Thirty-One Cars for 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup

Key Facts and Figures

1. 24 LMP3 entries
2. 6 GT3 entries
3. 1 Innovation Car entry with the electric-hydrogen prototype of H24 Racing
4. 18 different nations represented on the 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup Grid : AUS / BEL / BRA / CAN / CHE / DEU / DNK / ESP / FRA / GBR / GRC / ISL / ITA / JPN / LUX / POL / PRT / USA

LMP3

1. Four-time LMP3 Team Champions DKR Engineering return to defend their title. The no3 Duqueine will feature an all-American driver line up.
2. The LMP3 grid will feature 6 Duqueine M30-D08, 17 Ligier JS P320 and 1 Adess-EVO.
3. New teams are making their MLMC LMP3 debut in 2021

-WTM Powered by Phoenix

-Team Thor

-Racing Spirit of Le Mans

-Frikadelli Racing Team

-R-Breizh Competition

-Black Falcon

1. The first ever entry by an Icelandic team with Team Thor joining the LMP3 grid.Audunn Gudmundsson is the first Icelandic driver to compete in the MLMC.
2. R-Breizh Competition will run an Adess-EVO, the first appearance of this chassis manufacturer in the series.
3. United Autosports is the only team to run three cars in LMP3.
4. There are four teams running two cars in LMP3, these are –

-WTM Powered by Phoenix

-Team Virage

-Mühlner Motorsport

-Cool Racing

GT3

1. Reigning GT3 Drivers Champion Rino Mastronardi returns with team champions Iron Lynx.
2. GT3 will feature Ferrari v Porsche v Mercedes.
3. German team 10Q Racing will make their MLMC debut in 2021 with a Mercedes AMG GT3.
4. AF Corse and Rinaldi Racing will run cars in both GT3 and LMP3.
5. Iron Lynx is the only GT3 team to have entered two cars.
6. Rahel Frey will be having a very busy year, racing the no9 Ferrari, as well as racing for Iron Lynx in the LMGTE class in ELMS and also for the Italian team in the FIA WEC.

Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest:“The grid for this new season of the Michelin Le Mans Cup is impressive. With more than 30 cars, it shows how attractive this championship is. This first step into the world of Endurance Racing will also allow the H24 Racing car, the electric-hydrogen prototype, to start competing.”

Frédéric Lequien, CEO of Le Mans Endurance Management: “The Michelin Le Mans Cup continues to grow and attract high class drivers and teams who want to take that first step into the world of endurance racing. The fact that the grid has exceeded 30 entries underlines our commitment to providing a challenging environment in which these drivers and teams can compete.

“I would like to welcome the new teams and drivers to the Michelin Le Mans Cup and thank the many competitors who have joined us for another exciting season of racing. We are eagerly looking forward to the first race of the 2021 season in Barcelona next month.”

To see the 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup entry list – CLICK HERE