Portimão
The European Le Mans Series paddock gathered at the Portimão Arena to celebrate another superb season of drama and excitement both on and off track.
On Saturday afternoon the championship winning teams and drivers across the four classes were revealed, with the destination of the LMP2 Pro/Am and LMGT3 titles going down to the final lap of the final race of the season, underlining the competitiveness of the ELMS.
2026 ELMS Champions | |
| LMP2 | |
| Team | United Autosports |
| Drivers | Griffin Peebles, Grégoire Saucy and Ben Hanley |
| LMP2 Pro/Am | |
| Team | Algarve Pro Racing |
| Drivers | Michael Jensen, Enzo Trulli, Malthe Jakobsen |
| LMP3 | |
| Team | CLX Motorsport |
| Drivers | Paul Lanchère, Alexander Jacoby |
| LMGT3 | |
| Team | TF Sport |
| Drivers | Blake McDonald, Alec Udell, Charlie Eastwood |
In addition to the champions awards, there were five special trophies for outstanding achievements, which included recognition for ELMS Race Director Eduardo Freitas, who is relinquishing the big chair in 2027 to take up an advisory role.
| SPECIAL AWARDS | |
| Performance of the Year | Griffin Peebles |
| Personality of the Year | Stewart Cox |
| Gentleman Driver of the Year | Takeshi Kimura |
| Rookie Driver of the Year | Louis Iglesias |
| Career Achievement Award | Eduardo Freitas |
The European Le Mans Series will be back in 2027, starting with the 4 Hours of Barcelona on Sunday 14 March.
