European racing season
The 2024 European Le Mans Series is the twenty-first season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest 's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 14 April and will finish at Algarve International Circuit on 19 October.[ 1] [ 2]
The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes , divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer -style racing cars in the new LMGT3 class. The season will be the first for the LMGT3 class, replacing LMGTE.
The provisional calendar for the 2024 season was announced on 12 September 2023. Mugello Circuit was added to the calendar for the first time, replacing the round at MotorLand Aragón , and the Imola Circuit round returned after being cancelled the previous year.[ 1] [ 2]
Locations of the 2024 races
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.
Icon
MISC
P2
LMP2
PA
LMP2 Pro-Am
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.[ 48]
Jeff Segal was scheduled to compete for JMW Motorsport, but withdrew prior to the start of the season.[ 49]
Results and standings [ edit ]
Bold indicates overall winner.
Drivers' Championships[ edit ]
LMP2 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
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
LMP2 Pro/Am Drivers Championship[ edit ]
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 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
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
LMGT3 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
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
Teams' Championships[ edit ]
LMP2 Teams Championship [ edit ]
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
LMP2 Pro/Am Teams Championship[ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
LMGT3 Teams Championship [ edit ]
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
^ a b Lomko and Bukhantsov are Russian, but they compete under a French licence and an Emirati licence respectively as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine .
^ a b Pinheiro and García did not fulfil their mandated minimum drive time at the 4 Hours of Le Castellet , meaning that they did not receive points for that event.
^ a b Perino and Adam did not fulfil their mandated minimum drive time at the 4 Hours of Imola , meaning that they did not receive points for that event.
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^ Tassel, Pierre (7 February 2024). "ELMS - Stéphane Richelmi rejoint Vector Sport" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2024 .
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^ a b "ELMS - 43 engagés pour la rentrée à Spa-Francorchamps, Vautier chez Team Virage" . Endurance-Info (in French). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024 .
^ a b c Glo, Valentin (6 March 2024). "Algarve confirme son équipage LM P2 Pro-Am" . AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2024 .
^ a b c "Champion Algarve Pro Racing team confirms drivers for European Le Mans Series title defence" . Endurance-Info . 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023 .
^ Tassel, Pierre (12 August 2024). "ELMS - Filipe Albuquerque remplace Oliver Jarvis chez United Autosports à Spa" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
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^ a b Goodwin, Graham (16 January 2024). "Di Resta Replaces Albuquerque In United Autosports ELMS LMP2 Squad" . Dailysportscar . Retrieved 16 January 2024 .
^ "Garg To Make ELMS Debut With United" . Dailysportscar . 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024 .
^ "ELMS: Le Mans Centenary winner Fabio Scherer returns to United Autosports for 2024" . United Autosports . 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023 .
^ a b c Goodwin, Graham (12 January 2024). "Nielsen Racing Confirm LMP2 Pro-Am Line Up For 2024 ELMS" . Dailysportscar . Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ Kilbey, Stephen (13 August 2024). "Yelloly Joins Nielsen At Spa For ELMS LMP2 Debut" . Dailysportscar . Retrieved 13 August 2024 .
^ Kilbey, Stephen (28 March 2024). "Heinemeier Hansson Joins Nielsen For 2024 ELMS" . Dailysportscar . Retrieved 28 March 2024 .
^ Klein, Jamie (9 February 2024). "United Adds Pino to McLaren LMGT3 Lineup" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 February 2024 .
^ a b c d Mercier, Laurent (20 December 2023). "ELMS - De Gerus et van Uitert rejoignent IDEC Sport en 2024" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2023 .
^ "IDEC Sport et Matra présentent une livrée hommage pour la saison 2024" . AutoHebdo (in French). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024 .
^ "Siebert vuelve al European Le Mans Series" . La Capital (Mar del Plata) (in Spanish). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 .
^ a b c d Mercier, Laurent (1 December 2023). "Un programme ELMS LMP2 pour Richard Mille by TDS" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023 .
^ a b c d Mercier, Laurent (22 March 2024). "Panis Racing avec TDS Racing, Milesi et...Leclerc en 2024" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2024 .
^ a b c d Tassel, Pierre (22 December 2023). "ELMS - Allen et Simmenauer têtes de pont de Duqueine Team en 2024" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Inter Europol Competition expands to three entries in the European Le Mans Series; confirm driver lineup" . Inter Europol Competition . 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023 .
^ Goodwin, Graham (12 January 2024). "Luca Ghiotto joins Inter Europol Competition for the European Le Mans Series" . Dailysportscar . Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ Euwema, Davey (25 October 2023). "Cool Racing Signs Fluxa for 2024 LMP2 Effort" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 October 2023 .
^ Euwema, Davey (21 November 2023). "Jakobsen Completes Cool Racing No. 37 Lineup" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 November 2023 .
^ Thukral, Rachit (20 November 2023). "Toyota star Miyata gets dual F2, ELMS programme in 2024" . Autosport . Retrieved 20 November 2023 .
^ "ELMS – Paul-Loup Chatin à la place de Ferdinand Habsburg chez Cool Racing à Barcelone" . Endurance-Info (in French). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024 .
^ a b "Habsburg and Vesti to join Garcia for the 24 ELMS Campaign" . COOL RACING . 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024 .
^ a b Duforest, Michaël (24 June 2024). "COOL Racing recrute un pilote Hypercar pour son programme LMP2" . AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2024 .
^ Klein, Jamie (8 February 2024). "Bennett Replaces Garcia in Isotta Fraschini Lineup" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 February 2024 .
^ "Belén García steps up to the European Le Mans Series with DKR Engineering in 2024" . Endurance-Info . 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ a b c d "Les brèves du vendredi 24 novembre" . Endurance-Info (in French). 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023 .
^ "43 Cars Set For 4 Hours Of Le Castellet" . Dailysportscar . 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024 .
^ "43 autos sur la grille European Le Mans Series à Imola" . Endurance-Info (in French). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024 .
^ Mercier, Laurent (11 August 2024). "ELMS - Louis Rossi chez Ultimate à Spa-Francorchamps" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2024 .
^ 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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^ Mercier, Laurent (30 April 2024). "ELMS - Nico Varrone sur une Ferrari AF Corse au Paul Ricard" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2024 .
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^ a b c d Tassel, Pierre (19 March 2024). "Un trio Andlauer - Cressoni - Schiavoni sur la Porsche - Proton" . Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2024 .
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^ a b c d "Caldarelli & Jefferies Complete Iron Lynx ELMS LMGT3 Line-Up" . Dailysportscar . 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024 .
^ a b c d Klein, Jamie (14 March 2024). "JMW Motorsport Reveals All-New Driver Lineup" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 March 2024 .
^ a b c "Adam Completes Grid Motorsport By TF Line-Up" . Dailysportscar . 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024 .
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