In addition to the 30 WEC entries, which all gained places on the grid for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a further 26 cars were selected by the ACO to complete the 56-car starting field for the world's greatest endurance race.

A second Pescarolo entry will take part, which will see the return of the Japanese Dome-Judd to la Sarthe, with Peugeot refugees Nicolas Minassian and Sebastien Bourdais at the wheel.

Dyson Racing will make its Le Mans debut with a pair of new Lola B12/60 Mazdas as well, with Guy Smith and Chris Dyson the confirmed drivers thus far.

A whopping 18 cars make up the LMP2 field, half of them coming from WEC full-season entrants.

Notable additions include the Level 5 Motorsports HPD ARX-03b for Scott Tucker and a second Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN Nissan for father-and-son Martin and Alex Brundle, along with 2008 Nissan GT Academy winner Lucas Ordonez.

GTE-Pro features a rather slim nine-car entry, with defending Le Mans class winners Corvette Racing returning with a pair of Corvette C6.Rs, as well as fellow ALMS squad Flying Lizard Motorsports, which has a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR entered in both the Pro and Am categories.

Thirteen cars are listed in GTE-Am.

Confirmation also came through of Highcroft Racing's Deltawing effort, which will take the 56th pit as an unclassified entry. Marino Franchitti, who was in line for a drive with the factory Peugeot squad prior to its pull-out, is listed as the nominated driver.

As far as reserve entrants go, five are listed in the prototype category, including Hope Racing's Oreca Swiss HyTech Hybrid, and four in GTE. Among them are factory Lotus and Aston Martin entries with drivers Johnny Mowlem and Darren Turner, which do not have confirmed places on the 56-car grid.

“In 2012, the Le Mans 24 Hours will, more than ever before, pursue its vocation as a test bed for the most daring innovators and visionary manufacturers," said ACO President Jean-Claude Plassart. "Thus, Audi and Toyota will cross swords with hybrid-powered cars, the new challenge of the eightieth race.

"Among the fifty-six entries the three major manufacturers in the world (GM, VAG and Toyota) will all be represented by works cars: proof that the values of endurance which combine technology, sporting spirit, passion, openess and popularity are flourishing as never before!”

The Le Mans Test Day is scheduled for June 3, with the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours two weeks later on June 16-17.

24 HOURS OF LE MANS ENTRY LIST

LMP1 (15 entries)
1 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 Hybrid – Andre Lotterer
2 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 Hybrid – Allan McNish
3 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 – Timo Bernhard
4 – Audi Sport North America – Audi R18 – Oliver Jarvis
7 – Toyota Racing – Toyota TS030 Hybrid – Alexander Wurz
8 – Toyota Racing – Toyota TS030 Hybrid – Hiroaki Ishiura
12 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B12/60 Coupe Toyota – Nicolas Prost
13 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B12/60 Coupe Toyota – Andrea Belicchi
15 – OAK Racing – Oak Pescarolo Judd – Guillaume Moreau
16 – Pescarolo Team – Pescarolo 03 Judd – Emmanuel Collard
17 – Pescarolo Team – Dome Judd – Nicolas Minassian
18 – Dyson Racing Team – Lola B12/60 Mazda – Guy Smith
19 – Dyson Racing Team – Lola B12/60 Mazda – Chris Dyson
21 – Strakka Racing – HPD ARX-03a – Nick Leventis
22 – JRM – HPD ARX-03a – David Brabham

LMP2 (18 entries)
23 – Signatech Nissan – Oreca 03 Nissan – Jordan Tresson
24 – OAK Racing – Morgan Judd – Jaques Nicolet
25 – ADR-Delta – Oreca 03 Nissan – John Martin
26 – Signatech Nissan – Oreca 03 Nissan – Franck Mailleux
28 – Gulf Racing Middle East – Lola B12/80 Nissan – Fabien Giroix
29 – Gulf Racing Middle East – Lola B12/80 Nissan – Frederic Fatien
31 – Lotus – Lola B12/80 Lotus –Thomas Josef Holzer
33 – Level 5 Motorsports – HPD ARX-03b – Scott Tucker
35 – OAK Racing – Morgan Judd – Olivier Pla
38 – JOTA – Zytek Z11SN Nissan – Sam Hancock
40 – Race Performance – Oreca 03 Judd – Michel Frey
41 – Greaves Motorsport – Zytek Z11SN Nissan – Christian Zugel
42 – Greaves Motorsport – Zytek Z11SN Nissan – Alex Brundle
43 – Extreme Limite Aric – Norma M200P Judd – Fabien Rossier
44 – Starworks Motorsport – HPD ARX-03b – Enzo Potolicchio
45 – Boutsen Ginion Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Bastien Briere
46 – Thiriet by TDS Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Pierre Thiriet
49 – Pecom Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Luis-Perez Companc

GTE-PRO (9 entries)
51 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Giancarlo Fisichella
59 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Fred Makowiecki
66 – JMW Motorsport – Ferrari F458 Italia – Tim Sugden
71 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Andrea Bertolini
73 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Antonio Garcia
74 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Oliver Gavin
77 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Richard Lietz
80 – Flying Lizard Motorsports – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Jorg Bergmeister
97 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin Vantage V8 – Stefan Mucke

GTE-AM (13 entries)
50 – Larbre Competition – Corvette C6.R – Patrick Bornhauser
55 – JWA-Avila – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Paul Daniels
57 – Krohn Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Tracy Krohn
58 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Pierre Ehret
61 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Robert Kauffman
67 – IMSA Performance Matmut – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Anthony Pons
70 – Larbre Competition – Corvette C6.R – Christophe Bourret
75 – Prospeed Competition – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Paul van Splunteren
79 – Flying Lizard Motorsports – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Seth Neiman
81 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Piergiuseppe Perazzini
83 – JMB Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Manuel Rodrigues
88 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Christian Ried
99 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin Vantage V8 – Christoffer Nygaard

UNCLASSIFIED (1 entry)
0 – Highcroft Racing – Deltawing – Marino Franchitti

RESERVES (9 entries)
47 – Jetalliance Racing – Lola-Judd – David Heinemeier-Hansson (LMP2)
30 – Status Grand Prix – Lola-Judd – Alexander Sims (LMP2)
48 – Murphy Prototypes – Oreca 03 Judd – Gregory Murphy (LMP2)
5 – Hope Racing – Oreca Swiss HyTech Hybrid – Steve Zacchia (LMP1)
32 – Lotus – Lola B12/80 Lotus – Dariusch Ahrabian

76 – IMSA Performance Matmut – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Patrick Pilet (GTE-Pro)
64 – Lotus Cars LTD – Lotus Evora GTE – Johnny Mowlem (GTE-Pro)
98 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin Vantage V8 – Darren Turner (GTE-Pro)
63 – Proton Competition – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – Horst Felbermayr Jr. (GTE-Am)

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