Marc Lieb wearing a white, red and black jacket and looking at the camera
Marc Lieb has won more European Le Mans Series Drivers' Championships than any other driver with four.

The European Le Mans Series (ELMS) is a European endurance motor racing championship organised by the umbrella organisation Le Mans Endurance Management and administered by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) automobile club.[1][2][3] Michel Cosson, the ACO president, launched the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) in 2004 following the success of the American Le Mans Series at applying ACO rules in the United States.[1] It was renamed the Le Mans Series (LMS) in 2006 and became the ELMS in 2012.[4][5] It is regarded as a stepping stone for competitors aspiring to the ACO's highest endurance series, the FIA World Endurance Championship.[6] The ACO awards European championships and trophies to the most successful drivers and teams in each of the series' categories over the course of a season. Points are awarded for individual race results as well as taking pole position, with the highest tally of points winning the respective championship or trophy.[7] At the conclusion of the season, four champions and one runner-up receive an automatic invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[8] The champions are not formally crowned until the ELMS awards ceremony after the season's final race.[9]

There were four classes when the LMES was founded in 2004: Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Gran Turismo Special (GTS) and Grand Touring (GT).[1][3] The GTS and GT categories were replaced by the Le Mans Grand Touring 1 (LMGT1) and the Le Mans Grand Touring 2 (LMGT2) classes in 2005.[3] During the 2009 season, the entry-level Formula Le Mans Cup ran separate races at LMS events. Formula Le Mans (FLM) was later absorbed into the series in 2010.[3][10] In 2011, the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Pro (LMGTE Pro) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Am (LMGTE Am) categories replaced the LMGT2 class while LMGT1 was discontinued.[11][12] The following year, LMP2 replaced LMP1 as the ELMS' top class and FLM was renamed Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC) which remained until 2013.[13][14]

LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am were merged to become the LMGTE class in 2013,[15] and the Grand Touring Challenge (GTC) category for Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; motor racing's world governing body)-homologated GT3 cars began racing that same year.[3][16] In 2015, the Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) category was introduced and the GTC class was discontinued when the season ended.[17][18] A Pro-Am subcategory for teams fielding at least one bronze-rated racer was added to the LMP2 class in 2021.[19] An overall championship for both drivers and teams was introduced in the 2023 season.[20][21] The LMGTE category was discontinued following the 2023 season and will be replaced by the LMGT3 class for GT3 machinery in 2024.[22]

As of the 2023 season, 135 drivers and 51 teams have won a ELMS title.[23][24][25] Marc Lieb is the most successful ELMS driver with four championships and Proton Competition are the series' most successful team with six titles.[23] There have been 83 drivers and 33 teams who have won a title in the LMP classes. Paul-Loup Chatin and Emmanuel Collard have earned the most LMP drivers' titles with three each and G-Drive Racing have achieved the most LMP teams' championships with four. Of the 53 drivers and 19 teams to have achieved a GT championship, Lieb's four championship wins are the most in the GT classes and Proton Competition have claimed all six of their teams' titles in the GT categories.[23][24][25]

Key

Tyre manufacturers
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
D Dunlop
G Goodyear
M Michelin
P Pirelli

Drivers' Championships

Overall

Winners of the Overall ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref(s)
2023  James Allen (AUS)  Algarve Pro Racing (PRT) G 2 2 5 107 Race 6 of 6 30 [20][26]
 Alex Lynn (GBR)
 Kyffin Simpson (BRB)

Current categories

LMP2

Winners of the LMP2 ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref(s)
2004  Alexander Frei (CHE)  Courage Compétition (FRA) M 3 3 3 30 Race 4 of 4 4 [27]
 Sam Hancock (GBR)
2005  Gareth Evans (GBR)  Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport (GBR) D 0 1 3 34 Race 5 of 5 1 [28]
2006  Juan Barazi (DNK)  Barazi-Epsilon (FRA) M 0 1 1 28 Race 5 of 5 2 [29]
 Michael Vergers (NED)
2007  Thomas Erdos (BRA)  RML (GBR) M 2 2 3 36 Race 6 of 6 6 [30]
 Mike Newton (GBR)
2008  Jos Verstappen (NED)  Van Merksteijn Motorsport (NED) M 5 4 5 48 Race 4 of 5 10 [31]
2009  Miguel Amaral (PRT)  Quifel ASM Team (PRT) D 3 2 3 33 Race 5 of 5 9 [32]
 Olivier Pla (FRA)
2010  Thomas Erdos (BRA)  RML (GBR) D 0 1 3 75 Race 5 of 5 6 [33]
 Mike Newton (GBR)
2011  Tom Kimber-Smith (GBR)  Greaves Motorsport (GBR) D 1 3 4 50 Race 4 of 5 3 [34]
 Karim Ojjeh (SAU)
2012  Mathias Beche (CHE)  Thiriet by TDS Racing (FRA) D 1 2 3 94 Race 3 of 3 32 [35]
 Pierre Thiriet (FRA)
2013  Nelson Panciatici (FRA)  Signatech Alpine (FRA) D 0 1 3 85 Race 5 of 5 18 [36]
 Pierre Ragues (FRA)
2014  Paul-Loup Chatin (FRA)  Signatech Alpine (FRA) M/D 0 1 3 78 Race 5 of 5 4 [37]
 Nelson Panciatici (FRA)
 Oliver Webb (GBR)
2015  Gary Hirsch (CHE)  Greaves Motorsport (GBR) D 1 2 3 93 Race 5 of 5 2 [38]
 Jon Lancaster (GBR)
 Björn Wirdheim (SWE)
2016  Simon Dolan (GBR)  G-Drive Racing (RUS) D 0 2 4 103 Race 6 of 6 7 [39]
 Harry Tincknell (GBR)
 Giedo van der Garde (NED)
2017  Memo Rojas (MEX)  G-Drive Racing (RUS) D 1 1 5 110 Race 6 of 6 12 [40]
 Léo Roussel (FRA)
2018  Andrea Pizzitola (FRA)  G-Drive Racing (RUS) D 1 3 3 100.25 Race 5 of 6 34.25 [41]
 Roman Rusinov (RUS)
2019  Paul-Loup Chatin (FRA)  IDEC Sport (FRA) M 1 2 4 105 Race 6 of 6 4 [42]
 Paul Lafargue (FRA)
 Memo Rojas (MEX)
2020  Filipe Albuquerque (PRT)  United Autosports (GBR) M 4 3 5 109 Race 4 of 5 39 [43]
 Phil Hanson (GBR)
2021  Louis Delétraz (CHE)  Team WRT (BEL) G 0 3 4 118 Race 6 of 6 32 [44]
 Robert Kubica (POL)
 Yifei Ye (CHN)
2022  Louis Delétraz (CHE)  Prema Racing (ITA) G 0 4 5 125 Race 6 of 6 31 [45]
 Ferdinand Habsburg (AUT)
2023  James Allen (AUS)  Algarve Pro Racing (PRT) G 2 2 5 113 Race 6 of 6 13 [21][26]
 Alex Lynn (GBR)
 Kyffin Simpson (BRB)

LMP2 Pro-Am

Winners of the LMP2 Pro-Am ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref(s)
2021  John Falb (USA)  G-Drive Racing (RAF) G 0 2 6 122 Race 6 of 6 16 [24][44]
 Rui Andrade (ANG)
2022  Charlie Eastwood (IRE)  Racing Team Turkey (TUR) G 1 4 5 131 Race 6 of 6 25 [25][45]
 Salih Yoluç (TUR)
2023  François Perrodo (FRA)  AF Corse (ITA) G 0 2 5 110 Race 6 of 6 9 [21][26]
 Matthieu Vaxivière (FRA)

LMP3

Winners of the LMP3 ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref(s)
2015  Chris Hoy (GBR)  Team LNT (GBR) M 0 2 3 94 Race 4 of 5 36 [38]
 Charlie Robertson (GBR)
2016  Alex Brundle (GBR)  United Autosports (USA) M 1 3 5 109.5 Race 5 of 6 36.5 [39]
 Christian England (GBR)
 Mike Guasch (USA)
2017  John Falb (USA)  United Autosports (USA) M 0 2 5 103 Race 6 of 6 22 [40]
 Sean Rayhall (USA)
2018  John Farano (CAN)  RLR MSport (GBR) M 0 2 3 77.5 Race 6 of 6 7.25 [41]
 Rob Garofall (GBR)
 Job van Uitert (NED)
2019  Mikkel Jensen (DNK)  Eurointernational (USA) M 1 3 2 102 Race 5 of 6 7.25 [42]
 Jens Petersen (GER)
2020  Wayne Boyd (GBR)  United Autosports (GBR) M 4 3 4 94 Race 5 of 5 21 [43]
 Tom Gamble (GBR)
 Robert Wheldon (GBR)
2021  Laurents Hörr (GER)  DKR Engineering (LUX) M 4 3 3 105 Race 6 of 6 1 [44]
2022  Mike Benham (GBR)  Cool Racing (CHE) M 6 2 4 86 Race 6 of 6 7 [45]
 Malthe Jakobsen (DNK)
 Maurice Smith (USA)
2023  Adrien Chila (FRA)  Cool Racing (CHE) M 1 3 5 121 Race 6 of 6 51 [21][26]
 Alex García (MEX)
 Marcos Siebert (ARG)

Defunct categories

LMP1

Winners of the LMP1 ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2004  Johnny Herbert (GBR)  Audi Sport UK Veloqx (GBR) M 0 2 4 34 Race 4 of 4 6 [27]
 Jamie Davies (GBR)
2005  Jean-Christophe Boullion (FRA)  Pescarolo Sport (FRA) M 2 2 3 34 Race 5 of 5 2 [28]
 Emmanuel Collard (FRA)
2006  Jean-Christophe Boullion (FRA)  Pescarolo Sport (FRA) M 2 5 5 50 Race 4 of 5 30 [29]
 Emmanuel Collard (FRA)
2007  Pedro Lamy (PRT)  Team Peugeot Total (FRA) M 1 3 5 40 Race 6 of 6 3.5 [30]
 Stéphane Sarrazin (FRA)
2008  Alexandre Prémat (FRA)  Audi Sport Team Joest (GER) M 0 0 4 35 Race 5 of 5 3 [31]
 Mike Rockenfeller (GER)
2009  Jan Charouz (CZE)  AMR Eastern Europe (CZE) M 0 2 5 39 Race 5 of 5 13 [32]
 Tomáš Enge (CZE)
 Stefan Mücke (GER)
2010  Stéphane Sarrazin (FRA)  Team Oreca Matmut (FRA) M 0 1 3 78 Race 5 of 5 15 [33]
2011  Emmanuel Collard (FRA)  Pescarolo Team (FRA) M 0 2 2 50 Race 5 of 5 3 [34]
 Julien Jousse (FRA)

LMGTS

Winners of the LMGTS ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2004  Christophe Bouchut (FRA)  Larbre Compétition (FRA) M 1 4 4 35 Race 4 of 4 14.5 [27]
 Pedro Lamy (PRT)
 Steve Zacchia (CHE)

LMGT

Winner of the LMGT ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2004  Roman Rusinov (RUS)  JMB Racing (MCO) D 0 1 2 25 Race 4 of 4 1 [27]

LMGT1

Winners of the LMGT1 ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2005  Michele Bartyan (ITA)  BMS Scuderia Italia (ITA) P 1 2 4 35 Race 5 of 5 0[a] [28]
 Christian Pescatori (ITA)
 Toni Seiler (CHE)
2006  Gabriele Gardel (CHE)  Aston Martin Racing Larbre (FRA) M 2 2 3 32 Race 5 of 5 4 [29]
 Pedro Lamy (PRT)
 Vincent Vosse (BEL)
2007  Soheil Ayari (FRA)  Team Oreca (FRA) M 4 4 4 40 Race 6 of 6 3 [30]
 Stéphane Ortelli (MCO)
2008  Patrice Goueslard (FRA)  Luc Alphand Aventures (FRA) M 0 2 5 42 Race 5 of 5 6 [31]
 Guillaume Moreau (FRA)
2009  Yann Clairay (FRA)  Luc Alphand Aventures (FRA) D 1 2 5 39 Race 5 of 5 10 [32]
 Patrice Goueslard (FRA)
2010  Gabriele Gardel (CHE)  Larbre Compétition (FRA) M 2 4 4 97 Race 4 of 5 33 [33]
 Patrice Goueslard (FRA)

LMGT2

Winners of the LMGT2 ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2005  Marc Lieb (GER)  Sebah Automotive (GBR) D 0 3 3 30 Race 4 of 5 2 [28]
 Xavier Pompidou (FRA)
2006  Joël Camathias (CHE)  Autorlando Sport (ITA) P 1 1 3 34 Race 4 of 5 13 [29]
 Marc Lieb (GER)
2007  Robert Bell (GBR)  Virgo Motorsport (GBR) D 2 2 6 48 Race 5 of 6 9 [30]
 JMB Racing (MCO)
2008  Robert Bell (GBR)  Virgo Motorsport (GBR) D 1 4 4 40 Race 5 of 5 5 [31]
2009  Marc Lieb (GER)  Team Felbermayr-Proton (GER) D 3 3 3 36 Race 5 of 5 1 [32]
 Richard Lietz (AUT)
2010  Marc Lieb (GER)  Team Felbermayr-Proton (GER) M 0 3 4 87 Race 4 of 5 21 [33]
 Richard Lietz (AUT)

FLM

Winners of the FLM ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2010  Andrea Barlesi (BEL)  DAMS (FRA) M 0 1 3 59 Race 5 of 5 2 [33]
 Gary Chalandon (FRA)
2011  Julien Schell (FRA)  Pegasus Racing (FRA) M 0 4 5 73 Race 4 of 5 28 [34]
 Mirco Schultis (GER)
 Patrick Simon (GER)

LMGTE Pro

Winners of the LMGTE Pro ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2011  Gianmaria Bruni (ITA)  AF Corse (ITA) M 1 2 4 60 Race 4 of 5 14 [34]
 Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA)
2012  Jonny Cocker (GBR)  JMW Motorsport (GBR) D 1 2 2 51 Race 2 of 3 25 [35]

LMGTE Am

Winners of the LMGTE Am ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2011  Nicolas Armindo (FRA)  IMSA Performance Matmut (FRA) M 4 4 4 75 Race 5 of 5 27 [34]
 Raymond Narac (FRA)
2012  Nicolas Armindo (FRA)  IMSA Performance Matmut (FRA) M 0 2 3 94 Race 3 of 3 60 [35]
 Raymond Narac (FRA)
 Anthony Pons (FRA)

LMPC

Winners of the LMPC ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2012  John Hartshone (GBR)  Boutsen Ginion Racing (BEL) M 0 2 2 51 Race 2 of 3 26 [35]
 CURTIS Racing Technologies (GBR)
2013  Paul-Loup Chatin (FRA)  Team Endurance Challenge (FRA) M 4 3 5 115 Race 5 of 5 17 [36]
 Gary Hirsch (FRA)

GTC

Winners of the GTC ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2013  Fabio Babini (ITA)  SMP Racing (RUS) M 0 4 4 100 Race 5 of 5 24 [36]
 Kirill Ladygin (RUS)
 Viktor Shaytar (RUS)
2014  Olivier Beretta (MCO)  SMP Racing (RUS) M 0 1 5 94 Race 5 of 5 15.5 [37]
 Anton Ladygin (RUS)
 Devi Markozov (RUS)
2015  Eric Dermont (FRA)  TDS Racing (FRA) D 3 2 4 101 Race 5 of 5 20 [38]
 Dino Lunardi (FRA)
 Franck Perera (FRA)

LMGTE

Winners of the LMGTE ELMS Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref(s)
2013  Matt Griffin (IRL)  Ram Racing (GBR) M 3 3 5 114 Race 4 of 5 34 [36]
 Johnny Mowlem (GBR)
2014  Andrea Bertolini (ITA)  SMP Racing (RUS) M 3 2 3 85 Race 5 of 5 3.5 [37]
 Viktor Shaytar (RUS)
 Sergey Zlobin (RUS)
2015  Johnny Laursen (DNK)  Formula Racing (DNK) D 0 2 3 83 Race 5 of 5 4 [38]
 Mikkel Mac (DNK)
 Andrea Rizzoli (ITA)
2016  Andrew Howard (GBR)  Aston Martin Racing (GBR) D 1 2 3 98 Race 6 of 6 5 [39]
 Alex MacDowall (GBR)
 Darren Turner (GBR)
2017  Jody Fannin (GBR)  JMW Motorsport (GBR) D 0 1 5 104 Race 6 of 6 2 [40]
 Robert Smith (GBR)
2018  Gianluca Roda (ITA)  Proton Competition (GER) D 2 1 5 95.5 Race 6 of 6 7.5 [41]
 Giorgio Roda (ITA)
2019  Fabien Lavergne (FRA)  Luzich Racing (CHE) D 0 4 5 127 Race 5 of 6 51 [42]
 Nicklas Nielsen (DNK)
 Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA)
2020  Alessio Picariello (BEL)  Proton Competition (GER) G 1 2 4 99 Race 5 of 5 0[b] [43]
 Michele Beretta (ITA)
 Christian Ried (GER)
2021  Matteo Cressoni (ITA)  Iron Lynx (ITA) G 0 3 6 126 Race 6 of 6 37 [44]
 Rino Mastronardi (ITA)
 Miguel Molina (ESP)
2022  Gianmaria Bruni (ITA)  Proton Competition (GER) G 1 1 3 82 Race 6 of 6 4 [45]
 Lorenzo Ferrari (ITA)
 Christian Ried (GER)
2023  Ryan Hardwick (USA)  Proton Competition (GER) G 2 2 5 105 Race 6 of 6 20 [21][26]
 Alessio Picariello (BEL)
 Zacharie Robichon (CAN)

Teams' Championships

Overall

Winners of the Overall ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref(s)
2023  Algarve Pro Racing (PRT) Oreca 07-Gibson G 2 2 5 110 Race 6 of 6 9 [21][26]

Current categories

LMP2

Winners of the LMP2 ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref(s)
2004  Courage Compétition (FRA) Courage C65-AER M 3 3 3 30 Race 4 of 4 4 [27]
2005  Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport (GBR) Lola B05/40-AER D 0 1 3 34 Race 5 of 5 1 [28]
2006  Barazi-Epsilon (FRA) Courage C65-AER M 0 1 1 28 Race 5 of 5 2 [29]
2007  RML (GBR) MG-Lola EX264-AER M 2 2 3 36 Race 6 of 6 6 [30]
2008  Van Merksteijn Motorsport (NED) Porsche RS Spyder Evo M 5 4 5 48 Race 4 of 5 16 [31]
2009  Quifel ASM Team (PRT) Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 D 3 2 3 33 Race 5 of 5 7 [32]
2010  RML (GBR) Lola B08/80-HPD D 0 1 3 75 Race 5 of 5 6 [33]
2011  Greaves Motorsport (GBR) Zytek Z11SN-Nissan D 1 3 4 64 Race 4 of 5 21 [34]
2012  Thiriet by TDS Racing (FRA) Oreca 03-Nissan D 1 2 3 94 Race 3 of 3 23 [35]
2013  Signatech Alpine (FRA) Alpine A450-Nissan D 0 1 3 85 Race 5 of 5 18 [36]
2014  Signatech Alpine (FRA) Alpine A450-Nissan M/D 0 1 3 78 Race 5 of 5 4 [37]
2015  Greaves Motorsport (GBR) Gibson 015S-Nissan D 1 2 3 93 Race 5 of 5 2 [38]
2016  G-Drive Racing (RUS) Gibson 015S-Nissan D 0 2 4 103 Race 6 of 6 7 [39]
2017  G-Drive Racing (RUS) Oreca 07-Gibson D 1 1 5 110 Race 6 of 6 12 [40]
2018  G-Drive Racing (RUS) Oreca 07-Gibson D 1 3 3 100.25 Race 5 of 6 34.25 [41]
2019  IDEC Sport (FRA) Oreca 07-Gibson M 2 1 3 105 Race 6 of 6 4 [42]
2020  United Autosports (GBR) Oreca 07-Gibson M 4 3 5 109 Race 4 of 5 39 [43]
2021  Team WRT (BEL) Oreca 07-Gibson G 0 3 4 118 Race 6 of 6 32 [44]
2022  Prema Racing (ITA) Oreca 07-Gibson G 0 4 5 125 Race 6 of 6 31 [45]
2023  Algarve Pro Racing (PRT) Oreca 07-Gibson G 2 2 5 113 Race 6 of 6 13 [21][26]

LMP2 Pro-Am

Winners of the LMP2 Pro-Am ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref(s)
2021  G-Drive Racing (RAF) Aurus 01-Gibson G 0 2 6 122 Race 6 of 6 16 [24][44]
2022  Racing Team Turkey (TUR) Oreca 07-Gibson G 1 4 5 131 Race 6 of 6 30 [25][45]
2023  AF Corse (ITA) Oreca 07-Gibson G 0 2 5 110 Race 6 of 6 9 [21][26]

LMP3

Winners of the LMP3 ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2015  Team LNT (GBR) Ginetta-Juno LMP3-Nissan M 0 2 3 94 Race 4 of 5 36 [38]
2016  United Autosports (USA) Ligier JS P3-Nissan M 1 2 3 109.5 Race 5 of 6 36.5 [39]
2017  United Autosports (USA) Ligier JS P3-Nissan M 0 2 5 103 Race 6 of 6 22 [40]
2018  RLR MSport (GBR) Ligier JS P3-Nissan M 0 2 3 77.5 Race 6 of 6 7.25 [41]
2019  Eurointernational (USA) Ligier JS P3-Nissan M 1 3 2 102 Race 5 of 6 7.25 [42]
2020  United Autosports (GBR) Ligier JS P320-Nissan M 4 3 4 94 Race 5 of 5 21 [43]
2021  DKR Engineering (LUX) Duqueine D-08-Nissan M 4 3 3 105 Race 6 of 6 1 [44]
2022  Cool Racing (CHE) Ligier JS P320-Nissan M 6 2 4 86 Race 6 of 6 7 [45]
2023  Cool Racing (CHE) Ligier JS P320-Nissan M 1 3 5 121 Race 6 of 6 51 [21][26]

Defunct categories

LMP1

Winners of the LMP1 ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2004  Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx (GBR) Audi R8 M 0 2 4 34 Race 4 of 4 6 [27]
2005  Pescarolo Sport (FRA) Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd M 2 2 3 34 Race 5 of 5 2 [28]
2006  Pescarolo Sport (FRA) Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd M 2 5 5 50 Race 4 of 5 30 [29]
2007  Team Peugeot Total (FRA) Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M 1 3 5 40 Race 6 of 6 3.5 [30]
2008  Audi Sport Team Joest (GER) Audi R10 TDI M 0 0 4 35 Race 5 of 5 3 [31]
2009  AMR Eastern Europe (CZE) Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 M 0 2 5 39 Race 5 of 5 13 [32]
2010  Team Oreca Matmut (FRA) Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M 0 2 3 63 Race 5 of 5 8 [33]
2011  Rebellion Racing (CHE) Lola B10/60-Toyota M 2 0 3 51 Race 5 of 5 1 [34]

LMGTS

Winner of the LMGTS ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2004  Larbre Compétition (FRA) Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 1 4 4 35 Race 4 of 4 14.5 [27]

LMGT

Winner of the LMGT ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2004  Sebah Automotive Ltd. (GBR) Porsche 911 GT3-R D 0 0 4 26 Race 4 of 4 1 [27]

LMGT1

Winners of the LMGT1 ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2005  BMS Scuderia Italia (ITA) Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello P 1 2 4 35 Race 5 of 5 0[a] [28]
2006  Aston Martin Racing Larbre (FRA) Aston Martin DBR9 M 2 2 3 32 Race 5 of 5 4 [29]
2007  Team Oreca (FRA) Saleen S7-R-Ford M 4 4 4 40 Race 6 of 6 3 [30]
2008  Luc Alphand Aventures (FRA) Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 0 2 5 42 Race 5 of 5 6 [31]
2009  Luc Alphand Aventures (FRA) Chevrolet Corvette C6.R D 1 2 5 44 Race 5 of 5 10 [32]
2010  Larbre Compétition (FRA) Saleen S7-R-Ford M 2 4 4 97 Race 3 of 5 72 [33]

LMGT2

Winners of the LMGT2 ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2005  Sebah Automotive (GBR) Porsche 911 GT3-R D 0 3 3 30 Race 4 of 5 2 [28]
2006  Autorlando Sport (ITA) Porsche 911 GT3-RSR P 1 1 3 34 Race 4 of 5 13 [29]
2007  Virgo Motorsport (GBR) Ferrari F430GT D 2 2 6 42 Race 6 of 6 3 [30]
2008  Virgo Motorsport (GBR) Ferrari F430 GT2 D 1 4 4 40 Race 5 of 5 5 [31]
2009  Team Felbermayr-Proton (GER) Porsche 997 GT3-RSR D 3 3 3 36 Race 5 of 5 1 [32]
2010  Team Felbermayr-Proton (GER) Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 0 3 4 87 Race 4 of 5 21 [33]

FLM

Winners of the FLM ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2010  DAMS (FRA) Oreca FLM09-GM M 0 1 3 59 Race 5 of 5 2 [33]
2011  Pegasus Racing (FRA) Oreca FLM09-GM M 0 4 5 73 Race 4 of 5 28 [34]

LMGTE Pro

Winners of the LMGTE Pro ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2011  AF Corse (ITA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 1 2 4 61 Race 4 of 5 15 [34]
2012  JMW Motorsport (GBR) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 D 1 2 2 51 Race 2 of 3 32 [35]

LMGTE Am

Winners of the LMGTE Am ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2011  IMSA Performance Matmut (FRA) Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 4 4 4 75 Race 5 of 5 27 [34]
2012  IMSA Performance Matmut (FRA) Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 0 2 3 94 Race 3 of 3 60 [35]

LMPC

Winners of the LMPC ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2012  Boutsen Ginion Racing (BEL) Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet M 0 2 2 27 Race 2 of 3 2 [35]
2013  Team Endurance Challenge (FRA) Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet M 4 3 5 115 Race 5 of 5 17 [36]

GTC

Winners of the GTC ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2013  SMP Racing (RUS) Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 0 4 4 100 Race 5 of 5 24 [36]
2014  SMP Racing (RUS) Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 M 0 1 5 94 Race 5 of 5 15.5 [37]
2015  TDS Racing (FRA) BMW Z4 GT3 D 3 2 4 101 Race 5 of 5 20 [38]

LMGTE

Winners of the LMGTE ELMS Teams' Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref(s)
2013  Ram Racing (GBR) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 3 3 5 114 Race 4 of 5 34 [36]
2014  SMP Racing (RUS) Ferrari F458 Italia M 3 2 3 85 Race 5 of 5 3.5 [37]
2015  Formula Racing (DNK) Ferrari F458 Italia D 0 2 3 83 Race 5 of 5 4 [38]
2016  Aston Martin Racing (GBR) Aston Martin Vantage GTE D 1 2 3 98 Race 6 of 6 5 [39]
2017  JMW Motorsport (GBR) Ferrari F458 Italia D 0 1 5 104 Race 6 of 6 2 [40]
Ferrari 488 GTE
2018  Proton Competition (GER) Porsche 911 RSR D 2 1 5 95.5 Race 6 of 6 7.5 [41]
2019  Luzich Racing (USA) Ferrari 488 GTE D 0 4 5 127 Race 5 of 6 51 [42]
2020  Proton Competition (GER) Porsche 911 RSR G 1 2 4 99 Race 6 of 6 0[b] [43]
2021  Iron Lynx (ITA) Ferrari 488 GTE Evo G 0 3 6 126 Race 6 of 6 37 [44]
2022  Proton Competition (GER) Porsche 911 RSR-19 G 1 1 3 82 Race 6 of 6 4 [45]
2023  Proton Competition (GER) Porsche 911 RSR-19 G 2 2 5 105 Race 6 of 6 20 [21][26]

Constructors' Champions

In 2008, the Constructors' Championship was awarded solely to the chassis manufacturer in the LMP categories.[48] From 2009 onward, the chassis and engine of each entry were combined in the championship.[49] In the LMGTE categories established in 2011, the results of Pro and Am were combined to award a single LMGTE Constructors' Championship.[50]

Winners of the ELMS Constructors' Champions
Season Category Ref(s)
LMP1 LMP2 LMGT1 LMGT2
2008  Audi (GER)  Porsche (GER)  Chevrolet (USA)  Ferrari (ITA) [31][48]
2009  Lola-Aston Martin (GBR)  Lola-Judd (GBR)  Chevrolet (USA)  Ferrari (ITA) [32][49]
2010  Peugeot (FRA)  Pescarolo-Judd (FRA)  Saleen (USA)  Porsche (GER) [33][51]
2011 LMP1 LMP2 LMGTE
 Lola-Toyota (GBR)  Oreca-Nissan (FRA)  Ferrari (ITA) [34][50]
2012 LMP2 LMGTE
 Oreca-Nissan (FRA)  Porsche (GER) [35][52]

Michelin Green X Challenge

The Michelin Green X Challenge was a championship based on the energy efficiency of each entry over the course of the season.[53] The 2007 season had champions in each of the four categories,[53] while from 2008 onward only a single overall champion was declared.[54]

Winners of the Michelin Green X Challenge
Season Category Ref(s)
LMP1 LMP2 LMGT1 LMGT2
2007  Pescarolo Sport (FRA)  Quifel ASM Team (PRT)  Larbre Compétition (FRA)  Thierry Perrier (FRA) [30][55]
2008 Overall
 Horag Racing (CHE) [31][54]
2009  Speedy Racing Team Sebah (CHE) [32][56]
2010  OAK Racing (FRA) [33][57]
2011  Pescarolo Team (FRA) [34][58]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The two teams from cars No. 51 and No. 52 were tied on points at the end of the championship. The crew of the No. 51 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari – Michele Bartyan, Christian Pescatori and Toni Seiler – were declared champions because they had won two races to Matteo Cressoni's (No. 52) one.[46]
  2. ^ a b At the conclusion of the season, the two teams from vehicles Nos. 77 and 74 had each scored 99 points. Both crews had achieved two victories, finished second once, secured one fourth position, and took two pole positions over each of the five events. Proton Competition's No. 77 Porsche team of Michele Beretta, Alessio Picariello and Christian Ried were crowned champions for winning the season-opening round at Circuit Paul Ricard.[47]

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