2022 Le Mans Cup

The 2022 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, is the seventh season of the Le Mans Cup. It began on 16 April at the Circuit Paul Ricard and will end on 15 October at the Algarve International Circuit. The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.[1]

Calendar

The 2022 calendar was unveiled on 17 September 2021.[2]

Round Circuit Location Race length Date
1 Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 1 hour 50 mins 16 April
2 Imola Circuit Imola, Italy 1 hour 50 mins 14 May
3 Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 55 minutes 9 June
55 minutes 11 June
4 Monza Circuit Monza, Italy 1 hour 50 mins 2 July
5 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 1 hour 50 mins 24 September
6 Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 1 hour 50 mins 15 October

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.

Entrant/Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds
United Autosports[3] Ligier JS P320 2 Max Lynn[3] 1
Shaun Lynn[3] 1
22 Andres Latorre[3] 1
Garnet Patterson[3] 1
23 Wayne Boyd[3] 1
John Schauerman[3] 1
32 Daniel Schneider[3] 1
Kay van Berlo 1
Andy Meyrick[3] TBA
DKR Engineering[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 3 Jon Brownson[4] 1
Laurents Hörr[4] 1
14  Alexander Bukhantsov[4][lower-alpha 1] 1
James Winslow[4] 1
Nielsen Racing[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 4 Matthew Bell[4] 1
John Melsom[4] 1
Ligier JS P320 7 Colin Noble[4] 1
Anthony Wells[4] 1
ANS Motorsport[4] Ligier JS P320 6 Jonathan Brossard[4] 1
Nicholas Schatz[4] 1
AT Racing Team[4] Ligier JS P320 9  Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.[4][lower-alpha 2] 1
 Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.[4][lower-alpha 2] 1
Racing Spirit of Léman[5] Ligier JS P320 10 Tom Dillmann[5] 1
Alexander Mattschull 1
43 Josh Skelton[5] 1
Jacques Wolff[5] 1
Wochenspiegel Team Monschau[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 11 Torsten Kratz[4] 1
Leonard Weiss[4] 1
Rinaldi Racing[4] 66 Daniel Keilwitz[4] 1
Steve Parrow[4] 1
Haegeli by T2 Racing[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 13 Marc Basseng[4] TBA
Pieder Decurtins[4] TBA
IDEC Sport[4] Ligier JS P320 17 Dino Lunardi[4] 1
Charles Crews 1
Patrice Lafargue[4] TBA
Optimum Motorsport[6] Duqueine M30 - D08 20 Mark Crader[6] 1
Alex Mortimer[6] 1
H24 Racing[4] LMPH2G 24 Stéphane Richelmi[4] 1
Norman Nato[4] TBA
24-7 Motorsport[4] Ligier JS P320 27 Andrew Ferguson[4] 1
Jeremy Ferguson[4] 1
MV2S Forestier Racing[7] Ligier JS P320 28 Emilien Carde[7] 1
Christophe Cresp[7] 1
29 Louis Rousset[7] 1
Jérôme de Sadeleer[7] 1
Frikadelli Racing Team[4] Ligier JS P320 30 Klaus Abbelen[4] 1
Felipe Fernandez Laser[4] 1
AF Corse[4] Ligier JS P320 31 Rui Águas[4] 1
Kriton Lendoudis[4] 1
Team Virage[4] Ligier JS P320 33 Rob Hodes[4] 1
Ian Rodríguez[4] 1
72 Mathis Poulet[4] 1
Alexandre Yvon[4] 1
CD Sport[4] Ligier JS P320 37 Fabien Michal[4] 1
Shaun Thong[4] 1
Graff Racing[4] Ligier JS P320 40 Luis Sanjuan[4] 1
Théo Vaucher[4] 1
57 Ryan Harper-Ellam[4] 1
Fabrice Rossello 1
Stephan Rupp[4] TBA
AF2 Motorsport[4] Ligier JS P320 47 Lucca Allen[4] TBA
TBA TBA
RLR MSport[4] Ligier JS P320 53 Tommy Foster[4] 1
Martin Rich[4] 1
Cool Racing[4] Ligier JS P320 69 Malthe Jakobsen[4] 1
Maurice Smith[4] 1
TS Corse[4] Duqueine M30 - D08 73 Pietro Peccenini[4] 1
Cian Carey 1
Parth Ghorpade TBA
Reiter Engineering[4] Ligier JS P320 76 Freddie Hunt[4] 1
Mads Siljehaug[4] 1
Team Thor[4] Ligier JS P320 77 Auðunn Guðmundsson[4] 1
Michael H. Markussen[4] 1

GT3

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
GMB Motorsport[4] Honda NSX GT3 Evo22 Honda 3.5 L Turbo V6 44 Gustav Birch[4] 1
Jens Reno Møller[4] 1
55 Kasper H. Jensen[4] 1
Kristian Poulsen[4] 1
88 Lars Engelbreckt Pedersen 1
Mikkel O. Pedersen 1
Ebimotors[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 46 Fabio Babini[4] 1
Emanuele Busnelli[4] 1
AF Corse[4] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 Luke Davenport[4] 1
Marcus Vivian[4] 1
61 Gino Forgione[4] 1
Andrea Montermini[4] 1
Bullitt Racing[8] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 99 Stephen Pattrick[4][8] 1
Théo Nouet 1
Valentin Hasse-Clot[4][8] TBA

References

  1. "Michelin Le Mans Cup – Six courses au calendrier 2022". 24h-lemans.com (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. Goodwin, Graham (17 October 2021). "22022 Michelin Le Mans Cup Calendar". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. Goodwin, Graham. "Latorre & Patterson Add Fourth United Autosports Le Mans Cup Ligier". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. Goodwin, Graham (15 March 2022). "2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup Attracts Record Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. "Racing Spirit of Léman dévoile ses équipages LMP3 avec l'arrivée de Tom Dillmann". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. Goodwin, Graham. "Optimum Add LMP3 Programme For 2022". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. Goodwin, Graham. "MV2S Confirm Two-Car Michelin Le Mans Cup Effort". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. Goodwin, Graham (22 October 2021). "Bullitt Racing Set To Bring Aston Martin To Asian Le Mans, Gulf 12 Hours & Le Mans Cup". Daily Sports Car. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

Notes

  1. Alexander Bukhantsov is Russian, but competes as a neutral competitor using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. and Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. are Belarusian, but competes as a neutral competitor using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Belarusian and Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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