[LM24] Le Mans 2023 Le Mans Entries

[Simmi]

Small entry info: Alessio Picariello joins the yellow Iron Lynx Porsche for WEC and LM - https://twitter.com/IronLynx_/status...67015285129217

[Simmi]

P2 favourites perhaps? Gelael, Frijns and Habsburg at WRT.

https://w-racingteam.com/news/detail...-lmp2-campaign

[Mike E]

Whoa, didn't see the M8 making a comeback. Hope this happens!

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/...otorsport.html

DKR and MV2S get the other auto invites. Not long until the entry list comes out...

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Mike E

Whoa, didn't see the M8 making a comeback. Hope this happens!

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/...otorsport.html

DKR and MV2S get the other auto invites. Not long until the entry list comes out...

I hope they get the M8, because then the nascar won't be the biggest thing on the grid!

[seanyb505]

You wot m8?

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by seanyb505

You wot m8?

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Here we go again......

[S griffin]

I think we're in for a classic LM. Great entries, plenty of top class drivers, including a few well known ones and plenty of cars in each class

[GT6]

The more variety of entries the better i like it.

[Simmi]

From a BoP (extra work) perspective I'm sure the M8 is the last thing the ACO want turning up but I'd agree with others it would be fantastic to see. Got to admire the brand loyalty from Walkenhorst.

Really enjoyed the AsLMS all in all. DKR managed to win through sheer consistency with an incredibly old chassis (a 2017 original, chassis no.5!) which left them hamstrung at every single pitstop with slower servicing.

The format really works and I honestly can't see AsLMS going back to it's previous calendar with shipping to Asia, even Australia etc. The grid would take a massive hit. The current set-up works and it means a lot of European teams can enter and re-group ahead of the European season. Maybe it's time to re-name it and, dare I say it, try to restart the AsLMS in it's original format? Not sure.

Some young star names in P2 who will hopefully end up at Le Mans in the future (my personal AsLMS ranking order): Malthe Jakobsen, Nolan Siegel, Kyffin Simpson, Ayhancan Guven.

Would very much recommend people check out the races on YouTube - particularly the Abu Dhabi pair.

[Koenigsegg]

Originally Posted by Simmi

From a BoP (extra work) perspective I'm sure the M8 is the last thing the ACO want turning up but I'd agree with others it would be fantastic to see. Got to admire the brand loyalty from Walkenhorst.

Really enjoyed the AsLMS all in all. DKR managed to win through sheer consistency with an incredibly old chassis (a 2017 original, chassis no.5!) which left them hamstrung at every single pitstop with slower servicing.

The format really works and I honestly can't see AsLMS going back to it's previous calendar with shipping to Asia, even Australia etc. The grid would take a massive hit. The current set-up works and it means a lot of European teams can enter and re-group ahead of the European season. Maybe it's time to re-name it and, dare I say it, try to restart the AsLMS in it's original format? Not sure.

Some young star names in P2 who will hopefully end up at Le Mans in the future (my personal AsLMS ranking order): Malthe Jakobsen, Nolan Siegel, Kyffin Simpson, Ayhancan Guven.

Would very much recommend people check out the races on YouTube - particularly the Abu Dhabi pair.

I agree the current format works and technically the Middle East is part of Asia. But, nowadays you mostly see European teams and drivers competing. In my opinion that's not the true spirit of the Asian Le Mans Series.

Indeed, either rename it and/or include the other parts of Asia in its calendar. For the latter, create an incentive for teams to enter.

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by Koenigsegg

I agree the current format works and technically the Middle East is part of Asia. But, nowadays you mostly see European teams and drivers competing. In my opinion that's not the true spirit of the Asian Le Mans Series.

Indeed, either rename it and/or include the other parts of Asia in its calendar. For the latter, create an incentive for teams to enter.

The circuits are on the Asian continent, they race to ACO rules and regulations, therefore it is the Asian Le Mans Series. Apologies for being blunt, but that comes off as somewhat elitist.

The points about a lack of Asian venues/entrants are valid, but that was tried, and as someone who watched those races, it was always teetering on the edge of respectability. Without significant financial backing to cover most of the cost, the teams based further east aren't coming to the Middle East to race. Likewise, the entrants we have seen - yes, who were mostly from Europe - will not be going to the far east for anything other than the WEC. The closest realistic circuit I can think of would be Buddh (India), but there would be money needed to ensure the circuit is a ready and willing host.

The ACO do need to be careful that this version of the AsLMS doesn't become the ELMS/WEC B-team championship*, but at the moment the series serves its purpose for all involved. Half by accident, half by circumstance, we've stumbled on a happy medium

*And this is a wider issue with the proliferation of LMP2 "super teams" that should be relieved when they are all involved in LMH/LMDH (looking at you, United Autosports).

[Mike E]

38 WEC entries, 13 auto invites (if all taken up), and Garage 56 means just 10 more spots to squabble over. How long will that reserve list be?

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...ans-confirmed/

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Mike E

38 WEC entries, 13 auto invites (if all taken up), and Garage 56 means just 10 more spots to squabble over. How long will that reserve list be?

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...ans-confirmed/

Out of those 10 we know some have asked for additional entries, like Glick, and Caddy.

[Mike E]

True! And they will get them. 8 spots left?

But will any Hypercar Porsche privateers make it?

[Simmi]

My zero knowledge gut feel is that JOTA Hertz will be there but Proton won't.

Also got to think Vanwall is 50/50.