2016 European Le Mans Series
The 2016 European Le Mans Series was the thirteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Silverstone Circuit, in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship, on 16 April and finished at Autódromo do Estoril on 23 October.
Regulations
The GTC class for GT3 was dropped due to a lack of entries during 2015 and the creation of the GT3 Le Mans Cup.Calendar
The provisional 2016 calendar was announced at 5 September 2015. The calendar comprises six events, featuring the same five circuits that hosted events in 2015 and for the first time since 2011 it will include event at Spa. For the fourth consecutive season, Silverstone hosted the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Meanwhile, the other rounds were collaboration with World Series by Renault.| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | 4 Hours of Silverstone |  Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 16 April |
| 2 | 4 Hours of Imola |  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Imola, Italy | 15 May |
| 3 | 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |  Red Bull Ring | Spielberg, Austria | 17 July |
| 4 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet |  Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 28 August |
| 5 | 4 Hours of Spa |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 25 September |
| 6 | 4 Hours of Estoril |  Autódromo do Estoril | Estoril, Portugal | 23 October |
Entry list
The entry list was announced on 5 February 2016.LMP2
LMP3
GTE
Innovative car
Results and standings
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.| Circuit | LMP2 Winning Team | LMP3 Winning Team | GTE Winning Team | Results | |
| Circuit | LMP2 Winning Drivers | LMP3 Winning Drivers | GTE Winning Drivers | Results | |
| 1 | Silverstone |  No. 38 G-Drive Racing |  No. 2 United Autosports | No. 99 Aston Martin Racing | Report |
| 1 | Silverstone | Simon Dolan Giedo van der Garde Harry Tincknell | Alex Brundle Christian England Mike Guasch | Andrew Howard Alex MacDowall Darren Turner | Report |
| 2 | Imola | No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing | No. 2 United Autosports |  No. 77 Proton Competition | Report |
| 2 | Imola |  Mathias Beche Ryō Hirakawa Pierre Thiriet | Alex Brundle Christian England Mike Guasch | Mike Hedlund Wolf Henzler Robert Renauer | Report |
| 3 | Red Bull | No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing | No. 2 United Autosports | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | Report |
| 3 | Red Bull | Mathias Beche Ryō Hirakawa Pierre Thiriet | Alex Brundle Christian England Mike Guasch | Andrea Bertolini Rory Butcher Robert Smith | Report |
| 4 | Paul Ricard | No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing | No. 9 Graff | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | Report |
| 4 | Paul Ricard | Mathias Beche Mike Conway Pierre Thiriet | Enzo Guibbert Paul Petit Eric Trouillet | Andrea Bertolini Rory Butcher Robert Smith | Report |
| 5 | Spa | No. 21 DragonSpeed | No. 9 Graff | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | Report |
| 5 | Spa | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre | Enzo Guibbert Paul Petit Eric Trouillet | Andrea Bertolini Rory Butcher Robert Smith | Report |
| 6 | Estoril | No. 38 G-Drive Racing | No. 18 M.Racing - YMR | No. 99 Aston Martin Racing | Report |
| 6 | Estoril | Simon Dolan Giedo van der Garde Harry Tincknell | Alexandre Cougnaud Yann Ehrlacher Thomas Laurent | Andrew Howard Alex MacDowall Darren Turner | Report |
To be classified a car will have to cross the finish line on the race track when the chequered flag is shown, except in a case of force majeure at the Stewards’ discretion and have covered at least 70% of the distance covered by the car classified in first place in the overall classification.
Teams Championships
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 | 0.5 | 1 |
LMP2 Teams Championship
LMP3 Teams Championship
GTE Teams Championship
Drivers Championships
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 | 0.5 | 1 |