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European racing series held in 2021
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 24 October.[ 1]
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.
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]
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.
Entrant/Team
Chassis
MISC
Drivers
Rounds
IDEC Sport [ 4] [ 5]
Oreca 07
17
PA
Dwight Merriman [ 5]
1–4
Kyle Tilley [ 5]
1–4
Ryan Dalziel [ 5]
1–2, 4
Gabriel Aubry [ 6]
3
28
P2
Paul-Loup Chatin [ 4]
All
Paul Lafargue [ 4]
All
Patrick Pilet [ 4]
1–2, 4–6
Jean-Éric Vergne [ 6]
3
DragonSpeed USA [ 7]
Oreca 07
21
PA
Ben Hanley [ 8]
1–2, 4
Henrik Hedman[ 7]
1–2, 4
Ricky Taylor [ 8]
1
Gustavo Menezes [ 9]
2
Juan Pablo Montoya [ 10]
4
United Autosports [ 11]
Oreca 07
22
P2
Jonathan Aberdein [ 12]
All
Tom Gamble [ 13]
All
Phil Hanson [ 11]
All
32
P2
Nico Jamin [ 14]
All
Manuel Maldonado [ 15]
All
Job van Uitert [ 11]
All
Algarve Pro Racing [ 16]
Oreca 07
24
P2
Richard Bradley [ 16]
All
Ferdinand Habsburg [ 16]
All
Diego Menchaca [ 16]
1–5
Sophia Flörsch [ 17]
6
G-Drive Racing [ 7]
Aurus 01
25
PA
Rui Andrade [ 7]
All
John Falb [ 7]
All
Pietro Fittipaldi [ 18]
1
Roberto Merhi [ 19]
2–4
Gustavo Menezes [ 20]
5–6
26
P2
Franco Colapinto [ 21]
All
Roman Rusinov [ 7]
All
Nyck de Vries [ 21]
1–3, 5–6
Mikkel Jensen [ 22]
4
Ultimate [ 23]
Oreca 07
29
PA
Jean-Baptiste Lahaye[ 23]
All
Matthieu Lahaye [ 23]
All
François Heriau[ 23]
1–4
Gianluca Giraudi[ 24]
6
Duqueine Team [ 25]
Oreca 07
30
P2
René Binder [ 25]
All
Tristan Gommendy [ 25]
All
Memo Rojas [ 25]
All
Racing Team Turkey [ 26]
Oreca 07
34
PA
Charlie Eastwood [ 26]
All
Salih Yoluç [ 26]
All
Harry Tincknell [ 26]
1, 3, 5–6
Logan Sargeant [ 27]
2, 4
BHK Motorsport[ 7]
Oreca 07
35
P2
Sergio Campana [ 7]
All
Francesco Dracone [ 7]
All
Markus Pommer [ 28]
All
Cool Racing [ 29]
Oreca 07
37
PA
Alexandre Coigny[ 29]
All
Nicolas Lapierre [ 29]
All
Antonin Borga[ 29]
1–4
Charles Milesi [ 29]
5–6
Graff Racing [ 30]
Oreca 07
39
PA
Vincent Capillaire[ 30]
1–4, 6
Arnold Robin[ 30]
1–4, 6
Maxime Robin[ 30]
1–4, 6
Team WRT [ 31]
Oreca 07
41
P2
Louis Delétraz [ 32]
All
Robert Kubica [ 31]
All
Yifei Ye [ 32]
All
Panis Racing [ 33]
Oreca 07
65
P2
Julien Canal [ 33]
All
Will Stevens [ 33]
All
Gabriel Aubry [ 28]
1
James Allen [ 33]
2–6
Realteam Racing [ 10]
Oreca 07
70
PA
Loïc Duval [ 10]
4
Esteban Garcia[ 10]
4
Jota Sport [ 34]
Oreca 07
82
P2
Sean Gelael [ 34]
4
Jazeman Jaafar [ 34]
4
Racing Team Nederland [ 35]
Oreca 07
92
PA
Frits van Eerd [nl ] [ 35]
4
Giedo van der Garde [ 35]
4
Icon
MISC
P2
LMP2
PA
LMP2 Pro-Am Cup
All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
All cars in the LMGTE class use Goodyear tyres.
Results and standings [ edit ]
Bold indicates overall winner.
Drivers' Championships[ edit ]
Points 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
0.5
1
LMP2 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP2 Pro-Am Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMGTE Drivers Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' Championships[ edit ]
Points 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
0.5
1
LMP2 Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP2 Pro-Am Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMGTE Teams Championship [ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
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