The third season of the FIA World Endurance Championship has got off to a great start with the announcement of a full season grid of 31 cars.
LM P1 will become the largest segment with no fewer than nine cars. In the Hybrid division there are two cars for reigning world champions Audi, with the next evolution of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, two for Toyota Racing with the new Toyota TS040 and two entries for Porsche for its new 919.
In the LMP1 Light category Rebellion Racing will enter two of its brand new Rebellion Toyota R-One, with Nicolas Prost and Matthias Beche announced as the lead drivers in each car, and Lotus has entered the brand new T129-AER with Christian Albers.
The LMP2 category has received seven full season entries.
The LMGTE Pro class will also feature seven cars, with a new entry from ELMS LMGTE Champions RAM Racing, the British team stepping up to the World Championship.
Eight entries have been received for the LMGTE Am category with four Ferraris, two Porsches and two Aston Martins.
Unfortunately, Pescarolo Team of Henri Pescarolo was closed February 7 by the Tribunal de Commerce du Mans. We will no longer see the distinctive green cars of Henri Pescarolo on the circuits this season.
2014 FIA World Endurance Championship entries:
Number Team Car Drivers
LM P1 Category
1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Duval-Kristensen-di Grassi
2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Tréluyer-Lotterrer-Fässler
7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 HYBRID Sarrazin-Wurz-Nakajima
8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 HYBRID Lapierre-Buemi-Davidson
14 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid Dumas
20 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid Bernhard
9 Lotus (LM P1-L) Lotus T129 Albers
12 Rebellion Racing (LM P1-L) Rebellion R-One Prost
13 Rebellion Racing (LM P1-L) Rebellion R-One Beche
LM P2 Category
21 Strakka Racing Dome S103-Nissan (Michelin) Watts-Leventis-Kane
22 Millennium Racing ORECA 03-Nissan (Dunlop) Giroix-Martin-Turvey
23 Millennium Racing ORECA 03-Nissan (Dunlop) Johansson-Conway-Nakano
26 G-Drive Racing Morgan LM P2-Nissan (Dunlop) Pla-Rusinov-Canal
27 SMP Racing ORECA 03-Nissan Ladygin-Ladygin-Shaitar
37 SMP Racing ORECA 03-Nissan Minassian-Zlobin-Mediani
47 KCMG ORECA 03-Nissan (Dunlop) Howson
GTE-PRO Category
51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Bruni-Vilander
52 RAM Racing Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Griffin
71 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Rigon
91 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR (Michelin) Pilet-Bergmeister
92 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR (Michelin) Makowiecki-Holzer
97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE (Michelin) Turner
99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE (Michelin) Mücke
GTE-AM Category
53 RAM Racing Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Mowlem-Patterson-Collins
61 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Perez-Companc
75 ProSpeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (Michelin) Collard-Perrodo-Vaxivière
81 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Wyatt
88 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR (Michelin) Ried
90 8Star Motorsport Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Potolicchio-Ruberti-Roda
95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE (Michelin) Poulsen-Heinemeier Hansson
98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE (Michelin) Dalla Lana
LM P1 will become the largest segment with no fewer than nine cars. In the Hybrid division there are two cars for reigning world champions Audi, with the next evolution of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, two for Toyota Racing with the new Toyota TS040 and two entries for Porsche for its new 919.
In the LMP1 Light category Rebellion Racing will enter two of its brand new Rebellion Toyota R-One, with Nicolas Prost and Matthias Beche announced as the lead drivers in each car, and Lotus has entered the brand new T129-AER with Christian Albers.
The LMP2 category has received seven full season entries.
The LMGTE Pro class will also feature seven cars, with a new entry from ELMS LMGTE Champions RAM Racing, the British team stepping up to the World Championship.
Eight entries have been received for the LMGTE Am category with four Ferraris, two Porsches and two Aston Martins.
Unfortunately, Pescarolo Team of Henri Pescarolo was closed February 7 by the Tribunal de Commerce du Mans. We will no longer see the distinctive green cars of Henri Pescarolo on the circuits this season.
2014 FIA World Endurance Championship entries:
Number Team Car Drivers
LM P1 Category
1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Duval-Kristensen-di Grassi
2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Tréluyer-Lotterrer-Fässler
7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 HYBRID Sarrazin-Wurz-Nakajima
8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 HYBRID Lapierre-Buemi-Davidson
14 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid Dumas
20 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid Bernhard
9 Lotus (LM P1-L) Lotus T129 Albers
12 Rebellion Racing (LM P1-L) Rebellion R-One Prost
13 Rebellion Racing (LM P1-L) Rebellion R-One Beche
LM P2 Category
21 Strakka Racing Dome S103-Nissan (Michelin) Watts-Leventis-Kane
22 Millennium Racing ORECA 03-Nissan (Dunlop) Giroix-Martin-Turvey
23 Millennium Racing ORECA 03-Nissan (Dunlop) Johansson-Conway-Nakano
26 G-Drive Racing Morgan LM P2-Nissan (Dunlop) Pla-Rusinov-Canal
27 SMP Racing ORECA 03-Nissan Ladygin-Ladygin-Shaitar
37 SMP Racing ORECA 03-Nissan Minassian-Zlobin-Mediani
47 KCMG ORECA 03-Nissan (Dunlop) Howson
GTE-PRO Category
51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Bruni-Vilander
52 RAM Racing Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Griffin
71 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Rigon
91 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR (Michelin) Pilet-Bergmeister
92 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR (Michelin) Makowiecki-Holzer
97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE (Michelin) Turner
99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE (Michelin) Mücke
GTE-AM Category
53 RAM Racing Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Mowlem-Patterson-Collins
61 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Perez-Companc
75 ProSpeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (Michelin) Collard-Perrodo-Vaxivière
81 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Wyatt
88 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR (Michelin) Ried
90 8Star Motorsport Ferrari F458 Italia (Michelin) Potolicchio-Ruberti-Roda
95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE (Michelin) Poulsen-Heinemeier Hansson
98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE (Michelin) Dalla Lana