WEC News: Full 37-car '24 entry list revealed, 40 in '25

With 37 cars shown below for the 2024 WEC season, the series is pressing ahead with plans to expand the grid to 40 cars in 2025.

“We will go to 40 cars in 2025, definitely,” said Series boss Frederic Lequein. “I can tell you it is a kind of obsession at the office, but it is really difficult to find the right balance.

“We will not have the capacity to take everyone because we could have 43, 44, 45 cars in 2025.”

November 27, 2023

Next year’s FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will feature a record-breaking 19 Hypercars and 18 LMGT3 entries. A staggering number of 14 manufacturers will be represented across both classes – the highest in FIA WEC history.

Manufacturers competing in WEC next year include Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Isotta Fraschini, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota – all highlighting the continued growth of the world’s premier endurance racing series.

Several drivers have also been named – each team is required to submit a minimum of one driver per entered car. Notable names include seven-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi who will drive for Team WRT in LMGT3. Other surprises include newly-crowned LMP2 Champion Robert Kubica who will pilot the new AF Corse entered Ferrari 499P Hypercar. Former Haas F1 and current Mercedes F1 reserve driver Mick Schumacher has also made the switch to endurance racing after being announced in Alpine’s driver line-up.

Since the Hypercar class was introduced in 2021, the WEC has grown immeasurably, with the class reaching record numbers for the 2024 season. Nine manufacturers will compete in the Hypercar World Endurance Championship next year including reigning World Champions Toyota plus Cadillac, Ferrari, Peugeot and Porsche. Alpine will make the step up from LMP2 to Hypercar and will join newcomers BMW, Lamborghini and Isotta Fraschini.

Next year’s WEC also expands to eight rounds with the addition of Sao Paulo (Brazil) as the WEC makes a welcome return to South America. There will also be new rounds in Doha (Qatar) and Imola (Italy) plus a return to COTA in Texas, USA. The championship will travel to five regions – Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America and South America (Doha, Imola, Spa-Francorchamps, Le Mans, Sao Paulo, COTA, Fuji and Bahrain).

Also new for 2024, the WEC will consist of two classes: Hypercar and the all-new LMGT3 category. The latter replaces the LMGTE class that has been on the WEC grid since the series’ inaugural season in 2012. The new GT class will be based around FIA’s existing GT3 technical platform and will continue to focus on gentlemen drivers.

Full driver line-ups will be announced in due course.

WEC HYPERCAR

N°

TEAM

NAT

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

DRIVER 2

DRIVER 3

CADILLAC RACING

USA

Cadillac V-Series.R

Earl Bamber (NZL)

Alex Lynn (GBR)

TBC

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT

DEU

Porsche 963

Matt Campbell (AUS)

Michael Christensen (DNK)

Frédéric Makowiecki (FRA)

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT

DEU

Porsche 963

Kévin Estre (FRA)

André Lotterer (DEU)

Laurens Vanthoor (BEL)

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

JAP

Toyota GR010 – Hybrid

Mike Conway (GBR)

Kamui Kobayashi (JPN)

Nyck de Vries (NLD)

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

JAP

Toyota GR010 – Hybrid

Sébastien Buemi (CHE)

Brendon Hartley (NZL)

Ryo Hirakawa (JPN)

ISOTTA FRASCHINI

ITA

Isotta Fraschini Tipo6-C

TBC

Alejandro Garcia (MEX)

Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA)

HERTZ TEAM JOTA

GBR

Porsche 963

William Stevens (GBR)

TBC

BMW M TEAM WRT

BEL

BMW M Hybrid V8

Dries Vanthoor (BEL)

TBC

BMW M TEAM WRT

BEL

BMW M Hybrid V8

Sheldon Van Der Linde (ZAF)

TBC

ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM

FRA

Alpine A424

Matthieu Vaxiviere (FRA)

TBC

ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM

FRA

Alpine A424

Nicolas Lapierre (FRA)

TBC

HERTZ TEAM JOTA

GBR

Porsche 963

Oliver Rasmussen (DNK)

TBC

FERRARI AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 499P

Antonio Fuoco (ITA)

TBC

FERRARI AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 499P

Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA)

TBC

LAMBORGHINI IRON LYNX

ITA

Lamborghini SC63

Mirko Bortolotti (ITA)

TBC

AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 499P

Robert Kubica (POL)

TBC

PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES

FRA

Peugeot 9X8

Paul Di Resta (GBR)

TBC

PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES

FRA

Peugeot 9X8

Loïc Duval (FRA)

TBC

PROTON COMPETITION

ITA

Porsche 963

Harry Tincknell (GBR)

TBC

WEC LMGT3

N°

TEAM

NAT

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

DRIVER 2

DRIVER 3

HEART OF RACING TEAM

USA

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

Ian James (USA)

TBC

TEAM WRT

BEL

BMW M4 GT3

TBC

Augusto Farfus (BRA)

TEAM WRT

BEL

BMW M4 GT3

TBC

Valentino Rossi (ITA)

TBC

VISTA AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 296 GT3

Thomas Flohr (CHE)

Francesco Castellacci (ITA)

Davide Rigon (ITA)

VISTA AF CORSE

ITA

Ferrari 296 GT3

François Heriau (FRA)

Simon Mann (USA)

Alessio Rovera (ITA)

UNITED AUTOSPORTS

GBR

McLaren 720S GT3 Evo

TBC

Grégoire Saucy (CHE)

IRON LYNX

ITA

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

Claudio Schiavoni (ITA)

TBC

PROTON COMPETITION

DEU

Ford Mustang GT3

TBC

Ben Barker (GBR)

AKKODIS ASP TEAM

FRA

Lexus RC F GT3

TBC

Kelvin Van Der Linde (ZAF)

TF SPORT

GBR

Corvette Z06 GT3.R

TBC

Charlie Eastwood (IRL)

TF SPORT

GBR

Corvette Z06 GT3.R

TBC

Daniel Juncadella (ESP)

IRON DAMES

ITA

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

TBC

Michelle Gatting (DNK)

AKKODIS ASP TEAM

FRA

Lexus RC F GT3

TBC

Jose Maria Lopez (ARG)

PROTON COMPETITION

DEU

Ford Mustang GT3

Ryan Hardwick (USA)

TBC

MANTHEY EMA

DEU

Porsche 911 GT3 R

TBC

Richard Lietz (AUT)

MANTHEY PURERXCING

LTU

Porsche 911 GT3 R

Aliaksandr Malykhin (KNA)

Joel Sturm (DEU)

Klaus Bachler (AUT)

UNITED AUTOSPORTS

GBR

McLaren 720S GT3 Evo

TBC

Marino Sato (JPN)

TBC

777

D’STATION RACING

JAP

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

TBC

Marco Sorensen (DNK)

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