2019 Le Mans 24 Hours preview and entry list: 62 cars on the grid

The 87th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s greatest endurance race, that will take place on June 15-16 at Circuit de la Sarthe, will be the record-breaking event with 62 cars on the grid, the biggest number ever in the history of the race.

Eight LMP1 prototypes will lead the field, joined by twenty LMP2 cars and 35 GT cars, divided to 18 GTE Pro and 17 GTE Am entries.

The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid has won the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours

Toyota Gazoo Racing will defend the victory from 2018 with two TS050 Hybrids. Last year, the #8 car was the fastest in qualifying and then gave the first ever Le Mans victory to Toyota. This year, the same crews will challenge each other in the race that will close the 2018-2019 FIA WEC superseason.

Next to Toyota’s hybrid LMP1s, there will be six more LMP1 entries from the private teams. So far in the season, the #3 Rebellion R13 clinched the only victory on non-Toyota cars, winning at Silverstone when Toyotas were disqualified.

While Toyota is an almost secure bet for the overall victory, the competition in other classes is open and nobody could predict anything. So far in the championship, three teams scored victories in the LMP2 class and three more in GTE Am class, while six different crews celebrated their wins in the GTE Pro class, proving that endurance racing is unpredictable.

The 87th edition of 24 Hours of Le Mans will start on Saturday, June 15

2019 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list

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