Sebastian Vettel is not among the 186 drivers who will compete in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours.
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest which organises the most prestigious round of the World Endurance Championship has confirmed the list of competitors for next month’s race.
Vettel tested a Porsche 963 Hypercar in march, prompting speculation he was considering an appearance in the race. Porsche has added a third factory-run car for the La Sarthe event but it will be shared by Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet.
The number four Porsche is one of four extra Hypercars which will join the regular field at Le Mans, increasing the entry to 23 cars.
Two of the other entrants are from Cadillac, which only field one regular car in WEC. IMSA team mates Sebastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon and Renger van der Zande will drive the factory-run number three car, while Jack Aitken, Felipe Drugovich and Luis Felipe Derani will share the number 311 Whelen-run car.
The final extra hypercar will be entered by Lamborghini Iron Lynx. Romain Grosjean, Andrea Caldarelli and Matteo Cairoli will also transfer from the IMSA series to race at Le Mans.
A single Hypercar entry, for a Proton-run Porsche 963, has a place on the reserve list. Gianmaria Bruni is the only named driver for this car.
The Hypercar field will share the track with 16 LMP2 cars, which no longer contest WEC rounds, and 25 GTs.
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2024 Le Mans 24 Hours hypercar entry list
| Number | Team | Car | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cadillac | Cadillac V-Series.R | Earl Bamber | Alex Lynn | Alex Palou |
| 3 | Cadillac | Cadillac V-Series.R | Sebastien Bourdais | Renger van der Zande | Scott Dixon |
| 4 | Porsche Penske | Porsche 963 | Mathieu Jaminet | Felipe Nasr | Nick Tandy |
| 5 | Porsche Penske | Porsche 963 | Matt Campbell | Michael Christensen | Frederic Makowiecki |
| 6 | Porsche Penske | Porsche 963 | Kevin Estre | Andre Lotterer | Laurens Vanthoor |
| 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota GR010 | Mike Conway | Kamui Kobayashi | Nyck de Vries |
| 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota GR010 | Sebastien Buemi | Brendon Hartley | Ryo Hirakawa |
| 11 | Isotta Fraschini | Isotta Fraschini Tipo6-C | Carl Wattana Bennett | Jean-Karl Vernay | Antonio Serravalle |
| 12 | Jota | Porsche 963 | Will Stevens | Norman Nato | Callum Ilott |
| 15 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M Hybrid V8 | Dries Vanthoor | Raffaele Marciello | Marco Wittmann |
| 19 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | Lamborghini SC63 | Romain Grosjean | Andrea Caldarelli | Matteo Cairoli |
| 20 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M Hybrid V8 | Sheldon van der Linde | Robin Frijns | Rene Rast |
| 35 | Alpine | Alpine A424 | Paul-Loup Chatin | Ferdinand Habsburg | Charles Milesi |
| 36 | Alpine | Alpine A424 | Nicolas Lapierre | Mick… |
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