The Cars & Stars

The ACO will be granting 56 invitations to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Entries will be divided between the LMP1, LMP2, LMGTE Pro, and LMGTE Am categories, while a final 56th entry will be granted for a car that does not necessarily conform to the four categories.

Understanding LMP1

Understanding LMP2

Understanding GTE Pro

Understanding GTE AM

This year Scuderia Sidcup will be throwing its support behind the Brits, Martin and Alex Brundle and of course Anthony Davidson and Alan McNish. Although we must admit a big soft sport for the thunderous Corvette and Aston Martin Teams who's ear splitting engines keep us up all night. The new Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro looks pretty deadly but no doubt will be spookily quiet!

 The 2012 Entry List

2012 Entry List[8]
No.NationTeamCarTyreDriver 1Driver 2Driver 3
LMP1
1 DEUAudi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattroMGermany André LottererSwitzerland Marcel FässlerFrance Benoît Tréluyer
2 DEUAudi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattroMUnited Kingdom Allan McNishItaly Rinaldo CapelloDenmark Tom Kristensen
3 DEUAudi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 ultraMGermany Timo BernhardFrance Romain DumasFrance Loïc Duval
4 DEUAudi Sport North AmericaAudi R18 ultraMUnited Kingdom Oliver JarvisItaly Marco BonanomiGermany Mike Rockenfeller
7 JPNToyota RacingToyota TS030 HybridMAustria Alexander WurzFrance Nicolas LapierreJapan Kazuki Nakajima
8 JPNToyota RacingToyota TS030 HybridMJapan Hiroaki IshiuraSwitzerland Sébastien BuemiUnited Kingdom Anthony Davidson
12 CHERebellion RacingLola B12/60-ToyotaMFrance Nicolas ProstGermany Nick HeidfeldSwitzerland Neel Jani
13 CHERebellion RacingLola B12/60-ToyotaMItaly Andrea BelicchiNetherlands Jeroen BleekemolenSwitzerland Harold Primat
15 FRAOAK RacingOAK Pescarolo 01-JuddDFrance Guillaume MoreauAustria Dominik KraihamerBelgium Bertrand Baguette
16 FRAPescarolo TeamPescarolo 03-JuddMFrance Emmanuel CollardFrance Jean-Christophe BouillonFrance Julien Jousse
17 FRAPescarolo TeamDome S102.5-JuddMFrance Nicolas MinassianFrance Sébastien BourdaisJapan Seiji Ara
18 USADyson Racing TeamLola B12/60-MazdaDUnited Kingdom Guy Smith TBA TBA
19 USADyson Racing TeamLola B12/60-MazdaDUnited States Chris Dyson TBA TBA
21 GBRStrakka RacingHPD ARX-03aMUnited Kingdom Nick LeventisUnited Kingdom Jonny KaneUnited Kingdom Danny Watts
22 GBRJRMHPD ARX-03aMAustralia David BrabhamUnited Kingdom Peter DumbreckIndia Karun Chandhok
LMP2
23 FRASignatech-NissanOreca 03-NissanDFrance Jordan Tresson TBA TBA
24 FRAOAK RacingMorgan LMP2-JuddDFrance Jacques NicoletFrance Matthieu Lahaye TBA
25 GBRADR-DeltaOreca 03-NissanDAustralia John MartinUnited Kingdom Robbie KerrThailand Tor Graves
26 FRASignatech-NissanOreca 03-NissanDFrance Franck Mailleux TBA TBA
28 AREGulf Racing Middle EastLola B12/80-NissanDFrance Fabien Giroix TBA TBA
29 AREGulf Racing Middle EastLola B12/80-NissanDCôte d'Ivoire Frédéric Fatien TBA TBA
31 DEULotusLola B12/80-LotusDGermany Thomas Josef Holzer TBA TBA
33 USALevel 5 MotorsportsHPD ARX-03bDUnited States Scott TuckerFrance Christophe Bouchut TBA
35 FRAOAK RacingMorgan LMP2-JuddDFrance Olivier Pla TBA TBA
38 GBRJotaZytek Z11SN-NissanDUnited Kingdom Sam HancockUnited Kingdom Simon Dolan TBA
40 CHERace PerformanceOreca 03-JuddDSwitzerland Michel Frey TBA TBA
41 GBRGreaves MotorsportZytek Z11SN-NissanDGermany Christian ZugelUnited States Elton JulianMexico Ricardo González
42 GBRGreaves MotorsportZytek Z11SN-NissanDUnited Kingdom Alex BrundleUnited Kingdom Martin BrundleSpain Lucas Ordóñez
43 FRAExtrême Limite ARICNorma M200P-JuddDFrance Fabien Rosier TBA TBA
44 USAStarworks MotorsportHPD ARX-03bDVenezuela Enzo PotolicchioUnited Kingdom Ryan DalzielFrance Stéphane Sarrazin
45 BELBoutsen Ginion RacingOreca 03-NissanDFrance Bastien BrièreUnited Kingdom Jack Clarke TBA
46 FRAThiriet by TDS RacingOreca 03-NissanDFrance Pierre ThirietSwitzerland Mathias Beche TBA
49 ARGPecom RacingOreca 03-NissanDArgentina Luís Pérez CompancGermany Pierre KafferFrance Soheil Ayari
LMGTE-Pro
51 ITAAF CorseFerrari 458 GTCMItaly Giancarlo FisichellaItaly Gianmaria Bruni TBA
59 FRALuxury RacingFerrari 458 GTCMFrance Frédéric MakowieckiBrazil Jaime MeloFrance Jean-Karl Vernay
66 GBRJMW MotorsportFerrari 458 GTCDUnited Kingdom Tim SugdenUnited Kingdom James Walker TBA
71 ITAAF CorseFerrari 458 GTCMItaly Andrea BertoliniMonaco Olivier Beretta TBA
73 USACorvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C6.RMSpain Antonio GarcíaDenmark Jan MagnussenUnited States Jordan Taylor
74 USACorvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C6.RMUnited Kingdom Oliver GavinUnited Kingdom Richard WestbrookUnited States Tommy Milner
77 DEUTeam Felbermayr-ProtonPorsche 997 GT3-RSRMAustria Richard LietzGermany Marc LiebGermany Wolf Henzler
80 USAFlying Lizard MotorsportsPorsche 997 GT3-RSRMGermany Jörg Bergmeister TBA TBA
97 GBRAston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage GTEMGermany Stefan MückeMexico Adrián Fernández TBA
LMGTE-Am
50 FRALarbre CompétitionChevrolet Corvette C6.RMFrance Patrick BornhauserFrance Julien CanalPortugal Pedro Lamy
55 GBRJWA-AvilaPorsche 997 GT3-RSRDUnited Kingdom Paul DanielsDenmark Allan SimonsenFinland Markus Palttala
57 USAKrohn RacingFerrari 458 GTCDUnited States Tracy KrohnSweden Niclas JönssonItaly Michele Rugolo
58 FRALuxury RacingFerrari 458 GTCMGermany Pierre EhretGermany Dominik FarnbacherFrance François Jakubowski
61 ITAAF CorseFerrari 458 GTCMUnited States Robert KauffmanUnited States Michael WaltripPortugal Rui Águas
67 FRAIMSA Performance MatmutPorsche 997 GT3-RSRMFrance Anthony PonsFrance Nicolas ArmindoFrance Raymond Narac
70 FRALarbre CompétitionChevrolet Corvette C6.RMFrance Christophe BourretFrance Pascal GibonFrance Jean-Philippe Belloc
75 BELProspeed CompetitionPorsche 997 GT3-RSRMNetherlands Paul van Splunteren TBA TBA
79 USAFlying Lizard MotorsportsPorsche 997 GT3-RSRMUnited States Seth Neiman TBA TBA
81 ITAAF CorseFerrari 458 GTCMItaly Pierguiseppe PerazziniItaly Marco Cioci TBA
83 MCOJMB RacingFerrari 458 GTCDPortugal Manuel Rodrigues TBA TBA
88 DEUTeam Felbermayr-ProtonPorsche 997 GT3-RSRMGermany Christian RiedItaly Gianluca RodaItaly Paolo Ruberti
99 GBRAston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage GTEMDenmark Christoffer Nygaard TBA TBA
Invitational
0 USAHighcroft RacingDeltaWingMUnited Kingdom Marino Franchitti TBA TBA