2023_Le_Mans_Cup

2023 Le Mans Cup

2023 Le Mans Cup

French automobile endurance race

The 2023 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the eighth season of the Le Mans Cup. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 22 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 22 October.[1] The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.

Racing Spirit of Léman are the reigning champions in LMP3 whilst GMB Motorsport are the defending teams' champion in GT3.

Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2023 season was announced on 22 September 2022.[1] On the 11th of April it was announced the 4 Hours of Imola would be postponed due to ongoing works on the pit lane and paddock areas.[2][3] On the 14th of April it was announced that Imola round would be cancelled and Aragón round would be added.[4]

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Entries

LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class used the 2020 spec Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres. The new-for-2022 race length of 1h 50m removes the need for the additional mandatory stop that was introduced in 2020 to mitigate unexpected higher fuel consumption.

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GT3

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Race results

Bold indicates the overall winner.

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Championship standings

Points are awarded according to the following structure:

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LMP3 Teams Championship

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GT3 Teams Championship

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Smal is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Bukhantsov, also a Russian, competes under an Emirati licence for the same reason.
  2. [N 2]
    Car No. 33 entered as WTM by Rinaldi Racing, car No. 66 entered as Rinaldi Racing.

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