The 2025 European Le Mans Series is the twenty-second 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 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. This season marked the debut of the new, third-generation LMP3 cars.[3]
Calendar
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]
Locations of the 2025 races
Entries
LMP2
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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Icon
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MISC
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P2
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LMP2
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PA
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LMP2 Pro-Am
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LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres.[3]
- Matthew Richard Bell was scheduled to compete for EuroInternational, but withdrew prior to the start of the season. He was replaced by Fabien Michal, originally named in a reserve entry for R-ace GP.[5][35]
- Óscar Tunjo was scheduled to compete for WTM by Rinaldi, but withdrew prior the start of the season. He was replaced by Griffin Peebles, originally named in a reserve entry for R-ace GP.[5][36]
LMGT3
All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.[41]
Results and standings
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Season report
Barcelona
The ELMS season began with the 4 Hours of Barcelona, where Reshad de Gerus took overall pole in the #30 Duqueine Team entry.[52] Laurents Hörr took an early overall lead in the #3 DKR Engineering Pro-Am entry, overtaking the full LMP2 field, but later received a penalty for jumping the start. The #48 VDS Panis Racing entry briefly took the lead, before being overtaken by the #47 CLX Motorsport entry, who led the race until the final hour before losing out to the #18 IDEC Sport entry. The #47 later retired ten laps from the finish with a mechanical issue.[53] A late safety car resulted in a two-lap sprint to the finish. Having taken fresh tyres, the fourth-placed LMP2 Pro-Am #83 AF Corse entry driven by Matthieu Vaxivière was able to take the lead and the overall win. The #18 and #48 rounded out the overall podium.[54] In LMP3, the #17 CLX Motorsport entry won after running in the top three for most of the race. In LMGT3, the #85 Iron Dames all-female entry led all but three laps to take victory.[53]
Drivers' Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure:[55]
Position
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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Pole
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Points
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25
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18
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15
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12
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10
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8
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6
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4
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2
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1
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1
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LMP2 Drivers' Championship
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Key
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Race winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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Excluded (EX)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Blank |
Did not participate
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Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap
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LMP2 Pro-Am Drivers' Championship
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Key
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Race winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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Excluded (EX)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Blank |
Did not participate
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Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap
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LMP3 Drivers' Championship
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Key
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Race winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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Excluded (EX)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Blank |
Did not participate
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Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap
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LMGT3 Drivers' Championship
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Key
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Race winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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Excluded (EX)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Blank |
Did not participate
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Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap
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Teams' Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure: [55]
Position
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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Pole
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Points
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25
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18
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15
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12
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10
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8
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6
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4
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2
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1
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1
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LMP2 Teams' Championship
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Key
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Race winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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Excluded (EX)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Blank |
Did not participate
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Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap
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LMP2 Pro-Am Teams' Championship
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Key
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Race winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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Excluded (EX)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Blank |
Did not participate
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Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap
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LMP3 Teams' Championship
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Key
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Race winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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Excluded (EX)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Blank |
Did not participate
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Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap
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LMGT3 Teams' Championship
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Key
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Race winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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Excluded (EX)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Blank |
Did not participate
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Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap
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Notes
- ^ a b Claudio Schiavoni was entered for round 2 at Le Castellet, but withdrew after Thursday's collective test on medical advice. He was replaced by Christian Ried.[45]
- ^ Lomko is Russian, but he competes under a French licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ Malykhin is Belarusian, but he competes under a British licence as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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