Aurélien Panis with IDEC Sport in Spa

The fifth round of the ELMS will welcome 40 crews with the return of Idec Sport's Ligier and the withdrawal of SMP Racing and the Virage team.

Published on 12/09/2018 à 18:27

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The penultimate round of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 2018 version planned for the Spa-Francorchamps circuit (Belgium, September 21-23) will see 40 crews compete. Among the main changes compared to previous meetings, SMP Racing and the Virage team are absent in LM P2 and LM P3.

After an exciting fourth round in the UK, we are heading to another mythical track, the @circuitspa !!

We can't wait to see you dear Belgian fans!

@circuitspa
September 21-23#ELMS | #4HSPA pic.twitter.com/f8bCzdoWKQ

— ELMSeries_Official (@EuropeanLMS) August 22, 2018

If in the GTE category no changes are to be reported, it is in the first class that the changes are most notable. G-Drive Racing replaces José Gutierrez and Garry Findlay in the No. 07 Oreca 40 with the Swede Henning Enqvist and the Frenchman Julien Falchero, a regular in the GP3 Series.

The Ligier JS P217Idec Sport Racing will, however, make its return, in the hands of a crew bringing together Patrice Lafargue, Erik Maris and Aurelien Panis.

ELMS entrants at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) 2018 (right-click to enlarge):