The 4 2026 Hours of Castellet program

After the opening of the World Championship seasonEndurance at Imola and before the Spa-Francorchamps meeting, the European Le Mans The Series returns with its second event, the 4 Hours of Castellet. 140 drivers in 40 cars are expected for the Var round, including 28 French drivers.

The main French stars for their home event will be Paul-Loup Chatin (IDEC Sport), Esteban Masson (Forestier Racing by Panis), Tom Dillmann (Inter Europol Competition), Sami Meguetounif (TDS Racing), Dorian Pin (Duqueine Team), Charles Milesi (CLX Motorsport) and Lilou Wadoux (Richard Mille AF Corse).

Free Practice 1 for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet will begin at 11:50 am on Friday, May 1st, while Free Practice 2 will take place from 10:10 am on Saturday, May 2nd, followed by qualifying at 3:10 pm. The race will be held from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday, May 3rd.

Several support races will also be on the program: the Eurocup-3, the Ligier European Le Mans Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup.

📊 The Castellet circuit in figures

• Length: 5,821 km
• Race lap record (ELMS: Matteo Cairoli (1:51.281 – May 2025)
• Absolute lap record (ELMS): Nick Yelloly (1:48.741 – May 2025 – Qualifying)
• Most successful builders: Oreca (LMP2, 10 wins), Ligier (LMP3, 9 wins), Classic Ferrari for sale (LMGT3, 2 wins)

🕒 Schedule and broadcast details for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet 2026

Friday, May 1st
11:50-13:20 – Free Practice 1

Saturday May 2
10:10-11:40 – Free Practice 2
15:10 p.m. – 16:31 p.m. – Qualifications (FIAWEC+)

Sunday, May 3
12:00 p.m. – 16:00 p.m. – Race (FIAWEC+)

ELMS Championship 2026
The standings before the 4 Hours of Le Castellet

ELMS 2026 – LMP2 Driver Standings
1) Esteban Masson, Louis Rousset, Oliver Gray – 25 pts
2) Bijoy Garg, Reshad of Gerus – 19 pts
3) Ben Hanley, Grégoire Saucy, Griffin Peebles – 15 pts
4) Jamie Chadwick, Laurents Hörr, Valerio Rinicella – 12 pts
5) Jakub Śmiechowski, Nick Yelloly, Tom Dillmann – 10 pts
6) Pietro Fittipaldi, Ryan Cullen, Vlad Lomko – 8 pts
7) Edward Pearson, Jack Doohan, Roy Nissany – 6 pts
8) Adrien Closmenil, Ian Aguilera, Theodor Jensen – 4 pts
9) Jake Hughes, Matthias Kaiser, Tristan Vautier – 2 pts
10) Job van Uitert, Paul Lafargue, Paul-Loup Chatin – 1 pt
11) Jonas Reid, Mike Rockenfeller, Sebastian Priaulx – 0 pts

ELMS 2026 – LMP2 Team Standings
1) Forestier Racing by Panis n°29 – 25 pts
2) Inter Europol Competition n°34 – 19 pts
3) United Autosports n°22 – 15 pts
4) IDEC Sport n°18 – 12 pts
5) Inter Europol Competition n°43 – 10 pts
6) Vector Sport n°10 – 8 pts
7) Nielsen Racing n°24 – 6 pts
8) CLX Motorsport n°37 – 4 pts
9) Algarve Pro Racing n°25 – 2 pts
10) IDEC Sport n°28 – 1 pt
11) Proton Competition n°9 – 0 pts

ELMS 2026 – LMP2 Pro/Am Driver Standings
1) Enzo Trulli, Malthe Jakobsen, Michael Jensen – 25 pts
2) Antonio Fuoco, François Perrodo, Matthieu Vaxivière – 18 pts
3) Doriane Pin, Giorgio Roda, Richard Verschoor – 16 pts
4) Sami Meguetounif, Scott Huffaker II, Steven Thomas – 12 pts
5) John Falb, Manuel Espirito Santo, Rik Koen – 10 pts
6) Cem Bölükbasi, Jens Reno Møller, Lorenzo Fluxa – 8 pts
7) Daniel Schneider, Marino Sato, Oliver Jarvis – 6 pts
8) Jean Glorieux, Marlon Hernandez, Sebastian Alvarez – 4 pts
9) Horst Felbermayr, Horst Felix Felbermayr, Rene Binder – 2 pts
10) Dane Cameron, Louis Delétraz, PJ Hyett – 1 pt
11) Charles Milesi, Felipe Fraga, Georgios Kolovos – 0 pts
12) Alex Quinn, James Allen, Kriton Lentoudis – 0 pts

ELMS 2026 – LMP2 Pro/Am Team Standings
1) Algarve Pro Racing n°20 – 25 pts
2) AF Corse #83 – 18 pts
3) Duqueine Team n°30 – 16 pts
4) TDS Racing n°14 – 12 pts
5) Rossa Racing by Virage #19 – 10 pts
6) Vector Sport n°7 – 8 pts
7) United Autosports n°21 – 6 pts
8) DKR Engineering n°3 – 4 pts
9) Proton Competition n°88 – 2 pts
10) AO by TF n°99 – 1 pt
11) CLX Motorsport n°47 – 0 pts
12) Nielsen Racing n°27 – 0 pts

ELMS 2026 – LMP3 Driver Standings
1) Alvise Rodella, Jose Fernandes Cautela, Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen – 25 pts
2) Fabien Michal, Hugo Schwarze, Pierre-Alexandre Provost – 19 pts
3) Alexander Bukhantsov, Chun Ting Chou, Henry Cubides Olarte – 15 pts
4) Douwe Dedecker, Matthew Richard Bell, Max van der Snel – 12 pts
5) Daniel Nogales, Louis Stern, Matteo Quintarelli – 10 pts
6) Lucas Fecury, Sebastian Gravlund, Terrence Woodward – 8 pts
7) Grégory de Sybourg, Lenny Reid, Ralph Meichtry – 6 pts
8) Alexander Jacoby, Bruno Ribeiro, Paul Lanchère – 4 pts
9) Antti Rammo, Romain Favre, Wyatt Brichacek – 2 pts
10) Nick Adcock, Quentin Antonel, Thomas Imbourg – 0 pt

ELMS 2026 – LMP3 Team Standings
1) Rinaldi Racing n°5 – 25 pts
2) R-Ace GP #85 – 19 pts
3) Inter Europol Competition n°13 – 15 pts
4) EuroInternational n°11 – 12 pts
5) Team Virage #8 – 10 pts
6) Ultimate #35 – 8 pts
7) Racing Spirit of Léman n°31 – 6 pts
8) CLX Motorsport n°17 – 4 pts
9) DKR Engineering n°4 – 2 pts
10) M Racing #68 – 0 pts

ELMS 2026 – LMGT3 Driver Standings
1) Matthew Kurzejewski, Richard Lietz, Thomas Sargent – ​​25 pts
2) Garnet Patterson, Michael Birch – 18 pts
3) Daniel Serra, Mathys Jaubert, Takeshi Kimura – 15 pts
4) Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi, Adam Christodoulou, Julian Hanses – 13 pts
5) Custodio Toledo, Francesco Castellacci, Riccardo Agostini – 10 pts
6) David Perel, Duncan Cameron, Matthew Griffin – 8 pts
7) Ameerh Naran, Rui Andrade, Sergio Sette Câmara – 6 pts
8) BANKCY, Harry King, Huub van Eijndhoven – 4 pts
9) Charles-Henri Samani, Conrad Laursen, Davide Rigon – 2 pts
10) Clément Mateu, Marius Fossard, Valentin Hasse-Clot – 1 pt
11) Wayne Boyd – 0 pt
12) Anders Fjordbach, Dennis Andersen, Laurin Heinrich – 0 pts
13) Andrew Gilbert, Fran Rueda, Romain Leroux – 0 pts
14) Alec Udell, Blake McDonald, Charlie Eastwood – 0 pts
15) Lorcan Hanafin, Mex Jansen, Michael Wainwright – 0 pts

ELMS 2026 – LMGT3 Team Standings
1) Proton Competition n°75 – 25 pts
2) United Autosports n°23 – 18 pts
3) Kessel Racing n°57 – 15 pts
4) Team Qatar by Iron Lynx n°62 – 13 pts
5) Richard Mille AF Corse n°50 – 10 pts
6) Spirit of Race n°55 – 8 pts
7) Iron Lynx #63 – 6 pts
8) Proton Competition n°77 – 4 pts
9) AF Corse #51 – 2 pts
10) Racing Spirit of Léman n°59 – 1 pt
11) Kessel Racing n°74 – 0 pts
12) High Class Racing n°54 – 0 pts
13) TF Sport No. 33 – 0 pts
14) GR Racing #86 – 0 pts