After the FIA World Endurance Championship's presentation of its 2012 season, the European Le Mans Series announces its entry list.

For its first season, the European Le Mans Series, essential endurance racing Championship and main channel of the new FIA WEC, presents a promising five category grid. The highest participation will be in the prototype category with a total of twenty entries.

The Le Mans Series / ILMC prize giving ceremony 2011 was held Saturday, January 21 at Musée des Arts Forains in Paris. The opportunity to meet the Endurance family before the 2012 season started. All, or almost, were presents to celebrate the winners of the season : drivers, teams, and manufacturers. An evening under the sign of conviviality a few days before the release of the 2012 entry list.

The 2012 sporting regulations are online All the 2012 European Le Mans Series sporting regulations, approved by the “Fédération Internationale Automobile”, are now available on the website in the "competitors" section.

In the same section; the definitive version of the technical regulations for the new GTC category which will complete the top billing LMP2 grid in the 2012 ELMS events -, and for the GTE Am & Pro.

These documents will soon be consultable by all on the website. 

The entry list will soon be revealed.

In 2012, European Le Mans Series are back on track and on TV screens. A new season produced by the company named Stop & Go, which will be in charge of broadcasting during the whole year.

Geoffrey Dellus, Franck Broqua and Anne Bernard will manage the production while Laura Cotterill will take care of diffusion and TV rights, like in previous years.

European Le Mans Series will be available trough many different accesses: TV live, streaming (whole or parts of the races), highlights after every race. We will inform you about which channels and countries where the broadcast will be available.

We are planning to broadcast a presentation documentary introducing the Series and racing teams. Please be aware that the TV team will attend the official testing session on the 9th and 10th of March.

2012 will be a turning point for Endurance racing. In addition to new categories, Le Mans Series changes its name and becomes European Le Mans Series. The name refers to the series exclusive European format and required a new logo. Discover the new European Le Mans Series logo today.

European Le Mans Series will be back in March at the Castellet circuit for the official tests of the following categories: LMP2, FLM, LM GTE Pro, LM GTE Am and newcomer GTC.

The 2012 season is off to a roaring start and rumour has it that many famous motor racing drivers will participate this year. Sébastien Loeb will be present in the 2012 European Le Mans Series with his new "Sebastian Loeb Team". After eight World Champion titles in rally racing and several participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the most titled driver in the history of motor sports will take on Endurance racing with friend and associate, Dominique Heintz. A new professional duo for a brand new challenge. In preparation of the 2012 season, the team will take the start of the official tests at the Castellet on 9 and 10 March with a Formula Le Mans in the LMPC category.

A new adventure for Seb as Team Manager's for, without doubt, a promising new career.  

While compiling the team, car and driver entry forms, we will keep you updated about the 2012 news and paddock rumours.

For its 9th season, European Le Mans Series will propose a 6 event calendar, with five races held on circuits chosen for their very selective layouts that will highlight the competitors' driving skills.

The season will begin on the 9th and 10th of March with the official testing session on the Paul Ricard HTTT (High Tech Test Track) circuit. All categories will be able to attend: LMP2, FLM (Formula Le Mans), LM GTE Pro, LM GTE Am and GTC (the new category launched in order to offer to new teams and new drivers the opportunity to access the GT Endurance world at a European level for a limited budget).

The 6 hour races format will remain, still with the aim to optimize exposure and TV broadcast of the series, provided through a live production.

Following a meeting between Le Mans Series organisation and manufacturers involved in the competition, the new GTC category took shape last week.

Like for the Formula Le Mans, the aim of this new class is to offer to new teams and new drivers the opportunity to access the GT Endurance world at a European level for a limited budget.

Eligible cars are taken from one-make series organised by the Brands themselves. It will be mandatory to add a light parts kit to their specifications, in order to adapt them to Endurance format races and balance their performances.

The last Le Mans Series race was held on 25 September during the 6 Hours of Estoril in Portugal.

The Le Mans Series team would like to congratulate the winners of this eighth season: Rebellion Racing in LMP1, Greaves Motorsport in LMP2, AF Corse in LM GTE Pro, IMSA Performance Matmut in LMGT Am and Pegasus Racing in FLM.

All season long, the 2011 prize-winners and all their competitors delighted us with a non-stop show full of suspense and conviviality.