2024 FIA World Endurance Championship

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The 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship is the twelfth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series will be open to Hypercars (built under Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) or Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh) regulations) and for the first time LMGT3 racing cars.

2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
OrganizerAutomobile Club de l'Ouest
DisciplineSports car endurance racing
Number of races8
Champions
Hypercar Manufacturer0
Hypercar Team0
LMGT3 Team0
FIA World Endurance Championship seasons

This is the first season of the World Endurance Championship without the LMP2 class, after it was dropped due to the increasing demand in the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes. The LMP2 class will still take part at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1] The LMGT3 class was introduced to replace the GTE class that was dropped at the end of the 2023 season.[2] A maximum amount of 37 cars was set for the full-season grid.[1][3]

Manufacturers entering in the LMGT3 category will only be allowed to enter a maximum of two cars, to allow for a greater diversity in the LMGT3 category. Priority is given to manufacturers who have also entered a car in the Hypercar category.[4]

Calendar

On 9 June 2023, during the 2023 Le Mans weekend, the calendar for the 2024 season was announced. It contains eight races, including two completely new races and two returning races. The 1000 Miles of Sebring, 6 Hours of Portimão, and 6 Hours of Monza races will not return in 2024, with Monza not being held due to the track being redeveloped.[5] The Imola event would later replace Monza as the Italian round on the schedule, while the series will make its first visit to Qatar to start the season, allowing hotter weather than Sebring. The 6 Hours of São Paulo, which was last visited by the WEC in 2014 alongside the Lone Star Le Mans round that was previously hosted in 2020 would also make their return to the calendar.

The prologue was originally scheduled to happen on 24 and 25 February but was delayed due to shipping issues.[6]

RndRaceCircuitLocationDate
PrologueLosail International Circuit Lusail26/27 February
1Qatar 1812 km2 March
26 Hours of ImolaImola Circuit Imola21 April
36 Hours of Spa-FrancorchampsCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot11 May
424 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la Sarthe Le Mans15–16 June
56 Hours of São PauloInterlagos Circuit São Paulo14 July
6Lone Star Le MansCircuit of the Americas Austin, Texas1 September
76 Hours of FujiFuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka15 September
88 Hours of BahrainBahrain International Circuit Sakhir2 November

Entries

The number of entries was capped at 37 cars due to garage limitations at Imola and the Circuit of the Americas. Frédéric Lequien, CEO of Le Mans Endurance Management, outlined a goal to increase the grid size in future seasons.[7]

Hypercar

EntrantCarEngineHybridTyreNo.DriversRounds
Cadillac Racing[8]Cadillac V-Series.RCadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8HybridM2 Earl Bamber[9]1–5
Alex Lynn[9]1–5
Sébastien Bourdais[10]1
Álex Palou[11]4
Renger van der Zande[10]TBC
Porsche Penske Motorsport[9]Porsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8HybridM5 Matt Campbell[9]1–5
Michael Christensen[9]1–5
Frédéric Makowiecki[9]1–5
6 Kévin Estre[9]1–5
André Lotterer[9]1–5
Laurens Vanthoor[9]1–5
Toyota Gazoo Racing[12]Toyota GR010 HybridToyota 3.5 L Turbo V6HybridM7 Kamui Kobayashi[12]1–5
Nyck de Vries[12]1–5
Mike Conway[12]1–3, 5
José María López[13]4
8 Sébastien Buemi[12]1–5
Brendon Hartley[12]1–5
Ryō Hirakawa[12]1–5
Isotta Fraschini[14]Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6-CIsotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V6HybridM11 Carl Bennett[15]1–5
Antonio Serravalle[16]1–5
Jean-Karl Vernay[16]1–5
Hertz Team Jota[9]Porsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8HybridM12 Callum Ilott[17]1–5
Will Stevens[9]1–5
Norman Nato[17]1–2, 4–5
38 Jenson Button[18]1–5
Phil Hanson[17]1–5
Oliver Rasmussen[9]1–5
BMW M Team WRT[19]BMW M Hybrid V8BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8HybridM15 Raffaele Marciello[20]1–5
Dries Vanthoor[20]1–5
Marco Wittmann[20]1–5
20 Robin Frijns[20]1–5
René Rast[20]1–5
Sheldon van der Linde[20]1–5
Alpine Endurance Team[21][22]Alpine A424Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6HybridM35 Paul-Loup Chatin[23]1–5
Charles Milesi[23]1–5
Ferdinand Habsburg[23]1, 4–5
Jules Gounon[24][25]2–3
36 Nicolas Lapierre[23]1–5
Mick Schumacher[23]1–5
Matthieu Vaxivière[23]1–5
Ferrari AF Corse[26]Ferrari 499PFerrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6HybridM50 Antonio Fuoco[27]1–5
Miguel Molina[27]1–5
Nicklas Nielsen[27]1–5
51 James Calado[27]1–5
Antonio Giovinazzi[27]1–5
Alessandro Pier Guidi[27]1–5
AF Corse[28]83 Robert Kubica[28]1–5
Robert Shwartzman[29]1–5
Yifei Ye[29]1–5
Lamborghini Iron Lynx[30]Lamborghini SC63Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8HybridM63 Mirko Bortolotti[31]1–5
Daniil Kvyat[32][N 1]1–5
Edoardo Mortara[33]1–2, 4–5
Andrea Caldarelli[34]3
Peugeot TotalEnergies[35]Peugeot 9X8Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6HybridM93 Mikkel Jensen[35]1–5
Nico Müller[35]1–5
Jean-Éric Vergne[35]1–2, 4–5
94 Paul di Resta[35]1–5
Loïc Duval[35]1–5
Stoffel Vandoorne[36]1–2, 4–5
Proton Competition[37]Porsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8HybridM99 Julien Andlauer[38]1–5
Neel Jani[38]1–5
Harry Tincknell[38]1–2, 4
Hypercar team changes
  • Following the 2023 season Glickenhaus Racing chose to withdraw due to financial reasons and Floyd Vanwall Racing had their application refused.[39][40]
    Alpine, BMW and Lamborghini (top) joined the Hypercar grid, as Glickenhaus and Vanwall (bottom) pulled out.
  • Revived luxury Italian manufacturer Isotta Fraschini joined with a single Michelotto-produced LMH in partnership with Duqueine.[14]
  • Hertz Team Jota entered an additional Porsche 963 following LMP2's removal from the series.[9]
  • Reigning LMP2 champions Team WRT joined Hypercar fielding two works BMW M Hybrid V8s, having previously been slated to run Audi's cancelled LMDh programme.[19] BMW's only previous entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship was in the GTE Pro category in 2018–19, while the Dallara-based M Hybrid V8, which debuted in the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship, marked BMW's return to top-class sportscar racing for the first time since winning the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans.[41]
  • Alpine returned to the top class with two new Oreca-based A424 cars operated by Signatech, following a transition season in LMP2 in 2023.[21]
  • As well as running the two factory Ferraris, AF Corse entered a private 499P as an additional third car.[28]
  • Lamborghini Squadra Corse developed its first racing prototype since the Group C era, a Ligier-based LMDh run by the Iron Lynx team.[30]
Hypercar driver changes

LMGT3

EntrantCarEngineTyreNo.DriversRounds
Heart of Racing Team[46]Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoAston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8G27 Ian James[47]1–5
Daniel Mancinelli[47]1–5
Alex Riberas[47]1–5
Team WRT[48]BMW M4 GT3BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6G31 Augusto Farfus[49]1–5
Sean Gelael[49]1–5
Darren Leung[49]1–5
46 Ahmad Al Harthy[49]1–5
Maxime Martin[49]1–5
Valentino Rossi[49]1–5
Vista AF Corse[50]Ferrari 296 GT3Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6G54 Francesco Castellacci[51]1–5
Thomas Flohr[50]1–5
Davide Rigon[51]1–5
55 François Heriau[51]1–5
Simon Mann[50]1–5
Alessio Rovera[51]1–5
United Autosports[52][53]McLaren 720S GT3 EvoMcLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8G59 Nicolas Costa[54]1–5
James Cottingham[55]1–5
Grégoire Saucy[56]1–5
95 Nico Pino[54]1–5
Marino Sato[56]1–5
Josh Caygill[57]1–3, 5
Hiroshi Hamaguchi[11]4
Iron Lynx[58]Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10G60 Matteo Cressoni[59]1–5
Franck Perera[59]1–5
Claudio Schiavoni[59]1–5
Iron Dames[58]85 Sarah Bovy[59]1–5
Michelle Gatting[59]1–5
Doriane Pin[59]1–2
Rahel Frey[60]3–5
Proton Competition[61]Ford Mustang GT3Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8G77 Ben Barker[62]1–5
Ryan Hardwick[62]1–5
Zacharie Robichon[62]1–5
88 Dennis Olsen[62]1–5
Mikkel O. Pedersen[62]1–5
Giorgio Roda[62]1–4
Christian Ried[63]5
Akkodis ASP Team[64]Lexus RC F GT3Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8G78 Arnold Robin[65]1–5
Kelvin van der Linde[66]1–2, 4–5
Timur Boguslavskiy[65][N 1]1–2, 4
Clemens Schmid[67]3, 5
Ritomo Miyata[68]3
87 Takeshi Kimura[65]1–5
Esteban Masson[65]1–5
José María López[44]1–3, 5
Jack Hawksworth[13]4
TF Sport[69]Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.RChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8G81 Rui Andrade[70]1–5
Charlie Eastwood[71]1–5
Tom van Rompuy[70]1–5
82 Sébastien Baud[72]1–5
Daniel Juncadella[71]1–5
Hiroshi Koizumi[72]1–5
Manthey EMA[73]Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6G91 Richard Lietz[74]1–5
Morris Schuring [nl][74]1–5
Yasser Shahin[74]1–5
Manthey PureRxcing[73]92 Klaus Bachler[74]1–5
Alex Malykhin[74][N 2]1–5
Joel Sturm[74]1–5
D'station Racing[75]Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoAston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8G777 Erwan Bastard[76]1–5
Marco Sørensen[9]1–5
Clément Mateu[76]1–3, 5
Satoshi Hoshino[76]4

Results and standings

Race results

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd.CircuitHypercar WinnersLMGT3 WinnersReport
1 Losail No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport No. 92 Manthey PureRxcingReport
Kévin Estre
André Lotterer
Laurens Vanthoor
Klaus Bachler
Alex Malykhin
Joel Sturm
2 Imola No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 31 Team WRTReport
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
Nyck de Vries
Augusto Farfus
Sean Gelael
Darren Leung
3 Spa No. 12 Hertz Team Jota No. 91 Manthey EMAReport
Callum Ilott
Will Stevens
Richard Lietz
Morris Schuring [nl]
Yasser Shahin
4 Le Mans No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse No. 91 Manthey EMAReport
Antonio Fuoco
Miguel Molina
Nicklas Nielsen
Richard Lietz
Morris Schuring [nl]
Yasser Shahin
5 São PauloReport
6 AustinReport
7 FujiReport
8 BahrainReport

Drivers' championships

An FIA World Championship is awarded to the winning drivers in the Hypercar category. An FIA Endurance Trophy is awarded to the winning drivers in the LMGT3 category.[77]

Points systems
Duration1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPole
6 Hours2518151210864211
8–10 Hours38272318151296321
24 Hours503630242016128421

Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship

Pos.DriverTeamQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points
1 Kévin Estre Porsche Penske Motorsport122499
1 André Lotterer Porsche Penske Motorsport122499
1 Laurens Vanthoor Porsche Penske Motorsport122499
2 Antonio Fuoco Ferrari AF Corse643190
2 Miguel Molina Ferrari AF Corse643190
2 Nicklas Nielsen Ferrari AF Corse643190
3 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota Gazoo Racing517282
3 Nyck de Vries Toyota Gazoo Racing517282
4 Callum Ilott Hertz Team Jota2141860
4 Will Stevens Hertz Team Jota2141860
5 Matt Campbell Porsche Penske Motorsport33Ret656
5 Michael Christensen Porsche Penske Motorsport33Ret656
5 Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche Penske Motorsport33Ret656
6 James Calado Ferrari AF Corse1274348
6 Antonio Giovinazzi Ferrari AF Corse1274348
6 Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari AF Corse1274348
7 Mike Conway Toyota Gazoo Racing51746
8 Sébastien Buemi Toyota Gazoo Racing856544
8 Brendon Hartley Toyota Gazoo Racing856544
8 Ryō Hirakawa Toyota Gazoo Racing856544
9 José María López Toyota Gazoo Racing236
10 Norman Nato Hertz Team Jota214835
11 Robert Kubica AF Corse488Ret26
11 Robert Shwartzman AF Corse488Ret26
11 Yifei Ye AF Corse488Ret26
12 Julien Andlauer Proton Competition9Ret51413
12 Neel Jani Proton Competition9Ret51413
13 Earl Bamber Cadillac RacingDSQ10Ret713
13 Alex Lynn Cadillac RacingDSQ10Ret713
14 Álex Palou Cadillac Racing712
15 Paul-Loup Chatin Alpine Endurance Team7139Ret11
15 Charles Milesi Alpine Endurance Team7139Ret11
16 Robin Frijns BMW M Team WRT10613NC10
16 René Rast BMW M Team WRT10613NC10
16 Sheldon van der Linde BMW M Team WRT10613NC10
17 Ferdinand Habsburg Alpine Endurance Team7Ret9
18 Jenson Button Hertz Team JotaRet11Ret94
18 Phil Hanson Hertz Team JotaRet11Ret94
18 Oliver Rasmussen Hertz Team JotaRet11Ret94
19 Mikkel Jensen Peugeot TotalEnergiesDSQ910123
19 Nico Müller Peugeot TotalEnergiesDSQ910123
20 Harry Tincknell Proton Competition9Ret143
21 Jean-Éric Vergne Peugeot TotalEnergiesDSQ9122
22 Mirko Bortolotti Lamborghini Iron Lynx1312Ret102
22 Daniil Kvyat Lamborghini Iron Lynx1312Ret102
23 Edoardo Mortara Lamborghini Iron Lynx1312102
24 Jules Gounon Alpine Endurance Team139[N 3]0
25 Nicolas Lapierre Alpine Endurance Team111612Ret0
25 Mick Schumacher Alpine Endurance Team111612Ret0
25 Matthieu Vaxivière Alpine Endurance Team111612Ret0
26 Raffaele Marciello BMW M Team WRT14DSQ11Ret0
26 Dries Vanthoor BMW M Team WRT14DSQ11Ret0
26 Marco Wittmann BMW M Team WRT14DSQ11Ret0
27 Paul di Resta Peugeot TotalEnergies151514110
27 Loïc Duval Peugeot TotalEnergies151514110
28 Stoffel Vandoorne Peugeot TotalEnergies1515110
29 Andrea Caldarelli Lamborghini Iron LynxRet0
30 Carl Bennett Isotta FraschiniRet1715130
30 Antonio Serravalle Isotta FraschiniRet1715130
30 Jean-Karl Vernay Isotta FraschiniRet1715130
31 Sébastien Bourdais Cadillac RacingDSQ0
Pos.DriverTeamQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Drivers

Pos.DriverTeamQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points
1 Richard Lietz Manthey EMA15161175
1 Morris Schuring [nl] Manthey EMA15161175
1 Yasser Shahin Manthey EMA15161175
2 Klaus Bachler Manthey PureRxcing1321075
2 Alex Malykhin Manthey PureRxcing1321075
2 Joel Sturm Manthey PureRxcing1321075
3 Augusto Farfus Team WRT61Ret273
3 Sean Gelael Team WRT61Ret273
3 Darren Leung Team WRT61Ret273
4 Erwan Bastard D'station Racing3107742
4 Marco Sørensen D'station Racing3107742
5 François Heriau Vista AF Corse7413541
5 Simon Mann Vista AF Corse7413541
5 Alessio Rovera Vista AF Corse7413541
6 Sarah Bovy Iron Dames8Ret5441
6 Michelle Gatting Iron Dames8Ret5441
7 Ian James Heart of Racing Team2511Ret37
7 Daniel Mancinelli Heart of Racing Team2511Ret37
7 Alex Riberas Heart of Racing Team2511Ret37
8 Dennis Olsen Proton Competition9Ret8337
8 Mikkel O. Pedersen Proton Competition9Ret8337
8 Giorgio Roda Proton Competition9Ret8337
9 Ahmad Al Harthy Team WRT42RetRet36
9 Maxime Martin Team WRT42RetRet36
9 Valentino Rossi Team WRT42RetRet36
10 Rahel Frey Iron Dames5435
11 Clément Mateu D'station Racing310730
12 Francesco Castellacci Vista AF Corse5126Ret23
12 Thomas Flohr Vista AF Corse5126Ret23
12 Davide Rigon Vista AF Corse5126Ret23
13 Arnold Robin Akkodis ASP TeamRet14106WD17
14 Kelvin van der Linde Akkodis ASP TeamRet146WD16
14 Timur Boguslavskiy Akkodis ASP TeamRet14616
15 Matteo Cressoni Iron Lynx121331315
15 Franck Perera Iron Lynx121331315
15 Claudio Schiavoni Iron Lynx121331315
16 Nicolas Costa United Autosports14114Ret12
16 James Cottingham United Autosports14114Ret12
16 Grégoire Saucy United Autosports14114Ret12
17 Satoshi Hoshino D'station Racing712
18 Sébastien Baud TF Sport10812910
18 Daniel Juncadella TF Sport10812910
18 Hiroshi Koizumi TF Sport10812910
19 Nico Pino United Autosports136RetRet8
19 Marino Sato United Autosports136RetRet8
20 Josh Caygill United Autosports136Ret8
21 Takeshi Kimura Akkodis ASP Team16151488
21 Esteban Masson Akkodis ASP Team16151488
22 Jack Hawksworth Akkodis ASP Team88
23 Rui Andrade TF SportRet7Ret127
23 Charlie Eastwood TF SportRet7Ret127
23 Tom van Rompuy TF SportRet7Ret127
24 Doriane Pin Iron Dames8Ret6
25 Ben Barker Proton Competition1199144
25 Ryan Hardwick Proton Competition1199144
25 Zacharie Robichon Proton Competition1199144
26 Ritomo Miyata Akkodis ASP Team101
26 Clemens Schmid Akkodis ASP Team10WD1
27 José María López Akkodis ASP Team1615140
28 Hiroshi Hamaguchi United AutosportsRet0
Pos.DriverTeamQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points

Manufacturers' and teams' championships

A world championship is awarded for Hypercar manufacturers. An FIA World Cup is awarded for customer Hypercar class teams. An FIA Endurance Trophy is awarded to LMGT3 teams.[77]

Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship

Points are awarded only to the highest finishing competitor from each manufacturer. Privateer entries are made invisible.

Pos.ManufacturerQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points
1 Porsche1214108
2 Ferrari442199
3 Toyota314296
4 Alpine5116Ret23
5 BMW768NC21
6 Peugeot1287914
7 CadillacDSQ9Ret714
8 Lamborghini1010Ret811
9 Isotta FraschiniRet1412110
Pos.ManufacturerQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points

FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams

Pos.CarTeamQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points
112 Hertz Team Jota1311128
299 Proton Competition3Ret2371
383 AF Corse213Ret67
438 Hertz Team JotaRet2Ret254
Pos.CarTeamQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams

Pos.CarTeamQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points
191 Manthey EMA15161175
292 Manthey PureRxcing1321075
331 Team WRT61Ret273
4777 D'station Racing3107742
555 Vista AF Corse7413541
685 Iron Dames8Ret5441
727 Heart of Racing Team2511Ret37
888 Proton Competition9Ret8337
946 Team WRT42RetRet36
1054 Vista AF Corse5126Ret23
1178 Akkodis ASP TeamRet14106WD17
1260 Iron Lynx121331215
1359 United Autosports14114Ret12
1482 TF Sport10812910
1587 Akkodis ASP Team16151488
1695 United Autosports136RetRet8
1781 TF SportRet7Ret117
1877 Proton Competition1199134
Pos.CarTeamQAT
ITA
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
Points

Notes

References