Road to Le Mans explodes
The 2026 Road to Le Mans announced a record 58-car entry and — for the first time — a three-hour race on the full 13.6km Circuit des 24 Heures, upping the challenge for junior endurance teams. (24h-lemans.com) (dailysportscar.com)
Road To Le Mans support weekend is set across June 10–12, with the support race scheduled for June 12 during the Le Mans week. (lemanscup.com) The published entry list is split into 26 LMP3, 15 LMP3 Pro/Am and 17 GT3 entries, composed of all 45 full-season Michelin Le Mans Cup entrants plus 13 race-by-race entries. (24h-lemans.com) Twenty-five LMP3 entries are earmarked for silver- and gold-rated drivers, and 2025 winners 23Events Racing and CLX Motorsport each plan two Ligier JS P325s powered by Toyota units. (24h-lemans.com) CLX Motorsport — previously known as COOL Racing — is listed with four Road To Le Mans victories on its record, with 2023 winner David Droux entered in the No.97 Ligier and 2023 co-winner Matt Bell assigned to the No.4 Nielsen Racing Duqueine. (24h-lemans.com) Two-car efforts come from ANS Motorsport, Brutal Fish Campos Motorsport, Forestier Racing by VPS and R-ace GP, with R-ace GP bringing a pair of Duqueine D09s while the other three run Ligier JS P325s. (24h-lemans.com) Single-car LMP3 programmes on the list include BWT Muecke Motorsport, Steller Motorsport, Vector Sport RLR, High Class Racing, Trajectus Motorsport, Bretton Racing, Inter Europol Competition, M Racing, Team Virage and More Motorsport. (24h-lemans.com) Pro/Am champions Rinaldi Racing and DKR Engineering return to defend their trophies — DKR, a four-time Road To Le Mans winner, is entering a single Ligier for 2025 winner Anti Rammo — and the entry list mixes established winners with newcomers such as Oskar Kristensen and Bollywood star Ajith Kumar. (24h-lemans.com)
