2025 European Le Mans Series

The 2025 European Le Mans Series will be the twenty-second season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season will begin 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.

Calendar

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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]

The official pre-season prologue test will take place at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya over two days from 31 March to 1 April 2025.

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 4 Hours of Barcelona Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain 6 April
2 4 Hours of Le Castellet France Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 4 May
3 4 Hours of Imola Italy Imola Circuit Imola, Italy 6 July
4 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium 24 August
5 4 Hours of Silverstone United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom 14 September
6 4 Hours of Portimão Portugal Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 18 October

Entries

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LMP2

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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.

Entrant/Team Chassis No. MISC Drivers Rounds
Icon MISC
P2 LMP2
PA LMP2 Pro-Am

LMP3

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

Entrant/Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds


LMGT3

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All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.[3]

Entrant/Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United Kingdom Steller Motorsport[4] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 TBA TBA TBC
TBA
TBA

References

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  1. ^ a b "ELMS returns to Silverstone in 2025". europeanlemansseries.com. ELMS. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Euwema, Davey (2 October 2024). "Silverstone Returns After Six-Year Absence". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ Brook-Jones, Callum (18 April 2023). "Goodyear to become exclusive tire supplier for WEC and ELMS LMGT3". Tire Technology International. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Steller Switch To Corvette For 2025". Dailysportscar. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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