WEC: Spa entry list sees 13 Hypercars including extra Cadillac

The entry list for the upcoming TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps (27-29 April) – round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship – will feature a record number of 13 Hypercars.

Cadillac Racing will add a second Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar to compete at the Belgian WEC round co-driven by Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande. The American-flagged team will use the additional No. 3 Hypercar as key preparation for 24 Hours of Le Mans the following month. For teams, Spa-Francorchamps serves as the final dress rehearsal for Le Mans – one last test under racing conditions.

“We’re excited for the opportunity to bring another Cadillac to the race at Spa,” explained GM sports car racing program manager, Laura Wontrop Klauser. “Any opportunity that we have to prepare for Le Mans within the WEC rules and regulations is great. This will get the team even more ready to tackle that race as well as an opportunity to bring more Cadillac participation to the European race.”

Another new addition to the Hypercar category will be the No. 38 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963 – the British-based team progressing up to the Hypercar class after two races in Sebring and Portimao with the Oreca 07 Gibson LMP2 car. The squad has listed drivers Antonio Felix da Costa, Will Stevens and Yifei Ye for its Hypercar debut.

Toyota Gazoo Racing clinched the first win of the WEC season at Sebring with a commanding one-two finish, with Ferrari AF Corse claiming the third step of the podium. While Toyota have set the bar high with the speed and reliability of its Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar, there is plenty of competition in the WEC’s headline category as Ferrari proved by starting Sebring from pole position.

Porsche Penske Motorsport will be boosted by extra support from the home fans as Belgian driver Laurens Vanthoor will compete in the No. 6 Porsche 963. Vanthoor’s team-mate Andre Lotterer also has strong links to Belgium having been raised in the country. Peugeot TotalEnergies’ two Peugeot 9X8 Hypercars, Floyd Vanwall Racing Team and Glickenhaus Racing will also be at Spa with their Hypercar challengers.

The highly-competitive LMP2 class will see 11 Oreca 07 Gibson cars go head-to-head on the iconic circuit which is famed for sections including La Source, Blanchimont, Stavelot and, of course, the legendary Eau Rouge. All eyes will be on Belgian-based squad Team WRT as they look to secure their second win in a row at their home circuit. They will, however, face still competition from United Autosports (Filipe Albuquerque and Tom Blomqvist return to the team for Spa), Alpine Elf Team and Prema Racing – all of whom will field two cars, as well as single car entries from Vector Sport, JOTA and Inter Europol Competition.

Fourteen cars make up the LMGTE Am category at Spa with three local drivers representing their home nation. Sarah Bovy from Iron Dames will be eager to replicate her superb performance in the Porsche 911 RSR from the recent 1000 Miles of Sebring where she claimed pole position for the all-female line-up. Other Belgian drivers include Alessio Picariello (Iron Lynx) and Ulysse de Pauw (AF Corse).

Race Timetable

Thursday 27 April

Free Practice 1: 11h30 – 13h00

Free Practice 2: 16h20 – 17h50

Friday 28 April

Free Practice 3: 11h00 – 12h00

Qualifying: 17h00 – 18h05

Saturday 29 April

Race: 12h45 – 18h45

Entry List

N°

HYPERCAR

NAT

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

DRIVER 2

DRIVER 3

CADILLAC RACING

USA

Cadillac V-Series.R

Hybrid

Earl Bamber (NZL)

Alex Lynn (GBR)

Richard Westbrook (GBR)

CADILLAC RACING

USA

Cadillac V-Series.R

Hybrid

Sébastien Bourdais (FRA)

Renger Van der Zande (NLD)

–

FLOYD VANWALL RACING TEAM

AUT

Vanwall Vandervell 680

Tom Dillmann (FRA)

Esteban Guerrieri (ARG)

Jacques Villeneuve (CAN)

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT

DEU

Porsche 963

Hybrid

Dane Cameron (USA)

Michael Christensen (DNK)

Frédéric Makowiecki (FRA)

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT

DEU

Porsche 963

Hybrid

Kévin Estre (FRA)

André Lotterer (DEU)

Laurens Vanthoor (BEL)

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

JPN

Toyota GR010 – Hybrid

Hybrid

Mike Conway (GBR)

Kamui Kobayashi (JPN)

Jose Maria Lopez (ARG)

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

JPN

Toyota GR010 – Hybrid

Hybrid

Sébastien Buemi (CHE)

Brendon Hartley (NZL)

Ryo Hirakawa (JPN)

HERTZ TEAM JOTA

GBR

Porsche 963

Hybrid

António Félix da Costa (PRT)

William Stevens (GBR)

Yifei Ye (CHN)

FERRARI AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 499P

Hybrid

Antonio Fuoco (ITA)

Miguel Molina (ESP)

Nicklas Nielsen (DNK)

FERRARI AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 499P

Hybrid

Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA)

James Calado (GBR)

Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA

PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES

FRA

Peugeot 9X8

Hybrid

Paul Di Resta (GBR)

Mikkel Jensen (DNK)

Jean-Éric Vergne (FRA)

PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES

FRA

Peugeot 9X8

Hybrid

Loic Duval (FRA)

Gustavo Menezes (USA)

Nico Müller (CHE)

708

GLICKENHAUS RACING

USA

Glickenhaus 007

Romain Dumas (FRA)

Olivier Pla (FRA)

TBA

N°

LMP2

NAT

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

DRIVER 2

DRIVER 3

PREMA RACING

ITA

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Filip Ugran (ROU)

Bent Viscaal (NLD)

Andrea Caldarelli (ITA)

VECTOR SPORT

GBR

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Ryan Cullen (GBR)

Matthias Kaiser (LIE)

Gabriel Aubry (FRA)

UNITED AUTOSPORTS

GBR

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Frederick Lubin (GBR)

Philip Hanson GBR)

Filipe Albuquerque (PRT)

UNITED AUTOSPORTS

GBR

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Joshua Pierson (USA)

Tom Blomqvist (GBR)

Oliver Jarvis (GBR)

JOTA

GBR

Oreca 07 – Gibson

David Heinemeier Hansson (DNK)

Pietro Fittipaldi (BRA)

Oliver Rasmussen (DNK)

TEAM WRT

BEL

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Sean Gelael (IDN)

Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen (AUT)

Robin Frijns (NLD)

INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION

POL

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Jakub Smiechowski (POL)

Fabio Scherer (CHE)

Albert Costa (ESP)

ALPINE ELF TEAM

FRA

Oreca 07 – Gibson

André Negrão (BRA)

Memo Rojas (MEX)

Oliver Caldwell (GBR)

ALPINE ELF TEAM

FRA

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Matthieu Vaxiviere (FRA)

Julien Canal (FRA)

Charles Milesi (FRA)

TEAM WRT

BEL

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Rui Andrade (AGO)

Robert Kubica (POL)

Louis Delétraz (CHE)

PREMA RACING

ITA

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Doriane Pin (FRA)

Mirko Bortolotti (ITA)

Daniil Kvyat

N°

LMGTE Am

NAT

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

DRIVER 2

DRIVER 3

AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Diego Alessi (ITA)

Simon Mann (USA)

Ulysse de Pauw (BEL)

ORT BY TF

OMN

Aston Martin Vantage AMR

Ahmad Al Harthy (OMN)

Michael Dinan (USA)

Charlie Eastwood (IRL)

CORVETTE RACING

USA

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R

Ben Keating (USA)

Nicolas Varrone (ARG)

Nicky Catsburg (NLD)

AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Thomas Flohr (CHE)

Francesco Castellacci (ITA)

Davide Rigon (ITA)

PROJECT 1 – AO

DEU

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

PJ Hyett (USA)

Gunnar Jeannette (USA)

Matteo Cairoli (ITA)

KESSEL RACING

CHE

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Takeshi Kimura (JPN)

Scott Huffaker (USA)

Daniel Serra (BRA)

IRON LYNX

ITA

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Claudio Schiavoni (ITA)

Matteo Cressoni (ITA)

Alessio Picariello (BEL)

DEMPSEY-PROTON RACING

DEU

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Christian Ried (DEU)

Mikkel Pedersen (DNK)

Julien Andlauer (FRA)

RICHARD MILLE AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Luis Perez Companc (ARG)

Lilou Wadoux (FRA)

Alessio Rovera (ITA)

IRON DAMES

ITA

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Sarah Bovy (BEL)

Michelle Gatting (DNK)

Rahel Frey (CHE)

GR RACING

GBR

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Michael Wainwright (GBR)

Riccardo Pera (ITA)

Benjamin Barker (GBR)

PROTON COMPETITION

DEU

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Ryan Hardwick (USA)

Zacharie Robichon (CAN)

Harry Tincknell (GBR)

NORTHWEST AMR

CAN

Aston Martin Vantage AMR

Paul Dalla Lana (CAN)

Axcil Jefferies (GBR)

Nicki Thiim (DNK)

777

D’STATION RACING

JPN

Aston Martin Vantage AMR

Satoshi Hoshino (JPN)

Casper Stevenson (GBR)

Tomonobu Fujii (JPN)