The 2026 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the eleventh season of the Le Mans Cup. The six-event series begins at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 11 April and will conclude at Algarve International Circuit on 10 October. For the first time, the flagship Road to Le Mans event will feature a single, three-hour endurance race rather than a pair of sprint races.[1]
The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 category and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.
Calendar
editThe provisional calendar for the 2026 season was announced on 28 August 2025. All venues from the previous season returned, with the 24 Hours of Le Mans–supporting Road to Le Mans changing format from a pair of sprint races to a single, three-hour endurance race.[1][2]
| Rnd | Circuit | Location | Race Length | Date | |
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| 1 | Montmeló, Spain | 2 hours | 11 April | ||
| 2 | Le Castellet, France | 2 hours | 2 May | ||
| 3 | Le Mans, France | 3 hours | 12 June | ||
| 4 | Stavelot, Belgium | 2 hours | 22 August | ||
| 5 | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 1 hour, 50 minutes | 12 September | ||
| 6 | Portimão, Portugal | 2 hours | 10 October | ||
| Source:[3] | |||||
Entries
editLMP3
editAll cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres.[4] Entries in the LMP3 Pro-Am class, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with icons.
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- Hadrien David, Luke Kendall and Natan Bihel were scheduled to compete for Nielsen Racing, Vector Sport RLR and M Racing respectively, but were replaced prior to the start of the season.[17]
- Dan Skočdopole and Josh Hill were scheduled to compete for Bretton Racing and Steller Motorsport respectively, but did not appear at any rounds.[17]
- Leo Robinson was scheduled to compete for Team Virage, but switched to Bretton Racing prior to the start of the season.[17][18]
GT3
edit- Tom Wood and Loek Hartog were scheduled to compete for Racing Spirit of Léman and Dinamic GT respectively, but were replaced prior to the start of the season.[17]
- Pascal Huteau and Antoine Leclerc were scheduled to share Code Racing Development's Aston Martin,[17] but the team reshuffled its lineup prior to the start of the season.[8]
- Jens Reno Møller provisionally entered Road to Le Mans for High Class Racing, but was later replaced by Max Moritz.[6]
Race results
editBold indicates the overall winner.
| Round | Circuit | LMP3 Winners | LMP3 Pro-Am Winners | GT3 Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
Championship standings
editPoints 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 | 38 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
LMP3 Drivers' Championship
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LMP3 Teams' Championship
edit| Pos. | Team | Car | BAR |
LEC |
LMS |
SPA |
SIL |
POR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duqueine D09 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 62 | ||||
| 2 | Ligier JS P325 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 50 | ||||
| 3 | Ligier JS P325 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 43 | ||||
| 4 | Ligier JS P325 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 39 | ||||
| 5 | Ligier JS P325 | Ret | 15 | 2 | 27 | ||||
| 6 | Ligier JS P325 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | ||||
| 7 | Duqueine D09 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 17 | ||||
| 8 | Duqueine D09 | 3 | Ret | 13 | 15 | ||||
| 9 | Ligier JS P325 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| 10 | Ligier JS P325 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 14 | ||||
| 11 | Ligier JS P325 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 14 | ||||
| 12 | Duqueine D09 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 13 | ||||
| 13 | Ligier JS P325 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | ||||
| 14 | Ligier JS P325 | 21 | 7 | Ret | 6 | ||||
| 15 | Ligier JS P325 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 16 | Ligier JS P325 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | Ligier JS P325 | 9 | 16 | Ret | 2 | ||||
| 18 | Duqueine D09 | 13 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | Ligier JS P325 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 0 | ||||
| 20 | Ligier JS P325 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | Ligier JS P325 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Ligier JS P325 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 0 | ||||
| 23 | Ligier JS P325 | 20 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | Ligier JS P325 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||
| Teams ineligible to score points | |||||||||
| Ligier JS P325 | 14 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Car | BAR |
LEC |
LMS |
SPA |
SIL |
POR |
Points |
LMP3 Pro-Am Drivers' Championship
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LMP3 Pro-Am Teams' Championship
edit| Pos. | Team | Car | BAR |
LEC |
LMS |
SPA |
SIL |
POR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier JS P325 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||||
| 2 | Ligier JS P325 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 60 | ||||
| 3 | Ligier JS P325 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 52 | ||||
| 4 | Ligier JS P325 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 37 | ||||
| 5 | Ligier JS P325 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 30 | ||||
| 6 | Ligier JS P325 | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 24 | ||||
| 7 | Ligier JS P325 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 23 | ||||
| 8 | Ligier JS P325 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 21 | ||||
| 9 | Ligier JS P325 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | ||||
| 10 | Ligier JS P325 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |||||
| Teams ineligible to score points | |||||||||
| Ligier JS P325 | 2 | ||||||||
| Ligier JS P325 | 4 | ||||||||
| Ligier JS P325 | 8 | ||||||||
| Ligier JS P325 | Ret | ||||||||
| Ligier JS P325 | DSQ | ||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Car | BAR |
LEC |
LMS |
SPA |
SIL |
POR |
Points |
GT3 Drivers' Championship
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GT3 Teams' Championship
edit| Pos. | Team | Car | BAR |
LEC |
LMS |
SPA |
SIL |
POR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | 1 | 3 | 1 | 78 | ||||
| 2 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 51 | ||||
| 3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | 6 | 4 | 4 | 43 | ||||
| 4 | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | 5 | 2 | 7 | 40 | ||||
| 5 | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | 4 | 8 | 5 | 34 | ||||
| 6 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 3 | 5 | DSQ | 26 | ||||
| 7 | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | Ret | 1 | Ret | 25 | ||||
| 8 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Ret | Ret | 6 | 17 | ||||
| 9 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| 10 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | DNS | 6 | Ret | 8 | ||||
| Teams ineligible to score points | |||||||||
| Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2 | ||||||||
| BMW M4 GT3 Evo | 8 | ||||||||
| Ferrari 296 GT3 | 9 | ||||||||
| McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Ret | ||||||||
| Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | Ret | ||||||||
| Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.1) | Ret | ||||||||
| Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Ret | ||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Car | BAR |
LEC |
LMS |
SPA |
SIL |
POR |
Points |
Notes
edit- ↑ Bukhantsov is Russian, but he competes under an Emirati licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
References
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- ↑ Defet, Florian (28 August 2025). "Road To Le Mans : Une course unique de trois heures". Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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- ↑ @23eventsracing; (18 March 2026). "The #50 Ligier JS P325 will be driven by @colinqueen111 and @giovanni_maschio 🏁". Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via Instagram.
- ↑ de Celis, Jose Carlos (14 October 2025). "Campos Racing también estará en las carreras de resistencia". Motorsport.com (in Spanish). Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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- ↑ R-ace GP [@r.ace.gp]; (5 March 2026). "🚨 Driver announcement 🚨 @enzo__peugeot joins our 2026 @lemanscup squad as the fourth and final driver of our line-up, ready to make his LMP3 debut next month in Barcelona 💥". Retrieved 5 March 2026 – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Léna Bühler makes Le Mans Cup return with R-Ace GP for sophomore LMP3 campaign". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ Carter, Jeff (6 April 2026). "Henrion Prepares to Challenge for His third MLMC Title in 2026". Le Mans Cup. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
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- 1 2 3 "2026 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Barcelona Round - Provisional Entry List V2" (PDF). FIA World Endurance Championship. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- 1 2 "2026 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Le Castellet Round - Entry List V2" (PDF). FIA World Endurance Championship. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- 1 2 "2026 Road to Le Mans - Entry List V3" (PDF). Le Mans Cup. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Mercier, Laurent (2 September 2025). "Code Racing Development in 2026 preparation mode". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 "GetSpeed Team PCX Racing au Road to Le Mans en Mercedes". Endurance-Info (in French). 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kessel Racing : cap sur 2026 avec 12 Ferrari en piste". Endurance-Info (in French). 25 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ↑ "SMC Motorsport et Emilio de Villota en route vers les 24H du Mans avec McLaren". Endurance-Info (in French). 8 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Blackthorn AMR [@blackthorn_amr]; (10 March 2026). "🏆 Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn AMR is ready to return to the Michelin Le Mans Cup in 2026, with the #91 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo in its striking gold and black colours 🌟". Retrieved 10 March 2026 – via Instagram.