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A short-term solution is already on the agenda: by 2024, the World Championship space will be increased to 40 players instead of the previous 36.
Thus, they can accept entries for the whole year from this number of teams, and of course also guarantee them participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
At the root of the “problem” is that next year 20 cars could start in the supercar category, which is experiencing an explosion this year; It comes next to the previous ones BMWthe LamborghinisubsWhere and that Isotta FraschiniAnd the second one is coming Cadillac And two new soldiers Porsche.
The other is that the atmosphere is similarly tense in the GT3 class, which will be introduced next year, where, given there are so many interested manufacturers, each brand will only have two cars.
Based on the compilation of Autosport magazine, manufacturers interested in the supercar class, i.e. A BMWthe Ferrarithe Porschethe Lamborghinithe Corvette (Cadillac) and Lexus Toyota will almost certainly start, and based on the announcements so far,… stronghold He will be there in the field.
There are already 14 cars, but there is still one strongly associated with the WEC Aston Martinwho is also interested MercedesAnd we are already very close to the 40th start.
And this is only 2024. A second Lamborghini supercar will be coming within a year, rumours Aston Martin Also with the revived Valkyrie program. So what may be a solution next year may not be enough in 2025
At first glance, it may seem simple: why aren’t they accepting more entries?
The limiting factor is not the number of “yes” emails they can send, but the infrastructure and special nature of the World Endurance Championship.
In a long-distance race, each car needs a separate pit (meaning a complete one) and its own fuel station, in case the team wants to take out both units at the same time.
36 cars are still suitable for pit lane at the tracks visited by the WEC, but 40s are no longer ubiquitous, and certainly not more; This is what is causing the stomach pain now.
The GT3 field is amazingly diverse.
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“We are severely limited by the number of pits on some tracks. We are still checking what we can do, but 40 cars is conceivable. We are looking at all possibilities, and the devil will be in the details this time as well.” quotes Pierre FillonThe head of the ACO is Autosport.
TF Sport team boss who will move to Corvette next year Tom Ferrer As he put it this way, they will also evaluate how to do it if there is only one gas station for every two cars.
“It would be better if that did not happen, but I understand why this possibility must also be studied, and we must be prepared to accept such solutions for the success of the tournament.” Ferrer told Motorsport.com.
Due to the success of the Supercars and GT3 classes, although LMP2 has been removed from the WEC, over-scoring remains an interesting but very topical issue.
