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LE MANS: Audi, Toyota Confirm Driver Lineups For LM24, WEC
LMP1 factory squads set for head-to-head battle in FIA World Endurance Championship...
Audi and Toyota have confirmed their driver lineups for the WEC season, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans. (Photo: John Dagys)
Audi and Toyota have confirmed the driver lineups for its factory LMP1 programs Friday, the same day the entry lists for both the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans were released by the ACO and FIA.
Defending World Champions and Le Mans winners Marcel Fassler, Benoit Treluyer and Andre Lotterer will return to the No. 1 Audi e-tron quattro for a second consecutive season, with Audi's season-long No. 2 car to be driven by Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Frenchman Loic Duval, who steps up to a full-time seat.
Audi's third R18 e-tron quattro, to be run at the 6 Hours of Spa and 24 Hours of Le Mans, will see the lineup of Marc Gene, Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis, who won last weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona in an Audi R8 GRAND-AM car.
"With these three combinations we’ve put together an international team that we expect a lot of," said Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Motorsport. "Our younger drivers will have the chance to establish themselves alongside the experienced Audi drivers who have really been pleasing us with their top results in all these years.
"We’re in a very good position in terms of drivers for the Le Mans 24 Hours as well as for the other WEC races."
Toyota, meanwhile, will campaign two TS030 Hybrids in the twice-around-the-clock endurance classic with an unchanged lineup of Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kaz Nakajima in the No. 7 car and Stephane Sarrazin, Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi sharing the wheel of the No. 8 machine.
While both cars are entered for the full WEC season, Toyota has yet to officially confirm that the No. 8 car will contest all eight rounds.
The Japanese manufacturers' full 2013 program will be unveiled on Feb. 19.
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
Defending World Champions and Le Mans winners Marcel Fassler, Benoit Treluyer and Andre Lotterer will return to the No. 1 Audi e-tron quattro for a second consecutive season, with Audi's season-long No. 2 car to be driven by Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Frenchman Loic Duval, who steps up to a full-time seat.
Audi's third R18 e-tron quattro, to be run at the 6 Hours of Spa and 24 Hours of Le Mans, will see the lineup of Marc Gene, Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis, who won last weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona in an Audi R8 GRAND-AM car.
"With these three combinations we’ve put together an international team that we expect a lot of," said Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Motorsport. "Our younger drivers will have the chance to establish themselves alongside the experienced Audi drivers who have really been pleasing us with their top results in all these years.
"We’re in a very good position in terms of drivers for the Le Mans 24 Hours as well as for the other WEC races."
Toyota, meanwhile, will campaign two TS030 Hybrids in the twice-around-the-clock endurance classic with an unchanged lineup of Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kaz Nakajima in the No. 7 car and Stephane Sarrazin, Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi sharing the wheel of the No. 8 machine.
While both cars are entered for the full WEC season, Toyota has yet to officially confirm that the No. 8 car will contest all eight rounds.
The Japanese manufacturers' full 2013 program will be unveiled on Feb. 19.
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
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