The 2024 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2024 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the ninth season of the Le Mans Cup. The six-event series began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 13 April and concluded at Algarve International Circuit on 19 October. The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.
Calendar The provisional calendar for the 2024 season was announced on 12 September 2023. Mugello Circuit was added to the calendar for the first time, replacing the round at MotorLand Aragón.
Rnd Circuit Location Race Length Date 1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain 1 hour, 50 mins 13 April 2 Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 1 hour, 50 mins 4 May 3 Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 55 minutes 14 June 55 minutes 15 June 4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium 1 hour, 50 mins 24 August 5 Mugello Circuit Scarperia e San Piero, Italy 1 hour, 50 mins 28 September 6 Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 1 hour, 50 mins 19 October
Entries LMP3 All cars in the LMP3 class used the 2020 spec Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Entrant/Team Chassis Drivers Rounds CD Sport Ligier JS P320 2 Willyam Gosselin All Shahan Sarkissian All 11 Franck Chappard All Chris Short All DKR Engineering Duqueine M30 - D08 3 Xinzhe Xie 3 Pengcheng Ye 3 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 4 Garett Grist 3 Anthony McIntosh 3 7 Wayne Boyd All Anthony Wells All RLR MSport Ligier JS P320 5 Ian Aguilera 3 Garth Walden 3 ANS Motorsport Ligier JS P320 6 Nicolas Schatz 2–6 Clément Moreno 2–3 Eric De Doncker 4–6 84 Julien Lemoine All Paul Trojani All Team Virage Ligier JS P320 8 Bernardo Pinheiro 3 Georgios Kolovos 3 44 4–6 Mihnea Ștefan All Jamie Falvey 1–3 59 Oscar Bittar All Ricardo Gracia Filho All 76 Raphaël Narac 3 Jacek Zielonka 3 Graff Ligier JS P320 9 Axel Gnos 2 Georgios Kolovos 2 Haowen Luo 3 Louis Rossi 3 Racing Spirit of Léman Ligier JS P320 10 Marius Fossard All Christophe Lapierre All 64 Michael Doppelmayr 3 Pierre Kaffer 3 M Racing Ligier JS P320 13 Alexandre Cougnaud All Romano Ricci All IDEC Sport Ligier JS P320 17 Patrice Lafargue 1–3 Dino Lunardi 1–3 High Class Racing Ligier JS P320 20 Tommy Foster All Jens Reno Møller All Team Thor 77 Auðunn Guðmundsson All Colin Noble All EuroInternational Ligier JS P320 21 Daniel Ali 3 Miika Panu 3 31 Jean-René de Fournoux 3 Hugo Rosati 3 WTM by Rinaldi Racing Rinaldi Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 22 Torsten Kratz 3 Leonard Weiss 3 Ligier JS P320 66 Steve Parrow All Daniel Keilwitz 1–4 Wyatt Brichacek 5–6 71 Stefan Aust All Felipe Fernández Laser All Bretton Racing Ligier JS P320 26 Dan Skočdopole 1–3, 5 Jamie Falvey 4–6 Sacha Lehmann 4 Teddy Wilson 6 Ben Stone 1–3 62 4–6 Axel Gnos 1 Georgios Kolovos 1 Romain Iannetta 2 Szymon Ładniak 2–3 Ace Robey 3 Theodor Jensen 4–6 P4 Racing Ligier JS P320 27 Andrew Ferguson All Louis Hamilton-Smith All MV2S Racing Ligier JS P320 28 Kenzie Beecroft 1 Romain Iannetta 1 Maxence Maurice 3 Viacheslav Gutak 3–6 Terrence Woodward 4–6 29 Maximus Mayer All Clément Moreno 1 Christophe Cresp 2–3 Jacek Zielonka 4–6 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320 34 Alexander Bukhanstov All Rik Koen All 43 Tim Creswick All Sebastian Gravlund 1–4, 6 Daniel Ali 5 Steller Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 42 Sennan Fielding 1–4, 6 Sylvain Guintoli 1–3 Josh Caygill 4 Andrew Bentley 6 Reiter Engineering Ligier JS P320 50 Horst Felbermayr Jr. All Moritz Löhner 1 Miklas Born 2–6 GG Classics Ligier JS P320 58 George Nakas All Fraser Ross All Haegeli by T2 Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 67 Pieder Decurtins All Samir Ben All 68 Marcel Oosenbrugh 3 Dominik Schraml 3 R-ace GP Duqueine M30 - D08 85 Hadrien David All Fabien Michal All Cool Racing Ligier JS P320 87 Adrien Closmenil All James Sweetnam All 97 Adrien Chila All David Droux All More Motorsport Ligier JS P320 99 Mark van der Snel All Max van der Snel All Source: Murphy Prototypes was scheduled to field a Duqueine M30 - D08 for Ayrton Simmons, but did not appear in any rounds. Several drivers were scheduled to contest the season but did not appear. These include Jonathan Brossard at ANS Motorsport, Jiří Navrátil and Josef Knopp at Bretton Racing, and Bernard Delhez and Matthias Lüthen at MV2S Racing.
GT3
Entrant/Team Chassis Engine Drivers Rounds Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 12 David Fumanelli All Frédéric Jousset All 57 Orey Fidani 3 Lars Kern 3 74 Andrew Gilbert All Fran Rueda All GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 14 Anthony Bartone 3 Steve Jans 3 High Class Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 18 Nick Jones All Scott Malvern 1–2 Sven Müller 3, 5–6 Nico Menzel 4 Biogas Motorsport Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 23 Marc Carol All Josep Mayola All Steller Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 24 Darren Malkin 1–2 Alex Aka 1 Kiern Jewiss 2 Rory Butcher 3 Dominic Paul 3 Andrew Bentley 4–5 James Walker 4 Sennan Fielding 5 Charles Bateman 6 Alex Martin 6 Heart of Racing by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 25 Gray Newell 3 Valentin Pierburg 3 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 51 Alessandro Balzan All Matt Kurzejewski All 80 Gino Forgione 3 Michele Rugolo 3 82 Emmanuel Collard 3 Charles-Henri Samani 3 88 Riccardo Agostini All Custodio Toledo All Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 65 Heiko Neumann 3 Timo Rumpfkeil 3 Proton Huber Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 73 Jörg Dreisow All Manuel Lauck All Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 83 Karen Gaillard All Célia Martin All Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 90 Martin Berry 3 Lorcan Hanafin 3 Ross Kaiser 5–6 James Swift 5–6 91 Claude Bovet 2–6 David McDonald 2–3, 5–6 Darren Turner 4 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 92 Jason Hart 4 Scott Noble 4 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 95 Derek DeBoer 3 Valentin Hasse-Clot 3 Source: Leipert Motorsport was scheduled to run a pair of Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 for Brendon Leitch, Gerhard Watzinger, Marcel Leipert and an unconfirmed driver, but did not appear in any rounds. Several drivers were scheduled to contest the season but did not appear. These include Nick Moss and Joe Osborne for Blackthorn, as well as Richard Williams for Steller Motorsport.
Race results Bold indicates the overall winner. RoundCircuitLMP3 WinnersGT3 Winners1 Catalunya No. 20 High Class Racing No. 51 AF Corse Tommy Foster Jens Reno Møller Alessandro Balzan Matt Kurzejewski2 Le Castellet No. 97 Cool Racing No. 51 AF Corse Adrien Chila David Droux Alessandro Balzan Matt Kurzejewski31 Le Mans(report) No. 22 WTM by Rinaldi Racing No. 12 Kessel Racing Torsten Kratz Leonard Weiss David Fumanelli Frédéric JoussetR2 No. 29 MV2S Racing No. 90 Blackthorn Christophe Cresp Maximus Mayer Martin Berry Lorcan Hanafin4 Spa-Francorchamps No. 62 Bretton Racing No. 88 AF Corse Theodor Jensen Ben Stone Riccardo Agostini Custodio Toledo5 Mugello No. 85 R-ace GP No. 51 AF Corse Hadrien David Fabien Michal Alessandro Balzan Matt Kurzejewski6 Portimão No. 77 Team Thor No. 51 AF Corse Auðunn Guðmundsson Colin Noble Alessandro Balzan Matt Kurzejewski
Championship Standings Points are awarded according to the following structure: Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPolePoints2518151210864211Le Mans15976543211
LMP3 Drivers Championship Driver TeamBARLECLMSSPAMUGPOR Points 1 Adrien Chila Cool Racing 5 1 4 2 9 4 4 73.5 David Droux Cool Racing 5 1 4 2 9 4 4 2 Hadrien David R-ace GP 2 3 21 5 Ret 1 14 68 Fabien Michal R-ace GP 2 3 21 5 Ret 1 14 3 Tommy Foster High Class Racing 1 6 14 3 Ret 7 3 61 Jens Reno Møller High Class Racing 1 6 14 3 Ret 7 3 4 Auðunn Guðmundsson Team Thor 6 5 5 7 Ret 5 1 60 Colin Noble Team Thor 6 5 5 7 Ret 5 1 5 Adrien Closmenil Cool Racing 4 12 Ret 8 2 6 5 52 James Sweetnam Cool Racing 4 12 Ret 8 2 6 5 6 Wayne Boyd Nielsen Racing 8 7 6 9 Ret 3 2 47.5 Anthony Wells Nielsen Racing 8 7 6 9 Ret 3 2 7 Ben Stone Bretton Racing 17 26 32 16 1 2 23 43 8 Theodor Jensen Bretton Racing 1 2 23 43 9 Stefan Aust WTM by Rinaldi Racing 14 15 2 21 4 8 21 23.5 Felipe Fernández Laser WTM by Rinaldi Racing 14 15 2 21 4 8 21 10 Alexandre Cougnaud M Racing 15 4 3 10 7 20 Ret 23.5 Romano Ricci M Racing 15 4 3 10 7 20 Ret 11 Mihnea Ștefan Team Virage Ret 2 10 19 16 12 10 21.5 12 Alexander Bukhanstov Inter Europol Competition 3 8 Ret 11 Ret 9 16 21 Rik Koen Inter Europol Competition 3 8 Ret 11 Ret 9 16 13 Jamie Falvey Team Virage Ret 2 10 19 19.5 Bretton Racing DNS 13 18 14 Maximus Mayer MV2S Racing 23 13 20 1 12 Ret 25 15 15 Christophe Cresp MV2S Racing 13 20 1 15 16 Mark van der Snel More Motorsport 21 18 31 26 3 19 Ret 15 Max van der Snel More Motorsport 21 18 31 26 3 19 Ret 17 Steve Parrow WTM by Rinaldi Racing 7 21 11 12 Ret 11 8 13 18 Nicolas Schatz ANS Motorsport 16 8 4 8 22 Ret 12 19 Marius Fossard Racing Spirit of Léman Ret 10 27 Ret 5 Ret 17 12 Christophe Lapierre Racing Spirit of Léman Ret 10 27 Ret 5 Ret 17 20 Sennan Fielding Steller Motorsport 9 17 Ret WD Ret 6 10 21 Clément Moreno MV2S Racing 23 8 ANS Motorsport 16 8 4 22 Oscar Bittar Team Virage 24 Ret 22 25 6 Ret 24 8 Ricardo Gracia Filho Team Virage 24 Ret 22 25 6 Ret 24 23 Andrew Bentley Steller Motorsport 6 8 24 Daniel Keilwitz WTM by Rinaldi Racing 7 21 11 12 Ret 7 25 Wyatt Brichacek WTM by Rinaldi Racing 11 8 6 26 Tim Creswick Inter Europol Competition 10 22 WD 20 Ret 18 9 5 27 Sebastian Gravlund Inter Europol Competition 10 22 WD 20 Ret 9 5 28 Eric De Doncker ANS Motorsport 8 22 Ret 4 29 Sylvain Guintoli Steller Motorsport 9 17 Ret WD2 30 Willyam Gosselin CD Sport 11 11 15 15 Ret 10 15 2 Shahan Sarkissian CD Sport 11 11 15 15 Ret 10 15 31 Georgios Kolovos Bretton Racing 16 2 Graff 14 Team Virage 12 24 16 12 10 32 Franck Chappard CD Sport 19 20 13 21 11 17 11 1.5 Chris Short CD Sport 19 20 13 21 11 17 11 33 Andrew Ferguson P4 Racing Ret 25 25 Ret 10 20 1 Louis Hamilton-Smith P4 Racing Ret 25 25 Ret 10 20 Driver TeamBARLECLMSSPAMUGPOR Points
LMP3 Teams Championship