2016 European Le Mans Series
The 2016 European Le Mans Series season will be the twelfth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season will begin at Silverstone Circuit, in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship, on 16 April and will finish at Autódromo do Estoril on 23 October.[1]
Regulations
The GTC class for GT3 will be dropped due to a lack of entries during 2015 and the creation of the GT3 Le Mans Cup.[2]
Provisional calendar
The provisional 2016 calendar was announced at 5 September 2015. The calendar comprises six events, featuring the same five circuits that hosted events in 2015 and for the first time since 2011 it will include event at Spa. For the fourth consecutive season, Silverstone will host the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Meanwhile, the other rounds will be collaboration with World Series by Renault.[1]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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| 1 | 4 Hours of Silverstone |  Silverstone Circuit
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Silverstone, United Kingdom | 16 April |
| 2 | 4 Hours of Imola |  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
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Imola, Italy | 15 May |
| 3 | 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |  Red Bull Ring
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Spielberg, Austria | 17 July |
| 4 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet |  Circuit Paul Ricard
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Le Castellet, France | 28 August |
| 5 | 4 Hours of Spa |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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Spa, Belgium | 25 September |
| 6 | 4 Hours of Estoril |  Autódromo do Estoril
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Estoril, Portugal | 23 October |
Entry list
The entry list was announced on 5 February 2016.[3]
LMP2
| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greaves Motorsport
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Gibson 015S | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 1 |  Gary Hirsch[3]
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| Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 41 |  Memo Rojas[3]
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 Dragonspeed
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Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 21 |  Henrik Hedman[3]
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| SO24! By Lombard Racing
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Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | D | 22 | Vincent Capillaire[3]
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| Panis Barthez Competition
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Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 23 | Fabien Barthez[3]
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| Algarve Pro Racing
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Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 25 | Michael Munemann[3]
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| IDEC Sport Racing
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Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | M | 28 | Patrice Lafargue[3]
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 Pegasus Racing
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Morgan LMP2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | M | 29 | Inès Taïttinger[3]
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| Courage
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BR Engineering BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 32 | Andreas Wirth[3]
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 Eurasia Motorsport
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Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 33 |  Pu Jun Jin[3]
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| Race Performance
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Oreca 03R | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | D | 34 | Nicolas Leutwiler[3]
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 G-Drive Racing
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Gibson 015S | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 38 | Simon Dolan[3]
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TBA |
 Giedo van der Garde[4]
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| Harry Tincknell[4]
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| Krohn Racing
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Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | M | 40 | Tracy Krohn[3]
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TBA |
| Niclas Jönsson
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| Thiriet by TDS Racing
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Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 46 | Pierre Thiriet[3]
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TBA |
| Mathias Beche[5]
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 Murphy Prototypes
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Oreca 03R | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 48 | Greg Murphy[3]
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LMP3
| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Autosports
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 2 | Alex Brundle[3]
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| 3 | Mark Patterson[3]
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| OAK Racing
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 4 | Jean-Marc Merlin[3]
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| 24 | Jacques Nicolet[3]
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 By Speed Factory
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 5 | Jesus Fuster[3]
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| 360 Racing
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 6 | Terrence Woodward[3]
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| Villorba Corse
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 7 | Roberto Lacorte[3]
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| Race Performance
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 8 | Nicolas Leutwiler[3]
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| Graff
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 9 | Eric Trouillet[3]
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| 10 | John Falb[3]
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| Eurointernational
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 11 | Costantino Peroni[3]
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| 12 | Jay Palmer[3]
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 Inter Europol Competition
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 13 | Jakub Smiechowski[3]
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| MurphyP3-3Dimensional.com
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Riley AR-2 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 14 | Tony Ave[3]
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| RLR Msport
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 15 | Ossy Yusuf[3]
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| Panis Barthez Competition
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 16 | Eric Debard[3]
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| Ultimate
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Lahaye[3]
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| M.Racing - YMR
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 18 | Thomas Laurent[3]
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| Duqueine Engineering
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | M | 19 | David Hallyday[3]
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| 20 | TBA | TBA | ||||
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GTE
| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF Corse
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 51 | Piergiuseppe Perazzini[3]
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| 55 | Duncan Cameron[3]
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| AT Racing
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 56 |  Alexander Talkanitsa[3]
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| TDS Racing
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | D | 59 | Eric Dermont[3]
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 Formula Racing
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 60 | Johnny Laursen[3]
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| JMW Motorsport
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 76 | Robert Smith[3]
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| Proton Competition
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Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 77 | Marco Seefried[3]
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| 88 | Gianluca Roda[3]
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| Aston Martin Racing
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | D | 99 | Andrew Howard[3]
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References
- ^ a b Dagys, John (5 September 2015). "2016 ELMS Schedule Released". sportscar365. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Watkins, Gary (27 November 2015). "GTC class for GT3 cars dropped from ELMS for 2016". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar "2016 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES — FULL SEASON ENTRY LIST" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Jota team links up with G-Drive for WEC and ELMS LMP2 campaigns". Haymarket. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Watkins, Gary (5 February 2016). "Rebellion's Mathias Beche steps down to tackle ELMS with TDS Racing". Haymarket. Retrieved 5 February 2016.