2017 european le mans series

Changes to 2017 european le mans series regs detailed. Yesterday i was at monza circuit for the official test day of the 2017 elms european le mans series. The sixevent season began at circuit paul ricard on 15 april and finished at algarve international circuit on 28 october. With cars in lmp2, 16 in lmp3 and 7 in lmgte, a very strong and varied grid will take the start of the season in silverstone. Each race is 6 hours long, requiring 23 drivers for each car. The th season of european le mans series racing was one of the closest in history, with only a handful of points separating the winners in the lmp2 and lmgte championships. The 2017 edition of the european le mans series will draw to a close this weekend in portugal, as the autodromo internacional do algarve plays host to the season finale. Memo rojas and leo roussel secured the 2017 european le mans series drivers championship in the no22 gdrive racing oreca07gibson after a season.

Jan 17, 2017 less than three weeks of the presentation of the 2017 entry lists in fia wec, elms and the 24 hours of le mans, lets take a look at what we know so far. European le mans series championships racing sports cars. One of japans most exciting young talents will be returning to the european le mans series in 2017, as toyota gazoo racing announced on thursday that 22yearold toyota young driver program tdp top prospect ryo hirakawa will drive a partial campaign for gdrive racing in the lmp2 category of the 2017 elms. Browse through the latest indepth news for european le. The team has announced their intentions to run at least six 6 race in 2020, with ben hanley driving the no. Full season entries from beechdean amr and tf sport again feature quite prominently we hope within the six car entry alongside three ferrari 488s and a single porsche 911 rsr that make up the gte class entry, one entry down to last time out in monza. European le mans series lmp2 2017 standings championship points standings for the european le mans series lmp2 2017. In this video you can see some of the best footages i managed to take from the day 1 and. Beechdean amr european le mans series driver ross gunn. Dragonspeed took the victory for the first time of the season after a strong battle with the belgian team wrt. The european le mans series is similar to the american le mans series alms based in the united states and canada that was running with aco and imsa between 1999 and 20. You are just one click away from staying connected with the european le mans series.

Robert smith is a british driver and started competing at high level in the 2012 britcar championship. The european le mans series has carried on its trend of having large grids as the series announced 36 entries for the 2017 season headed by a car lmp2 class, the new regulations surrounding. With an average of 35 cars on the grid for each race, the series can definitely be deemed a success. A warm welcome from the elms media communications team to all our friends and colleagues in the media. Media in category european le mans series the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.

Euro weekly news publisher steven euesden was able to fulfil a lifetime ambition on sunday, march 12, as he took a ligier lmp3 european le mans series car for a spin around the mike g racing circuit in guadix, granada. Instagram live with filipe albuquerque european le mans. On his inevitable rise to formula 1, esteban ocon took time out from his 2014 titlewinning european f3 championship campaign to sample formula. The 2017 european le mans series comprised six rounds, including two new venues. Gerard neveu on the 2017 european le mans series new cars, new circuits. After nearly an eight week break, the 2017 european le mans series resumes for round three this weekend from the red bull ring in austria. Championship european le mans series list of all races of the championship including all years it was held.

European le mans series elms rewind 2019 4 hours of. European le mans series 2017 season will be the th period of the aco automobile club european le mans series. Its time to vote now and decide which race will be streamed in our facebook page on sunday from 14h cet. First day highlights video of the official european le mans series 2017 championship at the monza racetrack. Individual driver statistics for the 2017 european le mans series lmp2.

The drivers in these sports cars and prototypes will have to stay focused if they hope to claim victory at the end of this fourhour battle. The european le mans series lmp2 class united autosports. Imola 2016, red bull ring 2017, monza 2018 or le castelelt 2019. The team won 2015 gta championship in the pirelli world challenge, the 2017 european le mans series lmp2 championship and the won the p2 class at the 2019 rolex 24 at daytona. In this video you can see some of the best footages i. Filipe albuquerque is one of the most expericed driver in the european le mans series grid. Regulations for michelin le mans cup entry forms for the elms supporting lmp3 gt3 series are due by march 7, 2017 a new qualifying format is introduced including a first session of 15 minutes open to all gt3 cars and a second session of 15 minutes open to all lmp3 cars. The preseason test moves to monza from its, until now paul ricard. Twelve lmp2 prototypes, seventeen lmp3 prototypes and six lmgte cars were announced as fulltime entries for the 2017 elms season elms returns to monza and algarve. In 2017, phil raced with tockwith motorsports and completed three european le mans series races silverstone, monza and red bull ring in a lmp2 ligier js p217. We want the content of the database to be driven by you, the readers. On this page you will find all the resources needed for each of the rounds of the european le mans series and we hope you like our newlook press area. European le mans series lmp3 2017 standings driver database.

Almost a month since the european le mans series competitors did battle at the circuit paul ricard, the field leaves the south of france to roar through the ardennes in belgium for the 4 hours of. The fifth season since the 20 relaunch saw two new venues added to the. All six of the fourhour endurance battles in 2016 have been hard fought, and now you can watch a recap of all the pivotal moments from this season. In conjunction with the announcement of entries for the 2017 fia world endurance championship and the european le mans series seasons, the aco announced the full 60 car entry list for le mans, plus two reserves. But as the decision to end his fulltime cup career in 2017 was made for. European le mans series lmp2 2017 standings driver. European le mans news, information, updates, expert analysis and.

Mar 29, 2017 yesterday i was at monza circuit for the official test day of the 2017 elms european le mans series. Ross gunn and beechdean amr score second straight podium defending champions beechdean aston martin racing maintained their 100% podium record for the 2017 european le mans seriesdefending champions beechdean aston martin racing maintained their 100% podium record for the 2017 european le mans series. European le mans series imsa 2017 lmp3 elms champion sean rayhall announces retirement. In this video you can see some of the best footages i managed to take from the day 1 and includes all the cars that took part in this series. The european le mans series is similar to the american le mans series alms based in the united states and canada.

European le mans series circuit des 24 heures, 72019 le mans, france rated 4. European le mans series instagram live with filipe. Le mans 24 elms european le mans series eurointernational. Ewn hits the track with european le mans series team spv. Rob wheldon et tom gamble to join wayne boyd in united autosports lmp3 team. European le mans series 4 hours of monza, may 14 th 2017 endurance races are back in monza with the elms 4 hours, the second race of the championship after silverstone. The sixevent season was scheduled to begin at circuit paul ricard on 19 july and finish at algarve international circuit on 1 november the series will be open to le mans prototypes, divided into the lmp2 and lmp3 classes, and grand tourerstyle racing cars in. Check out the lmp and gt cars of the european le mans series as they tackle autodromo nazionale monza in italy for round 2 of the 2017 title, running in support of the fia world endurance championship. Steven euesden behind the wheel of a ligier lmp3 car. European le mans series resumes at red bull ring the advantage.

The sixevent period will be begun at silverstone circuit, in conjunction with the fia world endurance tournament, on 15th of apr and will complete at algarve international circuit on 22nd. Elms rewind 2017 4 hours of silverstone part ii european le mans series. With the entry of the all new 2017 regulations and gibson powered cars, the era of open top prototype racing now has come to an end. The european le mans series is similar to the american le mans series alms based in the united states and canada that was running with aco and imsa between 1999 and. Less than three weeks of the presentation of the 2017 entry lists in fia wec, elms and the 24 hours of le mans, lets take a look at what we know so far. The 2017 european le mans series saw plenty of on track action at each of the six events held during the six month long season starting in the uk at silverstone in april and concluding in portugal at portimao in october. Apr 23, 2016 the 2016 european le mans series has come to a close, and the 12th elms drivers champion in the gte, lmp2, and lmp3 classes have been crowned.

In the european le mans series, fia world endurance championship and asian le mans series all lmp2 cars will be equipped with gibson technology engines. Sep 23, 2016 2017 european le mans series calendar monza and portimao replace imola and estoril. Relive the frantic 2017 season opener at the home of british. Welcome to reddit s home for the world endurance championship. Griffin set for final round of 2017 european le mans series. Video highlights of the 2017 european le mans series aco. Elms 4 hours of spafrancorchamps 2017 european le mans. Individual driver statistics for the 2017 european le mans series lmp3. European le mans series lmp3 2017 standings driver.

In 2015 he started to race in the european le mans series with the ferrari 458 italia of jmw motorsport. Monza italy, and portimao portugal for the closing round. The 4litre v8 engine, which was unveiled at the 2016 24 hours of le mans, delivers around 600bhp. In addition to the 28 guaranteed entries from the world endurance championship, entries came from the european le mans series, six from the weathertech sportscar championship. Watch european le mans series season 2017 prime video. Now that the trophies have been handed out, look back at all six rounds of endurance racing in 2017 and relive the greatest triumphs and the crushing defeats of the more. The series is open to le mans prototypes, divided into the lmp2 and lmp3 classes, and grand tourerstyle racing cars in the lmgte class. Dec 31, 2017 heres the full tv coverage of the 2017 european le mans series featuring jonny palmer, dsc ed graham goodwin, bruce jones and charlie george. To keep up to date with all the latest news and events in the european le mans series, below are the links to receive our news releases and our marketing newsletters. Oct 20, 2017 irish gt racing driver, matt griffin is in the algarve ready for this weekends final round of the 2017 european le mans series being held at portimao circuit. Official events calendar avvenice le mans 24 eurointernational team european le mans series. The sixevent season began at silverstone circuit, in conjunction with the fia world endurance championship, on 15 april and ended at algarve international circuit on 22 october.

This is a multiclass racing series, featuring prototype and grand touring sportscars. Ryo hirakawa joins gdrive racing for 2017 european le. Ross gunn is a british racing driver, competing in the european le mans series and the 24 hours of le mans with beechdean amr. Home about press 2017 media partners contact home about press 2017 media partners contact. Watch european le mans series online full episodes of. All the winners from the 2017 european le mans series season. Media in category 2017 in european le mans series the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Race winners, he finished twice as vicechampion, in 2014 with jota and in 2017 with united autosports. European le mans series lmp3 2017 standings championship points standings for the european le mans series lmp3 2017. The sixevent season began at circuit paul ricard on 14 april and finished at algarve international circuit on 27 october.