The 92nd 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 92e 24 Heures du Mans) is the 92nd Grand Prix of Endurance that is scheduled to take place on 15–16 June 2024 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France.
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Background edit
The 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans will be the 92nd running of the 24-hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest. The LM GTE Am class of 2023 will be transitioned to LMGT3 for the 2024 race. While LMP2 cars will not be running in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, Automobile Club de l’Ouest will allocate a minimum of 15 grid slots to LMP2 cars for the race.[1] A number of new and returning manufacturers are hoping to field cars in the 2024 event, including Alpine, Ford, BMW, and McLaren.[2][3][4][5] LMGT3 models that do not compete for the full 2024 FIA WEC seasons are not permitted to enter at the 24 hour race.[6]
Entries edit
Automatic entries edit
In addition to all full season WEC entries, automatic invites are given to championship winners in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), LMP2 and LMGTE in the Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) and Bronze Cup in GT World Challenge Europe (GTWCE) in a combined Endurance and Sprint Championship. Second-place finishers in LMP2 in the ELMS also earn an invite. 3 IMSA teams are also granted invites, one in Hypercar at the discretion of IMSA, and one each for the Jim Truman and Bob Akin awards.[7]
| Reason invited | Hypercar | LMP2 | LMGT3 |
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| 1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 and LMGTE) |  Algarve Pro Racing
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 Proton Competition
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| 2nd in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2) |  United Autosports USA
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| 1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 Pro-Am) |  AF Corse
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| 1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP3) |  Cool Racing
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| IMSA SportsCar Championship at-large entries | Whelen Cadillac Racing
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George Kurtz
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Brendan Iribe
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| 1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP2 and GT) | CrowdStrike Racing by APR
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 Pure Rxcing
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| 1st in the GT World Challenge Europe (Bronze Cup) | Pure Rxcing
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| Sources:[7][8] | |||
Entry list edit
Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am Cup, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with Icons.
| Icon | Series |
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| WEC | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| ELMS | European Le Mans Series |
| ALMS | Asian Le Mans Series |
| WTSC | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
| 24LM | 24 Hours of Le Mans only |
| Icon | MISC |
| P2 | LMP2 |
| PA | LMP2 Pro-Am |
Reserve entries edit
In addition to the sixty-two entries given invitations for the race, seven entries are put on a reserve list to potentially replace any invitations that were not accepted or withdrawn. Reserve entries are ordered with the first reserve replacing the first withdrawal from the race, regardless of the class of either entry.
| Reserve | Class | No. | Entrant | Car | Tyre | Series | MISC | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 |
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| 1st | Hypercar | 79 | Proton Competition
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Porsche 963 | M | WTSC | Hybrid | Gianmaria Bruni
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 TBA
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TBA
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| 2nd | LMP2 | 43 |  Inter Europol Competition
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Oreca 07-Gibson | G | ELMS | P2 |  Vladislav Lomko[N 1]
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 Clément Novalak
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TBA
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| 3rd | LMGT3 | 72 | Racing Spirit of Léman
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | G | ELMS | Derek DeBoer
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Valentin Hasse-Clot
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Maxime Robin
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| 4th | LMGT3 | 74 | Kessel Racing
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Ferrari 296 GT3 | G | ELMS |  John Hartshorne
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Ben Tuck
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TBA
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| 5th | LMP2 | 41 | Staysail Motorsport
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Oreca 07-Gibson | G | 24LM | P2 | Michael Dinan
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TBA
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TBA
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| Source:[15][16][17] | ||||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Kvyat, Boguslavskiy and Lomko are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ Malykhin is Belarusian, but he competes under a Kittitian licence as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
References edit
- ^ Klein, Jamie; Watkins, Gary (9 June 2023). "LMP2 class axed by WEC for 2024, but will stay at Le Mans". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Smith, Fred (9 June 2023). "This is Alpine's 2024 Le Mans Racer". Road & Track. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Ford unveils a new Mustang for 2024 Le Mans in motorsports 'lifestyle brand' retooling". NBC Sports. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Hardy, Edward (26 July 2022). "BMW confirms 2024 Le Mans entry for its LMDh Hypercar". Motor Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (2023-10-06). "McLaren confirms United Autosports as its LMGT3 customer team". RACER. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (7 November 2023). "2024 FIA WEC Entry Capped At 37 Cars". Dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (16 October 2023). "Kurtz Wins Jim Trueman Award, Automatic Le Mans Invite". Sportscar365. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "How many competitors will be invited to the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2024?". Endurance-Info. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Team Peugeot TotalEnergies unveils the Peugeot 9X8 2024". 24h-lemans.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Watkins, Gary (19 January 2024). "Peugeot unveils tweaked 2024 WEC line-up". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Goodwin, Graham (29 March 2024). "United Reveals First Le Mans LMP2 Driver Line-Up". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Les brèves du jeudi soir 4 avril". Endurance-Info. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (24 April 2024). "Catsburg to Join CrowdStrike by APR at Le Mans". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b Kilbey, Stephen (26 April 2024). "Johnny Laursen Joins Spirit Of Race Le Mans Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b Kilbey, Stephen (19 February 2024). "Full 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours Entry List Revealed". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 24 Hours of Le Mans - Provisional Entry List" (PDF). 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (19 February 2024). "Second Proton Porsche 963 on Le Mans Reserve List". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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