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 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

SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2004 Alexander Frei
Sam Hancock
Courage Compétition03330Race 4 of 44
2005 Gareth Evans Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport01334Race 5 of 51
2006 Juan Barazi
Michael Vergers
Barazi-Epsilon01128Race 5 of 52
2007 Thomas Erdos
Mike Newton
RML22336Race 6 of 66
2008 Jos Verstappen Van Merksteijn Motorsport54548Race 4 of 510
2009 Miguel Amaral
Olivier Pla
Quifel ASM Team32333Race 5 of 59
2010 Thomas Erdos
Mike Newton
RML01375Race 5 of 56
2011 Tom Kimber-Smith
Karim Ojjeh
Greaves Motorsport13450Race 4 of 53
2012 Mathias Beche
Pierre Thiriet
Thiriet by TDS Racing12394Race 3 of 332
2013 Nelson Panciatici
Pierre Ragues
Signatech Alpine01385Race 5 of 518
2014 Paul-Loup Chatin
Nelson Panciatici
Oliver Webb
Signatech Alpine01378Race 5 of 54
2015 Gary Hirsch
Björn Wirdheim
Jon Lancaster
Greaves Motorsport12393Race 5 of 52
2016 Simon Dolan
Harry Tincknell
Giedo van der Garde
G-Drive Racing024103Race 6 of 67
2017 Memo Rojas
Leo Roussel
G-Drive Racing115110Race 6 of 612
2018 Andrea Pizzitola
Roman Rusinov
G-Drive Racing13387Race 5 of 631

– Raced in the Michelin tyres for the first two rounds of the season.

LMGTE

SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2013 Johnny Mowlem
Matt Griffin
Ram Racing335114Race 4 of 534
2014 Andrea Bertolini
Viktor Shaytar
Sergey Zlobin
SMP Racing32385Race 5 of 53.5
2015 Johnny Laursen
Mikkel Mac
Andrea Rizzoli
Formula Racing02383Race 5 of 54
2016 Andrew Howard
Alex MacDowall
Darren Turner
Aston Martin Racing12398Race 6 of 65
2017 Jody Fannin
Robert Smith
JMW Motorsport015104Race 6 of 62
2018 Gianluca Roda
Giorgio Roda
Proton Competition21595.5Race 6 of 67.5
2019 Fabien Lavergne
Nicklas Nielsen
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Luzich Racing034TBARace 5 of 6TBA

LMP3

SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2015 Chris Hoy
Charlie Robertson
Team LNT02394Race 4 of 536
2016 Alex Brundle
Christian England
Mike Guasch
United Autosports135109.5Race 5 of 636.5
2017 John Falb
Sean Rayhall
United Autosports025103Race 6 of 622
2018 John Farano
Rob Garofall
Job van Uitert
RLR Msport02377.5Race 6 of 67.25

Defunct categories

LMP1

SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2004 Johnny Herbert
Jamie Davies
Audi Sport UK Veloqx02434Race 4 of 46
2005 Jean-Christophe Boullion
Emmanuel Collard
Pescarolo Sport22334Race 5 of 52
2006 Jean-Christophe Boullion
Emmanuel Collard
Pescarolo Sport25550Race 4 of 536
2007 Pedro Lamy
Stéphane Sarrazin
Team Peugeot Total13540Race 6 of 63.5
2008 Alexandre Prémat
Mike Rockenfeller
Audi Sport Team Joest00435Race 5 of 53
2009 Jan Charouz
Tomáš Enge
Stefan Mücke
AMR Eastern Europe02539Race 5 of 513
2010 Stéphane Sarrazin Team Oreca Matmut01378Race 5 of 515
2011 Emmanuel Collard
Julien Jousse
Pescarolo Team02250Race 5 of 53

LMGTS

LMGT

LMGT1

SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2005 Michele Bartyan
Christian Pescatori
Toni Seiler
BMS Scuderia Italia12435Race 5 of 50
2006 Gabriele Gardel
Pedro Lamy
Vincent Vosse
Aston Martin Racing Larbre22332Race 5 of 54
2007 Soheil Ayari
Stéphane Ortelli
Team Oreca44440Race 6 of 63
2008 Patrice Goueslard
Guillaume Moreau
Luc Alphand Aventures02542Race 5 of 56
2009 Yann Clairay
Patrice Goueslard
Luc Alphand Aventures12539Race 5 of 510
2010 Gabriele Gardel
Patrice Goueslard
Larbre Compétition24497Race 4 of 533

LMGT2

SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2005 Marc Lieb
Xavier Pompidou
Sebah Automotive03330Race 4 of 52
2006 Joël Camathias
Marc Lieb
Autorlando Sport11334Race 4 of 513
2007 Robert Bell Virgo Motorsport22648Race 5 of 69
2008 Robert Bell Virgo Motorsport14440Race 5 of 55
2009 Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz
Team Felbermayr-Proton33336Race 5 of 51
2010 Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz
Team Felbermayr-Proton03487Race 4 of 521

– Raced for the JMB Racing in the final round of the season.

FLM

LMGTE Pro

LMGTE Am

LMPC

– Raced for the CURTIS Racing Technologies in the first round of the season.

GTC

SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2013 Fabio Babini
Kirill Ladygin
Viktor Shaytar
SMP Racing044100Race 5 of 524
2014 Olivier Beretta
Anton Ladygin
Devi Markozov
SMP Racing01594Race 5 of 515.5
2015 Eric Dermont
Dino Lunardi
Franck Perera
TDS Racing324101Race 5 of 520

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

SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2004 Courage CompétitionCourage C65-AER03330Race 4 of 44
2005 Chamberlain-Synergy MotorsportLola B05/40-AER01334Race 5 of 51
2006 Barazi-EpsilonCourage C65-AER01128Race 5 of 52
2007 RMLMG-Lola EX264-AER22336Race 6 of 66
2008 Van Merksteijn MotorsportPorsche RS Spyder Evo54548Race 4 of 516
2009 Quifel ASM TeamGinetta-Zytek GZ09S/232333Race 5 of 57
2010 RMLLola B08/80-HPD01375Race 5 of 56
2011 Greaves MotorsportZytek Z11SN-Nissan13464Race 4 of 521
2012 Thiriet by TDS RacingOreca 03-Nissan12394Race 3 of 323
2013 Signatech AlpineAlpine A450-Nissan01385Race 5 of 518
2014 Signatech AlpineAlpine A450-Nissan01378Race 5 of 54
2015 Greaves MotorsportGibson 015S-Nissan12393Race 5 of 52
2016 G-Drive RacingGibson 015S-Nissan024103Race 6 of 67
2017 G-Drive RacingOreca 07-Nissan115110Race 6 of 612

LMGTE

SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2013 Ram RacingFerrari 458 Italia GT2335114Race 4 of 534
2014 SMP RacingFerrari F458 Italia32385Race 5 of 53.5
2015 Formula RacingFerrari F458 Italia02383Race 5 of 54
2016 Aston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage GTE12398Race 6 of 65
2017 JMW MotorsportFerrari F458 Italia / Ferrari 488 GTE015104Race 6 of 62

LMP3

SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2015 Team LNTGinetta-Juno LMP3-Nissan02394Race 4 of 536
2016 United AutosportsLigier JS P3-Nissan123109.5Race 5 of 636.5
2017 United AutosportsLigier JS P3-Nissan025103Race 6 of 622

Defunct categories

LMP1

LMGTS

LMGT

LMGT1

SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2005 BMS Scuderia ItaliaFerrari 550-GTS Maranello12435Race 5 of 50
2006 Aston Martin Racing LarbreAston Martin DBR922332Race 5 of 54
2007 Team OrecaSaleen S7-R-Ford44440Race 6 of 63
2008 Luc Alphand AventuresChevrolet Corvette C6.R02542Race 5 of 56
2009 Luc Alphand AventuresChevrolet Corvette C6.R12544Race 5 of 510
2010 Larbre CompétitionSaleen S7-R-Ford24497Race 3 of 572

LMGT2

SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2005 Sebah AutomotivePorsche 911 GT3-R03330Race 4 of 52
2006 Autorlando SportPorsche 911 GT3-RSR11334Race 4 of 513
2007 Virgo MotorsportFerrari F430GT22642Race 6 of 63
2008 Virgo MotorsportFerrari F430 GT214440Race 5 of 55
2009 Team Felbermayr-ProtonPorsche 997 GT3-RSR33336Race 5 of 51
2010 Team Felbermayr-ProtonPorsche 997 GT3-RSR03487Race 4 of 521

FLM

LMGTE Pro

LMGTE Am

LMPC

GTC

SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2013 SMP RacingFerrari 458 Italia GT3044100Race 5 of 524
2014 SMP RacingFerrari 458 Italia GT301594Race 5 of 515.5
2015 TDS RacingBMW Z4 GT3324101Race 5 of 520

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.

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.