List of European Le Mans Series champions
The European Le Mans Series features several championships awarded by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest to the most successful competitors within each of the series categories each season. Since the first full season in 2004, championships have been awarded to the highest finishing drivers and teams, while the Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge (later renamed the Michelin Green X Challenge) was introduced in 2007. Constructors championships were introduced in 2008.
During the 2009 season, the Formula Le Mans Cup ran separate races at Le Mans Series events. Formula Le Mans was later absorbed into the Le Mans Series in 2010. Nico Verdonck won the Drivers' Championship while DAMS won the Teams Championship in the 2009 season.
Drivers' Championships
German driver Marc Lieb is the most successful driver in the European Le Mans Series, having four championships in the LMGT2 category between 2005 and 2008. Emmanuel Collard, Pedro Lamy, and Patrice Goueslard each have three championships.
Current categories
LMP2
^1 – Raced in the Michelin tyres for the first two rounds of the season.
LMP2 Pro-Am
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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G | 0 | 2 | 6 | 122 | Race 6 of 6 | 16 |
LMGTE
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2013 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 3 | 3 | 5 | 114 | Race 4 of 5 | 34 |
2014 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 3 | 2 | 3 | 85 | Race 5 of 5 | 3.5 |
2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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D | 0 | 2 | 3 | 83 | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
2016 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 98 | Race 6 of 6 | 5 |
2017 | ![]() ![]() |
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D | 0 | 1 | 5 | 104 | Race 6 of 6 | 2 |
2018 | ![]() ![]() |
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D | 2 | 1 | 5 | 95.5 | Race 6 of 6 | 7.5 |
2019 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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D | 0 | 4 | 5 | 127 | Race 5 of 6 | 51 |
2020 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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G | 1 | 2 | 4 | 99 | Race 5 of 5 | 0 [a] |
2021 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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G | 0 | 3 | 6 | 126 | Race 6 of 6 | 37 |
- ^ The two teams from cars #77 and #74 were tied on 99 points at the end of the championship and they both had two wins, two second places, one fourth and two pole positions from the five races. The crew of the #77 Proton Competition Porsche – Christian Ried, Michele Beretta and Alessio Picariello - were declared champions due to the fact they had won the first race of the season at Paul Ricard.
LMP3
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2015 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | Race 4 of 5 | 36 |
2016 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 1 | 3 | 5 | 109.5 | Race 5 of 6 | 36.5 |
2017 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 103 | Race 6 of 6 | 22 |
2018 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 77.5 | Race 6 of 6 | 7.25 |
2019 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 1 | 3 | 2 | 102 | Race 5 of 6 | 7.25 |
2020 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 4 | 3 | 4 | 94 | Race 5 of 5 | 21 |
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M | 4 | 3 | 3 | 105 | Race 6 of 6 | 1 |
Defunct categories
LMP1
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2004 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 2 | 4 | 34 | Race 4 of 4 | 6 |
2005 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2006 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 2 | 5 | 5 | 50 | Race 4 of 5 | 36 |
2007 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 1 | 3 | 5 | 40 | Race 6 of 6 | 3.5 |
2008 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | Race 5 of 5 | 3 |
2009 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 39 | Race 5 of 5 | 13 |
2010 | ![]() |
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M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 78 | Race 5 of 5 | 15 |
2011 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | Race 5 of 5 | 3 |
LMGTS
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2004 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 35 | Race 4 of 4 | 14.5 |
LMGT
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2004 | ![]() |
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D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | Race 4 of 4 | 1 |
LMGT1
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2005 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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P | 1 | 2 | 4 | 35 | Race 5 of 5 | 0 |
2006 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
2007 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | Race 6 of 6 | 3 |
2008 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 42 | Race 5 of 5 | 6 |
2009 | ![]() ![]() |
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D | 1 | 2 | 5 | 39 | Race 5 of 5 | 10 |
2010 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 2 | 4 | 4 | 97 | Race 4 of 5 | 33 |
LMGT2
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2005 | ![]() ![]() |
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D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Race 4 of 5 | 2 |
2006 | ![]() ![]() |
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P | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | Race 4 of 5 | 13 |
2007 | ![]() |
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D | 2 | 2 | 6 | 48 | Race 5 of 6 | 9 |
2008 | ![]() |
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D | 1 | 4 | 4 | 40 | Race 5 of 5 | 5 |
2009 | ![]() ![]() |
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D | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | Race 5 of 5 | 1 |
2010 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 3 | 4 | 87 | Race 4 of 5 | 21 |
^2 – Raced for the JMB Racing in the final round of the season.
FLM
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2010 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 59 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2011 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 4 | 5 | 73 | Race 4 of 5 | 28 |
LMGTE Pro
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2011 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 60 | Race 4 of 5 | 14 |
2012 | ![]() |
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D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 | Race 2 of 3 | 25 |
LMGTE Am
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2011 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 4 | 4 | 4 | 75 | Race 5 of 5 | 27 |
2012 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | Race 3 of 3 | 60 |
LMPC
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2012 | ![]() |
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M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | Race 2 of 3 | 26 |
2013 | ![]() ![]() |
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M | 4 | 3 | 5 | 115 | Race 5 of 5 | 17 |
^3 – Raced for the CURTIS Racing Technologies in the first round of the season.
GTC
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2013 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100 | Race 5 of 5 | 24 |
2014 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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M | 0 | 1 | 5 | 94 | Race 5 of 5 | 15.5 |
2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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D | 3 | 2 | 4 | 101 | Race 5 of 5 | 20 |
Teams' Championships
France's Larbre Compétition has the most Teams' Championships in the European Le Mans Series with three, won in the LMGTS and LMGT1 categories between 2004 and 2010.
Current categories
LMP2
LMP2 Pro-Am
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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Aurus 01-Gibson | G | 0 | 2 | 6 | 122 | Race 6 of 6 | 16 |
LMGTE
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2013 | ![]() |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 3 | 3 | 5 | 114 | Race 4 of 5 | 34 |
2014 | ![]() |
Ferrari F458 Italia | M | 3 | 2 | 3 | 85 | Race 5 of 5 | 3.5 |
2015 | ![]() |
Ferrari F458 Italia | D | 0 | 2 | 3 | 83 | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
2016 | ![]() |
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 98 | Race 6 of 6 | 5 |
2017 | ![]() |
Ferrari F458 Italia / Ferrari 488 GTE | D | 0 | 1 | 5 | 104 | Race 6 of 6 | 2 |
2018 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 RSR | D | 2 | 1 | 5 | 95.5 | Race 6 of 6 | 7.5 |
2019 | ![]() |
Ferrari 488 GTE | D | 0 | 4 | 5 | 127 | Race 5 of 6 | 51 |
2020 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 RSR | G | 1 | 2 | 4 | 99 | Race 6 of 6 | 0 [a] |
2021 | ![]() |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | G | 0 | 3 | 6 | 126 | Race 6 of 6 | 37 |
- ^ The two teams from cars #77 and #74 were tied on 99 points at the end of the championship and they both had two wins, two second places, one fourth and two pole positions from the five races. The crew of the #77 Proton Competition Porsche – Christian Ried, Michele Beretta and Alessio Picariello - were declared champions due to the fact they had won the first race of the season at Paul Ricard.
LMP3
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2015 | ![]() |
Ginetta-Juno LMP3-Nissan | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | Race 4 of 5 | 36 |
2016 | ![]() |
Ligier JS P3-Nissan | M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 109.5 | Race 5 of 6 | 36.5 |
2017 | ![]() |
Ligier JS P3-Nissan | M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 103 | Race 6 of 6 | 22 |
2018 | ![]() |
Ligier JS P3 | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 77.5 | Race 6 of 6 | 7.25 |
2019 | ![]() |
Ligier JS P3 | M | 1 | 3 | 2 | 102 | Race 5 of 6 | 7.25 |
2020 | ![]() |
Ligier JS P320 | M | 4 | 3 | 4 | 94 | Race 5 of 5 | 21 |
2021 | ![]() |
Duqueine D-08 | M | 4 | 3 | 3 | 105 | Race 6 of 6 | 1 |
Defunct categories
LMP1
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2004 | ![]() |
Audi R8 | M | 0 | 2 | 4 | 34 | Race 4 of 4 | 6 |
2005 | ![]() |
Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd | M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2006 | ![]() |
Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd | M | 2 | 5 | 5 | 50 | Race 4 of 5 | 30 |
2007 | ![]() |
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 1 | 3 | 5 | 40 | Race 6 of 6 | 3.5 |
2008 | ![]() |
Audi R10 TDI | M | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | Race 5 of 5 | 3 |
2009 | ![]() |
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 39 | Race 5 of 5 | 13 |
2010 | ![]() |
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 63 | Race 5 of 5 | 8 |
2011 | ![]() |
Lola B10/60-Toyota | M | 2 | 0 | 3 | 51 | Race 5 of 5 | 1 |
LMGTS
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2004 | ![]() |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 35 | Race 4 of 4 | 14.5 |
LMGT
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2004 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | Race 4 of 4 | 1 |
LMGT1
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2005 | ![]() |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | P | 1 | 2 | 4 | 35 | Race 5 of 5 | 0 |
2006 | ![]() |
Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
2007 | ![]() |
Saleen S7-R-Ford | M | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | Race 6 of 6 | 3 |
2008 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 0 | 2 | 5 | 42 | Race 5 of 5 | 6 |
2009 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | D | 1 | 2 | 5 | 44 | Race 5 of 5 | 10 |
2010 | ![]() |
Saleen S7-R-Ford | M | 2 | 4 | 4 | 97 | Race 3 of 5 | 72 |
LMGT2
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2005 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Race 4 of 5 | 2 |
2006 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | P | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | Race 4 of 5 | 13 |
2007 | ![]() |
Ferrari F430GT | D | 2 | 2 | 6 | 42 | Race 6 of 6 | 3 |
2008 | ![]() |
Ferrari F430 GT2 | D | 1 | 4 | 4 | 40 | Race 5 of 5 | 5 |
2009 | ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | D | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | Race 5 of 5 | 1 |
2010 | ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 0 | 3 | 4 | 87 | Race 4 of 5 | 21 |
FLM
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2010 | ![]() |
Oreca FLM09-GM | M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 59 | Race 5 of 5 | 2 |
2011 | ![]() |
Oreca FLM09-GM | M | 0 | 4 | 5 | 73 | Race 4 of 5 | 28 |
LMGTE Pro
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2011 | ![]() |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 61 | Race 4 of 5 | 15 |
2012 | ![]() |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 | Race 2 of 3 | 32 |
LMGTE Am
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2011 | ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 4 | 4 | 4 | 75 | Race 5 of 5 | 27 |
2012 | ![]() |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | Race 3 of 3 | 60 |
LMPC
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2012 | ![]() |
Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet | M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | Race 2 of 3 | 2 |
2013 | ![]() |
Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet | M | 4 | 3 | 5 | 115 | Race 5 of 5 | 17 |
GTC
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2013 | ![]() |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100 | Race 5 of 5 | 24 |
2014 | ![]() |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | M | 0 | 1 | 5 | 94 | Race 5 of 5 | 15.5 |
2015 | ![]() |
BMW Z4 GT3 | D | 3 | 2 | 4 | 101 | Race 5 of 5 | 20 |
Constructors' Champions
In 2008, the Constructors' Championship was awarded solely to the chassis manufacturer in the LMP categories. From 2009 onward, the chassis and engine of each entry were combined in the championship. In the LMGTE categories established in 2011, the results of Pro and Am are combined to award a single LMGTE Constructors' Championship.
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2008 | LMP1 | LMP2 | LMGT1 | LMGT2 |
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2010 | ![]() |
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2011 | LMP1 | LMP2 | LMGTE | |
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2012 | LMP2 | LMGTE | ||
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Michelin Green X Challenge
The Michelin Green X Challenge is a championship based on the energy efficiency of each entry over the course of the season. The 2007 season had champions in each of the four categories, while from 2008 onward only a single overall champion is declared.
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2007 | LMP1 | LMP2 | LMGT1 | LMGT2 |
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References
- All championship results are taken from EuropeanLeMansSeries.com