WEC News: Entry List for 93rd running of 24 Hours of Le Mans
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has unveiled the provisional entry list for this year’s 93rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (11-15 June), with a capacity 62-car grid poised to take to the track and the prospect of an ‘epic’ battle for honors.
Last year’s Le Mans event attracted a record-breaking 329,000 spectators, who were treated to a spellbinding spectacle – and more of the same is in store 12 months on.
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As the fourth round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship campaign, all 36 FIA WEC regulars are on the list, with double points on offer by dint of the race’s duration and prestige.
The headlining Hypercar field features 21 Le Mans entries representing eight different manufacturers – Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota.
Ferrari is targeting a third straight success at La Sarthe, and will be buoyed by its form in the 2025 FIA WEC curtain-raising contest last week in Qatar, where its trio of 499P prototypes locked out all three places on the podium.
Porsche is the most prolific winner of the Le Mans race – with 19 outright victories to its credit to-date – while Alpine, BMW, Peugeot and Toyota have all similarly triumphed in the French classic. The same can be said of Aston Martin – which conquered the event in 1959 – and the iconic British brand is now back in endurance racing’s top-flight with a brace of distinctive, V12-engined Valkyries.
Cadillac showed great pace both at Le Mans last year and more recently in the Qatar 1812km, and will be doubling up to a four-car effort – including a maiden appearance for leading IMSA protagonist, Wayne Taylor Racing. An extra 963 Hypercar – the model that claimed pole position for the 92nd running of the event – has been added to the Porsche Penske Motorsport fold, with a second 963 for Proton Competition sitting on the reserve list.
In LMGT3, a tremendously competitive grid has been assembled, with cars from Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG – the German manufacturer returning to La Sarthe for the first time in more than a quarter-of-a-century – and Porsche.
Motorcycling hero Valentino Rossi – nine times a world champion on two wheels and a star performer on his Le Mans debut last year – will be back with BMW, and there are additional entries for Corvette, Ferrari, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche, making up a mouth-watering 24-car field, bolstered by two Ferraris as reserves.
The LMP2 category promises to be fiercely-disputed, too, comprising 17 cars – plus three reserves – and drivers of the caliber of 2023 FIA Formula 2 champion Théo Pourchaire and multiple W Series title-holder, Jamie Chadwick, who will compete for IDEC Sport as part of Genesis Magma Racing’s preparations for its 2026 FIA WEC Hypercar debut.
While not all driver line-ups are complete, the entry list to-date across all three classes counts 16 outright winners of the race.
Pierre Fillon, President, Automobile Club de l’Ouest, said:
“Once again, the 24 Hours of Le Mans presents a superb grid. For this 93rd edition, the greatest carmakers on earth will do battle for overall victory as well as LMGT3 honours. These marques, teams and our partners are united in their commitment to endurance racing, which is currently enjoying a truly golden age. For that, I express my gratitude. All the ingredients are in place for another memorable race, particularly in Hypercar where the level is higher than ever. Last year, the top nine cars in the final classification all finished on the lead lap, which was unheard of! Strategy, efficiency and driving skill will as ever be the keys to success. Here we are in 2025, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans remains one of the most gruelling sporting events, yielding one of the most coveted trophies in the motorsport world.”
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the FIA, said:
“The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of motorsport’s most iconic events and the highlight of the FIA World Endurance Championship season. I had the chance to attend this great race on its centenary, and now I am looking forward to this year’s edition as endurance racing thrives the world over. The entry list reveal is always an important moment, building anticipation for the next Le Mans, and that is the case this year, with a strong and competitive field featuring some of the greatest automotive brands.”
Frédéric Lequien, CEO, FIA World Endurance Championship, said:
“The publication of the entry list for the 24 Hours of Le Mans is invariably a significant moment, and in many ways begins the countdown to the centrepiece of the FIA WEC campaign. To have once again attracted such a spectacular grid – in every category – is testament to this legendary race’s enduring appeal. Last summer’s outstanding battle for glory at La Sarthe is still fresh in the memory, and the magnificent on-track action that we enjoyed in our season-opener in Qatar last week augurs well for another epic edition in just a few short months’ time.”
Richard Mille, President of the FIA Endurance Commission, said:
“The announcement of the 24 Hours of Le Mans entry list is a moment when we really start to think about the next edition of this great race – the competitors, the line-ups, the battle between some of the biggest names in motorsport and ultimately, who the favorites are. The depth and quality of the field across Hypercar and LMGT3 entrants is incredible. I am looking forward to June with the expectation of an unforgettable race.”
2025 24 Hours of Le Mans Provisional Entry List
LE MANS HYPERCAR
|
No. |
TEAM |
NAT |
T |
CARS |
MISC |
DRIVER 1 |
C |
DRIVER 2 |
C |
DRIVER 3 |
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|
007 |
ASTON MARTIN THOR TEAM |
WEC |
USA |
M |
Aston Martin Valkyrie |
Harry TINCKNELL (GBR) |
P |
Tom GAMBLE (GBR) |
G |
Ross GUNN (GBR) |
P |
||
|
009 |
ASTON MARTIN THOR TEAM |
WEC |
USA |
M |
Aston Martin Valkyrie |
Alex RIBERAS (ESP) |
G |
Marco SORENSEN (DEN) |
P |
Roman DE ANGELIS (CAN) |
G |
||
|
4 |
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT |
INV. |
GER |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
Felipe NASR (BRA) |
P |
Nick TANDY (GBR) |
P |
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|
5 |
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT |
WEC |
GER |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
Julien ANDLAUER (FRA) |
G |
Michael CHRISTENSEN (DEN) |
P |
Mathieu JAMINET (FRA) |
P |
|
|
6 |
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT |
WEC |
GER |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
Kevin ESTRE (FRA) |
P |
Laurens VANTHOOR (BEL) |
P |
Matt CAMPBELL (AUS) |
P |
|
|
7 |
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING |
WEC |
JPN |
M |
Toyota GR010 – Hybrid |
HY |
Mike CONWAY (GBR) |
P |
Kamui KOBAYASHI (JPN) |
P |
Nyck DE VRIES (NED) |
P |
|
|
8 |
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING |
WEC |
JPN |
M |
Toyota GR010 – Hybrid |
HY |
Sébastien BUEMI (SUI) |
P |
Brendon HARTLEY (NZL) |
P |
Ryo HIRAKAWA (JPN) |
P |
|
|
12 |
CADILLAC HERTZ TEAM JOTA |
WEC |
USA |
M |
Cadillac V-Series.R |
HY |
Will STEVENS (GBR) |
P |
Norman NATO (FRA) |
G |
Alex LYNN (GBR) |
P |
|
|
15 |
BMW M TEAM WRT |
WEC |
GER |
M |
BMW M Hybrid V8 |
HY |
Dries VANTHOOR (BEL) |
P |
Raffaele MARCIELLO (SUI) |
P |
Kevin MAGNUSSEN (DEN) |
P |
|
|
20 |
BMW M TEAM WRT |
WEC |
GER |
M |
BMW M Hybrid V8 |
HY |
René RAST (GER) |
P |
Robin FRIJNS (NED) |
P |
Sheldon VAN DER LINDE (RSA) |
P |
|
|
35 |
ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM |
WEC |
FRA |
M |
Alpine A424 |
HY |
Paul-Loup CHATIN (FRA) |
G |
Ferdinand HABSBURG (AUT) |
G |
Charles MILESI (FRA) |
G |
|
|
36 |
ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM |
WEC |
FRA |
M |
Alpine A424 |
HY |
Mick SCHUMACHER (GER) |
P |
Frédéric MAKOWIECKI (FRA) |
P |
Jules GOUNON (FRA) |
P |
|
|
38 |
CADILLAC HERTZ TEAM JOTA |
WEC |
USA |
M |
Cadillac V-Series.R |
HY |
Earl BAMBER (NZL) |
P |
Sébastien BOURDAIS (FRA) |
P |
Jenson BUTTON (GBR) |
P |
|
|
50 |
FERRARI AF CORSE |
WEC |
ITA |
M |
Ferrari 499P |
HY |
Antonio FUOCO (ITA) |
P |
Nicklas NIELSEN (DEN) |
P |
Miguel MOLINA (ESP) |
P |
|
|
51 |
FERRARI AF CORSE |
WEC |
ITA |
M |
Ferrari 499P |
HY |
Alessandro PIER GUIDI (ITA) |
P |
James CALADO (GBR) |
P |
Antonio GIOVINAZZI (ITA) |
P |
|
|
83 |
AF CORSE |
WEC |
ITA |
M |
Ferrari 499P |
HY |
Robert KUBICA (POL) |
P |
Yifei YE (CHN) |
G |
Philip HANSON (GBR) |
G |
|
|
93 |
PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES |
WEC |
FRA |
M |
Peugeot 9X8 |
HY |
Paul DI RESTA (GBR) |
P |
Mikkel JENSEN (DEN) |
P |
Jean-Eric VERGNE (FRA) |
P |
|
|
94 |
PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES |
WEC |
FRA |
M |
Peugeot 9X8 |
HY |
Loic DUVAL (FRA) |
P |
Malthe JAKOBSEN (DEN) |
G |
Stoffel VANDOORNE (BEL) |
P |
|
|
99 |
PROTON COMPETITION |
WEC |
GER |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
Neel JANI (SUI) |
P |
Nicolas PINO (CHI) |
S |
Nicolas VARRONE (ARG) |
G |
|
|
101 |
CADILLAC WTR |
USA |
M |
Cadillac V-Series.R |
HY |
Ricky TAYLOR (USA) |
P |
Jordan TAYLOR (USA) |
P |
Filipe ALBUQUERQUE (POR) |
P |
||
|
311 |
CADILLAC WHELEN |
USA |
M |
Cadillac V-Series.R |
HY |
Jack AITKEN (GBR) |
P |
Felipe DRUGOVICH (BRA) |
P |
Frederik VESTI (DEN) |
P |
||
|
21 |
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LE MANS LMP2
|
No. |
TEAM |
NAT |
T |
CARS |
MISC |
DRIVER 1 |
C |
DRIVER 2 |
C |
DRIVER 3 |
|||
|
9 |
IRON LYNX-PROTON |
GER |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Jonas RIED (GER)* |
S |
|||||||
|
11 |
PROTON COMPETITION |
GER |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
Giorgio RODA (ITA)* |
B |
||||||
|
16 |
RLR M SPORT |
INV. |
GBR |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
Michael JENSEN (DEN) |
B |
|||||
|
18 |
IDEC SPORT |
FRA |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Jamie CHADWICK (GBR) |
S |
|||||||
|
22 |
UNITED AUTOSPORTS |
GBR |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Renger VAN DER ZANDE (NED) |
P |
|||||||
|
23 |
UNITED AUTOSPORTS |
GBR |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
Daniel SCHNEIDER (BRA) |
B |
Oliver JARVIS (GBR) |
P |
Benjamin HANLEY (GBR) |
|||
|
24 |
NIELSEN RACING |
GBR |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
Naveen RAO (USA) |
B |
Cem BOLUKBASI (TUR)* |
S |
Colin BRAUN (USA)* |
G |
||
|
25 |
ALGARVE PRO RACING |
POR |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Matthias KAISER (LIE) |
S |
Lorenzo FLUXA (ESP) |
G |
Théo POURCHAIRE (FRA) |
P |
|||
|
28 |
IDEC SPORT |
FRA |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Paul LAFARGUE (FRA) |
S |
|||||||
|
29 |
TDS RACING |
FRA |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
Rodrigo SALES (USA) |
B |
||||||
|
34 |
INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION |
INV. |
POL |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
Nicholas BOULLE (USA)* |
B |
Jean-Baptiste SIMMENAUER (FRA)* |
G |
Luca GHIOTTO (ITA)* |
P |
|
|
37 |
CLX PURE RXCING |
LTU |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Aliaksandr MALYKHIN (KNA)* |
S |
Tom BLOMQVIST (GBR) |
P |
|||||
|
43 |
INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION |
INV. |
POL |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Jakub SMIECHOWSKI (POL)* |
S |
Tom DILLMANN (FRA) |
G |
Nick YELLOLY (GBR) |
P |
||
|
45 |
ALGARVE PRO RACING |
INV. |
POR |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
George KURTZ (USA) |
B |
Nicky CATSBURG (NED) |
P |
Alexander QUINN (GBR) |
G |
|
|
48 |
VDS PANIS RACING |
FRA |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Oliver GRAY (GBR) |
S |
|||||||
|
155 |
AF CORSE |
INV. |
FRA |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
François PERRODO (FRA) |
B |
|||||
|
199 |
AO BY TF |
USA |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
PJ HYETT (USA)* |
B |
Dane CAMERON (USA)* |
P |
||||
|
17 |
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LE MANS LMGT3
|
No. |
TEAM |
NAT |
T |
CARS |
MISC |
DRIVER 1 |
C |
DRIVER 2 |
C |
DRIVER 3 |
|||
|
10 |
RACING SPIRIT OF LEMAN |
WEC |
FRA |
G |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 |
Derek DEBOER (USA) |
B |
Eduardo BARRICHELLO (BRA) |
S |
Valentin HASSE CLOT (FRA) |
G |
||
|
13 |
AWA RACING |
INV. |
CAN |
G |
Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R |
Orey FIDANI (CAN)* |
B |
Lars KERN (GER)* |
S |
Matthew BELL (GBR)* |
S |
||
|
21 |
VISTA AF CORSE |
WEC |
ITA |
G |
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 |
François HERIAU (FRA) |
B |
Simon MANN (GBR) |
S |
Alessio ROVERA (ITA) |
P |
||
|
27 |
HEART OF RACING TEAM |
WEC |
USA |
G |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 |
Ian JAMES (USA) |
B |
Zacharie ROBICHON (CAN) |
S |
Mattia DRUDI (ITA) |
P |
||
|
31 |
THE BEND TEAM WRT |
WEC |
BEL |
G |
BMW M4 LMGT3 |
Yasser SHAHIN (AUS) |
B |
Timur BOGUSLAVSKIY |
S |
Augusto FARFUS (BRA) |
P |
||
|
33 |
TF SPORT |
WEC |
GBR |
G |
Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R |
Ben KEATING (USA) |
B |
Jonny EDGAR (GBR)* |
S |
Daniel JUNCADELLA (ESP) |
P |
||
|
46 |
TEAM WRT |
WEC |
BEL |
G |
BMW M4 LMGT3 |
Ahmad AL HARTHY (OMA) |
B |
Valentino ROSSI (ITA) |
S |
Kelvin VAN DER LINDE (RSA) |
P |
||
|
54 |
VISTA AF CORSE |
WEC |
ITA |
G |
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 |
Thomas FLOHR (SUI) |
B |
Francesco CASTELLACCI (ITA) |
S |
Davide RIGON (ITA) |
P |
||
|
57 |
KESSEL RACING* |
SUI |
G |
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 |
Takeshi KIMURA (JPN)* |
B |
Daniel SERRA (BRA)* |
P |
|||||
|
59 |
UNITED AUTOSPORTS |
WEC |
GBR |
G |
McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo |
James COTTINGHAM (GBR) |
B |
Grégoire SAUCY (SUI) |
G |
Sébastien BAUD (FRA) |
S |
||
|
60 |
IRON LYNX |
WEC |
ITA |
G |
Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 |
Claudio SCHIAVONI (ITA) |
B |
Matteo CRESSONI (ITA) |
S |
Matteo CAIROLI (ITA) |
P |
||
|
61 |
IRON LYNX |
WEC |
ITA |
G |
Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 |
Christian RIED (GER) |
B |
Lin HODENIUS (NED) |
S |
Maxime MARTIN (BEL) |
P |
||
|
63 |
IRON LYNX |
INV. |
ITA |
G |
Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 |
Stephen GROVE (AUS) |
B |
Brenton GROVE (AUS) |
S |
Luca STOLZ (GER)* |
P |
||
|
77 |
PROTON COMPETITION |
WEC |
GER |
G |
Ford Mustang LMGT3 |
Bernardo SOUSA (POR) |
B |
Ben TUCK (GBR) |
S |
Benjamin BARKER (GBR) |
G |
||
|
78 |
AKKODIS ASP TEAM |
WEC |
FRA |
G |
Lexus RC F LMGT3 |
Arnold ROBIN (FRA) |
B |
Ben BARNICOAT (GBR) |
P |
Finn GEHRSITZ (GER) |
S |
||
|
81 |
TF SPORT |
WEC |
GBR |
G |
Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R |
Tom VAN ROMPUY (BEL) |
B |
Rui ANDRADE (ANG) |
S |
Charlie EASTWOOD (IRL) |
G |
||
|
85 |
IRON DAMES |
WEC |
ITA |
G |
Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 |
Célia MARTIN (FRA) |
B |
Rahel FREY (SUI) |
S |
Michelle GATTING (DEN) |
G |
||
|
87 |
AKKODIS ASP TEAM |
WEC |
FRA |
G |
Lexus RC F LMGT3 |
Petru UMBRARESCU (ROU) |
B |
José Maria LOPEZ (ARG) |
P |
Clemens SCHMID (AUT) |
S |
||
|
88 |
PROTON COMPETITION |
WEC |
GER |
G |
Ford Mustang LMGT3 |
Stefano GATTUSO (ITA) |
B |
Giammarco LEVORATO (ITA) |
S |
Dennis OLSEN (NOR) |
P |
||
|
90 |
MANTHEY |
INV. |
GER |
G |
Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 |
Antares AU (HKG)* |
B |
Loek HARTOG (NED) |
S |
Klaus BACHLER (AUT) |
P |
||
|
92 |
MANTHEY 1ST PHORM |
WEC |
GER |
G |
Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 |
Ryan HARDWICK (USA) |
B |
Riccardo PERA (ITA) |
S |
Richard LIETZ (AUT) |
P |
||
|
95 |
UNITED AUTOSPORTS |
WEC |
GBR |
G |
McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo |
Darren LEUNG (GBR) |
B |
Sean GELAEL (INA) |
S |
Marino SATO (JPN) |
G |
||
|
150 |
RICHARD MILLE AF CORSE* |
ITA |
G |
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 |
Custodio TOLEDO (USA)* |
B |
Lilou WADOUX (FRA)* |
S |
Riccardo AGOSTINI (ITA)* |
G |
|||
|
193 |
ZIGGO SPORT TEMPESTA |
INV. |
GBR |
G |
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 |
Jonathan HUI (GBR) |
B |
Christopher FROGGATT (GBR) |
S |
Edward CHEEVER (ITA) |
G |
||
|
24 |
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| Grand Total No. of Entries |
62 |
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|
Pos |
No. |
RESERVE CARS |
CAT |
NAT |
T |
CARS |
MISC |
DRIVER 1 |
DRIVER 2 |
DRIVER 3 |
|||
|
1 |
44 |
PROTON COMPETITION |
GER |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
Tristan VAUTIER (FRA)* |
G |
|||||
|
2 |
86 |
GR RACING |
GBR |
G |
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 |
Michael WAINWRIGHT (GBR)* |
B |
||||||
|
3 |
3 |
DKR ENGINEERING |
LUX |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
Alexander MATTSCHULL (GER) |
B |
|||||
|
4 |
30 |
DUQUEINE TEAM |
FRA |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
Mark PATTERSON (USA) |
B |
|||||
|
5 |
66 |
JMW MOTORSPORT |
GBR |
G |
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 |
Scott NOBLE (USA) |
B |
Jason HART (USA) |
S |
||||
|
6 |
26 |
VECTOR SPORT |
GBR |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Ryan CULLEN (GBR)* |
S |
Vladislav LOMKO |
G |
Pietro FITTIPALDI (BRA) |
G |
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TIRES – M : MICHELIN / G : GOODYEAR |
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CATEGORISATION – P : PLATINUM / G : GOLD / S : SILVER / B : BRONZE |