The 2025 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2025 Michelin Le Mans Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the tenth season of the Le Mans Cup. The six-event series began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 5 April and will conclude at Algarve International Circuit on 18 October.[1] The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, now split into two, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.[2] The 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.[1] Silverstone Circuit was added to the calendar for the first time, replacing the round at Mugello. Starting this season, the race duration will be extended from 1 hour and 50 minutes to 2 hours, except for the Silverstone round, which will keep its original length. The Road to Le Mans races will run for 1 hour instead of 55 minutes.[4]
Entries
LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres.[3] Entries in the LMP3 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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P3
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LMP3
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PA
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LMP3 Pro-Am
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GT3
Race results
Bold indicates the overall winner.
Championship standings
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
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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Le Mans
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15
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9
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7
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6
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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1
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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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LMP3 Teams' Championship
LMP3 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 Pro-Am Teams' Championship
GT3 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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GT3 Teams' Championship
Notes
- ^ a b Car No. 12 entered as WTM by Rinaldi Racing. Cars No. 66 and No. 71 entered as Rinaldi Racing.
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ a b "Silverstone Debut for the Michelin Le Mans Cup in 2025". Le Mans Cup. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Third Class Added To Le Mans Cup For 2025". Dailysportscar. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ a b "ACO announces next-gen LMP3 from 2025". 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Le Mans Cup Race Lengths Extended For 2025". Dailysportscar. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Keilloh, Graham (19 December 2024). "Ginetta makes top-line LMP3 return with DKR". PressReader. Motorsport News. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Goodwin, Graham (15 April 2025). "58 Cars For Road To Le Mans Support Races". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Nielsen Racing Acquires two Adess AD25 LMP3". Endurance-Info. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "44 Full-Season Entries For New-Look Le Mans Cup". Dailysportscar. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Les brèves du jeudi soir 20 mars". Endurance-Info (in French). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b c @LeMansCup (18 March 2025). "2022 champions @RSofLeman unveil their colours!" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b @LeMansCup; (6 March 2025). "New year, same colors - @rinaldiracing returns to Michelin Le Mans Cup!". Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c d e "TEAM NEWS: High Class Racing brings new talent to the Michelin Le Mans Cup". lemanscup.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Lantos, András (13 March 2025). "Válint Bence a Michelin Le Mans Cup-ban folytatja, és indul a Le Mans 24h hétvégén is". Eurosport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Defet, Florian (31 March 2025). "Qui se cache derrière la nouvelle écurie française, 23Events Racing ?". Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Léna Bühler set to make LMP3 debut in Michelin Le Mans Cup". RACERS - Behind the Helmet. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Mercier, Laurent (4 February 2025). "Deux Ligier JS P325 pour Forestier Racing by VPS". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d Defet, Florian (21 March 2025). "Forestier Racing by VPS affiche complet pour la Michelin Le Mans Cup 2025". Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Defet, Florian (18 March 2025). "Arthur Rogeon passe à la vitesse supérieure en Endurance". Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Les brèves de la mi-journée du jeudi 20 mars". Endurance-Info (in French). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Les brèves du mercredi 19 mars". Endurance-Info (in French). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ @R.ace.GP; (11 June 2025). "We're thrilled to announce that Jin Nakamura will make his LMP3 debut with R-ace GP at the Road to Le Mans round in Michelin Le Mans Cup!". Retrieved 11 June 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Gillian Henrion avec un double programme ambitieux en 2025". Endurance24 (in French). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ Kaligis, Bas (13 February 2025). "Autocoureur Max van der Snel en personal training studio Ongekend Gezond slaan handen ineen; tickets race Spa-Francorchamps voor nieuwe klanten". RaceXpress (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "2025 Michelin Le Mans Cup - Season Entry List" (PDF). Google APIs. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Barcelona Round - Provisional Entry List V2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ a b "2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Le Castellet Round - Provisional Entry List V1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ a b "2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP - Road to Le Mans - Provisional Entry List V3" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Code Racing Development officialise son arrivée en GT3 avec Aston Martin". Endurance-Info (in French). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Euwema, Davey (16 April 2025). "Team WRT BMW Among 58-Car Road to Le Mans Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Les brèves de la mi-journée du mercredi 19 mars". Endurance-Info (in French). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Iron Dames : Marta Garcia et Vanina Ickx réunies en Michelin Le Mans Cup". Endurance24 (in French). 30 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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