2016 European Le Mans Series
2016 European Le Mans Series season | |||
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The 2016 European Le Mans Series season is the twelfth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Silverstone Circuit, in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship, on 16 April and will finish at Autódromo do Estoril on 23 October.[1]
Contents
Regulations
The GTC class for GT3 was dropped due to a lack of entries during 2015 and the creation of the GT3 Le Mans Cup.[2]
Provisional calendar
The provisional 2016 calendar was announced at 5 September 2015. The calendar comprises six events, featuring the same five circuits that hosted events in 2015 and for the first time since 2011 it will include event at Spa. For the fourth consecutive season, Silverstone hosted the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Meanwhile, the other rounds will be collaboration with World Series by Renault.[1]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | 4 Hours of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 16 April |
2 | 4 Hours of Imola | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Imola, Italy | 15 May |
3 | 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring | Red Bull Ring | Spielberg, Austria | 17 July |
4 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 28 August |
5 | 4 Hours of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 25 September |
6 | 4 Hours of Estoril | Autódromo do Estoril | Estoril, Portugal | 23 October |
Entry list
The entry list was announced on 5 February 2016.[3]
LMP2
LMP3
Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 2 | Alex Brundle[3] | 1–2 |
Mike Guasch[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Christian England[4] | 1–2 | |||||
3 | Matthew Bell[4] | 1–2 | ||||
Wayne Boyd[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Mark Patterson[3] | 1–2 | |||||
OAK Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 4 | Erik Maris[14] | 1–2 |
Jean-Marc Merlin[3] | 1–2 | |||||
24 | Jacques Nicolet[3] | 1–2 | ||||
Pierre Nicolet[14] | 1–2 | |||||
By Speed Factory | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 5 | Álvaro Fontes[15] | 1–2 |
Jesús Fuster[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Tom Jackson[15] | 1–2 | |||||
360 Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 6 | Ross Kaiser[16] | 1–2 |
James Swift[16] | 1–2 | |||||
Terrence Woodward[3] | 1–2 | |||||
Villorba Corse | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 7 | Roberto Lacorte[3] | 1–2 |
Niccolò Schirò[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Giorgio Sernagiotto[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Race Performance | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 8 | Bert Longin[4] | 1–2 |
Giorgio Maggi[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Marcello Marateotto[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Graff | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 9 | Enzo Guibbert[17] | 1–2 |
Paul Petit[17] | 1–2 | |||||
Eric Trouillet[3] | 1–2 | |||||
10 | John Falb[3] | 1–2 | ||||
Enzo Potolicchio[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Sean Rayhall[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 11 | Marco Jacoboni[4] | 1–2 |
Giorgio Mondini[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Andrea Roda[4] | 1–2 | |||||
12 | Andrea Dromedari | 2 | ||||
Fabio Mancini[10] | 2 | |||||
Roman Rusinov[10] | 2 | |||||
Inter Europol Competition | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 13 | Jens Petersen[4] | 1–2 |
Jakub Smiechowski[3] | 1–2 | |||||
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Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 14 | Tony Ave[3] | 1 |
Michael Cullen[4] | 1 | |||||
Doug Peterson[4] | 1 | |||||
Barrie Baxter[10] | 2 | |||||
Rob Garofall[10] | 2 | |||||
Alex Kapadia[10] | 2 | |||||
RLR Msport | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 15 | Morten Dons[18] | 1–2 |
Ossy Yusuf[3] | 1–2 | |||||
Panis Barthez Competition | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 16 | Eric Debard[3] | 1–2 |
Simon Gachet[19] | 1–2 | |||||
Valentin Moineault[19] | 1–2 | |||||
Ultimate | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 17 | François Hériau[20] | 1–2 |
Jean-Baptiste Lahaye[3] | 1–2 | |||||
Matthieu Lahaye[20] | 1–2 | |||||
M.Racing - YMR | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 18 | Alexandre Cougnaud[4] | 1–2 |
Yann Ehrlacher[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Thomas Laurent[3] | 1–2 | |||||
Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 19 | David Hallyday[3] | 1–2 |
Dino Lunardi[21] | 1–2 | |||||
David Droux[10] | 2 | |||||
20 | Eric Clement[22] | 1–2 | ||||
Romain Iannetta[22] | 1–2 | |||||
Maxime Pialat[22] | 1–2 |
GTE
Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 51 | Rui Águas[4] | 1–2 |
Marco Cioci[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Piergiuseppe Perazzini[3] | 1–2 | |||||
55 | Duncan Cameron[3] | 1–2 | ||||
Matt Griffin[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Aaron Scott[4] | 1–2 | |||||
AT Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 56 | Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr.[3] | 1–2 |
Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr.[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Alessandro Pier Guidi[4] | 1 | |||||
Davide Rigon[10] | 2 | |||||
Formula Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 60 | Johnny Laursen[3] | 1–2 |
Mikkel Mac[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Christina Nielsen[4] | 1–2 | |||||
JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 66 | Andrea Bertolini[4] | 1–2 |
Rory Butcher[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Robert Smith[3] | 1–2 | |||||
Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 77 | Mike Hedlund[4] | 1–2 |
Wolf Henzler[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Marco Seefried[3] | 1 | |||||
Robert Renauer[10] | 2 | |||||
88 | Christian Ried[4] | 1–2 | ||||
Gianluca Roda[3] | 1–2 | |||||
Richard Lietz[4] | 1 | |||||
Klaus Bachler[10] | 2 | |||||
Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | D | 96 | Roald Goethe[4] | 1 |
Stuart Hall[4] | 1 | |||||
Richie Stanaway[4] | 1 | |||||
99 | Andrew Howard[3] | 1–2 | ||||
Alex MacDowall[4] | 1–2 | |||||
Darren Turner[23] | 1–2 |
Innovative car
Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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SRT41 by OAK Racing | Morgan LMP2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | M | 84 | Jean-Bernard Bouvet[4] | 1 |
Frédéric Sausset[4] | 1 | |||||
Christophe Tinseau[4] | 1 |
Results and standings
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Rnd. | Circuit | LMP2 Winning Team | LMP3 Winning Team | GTE Winning Team | Results |
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LMP2 Winning Drivers | LMP3 Winning Drivers | GTE Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Silverstone | No. 38 G-Drive Racing | No. 2 United Autosports | No. 99 Aston Martin Racing | Report |
Simon Dolan Giedo van der Garde Harry Tincknell |
Alex Brundle Mike Guasch Christian England |
Andrew Howard Alex MacDowall Darren Turner |
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2 | Imola | No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing | No. 2 United Autosports | No. 77 Proton Competition | Report |
Mathias Beche Ryō Hirakawa Pierre Thiriet |
Alex Brundle Mike Guasch Christian England |
Mike Hedlund Wolf Henzler Robert Renauer |
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3 | Red Bull | Report | |||
4 | Paul Ricard | Report | |||
5 | Spa | Report | |||
6 | Estoril | Report | |||
Driver championships
LMP2 Drivers' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
LMP3 Drivers' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
GTE Drivers' Championship
Team championships
LMP2 Teams' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
LMP3 Teams' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
GTE Teams' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
Notes
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