The 2020 European Le Mans Series was the seventeenth season of the

Automobile Club de l'Ouest The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (English: Automobile Club of the West), sometimes abbreviated to ACO, is the largest automotive group in France. It was founded in 1906 by car building and racing enthusiasts, and is most famous for being the organ ...

's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at

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on 19 July and finished at

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on 1 November. The series was open to

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s, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and

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-style racing cars in the LMGTE class.

Calendar

The revised calendar for the 2020 season was announced on 3 April 2020. Due to the

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, the season was shortened and the 4 Hours of Silverstone was removed from the calendar as a date could not be found. Following an increase in COVID-19 cases in Spain, the Barcelona round was replaced by a second race at Paul Ricard.

Entries

LMP2

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class used the

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GK428

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LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class used the

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VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and

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tyres.

LMGTE

All cars in the LMGTE class used Goodyear tyres.

Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Teams Championships

Points are awarded according to the following structure:

LMP2 Teams Championship

LMP3 Teams Championship

LMGTE Teams Championship

;Notes: The two teams from cars #77 and #74 were tied on 99 points at the end of the championship and they both had two wins, two second places, one fourth and two pole positions from the five races. The crew of the #77

Proton Competition Proton Competition (also known as Team Felbermayr-Proton) is a German auto racing team founded by Gerold Ried. The team is based in Ummendorf, Baden-Württemberg. They currently operate a Porsche 911 RSR sports car in the FIA World Endurance C ...

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Christian Ried Christian Ried (born 24 February 1979) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Career Ried's father Gerold founded Proton Competition in 1996, the team which Christian has spent most of his caree ...

Michele Beretta Michele Beretta (born 22 October 1994 in Milan) is a racing driver from Italy. He currently competes in the European Le Mans Series. Career In 2023, Beretta returned to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, taking part in the Gold Cup cl ...

and

Alessio Picariello Clemente Alessio Picariello (born 27 August 1993) is a Belgian racing driver. His father is Italian. In 2001, he participated in his first race. In 2002, Alessio participate in all championship races but given the quality of his material, his f ...

- were declared champions due to the fact they had won the first race of the season at

Paul Ricard Paul Louis Marius Ricard (; July 9, 1909 – November 7, 1997) was a French industrialist and creator of an eponymous pastis brand which merged in 1975 with its competitor Pernod to create Pernod Ricard. Ricard was also an environmentalist and t ...

Drivers Championships

Points are awarded according to the following structure:

LMP2 Drivers Championship

LMP3 Drivers Championship

LMGTE Drivers Championship

References

External links

* {{European championships in 2020 European Le Mans Series seasons

European Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the ...

Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...

European Le Mans