Racing Series 2025 Masters Endurance Legends
Celebrating Modern Racing History!
When historic racing first began, back in the seventies, the cars were often only from the previous decade. For many years, the cut-off year for historic cars remained firmly fixed in the eighties, but more recently, the world of historic motorsport has been evolving, with the introduction of championships and series for cars from the nineties and even as late as the 21st century! One such championship is the Masters Endurance Legends, now in its eighth year. It was initially established for Le Mans prototypes and GTs from 1995 to 2010, but its eligibility cut-off year has gradually been extended and an eclectic range of cars now make up this exciting grid.
Many of the open-top prototypes in the Masters Endurance Legends series already appear historic when compared to today’s closed-top hypercars, but there is a wealth of history in the championships where these cars once competed. In the current structured world of sportscar racing, including series like WEC/ELMS and IMSA—now based on a standard set of rules for the first time in many years—titles such as the FIA Sports Racing World Cup, the International Sports Racing Series, the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, the United States Road Racing Championship, and Grand-Am conjuring up memories of days gone by. As the new LMH and LMDh classes gain traction and with Le Mans finally adapting to GT3, categories such as LMP1 and GTE are poised to become as historic and obsolete as GT1 and GT2 already are.
Masters Endurance Legends caters to a wide variety of exciting race cars eligible for major endurance racing events from 1995 to 2016 (2019 for GT3 cars). This unique series showcases prototype and GT race cars from this period at Europe’s premier racetracks, providing a home for numerous stunning vehicles.
The series is divided into three main eras: 1995-2004, 2005-2010 and 2011-2016. Each era is further categorised into six groups: Prototype 1, Prototype 2, Prototype 3, GT1, GT2, and GTC/3. This classification accommodates the various types of cars, allowing everyone to compete for awards.
Masters Endurance Legends races feature a mandatory pit stop within a ten-minute window halfway through each 40-minute race, adding an element of strategy to the competition. With elite drivers required to spend more time “stopped” in the pits, this ensures a balance between professional and gentlemen drivers as they push these beautiful cars to their limit.
