Two new classes will feature Am drivers in the Ligier European Series from 2023, season four of the European championship.
Both the Ligier JS2 R and Ligier JS P4 categories will debut a Pro-Am category reserved for Gold-Bronze and Silver-Bronze crews and an Am category for Bronze drivers and Bronze-Bronze duos.
Silver drivers and Silver-Silver crews will only be eligible for the general classification of each category.
The creation of the new classes will allow amateur drivers to be acknowledged; alongside the young guns of endurance racing. The €250,000 prize money introduced in 2022 to help drivers continue their development in the ACO championships will continue.
The European series was launched in 2020 and is today firmly established in the endurance landscape.
Teams and drivers have hailed the Series’ professional sporting organisation and condensed two-day format with maximised track time.
The Series has a significant presence and position in the Michelin Le Mans Cup and European Le Mans Series meetings and paddock as the de facto first step on the ACO rules ladder.
With a full-season field of some twenty entrants, which doubled in size for the 24 Hours of Le Mans support race last June, the series has attracted a wide variety of drivers and crews from different sporting horizons.
The arrival of the Pro-Am and Am classes in JS2 R and JS P4
Two new classes will debut for each category of the championship next season. A Pro-Am classification for Gold-Bronze and Silver-Bronze crews and an Am classification for Bronze only and Bronze-Bronze duos.
Drivers eligible for these two new classifications will also compete in the general classification of both categories. Silver solo drivers and Silver-Silver crews will compete only for the overall titles.
The pit lane penalty system will be adapted to maintain sporting fairness and to give all drivers a chance to fight for the overall victory.
Prize scheme to boost talent
The Ligier European Series introduced a new prize fund in 2022 to promote its talented drivers and enable them to continue their rise in motorsport:
- €150,000 for Ligier JS P4 champions to compete in the 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup in a Ligier JS P320
- €100,000 for Ligier JS2 R champions to compete in the 2023 Ligier European Series in a Ligier JS P4.
The prize fund will be continued in 2023 for the champions of each category in the general classification affirming the series’ position as a launching pad for endurance racing!
For more information about the series, please contact Simon Devillepoix (s.devillepoix@europeanlemansseries.com)
