Despite Peugeot’s shock withdrawal, the list stars two factory teams in LMP1, thanks to the participations of Audi and Toyota. The Japanese make has finally confirmed that it will run a TS030 Hybrid at every race, except Sebring. Other front-running LMP1 prototypes will be the Rebellion-run Lola-Toyotas, a Pescarolo03-Judd, an OAK-Pescarolo and two HPD-ARX03As. Michelin is expected to equip all these cars.

The LMP2 category can claim six different chassis/engine combinations, which points to a particularly exciting fight, while top names include Morgan, Lotus and Starworks, who came second at the recent Daytona 24 Hours.

There has been little interest in the LM GTE Pro class which only includes three Ferrari F458s, a Porsche 997 RSR and an Aston Martin Vantage V8 entered by the factory Aston Martin Racing squad. Despite the low numbers, the quality is there, thanks to the presence of top teams like AF Corse, Luxury and Felbermayr-Proton.

In the LMGTE AM class, Larbre Compétition will have two cars to defend its title, while Krohn Racing returns with a new Ferrari. Luxury, Felbermayr-Proton and AF Corse have entered their second cars in this category.

The ACO has also confirmed that Shanghai will replace Zhuhai as the venue for the final round of this year’s WEC. The date has been brought forward to October 27.

WEC entries

LMP1
N°1 Audi Sport Team Joest (Audi R18 TDI Hybrid) André Lotterer
N°2 Audi Sport Team Joest (Audi R18 TDI Hybrid) Allan McNish
N°7 Toyota Racing (TS030 Hybrid) Alexander Wurz
N°12 Rebellion Racing (Lola B12/60-Toyota) Nicolas Prost
N°13 Rebellion Racing (Lola B12/60-Toyota) Andrea Belicchi
N°15 OAK Racing (OAK-Pescarolo) Guillaume Moreau
N°16 Pescarolo Team (Pescarolo03-Judd) Emmanuel Collard
N°21 Strakka Racing (HPD-ARX03a) Nick Leventis
N°22 JRM (HPD-ARX03a) David Brabham

LMP2
N°23 Signatech-Nissan (Oreca03-Nissan) Jordan Tresson
N°24 OAK Racing (Morgan-Judd) Jacques Nicolet
N°25 ADR-Delta (Oreca03-Nissan) John Martin
N°28 Gulf Racing Middle-East (Lola B12/80-Nissan) Fabien Giroix
N°29 Gulf Racing Middle-East (Lola B12/80-Nissan) Frédéric Fatien
N°31 Lotus (Lola B12/80-Lotus) Thomas-Josef Dolzer
N°41 Greaves Motorsport (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) Christian Zugel
N°44 Starworks Motorsport (HPD-ARX03b) Vincente Potolicchio
N°49 Pecom Racing (Oreca03-Nissan) Luis Perez-Companc

LM GTE Pro
N°51 AF Corse (Ferrari F458) Giancarlo Fisichella
N°59 Luxury Racing (Ferrari F458) Frédéric Makowiecki
N°71 AF Corse (Ferrari F458) Andrea Bertolini
N°77 Felbermayr-Proton (Porsche 997 RSR) Richard Lietz
N°97 Aston Martin Racing (Aston Martin Vantage) Stefan Mücke

LM GTE Am
N°50 Larbre Compétition (Corvette C6.R) Patrick Bornhauser
N°55 JWA-AVILA (Porsche 997 RSR) Paul Daniels
N°57 Krohn Racing (Ferrari F458) Tracy Krohn
N°58 Luxury Racing (Ferrari F458) Pierre Ehret
N°61 AF Corse (Ferrari F458) Robert Kauffman
N°70 Larbre Compétition (Corvette C6.R) Christophe Bourret
N°88 Felbermayr-Proton (Porsche 997 RSR) Christian Ried

AF Corse, Audi, FIA World Endurance Championship 2012, Luxury Racing, Pescarolo, Toyota