2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
94th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
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The 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 94e 24 Heures du Mans) will be an automobile endurance event, set to be held on 13–14 June 2026 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. It will be the 94th running of the 24-hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest.[1] Hyundai's luxury division Genesis will run two cars in the Hypercar class, becoming the first Korean team to compete at the 24-hour race.[2]
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| Event information | |
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| Round 4 of 8 in the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
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| Date | 13–14 June 2026 |
| Location | Le Mans, France |
| Venue | Circuit de la Sarthe |
| Duration | 24 hours |
| Results | |
Entries
Automatic entries
In addition to all full-season WEC entries, automatic invitations were given to all championship winners in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), LMP2 and LMGT3 in the Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) and Bronze Cup in GT World Challenge Europe's (GTWCE) combined Endurance and Sprint championship. Second-place finishers in LMP2 in the ELMS also earned an invite. Three IMSA teams were also granted invitations, one in Hypercar at the discretion of IMSA, and one each for the Jim Trueman and Bob Akin awards, given to the highest placed Bronze-rated drivers in IMSA's LMP2 and GT3 classes.
| Reason invited | Hypercar | LMP2 | LMGT3 |
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| 1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 and LMGT3) |  VDS Panis Racing |
 TF Sport | |
| 2nd in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2) |  Inter Europol Competition |
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| 1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 Pro-Am) |  AO by TF | ||
| 1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP3) |  CLX Motorsport | ||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship at-large entries | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing[N 1] |
P. J. Hyett |
 Orey Fidani |
| 1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP2 and GT) | CrowdStrike Racing by APR |
Kessel Racing | |
| 1st in the GT World Challenge Europe (Bronze Cup) | Kessel Racing | ||
| Source:[5][6][7] | |||
Entry list
Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am Cup, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up,[8] are denoted with icons.
| Icon | Series |
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| WEC | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| ELMS | European Le Mans Series |
| ALMS | Asian Le Mans Series |
| IMSA | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| GTWC | GT World Challenge Europe |
| 24LM | 24 Hours of Le Mans only |
| Icon | MISC |
| P2 | LMP2 |
| PA | LMP2 Pro-Am |
Reserve entries
In addition to the sixty-two entries given invitations for the race, nine entries were put on a reserve list to potentially replace any invitations that were not accepted or withdrawn. Reserve entries are ordered with the first reserve replacing the first withdrawal from the race, regardless of the class of either entry.[17][18]
| Reserve | Class | No. | Entrant | Car | Tyre | Series | MISC | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | LMGT3 | 86 | GR Racing |
Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | G | ELMS | Michael Wainwright |
 TBA |
TBA | |
| 2nd | LMP2 | 47 |  Cetilar Racing |
Oreca 07-Gibson | G | ALMS | PA | Nicola Lacorte |
Roberto Lacorte |
TBA |
| 3rd | LMGT3 | 56 | Blackthorn |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | G | ALMS | Dario Franchitti |
Giacomo Petrobelli |
TBA | |
| 4th | LMP2 | 137 | CLX Motorsport |
Oreca 07-Gibson | G | ELMS | PA | John Farano |
TBA |
TBA |
| 5th | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports |
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | G | ELMS | Michael Birch |
Wayne Boyd |
 Garnet Patterson | |
| 6th | LMP2 | 18 | IDEC Sport |
Oreca 07-Gibson | G | ELMS | P2 |  David Heinemeier Hansson |
TBA |
TBA |
| 7th | LMP2 | 16 | Vector Sport |
Oreca 07-Gibson | G | ELMS | PA |  Cem Bölükbaşı |
TBA |
TBA |
| 8th | LMGT3 | 151 | AF Corse |
Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | G | ELMS | Conrad Laursen |
Charles-Henri Samani |
TBA | |
| 9th | LMP2 | 11 |  Proton Competition |
Oreca 07-Gibson | G | ELMS | PA |  Horst Felbermayr Jr. |
TBA |
TBA |
| Source:[17][18] | ||||||||||
See also
Notes
- As reigning IMSA GTP champion, Porsche Penske Motorsport had right of first refusal for the invitation. However, Porsche's withdrawal from WEC's Hypercar class meant no Porsche 963 could be present at Le Mans.[3] IMSA subsequently granted the entry to Wayne Taylor Racing.[4]
- Boguslavskiy is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Lomko, also Russian, competes under a Grenadian licence for the same reason.