2019 European Le Mans Series

2019 European Le Mans Series
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The 2019 European Le Mans Series will be the fifteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season will begin at Circuit Paul Ricard on 14 April and will finish at Algarve International Circuit on 27 October.[1]

The series will be open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the LMGTE class.[2]

Provisional calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2019 season was announced on 21 September 2018.[1] The calendar comprises six events, with the only change from the 2018 season being the addition of a race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which replaces the Red Bull Ring as the third round of the season. The round at Silverstone is once again in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 4 Hours of Le Castellet France Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 14 April
2 4 Hours of Monza Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Italy 12 May
3 4 Hours of Barcelona Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain 21 July
4 4 Hours of Silverstone United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom 31 August
5 4 Hours of Spa Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 22 September
6 4 Hours of Portimão[N 1] Portugal Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 27 October

Entries

LMP2

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[3]

Entrant/Team Chassis Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Switzerland Cool Racing[4] Oreca 07 TBA TBA TBA[4] TBA
TBA[4] TBA
Poland Inter Europol Competition[5] Ligier JS P217 TBA TBA TBA[5] TBA
TBA[5] TBA
United Kingdom RLR Msport[6] Oreca 07 TBA TBA Canada John Farano[7] TBA
TBA[6] TBA

LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.

Entrant/Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
Poland Inter Europol Competition[5] Ligier JS P3 TBA TBA[5] TBA
TBA[5] TBA
TBA TBA[5] TBA
TBA[5] TBA

Notes

  1. ↑ To be confirmed.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lloyd, Daniel (21 September 2018). "Barcelona Replaces Red Bull Ring on 2019 Schedule". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "The different classes". European Le Mans Series. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "New Year, New Regulations for LMP2". European Le Mans Series. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "4H Spa – Saturday Paddock Notes – Another 2019 LMP2, Trouble For Graff & IDEC". Dailysportscar. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lloyd, Daniel (19 September 2018). "Inter Europol Competition Set for 2019 LMP2 Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 Lloyd, Daniel (22 September 2018). "RLR MSport Announces 2019 LMP2 Program". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "RLR Tests ORECA At Snetterton Ahead Of 2019 Season". Dailysportscar. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018. In attendance at the test was Canadian John Farano, who will be racing with the team next year.
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