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French automobile endurance race
The 2023 Le Mans Cup , known as the 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the eighth season of the Le Mans Cup . The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 22 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 22 October.[ 1] The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.
Racing Spirit of Léman are the reigning champions in LMP3 whilst GMB Motorsport are the defending teams' champion in GT3.
The provisional calendar for the 2023 season was announced on 22 September 2022.[ 1] On the 11th of April it was announced the 4 Hours of Imola would be postponed due to ongoing works on the pit lane and paddock areas.[ 2] [ 3] On the 14th of April it was announced that Imola round would be cancelled and Aragón round would be added.[ 4]
Rnd
Circuit
Location
Race Length
Date
1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Montmeló , Spain
1 hour, 50 mins
22 April
2
Circuit de la Sarthe
Le Mans , France
55 minutes
8 June
55 minutes
9 June
3
Circuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet , France
1 hour, 50 mins
15 July
4
MotorLand Aragón
Alcañiz , Spain
1 hour, 50 mins
25 August
5
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot , Belgium
1 hour, 50 mins
23 September
6
Algarve International Circuit
Portimão , Portugal
1 hour, 50 mins
22 October
Cancelled
Circuit
Location
Race Length
Original date
Imola Circuit
Imola , Italy
1 hour, 50 mins
6 May
All cars in the LMP3 class used the 2020 spec Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres. The new-for-2022 race length of 1h 50m removes the need for the additional mandatory stop that was introduced in 2020 to mitigate unexpected higher fuel consumption.
Entrant/Team
Chassis
Drivers
Rounds
CD Sport
Ligier JS P320
2
Fabian Michal
All
Kirill Smal [ 5] [ N 1]
All
11
Franck Chappard
All
Shahan Sarkissian
All
DKR Engineering
Duqueine M30 - D08
3
Alexander Bukhanstov[ N 1]
All
James Winslow
All
5
Sebastian Arenram
2
Robin Rogalski
2
Nielsen Racing
Duqueine M30 - D08
4
Matt Bell
All
John Melsom
All
Ligier JS P320
7
Josh Skelton
All
Anthony Wells
All
ANS Motorsport
Ligier JS P320
6
Jonathan Brossard
All
Nicolas Schatz
All
Graff Racing
Ligier JS P320
8
George Nakas[ 6]
All
Fraser Ross[ 6]
All
38
Haowen Luo
2
Sébastien Page
2
39
James Sweetnam[ 6]
All
Lucca Allen [ 6]
1–2
Paul Trojani
3
Xavier Lloveras
4
Samir Ben
5–6
Racing Spirit of Léman
Ligier JS P320
9
Christian Gisy
1–3, 5–6
Ralf Kelleners
1–3, 5–6
Antoine Doquin
4
Jean-Ludovic Foubert
4
12
Antoine Doquin
2
Jacques Wolff
2
Inter Europol Competition [ 7]
Ligier JS P320
13
Santiago Concepción Serrano
All
Ben Stone
All
14
Daniel Ali[ 7]
All
Andres Latorre Canon
All
15
Bryson Morris[ 7]
All
Chris Short[ 7]
All
Team Virage[ 8]
Ligier JS P320
16
Julien Gerbi
All
Gillian Henrion
All
58
Manuel Espírito Santo
2
Martin Rich
2
59
Oscar Bittar
All
Alessandro Bracalente
All
IDEC Sport [ 9]
Ligier JS P320
17
Patrice Lafargue[ 9]
1–4, 6
Dino Lunardi[ 9]
1–4, 6
United Autosports
Ligier JS P320
20
Andy Meyrick
2
Daniel Schneider
2
21
Jim McGuire
2
Guy Smith
2
22
Scott Andrews
1–3, 5–6
Gerald Kraut
1–3, 5–6
Josh Caygill
4
Garnet Patterson
4
23
Wayne Boyd
All
John Schauerman
All
360 Racing
Ligier JS P320
25
Belén García [ 10]
All
Mark Richards
1–2, 4–6
James Dayson
3
26
Tommy Foster
All
Terrence Woodward
All
24-7 Motorsport
Ligier JS P320
27
Andrew Ferguson
All
Louis Hamilton-Smith
All
MV2S Racing
Ligier JS P320
28
Christophe Cresp[ 6]
All
Jérôme de Sadeleer [ 6]
All
29
Matthias Lüthen [ 6]
1–4
Emilien Carde[ 6]
1, 3–6
Mathis Poulet
2
Philippe Cimadomo
5–6
Frikadelli Racing Team
Ligier JS P320
30
Klaus Abbelen
1–4
Felipe Fernández Laser
1–4
Duqueine M30 - D08
33
Torsten Kratz
2
Leonard Weiss
2
Ligier JS P320
66
Daniel Keilwitz
All
Steve Parrow
All
Murphy Prototypes
Duqueine M30 - D08
48
Adrian Watt
1–3
Dan Skočdopole
1–2
Will Powell [ 11]
3
Will Bratt
4–5
Torsten Kratz
4, 6
Josh Caygill
5
Enzo Elias
6
Haegeli by T2 Racing
Duqueine M30 - D08
67
Pieder Decurtins
1–3, 5–6
Brent Verheyen
1–3, 5–6
M Racing
Ligier JS P320
68
Hugo Delacour
1–2
Guilherme Oliveira
1–2
Sacha Lehmann
3–5
Miguel Cristóvão
3
Erwin Creed
4–5
69
Miguel Cristóvão
2
Sacha Lehmann
2
Team Thor
Ligier JS P320
77
Auðunn Guðmundsson
All
Colin Noble
All
Cool Racing [ 12]
Ligier JS P320
87
Adrien Chila[ 12]
All
Cédric Oltramare[ 12]
All
97
David Droux[ 12]
All
Luis Sanjuan[ 12]
All
Source:[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Bold indicates the overall winner.
Championship standings [ 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
1
Le Mans
15
9
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
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 – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
GT3 Teams Championship [ edit ]
^ a b Smal is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Bukhantsov, also a Russian, competes under an Emirati licence for the same reason.
^ a b Car No. 33 entered as WTM by Rinaldi Racing, car No. 66 entered as Rinaldi Racing.
^ a b "Michelin Le Mans Cup Returns to Barcelona in 2023" . lemanscup.com . Le Mans Cup. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023 .
^ "Building Work Delays Force 4 Hours Imola To Be Postponed" . ELMS. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023 .
^ "Imola Round Postponed Due to Delayed Track Upgrades" . sportscar365.com . 11 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023 .
^ "Portimão To Host ELMS Grand Season Finale In October" . ELMS. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023 .
^ "The French team @cdsport will be racing with two Ligiers JS P320 in this year's #LMC season!" . Twitter . Le Mans Cup. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Les brèves du mardi 4 avril matin" . Endurance-Info (in French). 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-04 .
^ a b c d Goodwin, Graham (20 January 2023). "Inter Europol Confirm Michelin Le Mans Cup Squad For 2023" . Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 January 2023 .
^ Goodwin, Graham (16 January 2023). "Team Virage, Expanding Across The ELMS Package" . Dailysportscar. Retrieved 30 January 2023 .
^ a b c Goodwin, Graham (26 January 2023). "Laurents Hörr Joins IDEC Sport For 2023 ELMS" . Dailysportscar. Retrieved 30 January 2023 .
^ "Belén García to race in Le Mans Cup with 360 Racing" . Racers - Behind the Helmet . 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21 .
^ "4H Le Castellet: Friday Paddock Notes | dailysportscar.com" . www.dailysportscar.com . Retrieved 2023-07-15 .
^ a b c d e Goodwin, Graham (12 January 2023). "Cool Racing Confirm Michelin Le Mans Cup Plans" . Dailysportscar. Retrieved 30 January 2023 .
^ a b "2023 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Provisional Season Entry List" (PDF) . storage.googleapis.com . Michelin Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 20 February 2023 .
^ a b c "2023 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Barcelona Round - Provisional Entry List V1" (PDF) . storage.googleapis.com . Michelin Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 2023-04-13 .
^ a b "2023 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - ROAD TO LE MANS - Provisional Entry List V2" (PDF) . Al Kamel Systems . Michelin Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 2023-06-14 .
^ a b "2023 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Le Castellet Round - Provisional Entry List V2" (PDF) . Al Kamel Systems . Michelin Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 2023-08-16 .
^ a b "2023 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Aragón Round - Competitors & Drivers authorized to take part in Race V1" (PDF) . Al Kamel Systems . Michelin Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 2023-08-27 .
^ a b "2023 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Spa-Francorchamps Round - Provisional Entry List V1" (PDF) . storage.googleapis.com . Michelin Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 2023-09-14 .
^ "2023 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Portimao Round - Provisional Entry List V1" (PDF) . storage.googleapis.com . Michelin Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 2023-10-16 .
^ a b c d e Lloyd, Daniel (3 May 2023). "Rossi to Make Circuit de la Sarthe Debut in Road to Le Mans" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 May 2023 .
^ Lloyd, Daniel (2023-05-08). "ASP Team Boss Policand to Drive for WRT Alongside Rossi" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2023-05-08 .
^ a b c Goodwin, Graham (3 April 2023). "Steller Motorsport Confirms Livery & Crew For 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup" . Dailysportscar . Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
^ a b Goodwin, Graham (6 January 2023). "Michelin Le Mans Cup Set To See New Blood In GT3" . Dailysportscar. Retrieved 30 January 2023 .
^ a b Tassel, Pierre (2023-04-11). "Vincent Abril to race at Barcelona in the Michelin Le Mans Cup with Iron Lynx" . Endurance-Info . Retrieved 2023-04-11 .
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