Thirty-seven cars for MLMC race at Monza

LMP3

The LMP3 grid will feature 22 Nissan powered Ligier JS P320 and 8 Duqueine M30-D08, with teams and drivers from 19 different nations. The LMP3 grid will also feature two Italian teams – AF Corse and TS Corse – with one Italian driver, Pietro Peccenini in the no73 TS Corse Duqueine-Nissan.

After two podium finishes at the Road to Le Mans, including victory in the first race, Tom Dillmann and Alexander Mattschull hold an 18-point championship lead in the no10 Racing Spirit of Leman Ligier. The Round 1 winning crew will be hoping for better luck in the second Italian race on the 2022 calendar after failing to score in Round 2 in Imola last May.

The no69 Cool Racing Ligier of Maurice Smith and Malthe Jakobsen are currently lying in second place overall on 31 points following their victory in Imola, just six ahead of reigning champions Colin Noble and Tony Wells in the no7 Nielsen Racing Ligier. The 3rd to 6th placed cars are split by just 4 points with the no23 United Autosports Ligier on 24 points, the no29 MV2S Forestier Racing Ligier on 23 and the no11 WTM Racing Duqueine on 21 points.

Freddie Hunt and Mads Siljehaug had a good run at Le Mans in the no76 Reiter Engineering Ligier, finishing 5th after leading for several laps in the first race and then finishing second overall in the second race but taking the maximum 15 points as they were the first MLMC entered car past the chequered flag.

GT3

Once again, the GT3 grid will feature quality over quantity, with Honda versus Ferrari versus Porsche versus Aston Martin.

With two podium finishes at Road to Le Mans, including victory in the second race of the weekend, the no55 GMB Motorsport Honda NSX GT3 of Kasper H Jensen and Kristian Poulsen moved back into the championship lead with 59 points, 8 points ahead of their teammates Gustav Birch and Jens Moller in the no44 Honda.

The no99 Bullitt Racing Aston Martin Vantage also had a good run at Le Mans with Valentin Hasse-Clot claiming pole position in the first race of the weekend and then securing a podium finish in race 2 for Hasse-Clot and Stephen Pattrick to head to Monza in third place in the championship standings with 45 points.

The no46 Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT3 R also had a good Road to le Mans with Fabio Babini and Emanuele Busnelli standing on the top step of the podium in race 1 and then finishing fourth in race 2 and are 4th in the championship standings on 44 points, just 15 points behind the no55 GMB Motorsport Honda.

Italian team AF Corse will be running two Ferrari 488 GT3 at the home of the Prancing Horse, with Andrea Montermini racing with Swiss driver Gino Forgione for his home event.

The Monza Round of the 2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup will take place on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd July, with two free practice sessions on Friday followed by qualifying and the race on Saturday.