The 41-car entry list for Sunday’s 2026 European Le Mans Series Rookie Test has been released, featuring 10 LMP2s, 4 LMP2 Pro/Ams, 19 LMP3s, 6 LMGT3s and 2 GT3s.
Amongst the notable inclusions, Michelin Le Mans Cup LMP3 Drivers’ Champion Danial Frost will test the #18 IDEC Sport ORECA 07 – Gibson LMP2 alongside FIA Formula 3 racer Michael Shiin, with LMP3 standouts Matteo Quintarelli and Gillian Henrion running in the sister #28 IDEC Sport entry.
Louis Iglesias, Louis Stern and Arthur Pavie will test the #37 CLX Motorsport ORECA, with Jules Caranta one of five drivers in the #27 Nielsen Racing entry, with the Frenchman set to be joined by Naveen Rao, Steven Thomas, Matthew Bell and Scott Huffaker.
Filipe Albuquerque, meanwhile, is set to turn laps aboard the #14 TDS Racing ORECA alongside LMGT3 driver Conrad Laursen. Tymek Kucharczyk, who finished third in Indy NXT this season, and Hadrien David will test the Forestier Racing by Panis-branded sister #29 ORECA.
Vector Sport will test its Michelin Le Mans Cup racer Enea Frey aboard the #7 ORECA, whilst Hugo Schwarze and Max van der Snel will drive the #30 Duqueine Team ORECA.
Lucas Fluxa, Chun Ting Chou and confirmed Asian Le Mans Series driver Cian Shields will run for Inter Europol Competition, with current Inter Europol LMP3 driver Henry Cubides Olarte testing CLX Motorsport’s #47 ORECA.
AF Corse will run a trio of 23Events Racing Michelin Le Mans Cup LMP3 drivers: Giovanni Maschio, Colin Queen and Matteo Segre. Antti Rammo and Quentin Antonel will test for DKR Engineering, with Proton Competition’s #88 ORECA for Franz Binder and Lenny Ried completing the LMP2 and LMP2 Pro/Am contingent.
In LMP3, Ligier European Series JS P4 Drivers’ Champions Alex Gardner and Simon Schranz will test the #16 Team Virage Ligier JS P325 – Toyota. Their closest challengers have also been granted LMP3 opportunities. Mika Abrahams and Ethan Pharamond will test for ANS Motorsport, with August Therbo in at M Racing, and JS2 R race winner Marcus Terkildsen will pilot the #20 High Class Racing Ligier.
All three members of the current line-up of the #74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo in the ELMS will test aboard the #33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R.
Stefan Aust, Jens Reno Møller and George King will drive High Class Racing’s #54 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2), whilst Alexandre Leroy will drive Spirit of Race’s #55 Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo. Second-generation racers Nicola Lacorte and Jonas Ried will test at AF Corse and Proton Competition respectively.
SRO GT Academy winner Gaspard Simon will test the #69 Code Racing Development Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo.
The 2026 European Le Mans Series Rookie Test will take place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal on Sunday 11th October 2026, and feature five hours of track time.
