2021 Road to Le Mans explained

The 6th Road to Le Mans Cup is an automobile endurance event that took place on 19 and 21 August 2021, at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. The race features LMP3 and GT3 category cars competing in their respective classes.

Entry list

Icon	Series
MLMS	Michelin Le Mans Cup
ELMS	European Le Mans Series
GTWC	SRO GT World Challenge
ALMS	Asian Le Mans Series
RLMS	Road to Le Mans only

	Entrant	Car	Series	Driver 1	Driver 2
LMP3 (35 entries)
1	DKR Engineering	Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan	RLMS	Nathan Kumar	Marcello Marateotto
3	DKR Engineering	Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan	MLMS	Jean Glorieux	Laurents Hörr
5	Phoenix Racing	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Finn Gehrsitz	Hamza Owega
7	Nielsen Racing	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Colin Noble^[1]	Anthony Wells
11	Wochenspiegel Team Monschau	Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan	MLMS	Torsten Kratz	Leonard Weiss
12	Black Falcon	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Donar Munding	Maik Rosenberg
14	RLR MSport	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	ELMS	Mike Benham^[2]	Malthe Jakobsen
15	RLR MSport	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	ELMS	Alex Kapadia	Martin Rich
16	Team Virage	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Sacha Lehmann	Matthias Lüthen
17	IDEC Sport	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Dimitri Enjalbert	Patrice Lafargue
18	Mühlner Motorsport	Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan	MLMS	Andres Latorre	Garnet Patterson
19	Cool Racing	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	ELMS	Mathieu De Barbuat	Niklas Krütten
20	Grainmarket Racing	Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan	MLMS	Mark Crader	Alex Mortimer
21	Mühlner Motorsport	Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan	MLMS	Moritz Kranz	Ugo de Wilde
22	United Autosports	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Scott Andrews^[3]	Gerald Kraut
23	United Autosports	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	John Schauerman	Duncan Tappy
25	Racing Spirit of Léman	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Théo Chalal	Jacques Wolff
26	United Autosports	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	RLMS	Jim McGuire	Guy Smith
27	Nielsen Racing	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	ELMS	Nick Adcock	Max Koebolt
28	Nielsen Racing	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	RLMS	Tristan Nunez	Steven Thomas
29	Revere Lifestyle	ADESS-03 Evo - Nissan	RLMS	Simon Escallier	John Falb
30	Frikadelli Racing Team	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Klaus Abbelen	Axcil Jefferies
31	AF Corse	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Rui Águas	Kriton Lendoudis
32	United Autosports	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Andy Meyrick	Daniel Schneider
33	CD Sport	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Adam Eteki	Mikkel Jensen
37	Cool Racing	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Antoine Doquin	Josh Skelton
52	Racing Spirit of Léman	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	RLMS	John Loggie	Tijmen van der Helm
55	Rinaldi Racing	Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan	MLMS	Steve Parrow	Dominik Schwager
66	Rinaldi Racing	Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan	MLMS	Alexander Mattschull	Nicolás Varrone
69	Cool Racing	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Matt Bell	Maurice Smith
71	Team Virage	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Garett Grist	Rob Hodes
73	TS Corse	Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan	MLMS	Cian Carey	Pietro Peccenini
74	MV2S Racing	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	ELMS	Sebastien Baud	Christophe Cresp
77	Team Thor	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Tom Ashton	Auðunn Guðmundsson
98	Motorsport98	Ligier JS P320 - Nissan	MLMS	Eric De Doncker	Dino Lundardi
GT3 (11 entries)
2	Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT	Porsche 911 GT3 R	MLMS	Julien Andlauer	Nicolas Leutwiler
8	Iron Lynx	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	MLMS	Rory Penttinen	Logan Sargeant
9	Iron Lynx	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	ELMS	Manuela Gostner	Doriane Pin
34	ROFGO Racing with Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	GTWC	Benjamin Goethe	Roald Goethe
51	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	MLMS	Kenji Abe	Eddie Cheever III
61	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	RLMS	Gino Forgione	Andrea Montermini
62	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	MLMS	Franck Dezoteux	Stephane Tribaudini
72	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	GTWC	Jean-Denis Delétraz^[4]	Charles Weerts
83	Racetivity	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	RLMS	Emmanuel Collard	Charles-Henri Samani
92	Herberth Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	ALMS	Jürgen Häring	Alfred Renauer
97	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	ALMS	Ahmad Al Harthy	Michael Dinan
Source:^[5]

Qualifying

Provisional pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.

Race 1

	Class		Team		Grid
1	LMP3	3	DKR Engineering	3:44.352	1
2	LMP3	21	Mühlner Motorsport	3:45.079	2
3	LMP3	66	Rinaldi Racing	3:45.769	3
4	LMP3	69	Cool Racing	3:46.438	4
5	LMP3	71	Team Virage	3:46.636	5
6	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	3:47.116	6
7	LMP3	98	Motorsport98	3:47.249	7
8	LMP3	16	Team Virage	3:47.310	8
9	LMP3	22	United Autosports	3:47.449	9
10	LMP3	23	United Autosports	3:47.478	10
11	LMP3	19	Cool Racing	3:47.611	11
12	LMP3	18	Mühlner Motorsport	3:47.652	12
13	LMP3	32	United Autosports	3:47.776	13
14	LMP3	27	Nielsen Racing	3:48.543	14
15	LMP3	26	United Autosports	3:48.669	15
16	LMP3	17	IDEC Sport	3:48.719	16
17	LMP3	12	Black Falcon	3:48.738	17
18	LMP3	37	Cool Racing	3:48.830	18
19	LMP3	33	CD Sport	3:49.127	19
20	LMP3	14	RLR MSport	3:49.233	20
21	LMP3	11	Wochenspiegel Team Monschau	3:49.554	21
22	LMP3	30	Frikadelli Racing Team	3:49.615	22
23	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	3:49.638	23
24	LMP3	73	TS Corse	3:50.159	24
25	LMP3	20	Grainmarket Racing	3:50.263	25
26	LMP3	77	Team Thor	3:52.273	26
27	LMP3	74	MV2S Racing	3:52.929	27
28	LMP3	25	Racing Spirit of Léman	3:53.430	28
29	GT3	2	Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT	3:54.392	29
30	GT3	8	Iron Lynx	3:55.240	30
31	GT3	51	AF Corse	3:55.419	31
32	LMP3	28	Nielsen Racing	3:56.175	32
33	GT3	9	Iron Lynx	3:56.200	33
34	GT3	72	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	3:56.267	34
35	GT3	61	AF Corse	3:56.397	35
36	LMP3	1	DKR Engineering	3:57.112	36
37	GT3	83	Racetivity	3:57.653	37
38	GT3	95	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	3:58.238	38
39	GT3	34	ROFGO Racing with Team WRT	3:59.309	39
40	LMP3	29	Revere Lifestyle	3:59.880	40
41	LMP3	55	Rinaldi Racing	4:01.298	41
42	GT3	92	Herberth Motorsport	4:07.783	42
43	GT3	62	AF Corse	4:09.681	43
44	LMP3	5	Phoenix Racing	No time	44
45	LMP3	52	Racing Spirit of Léman	No time	45
46	LMP3	31	AF Corse	No time	46

Race 2

	Class		Team		Grid
1	LMP3	21	Mühlner Motorsport	3:47.389	1
2	LMP3	3	DKR Engineering	3:49.821	2
3	LMP3	37	Cool Racing	3:50.051	3
4	LMP3	11	Wochenspiegel Team Monschau	3:50.422	4
5	LMP3	19	Cool Racing	3:50.432	5
6	LMP3	66	Rinaldi Racing	3:51.356	6
7	LMP3	14	RLR MSport	3:51.474	7
8	LMP3	1	DKR Engineering	3:53.105	8
9	LMP3	16	Team Virage	3:53.637	9
10	LMP3	69	Cool Racing	3:53.684	10
11	LMP3	7	Nielsen Racing	3:53.693	11
12	LMP3	25	Racing Spirit of Léman	3:54.117	12
13	LMP3	71	Team Virage	3:54.181	13
14	LMP3	17	IDEC Sport	3:55.391	14
15	LMP3	28	Nielsen Racing	3:55.507	15
16	LMP3	32	United Autosports	3:56.050	16
17	LMP3	23	United Autosports	3:56.145	17
18	LMP3	98	Motorsport98	3:56.152	18
19	LMP3	77	Team Thor	3:56.272	19
20	LMP3	26	United Autosports	3:56.593	20
21	LMP3	73	TS Corse	3:56.951	21
22	LMP3	27	Nielsen Racing	3:57.503	22
23	LMP3	55	Rinaldi Racing	3:57.670	23
24	GT3	8	Iron Lynx	3:57.721	24
25	GT3	95	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	3:58.074	25
26	LMP3	74	MV2S Racing	3:58.226	26
27	GT3	2	Porsche Centre Oberer Zürichsee by TFT	3:58.556	27
28	LMP3	15	RLR MSport	3:58.939	28
29	LMP3	22	United Autosports	3:58.991	29
30	LMP3	33	CD Sport	3:59.223	30
31	LMP3	29	Revere Lifestyle	3:59.346	31
32	LMP3	20	Grainmarket Racing	3:59.511	32
33	LMP3	18	Mühlner Motorsport	3:59.669	33
34	LMP3	52	Racing Spirit of Léman	3:59.864	34
35	LMP3	12	Black Falcon	3:59.956	35
36	GT3	72	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4:01.265	36
37	GT3	9	Iron Lynx	4:02.379	37
38	LMP3	30	Frikadelli Racing Team	4:02.549	38
39	GT3	61	AF Corse	4:03.733	39
40	GT3	83	Racetivity	4:05.474	40
41	GT3	62	AF Corse	4:05.869	41
42	GT3	92	Herberth Motorsport	4:07.785	42
43	GT3	51	AF Corse	4:08.332	43
44	GT3	34	ROFGO Racing with Team WRT	4:10.858	44
45	LMP3	5	Phoenix Racing	No time	45
46	LMP3	31	AF Corse	No time	46

Races

Race 1

	Class		Team	Drivers	scope=col	Chassis	Tyre		Time/Reason
					scope=col	Engine

Race 2

	Class		Team	Drivers	scope=col	Chassis	Tyre		Time/Reason
					scope=col	Engine

Notes and References

1. News: Four Entries For Nielsen Racing at Road to Le Mans. lemanscup.com. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021.
2. News: RLR MSport Boost LMP3 Effort For Road To Le Mans. dailysportscar. 6 August 2021. 6 August 2021.
3. News: Tappy Joins United’s 4 Car Road To Le Mans Effort. dailysportscar. 21 July 2021. 21 July 2021.
4. News: Jean-Denis Deletraz to Make GT Racing Return in WRT Audi. Lloyd. Daniel. 17 August 2021. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 17 August 2021.
5. News: 46 Car Grid For Road To Le Mans. dailysportscar. 5 August 2021. 5 August 2021.