2025 European Le Mans Series
The 2025 European Le Mans Series will be the twenty-second season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season will begin at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 6 April and will finish at Algarve International Circuit on 18 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 LMGT3 class.
Calendar
[edit]The provisional calendar for the 2025 season was announced on 2 October 2024. Silverstone Circuit returned to the calendar for the first time since the 2019 season, replacing the round at Mugello Circuit as the penultimate race of the season.[1][2]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue |  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
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Montmeló, Spain | 31 March/1 April | |
| 1 | 4 Hours of Barcelona | 6 April | ||
| 2 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet |  Circuit Paul Ricard
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Le Castellet, France | 4 May |
| 3 | 4 Hours of Imola |  Imola Circuit
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Imola, Italy | 6 July |
| 4 | 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
|
Stavelot, Belgium | 24 August |
| 5 | 4 Hours of Silverstone |  Silverstone Circuit
|
Silverstone, United Kingdom | 14 September |
| 6 | 4 Hours of Portimão |  Algarve International Circuit
|
Portimão, Portugal | 18 October |
Entries
[edit]LMP2
[edit]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.
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LMP3
[edit]All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A 3.5L V6 engine and Michelin tyres.[3]
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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LMGT3
[edit]All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.[4]
| Entrant/Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Dames[5]
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 85 | Sarah Bovy[5]
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TBC |
 Michelle Gatting[5]
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| Célia Martin[5]
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| Steller Motorsport[6]
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Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 | TBA |  TBA
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TBC |
| TBA
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| TBA
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "ELMS returns to Silverstone in 2025". europeanlemansseries.com. ELMS. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b Euwema, Davey (2 October 2024). "Silverstone Returns After Six-Year Absence". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "ACO announces next-gen LMP3 from 2025". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 24 November 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.
- ^ a b c d Euwema, Davey (28 November 2024). "Bovy to Share Iron Dames Porsche With Martin, Gatting". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Steller Switch To Corvette For 2025". Dailysportscar. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.