2019 Le Mans Cup
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The 2019 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2019 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the fourth season of the Le Mans Cup. It began on 13 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and finished on 26 October at the Algarve International Circuit. The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.
Calendar
All races supported the 2019 European Le Mans Series except the Le Mans round, which was part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Race length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 2 hours | 13 April |
| 2 | Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Monza, Italy | 2 hours | 11 May |
| 3 | France Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | 55 minutes | 13 June |
| 55 minutes | 15 June | |||
| 4 | Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 2 hours | 20 July |
| 5 | Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 2 hours | 21 September |
| 6 | Portugal Algarve International Circuit | Portimão, Portugal | 2 hours | 26 October |
Entries
LMP3
GT3
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy Scuderia Villorba Corse | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 7 | Switzerland Mauro Calamia | 1–5 |
| Italy Roberto Pampanini | 1–5 | |||
| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 83 | France Steeve Hiesse | 1–3 | |
| France Cédric Mézard | 1–3 | |||
| Switzerland Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 8 | Italy Sergio Pianezzola | All |
| Italy Giacomo Piccini | All | |||
| 50 | United Kingdom Oliver Hancock | All | ||
| United Kingdom John Hartshorne | All | |||
| 60 | Italy Andrea Piccini | 5–6 | ||
| Italy Claudio Schiavoni | 5–6 | |||
| 62 | United States Anthony Lazzaro | 3 | ||
| United States Philippe Mulacek | 3 | |||
| 82 | Germany Pierre Kaffer | 3 | ||
| United States Pierre Mulacek | 3 | |||
| Italy Krypton Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 35 | Italy Stefano Pezzucchi | 1–5 |
| Italy Marco Zanuttini | 1–5 | |||
| Germany SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 40 | United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole | 3 |
| Germany Valentin Pierburg | 3 | |||
| 54 | Germany Yannick Mettler | All | ||
| Switzerland Dexter Müller | All | |||
| Switzerland Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 51 | Italy Maurizio Mediani | All |
| Switzerland Christoph Ulrich | All | |||
| 52 | Brazil Oswaldo Negri Jr. | 3 | ||
| Puerto Rico Francesco Piovanetti | 3 | |||
| 53 | Portugal Rui Aguas | 3 | ||
| Greece Kriton Lentoudis | 3 | |||
| United States Luzich Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 71 | France Fabien Lavergne | All |
| Denmark Mikkel Mac | All | |||
| Italy Ebimotors | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 88 | Italy Paolo Venerosi | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Italy Alessandro Baccani | 1–4, 6 | |||
| Italy Riccardo Pera | 4 | |||
| Italy Daniel Mancinelli | 5 | |||
| South Africa Bentley Team Africa | Bentley Continental GT3 | 95 | Netherlands Jan Lammers | 3 |
| South Africa Greg Mills | 3 | |||
| United Kingdom TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 97 | United Kingdom Tom Gamble | 3 |
| United Kingdom Flick Haigh | 3 | |||
| United Kingdom Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 99 | United Kingdom Ross Gunn | All |
| United Kingdom Andrew Howard | All | |||
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Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Standings
Points are awarded according to the following structure (except Le Mans):
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | Pole |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
For Le Mans:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | Other | Pole |
| Points | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
LMP3 Teams Championship
| Pos. | Team | Car | LEC France | MNZ Italy | LMS France | BAR Spain | SPA Belgium | POR Portugal | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. Team Car LEC France MNZ Italy LMS France BAR Spain SPA Belgium POR Portugal Points 1 Luxembourg #3 DKR Engineering Norma M30 2 2 6 1 1 DSQ 3 100 2 United Kingdom #25 Lanan Racing Norma M30 1 1 4 2 WD 1 17 91.5 3 United Kingdom #2 Nielsen Racing Norma M30 3 3 3 5 2 DSQ 2 79 4 France #39 Graff Norma M30 6 15 1 3 4 DSQ 7 49.5 5 Belgium #98 Motorsport98 Ligier JS P3 5 2 4 40 6 United Kingdom #24 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 9 6 17 7 3 29.5 7 United Kingdom #20 Grainmarket Racing Norma M30 15 4 10 27 9 4 14 29.5 8 Luxembourg #11 Racing Experience Norma M30 4 Ret 27 Ret 6 Ret 6 28.5 9 Luxembourg #5 DKR Engineering Norma M30 8 5 2 Ret 8 12 12 28 10 United Kingdom #14 RLR MSport Ligier JS P3 Ret Ret Ret 24 15 1 26 11 France #9 Graff Norma M30 5 11 Ret 11 10 6 15 22 12 Switzerland #55 Spirit of Race Ligier JS P3 Ret 14 9 15 13 3 9 21.5 13 Spain #30 CD Sport Norma M30 7 16 7 21 16 7 13 18 14 Austria #90 AT Racing Ligier JS P3 16 9 22 19 Ret 9 5 15.5 15 Switzerland #4 Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 Ret 10 28 12 11 5 16 13.5 16 United Kingdom #23 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 14 12 15 9 Ret 8 8 12.5 17 United Kingdom #22 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 10 8 19 6 Ret 11 10 12 18 Denmark #43 Keo Racing Ligier JS P3 12 7 21 22 14 Ret 11 9.5 19 Switzerland #74 Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 11 13 26 DNS 7 Ret Ret 7.5 20 Switzerland #96 Cool Racing Ligier JS P3 13 17 11 16 12 10 4 21 Italy #69 Monza Garage Ligier JS P3 Ret 20 0.5 United States #12 Eurointernational Ligier JS P3 Ret WD 0 Entries ineligible to score points France #19 M Racing Norma M30 5 4 United Kingdom #15 RLR MSport Ligier JS P3 8 8 France #72 Graff Norma M30 16 10 France #91 Graff Norma M30 12 13 United Kingdom #17 Nielsen Racing Norma M30 13 23 United Kingdom #18 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 20 14 United Kingdom #27 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 14 25 Luxembourg #29 DKR Engineering Ligier JS P3 24 17 Malaysia #65 Viper Niza Racing Ligier JS P3 25 18 Poland #13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3 18 26 Spain #60 CD Sport Norma M30 23 28 United Kingdom #16 BHK Motorsport Ligier JS P3 Ret Ret France H24 Racing Norman Nato LMPH2G WD WD | 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 | |||||||||
| 1 | Luxembourg #3 DKR Engineering | Norma M30 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 3 | 100 |
| 2 | United Kingdom #25 Lanan Racing | Norma M30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | WD | 1 | 17 | 91.5 |
| 3 | United Kingdom #2 Nielsen Racing | Norma M30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | DSQ | 2 | 79 |
| 4 | France #39 Graff | Norma M30 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | DSQ | 7 | 49.5 |
| 5 | Belgium #98 Motorsport98 | Ligier JS P3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 40 | ||||
| 6 | United Kingdom #24 United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 29.5 | ||
| 7 | United Kingdom #20 Grainmarket Racing | Norma M30 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 29.5 |
| 8 | Luxembourg #11 Racing Experience | Norma M30 | 4 | Ret | 27 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 28.5 |
| 9 | Luxembourg #5 DKR Engineering | Norma M30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 12 | 28 |
| 10 | United Kingdom #14 RLR MSport | Ligier JS P3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 24 | 15 | 1 | 26 | |
| 11 | France #9 Graff | Norma M30 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
| 12 | Switzerland #55 Spirit of Race | Ligier JS P3 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 21.5 |
| 13 | Spain #30 CD Sport | Norma M30 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 18 |
| 14 | Austria #90 AT Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 19 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 15.5 |
| 15 | Switzerland #4 Cool Racing | Ligier JS P3 | Ret | 10 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 13.5 |
| 16 | United Kingdom #23 United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 17 | United Kingdom #22 United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| 18 | Denmark #43 Keo Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 9.5 |
| 19 | Switzerland #74 Cool Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | 13 | 26 | DNS | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7.5 |
| 20 | Switzerland #96 Cool Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |
| 21 | Italy #69 Monza Garage | Ligier JS P3 | Ret | 20 | 0.5 | |||||
| United States #12 Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | Ret | WD | 0 | ||||||
| Entries ineligible to score points | ||||||||||
| France #19 M Racing | Norma M30 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| United Kingdom #15 RLR MSport | Ligier JS P3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| France #72 Graff | Norma M30 | 16 | 10 | |||||||
| France #91 Graff | Norma M30 | 12 | 13 | |||||||
| United Kingdom #17 Nielsen Racing | Norma M30 | 13 | 23 | |||||||
| United Kingdom #18 Nielsen Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 20 | 14 | |||||||
| United Kingdom #27 United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 14 | 25 | |||||||
| Luxembourg #29 DKR Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 24 | 17 | |||||||
| Malaysia #65 Viper Niza Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 25 | 18 | |||||||
| Poland #13 Inter Europol Competition | Ligier JS P3 | 18 | 26 | |||||||
| Spain #60 CD Sport | Norma M30 | 23 | 28 | |||||||
| United Kingdom #16 BHK Motorsport | Ligier JS P3 | Ret | Ret | |||||||
| France H24 Racing Norman Nato | LMPH2G | WD | WD | |||||||
| 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 |
GT3 Teams Championship
| Pos. | Team | Car | LEC France | MNZ Italy | LMS France | BAR Spain | SPA Belgium | POR Portugal | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. Team Car LEC France MNZ Italy LMS France BAR Spain SPA Belgium POR Portugal Points 1 Switzerland #8 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 1 2 10 4 1 1 1 130 2 United States #71 Luzich Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 3 1 1 1 3 6 4 109 3 United Kingdom #99 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 5 4 DSQ 2 4 2 2 80 4 Switzerland #51 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 7 3 3 5 6 3 5 69 5 Germany #54 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 2 Ret 7 7 5 4 3 66 6 Italy #88 EbiMotors Porsche 911 GT3 R Ret 9 8 8 2 5 8 45 7 Switzerland #50 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 6 6 13 14 8 7 7 37 8 Italy #83 Scuderia Villorba Corse Lamborghini Huracán GT3 4 8 5 9 26 9 Italy #35 Krypton Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Ret 5 15 11 7 Ret 20 10 Italy #7 Scuderia Villorba Corse Mercedes-AMG GT3 Ret 7 12 15 9 Ret 11.5 Entries ineligible to score points Germany #40 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 2 3 Switzerland #82 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 4 13 Switzerland #53 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 6 10 United Kingdom #97 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 11 6 Switzerland #60 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Ret 6 Switzerland #62 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 9 DNS Switzerland #52 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 Ret 12 South Africa #95 Bentley Team Africa Bentley Continental GT3 14 16 | 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 | |||||||||
| 1 | Switzerland #8 Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 130 |
| 2 | United States #71 Luzich Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 109 |
| 3 | United Kingdom #99 Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| 4 | Switzerland #51 Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 69 |
| 5 | Germany #54 SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 66 |
| 6 | Italy #88 EbiMotors | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Ret | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Switzerland #50 Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| 8 | Italy #83 Scuderia Villorba Corse | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Italy #35 Krypton Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Ret | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 20 | |
| 10 | Italy #7 Scuderia Villorba Corse | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 11.5 | |
| Entries ineligible to score points | ||||||||||
| Germany #40 SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Switzerland #82 Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 4 | 13 | |||||||
| Switzerland #53 Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 6 | 10 | |||||||
| United Kingdom #97 TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 11 | 6 | |||||||
| Switzerland #60 Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ret | 6 | |||||||
| Switzerland #62 Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 9 | DNS | |||||||
| Switzerland #52 Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ret | 12 | |||||||
| South Africa #95 Bentley Team Africa | Bentley Continental GT3 | 14 | 16 | |||||||
| 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 |