Inter Europol Competition's Tom Dillmann travels to Portimao lying in second place in the LMP2 standings with his teammates Sebastian Alvarez and Vlad Lomko. However, Dillmann also travels to Portugal as an LMP2 champion after lifting the IMSA title in the USA last weekend at Petit Le Mans.
The ELMS LMP2 title race is between the AO by TF Oreca crew of Louis Deletraz, Robert Kubica and Jonny Edgar, who are six points ahead of the no43 Inter Europol Competition trio. The no65 Panis Racing Oreca is third but 15-points behind the AO by TF crew.