68 | Cindy Gudet[5] | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | |||
| TBA | TBC | |||
| R-ace GP[5] | Duqueine D09 | 85 | Fabien Michal[5] | TBC |
| Pierre-Alexandre Provost[5] | TBC | |||
| Hugo Schwarze[5] | TBC |
LMGT3
All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.[12]
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Autosports[6] | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 23 | Michael Birch[6] | TBC |
| Wayne Boyd[6] | TBC | ||||
| Garnet Patterson[6] | TBC | ||||
| TF Sport[5] | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | 33 | Matt Bell[5] | TBC |
| Blake McDonald[5] | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| Richard Mille AF Corse[5] | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 50 | Custodio Toledo[5] | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| AF Corse[5] | 51 | Charles-Henri Samani[5] | TBC | ||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| Spirit of Race[5] | 55 | Duncan Cameron[5] | TBC | ||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| High Class Racing[5] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 54 | Auðunn Guðmundsson[5] | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| Kessel Racing[5] | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 57 | Takeshi Kimura[5] | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| 74 | Andrew Gilbert[5] | TBC | |||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| Racing Spirit of Léman[5] | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 59 | Marius Fossard[5] | TBC |
| Valentin Hasse-Clot[5] | TBC | ||||
| Clément Mateu[5] | TBC | ||||
| QMMF by Iron Lynx[5] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 62 | Abdulla Al-Khelaifi[5] | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| Iron Lynx[5] | 63 | Rui Andrade[5] | TBC | ||
| Ameerh Naran[5] | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| Proton Competition[5] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 77 | "Bankcy"[5] | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| 91 | Matt Kurzejewski[5] | TBC | |||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| GR Racing[5] | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 86 | Michael Wainwright[5] | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| TBA | TBC |
Notes
- ^ a b 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
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- ^ "Eurocup-3 strengthens its European presence with three ELMS rounds in the 2026 calendar". Eurocup-3. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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