The 2020 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2020 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the fifth season of the Le Mans Cup. It began on 18 July at the Circuit Paul Ricard and finished on 1 November at Algarve International Circuit. The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class. The 2020 calendar was released on 4 April 2020.[1]

This season ran with a newly updated 2020 ACO LMP3 specification, including an uplift of ~35bhp in power and to 5.6 litres from 5.0 litres.[2] An issue with fuel consumption came to light after Free Practice sessions; the spec Nissan VK56 / X-Trac drivetrain, homologated and supplied through Oreca, used more fuel than was predicted. To mitigate this in the first race an additional mandatory pit stop was added, along with adjustments to relevant mandatory stop times and driver stint rules.[2]

Calendar

The 2020 calendar was released on 4 April 2020.[1] All races supported the 2020 European Le Mans Series except the Le Mans round, which was part of the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend.

The Barcelona round was moved to Paul Ricard due to the COVID-19 situation in Barcelona.[3]

Round Circuit Location Race length Date
1 France Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 2 hours 18 July
2 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 2 hours 8 August
3 France Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 2 hours 29 August
4 France Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 55 minutes 19 September
55 minutes 18 September
5 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Italy 2 hours 10 October
6 Portugal Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 2 hours 1 November

Entries

LMP3

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Luxembourg DKR Engineering[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 1 Belgium Ugo de Wilde 4
Germany Wolfgang Triller 4
3 Belgium Jean Glorieux[4] 1–5
Germany Laurents Hörr[4] All
Germany Wolfgang Triller 6
Switzerland Realteam Racing Ligier JS P320 4 Switzerland Esteban Garcia 4
Switzerland David Droux 4
Spain CD Sport[4] Ligier JS P320 5 United Kingdom Nicholas Adcock[4] All
Denmark Michael Jensen[4] All
6 France Jacques Wolff[4] All
France Joffrey de Narda[4] 1–3, 5–6
France Kévin Bole Besançon[5] 4
United Kingdom Nielsen Racing[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 7 United Kingdom Colin Noble[4] All
United Kingdom Anthony Wells[4] All
10 Canada Garett Grist[4] All
United States Rob Hodes[4] All
Luxembourg Racing Experience[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 11 Luxembourg Gary Hauser 1, 4
Netherlands Yury Wagner 1, 3
France Nicolas Melin 2, 4–5
Luxembourg David Hauser 2–3, 5
Poland Team Virage Ligier JS P320 12 France Julien Falchero 3
France Philippe Haezebrouck 3
United Kingdom James Winslow 4
Belgium Tom Cloet 4
France Alessandro Ghiretti 6
Portugal Miguel Cristóvão 6
United States Eurointernational Ligier JS P320 14 Finland Niko Kari 4
France François Heriau 4
United Kingdom RLR MSport Ligier JS P320 15 Canada James Dayson 4
Denmark Malthe Jakobsen 4
United Kingdom Grainmarket Racing[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 20 United Kingdom Mark Crader[4] 1–2, 5
United Kingdom Alex Mortimer[4] 1–2, 5
Belgium Mühlner Motorsport[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 21 Germany Moritz Kranz[4] All
Belgium Tom Cloet[4] 1–2
Belgium Gilles Magnus[5] 3–4
United Kingdom Alex Kapadia 5–6
United Kingdom United Autosports[6] Ligier JS P320[6] 22 United States Jim McGuire 4
United Kingdom Duncan Tappy 4
23 United Kingdom Wayne Boyd[7] All
United States John Schauerman[7] All
24 United Kingdom Andy Meyrick[8] All
Brazil Daniel Schneider[8] All
25 United Kingdom Shaun Lynn 4
United Kingdom Joe Macari 4
France Graff[4] Ligier JS P320 26 Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser[4] All
Finland Rory Penttinen[4] All
France MV2S Racing[4] Ligier JS P320 27 France Christophe Cresp[4] All
France Bruce Jouanny[4] 1, 4
France Fabien Lavergne 2–3, 5–6
Switzerland Cool Racing[4] Ligier JS P320 37 France Edouard Cauhaupe[4] All
France Nicolas Maulini[4] All
69 United States Maurice Smith[4] All
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[4] 1
United Kingdom Matt Bell 2–6
Germany Rinaldi Racing[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 55 Germany Alexander Mattschull[4] 1, 3–4, 6
Germany Daniel Keilwitz[4] 1, 3
France Nicolas Schatz 4
Argentina Nicolás Varrone 6
66 Germany Steve Parrow[4] 1–4, 6
Germany Dominik Schwager[4] 1–4, 6
France IDEC Sport Ligier JS P320 75 France Patrice Lafargue 3–6
France Stéphane Adler 3–4
France Dimitri Enjalbert 5–6
Belgium Motorsport98[4] Ligier JS P320 98 Belgium Eric De Doncker[4] 1–3, 5–6
France Dino Lunardi[4] 1–3, 5–6
Entries:[9]

GT3

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Switzerland Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R 2 France Julien Andlauer[4] 1, 3–6
Switzerland Nicolas Leutwiler[4] 1, 3–6
Italy Iron Lynx[10] Ferrari 488 GT3[10] 8 Italy Rino Mastronardi[10] All
Italy Giacomo Piccini[10] 1–2, 4–6
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen 3
9 Denmark Michelle Gatting[10] 1–2
France Deborah Mayer[10] 1–2
Italy Paolo Ruberti[5] 4
Russia Murad Sultanov[5] 4
Italy Niccolò Schirò 5
Italy Emanuele Maria Tabacchi 5
77 Italy Claudio Schiavoni[4] 1–5
Italy Andrea Piccini[4] 1–2, 4–5
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin 3
France IDEC Sport Mercedes-AMG GT3 17 France Patrice Lafargue 1
France Erik Maris 1
Belgium Delahaye Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3 R 28 France Pierre-Etienne Bordet 4
France Alexandre Viron 4
Switzerland Kessel Racing[4] Ferrari 488 GT3 50 United Kingdom Oliver Hancock[4] All
United Kingdom John Hartshorne[4] All
67 Russia Murad Sultanov[4] 1–3
Italy Paolo Ruberti[4] 1–2
Italy Andrea Belicchi 3
Turkey Murat Cuhadaroglu[5] 4–5
Italy Nicola Cadei[5] 4
Italy David Fumanelli 5
74 Poland Michael Broniszewski[4] All
South Africa David Perel[4] All
Switzerland Spirit of Race[5] Ferrari 488 GT3 51 United States Gunnar Jeannette[5] 4
United States Rodrigo Sales[5] 4
China Orange1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 63 Italy Andrea Caldarelli 4
Japan Hiroshi Hamaguchi 4
United Kingdom Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 70 United States Brendan Iribe 5
United Kingdom Oliver Milroy 5
United Kingdom Sky - Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 93 United Kingdom Chris Froggatt 4
Hong Kong Jonathan Hui 4
Entries[9]

Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

Rnd Circuit LMP3 Winning Team GT3 Winning Team
LMP3 Winning Drivers GT3 Winning Drivers
1 France Paul Ricard Luxembourg No. 3 DKR Engineering Italy No. 8 Iron Lynx
Belgium Jean Glorieux
Germany Laurents Hörr		 Italy Rino Mastronardi
Italy Giacomo Piccini
2 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps Switzerland No. 37 Cool Racing Italy No. 8 Iron Lynx
France Edouard Cauhaupe
France Nicolas Maulini		 Italy Rino Mastronardi
Italy Giacomo Piccini
3 France Paul Ricard Switzerland No. 69 Cool Racing Switzerland No. 2 Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT
United States Maurice Smith
United Kingdom Matt Bell		 France Julien Andlauer
Switzerland Nicolas Leutwiler
4 R1 France Le Mans Luxembourg No. 3 DKR Engineering Italy No. 8 Iron Lynx[N 1]
Belgium Jean Glorieux
Germany Laurents Hörr		 Italy Rino Mastronardi
Italy Giacomo Piccini
R2 Switzerland No. 37 Cool Racing Switzerland No. 74 Kessel Racing[N 2]
France Edouard Cauhaupe
France Nicolas Maulini		 Poland Michael Broniszewski
South Africa David Perel
5 Italy Monza Luxembourg No. 3 DKR Engineering Switzerland No. 2 Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT
Belgium Jean Glorieux
Germany Laurents Hörr		 France Julien Andlauer
Switzerland Nicolas Leutwiler
6 Portugal Portimão United Kingdom No. 7 Nielsen Racing Italy No. 8 Iron Lynx
United Kingdom Colin Noble
United Kingdom Anthony Wells		 Italy Rino Mastronardi
Italy Giacomo Piccini
  1. ↑ The GT3 class winner in Race 1 at Le Mans was the No. 63 FFF Racing Team by ACM invitational entry. As it is not a full-season Michelin Le Mans Cup entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 8 Iron Lynx entry
  2. ↑ The GT3 class winner in Race 2 at Le Mans was the No. 63 FFF Racing Team by ACM invitational entry. As it is not a full-season Michelin Le Mans Cup entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 74 Kessel Racing entry

Standings

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

Pos. Team Car RIC
France		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 LMS
France		 MNZ
Italy		 POR
Portugal		 Points
1 Luxembourg #3 DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 1 2 4 1 2 1 3 120
2 Switzerland #37 Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 Ret 1 5 2 1 2 6 89
3 France #26 Graff Ligier JS P320 3 5 2 13 5 3 7 70.5
4 Switzerland #69 Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 5 7 1 3 3 8 Ret 59
5 United Kingdom #7 Nielsen Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 14 3 6 11 4 Ret 1 55
6 Belgium #98 Motorsport98 Ligier JS P320 2 6 Ret 5 8 40
7 Belgium #21 Mühlner Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 4 11 11 7 12 Ret 2 34.5
8 United Kingdom #23 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 12 4 9 5 Ret 9 4 34.5
9 United Kingdom #24 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 6 Ret 3 4 10 Ret Ret 29.5
10 United Kingdom #10 Nielsen Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 9 9 7 9 9 4 Ret 24
11 Spain #6 CD Sport Ligier JS P320 13 13 8 Ret 8 7 9 15
12 France #27 MV2S Racing Ligier JS P320 7 10 12 8 6 11 Ret 14
13 Germany #55 Rinaldi Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 10 10 12 13 5 13
14 United Kingdom #20 Grainmarket Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 8 Ret 6 12
15 Luxembourg #11 Racing Experience Duqueine M30 - D08 Ret 8 Ret 6 7 10 WD 12
16 Germany #66 Rinaldi Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 Ret 12 14 10 11 10 3
17 Spain #5 CD Sport Ligier JS P320 11 14 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1.5
Pos. Team Car RIC
France		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 LMS
France		 MNZ
Italy		 POR
Portugal		 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

GT3 Teams Championship

Pos. Team Car RIC
France		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 LMS
France		 MNZ
Italy		 POR
Portugal		 Points
1 Italy #8 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 132
2 Switzerland #74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Ret 2 2 2 1 4 2 92
3 Switzerland #2 Pzoberer Zürichsee by TFT Porsche 911 GT3 R Ret 1 5 Ret 1 3 70
4 Switzerland #67 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 2 3 4 6 2 7 64
5 Switzerland #50 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 4 4 6 4 6 6 4 62
6 Italy #77 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 3 DNS 5 3 4 5 WD 48
7 Italy #9 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 5 Ret Ret 5 2 WD 33
8 Switzerland #51 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 DNS 7 3
Pos. Team Car RIC
France		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 LMS
France		 MNZ
Italy		 POR
Portugal		 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap


LMP3 Drivers Championship



GT3 Drivers Championship


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