2012 European Le Mans Series

[James Johnson]

Donington Park will host the British round of the Le-Mans Series in 2012.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96566

Donington Park will host Britain's round of the Le Mans Series next year, taking over Silverstone's spot as the championship's British round.
Silverstone's AUTOSPORT 6 Hours has been a permanent fixture on the LMS calendar since 2007, but is moving to form part of FIA World Endurance Championship next year instead.
Donington, which last hosted the LMS in 2006, and also hosted an FIA Sportscar round earlier in the decade (pictured), will be the scene for the third race of the championship on July 15.
The season will kick off at Paul Ricard on April 1, following an official two-day test a month earlier. Zolder, Brno and the Algarve will stage the remainder of the races, each of which will run to six hours in duration.
As expected, LMP1 machines will not be permitted in the series, top billing instead going to the smaller LMP2 prototypes. The Formula Le Mans, GTE Pro and GTE Am categories have been retained, alongside the new GTC class.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Does the LMS still exist next year?

 

[Chris Jenkins]

I was wondering the same. Is LMS becoming the FIA World Endurance Championship? Or will they be separate series?

 

[Rhys Gardiner]

As far as I can tell, they will be separate. Maybe some races are shared by both series?

 

[Chris Jenkins]

They should have an end-of-season face off. Top 5 or 6 teams from each series race for an overall champion.

 

[James Johnson]

They are seperate. This is the LMS season.

March 30-April 1 Paul Ricard (F)
May 18-20 Zolder (B)
July 13-15 Donington Park (GB)
September 7-9 Brno (CZ)
November 2-4 Algarve (P)

 

[Kyle Constable]

LMS and Alms remain the same, LMS boots lmp1's and introduces GTC for Carrera Cup and Ferrari Challenge cars, i believe. ILMS becomes WEC

 

[donington]

I was wondering the same. Is LMS becoming the FIA World Endurance Championship? Or will they be separate series?

different and stand alone

 

[Sam Hare]

The ELMS might die this year, last I heard there were only 20 entrants for the first round at Paul Ricard. WEC seems to have taken all the best team/driver combos with it

 

[Kol Bailey]

I hope the ELMS doesn't die. That means sport car racing is dieing too.