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The 2025 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2025 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, will be the tenth season of the Le Mans Cup. The six-event series will begin at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 5 April and 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-generation LMP3 cars.[3]
Calendar
[edit]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.
| Rnd | Circuit | Location | Race Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 1 hour, 50 mins | 5 April |
| 2 |  Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 1 hour, 50 mins | 3 May |
| 3 | Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | 55 minutes | 13 June |
| 55 minutes | 14 June | |||
| 4 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Stavelot, Belgium | 1 hour, 50 mins | 23 August |
| 5 |  Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 1 hour, 50 mins | 13 September |
| 6 |  Algarve International Circuit | Portimão, Portugal | 1 hour, 50 mins | 18 October |
Entries
[edit]LMP3
[edit]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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GT3
[edit]| Entrant/Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code Racing Development[9] | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 11 | Bailey Voisin | TBC |
 TBA | TBC | ||||
 Kessel Racing[6] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 17 |  Andrea Belicchi | TBC |
| Lorenzo Innocenti | TBC | ||||
| 33 |  Murat Çuhadaroğlu | TBC | |||
| David Fumanelli | TBC | ||||
| Biogas Motorsport[6] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 23 | Marc Carol | TBC |
| Josep Mayola | TBC | ||||
| AF Corse[6] | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 51 | Alessandro Cozzi | TBC |
| Eliseo Donno | TBC | ||||
 Team Motopark[6] | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 65 |  Heiko Neumann | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| Iron Dames[10] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 83 | Marta García[10] | TBC |
| Vanina Ickx[10] | TBC | ||||
| Ebimotors[6] | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 95 | Fabrizio Broggi | TBC |
| TBA | TBC | ||||
| Source:[8] | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Keilloh, Graham (19 December 2024). "Ginetta makes top-line LMP3 return with DKR". PressReader. Motorsport News. Retrieved 3 February 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 w x "44 Full-Season Entries For New-Look Le Mans Cup". Dailysportscar. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 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 "2025 Michelin Le Mans Cup - Season Entry List" (PDF). Google APIs. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 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 "Iron Dames : Marta Garcia et Vanina Ickx réunies en Michelin Le Mans Cup". Endurance24 (in French). 30 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.