European Le Mans Series Calendar 2026
The 2026 European Le Mans Series ends this Saturday, 10 October, with the 4 Hours of Portimão. Five of the six four-hour races are done, and according to the series all class titles are still open going into the finale. The race starts at 15:30 Dutch, Belgian and German time.
The 2026 European Le Mans Series calendar
| Round | Race day | Event | Circuit | Start (CEST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday 12 April | 4 Hours of Barcelona | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain | 12:00 |
| 2 | Sunday 3 May | 4 Hours of Le Castellet | Circuit Paul Ricard, France | 12:00 |
| 3 | Sunday 5 July | 4 Hours of Imola | Imola, Italy | 13:00 |
| 4 | Sunday 23 August | 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | 13:00 |
| 5 | Sunday 13 September | Goodyear 4 Hours of Silverstone | Silverstone, Great Britain | 13:00 |
| 6 | Saturday 10 October | 4 Hours of Portimão | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal | 15:30 |
Source: European Le Mans Series event timetables. Times converted to Central European Summer Time (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany). Silverstone and Portimão are one hour behind locally.
Saturday’s finale starts at 15:30
The Portimão weekend runs from Thursday to Saturday. All times below are CEST, so one hour later than the local time at the circuit.
| Day | Session | Start (CEST) |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 8 October | Free Practice 1 | 12:00 |
| Thursday 8 October | Bronze Driver Collective Test | 15:40 |
| Friday 9 October | Free Practice 2 | 11:15 |
| Friday 9 October | Qualifying LMGT3 | 16:15 |
| Friday 9 October | Qualifying LMP3 | 16:40 |
| Friday 9 October | Qualifying LMP2 Pro/Am | 17:05 |
| Friday 9 October | Qualifying LMP2 | 17:30 |
| Saturday 10 October | Race (4 hours) | 15:30 |
United Autosports lead LMP2 by 13 points
In the LMP2 teams’ classification, the #22 United Autosports car leads with 85 points after Silverstone. The #29 Forestier Racing by Panis entry follows on 72, and the #25 Algarve Pro Racing car is third on 54. The series runs four classes in 2026: LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3 and LMGT3, each with its own teams’ and drivers’ titles.
Source: official European Le Mans Series standings.
2027 starts in March
The 2027 season visits the same six circuits, but opens a month earlier, with the 4 Hours of Barcelona on 12-14 March, and ends at Portimão on 16 October. All dates are on our European Le Mans Series calendar 2027. The Asian Le Mans Series 2026/27 fills the winter, with all six of its races in Europe, Portimão included.