2022 Le Mans Cup
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2022 European motorsport series
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The 2022 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the seventh season of the Le Mans Cup. It began on 16 April at the Circuit Paul Ricard and ended 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]
Racing Spirit of Léman, Tom Dillman and Alexander Mattschull (left) won both LMP3 championships, Reiter Engineering, Freddie Hunt and Mads Siljehaug (centre) finished second in both LMP3 standings and Nielsen Racing, Colin Noble and Anthony Wells (right) finished third in the championship.
GMB Motorsport, Kasper Jensen and Kristian Poulsen (left) won both GT3s championships, other GMB Motorsport drivers Lars Engelbreckt Pedersen and #44 duo Gustav Birch and Jens Reno Møller finished second and third respectively.
Calendar
[edit ]The 2022 calendar was unveiled on 17 September 2021.[2]
| Round | Circuit | Location | Race length | Date |
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| 1 | France Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 1 hour 50 mins | 16 April |
| 2 | Italy Imola Circuit | Imola, Italy | 1 hour 50 mins | 14 May |
| 3 | France Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | 55 minutes | 9 June |
| 55 minutes | 11 June | |||
| 4 | Italy Monza Circuit | Monza, Italy | 1 hour 50 mins | 2 July |
| 5 | Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 1 hour 50 mins | 24 September |
| 6 | Portugal Algarve International Circuit | Portimão, Portugal | 1 hour 50 mins | 16 October |
Entries
[edit ]LMP3
[edit ]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.
GT3
[edit ]Race results
[edit ]Bold indicates the overall winner.
| Round | Circuit | LMP3 Winners | GT3 Winners | |
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| 1 | France Le Castellet | Switzerland No. 10 Racing Spirit of Léman | Denmark No. 55 GMB Motorsport | |
| France Tom Dillmann Germany Alexander Mattschull |
Denmark Kasper H. Jensen Denmark Kristian Poulsen | |||
| 2 | Italy Imola | Switzerland No. 69 Cool Racing | Denmark No. 44 GMB Motorsport | |
| Denmark Malthe Jakobsen United States Maurice Smith |
Denmark Gustav Birch Denmark Jens Reno Møller | |||
| 3 | R1 | France Le Mans | Switzerland No. 10 Racing Spirit of Léman | Italy No. 46 Ebimotors |
| France Tom Dillmann Germany Alexander Mattschull |
Italy Fabio Babini Italy Emanuele Busnelli | |||
| R2 | Switzerland No. 25 Cool Racing | Denmark No. 55 GMB Motorsport | ||
| United Kingdom Mike Benham United Kingdom Duncan Tappy |
Denmark Kasper H. Jensen Denmark Kristian Poulsen | |||
| 4 | Italy Monza | Switzerland No. 10 Racing Spirit of Léman | Denmark No. 88 GMB Motorsport | |
| France Tom Dillmann Germany Alexander Mattschull |
Denmark Lars Engelbreckt Pedersen Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen | |||
| 5 | Belgium Spa-Francorchamps | France No. 40 Graff Racing | Denmark No. 44 GMB Motorsport | |
| Switzerland David Droux Switzerland Luis Sanjuan |
Denmark Gustav Birch Denmark Jens Reno Møller | |||
| 6 | Portugal Portimão | Germany No. 76 Reiter Engineering | Italy No. 51 AF Corse | |
| United Kingdom Freddie Hunt Norway Mads Siljehaug |
Japan Kei Cozzolino Japan Koizumi Hiroshi | |||
Standings
[edit ]Points are awarded according to the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Le Mans | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
LMP3 Teams Championship
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GT3 Teams Championship
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LMP3 Drivers Championship
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GT3 Drivers Championship
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References
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- ^ a b c Goodwin, Graham. "Optimum Add LMP3 Programme For 2022". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Goodwin, Graham. "MV2S Confirm Two-Car Michelin Le Mans Cup Effort". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup - Provisional Entry List - V1" (PDF). Google APIs. Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b c 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.