2023 FIA World Endurance Championship

2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
OrganizerFédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Automobile Club de l'Ouest
DisciplineSports car endurance racing
Number of races7
Champions
Hypercar ManufacturerJapan Toyota
Hypercar TeamUnited Kingdom Hertz Team Jota
LMP2 TeamBelgium Team WRT
LMGTE Am TeamUnited States Corvette Racing
FIA World Endurance Championship seasons
Toyota are the Hypercar Manufacturer champions.
Team Jota are the Hypercar Team champions.
The No. 41 Team WRT are the LMP2 Teams champion
Corvette Racing are the LMGTE team champion

The 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship was the eleventh season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to prototype and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into three categories. World Championship titles were awarded to the leading drivers in both the prototype and grand tourer divisions and to the leading manufacturer in prototype division.

It was the first season in which LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h) entries were allowed to compete in the Hypercar category for championship points alongside LMH (Le Mans Hypercar) entries, after being permitted on a race-by-race basis in 2022.[1] Upon the discontinuation of LMGTE Pro, LMGTE Am remained as the sole GT class, although it would be replaced by LMGT3 the following season.[2] After being introduced for the 2021 season the LMP2 Pro-Am Cup was also dropped. This as well would also be the last season in the FIA WEC for the LMP2 Class with LMP2 to be removed for the next year's season in the year 2024 due to demand in grid numbers for the Hypercar and the incoming GT3-Spec based LMGT3 class replacing LMGTE Am reaching the maximum number of full season entries.

Calendar

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On 29 September 2022, the 2023 calendar was announced on the website and YouTube channel of the FIA World Endurance Championship, with the six races of the 2022 season and the return to Portimão, this time with a 6-hour format.[3]

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
Prologue Sebring International Raceway United States Sebring, Florida 11/12 March
1 1000 Miles of Sebring 17 March
2 6 Hours of Portimão Algarve International Circuit Portugal Portimão 16 April
3 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Stavelot 29 April
4 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe France Le Mans 10–11 June
5 6 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Monza 9 July
6 6 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway Japan Oyama, Shizuoka 10 September
7 8 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Bahrain Sakhir 4 November
Sources:[4][5]

Entries

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Hypercar

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Entrant Car Engine Hybrid Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
United States Cadillac Racing[6] Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 Hybrid M 2 New Zealand Earl Bamber[7] All
United Kingdom Alex Lynn[7] All
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook[7] All
Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team[8] Vanwall Vandervell 680 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 M 4 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri[8] All
France Tom Dillmann[8] 1–4
Canada Jacques Villeneuve[9] 1–3
France Tristan Vautier[10] 4–7
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira[11] 5–6
Australia Ryan Briscoe[12] 7
Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport[13] Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 Hybrid M 5 United States Dane Cameron[14] All
Denmark Michael Christensen[14] All
France Frédéric Makowiecki[14] All
Hybrid M 6 France Kévin Estre[14] All
Germany André Lotterer[14] All
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor[14] All
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing[15] Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 Hybrid M 7 United Kingdom Mike Conway[15] All
Japan Kamui Kobayashi[15] All
Argentina José María López[15] All
Hybrid M 8 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi[15] All
New Zealand Brendon Hartley[15] All
Japan Ryō Hirakawa[15] All
United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota[16] Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 Hybrid M 38 Portugal António Félix da Costa[17] 3–7
United Kingdom Will Stevens[17] 3–7
China Yifei Ye[18] 3–7
Italy Ferrari AF Corse[19][20] Ferrari 499P Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6[8] Hybrid M 50 Italy Antonio Fuoco[21] All
Spain Miguel Molina[21] All
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen[21] All
Hybrid M 51 United Kingdom James Calado[21] All
Italy Antonio Giovinazzi[21] All
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi[21] All
France Peugeot TotalEnergies[22] Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6[8] Hybrid M 93 United Kingdom Paul di Resta[22] All
Denmark Mikkel Jensen[22] All
France Jean-Éric Vergne[22] All
Hybrid M 94 France Loïc Duval[22] All
United States Gustavo Menezes[22] All
Switzerland Nico Müller[22] 1–5, 7
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne[23] 6
Germany Proton Competition[24] Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 Hybrid M 99 Italy Gianmaria Bruni[8] 5–7
Switzerland Neel Jani[25] 5–7
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell[26] 5–7
United States Glickenhaus Racing[27] Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8 M 708 France Romain Dumas[8] 1–5
France Olivier Pla[28] 1–5
Australia Ryan Briscoe[28] 1–2, 4
France Franck Mailleux[29] 3
France Nathanaël Berthon[30] 5

LMP2

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In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.[31]

Entrant Car Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Italy Prema Racing[32] Oreca 07 G 9 Romania Filip Ugran[33] All
Netherlands Bent Viscaal[33] All
Italy Andrea Caldarelli[33] 1, 3, 5
United States Juan Manuel Correa[34] 2, 4, 6–7
G 63 Daniil Kvyat[33][N 1] All
France Doriane Pin[37] All
Italy Mirko Bortolotti[33] 1–4, 7
Switzerland Mathias Beche[26] 5
Italy Andrea Caldarelli[38] 6
United Kingdom Vector Sport[8] Oreca 07 G 10 France Gabriel Aubry[39] All
Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen[8] All
Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser[40][39] All
United Kingdom United Autosports[41] Oreca 07 G 22 United Kingdom Phil Hanson[42] All
United Kingdom Frederick Lubin[43] All
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque[42] 1, 3–4, 6–7
United Kingdom Ben Hanley[44] 2, 5
G 23 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis[45] All
United States Josh Pierson[46] All
United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist[45] 1, 3–4, 7
Netherlands Giedo van der Garde[47] 2, 5
United Kingdom Ben Hanley[48] 6
United Kingdom Jota[49] Oreca 07 G 28 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi[50] All
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson[50] All
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen[50] All
Belgium Team WRT[51] Oreca 07 G 31 Netherlands Robin Frijns[52] All
Indonesia Sean Gelael[8] All
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg[52] All
G 41 Angola Rui Andrade[8] All
Switzerland Louis Delétraz[53] All
Poland Robert Kubica[53] All
Poland Inter Europol Competition[54] Oreca 07 G 34 Spain Albert Costa[55] All
Switzerland Fabio Scherer[8] All
Poland Jakub Śmiechowski[8] All
France Alpine Elf Team[56] Oreca 07 G 35 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell[57] All
Brazil André Negrão[8] All
Mexico Memo Rojas[57] All
G 36 France Julien Canal[57] All
France Charles Milesi[57] All
France Matthieu Vaxivière[8] All

LMGTE Am

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Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Italy AF Corse[8] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 M 21 United States Simon Mann[8] All
Belgium Ulysse de Pauw[8] 1–5
Japan Kei Cozzolino[58] 6–7
Italy Stefano Costantini[8] 1
Italy Diego Alessi[59] 2–3
France Julien Piguet[60] 4–5
Japan Hiroshi Koizumi[58] 6
France Franck Dezoteux[61] 7
M 54 Italy Francesco Castellacci[8] All
Switzerland Thomas Flohr[8] All
Italy Davide Rigon[62] All
Italy Richard Mille AF Corse[8] M 83 Argentina Luis Pérez Companc[8] All
Italy Alessio Rovera[62] All
France Lilou Wadoux[63] All
Oman ORT by TF[8] Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 M 25 Oman Ahmad Al Harthy[8] All
United States Michael Dinan[8] All
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood[8] All
Japan D'station Racing[64] M 777 Japan Tomonobu Fujii[64] All
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson[64] All
Japan Satoshi Hoshino[64] 1–6
Australia Liam Talbot[65] 7
United States Corvette Racing[66] Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet LT2 5.5 L V8 M 33 Netherlands Nicky Catsburg[66] All
United States Ben Keating[66] All
Argentina Nicolás Varrone[67] All
Germany Project 1AO[8][68] Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 M 56 Italy Matteo Cairoli[28] All
United States P. J. Hyett[8] 1, 3–4, 6–7
United States Gunnar Jeannette[8] 1, 3–4, 6–7
Portugal Guilherme Oliveira[69] 2, 5
Portugal Miguel Ramos[69] 2
Dominican Republic Efrin Castro[70] 5
Switzerland Kessel Racing[71] Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 M 57 Japan Takeshi Kimura[71] All
United States Scott Huffaker[71] 1–6
Brazil Daniel Serra[71] 1–4, 7
Japan Kei Cozzolino[30] 5
Japan Ritomo Miyata[72] 6
France Esteban Masson[73] 7
Italy Iron Lynx[74][75] Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 M 60 Italy Matteo Cressoni[76] All
Belgium Alessio Picariello[76] All
Italy Claudio Schiavoni[76] All
Italy Iron Dames[74][75] M 85 Belgium Sarah Bovy[76] All
Switzerland Rahel Frey[76] All
Denmark Michelle Gatting[76] All
Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing[75] Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 M 77 France Julien Andlauer[28] All
Germany Christian Ried[8] All
Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen[28] All
Germany Proton Competition[75][77] M 88 United Kingdom Harry Tincknell[28][77] 1–4
United States Ryan Hardwick[28][77] 1–3
Canada Zacharie Robichon[28][77] 1–3
Germany Jonas Ried[78] 4
United States Don Yount[78] 4
United Kingdom GR Racing[8] Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 M 86 United Kingdom Ben Barker[28] All
Italy Riccardo Pera[28] All
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright[8] All
Canada NorthWest AMR[8][a] Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 M 98 Canada Paul Dalla Lana[8] 1–2
Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies[80] 1–2
Denmark Nicki Thiim[28] 1–2
United Kingdom Ian James[79] 3–4, 6–7
Italy Daniel Mancinelli[79] 3–4, 6–7
Spain Alex Riberas[79] 3–4, 6–7

Season report

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1000 Miles of Sebring

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Ferrari's Antonio Fuoco drove the 499P to pole position in the season opener in Sebring, in what was Ferrari's first appearance in endurance racing in 50 years. Fuoco lead the field off the line, however was soon surpassed by both the Toyota entries. The #7 Toyota, driven by Kamui Kobayashi, took the lead at the 4 hour mark and was never headed. The #7 Toyota of Kobayashi, Mike Conway and José María López lead home the #8 Toyota of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa by six seconds. The #50 Ferrari of Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen finished 3rd, a lap down on the Toyota.

In LMP2, the Prema Racing #63 of Doriane Pin, Mirko Bortolotti and Daniil Kvyat lead with 5 minutes to go however had to pit for a splash of fuel. This handed the LMP2 victory to the #48 Jota of David Beckmann, Will Stevens and Yifei Ye, with the Prema finishing in 3rd. The #23 United Autosports lead for the first half of the race, but was forced to pit with technical issues. The #22 United Autosports of Filipe Alburquerque, Phil Hanson and Frederick Lubin snatched 2nd place with just minutes left.

The LMGTE AM saw drama in the races early stages. The #83 Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari cartwheeled after colliding with the tyre wall. The sole Corvette entry of Nicky Catsburg, Ben Keating and Nicolas Varrone dominated the 2nd half of the race, taking victory. The #77 Dempsey-Proton Porsche capitalized on a late fuel stop by the #57 Kessel Racing Ferrari to take second position. The pole-sitting #85 Iron Dames Porsche led the first half of the race, before running off the road, dislodging bodywork.[81]

6 Hours of Portimao

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The Hypercar class saw Toyota #7, in the hands of Conway, blast into the lead at the start, passing its pole-sitting sister machine. The #8 Toyota, driven by Buemi, lost a place to James Calado (Ferrari #50), however regained this position a lap later. Toyota management ordered the two cars to swap, however the #7 began suffering technical issues and pulled into the pits. This left the #8 Toyota to canter to victory. The #50 Ferrari finished 2nd, after holding off the #6 Porsche of Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Andre Lotterer. The Vanwall entry had a brake calliper explode with Jacques Villeneuve at the wheel, which led to retirement.

The LMP2 qualifying session saw the Prema Racing #63 (Mirko Bortolotti) beat the Vector Racing #10 of Gabriel Aubry to pole by 0.001 seconds. Neither team had a role to play in the fight for victory, however. United Autosport #23 of Giedo van der Garde, Josh Pierson and Oliver Jarvis had their revenge after retiring from the lead at Sebring. They won the class ahead of the sister machine #22, despite having no radio for the final two hours.

The GTE AM Class saw the Corvette #33 grab pole position, but couldn't hold the lead in the race. The AF Corse #21 blasted into the lead at the start, but faded into the latter stages. This left the Corvette entry to battle for victory with the #83 Richard Mille Ferrari. The two cars were side-by-side in places on the final lap, but Catsburg narrowly edged Alessio Rovera to the flag, taking Corvette Racing's 2nd victory in succession. The #85 Iron Dames Porsche came through to finish 3rd.[82]

6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps

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Qualifying saw drama in the Hypercar class, with the No. 8 Toyota of Hartley crashing out on cold tyres. Antonio Giovinazzi put the No. 51 Ferrari on pole, however saw his time stripped for a track limits violation. This promoted Kobayashi in the No. 7 Toyota to pole position, meaning Toyota had a car at the front and back of the field.

The race began in tricky conditions, and drivers had to decide which tyres to start the race on. Both Toyotas started on slicks, leaving Conway floundering at the start. Both Ferraris and a Cadillac passed Conway going into turn 1. The No. 3 Cadillac, driven by Renger van der Zande, crashed heavily at Eau Rouge after 2 hours. It was surmised that the car had a steering issue. Not long after, the No. 6 Porsche ground to a halt and into retirement after a strong showing. For the second race running, Jacques Villeneuve was driving the No. 4 Vanwall when forced to retire from the event. Villeneuve, chasing the No. 708 Glickenhaus, was clipped by the GTE Am No. 54 AF Corse Ferrari (Francesco Castellacci) at Blanchimont. The move pitched them both into the wall with about 2 hour 30 min remaining. An hour later, Fuoco crashed the No. 50 Ferrari just after its pit stop going down the hill to Eau Rouge. The car was running third after having to battle past the No. 2 Cadillac and No. 5 Porsche earlier. The No. 7 Toyota cantered to victory ahead of the sister car. It was the No. 7 car's 2nd victory of the season. The battle for 3rd place was settled on the final lap when the No. 51 Ferrari of Calado caught and passed the No. 5 Porsche of Frederic Makowiecki.

The No. 23 United Autosports car of Tom Blomqvist dominated the early stages of the race in LMP2. Hometown heroes Team WRT (running Nos. 31 and 41) both battled for supremacy, but the No. 41 of Rui Andrade, Robert Kubica and Louis Deletraz saw the chequered flag first. The team managed to pass the No. 23 United Autosport with 15 minutes remaining. The No. 63 Prema Racing was also in the running, but had to serve a 3-minute stop-and-go penalty. The penalty, for not respecting safety car procedures, was served with 30 minutes remaining, putting them out of contention.

The GTE Am class saw the No. 33 Corvette Racing battle with the No. 25 ORT by TF Aston Martin of Ahmad Al Harthy, Michael Dinan and Charlie Eastwood for the lead. They fought for position throughout the race, however, by the chequered flag it was a battle for second place. Lilou Wadoux, driving the No. 83 Richard Mille AF Corse, overtook the No. 88 Proton Competition at about half distance and was never headed. The No. 33 Corvette and No. 25 Aston Martin finished inline astern in second and third places, respectively. Wadoux became the first female driver to win a race in the World Endurance Championship.[83]

24 Hours of Le Mans

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A Ferrari 499P shared by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen of Ferrari AF Corse started from pole position after Fuoco set the overall fastest lap in the Le Mans Hypercar class in the Hyperpole session. Their teammates James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi won overall after leading the final 55 laps. It was Calado, Giovinazzi and Pier Guidi's first overall Le Mans victory, as well as Ferrari's tenth and its first since 1965. Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa finished second in a Toyota GR010 Hybrid after battling Calado, Giovinazzi and Pier Guidi in the second half of the race. Cadillac Racing's Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh car, driven by Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook, finished third overall.

Albert Costa, Fabio Scherer and Jakub Śmiechowski of Inter Europol Competition led the last 112 laps of the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class in an Oreca 07-Gibson car to claim their maiden WEC class victory. Team WRT's Rui Andrade, Louis Delétraz and Robert Kubica finished second 21.015 seconds behind, while René Binder, Neel Jani and Nico Pino of Duqueine Team took third. Corvette Racing's Nicky Catsburg, Ben Keating and Nicolás Varrone in a Chevrolet Corvette C8.R came from two laps down after a second hour pit stop to replace a failed damper to win the final Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Am (LMGTE Am) and GTE race at Le Mans, one lap ahead of ORT by TF's Aston Martin Vantage AMR shared by Ahmad Al Harthy, Michael Dinan and Charlie Eastwood.

Calado, Giovinazzi and Pier Guidi's victory moved them from fifth to second in the Hypercar Drivers' Championship, 25 points behind leaders Buemi, Hartley and Hirakawa. Andrande, Delétraz and Kubica remained the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers leaders as category winners Costa, Scherer and Śmiechowski moved from sixth to second. Catsburg, Keating and Varrone extended their Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams lead over Al Harthy, Dinan and Eastwood. Toyota, the No. 41 Team WRT and No. 33 Corvette Racing teams left Le Mans as the respective Hypercar World Endurance Championship, Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams and Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams leaders with three races left in the season.

6 Hours of Monza

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The #7 Toyota of Kobayashi took pole in Hypercar, beating the #50 Ferrari by just 0.017 seconds, the smallest ever margin in world endurance championship history.

At the start of the race, the #93 Peugeot blasted into the lead in the early stages, whilst the #8 Toyota collided with the #51 Le Mans winning Ferrari. The #8 also collided with the #777 D'station Aston Martin, with the #777 suffering a heavy impact. The #8 was given a one-minute stop and go penalty for the incidents. However, in the end, the #7 Toyota claimed its third win of the season, finishing ahead of the #50 Ferrari and the #93 Peugeot.

In LMP2, the #28 Jota took their first victory of the season. The Alpine #36 beat the pole-sitting #41 Team WRT to second place.

The GTE AM class saw Corvette Racing's #33 crew of Nicky Catsburg, Ben Keating and Nico Varrone seal the class world championship title by finishing 4th in class. Proton-Dempsey Porsche #77 took the victory ahead of the Iron Lynx #60 and GR Racing #86 Porsches. The pole-sitting #85 Iron Dames Porsche finished 5th.

6 Hours of Fuji

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8 Hours of Bahrain

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Results and standings

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Race results

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The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd. Circuit Hypercar Winners LMP2 Winners LMGTE Am Winners Report
1 United States Sebring Japan No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom No. 22 United Autosports[N 2] United States No. 33 Corvette Racing Report
United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Phil Hanson
United Kingdom Frederick Lubin
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Ben Keating
Argentina Nicolás Varrone
2 Portugal Portimão Japan No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom No. 23 United Autosports United States No. 33 Corvette Racing Report
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryō Hirakawa
Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United States Josh Pierson
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Ben Keating
Argentina Nicolás Varrone
3 Belgium Spa Japan No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Belgium No. 41 Team WRT Italy No. 83 Richard Mille AF Corse Report
United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Angola Rui Andrade
Switzerland Louis Delétraz
Poland Robert Kubica
Argentina Luis Pérez Companc
Italy Alessio Rovera
France Lilou Wadoux
4 France Le Mans Italy No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse Poland No. 34 Inter Europol Competition United States No. 33 Corvette Racing Report
United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Antonio Giovinazzi
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Spain Albert Costa
Switzerland Fabio Scherer
Poland Jakub Śmiechowski
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Ben Keating
Argentina Nicolás Varrone
5 Italy Monza Japan No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom No. 28 Jota Germany No. 77 Dempsey - Proton Competition Report
United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen
Germany Christian Ried
Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen
France Julien Andlauer
6 Japan Fuji Japan No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Belgium No. 41 Team WRT Italy No. 54 AF Corse Report
United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Angola Rui Andrade
Switzerland Louis Delétraz
Poland Robert Kubica
Italy Francesco Castellacci
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Italy Davide Rigon
7 Bahrain Bahrain Japan No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Belgium No. 41 Team WRT Italy No. 85 Iron Dames Report
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryō Hirakawa
Angola Rui Andrade
Switzerland Louis Delétraz
Poland Robert Kubica
Belgium Sarah Bovy
Switzerland Rahel Frey
Denmark Michelle Gatting
Source:[84]

Drivers' championships

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Three titles were offered to drivers, one with world championship status. The Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship was reserved for Hypercar drivers while FIA Endurance Trophies were awarded for LMP2 and LMGTE Am Drivers.[86]

Points systems
Duration 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
6 Hours 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
8 Hours 38 27 23 18 15 12 9 6 3 2 1
24 Hours 50 36 30 24 20 16 12 8 4 2 1
Source:[86]

Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship

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Pos. Driver Team SEB
United States
POR
Portugal
SPA
Belgium
LMS
France
MZA
Italy
FUJ
Japan
BHR
Bahrain
Points
1 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 1 2 2 6 2 1 172
1 New Zealand Brendon Hartley Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 1 2 2 6 2 1 172
1 Japan Ryō Hirakawa Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 1 2 2 6 2 1 172
2 United Kingdom Mike Conway Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 9 1 Ret 1 1 2 145
2 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 9 1 Ret 1 1 2 145
2 Argentina José María López Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 9 1 Ret 1 1 2 145
3 Italy Antonio Fuoco Italy Ferrari AF Corse 3 2 Ret 4 2 4 3 120
3 Spain Miguel Molina Italy Ferrari AF Corse 3 2 Ret 4 2 4 3 120
3 Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Italy Ferrari AF Corse 3 2 Ret 4 2 4 3 120
4 United Kingdom James Calado Italy Ferrari AF Corse 7 6 3 1 5 5 6 114
4 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Italy Ferrari AF Corse 7 6 3 1 5 5 6 114
4 Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi Italy Ferrari AF Corse 7 6 3 1 5 5 6 114
5 New Zealand Earl Bamber United States Cadillac Racing 4 4 5 3 10 10 11 72
5 United Kingdom Alex Lynn United States Cadillac Racing 4 4 5 3 10 10 11 72
5 United Kingdom Richard Westbrook United States Cadillac Racing 4 4 5 3 10 10 11 72
6 France Kévin Estre Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 6 3 Ret 8 7 3 5 71
6 Germany André Lotterer Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 6 3 Ret 8 7 3 5 71
6 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 6 3 Ret 8 7 3 5 71
7 United States Dane Cameron Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 5 10 4 7 4 12 7 61
7 Denmark Michael Christensen Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 5 10 4 7 4 12 7 61
7 France Frédéric Makowiecki Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 5 10 4 7 4 12 7 61
8 Denmark Mikkel Jensen France Peugeot TotalEnergies 9 7 8 6 3 8 9 51
8 United Kingdom Paul di Resta France Peugeot TotalEnergies 9 7 8 6 3 8 9 51
8 France Jean-Éric Vergne France Peugeot TotalEnergies 9 7 8 6 3 8 9 51
9 Portugal António Félix da Costa United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota 6 10 9 6 4 38
9 United Kingdom Will Stevens United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota 6 10 9 6 4 38
9 China Yifei Ye United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota 6 10 9 6 4 38
10 France Romain Dumas United States Glickenhaus Racing Ret 8 7 5 8 34
10 France Olivier Pla United States Glickenhaus Racing Ret 8 7 5 8 34
11 France Loïc Duval France Peugeot TotalEnergies NC 5 9 9 11 7 8 28
11 United States Gustavo Menezes France Peugeot TotalEnergies NC 5 9 9 11 7 8 28
12 Australia Ryan Briscoe United States Glickenhaus Racing Ret 8 5 24
Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 12
13 Switzerland Nico Müller France Peugeot TotalEnergies NC 5 9 9 11 8 22
14 France Franck Mailleux United States Glickenhaus Racing 7 6
15 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne France Peugeot TotalEnergies 7 6
16 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 11 12 6
17 France Tom Dillmann Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 8 Ret Ret Ret 6
18 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 8 Ret Ret 6
19 France Nathanaël Berthon United States Glickenhaus Racing 8 4
20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Germany Proton Competition Ret 9 10 4
20 Switzerland Neel Jani Germany Proton Competition Ret 9 10 4
20 United Kingdom Harry Tincknell Germany Proton Competition Ret 9 10 4
21 France Tristan Vautier Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Ret 12 11 12 0
22 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 12 11 0
Pos. Driver Team SEB
United States
POR
Portugal
SPA
Belgium
LMS
France
MZA
Italy
FUJ
Japan
BHR
Bahrain
Points
Source:[84]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

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Pos. Driver Team SEB
United States
POR
Portugal
SPA
Belgium
LMS
France
MZA
Italy
FUJ
Japan
BHR
Bahrain
Points
1 Angola Rui Andrade Belgium Team WRT 4 3 1 2 3 1 1 173
1 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Belgium Team WRT 4 3 1 2 3 1 1 173
1 Poland Robert Kubica Belgium Team WRT 4 3 1 2 3 1 1 173
2 Spain Albert Costa Poland Inter Europol Competition 3 9 3 1 5 9 6 114
2 Switzerland Fabio Scherer Poland Inter Europol Competition 3 9 3 1 5 9 6 114
2 Poland Jakub Śmiechowski Poland Inter Europol Competition 3 9 3 1 5 9 6 114
3 United Kingdom Phil Hanson United Kingdom United Autosports 1 2 5 8 6 2 9 104
3 United Kingdom Frederick Lubin United Kingdom United Autosports 1 2 5 8 6 2 9 104
4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Belgium Team WRT 6 6 6 4 Ret 3 2 94
4 Indonesia Sean Gelael Belgium Team WRT 6 6 6 4 Ret 3 2 94
4 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg Belgium Team WRT 6 6 6 4 Ret 3 2 94
5 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis United Kingdom United Autosports Ret 1 2 6 4 4 8 92
5 United States Josh Pierson United Kingdom United Autosports Ret 1 2 6 4 4 8 92
6 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi United Kingdom Jota 5 7 9 9 1 6 3 84
6 Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson United Kingdom Jota 5 7 9 9 1 6 3 84
6 Denmark Oliver Rasmussen United Kingdom Jota 5 7 9 9 1 6 3 84
7 France Julien Canal France Alpine Elf Team 8 8 7 3 2 5 7 83
7 France Charles Milesi France Alpine Elf Team 8 8 7 3 2 5 7 83
7 France Matthieu Vaxivière France Alpine Elf Team 8 8 7 3 2 5 7 83
8 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque United Kingdom United Autosports 1 5 8 2 9 78
9 Daniil Kvyat Italy Prema Racing 2 4 10 Ret 7 10 5 63
9 France Doriane Pin Italy Prema Racing 2 4 10 Ret 7 10 5 63
10 Romania Filip Ugran Italy Prema Racing 7 5 4 10 9 8 4 57
10 Netherlands Bent Viscaal Italy Prema Racing 7 5 4 10 9 8 4 57
11 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Prema Racing 2 4 10 Ret 5 56
12 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist United Kingdom United Autosports Ret 2 6 8 43
13 United Kingdom Ben Hanley United Kingdom United Autosports 2 6 4 38
14 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde United Kingdom United Autosports 1 4 37
15 United States Juan Manuel Correa Italy Prema Racing 5 10 8 4 34
16 France Gabriel Aubry United Kingdom Vector Sport 9 11 Ret 5 Ret 7 NC 29
16 Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen United Kingdom Vector Sport 9 11 Ret 5 Ret 7 NC 29
16 Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser United Kingdom Vector Sport 9 11 Ret 5 Ret 7 NC 29
17 Italy Andrea Caldarelli Italy Prema Racing 7 4 9 10 24
18 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell France Alpine Elf Team Ret 10 8 7 8 11 10 23
18 Brazil André Negrão France Alpine Elf Team Ret 10 8 7 8 11 10 23
18 Mexico Memo Rojas France Alpine Elf Team Ret 10 8 7 8 11 10 23
19 Switzerland Mathias Beche Italy Prema Racing 7 6
Pos. Driver Team SEB
United States
POR
Portugal
SPA
Belgium
LMS
France
MZA
Italy
FUJ
Japan
BHR
Bahrain
Points
Source:[84]

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers

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Pos. Driver Team SEB
United States
POR
Portugal
SPA
Belgium
LMS
France
MZA
Italy
FUJ
Japan
BHR
Bahrain
Points
1 Netherlands Nicky Catsburg United States Corvette Racing 1 1 2 1 4 2 7 173
1 United States Ben Keating United States Corvette Racing 1 1 2 1 4 2 7 173
1 Argentina Nicolás Varrone United States Corvette Racing 1 1 2 1 4 2 7 173
2 Belgium Sarah Bovy Italy Iron Dames 8 3 5 4 5 4 1 118
2 Switzerland Rahel Frey Italy Iron Dames 8 3 5 4 5 4 1 118
2 Denmark Michelle Gatting Italy Iron Dames 8 3 5 4 5 4 1 118
3 Italy Francesco Castellacci Italy AF Corse 5 4 NC 5 10 1 4 91
3 Switzerland Thomas Flohr Italy AF Corse 5 4 NC 5 10 1 4 91
3 Italy Davide Rigon Italy AF Corse 5 4 NC 5 10 1 4 91
4 France Julien Andlauer Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing 2 7 9 Ret 1 6 6 80
4 Germany Christian Ried Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing 2 7 9 Ret 1 6 6 80
4 Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing 2 7 9 Ret 1 6 6 80
5 Oman Ahmad Al Harthy Oman ORT by TF 9 8 3 2 7 13 NC 65
5 United States Michael Dinan Oman ORT by TF 9 8 3 2 7 13 NC 65
5 Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood Oman ORT by TF 9 8 3 2 7 13 NC 65
6 United Kingdom Ben Barker United Kingdom GR Racing 7 11 12 3 3 8 8 64
6 Italy Riccardo Pera United Kingdom GR Racing 7 11 12 3 3 8 8 64
6 United Kingdom Michael Wainwright United Kingdom GR Racing 7 11 12 3 3 8 8 64
7 Japan Takeshi Kimura Switzerland Kessel Racing 3 10 8 Ret Ret 3 5 58
8 Argentina Luis Pérez Companc Italy Richard Mille AF Corse Ret 2 1 Ret 6 9 9 56
8 Italy Alessio Rovera Italy Richard Mille AF Corse Ret 2 1 Ret 6 9 9 56
8 France Lilou Wadoux Italy Richard Mille AF Corse Ret 2 1 Ret 6 9 9 56
9 Italy Daniel Mancinelli Canada NorthWest AMR 7 6 7 3 51
9 Spain Alex Riberas Canada NorthWest AMR 7 6 7 3 51
9 United Kingdom Ian James Canada NorthWest AMR 7 6 7 3 51
10 United States Scott Huffaker Switzerland Kessel Racing 3 10 8 Ret Ret 3 43
11 Brazil Daniel Serra Switzerland Kessel Racing 3 10 8 Ret 5 43
12 United States Simon Mann Italy AF Corse 4 5 6 Ret 9 12 11 38
12 Belgium Ulysse de Pauw Italy AF Corse 4 5 6 Ret 9 38
13 Italy Matteo Cairoli Germany Project 1AO 12 6 WD 7 8 5 10 36
14 Japan Tomonobu Fujii Japan D'station Racing 10 NC 10 Ret Ret 10 2 31
14 United Kingdom Casper Stevenson Japan D'station Racing 10 NC 10 Ret Ret 10 2 31
15 Italy Matteo Cressoni Italy Iron Lynx 6 12 11 Ret 2 11 Ret 30
15 Belgium Alessio Picariello Italy Iron Lynx 6 12 11 Ret 2 11 Ret 30
15 Italy Claudio Schiavoni Italy Iron Lynx 6 12 11 Ret 2 11 Ret 30
16 Australia Liam Talbot Japan D'station Racing 2 27
17 United States P. J. Hyett Germany Project 1AO 12 WD 7 5 10 24
17 United States Gunnar Jeannette Germany Project 1AO 12 WD 7 5 10 24
18 Italy Stefano Costantini Italy AF Corse 4 Ret 18
19 Italy Diego Alessi Italy AF Corse 5 6 Ret 18
20 Japan Ritomo Miyata Switzerland Kessel Racing 3 15
21 France Esteban Masson Switzerland Kessel Racing 5 15
22 United Kingdom Harry Tincknell Germany Proton Competition WD 9 4 Ret 14
22 United States Ryan Hardwick Germany Proton Competition WD 9 4 14
22 Canada Zacharie Robichon Germany Proton Competition WD 9 4 14
23 Portugal Guilherme Oliveira Germany Project 1AO 6 8 12
24 Portugal Miguel Ramos Germany Project 1AO 6 8
25 Dominican Republic Efrin Castro Germany Project 1AO 8 3
26 Japan Satoshi Hoshino Japan D'station Racing 10 NC 10 Ret Ret 10 4
27 France Julien Piguet Italy AF Corse Ret 9 2
28 Japan Kei Cozzolino Switzerland Kessel Racing Ret 0
Italy AF Corse 12 11
29 Canada Paul Dalla Lana Canada NorthWest AMR 11 13 0
29 Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies Canada NorthWest AMR 11 13 0
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