2019 Le Mans 24 Hours first entries confirmed
The first 42 entrants to the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours have been confirmed ahead of the season finale of the current World Endurance Championship.
With the second Le Mans 24 Hours, the 87th running of the iconic endurance event, rounding out the 2018-19 WEC Super Season campaign, the Automobile Club d’lOuest has confirmed it has received 75 applications for the 60 grid slots with the Le Mans selection committee automatically ratifying 42 spots.
The first 42 entrants to the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours have been confirmed ahead of the season finale of the current World Endurance Championship.
With the second Le Mans 24 Hours, the 87th running of the iconic endurance event, rounding out the 2018-19 WEC Super Season campaign, the Automobile Club d’lOuest has confirmed it has received 75 applications for the 60 grid slots with the Le Mans selection committee automatically ratifying 42 spots.
On March 1 the full official entry list for the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours will be confirmed.
Defending champions Toyota Gazoo Racing return as expected with unchanged driver line-ups while the Ginetta squad has dropped off the entry list.
34 participants from this year’s WEC campaign plus eight competitors, invited due to their results at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in the European Le Mans Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018, form the initial entry list. The four invitations from the Asian Le Mans Series will be announced on 24 February after the final round in Sepang.
Of the 75 applications received, the Selection Committee will grant 14 more invitations (in addition to the four from the Asian Le Mans Series), designate 10 reserve cars and reject five applications by March 1.
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Hurley Haywood has been named as the event’s Grand Marshal for 2019.
2019 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list (initial 42 automatic entries):
LMP1
1 REBELLION RACING CHE REBELLION R13 - GIBSON JANI, LOTTERER, SENNA
3 REBELLION RACING CHE REBELLION R13 - GIBSON LAURENT, BERTHON, MENEZES
4 BYKOLLES RACING TEAM AUT ENSO CLM P1/01 - NISMO DILLMANN
7 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING JPN TOYOTA TS050 - HYBRID CONWAY, KOBAYASHI, LOPEZ
8 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING JPN TOYOTA TS050 - HYBRID BUEMI, NAKAJIMA, ALONSO
10 DRAGONSPEED ** USA BR ENGINEERING BR1 - GIBSON HEDMAN, HANLEY, VAN DER ZANDE
11 SMP RACING RUS BR ENGINEERING BR1 - AER PETROV, ALESHIN, BUTTON
17 SMP RACING RUS BR ENGINEERING BR1 - AER SARRAZIN, ORUDZHEV, SIROTKIN
LMP2
26 G-DRIVE RACING RUS ORECA 07 - GIBSON RUSINOV
28 TDS RACING FRA ORECA 07 - GIBSON PERRODO, VAXIVIERE, DUVAL
29 RACING TEAM NEDERLAND NLD DALLARA P217 - GIBSON VAN EERD, VAN DER GARDE, DE VRIES
31 DRAGONSPEED USA ORECA 07 - GIBSON GONZALEZ, MALDONADO, DAVIDSON
36 SIGNATECH ALPINE MATMUT FRA ALPINE A470 - GIBSON LAPIERRE, NEGRAO, THIRIET
37 JACKIE CHAN DC RACING CHN ORECA 07 - GIBSON HEINEMEIER HANSSON
38 JACKIE CHAN DC RACING CHN ORECA 07 - GIBSON TUNG, RICHELMI, AUBRY
43 RLR M SPORT/TOWER EVENTS GBR ORECA 07 - GIBSON FARANO
50 LARBRE COMPETITON FRA LIGIER JSP217 - GIBSON CREED, RICCI
GTE Pro
51 AF CORSE ITA FERRARI 488 GTE EVO PIER GUIDI, CALADO, SERRA
66 FORD CHIP GANASSI TEAM UK USA FORD GT MÜCKE, PLA
67 FORD CHIP GANASSI TEAM UK USA FORD GT PRIAULX, TINCKNELL
71 AF CORSE ITA FERRARI 488 GTE EVO RIGON, BIRD, MOLINA
81 BMW TEAM MTEK DEU BMW M8 GTE CATSBURG
82 BMW TEAM MTEK DEU BMW M8 GTE FARFUS
91 PORSCHE GT TEAM DEU PORSCHE 911 RSR LIETZ, BRUNI, MAKOWIECKI
92 PORSCHE GT TEAM DEU PORSCHE 911 RSR CHRISTENSEN, ESTRE, VANTHOOR
95 ASTON MARTIN RACING GBR ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE AMR THIIM, SØRENSEN
97 ASTON MARTIN RACING GBR ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE AMR MARTIN, LYNN
GTE Am
54 SPIRIT OF RACE CHE FERRARI 488 GTE FLOHR, CASTELLACCI, FISICHELLA
56 TEAM PROJECT 1 DEU PORSCHE 911 RSR BERGMEISTER, LINDSEY, PERFETTI
61 CLEARWATER RACING SGP FERRARI 488 GTE PEREZ COMPANC, GRIFFIN, CRESSONI
62 WEATHERTECH RACING USA FERRARI 488 GTE MACNEIL
70 MR RACING JPN FERRARI 488 GTE ISHIKAWA, BERETTA, CHEEVER
77 DEMPSEY-PROTON RACING DEU PORSCHE 911 RSR CAMPBELL
88 DEMPSEY-PROTON RACING DEU PORSCHE 911 RSR HOSHINO, RODA, CAIROLI
99 DEMPSEY-PROTON RACING DEU PORSCHE 911 RSR LONG
78 PROTON COMPETITION DEU PORSCHE 911 RSR CHEN
84 JMW MOTORSPORT GBR FERRARI 488 GTE COCKER
85 KEATING MOTORSPORTS USA FORD GT KEATING, BLEEKEMOLEN, FRAGA
86 GULF RACING GBR PORSCHE 911 RSR WAINWRIGHT, BARKER
90 TF SPORT GBR ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE YOLUC, ALERS-HANKEY, EASTWOOD
98 ASTON MARTIN RACING GBR ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE DALLA LANA, LAMY, LAUDA
60 KESSEL RACING CHE FERRARI 488 GTE SCHIAVONI
