The 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours, which will be broadcast live by Eurosport, will see a battle between four Audi prototypes (two of which will run on hybrid power), two Toyota TS030 Hybrids, two Rebellion-run Lola-Toyotas, a Pescarolo 03-Judd, a Dome S102.5-Judd, two Dyson Racing Lola-Mazdas and three HPD-ARX03s, in the hands of =Strakka Racing, JRM and OAK-Pescarolo. The LMP1 list features 15 cars in all.

With a record of 10 previous Le Mans wins to its name, Audi will defend its 2011 success with a line-up of two R18 TDIs and two R18 Hybrids. The four drivers whose names have already been confirmed are Lotterer, McNish, Bernhard and Jarvis.

Audi was the first carmaker to win the French endurance classic with diesel power, in 2006, and would certainly like to write more motor racing with the first hybrid victory, despite opposition from the two hybrid-engined Toyota TS030s. The Japanese firm has also confirmed that it will have at least one car at every round of the WEC, with the exception of Sebring.

Pescarolo will continue its love affair with the French race with two cars: a Pescarolo 03-Judd (based on an AMR-One) for Collard/Boullion/Jousse and a Dome 102.5-Judd for Minassian/Bourdais/TBA. Meanwhile, the defending ALMS champions Dyson Racing will fly the American Le Mans Series flag at Le Mans with two Lola B12/60-Mazdas.

The LMP2 list features 18 prototypes, and there will be nine cars in the LM GTE Pro class, including two Corvettes, two AF Corse and one Luxury Racing Ferraris and two Porsches. The category also sees the return of Aston Martin Racing with a Vantage. There are 13 LM GTE Am entries.

The ’56th garage’ will effectively be filled by the Deltawing. Marino Franchitti has been confirmed as one of the futuristic prototype’s drivers.

Last but not least, Shanghai has been confirmed as host of the Chinese round of the WEC which will bring the season to a close.

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°3 Audi Sport Team Joest (Audi R18 TDI) Timo Bernhard
N°4 Audi Sport North America (Audi R18 TDI) Oliver Jarvis
N°7 Toyota Racing (TS030 Hybrid) Alexander Wurz
N°8 Toyota Racing (TS030 Hybrid) Hiroaki Ishiura
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°17 Pescarolo Team (Dome 102.5-Judd) Nicolas Minassian
N°18 Dyson Racing Team (Lola B12/60-Mazda) Guy Smith
N°19 Dyson Racing Team (Lola B12/60-Mazda) Chris Dyson
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°26 Signatech-Nissan (Oreca03-Nissan) Franck Mailleux
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°33 Level 5 Motorsport (HPD-ARX03b) Scott Tucker
N°35 OAK Racing (Morgan-Judd) Olivier Pla
N°38 Jota (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) Sam Hancock
N°40 Race Performance (Oreca03-Judd) Michel Frey
N°41 Greaves Motorsport (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) Christian Zugel
N°42 Greaves Motorsport (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) Alex Brundle
N°43 Extreme Limite Aric (Norma MP 2000-Judd) Fabien Rosier
N°44 Starworks Motorsport (HPD-ARX03b) Vincente Potolicchio
N°45 Boutsen Ginion Racing (Oreca03-Nissan) Bastien Brière
N°46 Thiriet By TDS Racing (Oreca03-Nissan) Pierre Thiriet
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°66 JMW Motorsport (Ferrari F458) Tim Sugden
N°71 AF Corse (Ferrari F458) Andrea Bertolini
N°73 Corvette Racing (Corvette C6.R) Antonio Garcia
N°74 Corvette Racing (Corvette C6.R) Oliver Gavin
N°77 Felbermayr-Proton (Porsche 997 RSR) Richard Lietz
N°80 Flying Lizard Motorsports (Porsche 997 RSR) Jorg Bergmeister
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°67 Imsa-Performance Matmut (Porsche 997 RSR) Anthony Pons
N°70 Larbre Compétition (Corvette C6.R) Christophe Bourret
N°75 Prospeed Compétition (Porsche 997 RSR) Paul Van Splunteren
N°79 Flying Lizard Motorsports (Porsche 997 RSR) Seth Neiman
N°81 AF Corse (Ferrari F458) Pierguiseppe Perrazzini
N°83 JMB Racing (Ferrari F458) Manuel Rodrigues
N°88 Felbermayr-Proton (Porsche 997 RSR) Christian Ried
N°99 Aston Martin Racing (Aston Martin Vantage) Christoffer Nygaard

N°56 Highcroft Racing (Deltawing) Marino Franchitti

Suppléants

LMP
N°47 Jetalliance Racing (Lola-Judd) David Heinemeier-Hansson
N°30 Status Grand Prix (Lola-Judd) Alexander Sims
N°48 Murphy Prototypes (Oreca03-Judd) Gregory Murphy
N°5 Hope Racing (Oreca-Swiss Tech Hybrid) Steve Zacchia
N°32 Lotus (Lola B12/80-Lotus) Dariusch Ahrabian

LM GTE
N°76 Imsa-Performance-Matmut (Porsche 997 RSR) Patrick Pilet
N°64 Lotus Cars (Lotus Evora GTE) John Mowlen
N°98 Aston Martin Racing (Aston Martin Vantage) Darren Turner
N°63 Proton Compétition (Porsche 997 RSR) Horst Felbermayr Jr

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