2021 European Le Mans Series
The 2021 European Le Mans Series was the eighteenth 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 18 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 24th October.[1]
| 2021 European Le Mans Series | |||
| Previous: | 2020 | Next: | 2022 |
| Support series: Michelin Le Mans Cup Road to Le Mans Ligier European Series | |||
The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the LMGTE class.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2021 season was announced on 8 October 2020. The Red Bull Ring returned to the series after a two-year absence, while Silverstone was not featured on the calendar.[2]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Hours of Barcelona | Montmeló, Spain | 18 April | |
| 2 | 4 Hours of the Red Bull Ring | Spielberg, Austria | 16 May | |
| 3 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | Le Castellet, France | 6 June[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | 4 Hours of Monza | Monza, Italy | 11 July | |
| 5 | 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 19 September | |
| 6 | 4 Hours of Portimão | Portimão, Portugal | 24 October |
Entries
LMP2
All cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Goodyear tyres.[3] Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am Cup, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with Icons.
Innovative car
| Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oreca 07 | 84 | 1, 3 | ||
| 1, 3 | ||||
| 1, 3 |
LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligier JS P320 | 2 | All | ||
| All | ||||
| All | ||||
| 3 | All | |||
| All | ||||
| All | ||||
| Duqueine M30 - D08 | 4 | All | ||
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 2–3 | ||||
| 4–6 | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 5 | All | ||
| All | ||||
| All | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 6 | All | ||
| All | ||||
| All | ||||
| 7 | All | |||
| All | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 8 | All | ||
| All | ||||
| All | ||||
| 9 | All | |||
| All | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 11 | 1–5 | ||
| 1 | ||||
| 2–5 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3–5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| Duqueine M30 - D08 | 12 | All | ||
| All | ||||
| 1–5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 13 | All | ||
| All | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 2–3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 14 | 1, 3 | |||
| 1–3, 5 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 2–6 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5–6 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 15 | All | ||
| All | ||||
| All | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 18 | All | ||
| All | ||||
| All | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 19 | All | ||
| All | ||||
| All | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 20 | All | ||
| 1–5 | ||||
| 1–5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| Ligier JS P320 | 42 | 6 | ||
| 6 | ||||
LMGTE
All cars in the LMGTE class use Goodyear tyres.
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 55 | All | ||
| All | |||||
| 1–3, 5–6 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 60 | All | ||
| All | |||||
| All | |||||
| 80 | All | ||||
| All | |||||
| All | |||||
| 83 | All | ||||
| All | |||||
| 1–4 | |||||
| 5–6 | |||||
| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 61 | 6 | ||
| 6 | |||||
| 6 | |||||
| 88 | 2–6 | ||||
| 2–6 | |||||
| 2–6 | |||||
| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 66 | All | ||
| All | |||||
| 1–5 | |||||
| 6 | |||||
| Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | 77 | All | ||
| 1, 3–4, 6 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 2–6 | |||||
| 2, 5 | |||||
| 93 | All | ||||
| All | |||||
| 1–2, 4–6 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 95 | All | ||
| All | |||||
| 1, 3–6 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
Results and standings
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
| Rnd. | Circuit | Pole | LMP2 Winning Team | LMP3 Winning Team | LMGTE Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMP2 Winning Drivers | LMP3 Winning Drivers | LMGTE Winning Drivers | ||||
| 1 | Race results | |||||
| 2 | Race results | |||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | Race results | |||||
| 5 | Race results | |||||
| 6 | Race results | |||||
Drivers' Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
LMP2
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LMP2
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LMP3
| Pos. | Team | Car | CAT |
RBR |
LEC |
MNZ |
SPA |
POR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 105 | |
| 2 | Ligier JS P320 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 104 | |
| 3 | Ligier JS P320 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 75.5 | |
| 4 | Ligier JS P320 | 3 | 4 | NC | 3 | NC | 1 | 67 | |
| 5 | Ligier JS P320 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 44 | |
| 6 | Ligier JS P320 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | NC | 7 | 36 | |
| 7 | Ligier JS P320 | 2 | NC | 4 | 9 | NC | NC | 32 | |
| 8 | Ligier JS P320 | 7 | NC | NC | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | |
| 9 | Ligier JS P320 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24.5 | |
| 10 | Ligier JS P320 | 11 | 2 | 10 | WD | 11 | 9 | 24 | |
| 11 | Ligier JS P320 | 4 | NC | NC | 8 | 6 | NC | 24 | |
| 12 | Ligier JS P320 | NC | 7 | 11 | 6 | NC | NC | 14.5 | |
| 13 | Ligier JS P320 | 9 | 11 | 5 | NC | 10 | 14 | 14 | |
| 14 | Ligier JS P320 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12.5 | |
| 15 | Ligier JS P320 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11.5 | |
| 16 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 15 | NC | 8 | 11 | WD | 13 | 5.5 | |
| Entries ineligible to score points | |||||||||
| — | Ligier JS P320 | 5 | — | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Car | CAT |
RBR |
LEC |
MNZ |
SPA |
POR |
Points |
LMGTE
| Pos. | Team | Car | CAT |
RBR |
LEC |
MNZ |
SPA |
POR |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 126 | |
| 2 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | NC | 4 | 89 | |
| 3 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | WD | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 83 | |
| 4 | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 61 | |
| 5 | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 57 | |
| 6 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 52 | |
| 7 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 4 | NC | NC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50 | |
| 8 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 50 | |
| 9 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | |
| Entries ineligible to score points | |||||||||
| — | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 9 | — | ||||||
| Pos. | Team | Car | CAT |
RBR |
LEC |
MNZ |
SPA |
POR |
Points |
Notes
- The 4 Hours of Le Castellet was originally due to take place on 29 August 2021. It was rescheduled to 6 June due to the postponement of the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- G-Drive Racing and Roman Rusinov are Russian, but both will compete under a neutral flag as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
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