The drivers of the No. 51 Ferrari are the current Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship leaders. The drivers of the No. 92 Porsche are the current LMGT3 World Endurance Drivers' Championship leaders.
From this season onwards, manufacturers are required to field at least two cars in the Hypercar class to be allowed to participate. The same rule is already enforced in the LMGT3 category.[1] Additionally, in the LMGT3 class the Bronze-rated driver is obligated to take part in Qualifying session, with the Silver-rated driver participating in the Hyperpole session. Furthermore, the maximum grid size for this season has been increased from 37 to 40, to accommodate the increase in entries by Hypercar manufacturers who fielded only one car in the 2024 World Endurance Championship.[2]
Calendar
The calendar was announced on 14 June 2024, during the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. The calendar is unchanged from 2024, with the Imola Circuit featuring on the calendar until at least 2028, with the circuit committing to building additional pit garages.[3]
Having pulled out midway through the 2024 season, Isotta Fraschini did not return to the series.[23]
Lamborghini (left) left WEC after one season, as Aston Martin (right) joined the Hypercar grid.
Lamborghini exited WEC after a single year amid a breakdown in relations with service provider Iron Lynx.[24]Riley Motorsports will run the car instead for a reduced IMSA endurance-only program.[25]
Five years after withdrawing its early commitment to the Hypercar formula, Aston Martin entered the class with a modified, non-hybrid version of its Valkyrie. The car, operated by The Heart of Racing (THOR) and Multimatic, was the first sports prototype by the British brand since the AMR-One LMP1.[4]
Chip Ganassi Racing and General Motors parted ways at the end of 2024, with Porsche customer Jota Sport moving over to run Cadillac's factory programme.[26][10] The American marque doubled up to align with a new rule requiring manufacturers to enter a minimum of two cars.[2]
Ex-Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen, who had backed out of his Peugeot contract in 2022 to race for Haas, finally made his Hypercar debut with BMW M Team WRT. He replaced Marco Wittmann, who moved to IMSA on a full-time basis.[13]
In the wake of Andlauer and Tincknell's exits, Proton Competition completed its trio with a pair of South American youngsters: Nico Pino, a podium finisher in LMP2 and LMGT3, and Corvette factory driver Nicolás Varrone, who won the final GTE Am title in 2023.[22]
The LMGT3 category's colour code changed from orange to green, last used by LMGTE Pro in 2022.[60]The No. 92 Manthey PureRxcing did not defend their LMGT3 Endurance Trophy
In the wake of Lamborghini's full-scale exit from WEC, Iron Lynx partnered up with Mercedes-AMG to field a pair of Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evos. The tie-up marked the German manufacturer's WEC debut, and also Iron Lynx's fourth brand affiliation in as many years.[44]
Iron Dames did not follow its parent team to Mercedes, instead opting to rejoin the Porsche fold with Manthey Racing.[57] Reigning champion Pure Rxcing did not defend its title and switched focus to LMP2.[61]
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.
An FIA World Championship is awarded to the winning drivers in the Hypercar category. An FIA Endurance Trophy is awarded to the winning drivers in the LMGT3 category.[62]
A world championship will be awarded for Hypercar manufacturers. An FIA World Cup will be awarded for customer Hypercar class teams. An FIA Endurance Trophy will be awarded to LMGT3 teams.[62]
Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship
Points are awarded only to the two highest finishing competitors from each manufacturer. Privateer entries are made invisible.[62]
^Boguslavskiy is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.