2021 Le Mans Cup
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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
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
- Barcelona returned for 2021 after being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Entries
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LMP3
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
| Entrant/Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H24 Racing[2] |
LMPH2G | 24 |  Stéphane Richelmi |
5–6 |
GT3
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 | |||
- 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.
- 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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LMP3 Drivers Championship
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GT3 Drivers Championship
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