LMP3 cars invited to Le Mans GT3 race
LMP3 cars will join GT3 machinery in the new-for-2016 support race ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.
P3 teams racing in the European Le Mans Series will be allowed to join the grid for the blue-riband round of the new Michelin GT3 Cup, which was announced as part of the ELMS undercard last month.
Le Mans organizer the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has also reserved the right to invite other GT3 and LMP3 entrants not competing in the ELMS or the GT3 Cup to take part in the one-hour race late on the Saturday morning of the 24 Hours weekend.
"This new event reinforces the ACO's determination to consolidate the development of the endurance nursery," ACO president Pierre Fillon said. "It gives long-distance promotional formulae the opportunity to take part in an event on the legendary Le Mans circuit as a curtain-raiser to the greatest endurance race in the world."
The GT3 Cup will be made up of the Le Mans one-hour race, with a mandatory pit stop, and two-hour enduros at five of the six ELMS rounds. One bronze-rated driver will be mandatory in each driver lineup.
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