The 2019 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2019 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the fourth season of the Le Mans Cup. It began on 13 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and finished on 26 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 2019 European Le Mans Series except the Le Mans round, which was part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. Round Circuit Location Race length Date 1 Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 2 hours 13 April 2 Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Italy 2 hours 11 May 3 Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 55 minutes 13 June55 minutes15 June 4 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain 2 hours 20 July 5 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 2 hours 21 September 6 Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 2 hours 26 October
Entries LMP3 Team Car Drivers Rounds Nielsen Racing Norma M30 2 Colin Noble All Anthony Wells All 17 Bonamy Grimes 3 Ivor Dunbar 3Ligier JS P318 James Littlejohn 3 Nobuya Yamanaka 3 DKR Engineering Norma M30 3 Laurents Hörr All François Kirmann All 5 Marco Cencetti 1–5 Marcello Marateotto 1–5 Wolfgang Triller 6 Kenneth Heyer 6Ligier JS P3 29 Bob Herber 3 Rob Kamphues 3 Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 4 Nicolas Rondet All John Schauerman All 74 Victor Blugeon All Maurice Smith All 96 Romain Carton 1–5 Philippe Cimadomo 1, 4–5 Christian Vaglio 2 Alexandre Coigny 3 Graff Norma M30 9 Adrien Trouillet 1–5 Eric Trouillet 1–5 John Corbett 6 James Winslow 6 39 Adrien Chila All Nicolas Schatz All 72 Natan Bihel 3 Cyril Denis 3 91 Matthias Kaiser 3 Sébastien Page 3 Racing Experience Norma M30 11 Charlie Martin 1–2 Gary Hauser 1, 4–5 David Hauser 2–3, 6 Nicolas Mélin 3–6 Eurointernational Ligier JS P3 12 Marzio Moretti 1 JM Littman 1 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3 13 Philippe Bourgois 3 Simon Phillips 3 RLR MSport Ligier JS P3 14 Christian Olsen 1–4 Tom Olsen 1–2 Mark Mayall 3 James Dayson 4 Alex Kapadia 6 Rob Wheldon 6 15 Freddie Hunt 3 Martin Vedel Mortensen 3 BHK Motorsport Ligier JS P3 16 Jacopo Baratto 1–2 Francesco Mannino 1–2 M Racing Norma M30 19 Yann Ehrlacher 3 Laurent Millara 3 Grainmarket Racing Norma M30 20 Mark Crader All Alex Mortimer All United Autosports Ligier JS P3 22 Matthew Bell All James McGuire All 23 Garett Grist All Rob Hodes All 24 Wayne Boyd 1–4 Najaf Husain 1, 3 Mike Guasch 2, 4 27 Patrice Lafargue 3 Erik Maris 3 Lanan Racing Norma M30 25 Michael Benham All Duncan Tappy All CD Sport Norma M30 30 Kevin Bole-Besançon 1–5 Jacques Wolff All Vincent Beltoise 6 60 Nick Adcock 3 Michael Jensen 3 H24 Racing Norman Nato LMPH2G 42 Olivier Lombard 5–6 Norman Nato 5–6 Keo Racing Ligier JS P3 43 Joakim Frid 1–3 Michael Markussen 1–3 Alain Costa 4–6 Johan Jokinen 4–6 Spirit of Race Ligier JS P3 55 Michele Rugolo All Claudio Sdanewitsch All Viper Niza Racing Ligier JS P3 65 Dominic Ang 3 Douglas Khoo 3 Monza Garage Ligier JS P3 69 Marc-Antoine Dannielou 3 Alexandre Yvon 3 SRT41 - Frederic Sausset Ligier JS P3 84 Takuma Aoki 3 Nigel Bailly 3 Snoussi Benmoussa 3 AT Racing Ligier JS P3 90 Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. All Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. All Motorsport98 Ligier JS P3 98 Eric De Doncker 4–6 Dino Lunardi 4–6 Entry Lists:
GT3 Team Car Drivers Rounds Scuderia Villorba Corse Mercedes-AMG GT3 7 Mauro Calamia 1–5 Roberto Pampanini 1–5 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 83 Steeve Hiesse 1–3 Cédric Mézard 1–3 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 8 Sergio Pianezzola All Giacomo Piccini All 50 Oliver Hancock All John Hartshorne All 60 Andrea Piccini 5–6 Claudio Schiavoni 5–6 62 Anthony Lazzaro 3 Philippe Mulacek 3 82 Pierre Kaffer 3 Pierre Mulacek 3 Krypton Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 35 Stefano Pezzucchi 1–5 Marco Zanuttini 1–5 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 40 Tom Onslow-Cole 3 Valentin Pierburg 3 54 Yannick Mettler All Dexter Müller All Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 51 Maurizio Mediani All Christoph Ulrich All 52 Oswaldo Negri Jr. 3 Francesco Piovanetti 3 53 Rui Aguas 3 Kriton Lentoudis 3 Luzich Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 71 Fabien Lavergne All Mikkel Mac All Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT3 R 88 Paolo Venerosi 1–3, 5–6 Alessandro Baccani 1–4, 6 Riccardo Pera 4 Daniel Mancinelli 5 Bentley Team Africa Bentley Continental GT3 95 Jan Lammers 3 Greg Mills 3 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 97 Tom Gamble 3 Flick Haigh 3 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 99 Ross Gunn All Andrew Howard All Entry List:
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Circuit LMP3 Winning Team GT3 Winning Team LMP3 Winning Drivers GT3 Winning Drivers 1 Paul Ricard No. 25 Lanan Racing No. 8 Kessel Racing Michael Benham Duncan Tappy Sergio Pianezzola Giacomo Piccini 2 Monza No. 25 Lanan Racing No. 71 Luzich Racing Michael Benham Duncan Tappy Fabien Lavergne Mikkel Mac 3 1 Le Mans(report) No. 39 Graff No. 71 Luzich Racing Adrien Chila Nicolas Schatz Fabien Lavergne Mikkel Mac 2 No. 3 DKR Engineering No. 71 Luzich Racing Laurents Hörr François Kirmann Fabien Lavergne Mikkel Mac 4 Barcelona No. 3 DKR Engineering No. 8 Kessel Racing Laurents Hörr François Kirmann Sergio Pianezzola Giacomo Piccini 5 Spa No. 25 Lanan Racing No. 8 Kessel Racing Michael Benham Duncan Tappy Sergio Pianezzola Giacomo Piccini 6 Portimão No. 14 RLR MSport No. 8 Kessel Racing Alex Kapadia Rob Wheldon Sergio Pianezzola Giacomo Piccini
Standings Points are awarded according to the following structure (except Le Mans):
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
For Le Mans: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Pole Points 15 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0.5 1
LMP3 Teams Championship Team Car LEC MNZ LMS BAR SPA POR Points 1 #3 DKR Engineering Norma M30 2 2 6 1 1 DSQ 3 100 2 #25 Lanan Racing Norma M30 1 1 4 2 WD 1 17 91.5 3 #2 Nielsen Racing Norma M30 3 3 3 5 2 DSQ 2 79 4 #39 Graff Norma M30 6 15 1 3 4 DSQ 7 49.5 5 #98 Motorsport98 Ligier JS P3 5 2 4 40 6 #24 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 9 6 17 7 3 29.5 7 #20 Grainmarket Racing Norma M30 15 4 10 27 9 4 14 29.5 8 #11 Racing Experience Norma M30 4 Ret 27 Ret 6 Ret 6 28.5 9 #5 DKR Engineering Norma M30 8 5 2 Ret 8 12 12 28 10 #14 RLR MSport Ligier JS P3 Ret Ret Ret 24 15 1 26 11 #9 Graff Norma M30 5 11 Ret 11 10 6 15 22 12 #55 Spirit of Race Ligier JS P3 Ret 14 9 15 13 3 9 21.5 13 #30 CD Sport Norma M30 7 16 7 21 16 7 13 18 14 #90 AT Racing Ligier JS P3 16 9 22 19 Ret 9 5 15.5 15 #4 Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 Ret 10 28 12 11 5 16 13.5 16 #23 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 14 12 15 9 Ret 8 8 12.5 17 #22 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 10 8 19 6 Ret 11 10 12 18 #43 Keo Racing Ligier JS P3 12 7 21 22 14 Ret 11 9.5 19 #74 Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 11 13 26 DNS 7 Ret Ret 7.5 20 #96 Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 13 17 11 16 12 10 4 21 #69 Monza Garage Ligier JS P3 Ret 20 0.5 #12 Eurointernational Ligier JS P3 Ret WD 0 Entries ineligible to score points #19 M Racing Norma M30 5 4 #15 RLR MSport Ligier JS P3 8 8 #72 Graff Norma M30 16 10 #91 Graff Norma M30 12 13 #17 Nielsen Racing Norma M30 13 23 #18 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 20 14 #27 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 14 25 #29 DKR Engineering Ligier JS P3 24 17 #65 Viper Niza Racing Ligier JS P3 25 18 #13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3 18 26 #60 CD Sport Norma M30 23 28 #16 BHK Motorsport Ligier JS P3 Ret Ret H24 Racing Norman Nato LMPH2G WD WDBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
GT3 Teams Championship Team Car LEC MNZ LMS BAR SPA POR Points 1 #8 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 1 2 10 4 1 1 1 130 2 #71 Luzich Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 3 1 1 1 3 6 4 109 3 #99 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 5 4 DSQ 2 4 2 2 80 4 #51 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 7 3 3 5 6 3 5 69 5 #54 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 2 Ret 7 7 5 4 3 66 6 #88 EbiMotors Porsche 911 GT3 R Ret 9 8 8 2 5 8 45 7 #50 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 6 6 13 14 8 7 7 37 8 #83 Scuderia Villorba Corse Lamborghini Huracán GT3 4 8 5 9 26 9 #35 Krypton Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Ret 5 15 11 7 Ret 20 10 #7 Scuderia Villorba Corse Mercedes-AMG GT3 Ret 7 12 15 9 Ret 11.5 Entries ineligible to score points #40 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 2 3 #82 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 4 13 #53 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 6 10 #97 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 11 6 #60 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Ret 6 #62 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 9 DNS #52 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 Ret 12 #95 Bentley Team Africa Bentley Continental GT3 14 16Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Drivers Championship
GT3 Drivers Championship
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