The 2014 European Le Mans Series season will be the tenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's European Le Mans Series. It is the third 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the Asian Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The five-event season will begin at Silverstone Circuit in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship from 18–19 April and end at Autódromo do Estoril on 19 October.[1]
Regulations
The top class will continue to be LMP2, where a car of 2-3 drivers must include at least one silver or bronze-ranking driver. GTE and GTC cars must include one bronze and silver driver or two bronze drivers. Finally, in LMPC, cars must include, at most, one gold or platinum driver.[1]
Unlike in 2013, tyre warming will be allowed in the 2014 season.[1]
Calendar
The provisional calendar was announced during the final round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series season at Circuit Paul Ricard. However, to avoid date clashes with the FIA World Endurance Championship, a revised schedule was released, with rounds 2 and 5 being moved back one week. The first round will be held alongside the first round of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season at Silverstone Circuit.[2]
Additionally, all races will last an hour longer than in 2013, from three hours to four.
| Rnd |
Race |
Circuit |
Date |
| 1 |
4 Hours of Silverstone |
 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom |
19 April |
| 2 |
4 Hours of Imola |
 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy |
18 May |
| 3 |
4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |
 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria |
20 July |
| 4 |
4 Hours of Le Castellet |
 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France |
14 September |
| 5 |
4 Hours of Estoril |
 Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal |
19 October |
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