European racing season
The 2025 Le Mans Cup , known as the 2025 Michelin Le Mans Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth season of the Le Mans Cup . The six-event series began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 5 April and concluded at Algarve International Circuit on 18 October.[ 1] The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, now split into two, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.[ 2] The season marked the debut of the new, third-generation LMP3 cars.[ 3]
The No. 85 R-ace GP won the LMP3 Teams' and Drivers' championships
The No. 98 Motorsport98 won the LMP3 Pro-Am Teams' and Drivers' championships
Calendar
The provisional calendar for the 2025 season was announced on 2 October 2024.[ 1] Silverstone Circuit was added to the calendar for the first time, replacing the round at Mugello . Starting this season, the race duration was extended from 1 hour and 50 minutes to 2 hours, except for the Silverstone round, which kept its original length. The Road to Le Mans races ran for 1 hour instead of 55 minutes.[ 4]
Entries
LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres.[ 3] Entries in the LMP3 Pro-Am class, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with icons.
Icon
MISC
P3
LMP3
PA
LMP3 Pro-Am
Nicolas Schatz and Dan Skočdopole were scheduled to compete for ANS Motorsport and Bretton Racing respectively, but withdrew prior to the start of the season.[ 25]
Robert Vișoiu was scheduled to compete for TS Corse, but did not appear at any rounds.[ 25]
Daniel Keilwitz was scheduled to compete for Rinaldi Racing,[ 25] but was replaced by Griffin Peebles.[ 12]
Markus Pommer was scheduled to compete for Gebhardt Motorsport ,[ 25] but later moved to ANS Motorsport.[ 26] He was replaced by Óscar Tunjo .[ 20]
GT3
Bailey Voisin was scheduled to compete for Code Racing Development, but did not appear at any rounds.[ 25]
Race results
Bold indicates the overall winner.
Championship 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
1
Le Mans
15
9
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
LMP3 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
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Teams' Championship
LMP3 Pro-Am 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
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Pro-Am Teams' Championship
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
Italics – Fastest Lap
GT3 Teams' Championship
Notes
^ a b Car No. 12 entered as WTM by Rinaldi Racing. Cars No. 66 and No. 71 entered as Rinaldi Racing.
^ Lomko is Russian, but he competes under a French licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine .
^ a b c The #49 LMP3 Pro-Am class winner was disqualified after failing to reach Parc Ferme under its own power.[ 37]
References
^ a b "Silverstone Debut for the Michelin Le Mans Cup in 2025" . Le Mans Cup . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . 2 October 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025 .
^ "Third Class Added To Le Mans Cup For 2025" . Dailysportscar . 27 September 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025 .
^ a b "ACO announces next-gen LMP3 from 2025" . 24 Hours of Le Mans . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . 11 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025 .
^ "Le Mans Cup Race Lengths Extended For 2025" . Dailysportscar . 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025 .
^ Keilloh, Graham (19 December 2024). "Ginetta makes top-line LMP3 return with DKR" . PressReader . Motorsport News. Retrieved 3 February 2025 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Goodwin, Graham (15 April 2025). "58 Cars For Road To Le Mans Support Races" . Dailysportscar . Retrieved 15 April 2025 .
^ a b Defet, Florian (26 May 2025). "Thomas Laurent de retour à Road To Le Mans avec DKR Engineering" . Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2026 .
^ "Nielsen Racing Acquires two Adess AD25 LMP3" . Endurance-Info . 16 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "44 Full-Season Entries For New-Look Le Mans Cup" . Dailysportscar . 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025 .
^ a b "Les brèves du jeudi soir 20 mars" . Endurance-Info (in French). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025 .
^ a b @LeMansCup (18 March 2025). "2022 champions @RSofLeman unveil their colours!" (Tweet ). Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter) .
^ a b @LeMansCup; (6 March 2025). "New year, same colors - @rinaldiracing returns to Michelin Le Mans Cup!" . Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via Instagram .
^ a b c d e "TEAM NEWS: High Class Racing brings new talent to the Michelin Le Mans Cup" . lemanscup.com . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . 31 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025 .
^ Lantos, András (13 March 2025). "Válint Bence a Michelin Le Mans Cup-ban folytatja, és indul a Le Mans 24h hétvégén is" . Eurosport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 20 March 2025 .
^ a b c Defet, Florian (31 March 2025). "Qui se cache derrière la nouvelle écurie française, 23Events Racing ?" . Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2025 .
^ "Léna Bühler set to make LMP3 debut in Michelin Le Mans Cup" . RACERS - Behind the Helmet . 4 February 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025 .
^ Mercier, Laurent (4 February 2025). "Deux Ligier JS P325 pour Forestier Racing by VPS" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2025 .
^ a b c d Defet, Florian (21 March 2025). "Forestier Racing by VPS affiche complet pour la Michelin Le Mans Cup 2025" . Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2025 .
^ Defet, Florian (18 March 2025). "Arthur Rogeon passe à la vitesse supérieure en Endurance" . Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2025 .
^ a b "Les brèves de la mi-journée du jeudi 20 mars" . Endurance-Info (in French). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025 .
^ "Les brèves du mercredi 19 mars" . Endurance-Info (in French). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025 .
^ @R.ace.GP; (11 June 2025). "We're thrilled to announce that Jin Nakamura will make his LMP3 debut with R-ace GP at the Road to Le Mans round in Michelin Le Mans Cup!" . Retrieved 11 June 2025 – via Instagram .
^ "Gillian Henrion avec un double programme ambitieux en 2025" . Endurance24 (in French). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025 .
^ Kaligis, Bas (13 February 2025). "Autocoureur Max van der Snel en personal training studio Ongekend Gezond slaan handen ineen; tickets race Spa-Francorchamps voor nieuwe klanten" . RaceXpress (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2025 .
^ a b c d e f g "2025 Michelin Le Mans Cup - Season Entry List" (PDF) . Google APIs . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025 .
^ a b c "2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Barcelona Round - Provisional Entry List V2" (PDF) . Al Kamel Systems . 1 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025 .
^ a b "2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Le Castellet Round - Provisional Entry List V1" (PDF) . Al Kamel Systems . 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025 .
^ a b "2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Road to Le Mans - Provisional Entry List V3" (PDF) . Al Kamel Systems . 6 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025 .
^ a b "2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Spa-Francorchamps Round - Entry List V3" (PDF) . Al Kamel Systems . 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025 .
^ a b "2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Silverstone Round - Entry List V3" (PDF) . Al Kamel Systems . 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025 .
^ a b c "2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Portimão Round - Entry List V3" (PDF) . Al Kamel Systems . 15 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025 .
^ "Code Racing Development officialise son arrivée en GT3 avec Aston Martin" . Endurance-Info (in French). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025 .
^ a b c Euwema, Davey (16 April 2025). "Team WRT BMW Among 58-Car Road to Le Mans Entry" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 April 2025 .
^ "Les brèves de la mi-journée du mercredi 19 mars" . Endurance-Info (in French). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025 .
^ a b c "Proton Huber Competition impresses at Le Mans" . Porsche Sport . 16 June 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025 .
^ a b c "Iron Dames : Marta Garcia et Vanina Ickx réunies en Michelin Le Mans Cup" . Endurance24 (in French). 30 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025 .
^ "R-ace GP Win Silverstone Thriller to Secure 2025 MLMC Title" . Le Mans Cup . Retrieved 14 September 2025 .
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