2018 Le Mans Cup

The 2018 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2018 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the third season of the Le Mans Cup. It began on 12 May at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza and finished on 27 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

All races supported the 2018 European Le Mans Series except the Le Mans round, which was part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend.

RoundCircuitLocationRace lengthDate
1 Circuit Paul RicardLe Castellet, France2 hours14 April
2 Autodromo Nazionale MonzaMonza, Italy2 hours12 May
3 Circuit de la SartheLe Mans, France55 minutes14 June
55 minutes16 June
4 Red Bull RingSpielberg, Austria2 hours22 July
5 Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsSpa, Belgium2 hours22 September
6 Algarve International CircuitPortimão, Portugal2 hours27 October

Entry list

LMP3

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
DKR Engineering[1]Norma M30[1]1 Dan Polley[2]3
James Winslow[2]3
3 Léonard Hoogenboom[1]All
Jens Petersen[1]All
Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen[1]Ligier JS P3[1]2 James Littlejohn[1]All
Anthony Wells[1]All
74 Patrick McClughan[2]3
Gerhard Watzinger[2]3
75 Ivor Dunbar[2]3
Bonamy Grimes[2]3
76 Alex Kapadia[2]3
Christian Olsen[2]3
79 Alasdair McCaig[1]All
Colin Noble[1]All
Brookspeed International[1]Ligier JS P3[1]4 Nicolas Rondet[3]All
John Schauerman[1]All
NEFIS By Speed Factory[2]Ligier JS P3[2]5 Timur Boguslavskiy[2]3
Marcello Marateotto[2]3
Cool Racing[1]Norma M30[2]9 Scott Andrews[2]3–4
Gerald Kraut[2]3–4
Ligier JS P3[1] Scott Andrews[4]2
Gerald Kraut[1]2
24 Antonin Borga[1]All
Alexandre Coigny[1]All
27 Marvin Klein[2]3
Christian Vaglio[2]3
Eurointernational[2]Ligier JS P3[2]11 Mikkel Jensen[2]3
Kay Van Berlo[2]3
12 James Dayson[2]3
Mark Kvamme[2]3
RLR MSport[1]Ligier JS P3[1]14 John Farano[1]All
Job Van Uitert[1]All
59 Josh Burdon[2]3
Neric Wei[2]3
Alex Kapadia4–6
Ross Warburton4–6
M.Racing - YMR[2]Ligier JS P3[2]15 Jon Bennett[2]3
Niclas Jönsson[2]3
Norma M30[2]16 Natan Bihel[2]3
Laurent Millara[2]3
RGP Motorsport[3]Ligier JS P3[3]17 Marco Cencetti[3]1, 3
Ioannis Inglessis[3]1, 3
Ultimate[2]Norma M30[2]19 François Hériau[2]3
Jean-Baptiste Lahaye[2]3
DB Autosport[1]Norma M30[1]20 Jean-Ludovic Foubert[1]All
Nicolas Maulini[1]All
21 Nicolas Schatz[1]All
Jacques Wolff[1]All
United Autosports[1]Ligier JS P3[1]22 Matthew Bell[1]All
Jim McGuire[1]All
23 Richard Meins[1]All
Christian England[3]1–2, 4–6
Shaun Lynn[2]3
32 Najaf Husain[1]All
Mahaveer Raghunathan[3]1
Colin Braun[1]2–6
33 John Falb[2]3
Sean Rayhall[2]3
Lanan Racing[1]Norma M30[1]25 Michael Benham[1]All
Duncan Tappy[1]All
CD Sport[1]Norma M30[1]30 Laurents Hörr[1]All
Anthony Pons[1]1, 3, 5
Eric Debard[4]2
Fabien Lavergne4, 6
60 Nicolas Mélin[2]3
Julien Piguet[2]3
Graff[1]Norma M30[1]39 Adrien Trouillet[1]All
Eric Trouillet[1]All
40 Adrien Chila[2]3–6
Marc-Antoine Dannielou[2]3-6
65 Damien Delafosse[2]3–6
Sergio Pasian[2]3-4
François Hériau[1]5
Alexander West6
Ligier JS P3[1]40 Adrien Chila[1]1–2
Marc-Antoine Dannielou[1]1–2
65 Damien Delafosse[3]1–2
Sergio Pasian[1]1–2
Keo RacingLigier JS P343 Johan Jokinen6
Paul Scheuschner6
SPV Racing[1]Ligier JS P3[1]44 Ricardo Sanchez[3]1–3
Álvaro Fontes[1]1, 3
Andy Cummings[1]2
45 Andy Cummings[2]3
Bradley Ellis[2]3
Win Motorsport[2]Ligier JS P3[2]49 William Lok[2]3
Jim Michaelian[2]3
Spirit of Race[1]Ligier JS P3[1]55 Chris Buncombe[2]3
Patrick Byrne[2]3
TFT - SO24[2]Norma M30[2]72 Arnold Robin[2]3
Maxime Robin[2]3
73 Xavier Michel[2]3
Antoine Weil[2]3
AT Racing[2]Ligier JS P3[2]90 Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr.[2]3
Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr.[2]3
TKS[1]Ginetta-Juno LMP3[1]96 Shinyo Sano[1]1–3
Luca Magnoni[3]1
Teruaki Kato[4]2
Takuya Shirasaka[2]3
Motorsport 98[1]Ligier JS P3[1]98 Eric de Doncker[1]All
Andy Meyrick[1]1
Dino Lunardi[4]2–6
N'Race[1]Ligier JS P3[1]99 Thomas Accary[1]1–3
Alain Costa[1]1–5
Johan-Boris Scheier4–5

GT3

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Kessel Racing[1]Ferrari 488 GT3[1]8 Sergio Pianezzola[1]All
Giacomo Piccini[1]All
50 Ollie Hancock[1]1–3, 6
John Hartshorne[1]1–3, 6
Murod Sultanov5
Matteo Cressoni5
77 Andrea Piccini[1]All
Claudio Schiavoni[1]All
83 Manuela Gostner6
Giorgio Sernagiotto6
Krypton MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT335 Stefano Pezzucchi4
Marco Zanuttini4

Spirit of Race[1][N 1]
AF Corse[1][N 1]
Ferrari 488 GT3[1]51 Maurizio Mediani[1]All
Christoph Ulrich[1]All
54 Louis Soenen[2]3
Frédéric Vervisch[2]3
71 Marco Cioci[1]All
Piergiuseppe Perazzini[1]All
StileF Squadra Corse[3]Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[3]69 Martin Grab[3]1, 3
Yoshiki Ohmura[3]1
Gino Forgione[2]3
Ebimotors[1]Porsche 911 GT3 R[1]88 Alessandro Baccani[1]All
Paolo Venerosi[1]All

Notes

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd.CircuitLMP3 Winning TeamGT3 Winning Team
LMP3 Winning DriversGT3 Winning Drivers
1Paul Ricard No. 3 DKR Engineering No. 8 Kessel Racing
Léonard Hoogenboom
Jens Petersen
Sergio Pianezzola
Giacomo Piccini
2Monza No. 3 DKR Engineering No. 8 Kessel Racing
Léonard Hoogenboom
Jens Petersen
Sergio Pianezzola
Giacomo Piccini
3R1Le Mans No. 11 Eurointernational No. 71 AF Corse
Mikkel Jensen
Kay Van Berlo
Marco Cioci
Piergiuseppe Perazzini
R2 No. 25 Lanan Racing No. 51 Spirit of Race
Michael Benham
Duncan Tappy
Maurizio Mediani
Christoph Ulrich
4Red Bull Ring No. 3 DKR Engineering No. 8. Kessel Racing
Leonard Hoogenboom
Jens Petersen
Sergio Pianezzola
Giacomo Piccini
5Spa No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen No. 8 Kessel Racing
Alasdair McCaig
Colin Noble
Sergio Pianezzola
Giacomo Piccini
6Portimão No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen No. 8 Kessel Racing
Alasdair McCaig
Colin Noble
Sergio Pianezzola
Giacomo Piccini

Standings

Points are awarded according to the following structure (except Le Mans):

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thOtherPole
Points2518151210864210.51

For Le Mans:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thOtherPole
Points15976543210.50.51

LMP3 Teams Championship

Pos.TeamCarLEC
MNZ
LMS
RBR
SPA
POR
Points
1 #3 DKR EngineeringNorma M30113413Ret103
2 #79 Ecurie Ecosse / NielsenLigier JS P32?5?21191.5
3 #2 Ecurie Ecosse / NielsenLigier JS P332??102368.5
4 #40 GraffNorma M30857537?43.5
5 #98 Motorsport 98Ligier JS P3108?1074436.5
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole

LMP3 Drivers Championship



GT3 Teams Championship



GT3 Drivers Championship


References