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
|
N° |
TEAM |
NAT |
T |
CARS |
MISC |
DRIVER 1 |
C |
DRIVER 2 |
C |
DRIVER 3 |
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|
2 |
CADILLAC RACING |
WEC |
USA |
M |
Cadillac V-Series.R |
HY |
Earl Bamber (NZL) |
P |
Alex Lynn (GBR) |
P |
Alex Palou (ESP) |
P |
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|
3 |
CADILLAC RACING |
USA |
M |
Cadillac V-Series.R |
HY |
Sébastien Bourdais (FRA) |
P |
Renger van der Zande (NLD) |
P |
Scott Dixon (NZL) |
P |
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|
4 |
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT |
DEU |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
Mathieu Jaminet (FRA) |
P |
Felipe Nasr (BRA) |
P |
Nick Tandy (GBR) |
P |
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|
5 |
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT |
WEC |
DEU |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
Matt Campbell (AUS) |
P |
Michael Christensen (DNK) |
P |
Frédéric Makowiecki (FRA) |
P |
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|
6 |
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT |
WEC |
DEU |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
Kévin Estre (FRA) |
P |
André Lotterer (DEU) |
P |
Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) |
P |
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|
7 |
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING |
WEC |
JPN |
M |
Toyota GR010 – Hybrid |
HY |
Mike Conway (GBR) |
P |
Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) |
P |
Nyck de Vries (NLD) |
P |
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|
8 |
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING |
WEC |
JPN |
M |
Toyota GR010 – Hybrid |
HY |
Sébastien Buemi (CHE) |
P |
Brendon Hartley (NZL) |
P |
Ryo Hirakawa (JPN) |
P |
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|
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 |
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|
12 |
HERTZ TEAM JOTA |
WEC |
GBR |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
William Stevens (GBR) |
P |
Norman Nato (FRA) |
G |
Callum Ilott (GBR) |
P |
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|
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 |
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|
19 |
LAMBORGHINI IRON LYNX |
ITA |
M |
Lamborghini SC63 |
HY |
Romain Grosjean (FRA) |
P |
Andrea Caldarelli (ITA) |
P |
Matteo Cairoli (ITA) |
P |
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|
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 |
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|
35 |
ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM |
WEC |
FRA |
M |
Alpine A424 |
HY |
Paul-Loup Chatin (FRA) |
G |
Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen (AUT) |
G |
Charles Milesi (FRA) |
G |
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|
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 |
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|
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 |
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|
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 |
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|
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 |
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|
23 |
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LMP2
|
N° |
TEAM |
NAT |
T |
CARS |
MISC |
DRIVER 1 |
C |
DRIVER 2 |
C |
DRIVER 3 |
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|
9 |
PROTON COMPETITION |
DEU |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Jonas Ried (DEU) |
S |
Maceo Capietto (FRA) |
S |
Bent Viscaal (NLD) |
G |
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|
10 |
VECTOR SPORT |
GBR |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Ryan Cullen (GBR) |
S |
Patrick Pilet (FRA) |
P |
Stéphane Richelmi (MCO) |
G |
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|
14 |
AO by TF |
USA |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
PJ Hyett (USA) |
B |
Louis Delétraz (CHE) |
G |
Alex Quinn (GBR) |
G |
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|
22 |
UNITED AUTOSPORTS |
GBR |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Oliver Jarvis (GBR) |
P |
Bijoy Garg (USA) |
S |
Nolan Siegel (USA) |
G |
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|
23 |
UNITED AUTOSPORTS USA |
INV |
USA |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Pro/Am |
Ben Keating (USA) |
B |
Filipe Albuquerque (PRT) |
P |
Ben Hanley (GBR) |
G |
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|
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 |
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|
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 |
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|
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 |
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LMGT3
|
N° |
TEAM |
NAT |
T |
CARS |
MISC |
DRIVER 1 |
C |
DRIVER 2 |
C |
DRIVER 3 |
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|
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 |
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|
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 |
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|
70 |
INCEPTION RACING |
INV |
GBR |
G |
McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo |
Brendan Iribe (USA) |
B |
Ollie Millroy (GBR) |
S |
Frederik Schandorff (DNK) |
G |
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|
77 |
PROTON COMPETITION |
WEC |
DEU |
G |
Ford Mustang LMGT3 |
Ryan Hardwick (USA) |
B |
Zacharie Robichon (CAN) |
S |
Benjamin Barker (GBR) |
G |
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|
78 |
AKKODIS ASP TEAM |
WEC |
FRA |
G |
Lexus RC F LMGT3 |
Arnold Robin (FRA) |
B |
Timur Boguslavskiy |
S |
Kelvin Van Der Linde (ZAF) |
P |
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|
81 |
TF SPORT |
WEC |
GBR |
G |
Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R |
Tom Van Rompuy (BEL) |
B |
Rui Andrade (AGO) |
S |
Charlie Eastwood (IRL) |
G |
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|
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 |
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|
91 |
MANTHEY EMA |
WEC |
DEU |
G |
Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 |
Yasser Shahin (AUS) |
B |
Morris Schuring (NLD) |
S |
Richard Lietz (AUT) |
P |
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|
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 |
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|
155 |
SPIRIT OF RACE |
CHE |
G |
Ferrari 296 LMGT3 |
Johnny Laursen (DNK) |
B |
Conrad Laursen (DNK) |
S |
Jordan Taylor (USA) |
P |
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|
777 |
D’STATION RACING |
WEC |
JPN |
G |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 |
Satoshi Hoshino (JPN) |
B |
Erwan Bastard (FRA) |
S |
Marco Sorensen (DNK) |
P |
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|
23 |
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62 |
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Pos |
N° |
RESERVE CARS |
CAT |
NAT |
T |
CARS |
MISC |
DRIVER 1 |
DRIVER 2 |
DRIVER 3 |
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|
1 |
79 |
PROTON COMPETITION |
H |
DEU |
M |
Porsche 963 |
HY |
Gianmaria Bruni (ITA) |
P |
TBC |
TBC |
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|
2 |
43 |
INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION |
LMP2 |
POL |
G |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
Clément Novalak (FRA) |
G |
Vladislav Lomko |
G |
TBC |
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|
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 |
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|
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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TIRES – M : MICHELIN / G : GOODYEAR |
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CATEGORIZATION – P : PLATINUM / G : GOLD / S : SILVER / B : BRONZE |