#056 Hypercars & Prototypes

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Published August 22, 2024 | Last update March 17, 2026 | 36 models online

It took a while before Hypercars, the successor of LMP1, took off. But now we are in a new peak era of sports car racing. When we speak about Hypercars, we must not forget that half of the contenders come from a slightly different concept of LMDh prototypes (Le Mans Daytona hybrid) that run as GTP in the USA. In this topic you will find many cars of both categories, but also some rare LMP1 or Daytona Prototypes that paved the way.

The LMP1 that was a LMP2 first and became a Hypercar

2013 Le Mans 24h, Lotus T128 – Praga
The Lotus T128 has been developed by German company Adess. The cars were entered in LMP2, run by Kodewa, another Colin Kolles initiative. The Judd engines were rebadged ‘Praga’ to show the Czech Republic roots of Kodewa team.
Kodewa Lotus #32: Thomas Holzer (D) / Dominik Kraihamer (A) / Jan Charouz (CZ)
Results: Start-grid 21st / time 3:45.274 / race DNF clutch – 219 laps
Lotus T128 – LMP2: Powered by 3.6 liter Praga Judd HK V8 90° injection, approx. 510 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 830 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Adess #01

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2015 Le Mans 24h, CLM P1/01- AER
Colin Kolles tried his luck in LMP1 in 2014 when the cars were renamed Lotus P1/01 which failed. In 2015 the car is rebadged CLM P1/01 and used the AER engine. This is somewhat underpowered and the car isn’t very fast, but during the FIA WEC season the reliability improves. At Le Mans the team manages to get to the finish but was disqualified for being under weight.
Team ByKolles #4: Pierre Kaffer (D) / Simon Trummer (CH) / Tiago Monteiro (POR)
Results: Start-grid 29th / time 3:36.825 / race disqualified – 260 laps
CLM P1/01 – LMP: Powered by 2.4 liter AER P60 V6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Adess #01

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2020 Le Mans 24h, Enso CLM P1/01 – Nissan
In 2017 the same car was renamed Enso CLM P1/01 and received a Nissan V6 turbo engine. It came into the 2018-2019 super season relatively unchanged, but a dispute with Nissan caused the team to switch to the Gibson GL458 engine mid-season. After Le Mans, byKolles adapted the car to the new Hypercar regulations by adding weight and altering the aerodynamics, just as Alpine did. In 2020 the ACO put the entry on the reserve list and it was only allowed to participate because the garage-56 entry withdrew.
Team ByKolles #4: Tom Dillmann (F) / Bruno Spengler (CAN) / Oliver Webb (GB)
Results: Start-grid 5th / time 3:23.043 / race DNF – 97 laps
CLM P1/01 – LMP1: Powered by 4.5 liter Gibson GL458 V8 90º, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Adess #01

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Vanwall

2023 Sebring 1000 miles, Vanwall Vandervell 680
byKolles announced he would participate in the World Endurance Championship with an actual Hypercar in 2021. The intention was to debut the car during the 2021 season, however, the project was delayed to the 2022 season. In that year, the entry was rejected because byKolles was no car manufacturer, which he solved to recreate the name Vanwall and design a road going version of the Hypercar (which probably hasn’t been built yet). The new car only ran decent in Sebring and after that retired in almost every race and has been refused in the 2024 world championship.
Floyd Vanwall Racing #4: Tom Dillmann (F) / Esteban Guerrieri (RA) / Jacques Villeneuve (CAN)
Results: Start-grid 11th / time 1:49.329 / 30th – 215 laps / 8th Hypercar
Vanwall Vandervell 680 – Hypercar: Powered by 4.5 liter Gibson GL458 V8 90º, approx. 625 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1030 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #LMH-101

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The LMP2’s that became Daytona Prototype‘s & LMP1

The Daytona Prototypes International (DPi) were based upon LMP2 chassis, but manufacturers were able – unlike in LMP2 – to fit their production based engines and alter the front bodywork to give it an own brand identity. Nissan, Acura, Cadillac and Mazda were contenders.

Nissan (Ligier)

2017 Petit Le Mans, Nissan DPi
The Nissan DPi was in fact a Ligier PS2 LMP2 car with the powerful V6 turbo engine from the Nissan GTR. It had already won Daytona and Sebring in 2016 when it still was still called a Ligier and Honda-powered. In 2017 the green and black car took victory in the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, 8 seconds ahead of one of the Cadillacs.
NISMO #2:Scott Sharp (USA) / Brendon Hartley (NZ) / Ryan Dalziel (USA)
Results: Start-grid 3rd / time 1:11.499 /race 1st – 402 laps
Nissan DPi – Daytona Prototypes: Powered by 3.8 liter Nissan VR38DETT V6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Continental tires. Weight 930 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Onroak Ligier #OR05-02

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Cadillac (Dallara)

2018 Daytona 24h, Cadillac DPi-V.R.
The Cadillac DPi-V.R. was based on the LMP2 Dallara P217 chassis but fitted with a V8 related to the engine that is used in the Corvettes. The Mustang Sampling Cadillac won the 24-hour race, just 1 second in front of the Whelen Cadillac. This Wayne Taylor entry had pole-position but retired. It would take revenge and win the 2019 and 2020 events.
Wayne Taylor Racing #10: Renger van der Zande (NL) / Jordan Taylor (USA) / Ryan Hunter-Reay (USA)
Results: Start-grid 1st / time 1:36.083 / race DNF – 555 laps
Cadillac DPi-V.R. – Daytona Prototypes: Powered by 6.2 liter Cadillac LT1 – V8 90º, approx. 600 hp. Continental tires. Weight 930 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara P217 #002



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Acura (Oreca)

2021 Daytona 24h, Acura ARX-05
In 2021, Wayne Taylor Racing switched from Cadillac to Acura and took the Konica sponsorship with them. It was an instant hit because the Acura ARX-05 won the Daytona 24-hour race. The Acura is based on the Oreca 07 which is the leading car in LMP2 at Le Mans and the world championship. The main difference with the Oreca is the front of the car with the high-placed spoiler and of course the V6 twin-turbo engine from the Acura / Honda NSX.
Wayne Taylor Racing #10: Ricky Taylor (USA) / Filipe Albuquerque (POR) / Alexander Rossi (USA) / Helio Castroneves (USA)
Results: Start-grid 5th / race 1st – 807 laps
Acura ARX-05 – Daytona Prototypes: Powered by 3.5 liter Acura (Honda) AR35TT V6 60º twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 920 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Oreca 07 #unknown.

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BR Engineering (Dallara)

2019 Le Mans 24h, BR1 – Gibson
Italian specialists Dallara developed a new LMP1 car based on the 217P LMP2 car. It is dubbed the BR1 in reference to the first customer, Boris Rotenberg‘s BR Engineering. While BR Engineering backed the initial development, Dallara does offer the car to other customers as well. DragonSpeed is one of those and races at Le Mans in the famous Gulf livery. The chassis is all the basis for the Cadillac Dpi V.R.
DragonSpeed #10: Renger van der Zande (NL) / Ben Henley (GB) / Henrik Hedman (S)
Results: Start-grid 7th / time 3:20.200 / race DNF gearbox – 76 laps
BR Engineering BR1 – LMP1: Powered by 4.5 liter Gibson GL458 V8 90º, approx. 650 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara BR1 #07

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LMP2 manufacturers build Le Mans Daytona hybrids

The regulations of Hypercars and LMDh prototypes are different but the categories race together in the Hypercar category at Le Mans or in GTP as it is called in the IMSA Championship. Le Mans Daytona hybrids have much similarity with the DPi’s. Their chassis are built by homologated LMP2 producers, the car manufacturers use their own production based engines. Some parts such as gearbox and hybrid system are standard components to reduce costs.

Rebellion / Alpine (Oreca)

2020 Le Mans 24h, Rebellion R13 – Gibson
It was Rebellion’s last year at Le Mans. Als the last year under the LMP1 regulations. Next year LMP1 will be replaced by Hypercar and you have to be a car manufacturer to compete in this. So Rebellion sells their cars to Alpine that could use it another year with some adjustments (higher weight, less power). But Rebellion goes out on a high; the #1 car finished 2nd. Their team mates with #3 are 4th.
Rebellion #1: Rebellion R13 #1 Bruno Senna (BR) / Gustavo Menezes (USA) / Norman Nato (F)
Results Le Mans 2020: Start-grid 2nd / time 3:15.822 / race 2nd – 382 laps
Rebellion R13 – LMP1: Powered by 4.5 liter Gibson GL458 V8 90º, approx. 650 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Oreca 07 #02

2021 Le Mans 24h, Alpine A480 – Gibson
Alpine enters the Hypercar category with a car which is neither a Hypercar nor an Alpine. The car is based on a LMP2 Oreca 07 fitted with a Gibson 458-engine and ran as Rebellion in the previous years. It is allowed to run in Hypercar after some adjustments such as an increase of weight and decrease of engine power.
Alpine #36: Alpine A480 (legacy LMP1) #36 Nicolas Lapierre (F) / André Negrão (BR) / Matthieu Vaxiviere (F)
Results Le Mans 2021: Start-grid 3rd / time 3:25.574 / race 3rd – 367 laps
Alpine A480 – Hypercar (legacy LMP1): Powered by 4.5 liter Gibson GL458 V8 90º, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Oreca 07 #01

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2024 Le Mans 24h, Alpine A424 – Mecachrome
In 2024 Alpine entered the FIA WEC with an actual hypercar, the Alpine A424. In fact it is a LMDh, build by Oreca that also developed the Acura’s that race in the IMSA championship. Both have the ‘wing’ over the front of the car. At Le Mans, the Alpines were quite fast in qualifying – 5th and 9th – but the Formula 2 based Mecachrome engines weren’t reliable. The #35’s engine seized after 75 laps, the #36 did only 13 laps more.
Alpine #35: Charles Milesi (F) / Paul-Loup Chatin (F) / Ferdinand Habsburg (A)
Results: Start-grid 5th / time 3:24.872 / race DNF engine – 75 laps
Alpine A424 – Hypercars LMDh: Powered by 3.4 liter Mecachrome V634 V6 turbo hybrid, approx 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Oreca LMDH 12 #02.

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BMW M Hybrid (Dallara)

2023 Daytona 24h, BMW M Hybrid V8
BMW chose Dallara for the chassis and added a twin-turbo V8 that was based on a DTM-engine. The BMW’s lacked some speed and reliability in the beginning of the season, but developed well. The IMSA cars are raced by Rahal Letterman Lannigan, in 2024 the BMW M Hybrids are also present in FIA WEC by Belgian WRT team.
BMW M Team RLL #25: Connor de Phillippi (USA) / Colton Herta (USA) / Sheldon van der Linde (SA) / Nick Yelloly (GB)
Results: Start-grid 8th / time 1:34.846 / race 48th – 652 laps / 8th GTP
BMW M Hybrid V8 – IMSA GTP (LMDh): Powered by 4.0 liter BMW P66/3 V8 90° twin turbo hybrid – approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #unknown.

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2024 Le Mans 24h, BMW M Hybrid V8
It took 25 years before BMW was back at Le Mans with an official Art Car. The M Hybrid V8 #20 was designed by Julie Mehretu, an American artist with Ethiopian roots. The race was very troublesome and however the car finished it wasn’t classified because it covered insufficient distance.
BMW Motorsport: #20 René Rast (D) / Robin Frijns (NL) / Sheldon van der Linde (SA)
Results: Start-grid 16th / time 3:26.223 / race DNC – 96 laps
BMW M Hybrid V8 – Hypercars LMDh. Powered by 4.0 liter BMW P66/3 V8 90° twin turbo hybrid – approx. 680 hp + 70 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #P22B 005.

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2025 Le Mans 24h, BMW M Hybrid V8
The operation of the BMW M Hybrid V8 is now in the hands of Belgian Team WRT, both in the IMSA Championship and the World Endurance Championship. The two cars that race in the WEC have different liveries this year. The #15 is still white with red and blue, the caracteristic BMW color scheme. The #20 that raced as an Art Car last year is now red-yellow and black. The colors of the German flag but also matching the sponsorship of Shell. Both cars were fast in qualifying, starting from the second and third row but again in the race they disappointed.
BMW M Team WRT #15: Dries Vanthoor (B) / Kevin Magnussen (DK) / Raffaele Marciello (I)
Results: Start-grid 4th / time 3:22.887 / race 31st – 361 laps
BMW M Hybrid V8 – Hypercars LMDh. Powered by 4.0 liter BMW P66/3 V8 90° twin turbo hybrid – approx. 680 hp + 70 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #P22B 009.

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BMW M Team WRT #20: Robin Frijns (NL) / Sheldon van der Linde (SA) / René Rast (D)
Results: Start-grid 6th / time 3:23.250 / race 17th – 375 laps
BMW M Hybrid V8 – Hypercars LMDh. Powered by 4.0 liter BMW P66/3 V8 90° twin turbo hybrid – approx. 680 hp + 70 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #P22B 007.

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Cadillac V-Series.R (Dallara)

2023 Le Mans 24h, Cadillac V-Series.R
Cadillac also chose Dallara as its chassis supplier, not a surprise as the DPi prototype also was built in Italy. Chip Ganassi Racing also run a double program with the red car racing in the FIA WEC including Le Mans and the yellow and blue in IMSA GTP and in Le Mans. The V-Series is probably the fastest Hypercar in qualifying but the American brand still have to score a win in the FIA WEC. They were successful in IMSA already a few times.
Chip Ganassi #3: Renger van der Zande (NL) / Sébastien Bourdais (F) / Scott Dixon (NZ)
Results: Start-grid 8th / time 3:25.521 / race 4th – 340 laps
Cadillac V-Series.R – Hypercar LMDh: Powered by 5.5 liter General Motors LMC55R V8 90°hybrid, approx 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #P222 007

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2025 Le Mans 24h, Cadillac V-Series.R.
Modern day Le Mans 24h are just one long sprint race. The average speed is extremely high and a few seconds delay determine win or lose.Jota was a Porsche privateer last year and did extremely well, now they are one of the Cadillac works teams, still in the gold livery of their sponsor Hertz. The Jota Cadillacs claimed the entire front row in qualifying and stayed competitive until the end. This one (the pole position car) finished in 4th, just over 2 minutes behind the winning Ferrari. The second Jota finished 7th, only one lap behind.
Cadillac Hertz Team Jota #12: Alex Lynn (GB) / Will Stevens (GB) / Norman Nato (F)
Results: Start-grid 1st / time 3:22.847 / race 4th – 387 laps
Cadillac V-Series.R – Hypercar LMDh: Powered by 5.5 liter General Motors LMC55R V8 90° hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #P222 017 

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2025 Le Mans 24h, Cadillac V-Series.R.
Wayne Taylor Racing was successful with Cadillac, winning Daytona in 2019 and 2020. But then Cadillac hired Chip Ganassi to run the factory cars and Wayne Taylor switched to Acura. Now Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR, not to be confused with BMW’s WRT …) is back with Cadillac. Mobil1 joined as sponsor and both Wayne’s sons Ricky and Jordan are behind the wheel. The WTR Caddy is slower than the JOTA cars all weekend and less reliable unfortunately.
Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing #101: Jordan Taylor (USA) / Ricky Taylor (USA) / Filipe Albuquerque (POR)
Results: Start-grid 14th / time 3:24.030 / race DNF – 189 laps
Cadillac V-Series.R – Hypercar LMDh: Powered by 5.5 liter General Motors LMC55R V8 90° hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #P222 023

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Porsche 963 (Multimatic)

2023 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 963
The Porsche 963 is an LMDh sports prototype racing car designed by Porsche and built by Multimatic, and uses a twin turbo version of the V8 that once powered the RS Spyder. Porsche is the first manufacturer that supplies cars to client teams such as JOTA, Proton and Miller. The factory cars are in the hands of Penske Motorsport.
Porsche Penske Motorsport #75:Mathieu Jaminet (FRA) / Felipe Nasr (BRA) / Nick Tandy (GB)
Results: Start-grid 60th / no time / race DNF fuel pressure – 84 laps

Hertz Team Jota #38: Antonio Felix Da Costa (POR) / Will Stevens (GB) / Yifei Ye (CHN)
Results: Start-grid 4th / time 3:24.531 / race 40th – 244 laps / 18th HY
Porsche 963 – Hypercar LMDh: Powered by 4.6 liter Porsche 9RD V8 90º twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. Multimatic #122 (Penske) and #109 (Jota)

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2024 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 963
Penske again entered three cars in this year’s Le Mans, two regulars from WEC and the #4 car that usually competes in IMSA GTP. That #4 crashed, but the others did well and finished just outside the podium in 4th and 5th place. The #6 car was second fastest in regular qualifying, but thanks to the hyperpole format, it managed to score pole position.
Porsche Penske Motorsport #6: Laurens Vanthoor (B) / Kevin Estre (F) / Andre Lotterer (D)
Results: Start-grid 1st / time 3:24.634 / race 4th – 311 laps
Porsche 963 – Hypercar LMDh: Powered by 4.6 liter Porsche 9RD V8 90º twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. Multimatic #125

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2024 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 963
Proton Competition, a long time Porsche customer team entered a 963 for the entire FIA World Endurance Championship. The first picture I took at Spa-Francorchamps in May 2024 and I must say that I liked that livery much better as it was almost identical to the 1994 Dauer GT1. For Le Mans, Proton changed the look with less red and more green.
Proton Competition #99: Neel Jani (CH) / Harry Tincknell (GB) / Julien Andlauer (F)
Results: Start-grid 14th / time 3:25.992 / race 45th – 251 laps
Porsche 963 – Hypercar LMDh: Powered by 4.6 liter Porsche 9RD V8 90º twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. Multimatic #119

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Lamborghini SC63 (Ligier)

2024 Le Mans 24h, Lamborghini SC63
Another manufacturer that joined the Hypercar category is Lamborghini. The Italians decided to make use of the LMDh ruleset. That means a chassis built by one of the LMP2 homologated makes. Lamborghini choose Ligier as partner and mounted a V8 twin-turbo engine with the standard hybrid components. One car (#63) raced the entire FIA WEC in 2024 including Le Mans, a second car (#19) participated in a number of IMSA races and also in Le Mans. In 2025 the Lamborghini would only race in the USA because FIA obliged all teams that would compete in the World Endurance Championship, top enter 2 cars.
Iron Lynx #63: Mirko Bortolotti (I) / Daniil Kvyat (RUS) / Eduardo Mortara (CH)
Results: Start-grid 13th / time 3:25.973 / race 10th – 309 laps
Lamborghini SC63 – Hypercar LMDh: Powered by 3.8 liter Lamborghini P66/3 V8 twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Ligier SC63 #004

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Hypercars!

The Balance of Power between LMDh and Hypercar is managed carefully so both concepts race in the same category and have a chance to win. Main difference that distinguishes the Hypercars is that the hybrid system in a Hypercar is allowed to drive not only the rear, but also the front wheels. Hypercar manufacturers are allowed to design and build their own chassis, but dimensions and weight are similar to LMDh. Both Hypercars and LMDh are much heavier and less powerful than the LMP1 category, but also much cheaper to run.

Toyota GR10

2021 Le Mans 24h, Toyota GR010
After Peugeot, Audi and Peugeot all quit, Toyota was the sole manufacturer in LMP1 and took four victories in row with their TS050. The Hypercars are bigger and heavier which could be noted in the qualifying times; the GR10 was about 8 seconds slower than last year. It had no impact on the result as Toyota won again. The only competition came from Alpine (that drove last year’s Rebellion, adjusted to the new rules…) and privateer Glickenhaus.
Toyota Gazoo Racing #7: Mike Conway (GB) / Kamui Kobayashi (J) / José Maria López (RA)
Results: Start-grid 1st / time 3:23.900 / race 1st – 371 laps
Toyota GR10 Hybrid – Hypercar. Powered by 3.5 liter Toyota H8909 V6 twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #20-03

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2024 Le Mans 24h, Toyota GR010
The Hypercar and LMDh category is booming in 2023 and 2024. The GR010 by now is the oldest car on the grid, but still very competitive. It won in 2021 and 2022. In 2023 it finished second behind Ferrari. In 2024 the Toyotas had a new livery. Both cars fought for the win in a very exciting race. The #8 car lead the race for many hours but had to settle for 5th in the end. The #7 car started only 23rd after troubles in the hyperpole, before that the team qualified 5th. It managed to reach the podium only 14 seconds behind the winning Ferrari.
Toyota Gazoo Racing #7: Nyck de Vries (NL) / Kamui Kobayashi (J) / José Maria Lopez (RA)
Results: Start-grid 23rd / time 3:24.754 / race 2nd – 311 laps

Toyota Gazoo Racing #8: Sébastien Buemi (CH) / Brendon Hartley (NZ) / Ryo Hirakawa (J)
Results: Start-grid 11th / time 3:25.446 / race 5th – 311 laps
Toyota GR10 hybrid – Hypercar. Powered by 3.5 liter Toyota H8909 – V6 90º twin turbo hybrid, approx 670 + 270 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1040 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. TMG #22-07 & TMG #22-08

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2025 Le Mans 24h, Toyota GR010
The Toyota GR010 was the first Hypercar constructed by a major manufacturer. The Hypercar technical rules set doesn’t allow many updates, so the first-mover disadvantage applies: All other manufacturers learned from the Japanese. But in its fifth season the car is still quit competitive, however the Balance of Performance always plays a role; Toyota complained a lot about it this year. The #7 car had trouble in qualifying and didn’t proceed to the hyper pole, it started only 17th but finished 5th after all. After the black livery from last year, this year a retro color scheme was used for the #7 car, it had the same livery as the 1998 Toyota TS 020 – GT-One. The #8 was black just as last year’s car.
Toyota Gazoo Racing #7: Nyck de Vries (NL) / Mike Conway (GB) / Kamui Kobayashi (J)
Results: Start-grid 17th / time 3:25.062 / race 5th – 386 laps
Toyota GR10 hybrid – Hypercar. Powered by 3.5 liter Toyota H8909 – V6 90º twin turbo hybrid, approx. 670 + 270 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1040 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. TMG #23-08

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Glickenhaus SCG 007

2021 Le Mans 24h, Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH
The small American manufacturer Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has designed and built a real Hypercar. The SCG 007 LMH was powered by a Pipo Moteurs developed V8 twin-turbo, an engine that was derived from two 4-cylinder Hyundai WRC engines which is a Pipo design also. Glickenhaus participated in three world endurance championship races. In Le Mans 2021 they finished 4th and 5th, in 2022 both cars would even de better: 3rd and 4th. Both times the technical support was provided by the very experienced Joest Racing crew.
Glickenhaus Racing #708: Pipo Derani (BR) / Olivier Pla (F) / Franck Mailleux (F)
Results: Start-grid 4th / time 3:25.639 / race 4th – 367 laps
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH – Hypercar: Powered by 3.5 liter Pipo Moteurs P21 V8 90º twin turbo, approx 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #SCG 008

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2023 Le Mans 24h, Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH
The small team from Scuderia Glickenhaus (with help from Joest Racing) did an outstanding job. In all three Le Mans’ they scored a 100% finish rate. In 2023, the competition in Hypercar was much bigger than in previous years but still the team finished in 6th and 7th places.
Glickenhaus Racing #709: Franck Mailleux (F) / Nathanaël Berthon (F) / Esteban Gutiérrez (MEX)
esults: Start-grid 14th / time 3:29.082 / race 7th – 333 laps
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH – Hypercar: Powered by 3.5 liter Pipo Moteurs P21 V8 90º twin turbo, approx 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #SCG 009

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Ferrari 499P

2023 Le Mans 24h, Ferrari 499P
More than 20 years later, different kind of prototypes raced at Le Mans; Audi, Bentley, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota all won at Le Mans without a Ferrari in sight. But with the introduction of the Hypercars as replacement of the LMP1, manufacturers got interested in endurance racing again. At first only Toyota and some small independents competed, but in 2023 we suddenly also saw teams from Porsche, Cadillac, Peugeot and … Ferrari at Le Mans. Hypercar entries don’t need to make use of a LMP2 chassis builder, but Ferrari still turned to Dallara for the chassis design and manufacturing. AF Corse Ferrari took Ferrari’s first Le Mans victory in 58 years, after a hard battle with Toyota.
Ferrari AF Corse #51: Antonio Giovinazzi (I) / Alessandro Pier Guidi (I) / James Calado (GB)
Results: Start-grid 2nd / time 3:23.755 / race 1st – 342 laps
Ferrari 499P – Hypercar: Powered by 3.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F163 V6 120° twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara 10P #12

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2024 Le Mans 24h, Ferrari 499P
Italian team AF Corse is closely related to the Ferrari factory and they operate the official Ferrari entries in FIA WEC and Le Mans as Ferrari AF Corse. And not without success; the Ferrari 499P Hypercar surprisingly won the 24-hour race at Le Mans in 2023. In 2024 the Italians are back to defend their title and again one of the red Ferrari’s takes victory. This year, also a third car is entered by AF Corse as ‘private team’. The beautiful yellow and red car led much of the 2024 race, before retiring with an engine failure. The same team would win the Le Mans 24-hour race in 2025! Kubica and Ye were present again, Shwartzman had been replaced by Phil Hanson.
AF Corse #83: Robert Kubica (POL) / Yifei Ye (CHN) / Robert Shwartzman (RUS)
Results: Start-grid 12th / time 3:25.766 / race DNF electrics – 248 laps
Ferrari 499P – Hypercar: Powered by 3.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F163 V6 120° twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #12 18P 

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Peugeot 9X8

2023 Le Mans 24h, Peugeot 9X8
Peugeot stopped the 908 project at the end of 2011, in 2022 the French returned to endurance racing with the 9X8 Hypercar and decided for an unusual design without a rear spoiler. Downforce is generated through ground effect and the lack of a spoiler should give a higher top speed. Peugeot proves that theory and practice are sometimes different; only one podium is reached in 2023 and at Le Mans it finished in 8th and 11th position.
Peugeot Sport #93: Paul di Resta (GB) / Mikkel Jensen (DK) / Jean-Eric Vergne (F)
Results: Start-grid 10th / time 3:27.260 / race 8th – 330 laps

Peugeot Sport #94: Loic Duval (F) / Nico Müller (CH) / Gustavo Menezes (USA)
Results: Start-grid 11th / time 3:27.850 / race 27th – 312 laps
Peugeot 9X8 – Hypercar: Powered by 2.6 liter Peugeot F163 Hybrid4 V6 90° twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. 2022 #07 & 2022 #08

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2024 Le Mans 24h, Peugeot 9X8
Peugeot was having a hard time in their first year in Hypercars, the design without rear spoiler brought the French no success yet. After homologation, manufacturers have limited possibilities to develop their car. Peugeot chose for a revised bodywork with a rear wing where the downforce shifted more towards the rear. In that process, the concept of equally wide front and rear tires has gone. Both Peugeots finished 2 laps behind the winner. In any year this would be a great result and probably a podium, but because of the great competitiveness they only finished 11th and 12th.
Peugeot Sport #94: Loic Duval (F) / Nico Müller (CH) / Stoffel Vandoorne (B)
Results: Start-grid 20h / time 3:27.251 / race 11th – 309 laps
Peugeot 9X8 2024 – Hypercar: Powered by 2.6 liter Peugeot F163 Hybrid4 V6 90° twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. 2022 #12

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Aston Martin

2025 Le Mans 24h, Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH
The Aston Martin Valkyrie has been designed as a super sports car with a 1000 hp normally aspirated engine that revs over 10.000 rpm. The LMH is the only Hypercar that has been developed from a street legal sports car. The engine output had to be restricted to match the Hypercar regulations. Aston Martin chose not to change the bodywork too much to stay close to the original design. What Aston Martin also didn’t was adding a hybrid system, the huge Cosworth V12 is quite heavy and a hybrid system would add more weight. So, the Aston with its normally aspirated V12 and only RWD is somewhat different from the competition. In the beginning of the season and at Le Mans, the Valkyrie couldn’t keep up with the competition, but by the end of the season they became far more competitive. At Le Mans, both cars reached the finish only a few laps behind the podium.
The Heart of Racing #007: Harry Tincknell (GB) / Tom Gamble (GB) / Ross Gunn (GB)
Results: Start-grid 21st / time 3:26.349 / race 14th – 381 laps

The Heart of Racing #009: Marco Sørensen (DK) / Roman de Angelis (CAN) / Alex Riberas (E)
Results: Start-grid 15th / time 3:24.869 / race 12th – 383 laps
Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH – Hypercar: Powered by 6.5 liter Cosworth RA V12 – approximately. 680 hp. Weight 1050 kg. Michelin tires. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. #004 and #003

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