The 2023 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the eighth season of the Le Mans Cup. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 22 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 22 October.[1] The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.
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Calendar
The provisional calendar for the 2023 season was announced on 22 September 2022.[1] On the 11th of April it was announced the 4 Hours of Imola would be postponed due to ongoing works on the pit lane and paddock areas.[2][3] On the 14th of April it was announced that Imola round would be cancelled and Aragón round would be added.[4]
Rnd | Circuit | Location | Race Length | Date |
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Montmeló, Spain | 1 hour, 50 mins | 22 April |
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Le Mans, France | 55 minutes | 8 June |
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Le Castellet, France | 1 hour, 50 mins | 15 July |
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Alcañiz, Spain | 1 hour, 50 mins | 25 August |
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Stavelot, Belgium | 1 hour, 50 mins | 23 September |
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Portimão, Portugal | 1 hour, 50 mins | 22 October |
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Circuit | Location | Race Length | Original date | |
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Imola, Italy | 1 hour, 50 mins | 6 May | |
Entries
LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class used the 2020 spec Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres. The new-for-2022 race length of 1h 50m removes the need for the additional mandatory stop that was introduced in 2020 to mitigate unexpected higher fuel consumption.
Entrant/Team | Chassis | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |||
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Ligier JS P320 | 2 | ![]() |
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11 | ![]() |
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Duqueine M30 - D08 | 3 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
2 | |||||
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2 | ||||||
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Duqueine M30 - D08 | 4 | ![]() |
All | |||
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Ligier JS P320 | 7 | ![]() |
All | ||||
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All | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 6 | ![]() |
All | |||
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All | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 8 | ![]() |
All | |||
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38 | ![]() |
2 | |||||
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2 | ||||||
39 | ![]() |
All | |||||
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1–2 | ||||||
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3 | ||||||
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4 | ||||||
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5–6 | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 9 | ![]() |
1–3, 5–6 | |||
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1–3, 5–6 | ||||||
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4 | ||||||
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4 | ||||||
12 | ![]() |
2 | |||||
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2 | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 13 | ![]() |
All | |||
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All | ||||||
14 | ![]() |
All | |||||
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All | ||||||
15 | ![]() |
All | |||||
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All | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 16 | ![]() |
All | |||
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All | ||||||
58 | ![]() |
2 | |||||
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2 | ||||||
59 | ![]() |
All | |||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 17 | ![]() |
1–4, 6 | |||
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1–4, 6 | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 20 | ![]() |
2 | |||
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2 | ||||||
21 | ![]() |
2 | |||||
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2 | ||||||
22 | ![]() |
1–3, 5–6 | |||||
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1–3, 5–6 | ||||||
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4 | ||||||
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4 | ||||||
23 | ![]() |
All | |||||
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All | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 25 | ![]() |
All | |||
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1–2, 4–6 | ||||||
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3 | ||||||
26 | ![]() |
All | |||||
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All | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 27 | ![]() |
All | |||
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All | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 28 | ![]() |
All | |||
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All | ||||||
29 | ![]() |
1–4 | |||||
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1, 3–6 | ||||||
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2 | ||||||
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5–6 | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 30 | ![]() |
1–4 | |||
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1–4 | ||||||
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Duqueine M30 - D08 | 33 | ![]() |
2 | |||
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2 | ||||||
Ligier JS P320 | 66 | ![]() |
All | ||||
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Duqueine M30 - D08 | 48 | ![]() |
1–3 | |||
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3 | ||||||
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4–5 | ||||||
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4, 6 | ||||||
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5 | ||||||
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6 | ||||||
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Duqueine M30 - D08 | 67 | ![]() |
1–3, 5–6 | |||
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1–3, 5–6 | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 68 | ![]() |
1–2 | |||
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1–2 | ||||||
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3–5 | ||||||
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3 | ||||||
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4–5 | ||||||
69 | ![]() |
2 | |||||
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2 | ||||||
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Ligier JS P320 | 77 | ![]() |
All | |||
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Ligier JS P320 | 87 | ![]() |
All | |||
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97 | ![]() |
All | |||||
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All | ||||||
Source:[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
GT3
- Leonardo Pulcini was scheduled to compete for Iron Lynx but did not appear in any rounds.[24]
Race results
Bold indicates the overall winner.
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Championship standings
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Le Mans | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
LMP3 Teams Championship
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Bold – Pole |
GT3 Teams Championship
Pos. | Team | Car | BAR![]() |
LMS![]() |
LEC![]() |
ARA![]() |
SPA![]() |
POR![]() |
Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 97 |
2 | ![]() |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 77 |
3 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 73 |
4 | ![]() |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 72 |
5 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 63 |
6 | ![]() |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | 48 | |
7 | ![]() |
Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 44 |
8 | ![]() |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 41 |
9 | ![]() |
Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
10 | ![]() |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 24 |
11 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) | 8 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
12 | ![]() |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 21 | ||
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BMW M4 GT3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
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BMW M4 GT3 | 13 | 1 | |||||||
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 8 | 3 | |||||||
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BMW M4 GT3 | 7 | 15 | |||||||
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 8 | ||||||||
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 10 | 9 | |||||||
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 17 | 17 | |||||||
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Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ret | 18 | |||||||
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LEC![]() |
ARA![]() |
SPA![]() |
POR![]() |
Points | |
Notes
- 1 2 Smal is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Bukhantsov, also a Russian, competes under an Emirati licence for the same reason.
- 1 2 Car No. 33 entered as WTM by Rinaldi Racing, car No. 66 entered as Rinaldi Racing.
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