Just like at the 24 Hours of Le Mans one month ago, Porsche claimed the top step on the overall podium at the 6 Hours of Nürburgring, the fourth round of the World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) season, this time going so far as to score a one-two.

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All 36 cars running the full FIA World Endurance Championship season are automatically invited to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Another 26 cars make up the grid for the 93rd running of the famous race. And what a grid it is!

The grandstands are already fully booked for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 14 June, round 4 of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Spectators have the entertainment billing, and now it&rsquo;s time to announce the entrants. 
 
Like the grandstands, the grid is at full capacity, with sixty-two cars: 21 Hypercars, 17&nbsp;LMP2s and 24&nbsp;LMGT3s. There are six teams on the reserve list.&nbsp;The provisional driver line-up includes 16 former outright winners (15 in Hypercar, one in LMGT3) and five women

<h2>Hypercar</h2>

Eight constructors make up the top class:&nbsp;Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari,&nbsp;Peugeot, Porsche,&nbsp;Toyota&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;and Aston Martin, back in the premier league this year. 
Last year&rsquo;s winners Ferrari, who can boast 11 Le Mans victories, are already gearing up to face some stiff competition from their classmates aiming to bar the Italian constructor&rsquo;s way to a third triumph in a row. 
Toyota will be looking to find the path to the top step again, while Cadillac, Alpine, BMW and Peugeot are sure to want to cash in on the experience they have banked since last season. Meanwhile, Porsche is on a mission to keep its status as the make with the most Le Mans wins ever. 
Back in the race&nbsp; for the outright win, Aston Martin &shy;sees the Valkyrie&rsquo;s V12 as the cat among the pigeons.&nbsp;

<h2>LMP2</h2>

In LMP2, there will be 17 cars at the start, including nine pro-am driver crews. The class crown promises to be as hotly disputed as ever. Experience in the European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series could prove vital, as these prototypes no longer take part in the World Endurance Championship.&nbsp;

<h2>LMGT3</h2>

This new class replaces the LMGTE category. The 24 GTs fielded by nine makes are bound to thrill spectators. Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Lexus, McLaren, Porsche and Mercedes-AMG line up side by side. 
The all-women Iron Dames team is among the favourites to win the class this year. Among their opponents is motorcycle legend Valentino Rossi. The nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion is to take the wheel of the TEAM WRT BMW M4 LMGT3.&nbsp;

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Pierre Fillon, Pr&eacute;sident de l&#39;Automobile Club de l&#39;Ouest&nbsp;: &laquo; Once again, the 24 Hours of Le Mans presents a superb grid. The 93rd running of the race is also the fourth round of this FIA WEC season. The greatest carmakers on earth are all aiming to go home with the LMGT3 crown and to lift the trophy presented to the outright winners. The LMP2 prototypes add to the diversity that makes this race so popular. These makes, teams, and our partners are united in their commitment to endurance racing and their vitality is the key element in our discipline&rsquo;s current golden age. I would like to express my gratitude to them. We have all the ingredients of a memorable race. Competition in the Hypercar field is about as tough as it can get. Last year, the first nine cars finished in the same lap. Unheard of! Race strategy, team efficiency and pure talent make the difference that puts one car ahead of the rest. Here we are in 2025, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans remains one of the most gruelling sporting events, one of the most coveted trophies of the motorsport world.&raquo; 
 
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, Pr&eacute;sident de la&nbsp;FIA&nbsp;: &laquo;&nbsp;The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of motor sport&rsquo;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&rsquo;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 this is the case this year, with a strong and competitive field featuring some of the greatest automotive brands.&raquo; 
 
Richard Mille, Pr&eacute;sident de la Commission Endurance de la FIA&nbsp;:&nbsp;&quot;The reveal of the 24 Hours of Le Mans entry list is always a moment when we really start to think about the next edition of this great race &ndash; the competitors, the line-ups, the battle between some of the biggest names in motor sport and ultimately, who the favourites are. The depth and quality of the field across Hypercar and LMGT3 entrants is incredible, and the presence of LMP2 cars, which, while absent from WEC, continue to be an important part of endurance racing landscape, adds something extra. I am looking forward to June and I believe the 2025 edition can be an epic one.&quot; 
 
Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Lequien, Directeur G&eacute;n&eacute;ral de Le Mans Endurance Management&nbsp;: &quot;The publication of the entry list for the 24 Hours of Le Mans is always 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 &ndash; in every category &ndash; is testament to this legendary race&rsquo;s enduring appeal. The memories of last summer&rsquo;s outstanding battle for glory at La Sarthe are still fresh in the memory, and the incredible on-track action that we enjoyed in our season-opener in Qatar last weekend augur well for another epic edition in just a few short months&rsquo; time.&quot;

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Enjoy the Practice &amp; Qualifying sessions and the new Hyperpole format and then head to the stage for the evening concerts. Tickets are on sale from &euro;23 for students and &euro;62 for Green Tickets, which reward sustainable transport choices.

24 Hours of Le Mans : 62 cars fielded by 13 constructors

The opening round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship saw Ferrari scoop the honours with a historic 1-2-3. The #50 Ferrari 499P of Ferrari AF Corse won the Qatar 1812km while Corvette claimed victory in the LMGT3 class.

The #50 Ferrari 499P driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen led home AF Corse&rsquo;s privately entered #83 499P and the #51 factory car that started the race in pole position. This is the first time that a manufacturer has locked out the FIA WEC podium since Hypercar was introduced.

<h4>Hypercar Top Ten</h4>

1. #50 Ferrari 499P | Ferrari AF Corse | &ndash; 318 laps 
2. #83 Ferrari 499P | AF Corse | +2.348 
3. #51 Ferrari 499P | Ferrari AF Corse | +2.677 
4. #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 | BMW M Team WRT | +9.907 
5. #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid | Toyota Gazoo Racing | +19.628 
6. #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid | Toyota Gazoo Racing | +23.266 
7. #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 | BMW M Team WRT | +36.388 
8. #12 Cadillac V-Series.R | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA | +37.756 
9. #3 Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | +1:29.683 
10. #5 Porsche 963 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | +1 lap

In the LMGT3 class, Ben Keating, Jonny Edgar and Daniel Juncadella brought home the #33 Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R, fielded by TF Sport, in first place. In the final laps, Juncadella had to call on his wealth of experience to hold off the challenge from United Autosports&rsquo; Swiss driver Gr&eacute;goire Saucy in the #59 McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo.

<h4>LMGT3 Top Five</h4>

1. #33 Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R | TF Sport | 287 laps 
2. #59 McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo | United Autosports | +0.493 
3. #31 BMW M4 LMGT3 | The Bend Team WRT | +1 lap&nbsp; 
4. #78 Lexus RC F LMGT3 | Akkodis ASP Team | +1 lap&nbsp; 
5. #21 Ferrari 296 LMGT3 | Vista AF Corse | +1 lap

The next round of the FIA WEC will take place in Italy on 20 April at the 6 Hours of Imola.

Read more on the official <a href="http://www.fiawec.com/en/">FIA WEC web site</a>.

FIA WEC – Historic 1-2-3 for Ferrari at Qatar 1812km

Ferrari is off to a flying start! Antonio Giovinazzi put the #51 Ferrari 499P in pole position at the end of a breathtaking Hyperpole ahead of the Qatar 1812km, the season’s opening race. Let’s look back on a hotly contested session, clinched with a last-gasp lap!

For the 2025 season, the FIA World Endurance Championship has introduced an improved qualifying system that sees the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes take part in two qualifying sessions each. Both classes have a 12-minute opening session followed by a 10-minute Hyperpole for the top 10 qualifiers that decides pole position for each class.

The season&rsquo;s first Hypercar Hyperpole kept all its promise, offering intense action through to the dying moments. After the first phase of qualifying, 10 cars secured a place in the final showdown that shut out the Porsche 963s of Porsche Penske Motorsport and the Aston Martin Valkyries of Aston Martin THOR Team. Porsche fans can however take comfort in the fact that, while the car has difficulty in finding single-lap pace, its performance on long stints inspres much greater confidence.

The drivers gradually stepped up the pace during the Hyperpole session. Dries Vanthoor was the first to catch the eye with a 1:38.495 lap in the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8, placing the Bavarian manufacturer at the top of the charts ahead of the #51 Ferrari 499P and the #20 BMW. But the pack was reshuffled in the final minutes.

Alex Lynn briefly took up second place in the #12 Cadillac V-Series.R, before he was in turn knocked down by Antonio Fuoco in the #50 Ferrari. But it was fellow Ferrari AF Corse driver Giovinazzi who had the final word. The Italian snatched pole on the final lap in the #51 Ferrari in a time of 1:38.359, one-tenth faster than Vanthoor.

With this performance, Ferrari AF Corse takes the first pole position of the season and confirms its ambitions in the face of some stellar competition. The race promises to be an exciting battle, where endurance and strategy management will play key roles.

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<h4>Hypercar Top Five</h4>

1. #51 Ferrari 499P | Ferrari AF Corse | 1:38.359 
2. #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 | BMW M Team WRT | +0.136 
3. #50 Ferrari 499P | Ferrari AF Corse | +0.333 
4. #12 Cadillac V-Series.R | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA | +0.364 
5. #38 Cadillac V-Series.R | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA | +0.677

<h2>United Autosports and McLaren take the season&rsquo;s opening LMGT3 Hyperpole</h2>

The ten Hyperpole qualifiers were, in order, the #95 McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo of United Autosports, the #78 Lexus RC F LMGT3 of Akkodis ASP Team, the #59 McLaren of United Autosport USA, the #87 Lexus of Akkodis ASP Team, the #21 Ferrari 296 LMGT3 of Vista AF Corse, the #46 BMW M4 LMGT3 of Team WRT, the #27 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 of Heart Of Racing, the #54 Ferrari of Vista AF Corse, the #81 Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R of TF Sport and the #88 Ford Mustang LMGT3 of Proton Competition.

United Autosports&rsquo; Sean Gelael, at the wheel of the #95 McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo, was first to set the time to beat in 1:54.338. With less than two minutes left on the clock, Zacharie Robichon went on the attack in the #27 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 fielded by Heart Of Racing, but the Canadian fell short. At the same moment, Akkodis ASP Team&rsquo;s Finn Gehrsitz spun in the #78 Lexus RC F LMGT3.

Gelael managed to hang on to his lead throughout the breathtaking session and clinch Hyperpole ahead of the #59 McLaren of United Autosports, driven by S&eacute;bastien Baud, just two-tenths of a second in arrears. Gehrsitz recovered from his error to take third place in the #78 Lexus, while the two Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 LMGT3s (#21 and #54) rounded out the top five.

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The wait is over! This weekend, the Aston Martin Valkyrie roared onto the track for its official début at the FIA WEC Prologue, held over two days at the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar. Set to compete in the Hypercar class for the 2025 season, the British manufacturer’s entry turned heads with its unmistakeable growl, courtesy of its naturally-aspirated V12 engine.

Running under the banner of Aston Martin THOR Racing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/aston-martin-thor-team-unveils-valkyrie-livery-59319" target="_blank">two Valkyrie cars</a>&nbsp;racked up 549 laps combined, equal to 1835 miles, providing the British squad with crucial data to fine-tune their Hypercar for the upcoming season. This was a defining moment for Aston Martin, as it marked the first time both of its cars were in action simultaneously at an official test session.

In terms of speed, the #007 driven by &nbsp;Harry Tincknell,&nbsp;Tom Gamble&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ross Gunn&nbsp;logged the 15th fastest time (1:41.089), 2.1 seconds off the pace set by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/stellar-showing-for-bmw-m-team-wrt-at-the-2025-fia-wec-prologue-59368" target="_blank">#20 BMW, which topped the timesheets.</a> The #009, piloted by Alex Riberas,&nbsp;Marco S&oslash;rensen&nbsp;and&nbsp;Roman De Angelis&nbsp;came in 17th with a time of 1:41.353. While these results reflect the team&rsquo;s ongoing learning curve, they highlight the Valkyrie&rsquo;s significant potential and the progress already made.

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<h2>Building momentum</h2>

&ldquo;Two days of solid testing here in Qatar with the Valkyrie for the @fiawec_official prologue in the books&hellip; Big steps forward, and now it&rsquo;s time to gear up for FP1 on Wednesday! Let&rsquo;s keep learning and pushing forward,&rdquo;&nbsp;said Tom Gamble on social media following the Prologue. Ross Gunn, too, expressed his excitement to be back behind the wheel of the Valkyrie, emphasising the team&rsquo;s pride in the car&rsquo;s progress.

Aston Martin THOR Racing&rsquo;s long-term goal is clear:&nbsp;to see the Valkyrie fighting for victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the FIA WEC. For now, however, the learning process continues. On Friday 28 February, the British team will face its first true competitive test at the 1,812&nbsp;km Qatar race, the 2025 FIA WEC season opener. In the days leading up to the event, the team will be tweaking its settings in the practice and qualifying sessions.

A huge challenge lies ahead, but Aston Martin&rsquo;s ambitions are a worthy match for the legend of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Aston Martin Valkyrie makes its first official outing at the FIA WEC Prologue in Qatar

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The German manufacturer has not only held onto its&nbsp;lead in the Manufacturer standings in the championship, it has increased that lead, as has&nbsp;Jackie Chan DC Racing, in the&nbsp;LMP2 class, whose&nbsp;Mighty 38 (Super 38) followed up its win at the 24 Hours&nbsp;with another victory. On the other hand, Aston Martin, the winner in LMGTE Pro at Le&nbsp;Mans, failed to hold its own against Ferrari at the German circuit.&nbsp;Porsche also won the LMGTE Am class thanks to actor&nbsp;Patrick Dempsey&#39;s team. Here&#39;s a look back in this video&hellip;

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