In glittering ceremony at the Portimão Arena on Sunday evening the entire paddock came together to look back on a fantastic season of racing and celebrate the achievements of the champions and recognise the contributions by some of the members of the ELMS family.
The top three crews in each of the four classes gathered on the stage to show off their trophies for winning the prestigious European Le Mans Series.
The top 3 in LMP3 were on stage first with the no17 CLX Motorsport crew of Paul Lanchere, Adrien Closmenil and Theodor Jensen holding their trophies aloft after a dominant season with five victories and four pole positions.
LMP2 Pro/Am was next up and the ever-popular no99 AO by TF Oreca, otherwise known as ‘Spike The Dragon’, came out on top in the final race.PJ Hyett, Dane Cameron and Louis Deletraz received a huge cheer.
The LMGT3 battle was the hardest fought, with seven cars still fighting for the title in Portimão .After a hard fought battle, the no82 TF Sport Corvette won the race and the title, the first ELMS title for the American manufacturer, with Charlie Eastwood and Rui Andrade take the applause on behalf of themselves and their teammate Hiroshi Koizumi, who put the car on pole.
The greatest applause of the evening was reserved for the LMP3 title contenders with the whole VDS Panis Racing team joining their drivers Charles Milesi, Oliver Gray, Esteban Masson and Team Principal Olivier Panis to celebrate winning the title in true motorsport style.
These special trophies were awarded to the fastest drivers in LMGT3, LMP2 Pro/Am and LMP2. They were chosen by taking an average stint time over the course of the entire 2025 season.
The trophies were awarded to -
There were four special awards given out on the night to recognise the contributions made to the ELMS family.
The ELMS will be back in 2026, beginning with the Prologue and Round 1 in Barcelona next April.
