2023 FIA World Endurance Championship explained

2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Organizer:
Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Discipline:Sports car endurance racing
No Of Races:7
Award1 Champ: Toyota
Award2 Title:Hypercar Team
Award2 Champ: Hertz Team Jota
Award3 Title:LMP2 Team
Award3 Champ: Team WRT
Award4 Title:LMGTE Am Team
Award4 Champ: Corvette Racing
Seasonslistnames:FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Link:2022 FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Year:2022
Nextseason Link:2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
Nextseason Year:2024

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

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]

RndRaceCircuitLocationDate
PrologueSebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida11/12 March
11000 Miles of Sebring17 March
26 Hours of PortimãoAlgarve International Circuit Portimão16 April
3 6 Hours of Spa-FrancorchampsCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot29 April
424 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la Sarthe Le Mans10–11 June
56 Hours of MonzaAutodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza9 July
66 Hours of FujiFuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka10 September
78 Hours of BahrainBahrain International Circuit Sakhir4 November

Entries

Hypercar

EntrantCarEngineHybridTyreDriversRounds
Cadillac Racing[4] Cadillac V-Series.RCadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8Hybrid2 Earl Bamber[5] All
Alex LynnAll
Richard WestbrookAll
Floyd Vanwall Racing Team[6] Vanwall Vandervell 680Gibson GL458 4.5 L V84 Esteban GuerrieriAll
Tom Dillmann1–4
Jacques Villeneuve[7] 1–3
Tristan Vautier[8] 4–7
João Paulo de Oliveira[9] 5–6
Ryan Briscoe[10] 7
Porsche Penske Motorsport[11] Porsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8Hybrid5 Dane Cameron[12] All
Michael ChristensenAll
Frédéric MakowieckiAll
Hybrid6 Kévin EstreAll
André LottererAll
Laurens VanthoorAll
Toyota Gazoo Racing[13] Toyota GR010 HybridToyota 3.5 L Turbo V6Hybrid7 Mike ConwayAll
Kamui KobayashiAll
José María LópezAll
Hybrid8 Sébastien BuemiAll
Brendon HartleyAll
Ryō HirakawaAll
Hertz Team Jota[14] Porsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8Hybrid38 António Félix da Costa[15] 3–7
Will Stevens3–7
Yifei Ye[16] 3–7
Ferrari AF Corse[17] [18] Ferrari 499PFerrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6Hybrid50 Antonio Fuoco[19] All
Miguel MolinaAll
Nicklas NielsenAll
Hybrid51 James CaladoAll
Antonio GiovinazziAll
Alessandro Pier GuidiAll
Peugeot TotalEnergies[20] Peugeot 9X8Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6Hybrid93 Paul di RestaAll
Mikkel JensenAll
Jean-Éric VergneAll
Hybrid94 Loïc DuvalAll
Gustavo MenezesAll
Nico Müller1–5, 7
Stoffel Vandoorne[21] 6
Proton Competition[22] Porsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8Hybrid99 Gianmaria Bruni5–7
Neel Jani[23] 5–7
Harry Tincknell5–7
Glickenhaus Racing[24] Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMHGlickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8708 Romain Dumas1–5
Olivier Pla1–5
Ryan Briscoe[25] 1–2, 4
Franck Mailleux[26] 3
Nathanaël Berthon[27] 5
Isotta Fraschini[28] Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-CIsotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V6HybridTBA TBATBA
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LMP2

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class will use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.

EntrantCarTyreDriversRounds
Prema Racing[29] Oreca 079 Filip UgranAll
Bent ViscaalAll
Andrea Caldarelli[30] 1, 3, 5
Juan Manuel Correa[31] 2, 4, 6–7
63 Daniil KvyatAll
Doriane Pin[32] All
Mirko Bortolotti1–4, 7
Mathias Beche[33] 5
Andrea Caldarelli[34] 6
Vector SportOreca 0710 Gabriel Aubry[35] All
Ryan CullenAll
Matthias Kaiser[36] All
United Autosports[37] Oreca 0722 Phil HansonAll
Frederick Lubin[38] All
Filipe Albuquerque[39] 1, 3–4, 6–7
Ben Hanley[40] 2, 5
23 Oliver JarvisAll
Josh Pierson[41] All
Tom Blomqvist[42] 1, 3–4, 7
Giedo van der Garde[43] 2, 5
Ben Hanley[44] 6
Jota[45] Oreca 0728 Pietro Fittipaldi[46] All
David Heinemeier HanssonAll
Oliver RasmussenAll
Team WRT[47] Oreca 0731 Robin Frijns[48] All
Sean GelaelAll
Ferdinand HabsburgAll
41 Rui AndradeAll
Louis Delétraz[49] All
Robert KubicaAll
Inter Europol Competition[50] Oreca 0734 Albert Costa[51] All
Fabio SchererAll
Jakub ŚmiechowskiAll
Alpine Elf Team[52] Oreca 0735 Olli Caldwell[53] All
André NegrãoAll
Memo RojasAll
36 Julien CanalAll
Charles MilesiAll
Matthieu VaxivièreAll

LMGTE Am

EntrantCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
AF CorseFerrari 488 GTE EvoFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V821 Simon MannAll
Ulysse de Pauw1–5
Kei Cozzolino[54] 6–7
Stefano Costantini1
Diego Alessi[55] 2–3
Julien Piguet[56] 4–5
Hiroshi Koizumi6
Franck Dezoteux[57] 7
54 Francesco CastellacciAll
Thomas FlohrAll
Davide Rigon[58] All
Richard Mille AF Corse83 Luis Pérez CompancAll
Alessio RoveraAll
Lilou Wadoux[59] All
ORT by TFAston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V825 Ahmad Al HarthyAll
Michael DinanAll
Charlie EastwoodAll
D'station Racing[60] 777 Tomonobu FujiiAll
Casper StevensonAll
Satoshi Hoshino1–6
Liam Talbot[61] 7
Corvette Racing[62] Chevrolet Corvette C8.RChevrolet LT2 5.5 L V833 Nicky CatsburgAll
Ben KeatingAll
Nicolás Varrone[63] All
Project 1AO[64] Porsche 911 RSR-19Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-656 Matteo CairoliAll
P. J. Hyett1, 3–4, 6–7
Gunnar Jeannette1, 3–4, 6–7
Guilherme Oliveira[65] 2, 5
Miguel Ramos2
Efrin Castro[66] 5
Kessel Racing[67] Ferrari 488 GTE EvoFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V857 Takeshi KimuraAll
Scott Huffaker1–6
Daniel Serra1–4, 7
Kei Cozzolino5
Ritomo Miyata[68] 6
Esteban Masson[69] 7
Iron Lynx[70] [71] Porsche 911 RSR-19Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-660 Matteo Cressoni[72] All
Alessio PicarielloAll
Claudio SchiavoniAll
Iron Dames85 Sarah BovyAll
Rahel FreyAll
Michelle GattingAll
Dempsey-Proton RacingPorsche 911 RSR-19Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-677 Julien AndlauerAll
Christian RiedAll
Mikkel O. PedersenAll
Proton Competition[73] 88 Harry Tincknell1–4
Ryan Hardwick1–3
Zacharie Robichon1–3
Jonas Ried[74] 4
Don Yount4
GR RacingPorsche 911 RSR-19Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-686 Ben BarkerAll
Riccardo PeraAll
Michael WainwrightAll
NorthWest AMRAston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V898 Paul Dalla Lana1–2
Axcil Jefferies[75] 1–2
Nicki Thiim1–2
Ian James[76] 3–4, 6–7
Daniel Mancinelli3–4, 6–7
Alex Riberas3–4, 6–7

Season report

1000 Miles of Sebring

See main article: 2023 1000 Miles of Sebring. 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.[77]

6 Hours of Portimao

See main article: 2023 6 Hours of Portimão. 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.[78]

6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps

See main article: 2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. 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.[79]

24 Hours of Le Mans

See main article: 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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

See main article: 2023 6 Hours of Monza. 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

See main article: 2023 6 Hours of Fuji.

8 Hours of Bahrain

See main article: 2023 8 Hours of Bahrain.

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 WinnersLMGTE Am WinnersReport
1 Sebringnowrap No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racingnowrap No. 22 United Autosportsnowrap No. 33 Corvette RacingReport
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Filipe Albuquerque
Phil Hanson
Frederick Lubin
Nicky Catsburg
Ben Keating
Nicolás Varrone
2 Portimão No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 23 United Autosports No. 33 Corvette RacingReport
Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Ryō Hirakawa
Giedo van der Garde
Oliver Jarvis
Josh Pierson
Nicky Catsburg
Ben Keating
Nicolás Varrone
3 Spa No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 41 Team WRT No. 83 Richard Mille AF CorseReport
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Rui Andrade
Louis Delétraz
Robert Kubica
Luis Pérez Companc
Alessio Rovera
Lilou Wadoux
4 Le Mansnowrap No. 34 Inter Europol Competition No. 33 Corvette RacingReport
James Calado
Antonio Giovinazzi
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Albert Costa
Fabio Scherer
Jakub Śmiechowski
Nicky Catsburg
Ben Keating
Nicolás Varrone
5 Monza No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 28 Jotanowrap No. 77 Dempsey - Proton CompetitionReport
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Pietro Fittipaldi
David Heinemeier Hansson
Oliver Rasmussen
Christian Ried
Mikkel O. Pedersen
Julien Andlauer
6 Fuji No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 41 Team WRT No. 54 AF CorseReport
Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Rui Andrade
Louis Delétraz
Robert Kubica
Francesco Castellacci
Thomas Flohr
Davide Rigon
7 Bahrain No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing No. 41 Team WRT No. 85 Iron DamesReport
Sébastien Buemi
Brendon Hartley
Ryō Hirakawa
Rui Andrade
Louis Delétraz
Robert Kubica
Sarah Bovy
Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting

Drivers' championships

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

Points systems!Duration!1st!2nd!3rd!4th!5th!6th!7th!8th!9th!10th!Pole
6 Hours2518151210864211
8 Hours38272318151296321
24 Hours503630242016128421

Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship

DriverTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points
1 Sébastien Buemi Toyota Gazoo Racing2122621172
1 Brendon Hartley Toyota Gazoo Racing2122621172
1 Ryō Hirakawa Toyota Gazoo Racing2122621172
2 Mike Conway Toyota Gazoo Racing191Ret112145
2 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota Gazoo Racing191Ret112145
2 José María López Toyota Gazoo Racing191Ret112145
3 Antonio Fuoco Ferrari AF Corse32Ret4243120
3 Miguel Molina Ferrari AF Corse32Ret4243120
3 Nicklas Nielsen Ferrari AF Corse32Ret4243120
4 James Calado Ferrari AF Corse7631556114
4 Antonio Giovinazzi Ferrari AF Corse7631556114
4 Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari AF Corse7631556114
5 Earl Bamber Cadillac Racing445310101172
5 Alex Lynn Cadillac Racing445310101172
5 Richard Westbrook Cadillac Racing445310101172
6 Kévin Estre Porsche Penske Motorsport63Ret873571
6 André Lotterer Porsche Penske Motorsport63Ret873571
6 Laurens Vanthoor Porsche Penske Motorsport63Ret873571
7 Dane Cameron Porsche Penske Motorsport51047412761
7 Michael Christensen Porsche Penske Motorsport51047412761
7 Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche Penske Motorsport51047412761
8 Mikkel Jensen Peugeot TotalEnergies978638951
8 Paul di Resta Peugeot TotalEnergies978638951
8 Jean-Éric Vergne Peugeot TotalEnergies978638951
9 António Félix da Costa Hertz Team Jota61096438
9 Will Stevens Hertz Team Jota61096438
9 Yifei Ye Hertz Team Jota61096438
10 Romain Dumas Glickenhaus RacingRet875834
10 Olivier Pla Glickenhaus RacingRet875834
11 Loïc Duval Peugeot TotalEnergiesNC599117828
11 Gustavo Menezes Peugeot TotalEnergiesNC599117828
12 Ryan Briscoe Glickenhaus RacingRet8524
Floyd Vanwall Racing Team12
13 Nico Müller Peugeot TotalEnergiesNC59911822
14 Franck Mailleux Glickenhaus Racing76
15 Stoffel Vandoorne Peugeot TotalEnergies76
16 Esteban Guerrieri Floyd Vanwall Racing Team8RetRetRet1211126
17 Tom Dillmann Floyd Vanwall Racing Team8RetRetRet6
18 Jacques Villeneuve Floyd Vanwall Racing Team8RetRet6
19 Nathanaël Berthon Glickenhaus Racing84
20 Gianmaria Bruni Proton CompetitionRet9104
20 Neel Jani Proton CompetitionRet9104
20 Harry Tincknell Proton CompetitionRet9104
21 Tristan Vautier Floyd Vanwall Racing TeamRet1211120
22 João Paulo de Oliveira Floyd Vanwall Racing Team12110
DriverTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points
Bold - Pole position

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

DriverTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points
1 Rui Andrade Team WRT4312311173
1 Louis Delétraz Team WRT4312311173
1 Robert Kubica Team WRT4312311173
2 Albert Costa Inter Europol Competition3931596114
2 Fabio Scherer Inter Europol Competition3931596114
2 Jakub Śmiechowski Inter Europol Competition3931596114
3 Phil Hanson United Autosports1258629104
3 Frederick Lubin United Autosports1258629104
4 Robin Frijns Team WRT6664Ret3294
4 Sean Gelael Team WRT6664Ret3294
4 Ferdinand Habsburg Team WRT6664Ret3294
5 Oliver Jarvis United AutosportsRet12644892
5 Josh Pierson United AutosportsRet12644892
6 Pietro Fittipaldi Jota579916384
6 David Heinemeier Hansson Jota579916384
6 Oliver Rasmussen Jota579916384
7 Julien Canal Alpine Elf Team887325783
7 Charles Milesi Alpine Elf Team887325783
7 Matthieu Vaxivière Alpine Elf Team887325783
8 Filipe Albuquerque United Autosports1582978
9 Daniil Kvyat Prema Racing2410Ret710563
9 Doriane Pin Prema Racing2410Ret710563
10 Filip Ugran Prema Racing7541098457
10 Bent Viscaal Prema Racing7541098457
11 Mirko Bortolotti Prema Racing2410Ret556
12 Tom Blomqvist United AutosportsRet26843
13 Ben Hanley United Autosports26438
14 Giedo van der Garde United Autosports1437
15 Juan Manuel Correa Prema Racing5108434
16 Gabriel Aubry Vector Sport911Ret5Ret7NC29
16 Ryan Cullen Vector Sport911Ret5Ret7NC29
16 Matthias Kaiser Vector Sport911Ret5Ret7NC29
17 Andrea Caldarelli Prema Racing7491024
18 Olli Caldwell Alpine Elf TeamRet10878111023
18 André Negrão Alpine Elf TeamRet10878111023
18 Memo Rojas Alpine Elf TeamRet10878111023
19 Mathias Beche Prema Racing76
DriverTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers

DriverTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points
1 Nicky Catsburg Corvette Racing1121427173
1 Ben Keating Corvette Racing1121427173
1 Nicolás Varrone Corvette Racing1121427173
2 Sarah Bovy Iron Dames8354541118
2 Rahel Frey Iron Dames8354541118
2 Michelle Gatting Iron Dames8354541118
3 Francesco Castellacci AF Corse54NC5101491
3 Thomas Flohr AF Corse54NC5101491
3 Davide Rigon AF Corse54NC5101491
4 Julien Andlauer Dempsey-Proton Racing279Ret16680
4 Christian Ried Dempsey-Proton Racing279Ret16680
4 Mikkel O. Pedersen Dempsey-Proton Racing279Ret16680
5 Ahmad Al Harthy ORT by TF9832713NC65
5 Michael Dinan ORT by TF9832713NC65
5 Charlie Eastwood ORT by TF9832713NC65
6 Ben Barker GR Racing71112338864
6 Riccardo Pera GR Racing71112338864
6 Michael Wainwright GR Racing71112338864
7 Takeshi Kimura Kessel Racing3108RetRet3558
8 Luis Pérez Companc Richard Mille AF CorseRet21Ret69956
8 Alessio Rovera Richard Mille AF CorseRet21Ret69956
8 Lilou Wadoux Richard Mille AF CorseRet21Ret69956
9 Daniel Mancinelli NorthWest AMR767351
9 Alex Riberas NorthWest AMR767351
9 Ian James NorthWest AMR767351
10 Scott Huffaker Kessel Racing3108RetRet343
11 Daniel Serra Kessel Racing3108Ret543
12 Simon Mann AF Corse456Ret9121138
12 Ulysse de Pauw AF Corse456Ret938
13 Matteo Cairoli Project 1AO126WD7851036
14 Tomonobu Fujii D'station Racing10NC10RetRet10231
14 Casper Stevenson D'station Racing10NC10RetRet10231
15 Matteo Cressoni Iron Lynx61211Ret211Ret30
15 Alessio Picariello Iron Lynx61211Ret211Ret30
15 Claudio Schiavoni Iron Lynx61211Ret211Ret30
16 Liam Talbot D'station Racing227
17 P. J. Hyett Project 1AO12WD751024
17 Gunnar Jeannette Project 1AO12WD751024
18 Stefano Costantini AF Corse4Ret18
19 Diego Alessi AF Corse56Ret18
20 Ritomo Miyata Kessel Racing315
21 Esteban Masson Kessel Racing515
22 Harry Tincknell Proton CompetitionWD94Ret14
22 Ryan Hardwick Proton CompetitionWD9414
22 Zacharie Robichon Proton CompetitionWD9414
23 Guilherme Oliveira Project 1AO6812
24 Miguel Ramos Project 1AO68
25 Efrin Castro Project 1AO83
26 Satoshi Hoshino D'station Racing10NC10RetRet104
27 Julien Piguet AF CorseRet92
28 Kei Cozzolino Kessel RacingRet0
AF Corse1211
29 Paul Dalla Lana NorthWest AMR11130
29 Axcil Jefferies NorthWest AMR11130
29 Nicki Thiim NorthWest AMR11130
30 Franck Dezoteux AF Corse110
31 Hiroshi Koizumi AF Corse120
32 Jonas Ried Proton CompetitionRet0
32 Don Yount Proton CompetitionRet0
DriverTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points

Manufacturers' and teams' championships

A world championship is awarded for Hypercar manufacturers. An FIA World Cup is awarded for customer Hypercar class teams. FIA Endurance Trophies are awarded for LMP2 and LMGTE Am teams.

Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship

Points are awarded only to the highest finishing competitor from each manufacturer. Privateer entries are made invisible.

ManufacturerSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points
1 Toyota1112111217
2 Ferrari3231243161
3 Porsche534743499
4 Cadillac445398979
5 Peugeot957636767
6 GlickenhausRet865836
7 Vanwall8RetRetRet1191010
ManufacturerSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points

FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams

CarTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points
138 Hertz Team Jota11111163
299 Proton CompetitionRet2245
CarTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams

CarTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points
141 Team WRT4312311173
234 Inter Europol Competition3931596114
322 United Autosports1258629104
431 Team WRT6664Ret3294
523 United AutosportsRet12644892
628 Jota579916384
736 Alpine Elf Team887325783
863 Prema Racing2410Ret710563
99 Prema Racing7541098457
1010 Vector Sport911Ret5Ret7NC29
1135 Alpine Elf TeamRet10878111023
CarTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams

CarTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points
133 Corvette Racing1121427173
285 Iron Dames8354541118
354 AF Corse54NC5101491
477 Dempsey-Proton Racing279Ret16680
525 ORT by TF9832713NC65
686 GR Racing71112338864
757 Kessel Racing3108RetRet3558
883 Richard Mille AF CorseRet21Ret69956
998 NorthWest AMR1113767351
1021 AF Corse456Ret9121138
1156 Project 1AO126WD7851036
12777 D'station Racing10NC10RetRet10231
1360 Iron Lynx61211Ret211Ret30
1488 Proton CompetitionWD94Ret14
CarTeamSEB
POR
SPA
LMS
MZA
FUJ
BHR
Points

Notes and References

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