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Hypercar

<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>From 2021, the new top class in the FIA World Endurance Championship – including the 24 Hours of Le Mans – is called HYPERCAR. This new class will feature two types of car, LMH (Le Mans Hypercar, from 2021) and LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h, from 2022). The ultimate aim of the ACO, FIA and IMSA is for these two types of car to compete against each other in the FIA WEC and in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and, therefore, to race in both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Rolex 24 at Daytona. <h2>TWO TYPES OF CAR</h2>LMHIn 2021, for the inaugural year of the Hypercar class in competition, only cars built in accordance with ‘Le Mans Hypercar’ technical regulations may compete.These regulations leave scope for a wide variety of architectures and allow a front-axle hybrid system to be fitted. LMDhIn 2022, the Hypercar class will open to manufacturers choosing to compete under LMDh regulations.In LMDh, the backbone of the car – i.e. the whole car minus the internal combustion engine, the body and the hybrid system – will be supplied by one of four chassis manufacturers: Dallara, Multimatic, Ligier or Oreca.

<h2>CATEGORY OVERVIEW</h2>Closed-cockpit prototypeProfessionnals drivers and manufacturersSub-division: Hybrid cars and Non-Hybrid cars

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LMP2

In 2017, new regulations were brought in in LM P2 and four chassis constructors were selected Oreca, Onroak Automotive, Dallara and Riley-Multilmatic (closed cars obligatory) and a single engine, the 4.2-litre V8 Gibson, in order to cap costs in this category aimed at private teams. The main features of the 2018 season in LM P2 will be development and continuity with only a few adjustments foreseen to the new regulations introduced last year. It was agreed that if a car proved to be down on speed the constructor would be authorised to make some modifications to its chassis for season 2. This option has been taken up by Dallara, Ligier and Riley-Multimatic (reserve at Le Mans) to try and achieve the same level of performance as the Oreca 07s.The latest car from the design department of the Var-based constructor had an outstanding season in 2017. It helped Vaillante Rebellion Racing to the FIA World Endurance Championship LM P2 title, won the category in the Le Mans 24 Hours with Jackie Chan DC Racing with a double and second place overall, as well as the ELMS title with G-Drive Racing with DragonSpeed.2017 was a record year for LM P2 with 25 cars entered for the Le Mans 24 Hours and they achieved stunning performances as lap times improved by over 10 seconds compared to the P2s in 2016. <h2>LIGIER BEATS ORECAS IN THE NUMBERS GAME!</h2>The category has continued to meet with success in 2018 with 20 LM P2s entered for Le Mans including 8 Orecas, one of which is running under the Alpine moniker, 3 Dallaras and 9 Ligiers. One Riley is on the reserve list. In 2018, the winner of the Sarthe Classic in 2017, Jackie Chan DC Racing, is back to defend its Le Mans title unlike last year’s world endurance champion, Rebellion Racing, which has moved up to LM P1 this season. However, the Chinese team will be up against tough opposition from sister Oreca 07s run by DragonSpeed, Signatech Alpine, TDS, G-Drive and Graff among others, and the Racing For Holland and SMP Dallaras as well as the Ligiers, which out-number all the other makes. Teams running them include Panis Barthez Competition, IDEC Sport, United Autosports, Larbre Competition and Jackie Chan DC Racing! The cards have been reshuffled ensuring that the battle in the LM P2 category will be yet another hotly-disputed one. <h2>RESERVES IN LM P2</h2>The list of reserves includes nine teams, six in the LM P2 category and three in LM GTE Am. A Riley is one of the reserves in LM P2. They will be allowed to race following the order on the list should one of the other entrants withdraw.

<h2>CATEGORY OVERVIEW</h2>Closed-cockpit prototypeOpen to privateers4 constructors: Dallara, Oreca, Riley-Multimatic, Onroak

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LMGTE PRO

It’s like a real motor show – almost! LM GTE Pro has attracted no fewer than six manufacturers from among the biggest names in the motor car industry: Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin with its new car, the AMR Vantage, Ford, Chevrolet Corvette and BMW making its return to endurance with the fabulous M8. All in all a mouth-watering field with 17 cars, which promises a no-holds-barred battle as victory in this class is so important for a manufacturer. In LM P1 the cars are out-and-out prototypes, while in GTE Pro they are derived from series production models so promoting the make and the car is a much more direct operation.Each manufacturer has invested the necessary resources for the 86th event by entering at least two cars. Porsche and Ford have a slight numerical advantage with four each. Ferrari has three while the other three Chevrolet Corvette, BMW and Aston Martin have each entered two.To win the endurance classic in this category the manufacturers generally call on top-class drivers as the closely-fought battles in LM GTE Pro require specific skills.Porsche has entered no fewer than four 911s, proof of the renown of the make thanks to endurance, and has recreated the magic duo Romain Dumas-Timo Bernhard, both outright winners of the Le Mans 24 Hours in the blue-riband category with Audi and Porsche, who are also very experienced GT drivers.All the category regulars are present like Marco Sorensen, the first driver nominated on the no. 95 AMR Vantage, Patrick Pilet (Porsche), Tony Vilander (Ferrari) and Andy Priaulx (Ford). In the BMW camp the first-nominated drivers are Martin Tomczyk and Augusto Farfus.Aston Martin, BMW, Porsche, AF Corse, Ford Chip Ganassi and Corvette Racing GM have entered the following cars: Vantages, M8s, 911 RSRs, 488s, GTs and C7Rs. A quick look back at the mind-boggling finish to last year’s Le Mans 24 Hours with Aston Martin‘s incredible victory in the final metres promises that this year’s scrap in June will be just as intense. With the presence of two new cars, the Vantage and the M8, suspense is guaranteed given the overall level of the entries in this category.With such a field it will take an inspired guess to predict the category winner!

<h2>CATEGORY OVERVIEW</h2> Two-door road-legal sports carsProfessional drivers and works teamsBalance of performance adjustments (BOP)

LMGTE AM

The aim of the spirit of the Le Mans 24 Hours is to ensure that manufacturers as well as privateers can lock horns with each other on the same circuit, and that professional and amateur drivers can measure themselves against one another in the greatest of endurance races. This year there will be 13 LM GTE Am cars on the grid at the start on 16th June comprising 6 Porsches, 5 Ferraris and 2 Aston Martin Vantages. Regulars or guests like Dempsey Proton Racing, Proton Competition, Gulf Racing, TF Sport, Aston Martin Racing, JMW Motorsport, Ebimotors, Spirit of Race, Team Project 1, MR Racing, Keating Motorsports and Clearwater will provide a thrilling spectacle in this category in which a classification of drivers is imposed to ensure that amateurs have their place on the entry list.All the teams will defend their chances right till the end of the Le Mans 24 Hours and JMW Motorsport, the defending champion with Liam Grieffin as the first nominated driver, will be up against tough opposition. <h2>RESERVES IN GTE AM</h2>The list of reserves comprises nine teams, six in the LM P2 category and three Ferrari 488 GTEs in LM GTE Am. They will be allowed to race following the order on the list should one of the other entrants withdraw.

<h2>CATEGORY OVERVIEW</h2>Two-door road-legal sports carsAmateur driversBalance of performance adjustments (BOP)

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