In the 2026 season, AO by TF once again returns to the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) as champions! The ELMS is an endurance championship that consists of six four-hour races across Europe. Within this series are four classes, all competing at the same time. The top class is LMP2, then LMP2 PRO/AM, LMP3, and LMGT3. The LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype) cars are closed-cockpit prototype race cars, all using the Gibson V8 engine.
While the LMP2 class has a mandatory Silver-rated driver, the PRO/AM class has a mandatory Bronze-rated driver in each entry. The LMP3 class is comprised of entry-level prototypes, which are slower and less complex than the LMP2 machines. The LMGT3 class utilizes GT3-spec machines that are based on road cars but modified for professional racing.
Just like IMSA WeatherTech, all competitors race within their group for the class win and overall position at the same time. Because of this, traffic management becomes a crucial part of the race as competitors constantly manage faster and slower cars outside of their class.
At the end of the season, the winners of each class championship will receive an invite to the 2027 24 Hours of Le Mans, so every point counts! This season, we are competing with Spike the dragon in the LMP2 PRO/AM class, with returning drivers PJ Hyett, Louis Deletraz, and Dane Cameron. Not only are we defending our championship title, but for an entry to the most iconic sports car race in the world!
Hyett, team owner and driver at AO Racing, has proven himself a formidable competitor in sports car racing, earning the most pole positions of any IMSA WeatherTech driver in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He secured his first LMP2 prototype win at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, and closed out the year as a series champion in IMSA WeatherTech and ELMS.
Delétraz returns to the team as the 2025 series champion, adding the recent title to his four other endurance racing LMP2 championship successes. In 2024, he won Hyperpole at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with AO by TF, and won with the team in 2025.
Dane Cameron is a seasoned IMSA champion with extensive experience across prototype and GT machinery. The six-time professional sports car racing titleholder competes alongside Hyett in AO Racing’s full-season IMSA campaign, also defending the European Le Mans Series championship title.
This car seamlessly melds performance, technology, and safety. Its carbon fiber and honeycomb monocoque chassis, measuring 4.745 mm in length, 1.895 mm in width, and 1.045 mm in height, ensures a lightweight yet robust foundation, weighing only 930 kg.
The heart of this marvel is the Gibson GK-428 engine – a 4200 cc normally aspirated 90-degree V8, producing an astounding 603 bhp with a max rev limit of 9,000 RPM. Controlled by a Cosworth engine electronic unit, it features a dry sump and staged oil pump.
The suspension system employs double wishbones with pushrod technology and adjustable PKM shocks. Customizable tire choices (30-68/R18 front, 31-71/R18 rear) adorn 12.5″ x 18″ front rims and 13″ x 18″ rear rims.
Efficient power transmission comes from the Xtrac six-speed sequential gearbox with steering wheel-mounted paddles and a pneumatic paddle shift system. Ventilated carbon discs and six monobloc calipers provide formidable braking power.