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2023 Season Facts and Figures

The 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup was held over six rounds (seven races) at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Le Mans, Circuit Paul Ricard, Motorland Aragon, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve.

2023 Season Facts and Figures
23/11/2023

Here are twelve facts and figures for the 2023 season –

  1. There were 42 full season and 17 race by race entries in 2023.
  2. 133 drivers from 29 different nations took part in at least one round of the 2023 MLMC.
  3. 32 teams representing 13 different nations took part in at least one round of the 2023 MLMC.
  4. The GT3 grid featured 8 manufacturers in 2023 – Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Honda, Lamborghini, Mercedes and Porsche.
  5. The LMP3 grid saw 32 Ligier JS P320s (26 full season entries) compete against 6 Duqueine M30-D08s (4 full season entries).
  6. During the 2023 season there were a total of 8991 race laps, which equates to a total distance of 57731.95 km for the seven races.
  7. In LMP3, seven different cars scored pole position in the seven races.
  8. In GT3, five different cars scored a single pole position, with the no63 Iron Lynx Lamborghini (Hiroshi Hamaguchi) taking two poles during the season (Le Castellet and Spa-Francorchamps).
  9. In LMP3, CD Sport scored the greatest number of podium finishes (4 for #2 Ligier and 1 for no11 Ligier)
  10. In GT3, Racing Spirit of Leman scored the most podiums, five for the #10 Aston Martin Vantage.
  11. Sennan Fielding (#42 Steller Motorsport) set two new MLMC GT3 lap records, the first at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and at Motorland Aragon.
  12. David Droux (#97 COOL Racing) set a new MLMC LMP3 lap record at Barcelona, while Colin Noble (#77 Team Thor) set a new MLMC LMP3 lap record at Motorland Aragon.



RD1: Barcelona Round

Entries
42 (30 LMP3 / 12 GT3)
Circuit Length
4.657 km
Laps completed (Winner)
54
Laps completed (Entire Field)
1844
Total race distance
8587.51 km
Pole (LMP3)
#39 Graff Racing
Pole (GT3)
#10 Racing Spirit of Leman
Podium (LMP3)
#16 Team Virage / #68 M Racing / #2 CD Sport
Podium (GT3)
#10 Racing Spirit of Leman / #18 Team Parker Racing / #51 AF Corse
Fastest Lap (LMP3)
David Droux (#97) – 1m36.735 – 173.3 kph – NEW LAP RECORD
Fastest Lap (GT3)
Sennan Fielding (#42) – 1m42.923 – 162.9 kph – NEW LAP RECORD

RD2: Road To Le Mans (Race 1)

Entries
58 (38 LMP3 / 20 GT3)
Circuit Length
13.626 km
Laps completed (Winner)
11
Laps completed (Entire Field)
554
Total race distance
7548.80 km
Pole (LMP3)
#58 Team Virage
Pole (GT3)
#31 Team WRT
Podium (LMP3)
#4 Nielsen Racing / #77 Team Thor / #97 COOL Racing
Podium (GT3)
#31 Team WRT / #86 HCR With CaffeineSix / #10 Racing Spirit of Leman
Fastest Lap (LMP3)
Matt Bell (#4) – 3m48.416 – 214.8 kph
Fastest Lap (GT3)
Kei Cozzolino (#51) – 3m56.794 – 207.2 kph

RD2: Road To Le Mans (Race 2)

Entries
56 (37 LMP3 / 19 GT3)
Circuit Length
13.626 km
Laps completed (Winner)
11
Laps completed (Entire Field)
575
Total race distance
7834.95 km
Pole (LMP3)
#2 CD Sport
Pole (GT3)
#46 Team WRT
Podium (LMP3)
#97 COOL Racing / #33 WTM by Rinaldi Racing / #2 CD Sport
Podium (GT3)
#46 Team WRT / #31 Team WRT / #57 Winward Racing
Fastest Lap (LMP3)
Josh Skelton (#7) – 3m47.694 – 215.4 kph
Fastest Lap (GT3)
Max Hesse (#31) – 3m56.816 – 207.1 kph

RD3: Le Castellet Round

Entries
42 (30 LMP3 / 12 GT3)
Circuit Length
5.771 km
Laps completed (Winner)
51
Laps completed (Entire Field)
1952
Total race distance
11264.99 km
Pole (LMP3)
#87 COOL Racing
Pole (GT3)
#63 Iron Lynx
Podium (LMP3)
#16 Team Virage / #87 COOL Racing / #77 Team Thor
Podium (GT3)
#19 Leipert Motorsport / #10Racing Spirit of Leman/ #63 Iron Lynx
Fastest Lap (LMP3)
Matt Bell (#4) – 1m51.319 – 186.6 kph
Fastest Lap (GT3)
Patrick Kujala (#19) – 1m56.289 – 178.7 kph

RD4: Aragon Round

Entries
40 (29 LMP3 / 11 GT3)
Circuit Length
5.2445 km
Laps completed (Winner)
48
Laps completed (Entire Field)
1671
Total race distance
8930.66 km
Pole (LMP3)
#22 United Autosports
Pole (GT3)
#86 HCR with CaffeineSix
Podium (LMP3)
#4 Nielsen Racing / #16 Team Virage / #77 Team Thor
Podium (GT3)
#51 AF Corse / #86 HCR with CaffeineSix / #10 Racing Spirit of Leman
Fastest Lap (LMP3)
Colin Noble (#77) – 1m54.063 – 168.7 kph – NEW LAP RECORD
Fastest Lap (GT3)
Sennan Fielding (#42) – 1m57.502 – 163.7 kph – NEW LAP RECORD

RD5: Spa-Francorchamps Round

Entries
39 (28 LMP3 / 11 GT3)
Circuit Length
7.0039 km
Laps completed (Winner)
32
Laps completed (Entire Field)
1030
Total race distance
7214.02 km
Pole (LMP3)
#7 Nielsen Racing
Pole (GT3)
#63 Iron Lynx
Podium (LMP3)
#23 United Autosports / #2 CD Sport / #28 MV2S Racing
Podium (GT3)
#42 Steller Motorsport / #19 Leipert Motorsport / #18 Team Parker Racing
Fastest Lap (LMP3)
Wayne Boyd (#23) – 2m13.407 – 189.0 kph
Fastest Lap (GT3)
Patrick Kujala (#19) – 2m18.242 – 182.4 kph

RD6: Portimao Round

Entries
40 (28 LMP3 / 12 GT3)
Circuit Length
4.653 km
Laps completed (Winner)
36
Laps completed (Entire Field)
1365
Total race distance
6351.35 km
Pole (LMP3)
#16 Team Virage
Pole (GT3)
#64 Team Parker Racing
Podium (LMP3)
#7 Nielsen Racing / #2 CD Sport / #11 CD Sport
Podium (GT3)
#63 Iron Lynx / #10 Racing Spirit of Leman / #18 Team Parker Racing
Fastest Lap (LMP3)
Mark Richards (#25) – 1m58.556 – 141.5 kph
Fastest Lap (GT3)
Hiroshi Hamaguchi (#63) – 2m02.118 – 137.2 kph
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