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2024 FIA World Endurance Championship

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2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
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The 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship was the twelfth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, a sports car racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Hypercars (built under Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) or Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh) regulations) and, for the first time, LMGT3 racing cars.

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The Porsche No. 6 drivers of Team Penske are winners of the Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship with Toyota taking the Manufacturers' Championship. The No. 92 Manthey PureRxcing are crowned as the LMGT3 Endurance Trophy champions.

This was the first season of the World Endurance Championship without the LMP2 class, after it was dropped due to the increasing demand in the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes. The LMP2 class will still take part at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1] The LMGT3 class was introduced to replace the GTE class that was dropped at the end of the 2023 season.[2] A maximum amount of 37 cars was set for the full-season grid.[1][3]

Manufacturers entering in the LMGT3 category will only be allowed to enter a maximum of two cars, to allow for a greater diversity in the LMGT3 category. Priority is given to manufacturers who have also entered a car in the Hypercar category.[4]

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Calendar

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On 9 June 2023, during the 2023 Le Mans weekend, the calendar for the 2024 season was announced. It contains eight races, including two completely new races and two returning races. The 1000 Miles of Sebring, 6 Hours of Portimão, and 6 Hours of Monza races will not return in 2024, with Monza not being held due to the track being redeveloped.[5] The Imola event would later replace Monza as the Italian round on the schedule, while the series will make its first visit to Qatar to start the season, allowing hotter weather than Sebring. The 6 Hours of São Paulo, which was last visited by the WEC in 2014 alongside the Lone Star Le Mans round that was previously hosted in 2020 would also make their return to the calendar.[5]

The prologue was originally scheduled for 24 and 25 February but was delayed due to shipping issues.[6]

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Entries

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The number of entries was capped at 37 cars due to garage limitations at Imola and the Circuit of the Americas. Frédéric Lequien, CEO of Le Mans Endurance Management, outlined a goal to increase the grid size in future seasons.[8]

Hypercar

  Racing in the FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams

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LMGT3

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Results and standings

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Race results

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Drivers' championships

An FIA World Championship is awarded to the winning drivers in the Hypercar category. An FIA Endurance Trophy is awarded to the winning drivers in the LMGT3 category.[90]

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Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship

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FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Drivers

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Manufacturers' and teams' championships

A world championship was awarded for Hypercar manufacturers. An FIA World Cup was awarded for customer Hypercar class teams. An FIA Endurance Trophy was awarded to LMGT3 teams.[90]

Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship

Points are awarded only to the highest finishing competitor from each manufacturer. Privateer entries are made invisible.[90]

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FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams

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FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams

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Notes

    1. Kvyat and Boguslavskiy are Russian, but they competed as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[34][35][36]
    2. Malykhin is Belarusian, but he competes under a Kittitian licence as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[34][88]
    3. Chatin did not fulfil his mandated minimum drive time at Lone Star Le Mans, meaning that he did not receive points for that event.[89]
    4. Lynn did not fulfil his mandated minimum drive time at the 8 Hours of Bahrain, meaning that he did not receive points for that event.[92]
    5. Gounon did not fulfil his mandated minimum drive time at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, meaning that he did not receive points for that event.[93]
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