[Mis à jour le 23/07/2021 à 12h40] For the second year in a row, the 24 hours of Le Mans do not take place in mid-June. The traditional 24th week slot has been further undermined by the current health crisis. Initially scheduled for June 12 and 13, 2021, the next edition of the Sarthoise classic is reprogrammed a little over two months later, at the August 21 and 22. In early March, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) made another important announcement: the revelation of the entry list. Of course, half of the field was already made up of the 33 crews registered for the entire season of the world endurance championship, the WEC (World Endurance Championship). As a reminder, there are 5 in the new premier Hypercar category, 11 in LMP2, 4 in GTE Pro and 13 in GTE Am. The starting grid of the Sarthois double clock tower is completed by several teams, credited with ” an invitation based on their recent results in the 24 hours of Le Mans, in WEC, ELMS or in the Asian Le Mans Series.
The entry list for the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans shows a total of 62 cars. In the detail of each category, there are 5 in Hypercar, 25 in LMP2, 8 in GTE Pro and 23 in GTE Am. At the top of the pyramid, the five cars lined up are those that participate in the entire season, namely two Toyota, two Glickenhaus and an Alpine. Unsurprisingly, the second division of prototypes is much more supplied, just like the amateur side of the GT. In GTE Pro, it should be noted the corvette return, to give the change to Porsche and Ferrari. This 89th edition also marks the reappearance of an experimental car in the “Innovative car” category.
As of July 20, 2021, this provisional list has been fully completed according to the latest version published by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO). Since then, we now know the identity of the three pilots making up each crew. As expected, the grid for the 89th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is made up of 62 cars and 186 regular drivers. Note that four cars are on the reserve list, one LMP2 and three GTE Am, so as to compensate for a possible forfeit. As a reminder, in 2021, the classic Le Mans is the 4e of the 6 rounds of the endurance world championship, which kicked off on May 1st during the 6 Hours of Spa.
The 62 entered for the 24 hours of Le Mans 2021
Hypercar (5 cars)
#7 – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid (Toyota) – Conway, Kobayashi, Lopez
# 8 – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid (Toyota) – Buemi, Nakajima, Hartley
#36 – Alpine A480 – Gibson (Alpine) – Negrao, Lapierre, Vaxivière
#708 – Glickenhaus 007 LMH (Glickenhaus) – Derani, Mailleux, Pla
#709 – Glickenhaus 007 LMH (Glickenhaus) – Briscoe, Westbrook, Dumas
LMP2 (25 cars)
# 1 – Oreca (Richard Mille) – Calderon, Flörsch, Visser
#17 – Oreca (Idec) – Merriman, Tilley, Dalziel
# 20 – Oreca (High Class) – Andersen, Taylor, Sørensen
#21 – Oreca (Dragonspeed) – Hedman, Hanley, Montoya
#22 – Oreca (United) – Hanson, Scherer, Albuquerque
# 23 – Oreca (United) – Di Resta, Lynn, Boyd
#24 – Oreca (PR1) – Kelly, Aubry, Trummer
#25 – Aurus (G-Drive) – Falb, Merhi, Andrade
# 26 – Aurus (G-Drive) – Rusinov, Colapinto, De Vries
# 28 – Oreca (Jota) – Gelael, Vandoorne, Blomqvist
#29 – Oreca (Team Netherlands) – Van Eerd, Van der Garde, Van Uitert
# 30 – Oreca (Duqueine) – Binder, Rojas, Gommendy
#31 – Oreca (WRT) – Frijns, Habsburg, Milesi
# 32 – Oreca (United) – Jamin, Aberdein, M. Maldonado
# 34 – Oreca (Inter Europol) – Smiechowski, Van der Zande, A. Brundle
# 38 – Oreca (Jota) – Gonzalez, Da Costa, Davidson
# 39 – Oreca (SO24) – Capillary, A. Robin, M. Robin
# 41 – Oreca (WRT) – Kubica, Delétraz, Ye
# 44 – Ligier (ARC Bratislava) – Mi. Konopka, Webb, Ma. Konopka
# 48 – Oreca (Idec) – Lafargue, Chatin, Pilet
# 49 – Oreca (High Class) – Fjordbach, J. Magnussen, K. Magnussen
# 65 – Oreca (Panis) – Canal, Stevens, Allen
#70 – Oreca (Real) – Garcia, Duval, Nato
#74 – Ligier (India, Eurasia) – Winslow, Corbett, Cloet
#82 – Oreca (Risi) – Cullen, Jarvis, Nasr
GTE Pro (8 cars)
# 51 – Ferrari 488 Evo (AF Corse) – Pier Guidi, Calado, Ledogar
# 52 – Ferrari 488 Evo (AF Corse) – Serra, Molina, Rigon
#63 – Corvette C8.R (Corvette) – Garcia, Taylor, Catsburg
#64 – Corvette C8.R (Corvette) – Milner, Tandy, Sims
# 72 – Porsche 911 RSR (Hub) – D. Vanthoor, Parente, Martin
#79 – Porsche 911 RSR (Weathertech) – MacNeil, Bamber, L. Vanthoor
# 91 – Porsche 911 RSR (Porsche) – Bruni, Lietz, Makowiecki
# 92 – Porsche 911 RSR (Porsche) – Estre, Jani, Christensen
GTE Am (23 cars)
#18 – Porsche 911 RSR (Absolute) – Haryanto, Picariello, Seefried
#33 – Aston Martin Vantage (TF Sport) – Keating, Pereira, Fraga
#46 – Porsche 911 RSR (Project 1) – Olsen, Buchardt, Root
# 47 – Ferrari 488 Evo (Cetilar) – Lacorte, Sernagiotto, Fuoco
# 54 – Ferrari 488 Evo (AF Corse) – Flohr, Fisichella, Castellacci
#55 – Ferrari 488 Evo (Spirit) – Cameron, Perel, Griffin
# 56 – Porsche 911 RSR (Project 1) – Perfect, Cairoli, Pera
#57 – Ferrari 488 Evo (Kessel) – Kimura, Andrews, Jensen
# 60 – Ferrari 488 Evo (Iron Lynx) – Schiavoni, Ruberti, Giammaria
#66 – Ferrari 488 Evo (JMW) – Neubauer, Sales, Foley
#69 – Ferrari 488 Evo (Herberth) – Renauer, Bohn, Ineichen
#71 – Ferrari 488 Evo (Inception) – Iribe, Millroy, Barnicoat
#77 – Porsche 911 RSR (Dempsey-Proton) – Ried, Evans, Campbell
# 80 – Ferrari 488 Evo (AF Corse) – Cressoni, Mastronardi, Illot
# 83 – Ferrari 488 Evo (AF Corse) – Perrodo, Nielsen, Rovera
#85 – Ferrari 488 Evo (Iron Lynx) – Frey, Bovy, Gatting
#86 – Porsche 911 RSR (GR) – Wainwright, Barker, Gamble
#88 – Porsche 911 RSR (Dempsey-Proton) – Andlauer, Bastien, Arnold
#95 – Aston Martin Vantage (TF Sport) – Hartshorne, Hancock, Gun
# 98 – Aston Martin Vantage – Dalla Lana, Thiim, Gomes
#99 – Porsche 911 RSR (Proton) – Long, Giraudi, Laser
#383 – Ferrari 488 Evo (Rinaldi) – Ehret, Hook, Bleekemolen
#777 – Aston Martin Vantage (Aston Martin) – Hoshino, Fujii, Watson
Out of category (“Innovative car”)
# 84 – Oreca (Association SRT41) – Aoki, Bailly, Hériau
More informations :
24 Hours of Le Mans 2021: new dates, entries, info, ticketing
WEC 2021 calendar: the 24 hours of Le Mans postponed to August
WEC 2021 crews: the updated list of cars and drivers entered
