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ELMS: Full-Season Entry List Released
21 full-season entries, including 13 LMP2 cars and two reserves, for re-branded championship...
John Dagys  |  Posted February 10, 2012   Chicago, IL
More than half the 21-car ELMS car field will be represented by LMP2 machinery. (Photo: John Dagys)
The European Le Mans Series unveiled its full-season entry list Friday, with the re-branded and re-focused championship seeing the elimination of the LMP1 category but a heavy pretense in LMP2.

Thirteen cost-capped prototypes have been entered for the five-round championship, with two further entries on a reserve list. Notable teams include defending class champions Greaves Motorsport and fellow Nissan-powered contenders from Pecom Racing, Jota, Boutsen Ginon Racing and TDS Racing.

Sebastien Loeb Racing, a new venture by the World Rally Championship star, is also present with an Oreca 03 Nissan, while French stalwarts OAK Racing have entered a pair of Morgan-Judds as well.

GTE-Pro sees five teams, led by the JMW Motorsport Ferrari F458 Italia, a Prospeed Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and singleton factory Lotus Evora. Only two cars are entered in GTE-Am.

A single Porsche 997 GT3 Cup represents the new GTC category, which is open for Porsche, Ferrari and Lotus Cup cars.

An entry for LMPC, which steps up to become the second-tier prototype category for 2012 in the ELMS, has yet to be finalized but organizers expect between six to eight full-season teams.

Twenty-one cars have so far been confirmed, but with the likely addition of LMPC entries, there could be upwards of 30 cars competing this year.

The ELMS season kicks off at Paul Ricard on April 1.

EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES ENTRY LIST

LMP2 (13 entries)
10 – Pecom Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Companc-Kaffer-Ayari
11 – Race Performance – Oreca 03 Judd – Hirschi-Frey
12 – Greaves Motorsport – Zytek Z11SN Nissan – Brundle-Ordonez-Kimber-Smith
14 – JOTA – Zytek Z11SN Nissan – Hancock-Dolan
15 – Extreme Limite Aric – Norma M200P Judd – Rosier
16 – Boutsen Ginon Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Briere
17 – Status GP – Lola B12/80 Judd – TBA
18 – Murphy Prototypes – MG Oreca 03 Judd – Firth-Hughes
19 – Sebastien Loeb Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Marroc-TBA
20 – Jetalliance – Lola B12/80 Judd – Heinemeier-Hansson-Poulsen-Lichtner-Hoyer
24 – OAK Racing – Morgan Judd – Nicolet-TBA
35 – OAK Racing – Morgan Judd – TBA
46 – TDS Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Beche-Thiret

LMPC (0 entries)

GTE-Pro (5 entries)
50 – JMW Motorsport – Ferrari F458 Italia – Walker-TBA
51 – Prospeed Competition – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – TBA
52 – JMB – Ferrari F458 Italia – TBA
53 – Lotus – Lotus Evora GTE – TBA
54 – Downforce1 – Aston Martin Vantage – TBA

GTE-Am (2 entries)
60 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Perazzini-Cioci
61 – IMSA Performance Matmut – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Pons-Armindo-Narac

GTC (1 entry)
70 Raceart – Porsche 997 GT3 Cup – Grouwels-TBA

Reserve List (2 entries)
Guess Racing Europ – Lola B09/80 Judd – TBA
Guess Racing Europ – MG Lola EX265 – TBA

John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
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