VDS Panis Seals ELMS LMP2 Crown With Portimão Win as 2026 Le Mans Invites Confirmed

The finale at Portimão locked in ELMS titles that deliver 2026 Le Mans entries for the champions plus Inter Europol as runner-up.

Overview

VDS Panis clinched the 2025 ELMS LMP2 title with a commanding Portimão victory by Oliver Gray, Esteban Masson and Charles Milesi, their third win of the season by 5.5 seconds.
Inter Europol finished second in the race and the championship, with IDEC Sport completing the overall podium.
AO by TF captured the LMP2 Pro/Am championship with a second-place class finish after Algarve Pro’s #20 lost multiple laps following contact with Iron Lynx; TDS won the class on the day.
TF Sport’s No. 82 Corvette won LMGT3 to seal the class championship after late pressure from United Autosports’ McLaren, with Iron Dames taking third.
ELMS-linked 2026 Le Mans invitations were confirmed for VDS Panis, Inter Europol, AO by TF and TF Sport, with CLX Motorsport already qualified via its LMP3 title, and AO’s PJ Hyett planning to ask the ACO to field both ‘Spike’ and ‘Rexy.’