On 23 May 2018, the
Automobile Club de I'Ouest announced a brief outline for the 2020 Generation 2 Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) regulations, alongside new chassis models from four approved manufacturers –
Onroak Automotive (Ligier), Duqueine Automotive (
Norma),
ADESS AG and
Ginetta being announced as granted homologation for the new ruleset. On 7 February 2019, the ACO announced the new 2nd Generation Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) regulations, with full implementation due by 2021, and with the cars being expected to be raced from 2020 to 2024. Styling cues from the new Ginetta Akula supercar was incorporated into the bodywork of the car, while the bodywork was developed by the team who had worked on the
Ginetta G60-LT-P1 LMP1 car. It was subsequently revealed on 16 December 2019, that the car already completed over 2,000 km of testing at several tracks within the United Kingdom, with the car being tested by Ginetta factory drivers, as well as other drivers with race experience in the Gen 1 LMP3 cars, who have also accumulated significant mileage in the other Gen II LMP3 cars.
Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Evo In 2025, an updated version of the car, named the Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Evo, was released for use in the third generation of LMP3 competition.
Laurents Hörr, as well as Ginetta head of motorsport and former LMP1 driver Mike Simpson, took on testing roles in the early development phase. The brand later struck a deal with
DKR Engineering and entered the
European Le Mans Series, which Simpson described as a "milestone moment". The car achieved its first victory at the
2025 Road to Le Mans marquee race, as
Thomas Laurent and
Antti Rammo finished ninth overall and won the LMP3 Pro-Am class.
Wyatt Brichacek,
Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen and Rammo then gave Ginetta its first
ELMS podium since 2015 at the season-ending
4 Hours of Portimão. == References ==