2016 European Le Mans Series

Motor racing series European Le Mans Series 2016 2017 European Le Mans Series Support series:GT3 Le Mans CupRoad to Le MansRenault Sport TrophyFormula Renault 2.0 thumb|230px|G-Drive Racing 'Mighty 38' No. 38 Gibson 015S, winner of the 2016 European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class The 2016 European Le Mans Series was the thirteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Silverstone Circuit, in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship, on 16 April and finished at Autódromo do Estoril on 23 October.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/2016-elms-schedule-released/ 2016 ELMS Schedule Released Dagys John 5 September 2015 sportscar365 John Dagys Media, LLC. 6 September 2015 Regulations The GTC class for GT3 was dropped due to a lack of entries during 2015 and the creation of the GT3 Le Mans Cup.Gary Watkins http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122011 GTC class for GT3 cars dropped from ELMS for 2016 Autosport Haymarket Publications 27 November 2015 10 December 2015 Calendar The provisional 2016 calendar was announced at 5 September 2015. The calendar comprises six events, featuring the same five circuits that hosted events in 2015 and for the first time since 2011 it will include event at Spa. For the fourth consecutive season, Silverstone hosted the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Meanwhile, the other rounds were collaboration with World Series by Renault. Rnd Race Circuit Location Date 1 4 Hours of Silverstone GBR Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom 16 April 2 4 Hours of Imola ITA Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Italy 15 May 3 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring AUT Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Austria 17 July 4 4 Hours of Le Castellet FRA Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 28 August 5 4 Hours of Spa BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 25 September 6 4 Hours of Estoril PRT Autódromo do Estoril Estoril, Portugal 23 OctoberSource:Season 2016 https://www.europeanlemansseries.com/history/2016 European Le Mans Series 15 March 2025 Entry list The entry list was announced on 5 February 2016.http://europeanlemansseries.com/assets/News/ELMS%202016%20News/ELMS2016%20Provisional%20Season%20Entry%20list%201st%20Driver%2003022016.pdf 2016 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES — FULL SEASON ENTRY LIST 5 February 2016 European Le Mans Series 5 February 2016 LMP2 Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds USA DragonSpeed Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 21 GBR Ben Hanley4 Hours of Silverstone Free Practice 1 Classification by Class http://elms.alkamelsystems.com/Results/11_2016/01_SILVERSTONE/113_EUROPEAN%20LE%20MANS%20SERIES/201604150900_Free%20Practice%201/05_ClassificationByClass_Free%20Practice%201.PDF April 15, 2016 European Le Mans Series April 15, 2016 All SWE Henrik Hedman All FRA Nicolas Lapierre All FRA SO24! By Lombard Racing Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 Dunlop 22 FRA Vincent Capillaire 1–2 GBR Jonathan Colemanhttp://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2016/03/so24-lombard-racing-firms-elms-roster/ So24! By Lombard Racing firms up ELMS roster The Checkered Flag en-US 2016-03-16 1–2 FRA Olivier Lombard 1–2 FRA Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Michelin 23 FRA Fabien Barthez All FRA Timothé Buret All FRA Paul-Loup Chatin All PRT Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 25 GBR Michael Munemann 1–3, 5 IND Parth Ghorpade 1–2 GBR Chris Hoyhttp://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/sir-chris-hoy-gets-le-mans-24-hours-lmp2-seat-683210/ Sir Chris Hoy gets Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 seat Motorsport.com 31 March 2016 31 March 2016 1–2 CHE Jonathan Hirschi4 Hours of Red Bull Ring Entry list http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/assets/1/course/116/entry-list_445788.pdf August 1, 2016 European Le Mans Series July 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160804002101/http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/assets/1/course/116/entry-list_445788.pdf 2016-08-04 dead 3–5 FRA Andrea Pizzitola 3–5 ITA Andrea Roda4 Hours of Le Castellet - Provisional Entry List http://europeanlemansseries.com/assets/1/course/118/ELMS2016_4H%20of%20Le%20Castellet_Provisional%20entry%20list%2023082016_0127a9.pdf August 28, 2016 European Le Mans Series August 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160910152721/http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/assets/1/course/118/ELMS2016_4H%20of%20Le%20Castellet_Provisional%20entry%20list%2023082016_0127a9.pdf 2016-09-10 dead 4 FRA IDEC Sport Racing Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 Michelin 28 FRA Dimitri Enjalbert 1–2, 4–6 FRA Patrice Lafargue 1–2, 4–6 FRA Paul Lafargue 1–2, 4–6 DEU Pegasus Racing Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Michelin 29 FRA Léo Roussel All FRA Inès Taittinger All FRA Rémy Striebig 1–5 FRA Julien Schell4 Hours of Estoril - Qualifying Practice Provisional Classification by Class http://elms.alkamelsystems.com/Results/11_2016/06_ESTORIL/155_EUROPEAN%20LE%20MANS%20SERIES/201610221245_Qualifying%20Practice/05_ClassificationByClass_Qualifying%20Practice.PDF October 22, 2016 European Le Mans Series October 22, 2016 6 RUS SMP Racing BR Engineering BR01 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 32 MCO Stefano Colettihttp://www.motorsport.com/elms/news/coletti-wirth-join-smp-s-elms-outfit-681585/ Coletti, Wirth join SMP's ELMS outfit 22 March 2016 Motorsport.com 23 March 2016 All DEU Andreas Wirth All COL Julián Leal 1–4 RUS Vitaly Petrov4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Provisional Entry List http://europeanlemansseries.com/web/assets/PDF/2016/01-Entry-List/ELMS-entry-list-SPA.pdf September 12, 2016 European Le Mans Series September 12, 2016 5–6 44 NZL Mitch Evans 1 IDN Sean Gelael 1 ITA Antonio Giovinazzi 1 PHL Eurasia Motorsport Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 33 FRA Tristan Gommendy All NLD Nick de Bruijn http://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/gommendy-joins-euraisa-for-2016-elms-campaign/ Gommendy Joins Eurasia for 2016 ELMS Campaign Sportscar365 Dagys John 7 December 2015 15 February 2016 1–5 CHN Pu Jun Jin 1–5 GBR Michael Lyons 6 BEL Frédéric Vervisch 6 CHE Race Performance Oreca 03R Judd HK 3.6 L V8 Dunlop 34 CHE Nicolas Leutwiler 1–2 GBR James Winslow 1–2 FRA Franck Mailleux 1 JPN Shinji Nakanohttp://elms.alkamelsystems.com/Results/11_2016/02_IMOLA/118_EUROPEAN%20LE%20MANS%20SERIES/201605151400_Race/Hour%204/05_ClassificationByClass_Race.PDF 2016 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES - 4 Hours of Imola Race Classification by class 15 May 2016 European Le Mans Series 16 May 2016 2 RUS G-Drive Racing Gibson 015S Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 38 GBR Simon Dolan All NLD Giedo van der Gardehttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122694 Jota team links up with G-Drive for WEC and ELMS LMP2 campaigns 4 February 2016 Haymarket 5 February 2016 All GBR Harry Tincknell All USA Krohn Racing Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Michelin 40 SWE Niclas Jönsson http://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/greaves-to-run-krohn-ligier-js-p2-in-elms-pla-to-drive/ Greaves to Run Krohn Ligier JS P2 in ELMS, Pla to Drive Sportscar365 Dagys John 1 February 2016 15 February 2016 All SWE Björn Wirdheim 1–2 USA Tracy Krohn 1, 3–5 FRA Olivier Pla 2–6 GBR Greaves Motorsport Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 41 FRA Julien Canal All MEX Memo Rojas All POL Kuba Giermaziak 1–2 FRA Nathanaël Berthon 3–6 FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 46 CHE Mathias Beche All FRA Pierre Thiriet All JPN Ryō Hirakawa 1–3, 5–6 GBR Mike Conway 4 BEL Team WRT Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 Dunlop 47 GBR Will Stevens 5 BEL Dries Vanthoor 5 BEL Laurens Vanthoor 5 IRL Murphy Prototypes Oreca 03R Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 48 IRL Sean Doyle 1–5 GBR Shaun Balfe 1 IRL Damien Faulkner 1 GBR Gary Findlay 2, 5 GBR Patrick McClughan 2 ITA Gugliemo Belotti 3 IND Karun Chandhok 3 ITA Kevin Ceccon 4 GBR Jonathan Coleman 4 BRA Bruno Bonifacio 5 LMP3 Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds USA United Autosports Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 2 GBR Alex Brundle All GBR Christian England All USA Mike Guasch All 3 GBR Matthew Bell All GBR Wayne Boyd All USA Mark Patterson All FRA OAK Racing Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 4 FRA Erik MarisDagys John OAK Confirms Two-Car Ligier JS P3 Lineup http://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/oak-confirms-two-car-ligier-js-p3-lineup/ March 23, 2016 Sportscar365 February 10, 2016 All FRA Jean-Marc Merlin 1–4, 6 PRT Carlos Tavares 5 24 FRA Jacques Nicolet All FRA Pierre Nicolet All ESP By Speed Factory Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 5 GBR Tom Jacksonhttp://www.endurance-info.com/en/by-speed-factory-announces-experienced-endurance-line-up-for-2016-elms-campaign/ By Speed Factory announces experienced endurance line-up for 2016 ELMS campaign 23 March 2016 Endurance-Info.com 25 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409213650/http://www.endurance-info.com/en/by-speed-factory-announces-experienced-endurance-line-up-for-2016-elms-campaign/ 2016-04-09 dead 1–4 ESP Álvaro Fontes 1–2 ESP Jesús Fuster 1–2 MCO Alain Costa 3–4 GBR John Hartshorne 4 IRL Kevin O'Hara 5 IRL Daniel Polley 5 DNK Kim Rødkjær 5 GBR 360 Racing Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 6 GBR Ross Kaiserhttp://www.endurance-info.com/fr/un-trio-britannique-sur-la-ligier-js-p3-du-360-racing/ Un trio britannique sur la Ligier JS P3 du 360 Racing fr A British trio in the Ligier JS P3 of 360 Racing 11 March 2016 Endurance-Info.com 25 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313172657/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/un-trio-britannique-sur-la-ligier-js-p3-du-360-racing/ 2016-03-13 dead All GBR James Swift All GBR Terrence Woodward All ITA Villorba Corse Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 7 ITA Roberto Lacorte All ITA Giorgio Sernagiotto All ITA Niccolò Schirò 1–3 CHE Race Performance Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 8 BEL Bert Longin All CHE Giorgio Maggi All CHE Marcello Marateotto 1–5 CHE Nicolas Leutwiler 6 FRA Graff Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 9 FRA Paul Petithttp://www.endurance-info.com/fr/graff-devoile-le-premier-equipage-de-sa-ligier-js-p3/ Graff dévoile le premier équipage de sa Ligier JS P3 fr Graff unveils the first crew of his Ligier JS P3 22 January 2016 Endurance-Info.com 23 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160324001944/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/graff-devoile-le-premier-equipage-de-sa-ligier-js-p3/ 2016-03-24 dead All FRA Eric Trouillet All FRA Enzo Guibbert 1–2, 4–6 GBR James Winslow 3 10 USA John Falb All VEN Enzo Potolicchio All USA Sean Rayhall All USA Eurointernational Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 11 ITA Giorgio Mondini 1–4, 6 ITA Marco Jacoboni 1–4 ITA Andrea Roda 1–2 GBR Jay Palmer 6 12 ITA Andrea Dromedari 2–4, 6 ITA Fabio Mancini 2–3 RUS Roman Rusinov 2–3 NLD Rik Breukers 4, 6 PRT Miguel Faisca 6 POL Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 13 DEU Jens Petersen All POL Jakub Śmiechowski All IRE MurphyP3-3Dimensional.com Ginetta-Juno LMP3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 14 USA Tony Ave 1 IRL Michael Cullen 1 USA Doug Peterson 1Ligier JS P3 GBR Barrie Baxter 2 GBR Rob Garofall 2 GBR Alex Kapadia 2 GBR RLR MSport Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 15 DNK Morten Dons All GBR Ossy Yusuf 1–2 GBR Ross Warburton 3–4 GBR John Hartshorne 3 GBR Anthony Wells 4–6 GBR Alasdair McCaig 5–6 FRA Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 16 FRA Eric Debard All FRA Simon Gachethttp://www.endurance-info.com/fr/experience-et-jeunesse-sur-la-ligier-js-p3-du-panis-barthez-competition/ Expérience et jeunesse sur la Ligier JS P3 du Panis-Barthez Compétition fr Experience and youth in the Ligier JS P3 of Panis-Barthez Competition 19 February 2016 Endurance-Info.com 25 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160325090054/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/experience-et-jeunesse-sur-la-ligier-js-p3-du-panis-barthez-competition/ 2016-03-25 dead All FRA Valentin Moineault All FRA Ultimate Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 17 FRA François HériauDagys John Ultimate Racing to Run Ligier JS P3 http://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/ultimate-racing-to-run-ligier-js-p3/ March 25, 2016 Sportscar365 November 10, 2015 All FRA Jean-Baptiste Lahaye All FRA Matthieu Lahaye All FRA M.Racing - YMR Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 18 FRA Alexandre Cougnaud All FRA Yann Ehrlacher All FRA Thomas Laurent All FRA Duqueine Engineering Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 19 FRA David Hallyday All FRA Dino Lunardi All CHE David Droux 2–6 20 FRA Eric Clementhttp://www.endurance-info.com/fr/le-deuxieme-equipage-du-duqueine-engineering-devoile/ Le deuxième équipage du Duqueine Engineering dévoilé fr The second crew of Duqueine Engineering unveiled 7 March 2016 Endurance-Info.com 25 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409220956/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/le-deuxieme-equipage-du-duqueine-engineering-devoile/ 2016-04-09 dead All FRA Maxime Pialat All FRA Romain Iannetta 1–2 CHE Antonin Borga 3–6 GBR Tockwith Motorsports Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Michelin 26 GBR Phil Hanson 4–5 GBR Nigel Moore 4–5 GTE Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds ITA AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 51 PRT Rui Águas All ITA Marco Cioci All ITA Piergiuseppe Perazzini All 55 GBR Duncan Cameron All IRE Matt Griffin All GBR Aaron Scott All AUT AT Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 56 BLR Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. All BLR Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. All ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi 1, 3–6 ITA Davide Rigon 2 DNK Formula Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 60 DNK Johnny Laursen All DNK Mikkel Mac All DNK Christina Nielsen 1–3, 5–6 DNK Mikkel Jensen 4 GBR JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 66 ITA Andrea Bertolini All GBR Rory Butcher All GBR Robert Smith All DEU Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 Dunlop 77 USA Mike Hedlund All DEU Wolf Henzler All DEU Marco Seefried 1, 3–6 DEU Robert Renauer 2 88 DEU Christian Ried All ITA Gianluca Roda All AUT Richard Lietz 1 AUT Klaus Bachler 2 ITA Matteo Cairoli 3, 5 DEU David Jahn 4 GBR Ben Barker 6 GBR Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8 Dunlop 96 DEU Roald Goethe 1 GBR Stuart Hall 1 NZL Richie Stanaway 1 99 GBR Andrew Howard All GBR Alex MacDowall All GBR Darren Turner All Innovative car Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds FRA SRT41 by OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Michelin 84 FRA Jean-Bernard Bouvet 1 FRA Frédéric Sausset 1 FRA Christophe Tinseau 1 Results and standings Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Rnd. Round Circuit LMP2 Winning Team LMP3 Winning Team GTE Winning Team Results LMP2 Winning Drivers LMP3 Winning Drivers GTE Winning Drivers 1 Silverstone RUS No. 38 G-Drive Racing USA No. 2 United Autosports GBR No. 99 Aston Martin Racing Report GBR Simon DolanNED Giedo van der GardeGBR Harry Tincknell GBR Alex BrundleGBR Christian EnglandUSA Mike Guasch GBR Andrew HowardGBR Alex MacDowallGBR Darren Turner 2 Imola FRA No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing USA No. 2 United Autosports DEU No. 77 Proton Competition Report CHE Mathias BecheJPN Ryō HirakawaFRA Pierre Thiriet GBR Alex BrundleGBR Christian EnglandUSA Mike Guasch USA Mike HedlundDEU Wolf HenzlerDEU Robert Renauer 3 Red Bull Ring FRA No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing USA No. 2 United Autosports GBR No. 66 JMW Motorsport Report CHE Mathias BecheJPN Ryō HirakawaFRA Pierre Thiriet GBR Alex BrundleGBR Christian EnglandUSA Mike Guasch ITA Andrea BertoliniGBR Rory ButcherGBR Robert Smith 4 Paul Ricard FRA No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing FRA No. 9 Graff GBR No. 66 JMW Motorsport Report CHE Mathias BecheGBR Mike ConwayFRA Pierre Thiriet FRA Enzo GuibbertFRA Paul PetitFRA Eric Trouillet ITA Andrea BertoliniGBR Rory ButcherGBR Robert Smith 5 Spa USA No. 21 DragonSpeed FRA No. 9 Graff GBR No. 66 JMW Motorsport Report GBR Ben HanleySWE Henrik HedmanFRA Nicolas Lapierre FRA Enzo GuibbertFRA Paul PetitFRA Eric Trouillet ITA Andrea BertoliniGBR Rory ButcherGBR Robert Smith 6 Estoril RUS No. 38 G-Drive Racing FRA No. 18 M.Racing - YMR GBR No. 99 Aston Martin Racing Report GBR Simon DolanNED Giedo van der GardeGBR Harry Tincknell FRA Alexandre CougnaudFRA Yann EhrlacherFRA Thomas Laurent GBR Andrew HowardGBR Alex MacDowallGBR Darren TurnerSource:Season 2016 https://www.europeanlemansseries.com/history/2016 European Le Mans Series 15 March 2025 To be classified a car will have to cross the finish line on the race track when the chequered flag is shown, except in a case of force majeure at the Stewards’ discretion and have covered at least 70% (the official number of laps will be rounded down to the nearest whole number) of the distance covered by the car classified in first place in the overall classification.Sporting Regulations http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/elms/technical-and-sporting-regulations-2016/2 August 28, 2016 European Le Mans Series Teams Championships Points are awarded according to the following structure:European LeMans Series - 2016: Point standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/sportscars/lemans-series-lmes-elms/2016-points.html Speedsport Magazine 15 March 2025 Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Other Other classified position  Pole  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5 1 LMP2 Teams Championship Pos. Position Team Car SILGRB IMOITA RBRAUT LECFRA SPABEL ESTPOR Total 1 RUS No. 38 G-Drive Racing Gibson 015S 1 2 3 5 5 1 103 2 FRA No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 05 Ret 1 1 1 3 8 96 3 RUS No. 32 SMP Racing BR Engineering BR01 2 4 4 2 6 3 83 4 USA No. 21 DragonSpeed Oreca 05 Ret 3Ret 3 1 2 76 5 PHL No. 33 Eurasia Motorsport Oreca 05 Ret 5 2 4 Ret 5 50 6 USA No. 40 Krohn Racing Ligier JS P2 4 6 9 8 10 4 39 7 GBR No. 41 Greaves Motorsport Ligier JS P2 8 8 6 6 4 Ret 36 8 FRA No. 23 Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JS P2 9 7 7 11 7 7 27.5 9 PRT No. 25 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2 10 Ret 5 7 9 19 10 FRA No. 28 IDEC Sport Racing Ligier JS P2 7 Ret 10 8 6 19 11 BEL No. 47 Team WRT Ligier JS P2 2 18 12 FRA No. 22 SO24! By Lombard Racing Ligier JS P2 311 15.5 13 RUS No. 44 SMP Racing BR Engineering BR01 5 10 14 CHE No. 34 Race Performance Oreca 03R 6 9 10 15 IRL No. 48 Murphy Prototypes Oreca 03R 11 10 8 9 Ret 7.5 16 DEU No. 29 Pegasus Racing Morgan LMP2 Ret12 Ret 12 Ret EX1Sources:European LeMans Series - Season 2016: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/sportscars/lemans-series-lmes-elms/2016-results.html Speedsport Magazine 2 15 March 2025European Le Mans Series Standings 2016 https://motorsportstats.com/series/european-le-mans-series/standings/2016 Motorsport Stats 15 March 2025Bold – Pole LMP3 Teams Championship Pos. Position Team Car SILGRB IMOITA RBRAUT LECFRA SPABEL ESTPOR Total 1 USA No. 2 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 1 1 1 3 211109.5 2 FRA No. 9 Graff Ligier JS P3 3 EX 4 1 1 393 3 FRA No. 19 Duqueine Engineering Ligier JS P3 4 4 2 2 Ret 962 4 USA No. 3 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 2 7 14 11 3 259 5 GBR No. 6 360 Racing Ligier JS P3 5 9 3 5 5 Ret48 6 FRA No. 18 M.Racing - YMR Ligier JS P3 Ret 5 10 Ret Ret 136 7 FRA No. 16 Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JS P3 7 3 8 8 11 Ret 30.5 8 FRA No. 17 Ultimate Ligier JS P3 11 10 Ret 4 4 14 26 9 FRA No. 10 Graff Ligier JS P3 13 Ret 7 Ret 7 4 24.5 10 POL No. 13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3 Ret 15 Ret 7 6 5 24.5 11 CHE No. 8 Race Performance Ligier JS P3 6 13 6 Ret Ret 722,5 12 USA No. 11 Eurointernational Ligier JS P3 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 18 13 GBR No. 15 RLR MSport Ligier JS P3 8 6 15 Ret 8 1017.5 14 USA No. 12 Eurointernational Ligier JS P38 9 9 6 16 15 FRA No. 24 OAK Racing Ligier JS P3 9 17 5 15 13 13 14 16 GBR No. 26 Tockwith Motorsports Ligier JS P3 6 129.5 17 ITA No. 7 Villorba Corse Ligier JS P3 Ret 16 12 10 9 8 8 18 FRA No. 20 Duqueine Engineering Ligier JS P3 10 11 11 13 10 Ret 3.5 19 FRA No. 4 OAK Racing Ligier JS P3 12 14 16 12 14 12 3 20 ESP No. 5 By Speed Factory Ligier JS P3 Ret Ret 13 14 Ret 1 21 IRL No. 14 MurphyP3-3Dimensional.com Ginetta-Juno LMP3 Ret 0.5 Ligier JS P3 12Sources:Bold – Pole GTE Teams Championship Pos. Position Team Car SILGRB IMOITA RBRAUT LECFRA SPABEL ESTPOR Total 1 GBR No. 99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE 1 5 4 3 5 198 2 GBR No. 66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 EX 2 1 1 1 Ret93 3 AUT No. 56 AT Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 2 3 3 4 Ret 279 4 DEU No. 77 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 8 1 6 6 4 666 5 ITA No. 55 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 4 6 8 5 3 364 6 DEU No. 88 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 6 4 5 Ret 2 560 7 ITA No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 7 7 2 Ret 6 450 8 DNK No. 60 Formula Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 5 DNS 7 2 7 Ret40 9 GBR No. 96 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE 316Sources:Bold – Pole Drivers Championships Points are awarded according to the following structure: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Other Other classified position  Pole  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5 1 LMP2 Drivers Championship Pos. Position Driver Team SILGRB IMOITA RBRAUT LECFRA SPABEL ESTPOR Total 1 GBR Simon Dolan RUS G-Drive Racing 1 2 3 5 5 1 103 NLD Giedo van der Garde RUS G-Drive Racing 1 2 3 5 5 1 GBR Harry Tincknell RUS G-Drive Racing 1 2 3 5 5 1 2 CHE Mathias Beche FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing Ret 1 1 1 3 8 96 FRA Pierre Thiriet FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing Ret 1 1 1 3 8 3 MCO Stefano Coletti RUS SMP Racing 2 4 4 2 6 3 83 DEU Andreas Wirth RUS SMP Racing 2 4 4 2 6 3 4 GBR Ben Hanley USA DragonSpeed Ret 3 Ret 3 1 2 76 SWE Henrik Hedman USA DragonSpeed Ret 3 Ret 3 1 2 FRA Nicolas Lapierre USA DragonSpeed Ret 3 Ret 3 1 2 5 JPN Ryō Hirakawa FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing Ret 1 1 3 8 70 6 COL Julián Leal RUS SMP Racing 2 4 4 2 60 7 FRA Tristan Gommendy PHL Eurasia Motorsport Ret 5 2 4 Ret 5 50 8 NLD Nick de Bruijn PHL Eurasia Motorsport Ret 5 2 4 Ret 40 9 SWE Niclas Jönsson USA Krohn Racing 4 6 9 8 10 4 39 10 FRA Julien Canal GBR Greaves Motorsport 8 8 6 6 4 Ret 36 MEX Memo Rojas GBR Greaves Motorsport 8 8 6 6 4 Ret 11 CHN Pu Jun Jin PHL Eurasia Motorsport Ret 5 2 4 Ret 28 11 FRA Nathanaël Berthon GBR Greaves Motorsport 6 6 4 Ret 2812 FRA Fabien Barthez FRA Panis Barthez Competition 9 7 7 11 7 727.5 FRA Timothé Buret FRA Panis Barthez Competition 9 7 7 11 7 7 FRA Paul-Loup Chatin FRA Panis Barthez Competition 9 7 7 11 7 713 FRA Olivier Pla USA Krohn Racing 6 9 8 10 42714 GBR Mike Conway FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing 12615 RUS Vitaly Petrov RUS SMP Racing 6 32316SWE Björn WirdheimUSA Krohn Racing 4 62017USA Tracy KrohnUSA Krohn Racing 4 9 8 101918FRA Dimitri EnjalbertFRA IDEC Sport Racing 7 Ret 10 8 619FRA Patrice LafargueFRA IDEC Sport Racing 7 Ret 10 8 6FRA Paul LafargueFRA IDEC Sport Racing 7 Ret 10 8 619GBR Will StevensBEL Team WRT 218BEL Dries VanthoorBEL Team WRT 2BEL Laurens VanthoorBEL Team WRT 220CHE Jonathan HirschiPRT Algarve Pro Racing 5 7 918FRA Andrea PizzitolaPRT Algarve Pro Racing 5 7 9Sources:Bold – Pole LMP3 Drivers Championship Pos. Position Driver Team SILGRB IMOITA RBRAUT LECFRA SPABEL ESTPOR Total 1 GBR Alex Brundle USA United Autosports 1 1 1 3 2 11 109.5 GBR Christian England USA United Autosports 1 1 1 3 2 11 USA Mike Guasch USA United Autosports 1 1 1 3 2 11 2 FRA Paul Petit FRA Graff 3 Ret 4 1 1 3 93 FRA Eric Trouillet FRA Graff 3 Ret 4 1 1 3 3 FRA Enzo Guibbert FRA Graff 3 Ret 1 1 3 81 4 FRA David Hallyday FRA Duqueine Engineering 4 4 2 2 Ret 9 62 FRA Dino Lunardi FRA Duqueine Engineering 4 4 2 2 Ret 9 5 GBR Matthew Bell USA United Autosports 2 7 14 11 3 2 59 GBR Wayne Boyd USA United Autosports 2 7 14 11 3 2 USA Mark Patterson USA United Autosports 2 7 14 11 3 2 6 CHE David Droux FRA Duqueine Engineering 4 2 2 Ret 9 50 7 GBR Ross Kaiser GBR 360 Racing 5 9 3 5 5 Ret 48 GBR James Swift GBR 360 Racing 5 9 3 5 5 Ret GBR Terrence Woodward GBR 360 Racing 5 9 3 5 5 Ret 8 FRA Alexandre Cougnaud FRA M.Racing - YMR Ret 5 10 Ret Ret 1 36 FRA Yann Ehrlacher FRA M.Racing - YMR Ret 5 10 Ret Ret 1 FRA Thomas Laurent FRA M.Racing - YMR Ret 5 10 Ret Ret 1 9 FRA Eric Debard FRA Panis Barthez Competition 7 3 8 8 Ret 30.5 FRA Simon Gachet FRA Panis Barthez Competition 7 3 8 8 Ret FRA Valentin Moineault FRA Panis Barthez Competition 7 3 8 8 Ret 10 FRA François Hériau FRA Ultimate 11 10 Ret 4 4 14 26 FRA Jean-Baptiste Lahaye FRA Ultimate 11 10 Ret 4 4 14 FRA Matthieu Lahaye FRA Ultimate 11 10 Ret 4 4 14Sources:Bold – Pole GTE Drivers Championship Pos. Position Driver Team SILGRB IMOITA RBRAUT LECFRA SPABEL ESTPOR Total 1 GBR Andrew Howard GBR Aston Martin Racing 1 5 4 3 5 1 98 GBR Alex MacDowall GBR Aston Martin Racing 1 5 4 3 5 1 GBR Darren Turner GBR Aston Martin Racing 1 5 4 3 5 1 2 ITA Andrea Bertolini GBR JMW MotorsportEX 2 1 1 1 Ret 93 GBR Rory Butcher GBR JMW MotorsportEX 2 1 1 1 Ret GBR Robert Smith GBR JMW MotorsportEX 2 1 1 1 Ret 3 BLR Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. AUT AT Racing 2 3 3 4 Ret 2 79 BLR Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. AUT AT Racing 2 3 3 4 Ret 2 4 USA Mike Hedlund DEU Proton Competition 8 1 6 6 4 6 66 DEU Wolf Henzler DEU Proton Competition 8 1 6 6 4 6 5 ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi AUT AT Racing 2 3 4 Ret 2 64 6 GBR Duncan Cameron ITA AF Corse 4 6 8 5 3 3 64 IRL Matt Griffin ITA AF Corse 4 6 8 5 3 3 GBR Aaron Scott ITA AF Corse 4 6 8 5 3 3 7 DEU Christian Ried DEU Proton Competition 6 4 5 Ret 2 5 60 ITA Gianluca Roda DEU Proton Competition 6 4 5 Ret 2 5 8 PRT Rui Águas ITA AF Corse 7 7 2 Ret 6 4 50 ITA Marco Cioci ITA AF Corse 7 7 2 Ret 6 4 ITA Piergiuseppe Perazzini ITA AF Corse 7 7 2 Ret 6 4 9 DNK Johnny Laursen DNK Formula Racing 5 DNS 7 2 7 Ret 40 DNK Mikkel Mac DNK Formula Racing 5 DNS 7 2 7 Ret 10 DEU Marco Seefried DEU Proton Competition 8 6 6 4 6 40 11 ITA Matteo Cairoli DEU Proton Competition 5 2 29 12 DEU Robert Renauer DEU Proton Competition 1 26 13 DNK Christina Nielsen DNK Formula Racing 5 DNS 7 7 22 14 DNK Mikkel Jensen DNK Formula Racing 2 18 15 DEU Roald Goethe GBR Aston Martin Racing 3 16 GBR Stuart Hall GBR Aston Martin Racing 3 NZL Richie Stanaway GBR Aston Martin Racing 3 16 ITA Davide Rigon AUT AT Racing 3 15 17 AUT Klaus Bachler DEU Proton Competition 4 12 18 GBR Ben Barker DEU Proton Competition 5 11 19 AUT Richard Lietz DEU Proton Competition6 8 20 DEU David Jahn DEU Proton Competition Ret 0Sources:Bold – Pole References 3 External links http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en European Le Mans Series Official Website Category:European Le Mans Series seasons European Le Mans Series Le Mans Series