This will be the first time in a century that this many manufacturers will be eligible for top class honours at Le Mans a fitting tribute to the centennial running of the Greatest Race. WEC would also expand to 4 makes in LMH spec for a total of 8 new Hypercars for the year. With only two manufactures fielding properly homologated cars, the first two years were mostly a dry run for things to come.Ģ023, IMSA would see 4 manufacturers emerge to start at Daytona under the GTP class (Grand Touring Prototype with LMDh spec - Le Mans Daytona hybrid). After many ups and downs in the process, the WEC Hypercar class (LMH spec - Le Mans Hypercar) premiered in 2021, replacing LMP1. With this framework, the cars of their top classes would need very little change to be compatible with their respective series. The specifications for this new breed of prototypes begin in 2018 and brought the two powerhouses of FIA/ACO and IMSA together on what they called Convergence.
1923 was the first 24 Hours of Le Mans and 100 years later the world of endurance racing is treated to another motorsport evolution: The dawn of Hypercars.
