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2021 Le Mans Cup

The 2021 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the sixth season of the Le Mans Cup. It began on 17 April at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and ended on 25 October at the Algarve International Circuit. The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.

Calendar

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The 2021 calendar was unveiled on 19 October 2020.[1]

Round Circuit Location Race length Date
1   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain 2 hours 17 April
2   Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 2 hours 5 June
3   Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Italy 2 hours 10 July
4   Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 55 minutes 19 August
55 minutes 21 August
5   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 2 hours 18 September
6   Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 2 hours 24 October

Calendar changes

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Entries

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LMP3

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All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.

Entrant/Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
  DKR Engineering[2] Duqueine M30 - D08 1   Nathan Kumar 4
  Marcello Marateotto 4
3   Jon Brownson[2] 1, 3, 5
  Dario Cangialosi[2] 1, 3, 5
  Kris Cools 2, 6
  Francois Kirmann 2, 6
  Jean Glorieux 4
  Laurents Hörr 4
  Phoenix Racing[2] Ligier JS P320 5   Finn Gehrsitz 1–5
  Hamza Owega 1–5
  Mathias Beche 6
  John Loggie 6
60   Frank Kräling 5–6
  Connor De Phillippi 5–6
  ANS Team JSE Management Ligier JS P320 6   Jonathan Brossard 2–3, 6
  Nicholas Schatz 2–3, 6
  Nielsen Racing[2] Ligier JS P320 7   Colin Noble[2] All
  Anthony Wells[2] All
27   Nicholas Adcock 4
  Max Koebolt 4
  Andrew Ferguson 6
  Jeremy Ferguson 6
28   Tristan Nunez 4
  Steven Thomas 4
  Wochenspiegel Team Monschau[2] Duqueine M30 - D08 11   Torsten Kratz[2] All
  Leonard Weiss[2] All
  Black Falcon[2] Ligier JS P320 12   Donar Munding[2] 1–5
  Maik Rosenberg[2] 1–5
  RLR MSport Ligier JS P320 14   Malthe Jakobsen 4
  Mike Benham 4
15 1–3
  Tommy Foster 1–3, 6
  Alex Kapadia 4
  Martin Rich 4
  Horst Felbermayr Jr. 6
  Team Virage[2] Ligier JS P320 16   Sacha Lehmann[2] All
  Julien Gerbi 1, 5
  Matthias Lüthen 2–4
  Miguel Cristóvão 6
71   Rob Hodes[2] All
  Garett Grist[2] 1–5
  Mathis Poulet 6
  IDEC Sport[2] Ligier JS P320 17   Dimitri Enjalbert[2] All
  Patrice Lafargue[2] All
  Mühlner Motorsport[2] Duqueine M30 - D08 18   Tom Dillmann 1
  Matthias Lüthen 1
  Ayla Ågren 2
  Mathieu de Barbuat 2
  Dino Lunardi 3
  Francesco Zollo 3
  Andres Latorre Canon 4–5
  Garnet Patterson 4–5
  James Allen 6
  John Falb 6
21   Erwin Creed 1–2
  Markus Pommer 1–2
  Jeroen Bleekemolen 3
  Freddie Hunt 3
  Ugo de Wilde 4–6
  Moritz Kranz 4
  Thorsten Jung 5
  Charles Crews 6
  Cool Racing[3] Ligier JS P320 19   Mathieu de Barbuat 4
  Niklas Krütten 4
37   Antoine Doquin[2] All
  Josh Skelton[2] All
69   Matthew Bell[2] All
  Maurice Smith[2] All
  Grainmarket Racing[2] Duqueine M30 - D08 20   Mark Crader[2] All
  Alex Mortimer[2] All
  United Autosports[4] Ligier JS P320 22   Scott Andrews[2] All
  Gerald Kraut[2] All
23   John Schauerman[5] All
  Wayne Boyd[5] 1–3, 5–6
  Duncan Tappy 4
26   James McGuire 4
  Guy Smith 4
32   Andy Meyrick[4] All
  Daniel Schneider[4] All
  Racing Spirit of Léman[2] Ligier JS P320 25   Jacques Wolff[2] All
  Théo Chalal[2] 1–5
  Antoine Jung 6
52   Mathijs Bakker 4
  Tijmen van der Helm 4
  Revere Racing ADESS-03 Evo 29   Simon Escallier 4
  John Falb 4
  Frikadelli Racing Team[2] Ligier JS P320 30   Klaus Abbelen[2] 3–5
  Axcil Jefferies[2] 3–5
  AF Corse[2] Ligier JS P320 31   Rui Águas[2] 1–3, 5–6
  Kriton Lendoudis[2] 1–3, 5–6
  CD Sport[2] Ligier JS P320 33   Adam Eteki[2] All
  Michael Jensen[2] All
  Rinaldi Racing[2] Duqueine M30 - D08 55   Steve Parrow All
  Dominik Schwager All
66   Alexander Matschull All
  Nicolás Varrone All
  R-Breizh Competition ADESS-03 Evo 56   Cedric Chapron 1
  Simon Escallier 1
  TS Corse Ligier JS P320 73   Cian Carey All
  Pietro Peccenini All
  MV2S Racing Ligier JS P320 74   Sébastien Baud 4
  Christophe Cresp 4
  Team Thor[6] Ligier JS P320 77   Auðunn Guðmundsson[6] All
  Tom Ashton[6] 1–2, 4, 6
  Anders Fjordbach 3, 5
  Motorsport98[7] Ligier JS P320 98   Eric De Doncker[7] 1–2, 4–5
  Dino Lundardi[7] 1–2, 4–5

Innovative car

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Entrant/Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  H24 Racing[2] LMPH2G 24   Stéphane Richelmi 5–6

GT3

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Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT[2] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 2   Nicolas Leutwiler[2] All
  Julien Andlauer[2] 1, 3–6
  Wolf Henzler 2
  Iron Lynx[8] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 8   Rino Mastronardi[8] 1–2
  Paolo Ruberti[8] 1, 3, 5–6
  Logan Sargeant 2, 4
  Gabriele Lancieri 3, 5–6
  Rory Penttinen 4
9   Doriane Pin[9] All
  Sarah Bovy 1–3
  Manuela Gostner 4–6
  ROFGO Racing with Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 34   Benjamin Goethe 4
  Roald Goethe 4
  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 72   Jean-Denis Delétraz 4
  Charles Weerts 4
  AF Corse[2] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51   Kenji Abe[2] 1–4
  Matteo Cressoni[2] 1–3
  Edward Cheever 4
61   Franck Dezoteux 2
  Stephane Tribaudini 2
  Gino Forgione 3–4
  Andrea Montermini 3–4
62   Franck Dezoteux 4
  Stephane Tribaudini 4
  Racetivity Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 83   Emmanuel Collard 4
  Charles-Henri Samani 4
  Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 91   Ralf Bohn 2
  Robert Renauer 2
92   Alfred Renauer 2, 4
  Daniel Allemann 2
  Jürgen Häring 4
  10Q Racing Team[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 93   Kenneth Heyer[2] 1
  Wim Spinoy[2] 1
  Oman Racing Team with TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 95   Ahmad Al Harthy 4
  Michael Dinan 4
  TF Sport 97   Ross Gunn 3
  Ben Keating 3

Race results

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Bold indicates the overall winner.

Round Circuit LMP3 Winners GT3 Winners
1   Barcelona   No. 22 United Autosports[N 1]   No. 2 Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT
  Scott Andrews
  Gerald Kraut 		  Julien Andlauer
  Nicolas Leutwiler
2   Le Castellet   No. 7 Nielsen Racing   No. 8 Iron Lynx[N 2]
  Colin Noble
  Anthony Wells 		  Rino Mastronardi
  Logan Sargeant
3   Monza   No. 22 United Autosports   No. 8 Iron Lynx
  Scott Andrews
  Gerald Kraut 		  Gabriele Lancieri
  Paolo Ruberti
4 R1   Le Mans   No. 7 Nielsen Racing   No. 8 Iron Lynx
  Colin Noble
  Anthony Wells 		  Rory Penttinen
  Logan Sargeant
R2   No. 21 Mühlner Motorsport   No. 2 Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT
  Ugo de Wilde
  Moritz Kranz 		  Nicolas Leutwiler
  Julien Andlauer
5   Spa-Francorchamps   No. 37 Cool Racing   No. 8 Iron Lynx
  Antoine Doquin
  Josh Skelton 		  Gabriele Lancieri
  Paolo Ruberti
6   Portimão   No. 5 Phoenix Racing   No. 8 Iron Lynx
  Mathias Beche
  John Loggie 		  Gabriele Lancieri
  Paolo Ruberti
  1. ^ The LMP3 class winner at Barcelona was the No. 15 RLR MSport invitational entry. As it is not a full season entrant, the points for the win are awarded to the No. 22 United Autosports entry.
  2. ^ The GT3 class winner at Le Castellet was the No. 92 Herberth Motorsport invitational entry. As it is not a full season entrant, the points for the win are awarded to the No. 8 Iron Lynx entry.

Standings

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Points are awarded according to the following structure:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Pole
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5 1
Le Mans 15 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0.5 0.5 1

LMP3 Teams Championship

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Pos. Team Car BAR
  		LEC
  		MNZ
  		LMS
  		SPA
  		POR
  		Points
1   #7 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 6 1 3 1 Ret 5 9 75
2   #69 Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 3 2 12 3 14 2 4 71
3   #66 Rinaldi Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 5 6 2 2 2 6 7 68
4   #5 Phoenix Racing Ligier JS P320 7 4 Ret 12 5 4 1 62.5
5   #23 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 2 3 4 13 6 9 10 52.5
6   #22 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 1 Ret 1 9 Ret 12 13 50
7   #37 Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 11 Ret 7 7 17 1 15 38.5
8   #11 WTM Powered by Phoenix Duqueine M30 - D08 Ret 10 11 Ret 4 3 3 37.5
9   #71 Team Virage Ligier JS P320 4 Ret 6 8 3 8 18 33.5
10   #32 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 Ret 5 DNS 4 8 21 6 26
11   #21 Mühlner Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 Ret 12 9 18 1 13 8 23.5
12   #25 Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 9 18 13 15 15 16 2 22.5
13   #33 CD Sport Ligier JS P320 17 7 10 6 11 18 5 22.5
14   #3 DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 19 14 5 16 Ret 19 14 13.5
15   #98 Motorsport98 Ligier JS P320 12 8 19 DNS 7 11
16   #18 Mühlner Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 10 17 Ret 5 9 23 17 8
17   #16 Team Virage Ligier JS P320 15 9 Ret 17 7 20 11 6.5
18   #17 IDEC Sport Ligier JS P320 8 Ret Ret 20 12 11 12 6
19   #31 AF Corse Ligier JS P320 18 15 8 Ret 15 16 6
20   #12 Black Falcon Ligier JS P320 13 16 15 14 18 10 3.5
21   #77 Team Thor Ligier JS P320 14 11 14 11 10 17 14 3.5
22   #20 Grainmarket Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 16 14 Ret Ret 16 22 19 1.5
23   #30 Frikadelli Racing Team Ligier JS P320 Ret 10 13 14 1.5
Pos. Team Car BAR
  		LEC
  		MNZ
  		LMS
  		SPA
  		POR
  		Points
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 – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

GT3 Teams Championship

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Pos. Team Car BAR
  		LEC
  		MNZ
  		LMS
  		SPA
  		POR
  		Points
1   #8 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 148
2   #2 Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT Porsche 911 GT3 R 1 3 3 Ret 1 2 2 107
3   #9 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 DNS 2 2 2 3 3 Ret 67
4   #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 3 4 4 Ret DNS 39
5   #93 10Q Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 4 12
Pos. Team Car BAR
  		LEC
  		MNZ
  		LMS
  		SPA
  		POR
  		Points
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 – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap


LMP3 Drivers Championship

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GT3 Drivers Championship

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References

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  3. ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 January 2021). "Cool Racing Revise Management And Race Programmes For 2021". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Goodwin, Graham (4 December 2020). "United Autosports Confirms First 2021 ELMS & Le Mans Cup LMP3 Crews". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (26 February 2021). "Boyd and Shauerman Complete United Autosports' Le Mans Cup Roster". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Goodwin, Graham (2 April 2021). "Welcome To Team Thor! Iceland's First Ever International Sportscar Race team". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Motorsport 98 confirms its entry in the Michelin Le Mans Cup". lemanscups.com. LMEM. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (25 February 2021). "Iron Lynx to Run Both Factory Ferraris in Endurance Cup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Iron Dames welcomes Doriane Pin and Esmee Hawkey | Ironlynx News". Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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