2026 European Le Mans Series

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.

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

2026 European Le Mans Series

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.

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.

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	Goodyear 4 Hours of Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone, United Kingdom	13 September
6	4 Hours of Portimão	Algarve International Circuit	Portimão, Portugal	10 October
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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/Team	Chassis	No.	MISC	Drivers	Rounds
DKR Engineering	Oreca 07	3	PA	Sebastián Álvarez	1
Jean Glorieux	1
Marlon Hernandez	1
Vector Sport	Oreca 07	7	PA	Cem Bölükbaşı	1
Jens Reno Møller	1
Jacob Abel	TBC
10	P2	Ryan Cullen	1
Pietro Fittipaldi	1
Vladislav Lomko	1
Proton Competition	Oreca 07	9	P2	Sebastian Priaulx	1
Jonas Ried	1
Mike Rockenfeller	1
88	PA	René Binder	1
Horst Felbermayr Jr.	1
Horst Felix Felbermayr	1
TDS Racing	Oreca 07	14	PA	Scott Huffaker	1
Sami Meguetounif	1
Steven Thomas	1
Forestier Racing by Panis	29	P2	Oliver Gray	1
Esteban Masson	1
Louis Rousset	1
IDEC Sport	Oreca 07	18	P2	Jamie Chadwick	1
Laurents Hörr	1
Valerio Rinicella	1
28	P2	Paul-Loup Chatin	1
Paul Lafargue	1
Job van Uitert	1
Rossa Racing by Virage	Oreca 07	19	PA	Manuel Espírito Santo	1
John Falb	1
Rik Koen	1
Algarve Pro Racing	Oreca 07	20	PA	Malthe Jakobsen	1
Michael Jensen	1
Enzo Trulli	1
25	P2	Jake Hughes	1
Matthias Kaiser	1
Tristan Vautier	1
United Autosports	Oreca 07	21	PA	Oliver Jarvis	1
Marino Sato	1
Daniel Schneider	1
22	P2	Ben Hanley	1
Griffin Peebles	1
Grégoire Saucy	1
Nielsen Racing	Oreca 07	24	P2	Jack Doohan	1
Roy Nissany	1
Edward Pearson	1
27	PA	James Allen	1
Kriton Lendoudis	1
Alex Quinn	1
Duqueine Team	Oreca 07	30	PA	Doriane Pin	1
Giorgio Roda	1
Richard Verschoor	1
Inter Europol Competition	Oreca 07	34	P2	Reshad de Gerus	1
Bijoy Garg	1
43	P2	Tom Dillmann	1
Jakub Śmiechowski	1
Nick Yelloly	1
CLX Motorsport	Oreca 07	37	P2	Ian Aguilera	1
Adrien Closmenil	1
Theodor Jensen	1
47	PA	Felipe Fraga	1
Georgios Kolovos	1
Charles Milesi	1
AF Corse	Oreca 07	83	PA	Antonio Fuoco	1
François Perrodo	1
Matthieu Vaxivière	1
AO by TF	Oreca 07	99	PA	Dane Cameron	1
Louis Delétraz	1
P. J. Hyett	1
Icon	MISC
P2	LMP2
PA	LMP2 Pro-Am

• Alex Quinn had signed a contract extension with Algarve Pro Racing for 2026, but later switched to Nielsen Racing. • Tom Blomqvist was scheduled to compete for Inter Europol Competition, but was replaced prior to the start of the season.

LMP3

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

Entrant/Team	Chassis	No.	Drivers	Rounds
DKR Engineering	Ligier JS P325	4	Wyatt Brichacek	1
Romain Favre	1
Antti Rammo	1
Rinaldi Racing	Ligier JS P325	5	José Cautela	1
Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen	1
Alvise Rodella	1
Team Virage	Ligier JS P325	8	Daniel Nogales	1
Matteo Quintarelli	1
Louis Stern	1
EuroInternational	Ligier JS P325	11	Matthew Richard Bell	1
Douwe Dedecker	1
Max van der Snel	1
Inter Europol Competition	Ligier JS P325	13	Alexander Bukhantsov	1
Chun-Ting Chou	1
Henry Cubides Olarte	1
CLX Motorsport	Ligier JS P325	17	Paul Lanchère	1
Alexander Jacoby	1
Bruno Ribeiro	1
Racing Spirit of Léman	Ligier JS P325	31	Ralph Meichtry	1
Lenny Ried	1
Grégory de Sybourg	1
Ultimate	Ligier JS P325	35	Lucas Fecury	1
Sebastian Gravlund	1
Terrence Woodward	1
M Racing	Ligier JS P325	68	Nick Adcock	1
Quentin Antonel	1
Thomas Imbourg	1
R-ace GP	Duqueine D09	85	Fabien Michal	1
Pierre-Alexandre Provost	1
Hugo Schwarze	1

• Isaac Tutumlu and Cindy Gudet were scheduled to compete for Rinaldi Racing and M Racing respectively, but were replaced prior to the start of the season. • Matthieu Lahaye was scheduled to compete for the Ultimate team he co-owns, but stepped down prior to the start of the season.

LMGT3

All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.

<table><thead><tr><th>Entrant/Team</th><th>Chassis</th><th>Engine</th><th>No.</th><th>Drivers</th><th>Rounds</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>United Autosports</td><td>McLaren 720S GT3 Evo</td><td>McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8</td><td>23</td><td>Michael Birch</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Wayne Boyd</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Garnet Patterson</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>TF Sport</td><td>Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R</td><td>Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8</td><td>33</td><td>Charlie Eastwood</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Blake McDonald</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Alec Udell</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Mille AF Corse</td><td>Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo</td><td>Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6</td><td>50</td><td>Riccardo Agostini</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Francesco Castellacci</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Custodio Toledo</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Lilou Wadoux</td><td>TBC</td></tr><tr><td>AF Corse</td><td>51</td><td>Conrad Laursen</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Davide Rigon</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Charles-Henri Samani</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Spirit of Race</td><td>55</td><td>Duncan Cameron</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Matt Griffin</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>David Perel</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>High Class Racing</td><td>Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)</td><td>Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6</td><td>54</td><td>Dennis Andersen</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Anders Fjordbach</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Laurin Heinrich</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Kessel Racing</td><td>Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo</td><td>Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6</td><td>57</td><td>Mathys Jaubert</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Takeshi Kimura</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Daniel Serra</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>Andrew Gilbert</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Romain Leroux</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Fran Rueda</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Racing Spirit of Léman</td><td>Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo</td><td>Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8</td><td>59</td><td>Marius Fossard</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Valentin Hasse-Clot</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Clément Mateu</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Team Qatar by Iron Lynx</td><td>Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo</td><td>Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8</td><td>62</td><td>Abdulla Al-Khelaifi</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Adam Christodoulou</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Julian Hanses</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Iron Lynx</td><td>63</td><td>Rui Andrade</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Ameerh Naran</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Sérgio Sette Câmara</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Proton Competition</td><td>Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)</td><td>Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6</td><td>75</td><td>Matt Kurzejewski</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Lietz</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Tom Sargent</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>"Bankcy"</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Huub van Eijndhoven</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Harry King</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Joel Sturm</td><td>TBC</td></tr><tr><td>GR Racing</td><td>Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo</td><td>Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6</td><td>86</td><td>Lorcan Hanafin</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Mex Jansen</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Wainwright</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

• Matt Bell and Auðunn Guðmundsson were scheduled to compete for TF Sport and High Class Racing respectively, but were replaced prior to the start of the season.