A field of 60 cars is set to take to La Sarthe for next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours.
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has released the entry list for the sports car classic, which includes 28 entries from the World Endurance Championship, six of which will run in the LMP1 class.
As previously reported, Toyota will run three LMP1 hybrids, but has tweaked the line-up which appeared in Round 2 of WEC at Spa.
Car #7 regulars Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi will be joined by Stéphane Sarrazin, reuniting the trio which finished second in last year’s Le Mans 24 Hours.
Jose Maria Lopez, who sat out the Spa race after incurring a back injury in Round 1 at Silverstone, swaps with Sarrazin to move into car #9 with Nicolas Lapierre and Yuji Kunimoto.
The car #8 trio of Sébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima, which is unbeaten in 2017, remains unchanged.
New Zealand representation is headlined by Porsche WEC full-timers Earl Bamber and Brendon Hartley in the #2 919 LMP1 hybrid, while Richie Stanaway continues with Aston Martin in LMGTE Pro.
IndyCar driver Scott Dixon will team up with Australian Ryan Briscoe when their regular employer Chip Ganassi Racing doubles its usual fleet of LMGTE Pro class Ford GTs to four.
Of the other Australians, Nick Foster continues his maiden WEC season with the Gulf Racing Porsche team in LMGTE Am, while European Le Mans Series driver James Allen and his Graff squad will run their Orecas in LMP2.
Free practice starts on Wednesday June 14 local time, culminating in 24 hours of racing from Saturday June 17 at 2300 AEST.
Entry list: 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours
| # | Team | Car | Hyb | Driver 1 | Nat | Cat | Driver 2 | Nat | Cat | Driver 3 | Nat | Cat |
| LMP1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Porsche LMP Team | Porsche 919 Hybrid | Hyb | Neel JANI | CHE | P | André LOTTERER | DEU | P | Nicholas TANDY | GBR | P |
| 2 | Porsche LMP Team | Porsche 919 Hybrid | Hyb | Timo BERNHARD | DEU | P | Earl BAMBER | NZL | P | Brendon HARTLEY | NZL | P |
| 4 | Bykolles Racing Team | Enso CLM P1/01 – Nismo | Oliver WEBB | GBR | G | Dominik KRAIHAMER | AUT | G | James ROSSITER | GBR | P | |
| 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | Hyb | Mike CONWAY | GBR | P | Kamui KOBAYASHI | JPN | P | Stéphane SARRAZIN | FRA | P |
| 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | Hyb | Sébastien BUEMI | CHE | P | Anthony DAVIDSON | GBR | P | Kazuki NAKAJIMA | JPN | P |
| 9 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | Hyb | Nicolas LAPIERRE | FRA | P | Yuji KUNIMOTO | JPN | P | Jose Maria LOPEZ | ARG | P |
| LMP2 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Vaillante Rebellion | Oreca 07 – Gibson | Nelson PIQUET JR | BRA | P | David Heinemeier HANSSON | DNK | S | Mathias BECHE | CHE | P | |
| 17 | Idec Sport Racing | Ligier JSP217 – Gibson | Patrice LAFARGUE | FRA | B | Paul LAFARGUE | FRA | S | David ZOLLINGER | FRA | S | |
| 21 | Dragonspeed – 10 Star | Oreca 07 – Gibson | Henrik HEDMAN | SWE | B | Ben HANLEY | GBR | G | Felix ROSENQVIST | SWE | G | |
| 22 | G-Drive Racing | Oreca 07 – Gibson | Memo ROJAS | MEX | G | Ryo HIRAKAWA | JPN | G | Jose GUTIERREZ | MEX | S | |
| 23 | Panis Barthez Competition | Ligier JSP217 – Gibson | Fabien BARTHEZ | FRA | B | Timothé BURET | FRA | S | Nathanaël BERTHON | FRA | G | |
| 24 | Cefc Manor TRS Team China | Oreca 07 – Gibson | Tor GRAVES | GBR | S | Jonathan HIRSCHI | CHE | G | Jean-eric VERGNE | FRA | P | |
| 25 | Cefc Manor TRS Team China | Oreca 07 – Gibson | Roberto GONZALEZ | MEX | S | Simon TRUMMER | CHE | G | Vitaly PETROV | RUS | P | |
| 26 | G-Drive Racing | Oreca 07 – Gibson | Roman RUSINOV | RUS | G | Pierre THIRIET | FRA | S | Alexander LYNN | GBR | P | |
| 27 | SMP Racing | Dallara P217 – Gibson | Mikhail ALESHIN | RUS | P | Sergey SIROTKIN | RUS | P | Victor SHAYTAR | RUS | S | |
| 28 | TDS Racing | Oreca 07 – Gibson | François PERRODO | FRA | B | Matthieu VAXIVIERE | FRA | G | Emmanuel COLLARD | FRA | P | |
| 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Dallara P217 – Gibson | Jan LAMMERS | NLD | B | Frits VAN EERD | NLD | B | Rubens BARRICHELLO | BRA | P | |
| 31 | Vaillante Rebellion | Oreca 07 – Gibson | Nicolas PROST | FRA | P | Julien CANAL | FRA | S | Bruno SENNA | BRA | P | |
| 32 | United Autosports | Ligier JSP217 – Gibson | William OWEN | USA | S | Hugo DE SADELEER | CHE | S | Filipe ALBUQUERQUE | PRT | P | |
| 33 | Eurasia Motorsport | Ligier JSP217 – Gibson | Jacques NICOLET | FRA | B | Pierre NICOLET | FRA | S | Erik MARIS | FRA | B | |
| 34 | Tockwith Motorsports | Ligier JSP217 – Gibson | Nigel MOORE | GBR | S | Phil HANSON | GBR | S | Karun CHANDHOK | IND | G | |
| 35 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Alpine A470 – Gibson | Nelson PANCIATICI | FRA | P | Pierre RAGUES | FRA | S | André NEGRAO | BRA | S | |
| 36 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Alpine A470 – Gibson | Romain DUMAS | FRA | P | Gustavo MENEZES | USA | G | Matthew RAO | GBR | S | |
| 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 – Gibson | David CHENG | USA | S | Tristan GOMMENDY | FRA | P | Alex BRUNDLE | GBR | G | |
| 38 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 – Gibson | Ho-pin TUNG | NLD | G | Thomas LAURENT | FRA | S | Oliver JARVIS | GBR | P | |
| 39 | Graff | Oreca 07 – Gibson | Enzo GUIBBERT | FRA | S | Eric TROUILLET | FRA | B | James WINSLOW | GBR | S | |
| 40 | Graff | Oreca 07 – Gibson | James ALLEN | AUS | S | Franck MATELLI | FRA | S | Richard BRADLEY | GBR | G | |
| 43 | Keating Motorsports | Riley Mk30 – Gibson | Ben KEATING | USA | B | Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN | NLD | P | Ricky TAYLOR | USA | G | |
| 45 | Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JSP217 – Gibson | Mark PATTERSON | USA | B | Matthew MCMURRY | USA | S | Vincent CAPILLAIRE | FRA | S | |
| 47 | Cetilar Villorba Corse | Dallara P217 – Gibson | Roberto LACORTE | ITA | B | Giorgio SERNAGIOTTO | ITA | S | Andrea BELICCHI | ITA | G | |
| 49 | ARC Bratislava | Ligier JSP217 – Gibson | Miroslav KONOPKA | SVK | B | Konstantins CALKO | LVA | S | Rik BREUKERS | NLD | S | |
| LMGTE Pro | ||||||||||||
| 51 | AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GTE | James CALADO | GBR | P | Alessandro PIER GUIDI | ITA | G | Lucas DI GRASSI | BRA | P | |
| 63 | Corvette Racing – GM | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Jan MAGNUSSEN | DNK | P | Antonio GARCIA | ESP | P | Jordan TAYLOR | USA | P | |
| 64 | Corvette Racing – GM | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Oliver GAVIN | GBR | P | Tommy MILNER | USA | P | Marcel FASSLER | CHE | P | |
| 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Ford GT | Stefan MÜCKE | DEU | P | Olivier PLA | FRA | P | Billy JOHNSON | USA | P | |
| 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Ford GT | Andy PRIAULX | GBR | P | Harry TINCKNELL | GBR | P | Luis Felipe DERANI | BRA | G | |
| 68 | Ford Chip Ganassi TeamUSA | Ford GT | Joey HAND | USA | P | Dirk MÜLLER | DEU | P | Sébastien BOURDAIS | FRA | P | |
| 69 | Ford Chip Ganassi TeamUSA | Ford GT | Ryan BRISCOE | AUS | P | Richard WESTBROOK | GBR | P | Scott DIXON | NZL | P | |
| 71 | AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GTE | Davide RIGON | ITA | P | Sam BIRD | GBR | P | Miguel MOLINA | ESP | P | |
| 82 | Risi Competizione | Ferrari 488 GTE | Toni VILANDER | FIN | P | Giancarlo FISICHELLA | ITA | P | Pierre KAFFER | DEU | P | |
| 91 | Porsche GT Team | Porsche 911 RSR | Richard LIETZ | AUT | P | Frédéric MAKOWIECKI | FRA | P | Patrick PILET | FRA | P | |
| 92 | Porsche GT Team | Porsche 911 RSR | Michael CHRISTENSEN | DNK | P | Kevin ESTRE | FRA | P | Dirk WERNER | DEU | P | |
| 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin Vantage | Nicki THIIM | DNK | P | Marco SØRENSEN | DNK | G | Richie STANAWAY | NZL | P | |
| 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin Vantage | Darren TURNER | GBR | P | Jonathan ADAM | GBR | G | Daniel SERRA | BRA | G | |
| LMGTE Am | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Larbre Competition | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Fernando REES | CAN | G | Romain BRANDELA | FRA | B | Christian PHILIPPON | FRA | B | |
| 54 | Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | Thomas FLOHR | CHE | B | Francesco CASTELLACCI | ITA | S | Olivier BERETTA | MCO | P | |
| 55 | Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | Duncan CAMERON | GBR | B | Aaron SCOTT | GBR | S | Marco CIOCI | ITA | G | |
| 60 | Clearwater Racing | Ferrari 488 GTE | Richard WEE | SGP | B | Hiroki KATOH | JPN | S | Alvaro PARENTE | PRT | P | |
| 61 | Clearwater Racing | Ferrari 488 GTE | Weng Sun MOK | MYS | B | Keita SAWA | JPN | S | Matthew GRIFFIN | IRL | G | |
| 62 | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari 488 GTE | Cooper MAC NEIL | USA | S | William SWEEDLER | USA | B | Townsend BELL | USA | G | |
| 65 | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari 488 GTE | Christina NIELSEN | DNK | S | Alessandro BALZAN | ITA | G | Curtis BRET | USA | B | |
| 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Porsche 911 RSR (991) | Christian RIED | DEU | B | Matteo CAIROLI | ITA | G | Marvin DIENST | DEU | S | |
| 83 | DH Racing | Ferrari 488 GTE | Tracy KROHN | USA | B | Niclas JÖNSSON | SWE | S | Andrea BERTOLINI | ITA | P | |
| 84 | JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 488 GTE | Robert SMITH | GBR | B | William STEVENS | GBR | P | Dries VANTHOOR | BEL | S | |
| 86 | Gulf Racing | Porsche 911 RSR (991) | Michael WAINWRIGHT | GBR | B | Benjamin BARKER | GBR | G | Nicholas FOSTER | AUS | S | |
| 88 | Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR (991) | Nicholas YELLOLY | GBR | G | Stéphane LEMERET | BEL | S | ||||
| 90 | TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage | Salih YOLUC | TUR | B | Euan HANKEY | IRL | S | Rob BELL | GBR | P | |
| 93 | Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR (991) | Patrick LONG | USA | P | Abdulaziz Turki AL FAISAL | SAU | S | Michael HEDLUND | USA | B | |
| 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin Vantage | Paul DALLA LANA | CAN | B | Pedro LAMY | PRT | P | Mathias LAUDA | AUT | S | |
| 99 | Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage | Andrew HOWARD | GBR | B | Ross GUNN | GBR | S | Oliver BRYANT | GBR | S | |
| Reserve cars | ||||||||||||
| 94 | Mentos-Proton Racing | Porsche 911 RSR (991) | Egidio PERFETTI | NOR | B | |||||||
Hyb: Hybrid
Cat: Categorisation: P Platinum, G Gold, S Silver, B Bronze
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