2023 24 Hours of Le Mans - Race Start. Photo courtesy of Ferrari

WEC News: 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry List released

The world’s biggest manufacturers are gearing up for the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, round four of FIA WEC (15- 16 June). With the list of drivers set to take part unveiled today, here’s a rundown of all you need to know. (Entry List at end of article)

Hypercar reaches new heights

The premium class of endurance has attracted a bumper field of 23 cars entered by nine different manufacturers: Ferrari, Alpine, BMW, Isotta Fraschini, Peugeot, Lamborghini, Cadillac, Toyota and Porsche. The drivers list features some of the most experienced racers in the business with a glittering array of achievements to their name. They include four-time Le Mans winner Sébastien Buemi, three-time winner André Lotterer, and Kévin Estre, winner of the FIA WEC championship title and the LMGTE Pro class at the French endurance classic. All the makings of a historic battle!

LMGT3 enters the fray

While the spotlight will be on the Hypercars, the new LMGT3 class is shaping up to be just as exciting. It will also comprise 23 cars built by nine leading manufacturers: Aston Martin, Ford, BMW, Lamborghini, Porsche, Lexus, Corvette, McLaren and, with a brand new model, Ferrari. The mix of LMGT3s and Hypercars promises a level of diversity rarely seen at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The LMGT3 driver contingent will feature Le Mans veterans such as Thomas Flohr, set to make his eighth appearance. At the other end of the scale, Kelvin van der Linde will make his first start in the race despite more than a decade of GT experience.

A treat in store in LMP2

The LMP2 class is always hotly contested and the 16 prototypes set for to compete this year will undoubtedly put on a superb show. Former 24 Hours class winners, such as Ben Keating and François Perrodo, will have their work cut out to fend off an armada of hungry young talent led by Louis Delétraz, hoping to go one better after two second places. Meanwhile Fabio Scherer, now with Nielsen Racing, will attempt to double up after his 2023 success. With high-flying teams of the calibre of United Autosports and Inter Europol Competition in the field, fans will undoubtedly be treated to a top-level race.

From Formula One to the 24 Hours

Since the premier single-seater championship was created in 1950, a host of Formula One heroes have taken up the Le Mans challenge and 2024 will be no exception. The 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button will fly the Hypercar flag for Hertz Team Jota and Antonio Giovinazzi, winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary race in a Ferrari, will be back to defend his team’s crown. They will be joined by other former Formula One stars who have made the switch to endurance at Le Mans, including Robert Kubica, Nyck de Vries, Romain Grosjean and Mick Schumacher this year.

A pink Lamborghini

The Iron Dames are back with a new line-up and a new car. The outfit has chosen to run a Lamborghini Huracán LMGT3 Evo2 for the 2024 FIA WEC. Rising French star Doriane Pin, who has already raced at Le Mans, will share the wheel with Sarah Bovy and Michelle Gatting. Last November, the Iron Dames won the 8 Hours of Bahrain – a first for an all-female trio of drivers at this level of competition. On 15-16 June, they will be among the favourites to add a new line to their already impressive track record.

A nine-time world champion on the grid

Valentino Rossi, nine-time world motorcycle GP champion, will make his 24 Hours of Le Mans début in LMGT3. Since appearing at the Circuit des 24 Heures in the 2023 Road To Le Mans support race, Rossi has joined forces with Ahmad Al Harthy and Maxime Martin in a BMW M4 LMGT3 for Team WRT. The three men made the podium in the second round of the 2024 FIA WEC, the 6 Hours of Imola. The 24 Hours of Le Mans challenge is on a different scale, but the Italian is no stranger to the spotlight and can count on the support of thousands of fans.

HYPERCAR

TEAM

NAT

T

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

C

DRIVER 2

C

DRIVER 3

2

CADILLAC RACING

WEC

USA

M

Cadillac V-Series.R

HY

Earl Bamber (NZL)

P

Alex Lynn (GBR)

P

Alex Palou (ESP)

P

3

CADILLAC RACING

USA

M

Cadillac V-Series.R

HY

Sébastien Bourdais (FRA)

P

Renger van der Zande (NLD)

P

Scott Dixon (NZL)

P

4

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT

DEU

M

Porsche 963

HY

Mathieu Jaminet (FRA)

P

Felipe Nasr (BRA)

P

Nick Tandy (GBR)

P

5

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT

WEC

DEU

M

Porsche 963

HY

Matt Campbell (AUS)

P

Michael Christensen (DNK)

P

Frédéric Makowiecki (FRA)

P

6

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT

WEC

DEU

M

Porsche 963

HY

Kévin Estre (FRA)

P

André Lotterer (DEU)

P

Laurens Vanthoor (BEL)

P

7

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

WEC

JPN

M

Toyota GR010 – Hybrid

HY

Mike Conway (GBR)

P

Kamui Kobayashi (JPN)

P

Nyck de Vries (NLD)

P

8

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

WEC

JPN

M

Toyota GR010 – Hybrid

HY

Sébastien Buemi (CHE)

P

Brendon Hartley (NZL)

P

Ryo Hirakawa (JPN)

P

11

ISOTTA FRASCHINI

WEC

ITA

M

Isotta Fraschini Tipo6-C

HY

Carl Wattana Bennett (THA)

S

Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA)

P

Antonio Serravalle (CAN)

S

12

HERTZ TEAM JOTA

WEC

GBR

M

Porsche 963

HY

William Stevens (GBR)

P

Norman Nato (FRA)

G

Callum Ilott (GBR)

P

15

BMW M TEAM WRT

WEC

BEL

M

BMW M Hybrid V8

HY

Dries Vanthoor (BEL)

P

Raffaele Marciello (CHE)

P

Marco Wittmann (DEU)

P

19

LAMBORGHINI IRON LYNX

ITA

M

Lamborghini SC63

HY

Romain Grosjean (FRA)

P

Andrea Caldarelli (ITA)

P

Matteo Cairoli (ITA)

P

20

BMW M TEAM WRT

WEC

BEL

M

BMW M Hybrid V8

HY

Sheldon van der Linde (ZAF)

P

Robin Frijns (NLD)

P

René Rast (DEU)

P

35

ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM

WEC

FRA

M

Alpine A424

HY

Paul-Loup Chatin (FRA)

G

Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen (AUT)

G

Charles Milesi (FRA)

G

36

ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM

WEC

FRA

M

Alpine A424

HY

Nicolas Lapierre (FRA)

P

Mick Schumacher (DEU)

P

Matthieu Vaxivière (FRA)

G

38

HERTZ TEAM JOTA

WEC

GBR

M

Porsche 963

HY

Oliver Rasmussen (DNK)

G

Philip Hanson (GBR)

G

Jenson Button (GBR)

P

50

FERRARI AF CORSE

WEC

ITA

M

Ferrari 499P

HY

Antonio Fuoco (ITA)

P

Miguel Molina (ESP)

P

Nicklas Nielsen (DNK)

P

51

FERRARI AF CORSE

WEC

ITA

M

Ferrari 499P

HY

Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA)

P

James Calado (GBR)

P

Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA)

P

63

LAMBORGHINI IRON LYNX

WEC

ITA

M

Lamborghini SC63

HY

Mirko Bortolotti (ITA)

P

Daniil Kvyat

P

Edoardo Mortara (ITA)

P

83

AF CORSE

WEC

ITA

M

Ferrari 499P

HY

Robert Kubica (POL)

P

Robert Shwartzman (ISR)

P

Yifei Ye (CHN)

G

93

PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES

WEC

FRA

M

Peugeot 9X8

HY

Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA)

P

Mikkel Jensen (DNK)

P

Nico Müller (CHE)

P

94

PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES

WEC

FRA

M

Peugeot 9X8

HY

Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL)

P

Paul Di Resta (GBR)

P

Loïc Duval (FRA)

P

99

PROTON COMPETITION

WEC

DEU

M

Porsche 963

HY

Neel Jani (CHE)

P

Harry Tincknell (GBR)

P

Julien Andlauer (FRA)

G

311

WHELEN CADILLAC RACING

INV

USA

M

Cadillac V-Series.R

HY

Luis Felipe Derani (BRA)

P

Jack Aitken (GBR)

P

Felipe Drugovich (BRA)

P

23

 

LMP2

TEAM

NAT

T

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

C

DRIVER 2

C

DRIVER 3

9

PROTON COMPETITION

DEU

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Jonas Ried (DEU)

S

Maceo Capietto (FRA)

S

Bent Viscaal (NLD)

G

10

VECTOR SPORT

GBR

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Ryan Cullen (GBR)

S

Patrick Pilet (FRA)

P

Stéphane Richelmi (MCO)

G

14

AO by TF

USA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Pro/Am

PJ Hyett (USA)

B

Louis Delétraz (CHE)

G

Alex Quinn (GBR)

G

22

UNITED AUTOSPORTS

GBR

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Oliver Jarvis (GBR)

P

Bijoy Garg (USA)

S

Nolan Siegel (USA)

G

23

UNITED AUTOSPORTS USA

INV

USA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Pro/Am

Ben Keating (USA)

B

Filipe Albuquerque (PRT)

P

Ben Hanley (GBR)

G

24

NIELSEN RACING

GBR

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Fabio Scherer (CHE)

G

David Heinemeier Hansson (DNK)

S

Kyffin Simpson (USA)

G

25

ALGARVE PRO RACING

INV

PRT

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Matthias Kaiser (LIE)

S

Olli Caldwell (GBR)

G

Roman De Angelis (CAN)

G

28

IDEC SPORT

FRA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Paul Lafargue (FRA)

S

Job van Uitert (NLD)

G

Reshad de Gerus (FRA)

G

30

DUQUEINE TEAM

FRA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Pro/Am

John Falb (USA)

B

James Allen (AUS)

G

Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (FRA)

G

33

DKR ENGINEERING

LUX

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Pro/Am

Alexander Mattschull (DEU)

B

Rene Binder (AUT)

G

Laurents Horr (DEU)

G

34

INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION

POL

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Jakub Smiechowski (POL)

S

Vladislav Lomko (GRD)

G

Clément Novalak (FRA)

G

37

COOL RACING

INV

CHE

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Lorenzo Fluxa (ESP)

S

Malthe Jakobsen (DNK)

G

Ritomo Miyata (JPN)

P

45

CROWDSTRIKE RACING by APR

INV

PRT

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Pro/Am

George Kurtz (USA)

B

Colin Braun (USA)

G

Nicky Catsburg (NLD)

P

47

COOL RACING

CHE

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Pro/Am

Naveen Rao (USA)

B

Matthew Bell (GBR)

G

Frederik Vesti (DNK)

P

65

PANIS RACING

FRA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Pro/Am

Rodrigo Sales (USA)

B

Mathias Beche (CHE)

G

Scott Huffaker (USA)

G

183

AF CORSE

INV

ITA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Pro/Am

François Perrodo (FRA)

B

Ben Barnicoat (GBR)

P

Nicolas Varrone (ARG)

G

16

 

LMGT3

TEAM

NAT

T

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

C

DRIVER 2

C

DRIVER 3

27

HEART OF RACING TEAM

WEC

USA

G

Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3

Ian James (USA)

B

Daniel Mancinelli (ITA)

S

Alex Riberas (ESP)

G

31

TEAM WRT

WEC

BEL

G

BMW M4 LMGT3

Darren Leung (GBR)

B

Sean Gelael (IDN)

S

Augusto Farfus (BRA)

P

44

PROTON COMPETITION

INV

DEU

G

Ford Mustang LMGT3

Christian Ried (DEU)

B

Ben Tuck (GBR)

S

Christopher Mies (DEU)

P

46

TEAM WRT

WEC

BEL

G

BMW M4 LMGT3

Ahmad Al Harthy (OMN)

B

Valentino Rossi (ITA)

S

Maxime Martin (BEL)

P

54

VISTA AF CORSE

WEC

ITA

G

Ferrari 296 LMGT3

Thomas Flohr (CHE)

B

Francesco Castellacci (ITA)

S

Davide Rigon (ITA)

P

55

VISTA AF CORSE

WEC

ITA

G

Ferrari 296 LMGT3

François Heriau (FRA)

B

Simon Mann (USA)

S

Alessio Rovera (ITA)

P

59

UNITED AUTOSPORTS

WEC

GBR

G

McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo

James Cottingham (GBR)

B

Nicolas Costa (BRA)

S

Grégoire Saucy (CHE)

G

60

IRON LYNX

WEC

ITA

G

Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 Evo2

Claudio Schiavoni (ITA)

B

Matteo Cressoni (ITA)

S

Franck Perera (FRA)

P

66

JMW MOTORSPORT

GBR

G

Ferrari 296 LMGT3

Giacomo Petrobelli (ITA)

B

Larry ten Voorde (NLD)

G

Salih Yoluc (TUR)

S

70

INCEPTION RACING

INV

GBR

G

McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo

Brendan Iribe (USA)

B

Ollie Millroy (GBR)

S

Frederik Schandorff (DNK)

G

77

PROTON COMPETITION

WEC

DEU

G

Ford Mustang LMGT3

Ryan Hardwick (USA)

B

Zacharie Robichon (CAN)

S

Benjamin Barker (GBR)

G

78

AKKODIS ASP TEAM

WEC

FRA

G

Lexus RC F LMGT3

Arnold Robin (FRA)

B

Timur Boguslavskiy

S

Kelvin Van Der Linde (ZAF)

P

81

TF SPORT

WEC

GBR

G

Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R

Tom Van Rompuy (BEL)

B

Rui Andrade (AGO)

S

Charlie Eastwood (IRL)

G

82

TF SPORT

WEC

GBR

G

Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R

Hiroshi Koizumi (JPN)

B

Sébastien Baud (FRA)

S

Daniel Juncadella (ESP)

P

85

IRON DAMES

WEC

ITA

G

Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 Evo2

Sarah Bovy (BEL)

B

Michelle Gatting (DNK)

G

Doriane Pin (FRA)

S

86

GR RACING

GBR

G

Ferrari 296 LMGT3

Michael Wainwright (GBR)

B

Daniel Serra (BRA)

P

Riccardo Pera (ITA)

S

87

AKKODIS ASP TEAM

WEC

FRA

G

Lexus RC F LMGT3

Takeshi Kimura (JPN)

B

Esteban Masson (FRA)

S

Jose Maria Lopez (ARG)

P

88

PROTON COMPETITION

WEC

DEU

G

Ford Mustang LMGT3

Giorgio Roda (ITA)

B

Mikkel Pedersen (DNK)

S

Dennis Olsen (NOR)

P

91

MANTHEY EMA

WEC

DEU

G

Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3

Yasser Shahin (AUS)

B

Morris Schuring (NLD)

S

Richard Lietz (AUT)

P

92

MANTHEY PURERXCING

WEC

LTU

G

Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3

Aliaksandr Malykhin (KNA)

B

Joel Sturm (DEU)

S

Klaus Bachler (AUT)

P

95

UNITED AUTOSPORTS

WEC

GBR

G

McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo

Hiroshi Hamaguchi (JPN)

B

Nicolas Pino (CHL)

S

Marino Sato (JPN)

G

155

SPIRIT OF RACE

CHE

G

Ferrari 296 LMGT3

Johnny Laursen (DNK)

B

Conrad Laursen (DNK)

S

Jordan Taylor (USA)

P

777

D’STATION RACING

WEC

JPN

G

Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3

Satoshi Hoshino (JPN)

B

Erwan Bastard (FRA)

S

Marco Sorensen (DNK)

P

23

62

Pos

RESERVE CARS

CAT

NAT

T

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

DRIVER 2

DRIVER 3

1

79

PROTON COMPETITION

H

DEU

M

Porsche 963

HY

Gianmaria Bruni (ITA)

P

TBC

TBC

2

43

INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION

LMP2

POL

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Clément Novalak (FRA)

G

Vladislav Lomko

G

TBC

3

72

RACING SPIRIT OF LEMAN

LMGT3

CHE

G

Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3

Derek Deboer (USA)

B

Valentin Hasse-Clot (FRA)

G

Maxime Robin (FRA)

S

4

74

KESSEL RACING

LMGT3

CHE

G

Ferrari 296 LMGT3

John Hartshorne (GBR)

B

Ben Tuck (GBR)

S

TBC

5

41

STAYSAIL MOTORSPORT

LMP2

USA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Michael Dinan (USA)

S

TBC

TBC

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CATEGORIZATION – P : PLATINUM / G : GOLD / S : SILVER / B : BRONZE