2023 ELMS Champions Algarve Pro Racing became the fourth different overall winner in 2026, with the Portuguese securing their first ELMS LMP2 victory in three years. Matthias Kaiser, Jake Hughes and Ben Barnicoat stood on the top step of the podium following the Goodyear 4-hours of Silverstone. Heavy rain fell at the halfway point that had all the teams reevaluating their strategy and providing a thrilling final part of the race.
The no14 TDS Racing Oreca took the LMP2 Pro/Am victory from pole position, the fifth different winners in five races and Scott Huffaker taking the chequered flag in second place overall, despite an earlier incident that saw his teammate Sami Meguetounif stop at the side of the track with a technical issue. Pole sitter Steven Thomas joined his teammates on the top step of the class podium.
The LMP3 class saw the debut ELMS victory for reigning MLMC Champions R-ace GP, with Fabien Michal, Pierre-Alexandre Provost and Hugo Schwarze finishing ahead of the championship leading no17 CLX Motorsport Ligier, closing the gap in the championship race to just 9-points ahead of the final race of the season in Portugal next month.
There was another couple of firsts in the LMGT3 class, with Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi becoming the first driver from Qatar to win in the ELMS and it was also the first ELMS LMGT3 victory for Mercedes-AMG. Ralf Aron handed over to Julien Hanses, who took the chequered flag in the no62 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG, finishing less than 3 seconds ahead of Charlie Eastwood in the no33 TF Sport Corvette, moving Team Qatar by Iron Lynx into the championship lead by just 3 points ahead of TF Sport ahead of the season finale in Portimao.
Race results
1 ALGARVE PRO RACING #25
2 TDS RACING #14
3 UNITED AUTOSPORTS #21
4 IDEC SPORT #28
5 ROSSA RACING BY VIRAGE #19
6 UNITED AUTOSPORTS #22
7 DUQUEINE TEAM #30
8 CLX MOTORSPORT #47
9 NIELSEN RACING #24
10 AO BY TF #99
11 AF CORSE #83
12 VECTOR SPORT #7
13 CLX MOTORSPORT #37
14 DKR ENGINEERING #3
15 NIELSEN RACING #27
16 ALGARVE PRO RACING #20
17 INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION #34
18 VECTOR SPORT #10
19 PROTON COMPETITION #88
20 PROTON COMPETITION #9
21 FORESTIER RACING BY PANIS #29
22 INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION #43
23 IDEC SPORT #18
24 R-ACE GP #85
25 CLX MOTORSPORT #17
26 INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION #13
27 EUROINTERNATIONAL #11
28 RINALDI RACING #5
29 ULTIMATE #35
30 DKR ENGINEERING #4
31 RACING SPIRIT OF LEMAN #31
32 M RACING #68
33 TEAM QATAR BY IRON LYNX #62
34 TF SPORT #33
35 PROTON COMPETITION #77
36 KESSEL RACING #57
37 SPIRIT OF RACE #55
38 PROTON COMPETITION #75
39 HIGH CLASS RACING #54
40 GR RACING #86
41 UNITED AUTOSPORTS #23
42 RACING SPIRIT OF LEMAN #59
43 TEAM VIRAGE #8
44 AF CORSE #51
45 KESSEL RACING #74
46 IRON LYNX #63 By Melissa Warren
