The 24 Hours of Le Mans is divided into three classes, and as many races within the race. Introducing the LM GTE Am class.

In GTE Am, In GTE Am, each car can only have one professional driver. As a result, the class hierarchy is more dependent on the homogeneity of crews that the competitiveness of one man. For each team, the secret of success is to surround the professional with the best gentlemen drivers. The philosophy is the same in preparing the cars, where it is better to focus on driveability than outright performance. Moreover, the GTE Am class does not benefit from the latest developments reserved for Pro.

☛ Entry list for the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2013

CORVETTE C6-ZR1 : 3rd time lucky ?

n°50 - Larbre Compétition - Bornhauser-Canal-Taylor
n°70 - Larbre Compétition - MacNeil-Rodrigues-Dumas

This legendary American sportscar has remained unbeaten since the inception of the class in 2011 ... And, every time, the same duo of Gentlemen (Canal and Bornhauser) who have mounted the podium. The French team Larbre know the recipe for success by heart and could well take victory for the third consecutive time, especially as the team of Jack Leconte is celebrating its 25th anniversary and its 20th participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans .

Photo : ACO	Photo : ACO

 

FERRARI 458 ITALIA : QUALITY AND QUANTITY

n°54 - AF Corse - Mallegol-Bachelier-Blank
n°55 - AF Corse - Perazzini-Case-O'Young
n°57 - Krohn Racing - Krohn-Jönsson-Mediani
n°61 - AF Corse - Gerber-Griffin-Cioci
n°81 - Potolicchio-Aguas-Bright

Given the quantity (five cars), it's the quality of entries that could make the difference. With AF Corse (at Le Mans since 2007) and Krohn Racing (at Le Mans since 2006), Maranello can count on four cars that have been impeccably prepared to face the 24 hours. But we shouldn't underestimate the newcomers 8Star Motorsports who are a close relative of Starworks Motorsport whose debut last year resulted in a victory in the LM P2 class.

Photo : Ferrari S.p.A.	Photo : Ferrari S.p.A.

 

PORSCHE 911 RSR : PRÊTE POUR LA REVANCHE !

n°67 - Imsa Performance Matmut - Gibon-Milesi-Henzler
n°75 - Prospeed Racing - Collard-Perrodo-Crubile
n°76 - Imsa Performance Matmut - Narac-Bourret-Vernay
n°77 - Dempsey Del Pierro-Proton - Dempsey-Foster-Long
n°88 - Proton Competition - Ried-Roda-Ruberti

Leading up to the start of the last hour of the race last year, IMSA Performance Matmut are back again with a single goal: victory! To achieve this, the Rouen based team have two cars, one driven by the promising Jean-Karl Vernay. The pace of the French driver who has his eye on a drive in wheel in the future Porsche LMP1, will be followed closely. Two cars, too, for Proton Competition, one entrusted to actor/driver Patrick Dempsey, who put in an impressive performance during Test Day (4'04 "006). Although entered on behalf of his own team, he can count on technical support group who beat the cream of GT in 2010.

Photo : ACO	Photo : Porsche AG

 

ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE : TWO FACTORY CARS !

n°95 - Aston Martin Racing - Nygaard-Poulsen-Simonsen
n°96 - Aston Martin Racing - Campbell-Walter-Goethe-Hall

A factory team in the "amateur" class ?... Why not? Factory cars maybe, but they still respect the rules, being a year old and do not benefit from the latest advances made ​​in both models listed in GTE Pro. Do they really need the latest developments? The 2012 version has already shown its competitiveness in monopolizing all the two best times during test day. For drivers the Aston Martin has assembled some of the best drivers.

Photo : Aston Martin Racing	Photo : Aston Martin Racing

Julien HERGAULT / ACO