As of the 2024 season, 87 drivers have won a WEC title. There have been 22 overall World Drivers' Champions and six LMP1 Private Drivers' Trophy winners. [9] . Sébastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley, with four victories, have won the most overall World Drivers' Championships.

The 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship was the seventh season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO).

The FIA unveiled an entry of 31 cars for the 2014 season of the World Endurance Championship, divided into five categories: Le Mans Prototype 1-Hybrid (LMP1-H), 1-Lightweight (LMP1-L), and 2 (LMP2), and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE …

Apr 17, 2018 · While LMP1 is a category for manufacturer teams and well-resourced privateer squads wishing to challenge them, LMP2 is reserved for smaller independent teams with a lower budget.

Nov 10, 2020 · Toyota wins the award for the LMP1 team that has competed in the most WEC races with a total of 63 rounds (the Japanese squad missed Sebring and Spa 2012). A total of 121 TS030/40/50 Hybrid cars have started races, with 16 …

In 2024, the FIA WEC will feature an impressive 19 Hypercar entries from nine different manufacturers (Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Isotta Fraschini, Lamborghini, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota) highlighting the ongoing growth of the world's premier endurance racing series.

Oct 29, 2020 · Did you know that LMP1 cars have raced competitively in the WEC for a total of 708,314km since 2012. That’s a staggering 17.5 times around the entire globe! 330,117 km of the total 708,314 km have been raced at Le Mans itself – just over eight times around the globe…

There are three car classes involved in the World Endurance Championship: Hypercar - Formerly known as LMP1, this is the top-tier class of prototype race cars that demonstrates the pinnacle of endurance motorsport.

Sep 14, 2015 · If you watch the FIA WEC series, you’ll be familiar with LMP1 and LMP2 (Le Mans Prototypes). However, do you really know what makes the two classes different? Here’s our guide:

Aug 17, 2021 · The Le Mans Hypercars that have arrived in the World Endurance Championship in 2021 are very different to their LMP1 predecessors - in concept, look, cost and speed.