2020 European Le Mans Series

The 2020 European Le Mans Series was the seventeenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit Paul Ricard on 19 July and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 1 November.[1]

2020 European Le Mans Series
Previous: 2019 Next: 2021
Support series:
Michelin Le Mans Cup
Road to Le Mans
Ligier European Series
Masters Endurance Legends
United Autosports No. 22 Oreca 07, Winner of the 2020 European Le Mans 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 revised calendar for the 2020 season was announced on 3 April 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened and the 4 Hours of Silverstone was removed from the calendar as a date could not be found.[1] Following an increase in COVID-19 cases in Spain, the Barcelona round was replaced by a second race at Paul Ricard.[2][3]

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 4 Hours of Le Castellet Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 19 July
2 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 9 August
3 Le Castellet 240 Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 29 August
4 4 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy 11 October
5 4 Hours of Portimão Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 1 November
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Race Circuit Location Original Date
4 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Great Britain 5 September
4 Hours of Barcelona Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain 29 August[2][3]

Entries

LMP2

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[4]

Entrant/Team Chassis Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
High Class Racing[5] Oreca 07 M 20 Dennis Andersen[5] All
Anders Fjordbach[5] All
DragonSpeed USA[6][7] Oreca 07 M 21 Ben Hanley[6] 1–3
Memo Rojas[6] 1–3
Ryan Cullen[6] 1–2
Timothé Buret[7] 3
M 27 Ben Hanley 4
Henrik Hedman 4
Charles Milesi 4
United Autosports[8] Oreca 07 M 22 Filipe Albuquerque[9] All
Philip Hanson[9] All
M 32 Alex Brundle[8] All
Will Owen[10] All
Job van Uitert[11] All
Algarve Pro Racing[12] Oreca 07 G 24 Henning Enqvist[12] All
Jon Lancaster[12] All
Loïc Duval[12] 1–3, 5
Arjun Maini 4
G 25 5
Gabriel Aubry[12] All
John Falb[12] All
Simon Trummer[12] 1-4
G-Drive Racing[12] Aurus 01 M 26 Mikkel Jensen[12] All
Roman Rusinov[12] All
Nyck de Vries[13] 1, 4–5
Jean-Éric Vergne[14] 3
IDEC Sport[15] Oreca 07 M 28 Richard Bradley[15] All
Paul Lafargue[15] All
Paul-Loup Chatin[15] 1–3, 5
Nicolas Minassian[15] 4
Duqueine Team[16] Oreca 07 M 30 Tristan Gommendy[16] All
Jonathan Hirschi[16] All
Konstantin Tereshchenko[16] All
Panis Racing[17] Oreca 07 G 31 Julien Canal[17] All
Nico Jamin[17] All
Will Stevens[17] All
Inter Europol Competition[12] Ligier JS P217 M 34 René Binder[12] All
Matevos Isaakyan[18] 1-4
Jakub Śmiechowski[19] All
BHK Motorsport[12] Oreca 07 G 35 Sergio Campana[12] All
Francesco Dracone[12] All
Cool Racing[12] Oreca 07 M 37 Antonin Borga[12] All
Alexandre Coigny[12] All
Nicolas Lapierre[12] All
Jota Sport[20] Oreca 07 G 38 Anthony Davidson[20] 2
Jake Dennis[20] 2
Roberto González[20] 2
Graff[12] Oreca 07 M 39 James Allen[12] All
Alexandre Cougnaud[21] All
Thomas Laurent[21] All
Richard Mille Racing Team[22] Alpine A470 M 50 Tatiana Calderón[22] 1–2, 4–5
André Negrão[23] 1–2
Beitske Visser[22] 2–5
Sophia Flörsch[24] 3–5

LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.

Entrant/Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
United Autosports[25] Ligier JS P320 2 Wayne Boyd[26] All
Tom Gamble[26] All
Robert Wheldon[26] All
3 Andrew Bentley[25] All
Duncan Tappy[27] All
Jim McGuire[25] 1–2, 5
DKR Engineering[12] Duqueine M30 – D08 4 Laurents Hörr[12] All
François Kirmann[12] All
Wolfgang Triller[12] All
Graff[12] Duqueine M30 – D08 5 Sébastien Page[12] All
Luis Sanjuan[12] All
Eric Trouillet[12] All
Ligier JS P320 9 Vincent Capillaire[21] All
Arnold Robin[12] All
Maxime Robin[21] All
Nielsen Racing[12] Duqueine M30 – D08 7 Colin Noble[12] All
Anthony Wells[12] All
10 Charles Crews[12] All
Garett Grist[12] All
Rob Hodes[12] All
Realteam Racing[12] Ligier JS P320 8 Esteban Garcia[12] All
David Droux[12] All
Eurointernational[12] Ligier JS P320 11 Niko Kari All
Thomas Erdos 1–2
Andreas Laskaratos 2
Jacopo Baratto 3–5
Nicolas Maulini 3–5
Inter Europol Competition[12] Ligier JS P320 13 Martin Hippe[12] All
Nigel Moore[12] 1–3
Dino Lunardi 4–5
RLR MSport[12] Ligier JS P320 15 James Dayson[12] All
Malthe Jakobsen[12] All
Ryan Harper-Ellam[12] 1
Robert Megennis[28] 2–3
Gustas Grinbergas 4
Lorenzo Veglia[29] 5
BHK Motorsport[12] Ligier JS P320 16 Lorenzo Veglia[12] 1–4
Andrea Fontana[12] 1–2
Jacopo Baratto[12] 1–2
Gustas Grinbergas[30] 3
Nick Adock 3
Tom Cloet 4–5
Philippe Paillot 4
Julius Adomavičius[29] 5
Alex Fontana[29] 5

LMGTE

All cars in the LMGTE class used Goodyear tyres.

Entrant/Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
AF Corse[12] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 Steffen Görig[12] 1–3, 5
Christoph Ulrich[12] 1–3, 5
Alexander West[12] 1–2, 5
Daniel Serra 3
54 Francesco Castellacci[28] 2
Thomas Flohr[28] 2
88 Emmanuel Collard[28] 2, 5
François Perrodo[28] 2, 5
Harrison Newey[28] 2
Alessio Rovera[29] 5
Spirit of Race[12] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 55 Duncan Cameron[12] All
Matt Griffin[12] All
Aaron Scott[12] All
Iron Lynx[12] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 60 Sergio Pianezzola[31] All
Claudio Schiavoni[12] All
Andrea Piccini[31] 1–3
Nicklas Nielsen 4–5
83 Rahel Frey[31] All
Michelle Gatting[31] All
Manuela Gostner[12] All
Red River Sport[28] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 62 Bonamy Grimes[28] 2
Charles Hollings[28] 2
Johnny Mowlem[28] 2
JMW Motorsport[12] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 66 Finlay Hutchison[12] All
Hunter Abbott[12] 1
Jody Fannin[12] 1
Gunnar Jeannette[28] 2–5
Rodrigo Sales[28] 2–5
Kessel Racing[12] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 74 Michael Broniszewski[12] All
David Perel[12] All
Nicola Cadei[12] 1, 4–5
Marcos Gomes 2–3
Proton Competition[12] Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 77 Michele Beretta[12] All
Alessio Picariello[12] All
Christian Ried[12] All
93 Michael Fassbender[32] All
Felipe Fernandez Laser[32] All
Richard Lietz[32] All
Gulf Racing UK[29] Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 86 Ben Barker[29] 5
Michael Wainwright[29] 5
Andrew Watson[29] 5
Aston Martin Racing[33] Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 98 Paul Dalla Lana[33] 1–2
Mathias Lauda[33] 1–2
Ross Gunn[33] 1
Augusto Farfus[28] 2

Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd. Circuit LMP2 Winning Team LMP3 Winning Team LMGTE Winning Team
LMP2 Winning Drivers LMP3 Winning Drivers LMGTE Winning Drivers
1 Le Castellet No. 32 United Autosports No. 2 United Autosports No. 77 Proton Competition
Alex Brundle
Will Owen
Job van Uitert
Wayne Boyd
Tom Gamble
Robert Wheldon
Michele Beretta
Alessio Picariello
Christian Ried
2 Spa-Francorchamps No. 22 United Autosports No. 2 United Autosports No. 74 Kessel Racing
Filipe Albuquerque
Philip Hanson
Wayne Boyd
Tom Gamble
Robert Wheldon
Michael Broniszewski
Marcos Gomes
David Perel
3 Le Castellet No. 22 United Autosports No. 8 Realteam Racing No. 55 Spirit of Race
Filipe Albuquerque
Philip Hanson
Esteban Garcia
David Droux
Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
Aaron Scott
4 Monza No. 22 United Autosports No. 13 Inter Europol Competition No. 74 Kessel Racing
Filipe Albuquerque
Philip Hanson
Martin Hippe
Nigel Moore
Michael Broniszewski
Nicola Cadei
David Perel
5 Portimão No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 2 United Autosports No. 77 Proton Competition
Mikkel Jensen
Roman Rusinov
Nyck de Vries
Wayne Boyd
Tom Gamble
Robert Wheldon
Michele Beretta
Alessio Picariello
Christian Ried

Teams 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

Pos. Team Car RIC
SPA
LEC
MNZ
POR
Points
1 #22 United Autosports Oreca 07 3 1 1 1 3 109
2 #32 United Autosports Oreca 07 1 5 8 2 4 70
3 #26 G-Drive Racing Aurus 01 2 Ret 2 Ret 1 61
4 #31 Panis Racing Oreca 07 Ret 3 4 5 5 47
5 #39 Graff Oreca 07 9 2 3 9 7 43
6 #30 Duqueine Team Oreca 07 Ret 4 9 7 2 38
7 #37 Cool Racing Oreca 07 4 10 12 4 9 28.5
8 #20 High Class Racing Oreca 07 Ret 13 13 3 6 24
9 #28 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 Ret 7 7 6 10 21
10 #50 Richard Mille Racing Team Alpine A470 5 6 11 10 11 20
11 #25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 10 9 5 11 8 19.5
12 #34 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P217 7 11 6 12 Ret 15.5
13 #24 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 6 12 Ret 8 12 13
14 #21 DragonSpeed Oreca 07 8 14 10 5.5
15 #35 BHK Motorsport Oreca 07 Ret Ret 14 13 13 1.5
#27 DragonSpeed Oreca 07 DSQ 0
Entries ineligible to score points
#38 Jota Sport Oreca 07 8 -
Pos. Team Car RIC
SPA
LEC
MNZ
POR
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

LMP3

Pos. Team Car RIC
SPA
LEC
MNZ
POR
Points
1 #2 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 1 1 Ret 3 1 94
2 #13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320 2 Ret 3 1 3 73
3 #8 Realteam Racing Ligier JS P320 4 Ret 1 4 2 68
4 #11 Eurointernational Ligier JS P320 6 3 7 2 6 55
5 #3 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 7 5 2 11 4 46.5
6 #9 Graff Ligier JS P320 5 4 8 5 7 42
7 #15 RLR MSport Ligier JS P320 3 7 4 9 Ret 35
8 #10 Nielsen Racing Duqueine M30 – D08 8 Ret 5 6 5 32
9 #4 DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 – D08 10 6 6 7 10 24
10 #7 Nielsen Racing Duqueine M30 – D08 Ret 2 Ret 8 11 22.5
11 #16 BHK Motorsport Ligier JS P320 9 9 10 10 8 10
12 #5 Graff Duqueine M30 – D08 11 8 9 12 9 9
Pos. Team Car RIC
SPA
LEC
MNZ
POR
Points

LMGTE

Pos. Team Car RIC
SPA
LEC
MNZ
POR
Points
1 #77 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 1 6 2 2 1 99
2 #74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 2 1 4 1 2 99
3 #55 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ret 5 1 4 5 62
4 #83 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 3 8 3 3 6 61
5 #93 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 7 4 DNS 5 4 47
6 #66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 4 9 7 6 7 36
7 #60 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 6 Ret 5 Ret 3 35
8 #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 5 7 6 Ret 28
Entries ineligible to score points
#88 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 2 8 -
#98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR Ret 3 -
#54 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ret -
#86 Gulf Racing UK Porsche 911 RSR Ret -
#62 Red River Sport Ferrari 488 GTE Evo DNS
Pos. Team Car RIC
SPA
LEC
MNZ
POR
Points
Notes

The two teams from cars #77 and #74 were tied on 99 points at the end of the championship and they both had two wins, two second places, one fourth and two pole positions from the five races. The crew of the #77 Proton Competition Porsche – Christian Ried, Michele Beretta and Alessio Picariello - were declared champions due to the fact they had won the first race of the season at Paul Ricard.[34]

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