The 2021 Le Mans Cup , known as the 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the sixth season of the Le Mans Cup . It began on 17 April at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and ended on 25 October at the Algarve International Circuit . The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.
Calendar
The 2021 calendar was unveiled on 19 October 2020.[ 1]
Calendar changes
Entries
LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Entrant/Team
Chassis
Drivers
Rounds
DKR Engineering [ 2]
Duqueine M30 - D08
1
Nathan Kumar
4
Marcello Marateotto
4
3
Jon Brownson[ 2]
1, 3, 5
Dario Cangialosi[ 2]
1, 3, 5
Kris Cools
2, 6
Francois Kirmann
2, 6
Jean Glorieux
4
Laurents Hörr
4
Phoenix Racing [ 2]
Ligier JS P320
5
Finn Gehrsitz
1–5
Hamza Owega
1–5
Mathias Beche
6
John Loggie
6
60
Frank Kräling
5–6
Connor De Phillippi
5–6
ANS Team JSE Management
Ligier JS P320
6
Jonathan Brossard
2–3, 6
Nicholas Schatz
2–3, 6
Nielsen Racing [ 2]
Ligier JS P320
7
Colin Noble [ 2]
All
Anthony Wells[ 2]
All
27
Nicholas Adcock
4
Max Koebolt
4
Andrew Ferguson
6
Jeremy Ferguson
6
28
Tristan Nunez
4
Steven Thomas
4
WTM Powered by Phoenix [ 2]
Duqueine M30 - D08
11
Torsten Kratz [ 2]
All
Leonard Weiss[ 2]
All
Black Falcon[ 2]
Ligier JS P320
12
Donar Munding[ 2]
1–5
Maik Rosenberg[ 2]
1–5
RLR MSport
Ligier JS P320
14
Malthe Jakobsen
4
Mike Benham
4
15
1–3
Tommy Foster
1–3, 6
Alex Kapadia
4
Martin Rich
4
Horst Felbermayr Jr.
6
Team Virage[ 2]
Ligier JS P320
16
Sacha Lehmann[ 2]
All
Julien Gerbi
1, 5
Matthias Lüthen
2–4
Miguel Cristóvão
6
71
Rob Hodes[ 2]
All
Garett Grist [ 2]
1–5
Mathis Poulet
6
IDEC Sport [ 2]
Ligier JS P320
17
Dimitri Enjalbert[ 2]
All
Patrice Lafargue[ 2]
All
Mühlner Motorsport [ 2]
Duqueine M30 - D08
18
Tom Dillmann
1
Matthias Lüthen
1
Ayla Ågren
2
Mathieu de Barbuat
2
Dino Lunardi
3
Francesco Zollo
3
Andres Latorre Canon
4–5
Garnet Patterson
4–5
James Allen
6
John Falb
6
21
Erwin Creed
1–2
Markus Pommer
1–2
Jeroen Bleekemolen
3
Freddie Hunt
3
Ugo de Wilde
4–6
Moritz Kranz
4
Thorsten Jung
5
Charles Crews
6
Cool Racing [ 3]
Ligier JS P320
19
Mathieu de Barbuat
4
Niklas Krütten
4
37
Antoine Doquin [ 2]
All
Josh Skelton [ 2]
All
69
Matthew Bell [ 2]
All
Maurice Smith [ 2]
All
Grainmarket Racing[ 2]
Duqueine M30 - D08
20
Mark Crader[ 2]
All
Alex Mortimer[ 2]
All
United Autosports [ 4]
Ligier JS P320
22
Scott Andrews [ 2]
All
Gerald Kraut[ 2]
All
23
John Schauerman[ 5]
All
Wayne Boyd [ 5]
1–3, 5–6
Duncan Tappy
4
26
James McGuire
4
Guy Smith
4
32
Andy Meyrick [ 4]
All
Daniel Schneider[ 4]
All
Racing Spirit of Léman [ 2]
Ligier JS P320
25
Jacques Wolff[ 2]
All
Théo Chalal[ 2]
1–5
Antoine Jung
6
52
Mathijs Bakker
4
Tijmen van der Helm
4
Revere Racing
ADESS-03 Evo
29
Simon Escallier
4
John Falb
4
Frikadelli Racing Team [ 2]
Ligier JS P320
30
Klaus Abbelen [ 2]
3–5
Axcil Jefferies [ 2]
3–5
AF Corse [ 2]
Ligier JS P320
31
Rui Águas [ 2]
1–3, 5–6
Kriton Lendoudis [ 2]
1–3, 5–6
CD Sport[ 2]
Ligier JS P320
33
Adam Eteki [ 2]
All
Michael Jensen [ 2]
All
Rinaldi Racing[ 2]
Duqueine M30 - D08
55
Steve Parrow
All
Dominik Schwager
All
66
Alexander Mattschull
All
Nicolás Varrone
All
R-Breizh Competition
ADESS-03 Evo
56
Cedric Chapron
1
Simon Escallier
1
TS Corse
Ligier JS P320
73
Cian Carey
All
Pietro Peccenini
All
MV2S Racing
Ligier JS P320
74
Sébastien Baud
4
Christophe Cresp
4
Team Thor [ 6]
Ligier JS P320
77
Auðunn Guðmundsson [ 6]
All
Tom Ashton[ 6]
1–2, 4, 6
Anders Fjordbach
3, 5
Motorsport98 [ 7]
Ligier JS P320
98
Eric De Doncker[ 7]
1–2, 4–5
Dino Lunardi [ 7]
1–2, 4–5
Innovative car
GT3
Race results
Bold indicates the overall winner.
^ The LMP3 class winner at Barcelona was the No. 15 RLR MSport invitational entry. As it is not a full season entrant, the points for the win are awarded to the No. 22 United Autosports entry.
^ The GT3 class winner at Le Castellet was the No. 92 Herberth Motorsport invitational entry. As it is not a full season entrant, the points for the win are awarded to the No. 8 Iron Lynx entry.
Standings
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
0.5
1
Le Mans
15
9
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0.5
0.5
1
LMP3 Teams Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
GT3 Teams Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Driver's championships (top-5)
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
GT3 Drivers Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
^ a b The GT3 class winner at Le Castellet was the No. 92 Herberth Motorsport invitational entry. As it is not a full season entrant, the points for the win are awarded to the No. 8 Iron Lynx entry.
References
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Former races
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