List of European Le Mans Series champions
The European Le Mans Series features several championships awarded by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest to the most successful competitors within each of the series categories each season. Since the first full season in 2004, championships have been awarded to the highest finishing drivers and teams, while the Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge (later renamed the Michelin Green X Challenge) was introduced in 2007. Constructors championships were introduced in 2008.
During the 2009 season, the Formula Le Mans Cup ran separate races at Le Mans Series events. Formula Le Mans was later absorbed into the Le Mans Series in 2010. Nico Verdonck won the Drivers' Championship while DAMS won the Teams Championship in the 2009 season.
Drivers' Championships
German driver Marc Lieb is the most successful driver in the European Le Mans Series, having four championships in the LMGT2 category between 2005 and 2008. Emmanuel Collard, Pedro Lamy, and Patrice Goueslard each have three championships.
Current categories
LMP2
^1 – Raced in the Michelin tyres for the first two rounds of the season.
LMGTE
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Johnny Mowlem Matt Griffin |
Ram Racing | M | 3 | 3 | 5 | 114 | Race 4 of 5 | 34 |
2014 | Andrea Bertolini Viktor Shaitar Sergey Zlobin |
SMP Racing | M | 3 | 2 | 3 | 85 | Race 5 of 5 | 3.5 |
2015 | Johnny Laursen Mikkel Mac Andrea Rizzoli |
Formula Racing | D | 0 | 2 | 3 | 83 | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
2016 | Andrew Howard Alex MacDowall Darren Turner |
Aston Martin Racing | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 98 | Race 6 of 6 | 5 |
LMP3
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Chris Hoy Charlie Robertson |
Team LNT | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | Race 4 of 5 | 36 |
2016 | Alex Brundle Christian England Mike Guasch |
United Autosports | M | 1 | 3 | 5 | 109.5 | Race 5 of 6 | 36.5 |
Defunct categories
LMP1
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Johnny Herbert Jamie Davies |
Audi Sport UK Veloqx | M | 0 | 2 | 4 | 34 | Race 4 of 4 | 6 |
2005 | Jean-Christophe Boullion Emmanuel Collard |
Pescarolo Sport | M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2006 | Jean-Christophe Boullion Emmanuel Collard |
Pescarolo Sport | M | 2 | 5 | 5 | 50 | Race 4 of 5 | 36 |
2007 | Pedro Lamy Stéphane Sarrazin |
Team Peugeot Total | M | 1 | 3 | 5 | 40 | Race 6 of 6 | 3.5 |
2008 | Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller |
Audi Sport Team Joest | M | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | Race 5 of 5 | 3 |
2009 | Jan Charouz Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke |
AMR Eastern Europe | M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 39 | Race 5 of 5 | 13 |
2010 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Team Oreca Matmut | M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 78 | Race 5 of 5 | 15 |
2011 | Emmanuel Collard Julien Jousse |
Pescarolo Team | M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | Race 5 of 5 | 3 |
LMGTS
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Christophe Bouchut Pedro Lamy Steve Zacchia |
Larbre Compétition | M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 35 | Race 4 of 4 | 14.5 |
LMGT
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Roman Rusinov | JMB Racing | D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | Race 4 of 4 | 1 |
LMGT1
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Michele Bartyan Christian Pescatori Toni Seiler |
BMS Scuderia Italia | P | 1 | 2 | 4 | 35 | Race 5 of 5 | 0 |
2006 | Gabriele Gardel Pedro Lamy Vincent Vosse |
Aston Martin Racing Larbre | M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
2007 | Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli |
Team Oreca | M | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | Race 6 of 6 | 3 |
2008 | Patrice Goueslard Guillaume Moreau |
Luc Alphand Aventures | M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 42 | Race 5 of 5 | 6 |
2009 | Yann Clairay Patrice Goueslard |
Luc Alphand Aventures | D | 1 | 2 | 5 | 39 | Race 5 of 5 | 10 |
2010 | Gabriele Gardel Patrice Goueslard |
Larbre Compétition | M | 2 | 4 | 4 | 97 | Race 4 of 5 | 33 |
LMGT2
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Marc Lieb Xavier Pompidou |
Sebah Automotive | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Race 4 of 5 | 2 |
2006 | Joël Camathias Marc Lieb |
Autorlando Sport | P | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | Race 4 of 5 | 13 |
2007 | Robert Bell | Virgo Motorsport2 | D | 2 | 2 | 6 | 48 | Race 5 of 6 | 9 |
2008 | Robert Bell | Virgo Motorsport | D | 1 | 4 | 4 | 40 | Race 5 of 5 | 5 |
2009 | Marc Lieb Richard Lietz |
Team Felbermayr-Proton | D | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | Race 5 of 5 | 1 |
2010 | Marc Lieb Richard Lietz |
Team Felbermayr-Proton | M | 0 | 3 | 4 | 87 | Race 4 of 5 | 21 |
^2 – Raced for the JMB Racing in the final round of the season.
FLM
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Andrea Barlesi Gary Chalandon |
DAMS | M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 59 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2011 | Julien Schell Mirco Schultis Patrick Simon |
Pegasus Racing | M | 0 | 4 | 5 | 73 | Race 4 of 5 | 28 |
LMGTE Pro
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Gianmaria Bruni Giancarlo Fisichella |
AF Corse | M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 60 | Race 4 of 5 | 14 |
2012 | Jonny Cocker | JMW Motorsport | D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 | Race 2 of 3 | 25 |
LMGTE Am
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac |
IMSA Performance Matmut | M | 4 | 4 | 4 | 75 | Race 5 of 5 | 27 |
2012 | Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac Anthony Pons |
IMSA Performance Matmut | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | Race 3 of 3 | 60 |
LMPC
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | John Hartshone | Boutsen Ginion Racing3 | M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | Race 2 of 3 | 26 |
2013 | Paul-Loup Chatin Gary Hirsch |
Team Endurance Challenge | M | 4 | 3 | 5 | 115 | Race 5 of 5 | 17 |
^3 – Raced for the CURTIS Racing Technologies in the first round of the season.
GTC
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Fabio Babini Kirill Ladygin Viktor Shaitar |
SMP Racing | M | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100 | Race 5 of 5 | 24 |
2014 | Olivier Beretta Anton Ladygin Devi Markozov |
SMP Racing | M | 0 | 1 | 5 | 94 | Race 5 of 5 | 15.5 |
2015 | Eric Dermont Dino Lunardi Franck Perera |
TDS Racing | D | 3 | 2 | 4 | 101 | Race 5 of 5 | 20 |
Teams' Championships
France's Larbre Compétition has the most Teams' Championships in the European Le Mans Series with three, won in the LMGTS and LMGT1 categories between 2004 and 2010.
Current categories
LMP2
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Courage Compétition | Courage C65-AER | M | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Race 4 of 4 | 4 |
2005 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | Lola B05/40-AER | D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | Race 5 of 5 | 1 |
2006 | Barazi-Epsilon | Courage C65-AER | M | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2007 | RML | MG-Lola EX264-AER | M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 36 | Race 6 of 6 | 6 |
2008 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 5 | 4 | 5 | 48 | Race 4 of 5 | 16 |
2009 | Quifel ASM Team | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 | D | 3 | 2 | 3 | 33 | Race 5 of 5 | 7 |
2010 | RML | Lola B08/80-HPD | D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 75 | Race 5 of 5 | 6 |
2011 | Greaves Motorsport | Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 64 | Race 4 of 5 | 21 |
2012 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | Oreca 03-Nissan | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 94 | Race 3 of 3 | 23 |
2013 | Signatech Alpine | Alpine A450-Nissan | D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 85 | Race 5 of 5 | 18 |
2014 | Signatech Alpine | Alpine A450-Nissan | D1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 78 | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
2015 | Greaves Motorsport | Gibson 015S-Nissan | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 93 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2016 | G-Drive Racing | Gibson 015S-Nissan | D | 0 | 2 | 4 | 103 | Race 6 of 6 | 7 |
LMGTE
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Ram Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 3 | 3 | 5 | 114 | Race 4 of 5 | 34 |
2014 | SMP Racing | Ferrari F458 Italia | M | 3 | 2 | 3 | 85 | Race 5 of 5 | 3.5 |
2015 | Formula Racing | Ferrari F458 Italia | D | 0 | 2 | 3 | 83 | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
2016 | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 98 | Race 6 of 6 | 5 |
LMP3
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Team LNT | Ginetta-Juno LMP3-Nissan | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | Race 4 of 5 | 36 |
2016 | United Autosports | Ligier JS P3-Nissan | M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 109.5 | Race 5 of 6 | 36.5 |
Defunct categories
LMP1
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx | Audi R8 | M | 0 | 2 | 4 | 34 | Race 4 of 4 | 6 |
2005 | Pescarolo Sport | Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd | M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2006 | Pescarolo Sport | Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd | M | 2 | 5 | 5 | 50 | Race 4 of 5 | 30 |
2007 | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 1 | 3 | 5 | 40 | Race 6 of 6 | 3.5 |
2008 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R10 TDI | M | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | Race 5 of 5 | 3 |
2009 | AMR Eastern Europe | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 39 | Race 5 of 5 | 13 |
2010 | Team Oreca Matmut | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 63 | Race 5 of 5 | 8 |
2011 | Rebellion Racing | Lola B10/60-Toyota | M | 2 | 0 | 3 | 51 | Race 5 of 5 | 1 |
LMGTS
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Larbre Compétition | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 35 | Race 4 of 4 | 14.5 |
LMGT
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Sebah Automotive Ltd. | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | Race 4 of 4 | 1 |
LMGT1
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | P | 1 | 2 | 4 | 35 | Race 5 of 5 | 0 |
2006 | Aston Martin Racing Larbre | Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
2007 | Team Oreca | Saleen S7-R-Ford | M | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | Race 6 of 6 | 3 |
2008 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 42 | Race 5 of 5 | 6 |
2009 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | D | 1 | 2 | 5 | 44 | Race 5 of 5 | 10 |
2010 | Larbre Compétition | Saleen S7-R-Ford | M | 2 | 4 | 4 | 97 | Race 3 of 5 | 72 |
LMGT2
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Sebah Automotive | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Race 4 of 5 | 2 |
2006 | Autorlando Sport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | P | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | Race 4 of 5 | 13 |
2007 | Virgo Motorsport | Ferrari F430GT | D | 2 | 2 | 6 | 42 | Race 6 of 6 | 3 |
2008 | Virgo Motorsport | Ferrari F430 GT2 | D | 1 | 4 | 4 | 40 | Race 5 of 5 | 5 |
2009 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | D | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | Race 5 of 5 | 1 |
2010 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 0 | 3 | 4 | 87 | Race 4 of 5 | 21 |
FLM
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | DAMS | Oreca FLM09-GM | M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 59 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2011 | Pegasus Racing | Oreca FLM09-GM | M | 0 | 4 | 5 | 73 | Race 4 of 5 | 28 |
LMGTE Pro
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 61 | Race 4 of 5 | 15 |
2012 | JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 | Race 2 of 3 | 32 |
LMGTE Am
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 4 | 4 | 4 | 75 | Race 5 of 5 | 27 |
2012 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | Race 3 of 3 | 60 |
LMPC
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet | M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | Race 2 of 3 | 2 |
2013 | Team Endurance Challenge | Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet | M | 4 | 3 | 5 | 115 | Race 5 of 5 | 17 |
GTC
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | SMP Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100 | Race 5 of 5 | 24 |
2014 | SMP Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 0 | 1 | 5 | 94 | Race 5 of 5 | 15.5 |
2015 | TDS Racing | BMW Z4 GT3 | D | 3 | 2 | 4 | 101 | Race 5 of 5 | 20 |
Constructors' Champions
In 2008, the Constructors' Championship was awarded solely to the chassis manufacturer in the LMP categories. From 2009 onward, the chassis and engine of each entry were combined in the championship. In the LMGTE categories established in 2011, the results of Pro and Am are combined to award a single LMGTE Constructors' Championship.
Season | Category | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | LMP1 | LMP2 | LMGT1 | LMGT2 |
Audi | Porsche | Corvette | Ferrari | |
2009 | Lola-Aston Martin | Lola-Judd | Corvette | Ferrari |
2010 | Peugeot | . Pescarolo-Judd | Saleen | Porsche |
2011 | LMP1 | LMP2 | LMGTE | |
. Lola-Toyota | . Oreca-Nissan | Ferrari | ||
2012 | LMP2 | LMGTE | ||
. Oreca-Nissan | Porsche | |||
Michelin Green X Challenge
The Michelin Green X Challenge is a championship based on the energy efficiency of each entry over the course of the season. The 2007 season had champions in each of the four categories, while from 2008 onward only a single overall champion is declared.
Season | Category | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | LMP1 | LMP2 | LMGT1 | LMGT2 |
Pescarolo Sport | Quifel ASM Team | Larbre Compétition | Thierry Perrier | |
2008 | Overall | |||
Horag Racing | ||||
2009 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah | |||
2010 | OAK Racing | |||
2011 | Pescarolo Team | |||
References
- All championship results are taken from EuropeanLeMansSeries.com