The 4th Road to Le Mans Cup was an automobile endurance event that took place on 13 and 15 June 2019,[1] at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. The race featured LMP3 and GT3 category cars competing in their respective classes.

Circuit de la Sarthe track

Entry list

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Icon Series
MLMS Michelin Le Mans Cup
ELMS European Le Mans Series
WEC FIA World Endurance Championship
ALMS Asian Le Mans Series
RLMS Road to Le Mans only
No. Entrant Car Series Driver 1 Driver 2
LMP3 (32 entries)
2   Nielsen Racing Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Colin Noble   Anthony Wells
3   DKR Engineering Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Laurents Hörr   François Kirmann
4   Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Nicolas Rondet   John Schauerman
5   DKR Engineering Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Marco Cencetti   Marcello Marateotto
9   Graff Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Adrien Trouillet   Eric Trouillet
11   Racing Experience Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Gary Hauser   Nicolas Mélin
12   Eurointernational Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Mikkel Jensen   Jens Petersen
13   Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3 - Nissan ELMS   Philippe Bourgois   Simon Phillips
14   RLR Msport Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Mark Mayall   Christian Olsen
15   RLR Msport Ligier JS P3 - Nissan ELMS   Freddie Hunt   Martin Vedel Mortensen
17   Nielsen Racing Norma M30 - Nissan ELMS   Ivor Dunbar   Bonamy Grimes
18   Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 - Nissan ELMS   James Littlejohn   Nobuya Yamanaka
19   M Racing Norma M30 - Nissan ELMS   Yann Ehrlacher   Laurent Millara
20   Grainmarket Racing Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Mark Crader   Alex Mortimer
22   United Autosports Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Matthew Bell   Jim McGuire
23   United Autosports Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Garett Grist   Rob Hodes
24   United Autosports Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Wayne Boyd   Najaf Husain
25   Lanan Racing Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Michael Benham   Duncan Tappy
27   United Autosports Ligier JS P3 - Nissan ELMS   Patrice Lafargue   Erik Maris
29   DKR Engineering Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Bob Herber   Rob Kamphues
30   CD Sport Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Kevin Bole-Besançon   Jacques Wolff
39   Graff Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Adrien Chila   Nicolas Schatz
43   Keo Racing Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Joakim Frid   Michael Markussen
55   Spirit of Race Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Michele Rugolo   Claudio Sdanewitsch
60   CD Sport Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Nick Adcock   Michael Jensen
65   Viper Niza Racing Ligier JS P3 - Nissan ALMS   Dominic Ang   Douglas Khoo
69   Monza Garage Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Marc-Antoine Dannielou   Alexandre Yvon
72   Graff Norma M30 - Nissan ELMS   Natan Bihel   Cyril Denis
74   Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Victor Blugeon   Maurice Smith
90   AT Racing Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Alexander Talkanista Jr.   Alexander Talkanista Sr.
91   Graff Norma M30 - Nissan MLMS   Matthias Kaiser   Sebastien Page
96   Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 - Nissan MLMS   Romain Carton   Alexandre Coigny
Innovative Car (1 entry)
84   SRT41 - Frederic Sausset Ligier JS P3 - Nissan RLMS   Snoussi Ben Moussa[2]   Takuma Aoki[2]
  Nigel Bailly[2]
GT3 (17 entries)
7   Scuderia Villorba Corse Mercedes-AMG GT3 MLMS   Mauro Calamia   Roberto Pampanini
8   Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 MLMS   Sergio Pianezzola   Giacomo Piccini
35   Krypton Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 MLMS   Stefano Pezzucchi   Marco Zanuttini
40   SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 MLMS   Tom Onslow-Cole   Valentin Pierburg
50   Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 MLMS   Oliver Hancock   John Hartshorne
51   Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 MLMS   Maurizio Mediani   Christoph Ulrich
52   Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 ELMS   Oswaldo Negri Jr.   Francesco Piovanetti
53   Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 ELMS   Rui Águas   Kriton Lendoudis
54   SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 MLMS   Yannick Mettler   Dexter Müller
62   Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 ELMS   Anthony Lazzaro   Philippe Mulacek
71   Luzich Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 MLMS   Fabien Lavergne   Mikkel Mac
82   Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 ELMS   Pierre Kaffer   Pierre Mulacek
83   Scuderia Villorba Corse Lamborghini Huracán GT3 MLMS   Steeve Hiesse   Cédric Mézard
88   Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT3 R MLMS   Alessandro Baccani   Paolo Venerosi
95   Bentley Team Africa Le Mans Bentley Continental GT3 RLMS   Jan Lammers   Greg Mills
97   TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 WEC   Tom Gamble[3]   Flick Haigh
99   Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 MLMS   Ross Gunn   Andrew Howard

Qualifying

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Provisional pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.

Races

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Race 1

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Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Reason
Engine
1 LMP3 39   Graff   Adrien Chila
  Nicolas Schatz
Norma M30 M 11 56:00.771
Nissan 5.0 L V8
2 LMP3 5   DKR Engineering   Marco Cencetti
  Marcello Marateotto
Norma M30 M 11 +4.515
Nissan 5.0 L V8
3 LMP3 2   Nielsen Racing   Colin Noble
  Anthony Wells
Norma M30 M 11 +10.926
Nissan 5.0 L V8
4 LMP3 25   Lanan Racing   Michael Benham
  Duncan Tappy
Norma M30 M 11 +20.528
Nissan 5.0 L V8
5 LMP3 19   M Racing   Yann Ehrlacher
  Laurent Millara
Norma M30 M 11 +32.021
Nissan 5.0 L V8
6 LMP3 3   DKR Engineering   Laurents Hörr
  François Kirmann
Norma M30 M 11 +32.810
Nissan 5.0 L V8
7 LMP3 30   CD Sport   Kevin Bole-Besançon
  Jacques Wolff
Norma M30 M 11 +41.443
Nissan 5.0 L V8
8 LMP3 15   RLR Msport   Freddie Hunt
  Martin Vedel Mortensen
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +46.769
Nissan 5.0 L V8
9 GT3 71   Luzich Racing   Fabien Lavergne
  Mikkel Mac
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 11 +49.655
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
10 GT3 40   SPS Automotive Performance   Tom Onslow-Cole
  Valentin Pierburg
Mercedes-AMG GT3 M 11 +1:05.261
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
11 GT3 51   Spirit of Race   Maurizio Mediani
  Christoph Ulrich
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 11 +1:05.540
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
12 LMP3 55   Spirit of Race   Michele Rugolo
  Claudio Sdanewitsch
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +1:05.874
Nissan 5.0 L V8
13 GT3 82   Kessel Racing   Pierre Kaffer
  Pierre Mulacek
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 11 +1:08.931
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
14 LMP3 20   Grainmarket Racing   Mark Crader
  Alex Mortimer
Norma M30 M 11 +1:16.937
Nissan 5.0 L V8
15 LMP3 96   Cool Racing   Romain Carton
  Alexandre Coigny
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +1:21.135
Nissan 5.0 L V8
16 LMP3 91   Graff   Matthias Kaiser
  Sebastien Page
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +1:21.693
Nissan 5.0 L V8
17 GT3 83   Scuderia Villorba Corse   Steeve Hiesse
  Cédric Mézard
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 M 11 +1:21.807
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
18 LMP3 17   Nielsen Racing   Ivor Dunbar
  Bonamy Grimes
Norma M30 M 11 +1:21.967
Nissan 5.0 L V8
19 GT3 53   Spirit of Race   Rui Águas
  Kriton Lendoudis
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 11 +1:22.325
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
20 GT3 54   SPS Automotive Performance   Yannick Mettler
  Dexter Müller
Mercedes-AMG GT3 M 11 +1:25.238
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
21 GT3 88   Ebimotors   Alessandro Baccani
  Paolo Venerosi
Porsche 911 GT3 R M 11 +1:25.647
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22 GT3 62   Kessel Racing   Anthony Lazzaro
  Philippe Mulacek
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 11 +1:27.641
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
23 LMP3 27   United Autosports   Patrice Lafargue
  Erik Maris
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +1:42.197
Nissan 5.0 L V8
24 LMP3 23   United Autosports   Garett Grist
  Rob Hodes
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +1:42.667
Nissan 5.0 L V8
25 LMP3 72   Graff   Natan Bihel
  Cyril Denis
Norma M30 M 11 +1:42.749
Nissan 5.0 L V8
26 GT3 8   Kessel Racing   Sergio Pianezzola
  Giacomo Piccini
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 11 +1:47.664
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
27 GT3 97   TF Sport   Tom Gamble
  Flick Haigh
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 M 11 +1:53.371
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
28 LMP3 24   United Autosports   Wayne Boyd
  Najaf Husain
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +1:57.677
Nissan 5.0 L V8
29 LMP3 13   Inter Europol Competition   Philippe Bourgois
  Simon Phillips
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +2:00.764
Nissan 5.0 L V8
30 LMP3 22   United Autosports   Matthew Bell
  Jim McGuire
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +2:10.836
Nissan 5.0 L V8
31 LMP3 18   Nielsen Racing   James Littlejohn
  Nobuya Yamanaka
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +2:17.831
Nissan 5.0 L V8
32 LMP3 43   Keo Racing   Joakim Frid
  Michael Markussen
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +2:18.958
Nissan 5.0 L V8
33 LMP3 90   AT Racing   Alexander Talkanista Jr.
  Alexander Talkanista Sr.
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +2:19.065
Nissan 5.0 L V8
34 LMP3 60   CD Sport   Nick Adcock
  Michael Jensen
Norma M30 M 11 +2:27.225
Nissan 5.0 L V8
35 GT3 7   Scuderia Villorba Corse   Mauro Calamia
  Roberto Pampanini
Mercedes-AMG GT3 M 11 +3:36.424
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
36 LMP3 29   DKR Engineering   Bob Herber
  Rob Kamphues
Norma M30 M 11 +3:36.456
Nissan 5.0 L V8
37 GT3 50   Kessel Racing   Oliver Hancock
  John Hartshorne
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 11 +3:47.295
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
38 LMP3 65   Viper Niza Racing   Dominic Ang
  Douglas Khoo
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +3:57.752
Nissan 5.0 L V8
39 INV 84   SRT41 - Frederic Sausset   Takuma Aoki
  Nigel Bailly
  Snoussi Ben Moussa
Ligier JS P3 M 11 +4:09.517
Nissan 5.0 L V8
40 LMP3 74   Cool Racing   Victor Blugeon
  Maurice Smith
Ligier JS P3 M 10 +1 Lap
Nissan 5.0 L V8
41 GT3 95   Bentley Team Africa Le Mans   Jan Lammers
  Greg Mills
Bentley Continental GT3 M 10 +1 Lap
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
42 LMP3 11   Racing Experience   Gary Hauser
  Nicolas Mélin
Norma M30 M 10 +1 Lap
Nissan 5.0 L V8
43 LMP3 4   Cool Racing   Nicolas Rondet
  John Schauerman
Ligier JS P3 M 10 +1 Lap
Nissan 5.0 L V8
44 GT3 35   Krypton Motorsport   Stefano Pezzucchi
  Marco Zanuttini
Mercedes-AMG GT3 M 8 +3 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
45 GT3 52   Spirit of Race   Oswaldo Negri Jr.
  Francesco Piovanetti
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 6 DNF
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
46 LMP3 14   RLR Msport   Mark Mayall
  Christian Olsen
Ligier JS P3 M 4 DNF
Nissan 5.0 L V8
47 LMP3 9   Graff   Adrien Trouillet
  Eric Trouillet
Ligier JS P3 M 2 DNF
Nissan 5.0 L V8
48 LMP3 69   Monza Garage   Marc-Antoine Dannielou
  Alexandre Yvon
Ligier JS P3 M 2 DNF
Nissan 5.0 L V8
49 GT3 99   Beechdean AMR   Ross Gunn
  Andrew Howard
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 M 10 Disqualified
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8

Race 2

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Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Reason
Engine
1 LMP3 3   DKR Engineering   Laurents Hörr
  François Kirmann
Norma M30 M 14 58:39.654
Nissan 5.0 L V8
2 LMP3 25   Lanan Racing   Michael Benham
  Duncan Tappy
Norma M30 M 14 +4.876
Nissan 5.0 L V8
3 LMP3 39   Graff   Adrien Chila
  Nicolas Schatz
Norma M30 M 14 +28.286
Nissan 5.0 L V8
4 LMP3 19   M Racing   Yann Ehrlacher
  Laurent Millara
Norma M30 M 14 +38.650
Nissan 5.0 L V8
5 LMP3 2   Nielsen Racing   Colin Noble
  Anthony Wells
Norma M30 M 14 +47.530
Nissan 5.0 L V8
6 LMP3 22   United Autosports   Matthew Bell
  Jim McGuire
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +51.878
Nissan 5.0 L V8
7 LMP3 24   United Autosports   Wayne Boyd
  Najaf Husain
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +1:01.096
Nissan 5.0 L V8
8 LMP3 15   RLR Msport   Freddie Hunt
  Martin Vedel Mortensen
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +1:14.109
Nissan 5.0 L V8
9 LMP3 23   United Autosports   Garett Grist
  Rob Hodes
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +1:14.384
Nissan 5.0 L V8
10 LMP3 72   Graff   Natan Bihel
  Cyril Denis
Norma M30 M 14 +1:15.364
Nissan 5.0 L V8
11 LMP3 9   Graff   Adrien Trouillet
  Eric Trouillet
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +1:15.817
Nissan 5.0 L V8
12 LMP3 4   Cool Racing   Nicolas Rondet
  John Schauerman
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +1:18.489
Nissan 5.0 L V8
13 LMP3 91   Graff   Matthias Kaiser
  Sebastien Page
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +1:22.883
Nissan 5.0 L V8
14 GT3 71   Luzich Racing   Fabien Lavergne
  Mikkel Mac
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 14 +1:25.250
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
15 GT3 99   Beechdean AMR   Ross Gunn
  Andrew Howard
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 M 14 +1:26.522
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
16 GT3 40   SPS Automotive Performance   Tom Onslow-Cole
  Valentin Pierburg
Mercedes-AMG GT3 M 14 +1:32.631
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
17 GT3 8   Kessel Racing   Sergio Pianezzola
  Giacomo Piccini
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 14 +1:33.747
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
18 LMP3 18   Nielsen Racing   James Littlejohn
  Nobuya Yamanaka
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +1:54.719
Nissan 5.0 L V8
19 GT3 51   Spirit of Race   Maurizio Mediani
  Christoph Ulrich
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 14 +1:57.936
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
20 GT3 97   TF Sport   Tom Gamble
  Flick Haigh
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 M 14 +2:12.098
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
21 GT3 54   SPS Automotive Performance   Yannick Mettler
  Dexter Müller
Mercedes-AMG GT3 M 14 +2:14.950
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
22 LMP3 55   Spirit of Race   Michele Rugolo
  Claudio Sdanewitsch
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +2:27.939
Nissan 5.0 L V8
23 LMP3 96   Cool Racing   Romain Carton
  Alexandre Coigny
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +2:28.837
Nissan 5.0 L V8
24 GT3 88   Ebimotors   Alessandro Baccani
  Paolo Venerosi
Porsche 911 GT3 R M 14 +3:21.470
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
25 GT3 83   Scuderia Villorba Corse   Steeve Hiesse
  Cédric Mézard
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 M 14 +3:21.887
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
26 GT3 53   Spirit of Race   Rui Águas
  Kriton Lendoudis
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 14 +3:31.582
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
27 LMP3 29   DKR Engineering   Bob Herber
  Rob Kamphues
Norma M30 M 14 +3:36.231
Nissan 5.0 L V8
28 GT3 35   Krypton Motorsport   Stefano Pezzucchi
  Marco Zanuttini
Mercedes-AMG GT3 M 14 +3:39.782
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
29 LMP3 65   Viper Niza Racing   Dominic Ang
  Douglas Khoo
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +3:51.643
Nissan 5.0 L V8
30 GT3 52   Spirit of Race   Oswaldo Negri Jr.
  Francesco Piovanetti
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 14 +3:56.042
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
31 LMP3 90   AT Racing   Alexander Talkanista Jr.
  Alexander Talkanista Sr.
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +4:06.405
Nissan 5.0 L V8
32 LMP3 69   Monza Garage   Marc-Antoine Dannielou
  Alexandre Yvon
Ligier JS P3 M 14 +5:18.930
Nissan 5.0 L V8
33 LMP3 30   CD Sport   Kevin Bole-Besançon
  Jacques Wolff
Norma M30 M 13 +1 Lap
Nissan 5.0 L V8
34 LMP3 43   Keo Racing   Joakim Frid
  Michael Markussen
Ligier JS P3 M 13 +1 Lap
Nissan 5.0 L V8
35 LMP3 17   Nielsen Racing   Ivor Dunbar
  Bonamy Grimes
Norma M30 M 13 +1 Lap
Nissan 5.0 L V8
36 GT3 82   Kessel Racing   Pierre Kaffer
  Pierre Mulacek
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 13 +1 Lap
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
37 LMP3 14   RLR Msport   Mark Mayall
  Christian Olsen
Ligier JS P3 M 13 +1 Lap
Nissan 5.0 L V8
38 GT3 50   Kessel Racing   Oliver Hancock
  John Hartshorne
Ferrari 488 GT3 M 13 +1 Lap
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
39 INV 84   SRT41 - Frederic Sausset   Takuma Aoki
  Nigel Bailly
  Snoussi Ben Moussa
Ligier JS P3 M 13 +1 Lap
Nissan 5.0 L V8
40 GT3 7   Scuderia Villorba Corse   Mauro Calamia
  Roberto Pampanini
Mercedes-AMG GT3 M 13 +1 Lap
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
41 GT3 95   Bentley Team Africa Le Mans   Jan Lammers
  Greg Mills
Bentley Continental GT3 M 13 +1 Lap
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
42 LMP3 27   United Autosports   Patrice Lafargue
  Erik Maris
Ligier JS P3 M 12 +2 Laps
Nissan 5.0 L V8
43 LMP3 13   Inter Europol Competition   Philippe Bourgois
  Simon Phillips
Ligier JS P3 M 12 +2 Laps
Nissan 5.0 L V8
44 LMP3 20   Grainmarket Racing   Mark Crader
  Alex Mortimer
Norma M30 M 11 +3 Laps
Nissan 5.0 L V8
45 LMP3 60   CD Sport   Nick Adcock
  Michael Jensen
Norma M30 M 9 +5 Laps
Nissan 5.0 L V8
46 LMP3 5   DKR Engineering   Marco Cencetti
  Marcello Marateotto
Norma M30 M 1 DNF
Nissan 5.0 L V8
47 LMP3 11   Racing Experience   Gary Hauser
  Nicolas Mélin
Norma M30 M 1 DNF
Nissan 5.0 L V8
48 LMP3 74   Cool Racing   Victor Blugeon
  Maurice Smith
Ligier JS P3 M - DNS
Nissan 5.0 L V8
49 GT3 62   Kessel Racing   Anthony Lazzaro
  Philippe Mulacek
Ferrari 488 GT3 M - DNS
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8

References

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  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (23 April 2019). "50 Entries Confirmed for Road to Le Mans; GT3 Grid Doubles". Sportscar365. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Sausset Road To Le Mans Effort Launched". Dailysportscar. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Flick Haigh, Tom Gamble For Road to Le Mans With TF Sport". Dailysportscar. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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