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2025 FIA World Endurance Championship

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2025 FIA World Endurance Championship
OrganizerAutomobile Club de l'Ouest
DisciplineSports car endurance racing
Number of races8
Champions
Hypercar Manufacturer
Hypercar Team
LMGT3 Team
FIA World Endurance Championship seasons
2026 →
The Porsche No. 6 drivers of Team Penske are the defending Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Champions with Toyota defending the Manufacturer Championship.

The 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship will be the thirteenth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series will be open to Hypercars (built under Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) or Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh) regulations) and LMGT3 racing cars.

From this season onwards, manufacturers will be required to field at least two cars in the Hypercar class to be allowed to participate. The same rule is already enforced in the LMGT3 category.[1] Additionally, in LMGT3 class the Bronze-rated driver will be obligated to take part in Qualifying session, but no longer in Hyperpole session. Furthermore, the maximum grid size for this season has been increased from 37 to 40, to accommodate the increase in entries by Hypercar manufacturers who fielded only one car in the 2024 World Endurance Championship.[2]

Calendar

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The calendar was announced on 14 June 2024, during the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. The calendar is unchanged from 2024, with the Imola Circuit featuring on the calendar until at least 2028, with the circuit committing to building additional pit garages.[3]

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Locations of the 2025 races
Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
Prologue Losail International Circuit Qatar Lusail 21/22 February
1 Qatar 1812 km 28 February
2 6 Hours of Imola Imola Circuit Italy Imola 20 April
3 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Stavelot 10 May
4 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe France Le Mans 14–15 June
5 6 Hours of São Paulo Interlagos Circuit Brazil São Paulo 13 July
6 Lone Star Le Mans Circuit of the Americas United States Austin, Texas 7 September
7 6 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway Japan Oyama, Shizuoka 28 September
8 8 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Bahrain Sakhir 8 November

Entries

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Hypercar

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  Racing in the FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams

Entrant Car Engine Hybrid Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
United Kingdom Aston Martin THOR Team[4] Aston Martin Valkyrie Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 M 007 United Kingdom Tom Gamble[5] 1
United Kingdom Ross Gunn[5] 1
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell[6] 1
009 Canada Roman De Angelis[5] 1
Spain Alex Riberas[6] 1
Denmark Marco Sørensen[5] 1
Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport[7] Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 Hybrid M 5 France Julien Andlauer[7] 1
Denmark Michael Christensen[7] 1
France Mathieu Jaminet[7] 1
6 Australia Matt Campbell[7] 1
France Kévin Estre[7] 1
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor[7] 1
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing[8] Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 Hybrid M 7 United Kingdom Mike Conway[8] 1
Japan Kamui Kobayashi[8] 1
Netherlands Nyck de Vries[8] 1
8 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi[8] 1
New Zealand Brendon Hartley[8] 1
Japan Ryō Hirakawa[8] 1
United States Cadillac Hertz Team Jota[9] Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 Hybrid M 12 United Kingdom Alex Lynn[10] 1
France Norman Nato[10] 1
United Kingdom Will Stevens[10] 1
38 New Zealand Earl Bamber[10] 1
France Sébastien Bourdais[10] 1
United Kingdom Jenson Button[10] 1
Germany BMW M Team WRT[11] BMW M Hybrid V8 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 Hybrid M 15 Denmark Kevin Magnussen[12] 1
Switzerland Raffaele Marciello[12] 1
Belgium Dries Vanthoor[12] 1
20 Netherlands Robin Frijns[12] 1
Germany René Rast[12] 1
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde[12] 1
France Alpine Endurance Team[11] Alpine A424 Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6 Hybrid M 35 France Paul-Loup Chatin[13] 1
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg[13] 1
France Charles Milesi[13] 1
36 France Jules Gounon[13] 1
France Frédéric Makowiecki[13] 1
Germany Mick Schumacher[13] 1
Italy Ferrari AF Corse[14] Ferrari 499P Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 Hybrid M 50 Italy Antonio Fuoco[14] 1
Spain Miguel Molina[14] 1
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen[14] 1
51 United Kingdom James Calado[14] 1
Italy Antonio Giovinazzi[14] 1
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi[14] 1
Italy AF Corse[15] 83 United Kingdom Phil Hanson[15] 1
Poland Robert Kubica[16] 1
China Yifei Ye[16] 1
France Peugeot TotalEnergies[17] Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 Hybrid M 93 Denmark Mikkel Jensen[18] 1
United Kingdom Paul Di Resta[18] 1
France Jean-Éric Vergne[18] 1
94 France Loïc Duval[18] 1
Denmark Malthe Jakobsen[17] 1
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne[18] 1
Germany Proton Competition[19] Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 Hybrid M 99 Switzerland Neel Jani[11] 1
Chile Nico Pino[20] 1
Argentina Nicolás Varrone[20] 1
Hypercar team changes
Hypercar driver changes

LMGT3

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Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
France Racing Spirit of Léman[31] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 G 10 Brazil Eduardo Barrichello[32] 1
United States Derek DeBoer[31] 1
France Valentin Hasse-Clot[31] 1
United States Heart of Racing Team[33] 27 Italy Mattia Drudi[34] 1
United Kingdom Ian James[33] 1
Canada Zacharie Robichon[34] 1
Italy Vista AF Corse[35] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 G 21 France François Heriau[11] 1
United States Simon Mann[11] 1
Italy Alessio Rovera[11] 1
54 Italy Francesco Castellacci[11] 1
Switzerland Thomas Flohr[11] 1
Italy Davide Rigon[11] 1
Belgium The Bend Team WRT[36] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 G 31 Timur Boguslavskiy[36][N 1] 1
Brazil Augusto Farfus[36] 1
Australia Yasser Shahin[36] 1
Belgium Team WRT[36] 46 Oman Ahmad Al Harthy[36] 1
Italy Valentino Rossi[36] 1
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde[36] 1
United Kingdom TF Sport[35] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 G 33 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar[37] 1
Spain Daniel Juncadella[37] 1
United States Ben Keating[37] 1
81 Angola Rui Andrade[37] 1
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood[37] 1
Belgium Tom van Rompuy[37] 1
United Kingdom United Autosports[35] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 G 59 France Sébastien Baud[38] 1
United Kingdom James Cottingham[38] 1
Switzerland Grégoire Saucy[39] 1
95 Indonesia Sean Gelael[40] 1
United Kingdom Darren Leung[41] 1
Japan Marino Sato[39] 1
Italy Iron Lynx[42] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 G 60 Italy Matteo Cairoli[43] 1
Italy Matteo Cressoni[42] 1
Italy Claudio Schiavoni[42] 1
61 Netherlands Lin Hodenius[43] 1
Belgium Maxime Martin[44] 1
Germany Christian Ried[43] 1
Germany Proton Competition[35] Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 G 77 United Kingdom Ben Barker[11] 1
Portugal Bernardo Sousa[45] 1
United Kingdom Ben Tuck[45] 1
88 Italy Stefano Gattuso[45] 1
Italy Giammarco Levorato[45] 1
Norway Dennis Olsen[11] 1
France Akkodis ASP Team[35] Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 G 78 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[46] 1
Germany Finn Gehrsitz[47] 1
France Arnold Robin[48] 1
87 Argentina José María López[46] 1
Austria Clemens Schmid[47] 1
Romania Răzvan Umbrărescu[48] 1
Italy Iron Dames[49][50] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 G 85 Switzerland Rahel Frey[50] 1
Denmark Michelle Gatting[50] 1
France Célia Martin[50] 1
Germany Manthey 1st Phorm[50] 92 United States Ryan Hardwick[50] 1
Austria Richard Lietz[50] 1
Italy Riccardo Pera[50] 1
LMGT3 team changes
  • The LMGT3 category's colour code changed from orange to green, last used by LMGTE Pro in 2022.[51]
  • French-Swiss team Racing Spirit of Léman, based nearby the namesake lake, made its series debut replacing D'station Racing as the second of Aston Martin's Prodrive-run customers.[31]
  • In the wake of Lamborghini's full-scale exit from WEC, Iron Lynx partnered up with Mercedes-AMG to field a pair of Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evos. The tie-up marked the German manufacturer's WEC debut, and also Iron Lynx's fourth brand affiliation in as many years.[42]
  • Iron Dames did not follow its parent team to Mercedes, instead opting to rejoin the Porsche fold with Manthey Racing.[49] Reigning champion Pure Rxcing did not defend its title and switched focus to LMP2.[52]
    The No. 92 Manthey PureRxcing did not defend their LMGT3 Endurance Trophy

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Boguslavskiy is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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