European racing series held in 2021
The 2021 European Le Mans Series was the eighteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest 's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 18 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 24 October.[1]
The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes , divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer -style racing cars in the LMGTE class.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2021 season was announced on 8 October 2020. The Red Bull Ring returned to the series after a two-year absence, while Silverstone was not featured on the calendar.[2]
Entries
LMP2
All cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Goodyear tyres.[3] Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am Cup, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with Icons.
Entrant/Team
Chassis
MISC
Drivers
Rounds
IDEC Sport [4] [5]
Oreca 07
17
PA
Dwight Merriman [5]
1–4
Kyle Tilley [5]
1–4
Ryan Dalziel [5]
1–2, 4
Gabriel Aubry [6]
3
28
P2
Paul-Loup Chatin [4]
All
Paul Lafargue [4]
All
Patrick Pilet [4]
1–2, 4–6
Jean-Éric Vergne [6]
3
DragonSpeed USA [7]
Oreca 07
21
PA
Ben Hanley [8]
1–2, 4
Henrik Hedman[7]
1–2, 4
Ricky Taylor [8]
1
Gustavo Menezes [9]
2
Juan Pablo Montoya [10]
4
United Autosports [11]
Oreca 07
22
P2
Jonathan Aberdein [12]
All
Tom Gamble [13]
All
Phil Hanson [11]
All
32
P2
Nico Jamin [14]
All
Manuel Maldonado [15]
All
Job van Uitert [11]
All
Algarve Pro Racing [16]
Oreca 07
24
P2
Richard Bradley [16]
All
Ferdinand Habsburg [16]
All
Diego Menchaca [16]
1–5
Sophia Flörsch [17]
6
G-Drive Racing [7]
Aurus 01
25
PA
Rui Andrade [7]
All
John Falb [7]
All
Pietro Fittipaldi [18]
1
Roberto Merhi [19]
2–4
Gustavo Menezes [20]
5–6
26
P2
Franco Colapinto [21]
All
Roman Rusinov [7]
All
Nyck de Vries [21]
1–3, 5–6
Mikkel Jensen [22]
4
Ultimate [23]
Oreca 07
29
PA
Jean-Baptiste Lahaye[23]
All
Matthieu Lahaye [23]
All
François Heriau[23]
1–4
Gianluca Giraudi[24]
6
Duqueine Team [25]
Oreca 07
30
P2
René Binder [25]
All
Tristan Gommendy [25]
All
Memo Rojas [25]
All
Racing Team Turkey [26]
Oreca 07
34
PA
Charlie Eastwood [26]
All
Salih Yoluç [26]
All
Harry Tincknell [26]
1, 3, 5–6
Logan Sargeant [27]
2, 4
BHK Motorsport[7]
Oreca 07
35
P2
Sergio Campana [7]
All
Francesco Dracone [7]
All
Markus Pommer [28]
All
Cool Racing [29]
Oreca 07
37
PA
Alexandre Coigny[29]
All
Nicolas Lapierre [29]
All
Antonin Borga[29]
1–4
Charles Milesi [29]
5–6
Graff Racing [30]
Oreca 07
39
PA
Vincent Capillaire[30]
1–4, 6
Arnold Robin[30]
1–4, 6
Maxime Robin[30]
1–4, 6
Team WRT [31]
Oreca 07
41
P2
Louis Delétraz [32]
All
Robert Kubica [31]
All
Yifei Ye [32]
All
Panis Racing [33]
Oreca 07
65
P2
Julien Canal [33]
All
Will Stevens [33]
All
Gabriel Aubry [28]
1
James Allen [33]
2–6
Realteam Racing [10]
Oreca 07
70
PA
Loïc Duval [10]
4
Esteban Garcia[10]
4
Jota Sport [34]
Oreca 07
82
P2
Sean Gelael [34]
4
Jazeman Jaafar [34]
4
Racing Team Nederland [35]
Oreca 07
92
PA
Frits van Eerd [nl ] [35]
4
Giedo van der Garde [35]
4
Icon
MISC
P2
LMP2
PA
LMP2 Pro-Am Cup
Innovative car
LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
LMGTE
All cars in the LMGTE class use Goodyear tyres.
Results and standings
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Drivers' Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
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
LMP2 Drivers Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP2 Pro-Am Drivers Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Drivers Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMGTE Drivers Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure:
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
LMP2 Teams Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP2 Pro-Am Teams Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMP3 Teams Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
LMGTE Teams Championship
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap