The overall entry is up by one car from the 41 cars that contested the full 2021 season, while the top LMP2 class also sees a one-car increase despite several leading squads downsizing or exiting the series entirely.
These include last year’s title-winning team WRT, which is focussing on its two-car assault in the FIA World Endurance Championship this year; United Autosports, which is slimming down from two cars to just one as it adds a second WEC entry; and DragonSpeed, which has also left the series.
This has been made up for by an influx of new teams in the top category, with Prema, AF Corse and Inter Europol Competition all adding single-car ELMS LMP2 entries to their WEC efforts.
Belgian squad Muhlner Motorsport is also among the new squads for 2022, with ex-Rebellion LMP1 driver Thomas Laurent returning from a year on the sidelines to join Matthias Kaiser at the team.
LMP3 graduates Nielsen Racing and Team Virage are likewise tackling LMP2 for the first time in the Pro/Am…
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