2021 FIA World Endurance Championship explained

2021 FIA World Endurance Championship
Organizer:
Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Discipline:Sports car endurance racing
No Of Races:6
Award1 Title:Hypercar Team
Award1 Champ: Toyota Gazoo Racing
Award2 Title:GTE Manufacturer
Award2 Champ: Ferrari
Award3 Title:LMP2 Team
Award3 Champ: Team WRT
Award4 Champ: Racing Team Nederland
Award5 Title:LMGTE Am Team
Award5 Champ: AF Corse
Seasonslistnames:FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Link:2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Link:2022 FIA World Endurance Championship
Nextseason Year:2022

The 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship was the ninth 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 is open to prototype and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. World Championship titles were awarded to the leading manufacturers and drivers in both the prototype and grand tourer divisions.

The 2021 championship was due to see a significant overhaul of the technical regulations in the top class of competition. The LMP1 Prototypes used in the top class for the first eight years of the championship had been phased out and replaced by a new prototype specification known as Le Mans Hypercars (LMH). However, non-hybrid LMP1 cars were permitted to be "grandfathered" into the season.[1]

The 2021 championship also marked the return to an annual calendar for the World Endurance Championship, switching back to a summer calendar after the late running of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Calendar

A calendar was revealed in December 2019 at the 8 Hours of Bahrain.[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the previous season was extended into November 2020. However, the 2021 season will return to an annual calendar entirely instead of a winter calendar.[2] A calendar for the 2021 season was announced during the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans event. The calendar featured six rounds as opposed to eight and saw the removal of the 6 Hours of Silverstone, 6 Hours of Shanghai and Lone Star Le Mans when compared with the 2019–20 calendar as well as the addition of the 6 Hours of Monza.[4] The decision to run a six-round series was made to save on costs due to the financial impact of the pandemic.[5] The 1000 Miles of Sebring was initially scheduled for 19 March 2021 as the first round of the season, but was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced by a race of the same length at Portimão on 4 April 2021.[6] That same race would also be itself later postponed to 13 June, making Spa the site of the preseason Prologue and the first race of the season.[7] The 24 Hours of Le Mans was originally scheduled to be run on the 12 and 13 June but was later postponed until 21–22 August for an increased chance of running the race with spectators.[8] The 6 Hours of Fuji was cancelled due to ongoing travel restrictions in Japan, and was replaced by a 6-hour event in Bahrain.[9]

RndRaceCircuitLocationDate
PrologueCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot26/27 April
16 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps1 May
28 Hours of PortimãoAlgarve International Circuit Portimão
36 Hours of MonzaAutodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza18 July
424 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la Sarthe Le Mans21–22 August
56 Hours of BahrainBahrain International Circuit Sakhir30 October
68 Hours of Bahrain6 November
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
RaceCircuitLocationOriginal Date
1000 Miles of SebringSebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida19 March
6 Hours of FujiFuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka26 September

Regulation changes

The championship introduced the Le Mans Hypercar category as a replacement for the Le Mans Prototype 1 class.[10] [11] Manufacturers are free to build and enter bespoke designs without homologation requirement or cars based on existing road-going models subject to a homologation requirement of building at least twenty road-legal models over a two-year period.[12] The cars have a minimum weight of 1030kg (2,270lb), and power output is capped at in order to achieve a benchmark lap time of three minutes and thirty seconds at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Hybrid energy-recovery systems are allowed on the front axle only, and cars can derive up to of their total power output from those systems. A Balance of Performance system modelled on the system used by the GTE class is applied to ensure parity between hybrid and non-hybrid models. Manufacturers are given greater freedoms in designing the bodywork of Hypercars compared to Le Mans Prototypes provided that bodywork styling does not affect safety standards. LMP2 cars received a power decrease of 40 horsepower, to 560 horsepower, in order to maintain the performance gap between the new top class and LMP2. A specification tyre was introduced in LMP2, produced by Goodyear, ending the tyre war between Goodyear and Michelin.[13]

Entries

Toyota announced plans to enter the championship under the Hypercar regulations with a bespoke car based on the GR Super Sport Concept.[14] Toyota launched their GR010 Hybrid on 15 January 2021.[15] In June 2020, boutique car manufacturer Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus committed to a two-car effort with the SCG 007 LMH, in partnership with 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans winners Sauber Motorsport, 15-time Le Mans winners Joest Racing, and engine specialists Pipo Moteurs.[16] [17] [18] [19] At the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMP1 competitors ByKolles Racing Team committed to a hypercar programme with its own car, the PMC Project LMH, but the team were not present on the entry list announced ahead of the 2021 season.[20] [21] [22] Aston Martin initially planned to enter a car based on the Valkyrie road-going model. However, the British manufacturer later decided to put its Le Mans Hypercar program on hold.[23] [24] Long-time LMP1 privateer team Rebellion Racing will end its racing operations at the end of the 2019–20 season,[25] despite having previously announced the joint development of a Hypercar with Peugeot.[26] Peugeot itself has announce plans to compete from 2022 onwards, and announced Ligier Automotive as a partner in its project.[27] [28] [29] [30] Alpine announced that it will enter the championship using a single rebadged Rebellion R13 LMP1, run by Signatech Alpine.[31] [32] [33] In LMGTE Pro, Aston Martin Racing ended its factory GTE Pro program run by Prodrive to focus on their Formula One team and their LMGTE Am program.[34]

Hypercar

EntrantCarEngineHybridTyreDriversRounds
Toyota Gazoo Racing[35] Toyota GR010 HybridToyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6Hybrid7 Mike Conway[36] All
Kamui KobayashiAll
José María LópezAll
Hybrid8 Sébastien BuemiAll
Brendon HartleyAll
Kazuki NakajimaAll
Alpine Elf Matmut[37] Alpine A480Gibson GL458 4.5 L V836 Nicolas Lapierre[38] All
André NegrãoAll
Matthieu VaxivièreAll
Glickenhaus RacingGlickenhaus SCG 007 LMHGlickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8708 Pipo Derani[39] [40] 3–4
Olivier Pla3–4
Gustavo Menezes3
Franck Mailleux4
709 Romain Dumas2–4
Richard Westbrook2–4
Ryan Briscoe2, 4
Franck Mailleux3

LMP2

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class will use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine. Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am Cup, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with Icons.

EntrantCarTyreMISCDriversRounds
Richard Mille Racing Team[41] Oreca 071P2 Sophia FlörschAll
Tatiana Calderón1–4, 6
Beitske Visser1–2, 4–6
Gabriel Aubry5
High Class Racing[42] Oreca 0720PA Dennis AndersenAll
Anders Fjordbach1–3, 5–6
Jan Magnussen1–3
Marco Sørensen4
Ricky Taylor4
Robert Kubica5–6
DragonSpeed USA[43] Oreca 0721PA Ben HanleyAll
Henrik HedmanAll
Juan Pablo MontoyaAll
United Autosports USAOreca 0722P2 Phil HansonAll
Fabio Scherer1, 3–6
Filipe Albuquerque1, 3–6
Paul di Resta2
Wayne Boyd[44] 2
Jota[45] [46] Oreca 0728P2 Tom BlomqvistAll
Sean GelaelAll
Stoffel VandoorneAll
38P2 Anthony DavidsonAll
António Félix da CostaAll
Roberto GonzálezAll
Racing Team Nederland[47] Oreca 0729PA All
Giedo van der Garde1–2, 4–6
Job van Uitert1–2, 4–6
Nyck de Vries[48] 3
Paul-Loup Chatin3
Team WRT[49] Oreca 0731P2 Robin Frijns[50] All
Ferdinand von HabsburgAll
Charles MilesiAll
Inter Europol Competition[51] Oreca 0734P2 Alex BrundleAll
Jakub ŚmiechowskiAll
Renger van der Zande1, 3–6
Louis Delétraz2
ARC BratislavaLigier JS P217
Oreca 07
44PA Miroslav KonôpkaAll
Tom Jackson1–2
Darren Burke1
Oliver Webb2–5
Matej Konôpka3–4
Kush Maini5
Nelson Panciatici6
Olli Caldwell6
Realteam Racing[52] Oreca 0770PA Esteban GarciaAll
Norman NatoAll
Loïc Duval1, 3–6
Mathias Beche2
IconMISC
P2LMP2
PALMP2 Pro-Am Cup

LMGTE Pro

EntrantCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
AF CorseFerrari 488 GTE EvoFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V851 James CaladoAll
Alessandro Pier GuidiAll
Côme Ledogar4
52 Miguel MolinaAll
Daniel SerraAll
Sam Bird4
Porsche GT TeamPorsche 911 RSR-19Porsche 4.2 L Flat-691 Gianmaria BruniAll
Richard LietzAll
Frédéric Makowiecki2, 4, 6
92 Kévin EstreAll
Neel JaniAll
Michael Christensen2, 4, 6

LMGTE Am

EntrantCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
TF Sport[53] Aston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V833 Felipe FragaAll
Ben KeatingAll
Dylan PereiraAll
D'station Racing[54] 777 Tomonobu FujiiAll
Satoshi HoshinoAll
Andrew Watson[55] All
Team Project 1Porsche 911 RSR-19Porsche 4.2 L Flat-646 Dennis Olsen1, 3–4
Anders Buchardt1, 3–4
Axcil Jefferies1
Maxwell Root3
Robby Foley4
56 Matteo CairoliAll
Egidio PerfettiAll
Riccardo PeraAll
Cetilar Racing[56] Ferrari 488 GTE EvoFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V847 Antonio FuocoAll
Roberto LacorteAll
Giorgio SernagiottoAll
AF CorseFerrari 488 GTE EvoFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V854 Francesco CastellacciAll
Giancarlo FisichellaAll
Thomas FlohrAll
83 Nicklas NielsenAll
François PerrodoAll
Alessio RoveraAll
Iron LynxFerrari 488 GTE EvoFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V860 Claudio Schiavoni1–4, 6
Matteo Cressoni1–3, 5–6
Andrea Piccini1–3, 5–6
Raffaele Giammaria4
Paolo Ruberti4
Rino Mastronardi5
85 Rahel FreyAll
Manuela Gostner1–2
Katherine Legge1, 5–6
Michelle Gatting2–4
Sarah Bovy3–6
Dempsey-Proton RacingPorsche 911 RSR-19Porsche 4.2 L Flat-677 Matt CampbellAll
Jaxon EvansAll
Christian RiedAll
88 Marco Seefried1–3
Andrew Haryanto1, 3
Alessio Picariello1, 3
Julien Andlauer2, 4–6
Dominique Bastien2, 4
Lance Arnold4
Khaled Al Qubaisi5–6
Adrien De Leener5
Axcil Jefferies6
GR RacingPorsche 911 RSR-19Porsche 4.2 L Flat-686 Ben BarkerAll
Tom Gamble[57] All
Michael WainwrightAll
Aston Martin Racing[58] Aston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V898 Marcos GomesAll
Paul Dalla LanaAll
Augusto Farfus1–3, 5–6
Nicki Thiim4

Results and standings

Race results

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.CircuitHypercar WinnersLMP2 WinnersLMP2 Pro-Am WinnersLMGTE Pro WinnersLMGTE Am WinnersReport
1 Spa-Francorchampsnowrap No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racingnowrap No. 22 United Autosports USAnowrap No. 29 Racing Team Nederlandnowrap No. 92 Porsche GT Teamnowrap No. 83 AF CorseReport
Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Kazuki Nakajima
Filipe Albuquerque
Phil Hanson
Fabio Scherer

Giedo van der Garde
Job van Uitert
Kévin Estre
Neel Jani
Nicklas Nielsen
François Perrodo
Alessio Rovera
2 Portimão No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 38 Jota No. 70 Realteam Racing No. 51 AF Corsenowrap No. 47 Cetilar RacingReport
Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Kazuki Nakajima
Anthony Davidson
António Félix da Costa
Roberto González
Mathias Beche
Esteban Garcia
Norman Nato
James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Antonio Fuoco
Roberto Lacorte
Giorgio Sernagiotto
3 Monza No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 22 United Autosports USA No. 29 Racing Team Nederland No. 92 Porsche GT Team No. 83 AF CorseReport
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Filipe Albuquerque
Phil Hanson
Fabio Scherer
Paul-Loup Chatin

Nyck de Vries
Kévin Estre
Neel Jani
Nicklas Nielsen
François Perrodo
Alessio Rovera
4 Le Mans No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 31 Team WRT No. 21 DragonSpeed USA No. 51 AF Corse No. 83 AF CorseReport
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Robin Frijns
Ferdinand von Habsburg
Charles Milesi
Ben Hanley
Henrik Hedman
Juan Pablo Montoya
James Calado
Côme Ledogar
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Nicklas Nielsen
François Perrodo
Alessio Rovera
5 Bahrain No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 31 Team WRT No. 29 Racing Team Nederland No. 92 Porsche GT Team No. 33 TF SportReport
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Robin Frijns
Ferdinand von Habsburg
Charles Milesi

Giedo van der Garde
Job van Uitert
Kévin Estre
Neel Jani
Felipe Fraga
Ben Keating
Dylan Pereira
6 No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 31 Team WRT No. 29 Racing Team Nederland No. 51 AF Corse No. 83 AF CorseReport
Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Kazuki Nakajima
Robin Frijns
Ferdinand von Habsburg
Charles Milesi

Giedo van der Garde
Job van Uitert
James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Nicklas Nielsen
François Perrodo
Alessio Rovera

Drivers' championships

Five titles are offered to drivers, two with world championship status. The Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship is reserved for Hypercar drivers while the GTE World Endurance Drivers' Championship is available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. FIA Endurance Trophies are awarded in LMP2, in LMP2 Pro/Am and in LMGTE Am.

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. Furthermore, a race must complete two laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.

+Points systems
Duration1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPole
6 Hours2518151210864210.51
8 Hours382723181512963211
24 Hours5036302420161284211

Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship

DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
1 Mike Conway Toyota Gazoo Racing321112173
1 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota Gazoo Racing321112173
1 José María López Toyota Gazoo Racing321112173
2 Sébastien Buemi Toyota Gazoo Racing114221168
2 Brendon Hartley Toyota Gazoo Racing114221168
2 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Gazoo Racing114221168
3 Nicolas Lapierre Alpine Elf Matmut232333128
3 André Negrão Alpine Elf Matmut232333128
3 Matthieu Vaxivière Alpine Elf Matmut232333128
4 Richard Westbrook Glickenhaus Racing43553
4 Romain Dumas Glickenhaus Racing43553
5 Franck Mailleux Glickenhaus Racing3439
6 Ryan Briscoe Glickenhaus Racing4538
7 Pipo Derani Glickenhaus RacingRet424
7 Olivier Pla Glickenhaus RacingRet424
8 Gustavo Menezes Glickenhaus RacingRet0
DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
Bold - Pole position

World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship

DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
1 James Calado AF Corse212131177
1 Alessandro Pier Guidi AF Corse212131177
2 Kévin Estre Porsche GT Team131212166
2 Neel Jani Porsche GT Team131212166
3 Gianmaria Bruni Porsche GT Team443324111
3 Richard Lietz Porsche GT Team443324111
4 Miguel Molina AF Corse324104392
4 Daniel Serra AF Corse324104392
5 Michael Christensen Porsche GT Team32288
6 Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche GT Team43466
7 Nicklas Nielsen AF Corse514549562
7 François Perrodo AF Corse514549562
7 Alessio Rovera AF Corse514549562
8 Côme Ledogar AF Corse150
9 Felipe Fraga TF Sport6111855Ret39.5
9 Ben Keating TF Sport6111855Ret39.5
9 Dylan Pereira TF Sport6111855Ret39.5
10 Matt Campbell Dempsey-Proton RacingRetRet976634
10 Jaxon Evans Dempsey-Proton RacingRetRet976634
10 Christian Ried Dempsey-Proton RacingRetRet976634
11 Matteo Cairoli Team Project 1DNS68Ret7731
11 Riccardo Pera Team Project 1DNS68Ret7731
11 Egidio Perfetti Team Project 1DNS68Ret7731
11 Antonio Fuoco Cetilar Racing7515Ret13828
12 Roberto Lacorte Cetilar Racing7515Ret13828
12 Giorgio Sernagiotto Cetilar Racing7515Ret13828
13 Claudio Schiavoni Iron Lynx139Ret6922.5
14 Marcos Gomes Aston Martin Racing1086Ret81420
14 Paul Dalla Lana Aston Martin Racing1086Ret81420
14 Augusto Farfus Aston Martin Racing108681420
15 Francesco Castellacci AF Corse871111111017
15 Giancarlo Fisichella AF Corse871111111017
15 Thomas Flohr AF Corse871111111017
16 Raffaele Giammaria Iron Lynx616
16 Paolo Ruberti Iron Lynx616
17 Tomonobu Fujii D'station Racing11Ret78141116
17 Satoshi Hoshino D'station Racing11Ret78141116
17 Andrew Watson D'station Racing11Ret78141116
18 Rahel Frey Iron Lynx121012912128.5
19 Matteo Cressoni Iron Lynx139Ret1597
19 Andrea Piccini Iron Lynx139Ret1597
20 Michelle Gatting Iron Lynx101296.5
21 Sarah Bovy Iron Lynx12912126
22 Ben Barker GR RacingRet12131310134.5
22 Tom Gamble GR RacingRet12131310134.5
22 Michael Wainwright GR RacingRet12131310134.5
23 Marco Seefried Dempsey-Proton Racing913104
24 Andrew Haryanto Dempsey-Proton Racing9103
24 Alessio Picariello Dempsey-Proton Racing9103
25 Sam Bird AF Corse103
DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
1 Robin Frijns Team WRT1042111151
1 Ferdinand von Habsburg Team WRT1042111151
1 Charles Milesi Team WRT1042111151
2 Sean Gelael Jota325223131
2 Tom Blomqvist Jota325223131
2 Stoffel Vandoorne Jota325223131
3 Anthony Davidson Jota21Ret432123
3 António Félix da Costa Jota21Ret432123
3 Roberto González Jota21Ret432123
4 Phil Hanson United Autosports USA1311044107
5 Fabio Scherer United Autosports USA1WD1104484
5 Filipe Albuquerque United Autosports USA11104484
6 Alex Brundle Inter Europol Competition55439584
6 Jakub Śmiechowski Inter Europol Competition55439584
7 Renger van der Zande Inter Europol Competition5439569
8 Racing Team Nederland410365667
9 Giedo van der Garde Racing Team Nederland410WD65652
9 Job van Uitert Racing Team Nederland410WD65652
10 Esteban Garcia Realteam Racing67777750
10 Norman Nato Realteam Racing67777750
11 Ben Hanley DragonSpeed USA7865111042.5
11 Henrik Hedman DragonSpeed USA7865111042.5
11 Juan Pablo Montoya DragonSpeed USA7865111042.5
12 Loïc Duval Realteam Racing6777741
13 Sophia Flörsch Richard Mille Racing Team868Ret6931
14 Beitske Visser Richard Mille Racing Team86Ret6927
15 Dennis Andersen High Class Racing99988825
16 Wayne Boyd United Autosports USA323
16 Paul di Resta United Autosports USA323
17 Tatiana Calderón Richard Mille Racing Team868Ret923
18 Anders Fjordbach High Class Racing9998817
19 Nyck de Vries Racing Team Nederland315
19 Paul-Loup Chatin Racing Team Nederland315
20 Louis Delétraz Inter Europol Competition515
21 Robert Kubica High Class Racing8810
22 Mathias Beche Realteam Racing79
23 Gabriel Aubry Richard Mille Racing Team68
24 Marco Sørensen High Class Racing88
24 Ricky Taylor High Class Racing88
25 Miroslav Konôpka ARC BratislavaRet1110910118
26 Jan Magnussen High Class Racing9997
27 Oliver Webb ARC Bratislava11109107
28 Matej Konôpka ARC Bratislava1095
29 Tom Jackson ARC BratislavaRet111
30 Kush Maini ARC Bratislava101
31 Olli Caldwell ARC Bratislava111
31 Nelson Panciatici ARC Bratislava111
32 Darren Burke ARC BratislavaRet0
DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Drivers

DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
1 Racing Team Nederland141211167
2 Esteban Garcia Realteam Racing213322146
2 Norman Nato Realteam Racing213322146
3 Giedo van der Garde Racing Team Nederland14WD211142
3 Job van Uitert Racing Team Nederland14WD211142
4 Ben Hanley DragonSpeed USA322154138
4 Henrik Hedman DragonSpeed USA322154138
4 Juan Pablo Montoya DragonSpeed USA322154138
5 Dennis Andersen High Class Racing434433109
6 Loïc Duval Realteam Racing23322108
7 Anders Fjordbach High Class Racing4343385
8 Miroslav Konôpka ARC BratislavaRet5554572
8 Oliver Webb ARC Bratislava555457
9 Jan Magnussen High Class Racing43447
10 Mathias Beche Realteam Racing138
11 Robert Kubica High Class Racing3338
12 Matej Konôpka ARC Bratislava5530
13 Nyck de Vries Racing Team Nederland125
13 Paul Loup Chatin Racing Team Nederland125
14 Marco Sørensen High Class Racing424
14 Ricky Taylor High Class Racing424
15 Tom Jackson ARC BratislavaRet515
16 Olli Caldwell ARC Bratislava515
16 Nelson Panciatici ARC Bratislava515
17 Kush Maini ARC Bratislava412
Darren Burke ARC BratislavaRet0
DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points

Endurance Trophy for GTE Am Drivers

DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
1 Nicklas Nielsen AF Corse1101151150
1 François Perrodo AF Corse1101151150
1 Alessio Rovera AF Corse1101151150
2 Felipe Fraga TF Sport271221Ret90.5
2 Ben Keating TF Sport271221Ret90.5
2 Dylan Pereira TF Sport271221Ret90.5
3 Matt Campbell Dempsey-Proton RacingRetRet542279
3 Jaxon Evans Dempsey-Proton RacingRetRet542279
3 Christian Ried Dempsey-Proton RacingRetRet542279
4 Matteo Cairoli Team Project 1DNS24Ret3378
4 Riccardo Pera Team Project 1DNS24Ret3378
4 Egidio Perfetti Team Project 1DNS24Ret3378
5 Antonio Fuoco Cetilar Racing3110Ret9475
5 Roberto Lacorte Cetilar Racing3110Ret9475
5 Giorgio Sernagiotto Cetilar Racing3110Ret9475
6 Francesco Castellacci AF Corse43777671
6 Giancarlo Fisichella AF Corse43777671
6 Thomas Flohr AF Corse43777671
7 Claudio Schiavoni Iron Lynx95Ret3562
8 Marcos Gomes Aston Martin Racing642Ret41058
8 Paul Dalla Lana Aston Martin Racing642Ret41058
8 Augusto Farfus Aston Martin Racing64241058
9 Tomonobu Fujii D'station Racing7Ret3510751
9 Satoshi Hoshino D'station Racing7Ret3510751
9 Andrew Watson D'station Racing7Ret3510751
10 Rahel Frey Iron Lynx86868846
11 Matteo Cressoni Iron Lynx95Ret11533.5
11 Andrea Piccini Iron Lynx95Ret11533.5
12 Michelle Gatting Iron Lynx68632
13 Raffaele Giammaria Iron Lynx330
13 Paolo Ruberti Iron Lynx330
14 Sarah Bovy Iron Lynx868830
15 Ben Barker GR RacingRet8896923
15 Tom Gamble GR RacingRet8896923
15 Michael Wainwright GR RacingRet8896923
16 Marco Seefried Dempsey-Proton Racing59621
17 Andrew Haryanto Dempsey-Proton Racing5618
17 Alessio Picariello Dempsey-Proton Racing5618
18 Manuela Gostner Iron Lynx8616
19 Katherine Legge Iron Lynx88814
20 Julien Andlauer Dempsey-Proton Racing9812Ret12.5
21 Dominique Bastien Dempsey-Proton Racing9812
22 Lance Arnold Dempsey-Proton Racing89
23 Rino Mastronardi Iron Lynx111.5
24 Anders Buchardt Team Project 1WD11Ret0.5
24 Dennis Olsen Team Project 1WD11Ret0.5
24 Maxwell Root Team Project 1110.5
25 Khaled Al Qubaisi Dempsey-Proton Racing12Ret0.5
25 Adrien De Leener Dempsey-Proton Racing120.5
Robby Foley Team Project 1Ret0
Nicki Thiim Aston Martin RacingRet0
Axcil Jefferies Team Project 1WD0
Dempsey-Proton RacingRet
DriverTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points

Manufacturers' and teams' championships

A world championship is awarded for LMGTE manufacturers and for Hypercar teams. FIA Endurance Trophies are awarded for LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am and LMGTE Am teams.

Hypercar World Endurance Championship

Points are awarded only for the highest finishing competitor from each team.

TeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
1 Toyota Gazoo Racing111111206
2 Alpine Elf Matmut232333128
3 Glickenhaus Racing294437

World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship

Points are awarded to the two best finishing cars from each manufacturer across both GTE categories.

ManufacturerSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
1 Ferrari212131291
324443
2 Porsche131212277
443324

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams

Points are awarded only for the highest finishing competitor from each team.

CarTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
131 Team WRT1042111151
228 Jota325223131
338 Jota21Ret432123
422 United Autosports USA1311044107
534 Inter Europol Competition55439584
629 Racing Team Nederland410365667
770 Realteam Racing67777750
821 DragonSpeed USA7865111042.5
91 Richard Mille Racing Team868Ret6931
1020 High Class Racing99988825
1144 ARC BratislavaRet1110910118

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Teams

Points are awarded only for the highest finishing competitor from each team.

CarTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
129 Racing Team Nederland141211167
270 Realteam Racing213322146
321 DragonSpeed USA322154138
420 High Class Racing434433109
544 ARC BratislavaRet5554572

Endurance Trophy for GTE Am Teams

Points are awarded only for the highest finishing competitor from each team.

CarTeamSPA
POR
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
Points
183 AF Corse1101151150
233 TF Sport271221Ret90.5
377 Dempsey-Proton RacingRetRet542279
456 Team Project 1DNS24Ret3378
547 Cetilar Racing3110Ret9475
654 AF Corse43777671
760 Iron Lynx95Ret311563.5
898 Aston Martin Racing642Ret41058
9777 D'station Racing7Ret3510751
1085 Iron Lynx86868846
1188 Dempsey-Proton Racing596812Ret30.5
12 86 GR RacingRet8996921
1346 Team Project 1WD11Ret0.5

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