FR Double champion 2026

Belgian endurance team

double championMotorsport98

Double LMP3 Pro/Am champion of the Michelin Le Mans Cup, 2025 and 2026.

The 2026 seasonExplore the car

01 / 05 · Engine

Toyota twin-turbo V6

Behind the driver, a 3.5-litre twin-turbo Toyota V6 (V35A-FTS). Its power goes to the rear wheels through a six-speed Xtrac sequential gearbox, operated by the paddles on the steering wheel.

  • 470 hpof power
  • 3,445 ccsix cylinders in a V
  • 6gears

02 / 05 · Aerodynamics

Downforce above all

Rear wing, central fin, flat floor and diffuser: at high speed, the air presses the car onto the track and lets it take corners far faster than a road car.

  • 1adjustable wing
  • 1safety fin
  • Flat floorand diffuser

03 / 05 · Cockpit

A carbon tub

The drivers sit in a carbon tub, with Zylon side panels against intrusion. A Bronze driver and a professional driver share the wheel during the race.

  • Carbonmonocoque
  • Zylonside panels
  • 2drivers per car

04 / 05 · Front

Splitter and headlights

The front splitter sets the car’s balance. The LED headlights are also used to warn slower cars: a flash of the lights, and you pass.

  • Splitteradjustable front
  • LEDsfor the headlights
  • Michelincontrol tyres

05 / 05 · Wheels and brakes

Brake late, pull away hard

Six-piston Brembo callipers and 360 mm discs on all four wheels, adjustable Öhlins dampers: the car is set up for every circuit.

  • 6pistons per calliper
  • 360 mmbrake discs
  • Öhlinsdampers

Michelin Le Mans Cup · LMP3 Pro/Am

two seasons,Two titles

Back in the Le Mans Cup in 2025 with the new Ligier JS P325, Eric De Doncker and Gillian Henrion’s #98 finished both seasons on top of the championship.

2026

LMP3 Pro/Am Champion

121 points · 3 wins (Le Castellet, Le Mans, Spa)

Eric De Doncker & Gillian Henrion

2025

LMP3 Pro/Am Champion

88 points · 2 wins (Spa, Portimão)

Eric De Doncker & Gillian Henrion

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2LMP3 Pro/Am titles
6wins
11podiums
7Le Mans Cup seasons

season2026

Six rounds, 3 wins, 121 points: the title by 8 points. All results →

R1 🇪🇸 Barcelona P68 pts R2 🇫🇷 Le Castellet P125 pts R3 🇫🇷 Road to Le Mans P138+1 pts R4 🇧🇪 Spa-Francorchamps P125 pts R5 🇬🇧 Silverstone P412 pts R6 🇵🇹 Portimão P412 pts

finalStandings

LMP3 Pro/Am teams, official standings after six rounds.

Pos.TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6Points
1#98 Motorsport9882538+1251212121
2#66 Rinaldi Racing181527102518113
3#71 Rinaldi Racing1201818182591
4#62 Bretton Racing251891281082
5#34 Inter Europol Competition10+112+1015+16+115+163
Gillian Henrion and Eric De Doncker, in white race suits, either side of Motorsport98’s Ligier #98

The crew

A Belgian,
a Frenchman

Eric De Doncker, the boss, from Brussels, Bronze driver and founder of the team. Gillian Henrion, the professional, from Lorraine, already a Le Mans Cup champion in 2023.

Meet the team

since2017

From the first Ligier JS P3 to two titles. Full record →

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Ligier JS P325 · twin-turbo V6 · 470 hp

theCar

Spin it round, get close to the engine, the wing, the cockpit.

See the #98 in 3D

in thePress

Everything about the team, updated on its own. All news →

12 Oct 2026Michelin Le Mans Cup : De Doncker, Henrion et Motorsport98 doublent la mise en LMP3 Pro/AmSpeedactionTV.be ↗ 12 Oct 2026Les champions fêtés à la soirée de fin de saisonDailysportscar ↗ 10 Oct 2026R-ace GP Wins Le Mans Cup Finale As Class Champions Crowneddailysportscar.com ↗ 10 Oct 2026Nouveau titre pour Éric De Doncker et Motorsport98 en Michelin Le Mans Cup !DHnet ↗ 10 Oct 2026Portimão: tweede titel op rij voor Eric De Doncker en Motorsport98Autosport.be ↗ 10 Oct 2026Éric De Doncker verlengt zijn titel in Michelin Le Mans CupStarsporttv ↗