日: 2022年6月10日

ACO President Pierre Fillon and FIA Endurance Commission President Richard Mille spoke about the forthcoming evolution of technical regulations of the two categories.

LMP2 has played a pivotal role on the endurance racing scenes and has proven to be hugely successful since its last overhaul in 2017. However, the rulebook is set to be updated in 2025. The LMP2 chassis will be supplied by the same four constructors who are currently involved in the LMDh class: Dallara, Ligier, Multimatic and Oreca.

The future GT category will come into force a year earlier and will be based on the existing FIA GT3 technical platform. Given the number of homologated cars and the variety of brands involved, GT3 currently is the most successful FIA customer racing category worldwide and is well suited to the requirements of gentlemen drivers.

The technical regulations were defined in consultation with the teams, with cost control being central. There will be no changes to GT3 homologation, however, there will be several mandatory adaptations such as luminescent number panels and leader lights.

Bodywork conversion kit for the GT3 cars will also be allowed. The kit will include a limited number of elements and will be reversable, so that teams will be able to revert to full GT3 specification. The class will also run on commercially-available tyres.

WEC TO RACE IN BAHRAIN UNTIL 2027
Other news coming from the press conference included the renewal of the contract of the WEC promoter with Bahrain International Circuit, securing the circuit’s slot and the FIA WEC calendar until 2027, the appointment of nine-time Le Mans winner and former FIA Endurance Commission President Tom Kristensen as the ambassador of next year’s centenary edition of the race and the announcement of the 2022/2023 Virtual Le Mans Series calendar.

Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, said: “We covered a lot of ground today. The future of our discipline is taking shape with major constructors joining the Hypercar class, and the modernisation of LMP2 and Le Mans GT. Competitors always play a part in the discussion around updates and these new rulebooks form the foundation of endurance racing, with hydrogen playing a major role in our strategy. The future looks bright, with the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans just around the corner. I am honoured that Tom Kristensen has accepted to be an ambassador for the celebrations that we began preparing two years ago.”

Richard Mille, FIA Endurance Commission President, said: “The introduction of the Hypercar category turned out to be a great success, but in order to ensure the FIA World Endurance Championship keeps developing, we need to look at the bigger picture and the goal is to have strength and quality in all classes. Therefore, I’m pleased that from 2024 we will continue the process of phasing in new technical regulations. Beginning with GT cars and later, incoming the following year, with the hugely successful and competitive LMP2 class. Utilising the existing FIA GT3 platform is a base for a cost-effective solution, tailor-made for Pro-Am line-ups and gentleman drivers, that will also bring even greater variety to the field of GT cars.”

World Endurance Championship

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In LMGTE Pro Corvette again lead the way in formation 1-2, while in LMP2 the No.23 United Autosports USA car ends session quickest. 

LMGTE Am honors go to the No.77 Dempsey Proton Porsche is driven by Harry Tincknell, Sebastien Priaulx, and Christian Ried. 

Hypercar

• José María López set the fastest time of the session with a 3m28.322s, the Argentinian completed one full stint at the wheel during the final free practice session 
• No.8 Toyota laps 0.362s in arrears as Sebastien Buemi claims the best time for pole sitters on a 3m28.684s 
• Third position goes to the No.708 Glickenhaus 007LMH which heads the No.709 Glickenhaus in fourth as the popular American gets set to take part in the second Le Mans 24 Hours and aims to better last year’s fourth position. 
• Alpine ELF Team trio of Andre Negrao, Nicolas Lapierre, and Matthieu Vaxiviere finish the session in the fifth position on a time of 3m31.039s 

LMGTE Pro

• Corvette Racing is ahead once again in LMGTE Pro with Nicky Catsburg setting the best lap of 3m52.710s in No.63 Chevrolet Corvette 
• Corvette Racing 1-2 in FP4 as well as Hyperpole session with No.64 Chevrolet Corvette driven by Nick Tandy, Alexander Sims and Tommy Milner just 0.021s adrift of the sister car 
• Porsche third and fourth as No.91 leads No.92 911 RSR-19 Porsche GT Team cars 
• AF Corse place fifth and sixth with No.52 heading No.51 by 0.2s 

LMP2

• No.23 United Autosports USA car fastest in LMP2 as Oliver Jarvis sets the pace on a 3m32.226s best 
• British ace heads the No.65 Panis Racing entry which makes its first appearance in the top six so far as Job van Uitert peaks on a 3m32.422s lap 

• No.28 JOTA car shared by Ed Jones, Oliver Rasmussen and Jonathan Aberdein places third 
• Prema Orlen Oreca-Gibson is fourth and splits JOTA pair as No.38 car rounds out top five 
• No.47 Algarve Pro Racing entry is the quickest Pro/Am division runner with John Falb, Jack Aitken and Sophia Floersch all getting track time

LMGTE Am

• Harry Tincknell ensures that the No.77 Dempsey Proton Porsche leads LMGTE Am as twice Le Mans class winner stops clocks on a 3m55.067s 
• That time is 0.196s faster than the No.88 Dempsey Proton entry shared by Maxwell Root, Fred Poddard and Jan Heylen 
• No.61 AF Corse Ferrari claims the third position but the LMGTE Am pole-sitting car stops on track in the final moments of the session and is towed to safety close to the start and finish line

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Brendon Hartley is the king of Le Mans qualifying with a brilliant 3m24.408s lap in a thrilling finale to clinch the Hyperpole. 

Toyota is 1-2 after the final shootout sees the New Zealander beat teammate Kamui Kobayashi in No.7 Toyota by just 0.177s 

Alpine ELF Team ends up third after 3m24.850s lap by Nicolas Lapierre is lauded by a large fanbase for the “Les Bleues” squad. But the French ace loses his fastest tour for track limits. 

Glickenhaus is fourth and fifth as all Hypercars are covered by just 1.9s. Four of the five Hypercars tops times during the 30-minute session. 

The LMGTE Pro category sees the No.64 Corvette lead the way as Nick Tandy’s early session topping laps of 3m49.895s beats sister Corvette driven by Antonio Garcia by a mere 0.192s. 

Porsche GT Team start from the second row of the grid as No.91 leads No.92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 as Frederic Makowiecki and Laurens Vanthoor set times. 

AF Corse Ferrari fifth and sixth with No.52 of Antonio Fuoco just beating No.51 Spa winning car driven by James Calado 

In LMP2 the No.31 Le Mans LMP2 title defending car driven by Robin Frijns holds off challengers after a scintillating 3m28.394s lap. 

This beats the No.41 Realteam by WRT car driven by Norman Nato by a huge 1.3s, while the No.22 United Autosports Oreca-Gibson is third with Filipe Albuquerque at the wheel. 

No.38 JOTA entry places fourth ahead of Prema Orlen Team of Louis Deletraz and No.23 United Autosports car of Alex Lynn. 

In the LMGTE Am class, the No.61 AF Corse Ferrari driven by Vincent Abril shades the Kessel Racing car of Mikkel Jensen to make it a Prancing Horse front-row lock-out. 

Harry Tincknell secures third for Dempsey Proton Porsche heading Nicki Thiim in No.98 Northwest AMR Vantage. 

No.54 AF Corse places fifth with Nick Cassidy at wheel, while Iron Dames take sixth thanks to Rahel Frey. 

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Final preparations for this evening’s Hyperpole session are carried out as Toyota place 1-2 but second-placed No.8 Toyota suffers a technical glitch

The LMGTE Pro category sees the No.64 Corvette lead the way, and in LMP2 No.22 United Autosports USA car heads the times. Session red-flagged at mid-way point after an accident for TDS Racing x Vaillante LMP2 entry.

In the LMGTE Am class, the No.46 Team Project 1 Porsche heads the 23-car class.

Hypercar 

• No.7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar driven by Kamui Kobayashi sets the best FP3 time with a 3m26.796s Hyperpole simulation lap, which is the fastest lap of the 90^th running of Le Mans so far
• The No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010-Hybrid Hypercar is second with Brendon Hartley setting the fastest lap on 3m27.115s
• But No.8 stops on track and slowly returns to pits after an electrical issue stops Ryo Hirakawa. The car returns to the action
• Glickenhaus Racing is third as No.708 car laps in 3m27.466s with Olivier Pla at the wheel
• No.709 Glickenhaus 007LMH car places fourth ahead of Alpine ELF Team car which gets last BoP break ahead of FP3 and Hyperpole
• But Alpine has to crawl back to the pit after an issue in the final 25 minutes of the session

LMGTE Pro

• Corvette Racing sets the pace in LMGTE Pro with Nick Tandy in No.64 car sets a 3m52.307s lap
• No.91 Porsche GT Team is second as Richard Lietz sets the best time of 3m52.787s
• No.63 Chevrolet Corvette driven by Jordan Taylor, Antonio Garcia, and Nicky Catsburg peaks on a 3m52.824s, ensuring Corvette Racing first and third.
• Michael Christensen sets the best time in No.92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 to place fourth
• AF Corse are fifth and sixth with its pair of Ferrari 488 GTE Evo’s as Miguel Molina and James Calado set times
• Riley Motorsports Ferrari 488 GTE Evo spends most of the session in pits with an unspecified technical issue and is seventh

LMP2

• No.31 WRT car of Rene Rast, Robin Frijns and Sean Gelael topped the LMP2 class for the majority of the session but United Autosports claimed a late 1-2 finish
• Filip Albuquerque sets the best time of 3m30.964s in the final three minutes to go P1 in No.22 car
• No.23 sister United Autosports USA car places second with Alex Lynn peaking on a 3m31.025s lap
• The 3m31.030 set by WRT’s Robin Frijns was initially 0.8s ahead of No.23 United Autosports USA car but is demoted to third as Lynn’s time is just 0.005s quicker
• Cool Racing takes fourth as Yifei Yi stops clocks with a time just 0.2s off the second position
• No.38 JOTA Oreca-Gibson is fifth fastest in the ultra-competitive category as a 3m32.151s lap is set by Antonio Felix da Costa
• Norman Nato sets a late time to grab the sixth position in the LMP2 class in Realteam by WRT entry
• No.83 AF Corse car is seventh and also leads the Pro/Am division with Nicklas Nielsen bringing joy to a large Danish fanbase at Le Mans
• Several LMP2 cars hit trouble through incidents, especially the TDS Racing x Vaillante LMP2 entry as Philippe Cimadomo crashes heavily at Porsche Curves
• ARC Bratislava car driven by Miro Konopka and No.47 Algarve Pro Racing car of Jack Aitken collide at Dunlop Chicane in final 10-minutes but both cars continue
• Further incidents from Duqueine and Graf cars cause yellow flag periods during the three hours session

LMGTE Am

• No.46 Team Project 1 Porsche leads the LMGTE Am field with Mikkel Pedersen flies to a 3m54.386s best
• TF Sport second as Henrique Chaves laps just 0.2s off Pedersen’s best
• Third in LMGTE Am class is Hardpoint Motorsport Porsche 911 RSR-19 of Alessio Picariello
• No.98 Northwest AMR Aston Martin Vantage is fourth with David Pittard setting the quickest lap
• No.59  Inception Racing car crashes in final moments of the session as Alexander West damages his Ferrari 488 GTE Evo

World Endurance Championship

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