Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

Not to be confused with Le Mans Cup.
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2010
Folded2011
Prototype ClassesLMP1, LMP2
GT ClassesLM GTE Pro, LM GTE Am
Last Makes' championLMP1: Peugeot
GTE: Ferrari
Last Teams' championLMP1: Peugeot Sport Total
LMP2: Signatech Nissan
GTE Pro: AF Corse
GTE Am: Larbre Compétition
Official websiteintercontinental-le-mans-cup.com

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.[1] The plans were first announced in June 2009[2][3] and confirmed in December of the same year.[1]

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.[4] 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.[5]

  1. ^ a b ACO links Le Mans series' with Intercontinental Cup[permanent dead link‍] - Motorsport.com, December 8, 2009
  2. ^ ACO adds trophies, expands driving school Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine - Motorsport.com, June 11, 2009
  3. ^ LMP1 teams urged into more series - Autosport, June 11, 2009
  4. ^ Le Mans Intercontinental Cup – GT2 added! - Planet Le Mans, March 19, 2010
  5. ^ "Planetlemans.com | FIA announces World Endurance Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-06-20.