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European Le Mans Series
Auto racing championship in Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ACO-organised series. For the unrelated series organised by IMSA, see 2001 European Le Mans Series.
"ELMS" redirects here. For other uses, see Elms (disambiguation).
The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the former American Le Mans Series (ALMS) based in the United States and Canada that was running with ACO and IMSA between 1999 and 2013. ELMS team champions and runners-up receive an automatic entry to the following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Originally titled the Le Mans Endurance Series before becoming simply the Le Mans Series in 2006, the series was renamed once more in 2012, reusing a name previously utilized by IMSA in 2001.
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Category | Endurance racing |
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Region | Europe |
Inaugural season | 2004 |
Prototype Classes | LMP2, LMP2 Pro-Am, LMP3 |
GT Classes | LMGT3 |
Tyre suppliers | Goodyear, Michelin |
Drivers' champion | LMP2:![]() ![]() ![]() LMP2 Pro-Am: ![]() ![]() LMP3: ![]() ![]() ![]() LMGTE: ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Teams' champion | LMP2: ![]() LMP2 Pro-Am: ![]() LMP3: ![]() LMGTE: ![]() |
Official website | europeanlemansseries.com |
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