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Old 31 Jan 2022, 14:01 (Ref:4096830)   #626
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I wonder if they would be happy staying in P2 or if they have GTP ambitions? Does this put any more weight behind a potential Bentley GTP?
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Partial programme at the tail end of 2022 sort of suggests they're getting ready for 2023. Could the Bentley aero kit be ready so quickly?
Maybe they will race the AUDIs in IMSA.
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Old 31 Jan 2022, 20:32 (Ref:4096907)   #627
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Maybe they will race the AUDIs in IMSA.
I would think Mustang GTD program while pushing/developing a GTP Ford. Low cost, easy spec hybrid, they’re building a motor you can drop in GTP. The denials of GTP have gotten less forceful recently.
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Old 1 Feb 2022, 11:19 (Ref:4096957)   #628
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Sorry to be a pain but please can someone authoritative post a running update of the likely entries across the main categories from next year?

LMH/DH, GT3/D etc?
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Old 2 Feb 2022, 14:16 (Ref:4097102)   #629
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I'm asking the same question as chunterer, but expanded to 2024 entries in all classes as well, just WEC/LM is fine. I said to friend that 2024 has potential to be better than 2023...just hope my knees hold out!
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Old 2 Feb 2022, 15:07 (Ref:4097105)   #630
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Sorry to be a pain but please can someone authoritative post a running update of the likely entries across the main categories from next year?

LMH/DH, GT3/D etc?

as today



WEC 2023 top class HYPERCAR
2x toyota LMH (+ rumored third car to let ogier run LM)
confirmed 2x peugeot LMH
confirmed 2x ferrari LMH
confirmed 2x porsche penske LMDh
more or less confirmed but probably 1-2x CGR cadilalc LMDh
confirmed 2x audi (WRT?) LMDh
maybe 1-2x glickenhaus LMH


from 2024 alpine LMDh

IMSA 2023 top class GTP
more or less confirmed/rumored 2x CGR + 2x AXR cadillac LMDh
confirmed 2x RLL bmw LMDh
confirmed 2x porsche penske LMDh
long term deal confirmed 1x MSR + 1xWTR acura LMDh




of course "confirmed" according to official statements released so far, everything can change in the meantime.
Impossible to tell by now if AF corse, BMW or porsche will still be present as factory effort in WEC/IMSA GT classes.
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Old 2 Feb 2022, 16:15 (Ref:4097120)   #631
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as today



WEC 2023 top class HYPERCAR
2x toyota LMH (+ rumored third car to let ogier run LM)
confirmed 2x peugeot LMH
confirmed 2x ferrari LMH
confirmed 2x porsche penske LMDh
more or less confirmed but probably 1-2x CGR cadilalc LMDh
confirmed 2x audi (WRT?) LMDh
maybe 1-2x glickenhaus LMH


from 2024 alpine LMDh

IMSA 2023 top class GTP
more or less confirmed/rumored 2x CGR + 2x AXR cadillac LMDh
confirmed 2x RLL bmw LMDh
confirmed 2x porsche penske LMDh
long term deal confirmed 1x MSR + 1xWTR acura LMDh




of course "confirmed" according to official statements released so far, everything can change in the meantime.
Impossible to tell by now if AF corse, BMW or porsche will still be present as factory effort in WEC/IMSA GT classes.
Thanks for this running update, looking great.

Yes Ferrari should also be present in the GT ranks. Aren't ORECA building their new car?
Then there will be Porsche, Lambo, Merc, Chevy, Aston, Audi and the new cars from Ford, Lexus and whoever else?
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Old 2 Feb 2022, 16:45 (Ref:4097122)   #632
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as today



WEC 2023 top class HYPERCAR
2x toyota LMH (+ rumored third car to let ogier run LM)
confirmed 2x peugeot LMH
confirmed 2x ferrari LMH
confirmed 2x porsche penske LMDh
more or less confirmed but probably 1-2x CGR cadilalc LMDh
confirmed 2x audi (WRT?) LMDh
maybe 1-2x glickenhaus LMH


from 2024 alpine LMDh

IMSA 2023 top class GTP
more or less confirmed/rumored 2x CGR + 2x AXR cadillac LMDh
confirmed 2x RLL bmw LMDh
confirmed 2x porsche penske LMDh
long term deal confirmed 1x MSR + 1xWTR acura LMDh




of course "confirmed" according to official statements released so far, everything can change in the meantime.
Impossible to tell by now if AF corse, BMW or porsche will still be present as factory effort in WEC/IMSA GT classes.
Thanks mate, very helpful. Would i be right in assuming that the IMSA BMWs and Acuras could/would submit an application for LM 2023?

Other thing i'm not too clued up on. 2024 sees GT3 in WEC/LM, but ProAm, not works teams? Would that mean a factory backed GT3 team from say Mercedes, Bentley or McLaren could be eligible if the driver line up was right?
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Old 2 Feb 2022, 20:11 (Ref:4097153)   #633
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Yes Oreca will be 296 gt3 tuner/manufacturer as michelotto will be more involved in hypercar program, and as far I was reading last summer news, ACO switched to gt3 cars encouraging a GT class targeted mainly to private teams, but here again the old question: A private teams full of work drivers and engineers is still a real private team?
So far BMW confirmed only a factory program in IMSA, considering they struggled a lot in WEC with M8 both on track and on politics rooms, I don't know how realistically they are considering a LM only program, on a factory effort at least. About Acura, MSR and WTR aren't financially backed by honda as far I know, guess to go or not to go at le mans it's up only to them.
Forgot to write that according to some rumors, the multimatic+porsche lmdh platform will be available for private teams as well (according to their statements) and probably lamborghini will jump on the train by 2024.
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Thanks mate, very helpful. Would i be right in assuming that the IMSA BMWs and Acuras could/would submit an application for LM 2023?



Other thing i'm not too clued up on. 2024 sees GT3 in WEC/LM, but ProAm, not works teams? Would that mean a factory backed GT3 team from say Mercedes, Bentley or McLaren could be eligible if the driver line up was right?
I believe the driver lineup will be VERY restricted. I saw one proposal would drop it back to Bronze driver required and only one Gold or Silver. Would assume that would mean 2 Bronze drivers for LM. I think they very much want to eliminate any factory team involvement in WEC GT class to force them to build hypercar or leave. How well they stick to that is to be seen
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And Graham Goodwin still speak about a possible Bentley entry too
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Old 3 Feb 2022, 16:52 (Ref:4097263)   #636
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And Graham Goodwin still speak about a possible Bentley entry too

audi lmdh + a can of racing green paint = bentley lmdh
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Well 2024 would be 100 years since their first win and good time to be hybrid before their all electric future in 2030, or the 27-20 wins but 100 years is a nice number.
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Looks like no Ford involvement in LMDh, even as an engine supplier. But it will be cool to have official Mustangs running in GT3.

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/...to-go-gt3.html
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Looks like no Ford involvement in LMDh, even as an engine supplier. But it will be cool to have official Mustangs running in GT3.

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/...to-go-gt3.html

so it closes another chapter of the mclaren lmdh neverending story...
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Cadillac GTP teaser video

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DSC had an interview with Larry Holt. Multimatic has been an incredibly busy organization the last few years.

Lots of Mustang info, with a little Porsche and Audi sprinkled in at the end. They have just built Audi's first chassis, while Porsche has been delivered more than one.

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/...and-lmdhs.html
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DSC had an interview with Larry Holt. Multimatic has been an incredibly busy organization the last few years.

Lots of Mustang info, with a little Porsche and Audi sprinkled in at the end. They have just built Audi's first chassis, while Porsche has been delivered more than one.

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/...and-lmdhs.html
Not sure any build/prep firm has juggled this many contracts since TWR?
Amazing..
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Will Aston Martin finally enter a LMH ?
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/m...hypercar-entry
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Yeah they already angered an entire fanbase. Could they do it all over again? Will only believe this when I see it on track, at a race.
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I wonder if this will be one for this thread? https://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156871
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https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/m...hypercar-entry
If I am not mistaken, valkyrie and valhalla chassis (carbon tub + suspensions) were designed by RBR and multimatic, with the american company scheduled to materially start production of both cars soon.
Provided those cars are respecting LMH size limits, guess nothing would prevent AMR to homologate a LMH version of valkyrie or valhalla being both hybrid cars.
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I wonder if this will be one for this thread? https://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156871
That is a fantastic thread! I need to check out that part of the forum more often. Thanks for the link
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Bit of a weird take from Watkins here, imo. Surely it was always assumed that IMSA and the WEC would have different names for their top class. What's new?
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