Barcelona
The title race for LMP2 Pro/Am went down to the wire in the final race in Portugal with no less than eight teams in the running. The destination of the 2026 title was still unclear in the final 10-minutes of the race with a late drive through penalty for the race leading TDS Racing flipping the race result and the championship in favour of Algarve Pro Racing, with Michael Jensen, Enzo Trulli and Malthe Jakobsen lifting the trophies at the end of an eventful season.
Giorgio Roda added another pole position to his impressive ELMS tally, securing his first point for his new team Duqueine Team with a 1m30.332, nearly a second ahead of the rest of the field. Michael Jensen qualified the no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca-Gibson in 8th place on the 12-car grid, 2.2 seconds behind Roda.
The race got underway on time under grey skies with possible rain in the forecast. The 47-car field headed into Turn 1, with the LMP2 cars all getting through but there was a collision in the LMP2 Pro/Am pack which saw the no9 Proton Competition Oreca of Jonas Ried spin across the track. The car was then collected by the no47 CLX Motorsport of Giorgios Kolovos, the Greek driver having nowhere to go, with his compatriot Kriton Lentoudis in the no27 Nielsen Racing Oreca hitting the no47 Oreca.
Further caution periods caused some strategy changes throughout the field with Jensen handing over to Enzo Trulli before giving the car to Malthe Jakobsen in a good position to challenge for the podium. Jakobsen had made progress through the LMP2 Pro/Am field and took the lead, bringing the car home 19 seconds ahead of Antonio Fuoco in the no83 AF Corse, with the no30 Duqueine Team Oreca a further six seconds behind. It was a good start to the season for the APR crew with 25-points and the championship lead.
Once again, it was the no30 Duqueine Team Oreca-Gibson was the class of the LMP2 Pro/Am field in qualifying after Giorgio Roda secured his 11th ELMS LMP2 Pro/Am pole position in 14 attempts since 2024. Roda secured his best lap at the chequered flag with a 1m50.386, 0.547s ahead of the no99 AO by TF Oreca of PJ Hyett. However, the car failed the post qualifying technical checks and all of Roda’s times were deleted and the no99 AO by TF Oreca was promoted to pole position.
Michael Jensen qualified 6th, just over a second behind Hyett’s pole time.
The win in LMP2 Pro/Am went to the no27 Nielsen Racing Oreca-Gibson with Alex Quinn taking the chequered flag. The no83 AF Corse of Matthieu Vaxiviere crossed the line first but a Drive Through Penalty dropped the team down to 6th. Kriton Lentoudis and James Allen joined Quinn on the top step of the podium, with the no99 AO by TF finishing second and the no30 Duqueine Team finishing third.
The no20 APR Oreca-Gibson had a disappointing race, eventually finishing 11th in class and no points from round 2.
Giorgio Roda bounced back from the disappointment of losing the pole in Le Castellet due to a technical infringement to score his second pole position of the 2026 season in a dramatic LMP2 Pro/Am qualifying session for the 4 Hours of Imola. The Italian’s finial time of 1m33.195 in the no30 Duqueine Team Oreca-Gibson was just 0.007s ahead of Jean Glorieux in the no3 DKR Engineering Oreca. Michael Jensen qualified the no20 Oreca in 10th for the third race of the season.
After the no19 Rossa Team Oreca pitted from the lead late in the race, Vector Sport Took their first even ELMS class victory, with Jen Reno Moller, Cem Bolukbasi and Lorenzo Fluxa standing on the top of the LMP2 Pro/Am podium. Fluxa crossed the line just 4.1 seconds ahead of Malthe Jakobsen in the no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca, with the no21 United Autosports Oreca finishing third.
After three races the no20 Algarve Pro Racing trio of Michael Jensen, Enzo Trulli and Malthe Jakobsen were still leading the championship, tied on 43-points with the Vector Sport crew of Jen Reno Moller, Cem Bolukbasi and Lorenzo Fluxa, but were classified as leaders thanks to the countback rule after finishing second in Imola.
Giorgio Roda continued to dominate qualifying in LMP2 Pro/Am, the Italian claiming pole position for the third time in 2026, finishing the 15-minute session almost one second ahead of the rest of the 12-car field in the no30 Duqueine Team Oreca. The pole lap of 2m03.578 was 0.944s in front of Jean Glorieux in the no3 DKR Engineering Oreca.
Michael Jensen qualified in 7th place ahead of the race in Belgium four places behind his nearest championship rival, Jens Moller in the no7 Vector Sport Oreca.
The LMP2 Pro/Am win went to the no83 AF Corse Oreca of Francois Perrodo, Antonio Fuoco and Matthieu Vaxiviere. Vaxiviere was battling hard with Louis Deletraz in the no99 AO by TF Oreca in the final stages of the race when the pair clashed at Les Combes. Deletraz span off, with Vaxiviere taking to the escape road and was able to keep his lead. The no83 Oreca took the chequered flag just 3.3 seconds ahead of hard charging Malthe Jakobsen in the no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca, with Deletraz finishing third, five seconds further back.
The no20 APR crew still led the championship with 61-points, but were now tied at the top of the standings with the no83 AF Corse crew. However, the one win and two second place finishes gave the edge to Algarve Pro Racing with two races remaining.
The no14 TDS Racing Oreca-Gibson claimed the top spot in the LMP2 Pro/Am session with Steven Thomas posting a 1m45.611 lap to beat the rest of the field. The time was 0.273s faster than the other 11 cars on the grid, with the no47 CLX Motorsport of Georgios Kolovos the nearest rival at the chequered flag. The Greek driver set a 1m45.884, nearly half a second ahead of ‘mister qualifying’ Giorgio Roda in the no30 Duqueine Team Oreca.
PJ Hyett was fourth fastest in the no99 AO by TF Oreca, with championship leader Michael Jensen finishing in fifth in the no20 Algarve Pro Racing, his best qualifying position of the season up to this point.
Heavy rain fell at the halfway point of the Goodyear 4 Hours of Silverstone that had all the teams reevaluating their strategy and providing a thrilling final part of the race, which didn’t go the way of the championship leaders.
The no14 TDS Racing Oreca took the LMP2 Pro/Am victory from pole position, the fifth different winners in five races and Scott Huffaker taking the chequered flag in second place overall, despite an earlier incident that saw his teammate Sami Meguetounif stop at the side of the track with a technical issue. Pole sitter Steven Thomas joined his teammates on the top step of the class podium.
The no21 United Autosports Oreca finished second in class and third overall, with the no19 Rossa Racing by Virage Oreca claiming the final class podium spot in 5th overall.
The no20 APR Oreca finished in 11th place, the second non points finish for the team, dropping them to third in the standings but just 6-points behind the championship leading no83 AF Corse.
With eight cars still in contention, and with 6-points separating the top four cars in the LMP2 Pro/Am class, there was all to play for in the final race of the 2026 European Le Mans Series in Portugal.
Former MLMC LMP3 Champion Jean Glorieux secured his first ELMS pole position. The Belgian driver posted a 1m33.057s lap to claim pole position with 4-minutes left on the clock, which he held to the chequered flag despite a determined challenge by Giorgio Roda in the no30 Duqueine Team Oreca. Roda’s lap was 1m33.323, 0.266s behind Glorieux.
Row two was headed by the no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca. In his best qualifying performance of the season, Michael Jensen held provisional pole for a while but eventually lost out to the two cars ahead of him. Jensen’s time of 1m33.482 was 0.256s ahead Silverstone winner Steven Thomas in the no14 TDS Racing Oreca in fourth place.
In an exciting and drama filled race, the LMP2 Pro/Am the title looked to be going the way of TDS Racing, with Scott Huffaker leading in the final hour. The no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca of Malthe Jakobsen was closing on the leader in during the final stages, the Dane needing to win to clinch the title, but he ran out of time to complete the job.
However, in a dramatic twist, Huffaker was penalised for track limits and given a drive through penalty on the final lap of the race. This was converted into a time penalty, which dropped the no14 car back to third behind the no47 CLX Motorsport Oreca. The no83 AF Corse, which had been leading the championship going into the final race, suffered a technical issue, forcing the car into the pits for repairs and the team finished 11th in class, but still secured third in the championship.
The win for the Algarve Pro Racing Oreca was enough for Michael Jensen, Enzo Trulli and Malthe Jakobsen to claim the LMP2 Pro/Am title for themselves and the Portuguese team.
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