11 automatic invitations to the Le Mans 24 Hours

With the end of the Asian Le Mans Series in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, the 11 automatic invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans are now know.

Hypercar

Winner of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Team Championship, Porsche Penske Motorsport #7 Porsche 963, was granted the sole automatic hypercar invitation at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. Other Hypercar invitation(s) will be granted by ACO at their sole discretion. Speculations are that one IMSA Cadillac might benefit from one of those invitations.

#7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963

LMP2 invitations

With one invitation through IMSA LMP2 Team Championship, one through Asian Le Mans Series and 4 through European Le Mans series, Inter Europol Competition clinches two automatic invitations at the next 24 Hours of Le Mans.

European Le Mans Series invitations

AO by TF, European Le Mans Series 2024 LMP2 Champion

#14 AO by TF Oreca.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Autodromo do Algarve. #14 AO by TF Oreca.

Inter Europol Competition, European Le Mans Series 2024 vice-champion LMP2

#43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Autodromo do Algarve. #43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca.

AF Corse, European Le Mans Series 2024 LMP2 Pro-Am Champion

#82 AF Corse Oreca

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Autodromo do Algarve. #82 AF Corse Oreca

RLR MSport, European Le Mans Series 2024 LMP3 Champion

#15 RLR MSport Ligier

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona. #15 RLR MSport Ligier.

IMSA LMP2 invitation

Nick Boulle (Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen), Jim Trueman Trophy winner.

#52 Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Daytona 2024. #52 Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen

Asian Le Mans series LMP2 invitation

Algarve Pro Racing, Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 Champion

#25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca

📷 © Courtesy of ALMS. #25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca.

LMGT3 Le Mans invitations

Iron Lynx, European Le Mans Series 2024 LMGT3 Champion

Orey Fidani (AWA Racing – Corvette), IMSA Bob Akin trophy

Sky Tempesta Racing, GT World Challenge Europe 2024 Bronze Cup winner

Manthey, Asian Le Mans Series GT Champion

📷 © Luc Warnotte. Clockwise: Iron Lynx #63 Lamborghini at Mugello, #13 AWA Corvette at Daytona, #93 Sky Tempesta Racing at Spa-Francorchamps. Bottom right: courtesy of ALMS, #10 Manthey.

24 Hours of Le Mans 2025.

The 93rd Le Mans 24 Hours will take place on 14-15 June.

📷 © courtesy of Cadillac Racing. Bamber and Lynn split up in both Cadillac V-Series

Both Peugeot 9X8 at Spa-Francorcahmps

📷 © Luc Warnotet at Spa-Francorchamps. Team Peugeot TotalEnergies unveils 2025 lineups

Alpine A424 2024 livery left and 2025 livery right

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps (left) and courtesy of Alpine (right). Alpine Endurance Team unveils livery and lineups

📷 © courtesy of Aston Martin. Valkyrie back to Le Mans for new overall victory

📷 © Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ferrari 499P 2025 driver line-up

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Imola. BMW M Motorsport line-ups for IMSA and FIA WEC

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Both Porsche 963 at Lusail

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Lusail. FIA WEC 2025 provisional list part 1: Hypercar

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