12 IMSA drivers among ELMS lineups at Barcelona
Among the 21 LMP2 who'll participate to the first round of the 2025 European Le Mans Series at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, 12 drivers are actively participating to the IMSA Michelin Endurance Championship.
6 IMSA GTP drivers
5 GTP drivers currently participating in the IMSA championships will take part to the first ELMS Barcelona round next weekend: Felipe Albuquerque, Tom Blomqvist, Louis Deletraz, Tristan Vautier, Nick Yelloly. last year Whelen Cadillac driver Pipo Derani will also be part of the Barcelona participants.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R
Former ELMS, WEC and 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 champions Filipe Albuquerque (#10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R) and Ferdinand Habsburg will join forces at #24 Nielsen Racing, with Turkish driver Cem Bölükbaşı.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. #5 Proton Competition Porsche 963 (left); #60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 (right)
Tristan Vautier (#5 Proton Competition Porsche 963) and 2022 IMSA champion Tom Blomqvist (#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06) will join reigning FIA WEC LMGT3 Champion Aliaksandr Malykhin who will make his ELMS LMP2 debut in Barcelona with the #37 CLX Motorsport run CLX - Pure Rxcing Oreca.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06
#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 driver Nick Yelloly will drive the #43 Inter Europol Competition with reigning IMSA LMP2 Champion and winner of the 2025 12 Hours of Sebring Tom Dillmann, as well as former 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 winner Jakub Smiechowski.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. #40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R.
Three-time ELMS Champion Louis Delétraz (#40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R) will join 2024 ELMS LMP2 Champions AO by TF with Americans PJ Hyett and Dane Cameron in the #99 LMP2 Pro/Am class.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Watkins Glen 2024. #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP winner Luis Filipe ‘Pipo’ Derani will join the second car of the Swiss team CLX Motorsport (#47) with and Manuel Espírito Santo and former F2 race winner Enzo Fittipaldi, grandson of the great Emerson Fittipaldi.
5 LMP2 drivers
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. #43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca.
Inter Europol Competition will also run two cars, with #43 driven by reigning IMSA LMP2 Champion and winner of the 2025 12 Hours of Sebring with the Polish team Tom Dillmann, who will be joined by former 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 winner Jakub Smiechowski and Nick Yelloly.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. #73 Pratt Miller Motorsport
Pietro Fittipaldi (#73 Pratt Miller Motorsport) will race the #10 Vector Sport Oreca alongside Vlad Lomko and Ryan Cullen.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. #2 United Autosports USA
2020 LMP2 Team Champions United Autosports will race a single car in the top class this season, with Manuel Maldonado, Grégoire Saucy and Benjamin Hanley (#2 United Autosports USA) in the #22 Oreca.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Daytona 2025. #99 AO Racing
2024 ELMS LMP2 Champions AO by TF move to the LMP2 Pro/Am class in 2025, with Americans PJ Hyett and Dane Cameron (#99 AO Racing) joining three-time ELMS Champion Louis Delétraz in the #99 car.
1 GTD PRO driver
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. #3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
Former FIA F3 Champion Daniel Juncadella (#3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R) joins Genesis Trajectory Program team members Jamie Chadwick (three-time W Series Champion) and Mathys Jaubert driving the #18 IDEC Sport Oreca. The ELMS season will provide mechanics, engineers, strategists, and other members of the Genesis Magma Racing team with the opportunity to learn and experience endurance racing, preparing them for the Genesis Hypercar program in 2026.
Related info
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Portimao. COOL Racing Wins - AO by TF Champion at Portimao
📷 © Luc Warnotet at Portimao. Algarve’s last ELMS qualifying session this season
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Portimao. Top three per class ahead of 4 Hours of Portimao
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Mugello. Magic Serra gets Mugello win for Kessel Racing
