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European racing series held in 2021
The 2021 European Le Mans Series was the eighteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest 's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 18 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 24 October.[ 1]
The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes , divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer -style racing cars in the LMGTE class.
The calendar for the 2021 season was announced on 8 October 2020. The Red Bull Ring returned to the series after a two-year absence, while Silverstone was not featured on the calendar.[ 2]
All cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Goodyear tyres.[ 3]
Entrant/Team
Chassis
MISC
Drivers
Rounds
IDEC Sport [ 4] [ 5] Oreca 07
17
PA Dwight Merriman [ 5] 1–4
Kyle Tilley [ 5] 1–4
Ryan Dalziel [ 5] 1–2, 4
Gabriel Aubry [ 6] 3
28
P2 Paul-Loup Chatin [ 4] All
Paul Lafargue [ 4] All
Patrick Pilet [ 4] 1–2, 4–6
Jean-Éric Vergne [ 6] 3
DragonSpeed USA [ 7] Oreca 07
21
PA Ben Hanley [ 8] 1–2, 4
[ 7] 1–2, 4
Ricky Taylor [ 8] 1
Gustavo Menezes [ 9] 2
Juan Pablo Montoya [ 10] 4
United Autosports [ 11] Oreca 07
22
P2 Jonathan Aberdein [ 12] All
Tom Gamble [ 13] All
Phil Hanson [ 11] All
32
P2 Nico Jamin [ 14] All
Manuel Maldonado [ 15] All
Job van Uitert [ 11] All
Algarve Pro Racing [ 16] Oreca 07
24
P2 Richard Bradley [ 16] All
Ferdinand Habsburg [ 16] All
Diego Menchaca [ 16] 1–5
Sophia Flörsch [ 17] 6
G-Drive Racing [ 7] Aurus 01
25
PA Rui Andrade [ 7] All
John Falb [ 7] All
Pietro Fittipaldi [ 18] 1
Roberto Merhi [ 19] 2–4
Gustavo Menezes [ 20] 5–6
26
P2 Franco Colapinto [ 21] All
Roman Rusinov [ 7] All
Nyck de Vries [ 21] 1–3, 5–6
Mikkel Jensen [ 22] 4
Ultimate [ 23] Oreca 07
29
PA [ 23] All
Matthieu Lahaye [ 23] All
[ 23] 1–4
[ 24] 6
Duqueine Team [ 25] Oreca 07
30
P2 René Binder [ 25] All
Tristan Gommendy [ 25] All
Memo Rojas [ 25] All
Racing Team Turkey [ 26] Oreca 07
34
PA Charlie Eastwood [ 26] All
Salih Yoluç [ 26] All
Harry Tincknell [ 26] 1, 3, 5–6
Logan Sargeant [ 27] 2, 4
[ 7] Oreca 07
35
P2 Sergio Campana [ 7] All
Francesco Dracone [ 7] All
Markus Pommer [ 28] All
Cool Racing [ 29] Oreca 07
37
PA [ 29] All
Nicolas Lapierre [ 29] All
[ 29] 1–4
Charles Milesi [ 29] 5–6
Graff Racing [ 30] Oreca 07
39
PA [ 30] 1–4, 6
[ 30] 1–4, 6
[ 30] 1–4, 6
Team WRT [ 31] Oreca 07
41
P2 Louis Delétraz [ 32] All
Robert Kubica [ 31] All
Yifei Ye [ 32] All
Panis Racing [ 33] Oreca 07
65
P2 Julien Canal [ 33] All
Will Stevens [ 33] All
Gabriel Aubry [ 28] 1
James Allen [ 33] 2–6
Realteam Racing [ 10] Oreca 07
70
PA Loïc Duval [ 10] 4
[ 10] 4
Jota Sport [ 34] Oreca 07
82
P2 Sean Gelael [ 34] 4
Jazeman Jaafar [ 34] 4
Racing Team Nederland [ 35] Oreca 07
92
PA Frits van Eerd [nl ] [ 35] 4
Giedo van der Garde [ 35] 4
Icon
MISC
P2 LMP2
PA LMP2 Pro-Am Cup
All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
All cars in the LMGTE class use Goodyear tyres.
Results and standings [ edit ] Bold indicates overall winner.
[ edit ] Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
0.5
1
LMP2 Drivers Championship [ edit ]
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
LMP2 Pro-Am Drivers Championship [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
LMGTE Drivers Championship [ edit ]
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
[ edit ] Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
0.5
1
LMP2 Teams Championship [ edit ]
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
LMP2 Pro-Am Teams Championship [ edit ]
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 Teams Championship [ edit ]
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
LMGTE Teams Championship [ edit ]
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
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