The European Le Mans Series, the Endurance competition reserved for LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3 and LMGT3 cars, will make its debut at the Mugello Circuit on the weekend of 26-29 September.
The format includes four hours of racing with a grid of 43 cars at the start, where the various drivers will battle for two hundred and forty minutes, thus exciting all motorsport enthusiasts. The regulations are clear: each driver must drive at least 40 minutes during the race and the winner will be the one who has traveled the greatest distance in the relevant category with his car.
Among the most famous names that we will see in September at Mugello stand out Robert Kubika, former Formula 1 driver and 2023 WEC champion in LMP2, Nicklas Nielsen, winner of the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Hypercar class on the 499P from Maranello, Paul Di Resta and Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich. Among the very young, a special mention goes to Arthur Leclerc, brother of Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and Nelson Piquet Jr.
Ferrari 296, Porsche 911, Aston Martin Vantage, Lamborghini Huracan, Proton, Ligier JS, Duqueine M30, Oreca 07 are among the cars that will speed along the long Mugello straight. A weekend dedicated to speed, an adrenaline-filled technique aimed at all four-wheel enthusiasts.
The Championship
For the past 10 years, the European Le Mans Series has been the race series of choice for top teams and drivers from around the world looking to compete in the world's most famous race: the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
With six 4-hour races on the most technical and challenging circuits in Europe, the ELMS is the perfect proving ground for any competitor who aspires to race the FIA World Endurance Championship and the pinnacle of the sport: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The ELMS fields a 42-car grid across four classes – LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3 and LMGT3 – with the ultimate prize of an automatic invitation to Le Mans on offer for the top teams in each category – champion and LMP2 runner.
LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3 and LMGT3 champions will receive an automatic invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the end of the season.
The European Le Mans Series attracts drivers who have competed and won at the pinnacle of motorsport, from Formula 1 to WEC, as well as young talents and gentlemen drivers.
The Paddock
The spectator will have the opportunity to experience behind the scenes of the race with a ticket that allows access to the paddock, the central grandstand, pit walk, autograph session and grid walk.
Tickets
Tickets for the event are available from today on mugellocircuit.com.
Two the categories: Discovery which allows access to the Paddock, Central Grandstand and Lawn (12 full euros, 10 reduced) Premium to experience the race as a protagonist on the starting grid and Pit walk, as well as Paddock, Central Grandstand and lawn (17 full euro, 15 reduced). Entrance from the Palagio gate with the possibility of parking inside the facility.
