Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

{{Infobox motorsport championship

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| country/region = International

| inaugural = 2010

| folded = 2011

| LMP classes = LMP1, LMP2

| GT classes = LM GTE Pro, LM GTE Am

| races = 7 (2011)

| champion driver =

| champion team = LMP1: Peugeot Sport Total
LMP2: Signatech Nissan
GTE Pro: AF Corse
GTE Am: Larbre Compétition

| manufacturer = LMP1: Peugeot
GTE: Ferrari

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| website = [http://www.intercontinental-le-mans-cup.com/ intercontinental-le-mans-cup.com]

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The Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (shortened ILMC) was an endurance sports car racing tournament organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) started in 2010.[http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=353489 ACO links Le Mans series' with Intercontinental Cup]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Motorsport.com, December 8, 2009 The plans were first announced in June 2009[http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=331892&FS=ALMS-LEMANS ACO adds trophies, expands driving school] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607213609/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=331892&FS=ALMS-LEMANS |date=2011-06-07 }} - Motorsport.com, June 11, 2009[http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76012 LMP1 teams urged into more series] - Autosport, June 11, 2009 and confirmed in December of the same year.

Both sports prototypes and grand tourers were eligible to compete for the ILMC: the LMP1 and GTE classes each had a manufacturers cup, whereas all ACO classes had teams cups as long as there were at least four entries.[http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/03/19/le-mans-intercontinental-cup-gt2-added/ Le Mans Intercontinental Cup – GT2 added!] - Planet Le Mans, March 19, 2010 In 2010 also the GT1 class was eligible for the final time.

Peugeot was totally dominant winning 9 out of the 10 races during the two years.

For 2012, the ACO and the FIA announced the creation of a new FIA World Endurance Championship. This championship would use similar rules to and would replace the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.planetlemans.com/2011/06/03/fia-announces-world-endurance-championship/ |title=Planetlemans.com | FIA announces World Endurance Championship |access-date=2011-06-20 |archive-date=2011-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018211324/http://www.planetlemans.com/2011/06/03/fia-announces-world-endurance-championship/ |url-status=dead }}

History

The 2010 calendar comprised the 1000 km Silverstone (Silverstone, United Kingdom, September 12), the Petit Le Mans (Road Atlanta, United States, October 2) and the 1000 km Zhuhai (Zhuhai, China, November 7).[http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/06/10/the-aco-press-conference-a-look-at-the-future/ The ACO press conference – a look at the future!] - Planet Le Mans, June 10, 2010 Meanwhile, the 2011 calendar expanded to seven events. Along with the Silverstone (six-hour race) and Petit Le Mans races on similar dates, the championship started with the 12 Hours of Sebring (Sebring, United States, March) before moving into Europe to contest a six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium on May, the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Le Mans, France, June 11–12), and another six hour race at the Imola circuit in Italy on July. The season finale was held in China on the Zhuhai circuit.[http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ilmc-road-atlanta-confirmed-on-2011-schedule/ ILMC: Petit Le Mans Confirmed For 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201020434/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ilmc-road-atlanta-confirmed-on-2011-schedule/ |date=2010-12-01 }} - SPEED TV, November 29, 2010

Champions

class="wikitable" !rowspan=2\| Season ! LMP1 Team ! LMP2 Team ! GT1 Team ! GT2/GTE Pro Team ! GTE Am Team !rowspan=2\| Ref
LMP1 Manufacturer ! ! ! GT2/GTE Manufacturer !
rowspan=2 \| 2010 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Peugeot Sport Total \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} OAK Racing \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Larbre Compétition \| {{flagicon\|DEU}} Team Felbermayr-Proton \| none \|rowspan=2 \| {{cite web\|title=2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup – Provisionnal classification after final Round* – Zhuhai\|url=http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/ilmc_2010/classement_ilmc_2010.pdf\|publisher=Intercontinental Le Mans Cup\|date=7 November 2010\|access-date=22 February 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227101702/http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/ilmc_2010/classement_ilmc_2010.pdf\|archive-date=27 December 2010\|url-status=dead}}
{{flagicon\|FRA}} Peugeot \| \| \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Ferrari \|
rowspan=2 \| 2011 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Peugeot Sport Total \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Signatech Nissan \| none \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} AF Corse \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Larbre Compétition \|rowspan=2 \| {{Cite web\|date=13 November 2011\|title=2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 6 Hours of Zhugai After Race\|url=http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2011/intercontinental-le-mans-cup/classement_ilmc_2011.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208130943/http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2011/intercontinental-le-mans-cup/classement_ilmc_2011.pdf\|archive-date=8 February 2012\|access-date=22 February 2024\|publisher=Intercontinental Le Mans Cup}}
{{flagicon\|FRA}} Peugeot \| \| \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Ferrari \|

class="wikitable"

!rowspan=2| Season

! LMP1 Team

! LMP2 Team

! GT1 Team

! GT2/GTE Pro Team

! GTE Am Team

!rowspan=2| Ref

LMP1 Manufacturer

! GT2/GTE Manufacturer

rowspan=2 | 2010

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot Sport Total

| {{flagicon|FRA}} OAK Racing

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Larbre Compétition

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Felbermayr-Proton

| none

|rowspan=2 | {{cite web|title=2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup – Provisionnal classification after final Round* – Zhuhai|url=http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/ilmc_2010/classement_ilmc_2010.pdf|publisher=Intercontinental Le Mans Cup|date=7 November 2010|access-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227101702/http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/ilmc_2010/classement_ilmc_2010.pdf|archive-date=27 December 2010|url-status=dead}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

rowspan=2 | 2011

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot Sport Total

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Signatech Nissan

| none

| {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Larbre Compétition

|rowspan=2 | {{Cite web|date=13 November 2011|title=2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 6 Hours of Zhugai After Race|url=http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2011/intercontinental-le-mans-cup/classement_ilmc_2011.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208130943/http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2011/intercontinental-le-mans-cup/classement_ilmc_2011.pdf|archive-date=8 February 2012|access-date=22 February 2024|publisher=Intercontinental Le Mans Cup}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100708154300/http://www.intercontinental-le-mans-cup.com/ Official website]

Category:Sports car racing series

Category:Endurance motor racing

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2010

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2011