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 named in Alpine’s driver line-up.

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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 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.

Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest: “As the year of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary, 2023 was a historic season. But 2024 is just round the corner. Next season will stand out in the history of endurance, and probably in motorsport as a whole. The world’s greatest carmakers will compete in the eight races that comprise the championship, which includes circuits on the calendar for the first time. The stakes are high in Hypercar and in LMGT3 alike. See you in February for the Prologue on the magnificent Lusail International Circuit.”

Richard Mille, FIA Endurance Commission President: “From one year to another the FIA World Endurance Championship keeps going from strength to strength. The championship never stops evolving. 2023 will be another pivotal year, with the Hypercar class reaching its full potential with 19 entries from nine different manufacturers. Also, for the first time in history, WEC will be comprised of two classes, each benefiting from incredibly strong entries. Next season also marks a new chapter for GT racing, with the cars based on the GT3 technical platform, which is by far the FIA’s most successful customer racing class and which offers WEC a great variety of makes and models.”

Frédéric Lequien, CEO of the FIA World Endurance Championship: “The sheer number of entries across both Hypercar and LMGT3 underlines the continued growth of FIA WEC and I’d like to take this moment to thank all our manufacturers and teams for putting their trust in us. To have an entry list featuring 19 Hypercars plus 18 LMGT3 entries representing 14 different manufacturers truly reflects the golden era of endurance racing that we are experiencing right now. The battles on track next season are going to be extraordinary and what’s even more exciting is that we are expanding our calendar to eight races so that even more fans can enjoy the action.”