WEC: Full 2023 Entry List Revealed

A host of new names will also join the WEC this year, including former Formula 1 drivers, Antonio Giovinazzi and Jacques Villeneuve.

The 2023 FIA WEC season will see a total of 38 full-season entrants from 12 different countries plus a record number of teams competing in the Hypercar and LMGTE Am categories.

The introduction of the Hypercar class in 2021 has ushered in a new golden era for the WEC, with multiple manufacturers (Cadillac, Ferrari, Glickenhaus, Peugeot, Porsche, Toyota and Vanwall) pledging their support to the series. Indeed, over the course of just one year – the WEC Hypercar field has more than doubled with a total of 13 entries in 2023 (up from six in 2022).

The 2023 entry list looks stronger than ever – global manufacturers are coupled with world-class teams and motorsport powerhouses such as Penske Motorsport. On top of that is an impressive roster of drivers who have vast experience from various motorsport disciplines.

The 11th season of the WEC will also be memorable, as the 24 Hours of Le Mans – the jewel in the WEC calendar – is set to celebrate its centenary year. The championship also returns to North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia as part of an expanded calendar of seven races for 2023 (Sebring, Portimao, Spa-Francorchamps, Le Mans, Monza, Fuji and Bahrain).

PROVISIONAL FULL SEASON ENTRY LIST

HYPERCAR

NAT

T

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

DRIVER 2

DRIVER 3

13

2

CADILLAC RACING*

USA

M

Cadillac V-LMDh

Hybrid

Earl Bamber (NZL)

P

Alex Lynn (GBR)

P

Richard Westbrook (GBR)

P

4

FLOYD VANWALL RACING TEAM*

AUT

M

Vanwall Vandervell 680

Tom Dillmann (FRA)°

G

Esteban Guerrieri (ARG)°

P

Jacques Villeneuve (CAN)°

P

5

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT*/**

DEU

M

Porsche 963

Hybrid

Dane Cameron (USA)

P

Michael Christensen (DNK)

P

Frédéric Makowiecki (FRA)

P

6

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT*/**

DEU

M

Porsche 963

Hybrid

Kévin Estre (FRA)

P

André Lotterer (DEU)

P

Laurens Vanthoor (BEL)

P

7

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

JPN

M

Toyota GR010 – Hybrid

Hybrid

Mike Conway (GBR)°

P

Kamui Kobayashi (JPN)°

P

Jose Maria Lopez (ARG)°

P

8

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

JPN

M

Toyota GR010 – Hybrid

Hybrid

Sébastien Buemi (CHE)°

P

Brendon Hartley (NZL)°

P

Ryo Hirakawa (JPN)°

P

38

HERTZ TEAM JOTA*

GBR

M

Porsche 963

Hybrid

Yifei Ye (CHN)°

G

TBA

TBA

50

FERRARI AF CORSE**

ITA

M

Ferrari 499P

Hybrid

Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA)

P

James Calado (GBR)°

P

Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA)°

P

51

FERRARI AF CORSE**

ITA

M

Ferrari 499P

Hybrid

Antonio Fuoco (ITA)

P

Miguel Molina (ESP)°

P

Nicklas Nielsen (DNK)

P

93

PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES°

FRA

M

Peugeot 9X8

Hybrid

Paul Di Resta (GBR)°

P

Mikkel Jensen (DNK)°

G

Jean-Éric Vergne (FRA)

P

94

PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES°

FRA

M

Peugeot 9X8

Hybrid

Loic Duval (FRA)

P

Gustavo Menezes (USA)

P

Nico Müller (CHE)°

P

99

PROTON COMPETITION*

DEU

M

Porsche 963

Hybrid

Gianmaria Bruni (ITA)

P

TBA

TBA

708

GLICKENHAUS RACING°

USA

M

Glickenhaus 007

Romain Dumas (FRA)°

P

TBA

TBA

LMP2

NAT

T

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

DRIVER 2

DRIVER 3

11

9

PREMA RACING°

ITA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Juan Manuel Correa (USA)°

S

TBA

TBA

10

VECTOR SPORT°

GBR

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Ryan Cullen (GBR)°

S

TBA

TBA

22

UNITED AUTOSPORTS**

USA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Filipe Albuquerque (PRT)

P

Philip Hanson GBR)

G

TBA

23

UNITED AUTOSPORTS**

USA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Joshua Pierson (USA)

S

Tom Blomqvist (GBR)

P

Oliver Jarvis (GBR)

P

28

JOTA

GBR

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

David Heinemeier Hansson (DNK)°

S

Pietro Fittipaldi (BRA)°

G

Oliver Rasmussen (DNK)°

G

31

TEAM WRT**

BEL

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Sean Gelael (IDN)°

S

TBA

TBA

34

INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION

POL

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Jakub Smiechowski (POL)°

S

Fabio Scherer (CHE)°

G

TBA

35

ALPINE ELF TEAM**

FRA

G

Alpine A470 – Gibson

Mathieu Vaxiviere (FRA)°

G

TBA

TBA

36

ALPINE ELF TEAM**

FRA

G

Alpine A470 – Gibson

André Negrão (BRA)°

G

TBA

TBA

41

TEAM WRT**

BEL

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Rui Andrade (PRT)°

S

TBA

TBA

63

PREMA RACING°

ITA

G

Oreca 07 – Gibson

Doriane Pin (FRA)°

S

TBA

TBA

LMGTE Am

NAT

T

CARS

MISC

DRIVER 1

DRIVER 2

DRIVER 3

14

21

AF CORSE

ITA

M

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Stefano Costantini (ITA)

B

Simon Mann (USA)

S

Ulysse de Pauw (BEL)

G

25

ORT BY TF

OMN

M

Aston Martin Vantage AMR

Ahmad Al Harthy (OMN)

B

Michael Dinan (USA)

S

Charlie Eastwood (IRL)

G

33

CORVETTE RACING

USA

M

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R

Ben Keating (USA)

B

TBA

Nicky Catsburg (NLD)

P

54

AF CORSE

ITA

M

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Thomas Flohr (CHE)°

B

Francesco Castellacci (ITA)

S

TBA

56

PROJECT 1 – AO

DEU

M

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

PJ Hyett (USA)°

B

Gunnar Jeannette (USA)°

S

TBA

57

KESSEL RACING

CHE

M

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Takeshi Kimura (JPN)°

B

Scott Huffaker (USA)°

S

Daniel Serra (BRA)°

P

60

IRON LYNX

ITA

M

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Claudio Schiavoni (ITA)°

B

TBA

TBA

77

DEMPSEY-PROTON

DEU

M

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Christian Ried (DEU)°

B

TBA

TBA

83

RICHARD MILLE AF CORSE

ITA

M

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Luis Perez Companc (ARG)

B

TBA

TBA

85

IRON DAMES

ITA

M

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Sarah Bovy (BEL)

B

Michelle Gatting (DNK)

S

Rahel Frey (CHE)

G

86

GR RACING

GBR

M

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Michael Wainwright (GBR)°

B

TBA

TBA

88

PROTON COMPETITION

DEU

M

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

Harry Tincknell (GBR)°

P

TBA

TBA

98

NORTHWEST AMR

CAN

M

Aston Martin Vantage AMR

Paul Dalla Lana (CAN)°

B

TBA

TBA

777

D’STATION RACING

JPN

M

Aston Martin Vantage AMR

Satoshi Hoshino (JPN)°

B

Casper Stevenson (GBR)°

S

Tomonobu Fujii (JPN)°

G

38

TIRES – M : MICHELIN / G : GOODYEAR

CATEGORIZATION – P : PLATINUM / G : GOLD / S : SILVER / B : BRONZE

*Subject to car homologation

**Entry under article 3.3.3

°Subject to the receipt of the licence

Key Facts and Figures, 2023 FIA WEC Entry List:

  • Thirty-eight entries representing 12 nations: Italy (9), Germany (6), USA (5); Great Britain (4), France (4), Japan (3), Belgium (2), Canada (1), Switzerland (1), Poland (1), Austria (1), Oman (1)
  • 13 entries in Hypercar, 11 in LMP2, 14 in LMGTE Am
  • 2023 sees the highly-anticipated arrival of Hypercar entries from global manufacturers Cadillac, Ferrari and Porsche
  • Total of nine manufacturers represented across all categories (Cadillac, Ferrari, Peugeot, Porsche, Toyota, Glickenhaus, Vanwall, Chevrolet and Aston Martin)
  • Record number of LMGTE Am entries in WEC history (14 entries)
  • Four female drivers featured on WEC entry list (Prema Racing in LMP2; three Iron Dames in LMGTE Am) and maybe more to come before Sebring

Hypercar

  • Ferrari and Porsche transfer their factory racing efforts from LMGTE Pro to Hypercar for 2023
  • The new Ferrari 499P enters the WEC 50 years after the 312 P made its last appearance in the premier class
  • Reigning World Champions Toyota Gazoo Racing to field two Toyota GR010 Hybrids with an unchanged driver line-up for 2023
  • Peugeot TotalEnergies submit two Peugeot 9X8 Hybrid Hypercars as French manufacturer embarks on second WEC season
  • Porsche Penske Motorsport enter the WEC with two of their highly-anticipated Porsche 963 Hypercars. Driving the No. 5 car will be Dane Cameron, Michael Christensen and Frederic Makowiecki while the No. 6 car sees Kevin Estre, Andre Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor at the wheel
  • Ferrari AF Corse embark on Hypercar campaign with two Ferrari 499P cars. Former F1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi to drive the No. 51 car alongside stalwarts Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado. The sister No. 51 car has Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen listed to drive
  • Cadillac Racing also joins the WEC’s headline category in 2023 with its Cadillac and its trio of drivers: Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook
  • Glickenhaus Racing returns with one Glickenhaus 007 entry with Romain Dumas named to drive for the American squad
  • Floyd Vanwall Racing Team will join the fray with a Vanwall Vandervell 680. Driving the new-for-2023 machinery will be former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, Esteban Guerrieri and Tom Dillmann
  • Two privately run Porsche 963 entries also to compete in Hypercar category: the first is Hertz Team JOTA featuring Yifei Yi with Proton Competition fielding the other Porsche and Gianmaria Bruni named to drive

LMP2

  • Eleven entries in LMP2 from six different nations (Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Poland and USA)
  • Impressive roster of driver names from various motorsport disciplines including newcomers such as current F2 driver Juan Manuel Correa and F1 reserve driver, Pietro Fittipaldi. Also on the LMP2 driver list is a number of successful endurance racing names including Filipe Albuquerque, Oliver Jarvis, Phil Hanson, Tom Blomqvist, Mathieu Vaxiviere and Andre Negrão
  • Team WRT, Alpine Elf Team, United Autosports and Prema Racing all enter two-car campaigns
  • After a spectacular season last year with Iron Dames in LMGTE Am, French female driver Doriane Pin steps up to LMP2 to compete in an Oreca 07 LMP2 with Prema Racing
  • United Autosports once again fields youngest-ever WEC competitor and current record-holder for the youngest person to finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans: 17-year-old Josh Pierson

LMGTE Am

  • Record-breaking LMGTE Am field comprising of 14 entries (up from 13 last year)
  • Four global marques: Porsche (6), Ferrari (4), Aston Martin (3) and Chevrolet (1)
  • After making a welcome return to WEC in LMGTE Pro last year, Corvette Racing will compete in GTE Am for 2023 with USA’s Ben Keating fronting the team
  • All-female line-up as No. 85 Iron Dames entry returns with Sarah Bovy, Michelle Gatting and Rahel Frey
  • After two full seasons in LMP2, Richard Mille Racing joins AF Corse for 2023 to create a new LMGTE Am entry with Luis Perez Companc listed to drive the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
  • Highly-successful GTE Am team TF Sport rebrands to ORT by TF for 2023, with Oman-based driver Ahmad Al Harthy joining Michael Dinan and Charlie Eastwood in the Aston Martin Vantage AMR
  • Return of several familiar teams such as AF Corse, Dempsey-Proton Racing, Team Project 1, Iron Lynx, Kessel Racing, D’Station Racing and GR Racing

Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest: “The FIA World Endurance Championship is about to embark on one of its most thrilling seasons ever. Seven manufacturers are lining up on the 13-car Hypercar grid. The season comprises the 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary, eagerly awaited by motorsports fans all over the world. See you at Sebring on 11 March for the Prologue to this fantastic season.”

Richard Mille, FIA Endurance Commission President: “The sheer number of entries across the field underlines the growth and appeal of the FIA World Endurance Championship year on year. The Hypercar class has reached the point that we envisaged in the early days of developing this concept, with 13 entries from seven different automotive brands. The LMP2 class continues to be a highly-competitive platform, while the move to a single GT class is a step in the right direction that lays the right foundations for the future of GT racing in the world’s premier endurance series. I’m convinced that 2023 will mark the beginning of a new golden era in the history of the FIA WEC.”

Frédéric Lequien, CEO of the FIA World Endurance Championship: “It is truly fantastic to see the WEC and sportscar racing overall going from strength to strength. I’d like to take this opportunity to offer a very warm welcome to our friends at Cadillac, Ferrari, Porsche and Vanwall who join our Hypercar class this year – it’s a huge honour to have so many global car manufacturers committing to the WEC and putting their trust in our championship. It’s also very encouraging to see strong entries in LMP2 as well as a record LMGTE Am field too – the WEC is shaping up for its best season to date.”

 

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