2026 European Le Mans Series

The 2026 European Le Mans Series will be the twenty-third season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season will begin at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 12 April and is scheduled to finish at Algarve International Circuit on 10 October.

The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the LMGT3 class.

Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2026 season was announced on 28 August 2025. The calendar features the same six circuits in the same order as the previous season.

In addition to the Le Mans Cup and Ligier European Series, the Eurocup-3 single-seater championship is scheduled to join the support race lineup for the rounds at Circuit Paul Ricard, Imola Circuit and Silverstone Circuit.

Entries

LMP2

All cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine and Goodyear tyres. Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am class, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with icons.

• Alex Quinn had signed a contract extension with Algarve Pro Racing for 2026, but later switched to Nielsen Racing.
• Tom Blomqvist was scheduled to compete for Inter Europol Competition, but was replaced prior to the start of the season.

LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class use the Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and Michelin tyres.

• Isaac Tutumlu and Cindy Gudet were scheduled to compete for Rinaldi Racing and M Racing respectively, but were replaced prior to the start of the season.
• Matthieu Lahaye was scheduled to compete for the Ultimate team he co-owns, but stepped down prior to the start of the season.

LMGT3

All cars in the LMGT3 class use Goodyear tyres.

• Matt Bell and Auðunn Guðmundsson were scheduled to compete for TF Sport and High Class Racing respectively, but were replaced prior to the start of the season.

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