The Future

Future

In 2018, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest announced the creation of a hydrogen class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2025. The MissionH24 programme has been the vehicle for this major objective which is itself part of a bigger picture. At the ACO, hydrogen is not intended to be just a fuel for racing.
The MissionH24 programme was created in September 2018. It is a joint project between the ACO and GreenGT, an independent company active in the field of electric-hydrogen technologies. The programme’s aim is to create a class for prototypes with an electric-hydrogen powertrain at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2025. With the 2025 regulations, the use of a new form of energy in motorsport represents a ground-breaking challenge for the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The MissionH24 programme revolves around the development of a prototype designed by GreenGT and has attracted support from sector-leading partners helping to explore the world of electric-hydrogen propulsion and map out the future of motorsport. Michelin, Plastic Omnium, TotalEnergies and Symbio are providing the expertise required to develop the car and write the rulebook. Red Bull and Oreca have also shown considerable interest in the ACO’s hydrogen programme and, in early 2021, proposed their respective services and know-how to the project. They will supply the chassis of the future Hydrogen prototypes that will take to the 24 Hours of Le Mans track from 2025.