Hypercar more hotly contested than ever
 
With no fewer than 21 prototypes, the Hypercar class is taking the race into a new dimension. All eight manufacturers have a fighting chance of winning the race. Last year, nine cars finished on the same lap as the winner – a record that may well be broken once again next month. Fifteen drivers who have already climbed onto the top step of the Le Mans podium, including the likes of Earl Bamber, Sébastien Buemi and Antonio Giovinazzi, will again be competing in the top class. Their pedigree makes the outcome all the more uncertain.
 
Living legends going for the prize
 
Every year, the 24 Hours of Le Mans attracts some of the biggest names in motorsport and 2025 will be no exception. Jenson Button, 2009 Formula One world champion, will line up for Cadillac Hertz Team Jota while Kevin Magnussen, veteran of 185 Grands Prix, will lead the charge for BMW M Team WRT. Of course, LMGT3 outfit Team WRT will receive lots of popular support with nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion Valentino Rossi among their ranks!
 
The return of an iconic manufacturer
 
Aston Martin is back racing at the pinnacle of endurance with the V12-powered Valkyrie. The historic British firm first participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1928 and has since made several remarkable appearances in both the top class and in GT. In 1959, Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori won the race outright in a DBR1 – a feat that the drivers of the #007 and #009 cars will strive to emulate and add another line to the brand’s impressive track record. Aston Martin will be one of ten makes on the grid to have tasted victory in the world’s greatest endurance race – proof of their undisputed expertise.
 
Five women racers
 
The Iron Dames are back in 2025, this time at the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 in partnership with Manthey Racing. They will be determined to improve on the fourth place they achieved in the 2024 LMGT3 standings. Team regulars Michelle Gatting and Rahel Frey will be backed up this year by rookie Célia Martin. The Le Mans crowd has rooted for the Iron Dames every year since the team’s first appearance in 2019 and the Frenchwoman’s inclusion will guarantee more of the same. The other two women set to race are Lilou Wadoux in the Ferrari 296 LMGT3 entered by Richard Mille AF Corse and IDEC Sport’s Jamie Chadwick, in LMP2.
 
An astounding LMGT3 grid
 
LMGT3 will boast an extra-special field with well-loved Le Mans regulars joined by Mercedes-AMG who will supply three models for the Iron Lynx team. The German marque’s presence will add an extra touch of spice to a hotly contested class. Five different brands have already reached the podium in the two rounds of the championship raced so far this season! Nine top-notch manufacturers will field 24 cars in their quest for victory – a record for LMGT3. The driver roster features GT specialists like Richard Lietz and a pack of hungry young wolves, such as Loek Hartog.
 
LMP2 soars to another level
 
Year after year, the LMP2 class stages a fascinating spectacle for the fans. The protagonists are cut out for long battles that often go down to the wire. This year, the star of the LMP2 show is undoubtedly André Lotterer of IDEC Sport. The three-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner is back to prepare for the arrival of Genesis in the Hypercar class in 2026, but the German master won’t have it all his own way! Among his chief rivals are sure to be 2024 Hyperpole winner Louis Delétraz in the #199 Oreca 07 – Gibson entered by AO by TF, and former Hypercar racer Renger van der Zande, at the wheel of United Autosports’ #22 Oreca. Seventeen LMP2s will fight for the class title on 14-15 June.
 
Don’t miss the start of the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans at 16:00 CET on Saturday 14 June!

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