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The full-season entry list for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season is set to be capped at 37 cars. This was confirmed by ACO president Pierre Fillon, WEC CEO Frédéric Lequien and FIA E…
The full-season entry list for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season will be limited to 37 cars due to garage space limitations at Imola and Circuit of The Americas. The decision was confirmed by ACO president Pierre Fillon, WEC CEO Frédéric Lequien, and FIA Endurance Commission president Richard Mille. Lequien stated that 37 cars is the right number, with Imola and Austin being the main issues. The goal is to increase the grid in future seasons but increasing the number of cars for 2024 is too complicated due to refueling logistics. Teams will be turned away from the LMGT3 class debut season due to high interest. Any teams not in the FIA WEC must run with a car from the WEC’s LMGT3 class if they wish to compete in the ELMS LMGT3 class or at Le Mans via a guest entry. The 37th space on the grid is expected to go to a Hypercar team, with a split of 19 cars in the top class and 18 in LMGT3. Ferrari’s planned third 499P Hypercar would need to be a customer-run car as the maximum number of factory cars per manufacturer remains at two. Ferrari is ready for a potential third car but it is unclear if it will happen in 2024 or 2025.
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