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List of FIA World Endurance champions

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A photographic portrait of Kévin Estre wearing a black T-shirt and smiling at the camera
André Lotterer with an earpiece in his right rear and wearing a buttoned-up black T-shirt
Laurens Vanthoor wearing a black baseball cap and an T-shirt with the first button undone
The current FIA World Endurance Drivers' Champions, Kévin Estre, André Lotterer, and Laurens Vanthoor
A front view of a red and white Toyota GR010 Hybrid on display at a car show
Current Hypercar World Endurance Champions Toyota Gazoo Racing's GR010 Hybrid

The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) is an endurance auto racing series administered by the governing body of motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and co-organised and promoted by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO).[1] There were two types of car called Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) divided into four classes when the WEC began in 2012: Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Pro (LMGTE Pro) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Am (LMGTE Am).[2] The Le Mans Hypercar (Hypercar) category was introduced in the 2021 season to replace the LMP1 class and the Le Mans Daytona Hybrid (LMDh) cars were introduced in the 2022 championship.[3] The LMGTE Pro class was discontinued after the 2022 championship while the LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories were dropped following the 2023 season. The LMGT3 category based on GT3 machinery replaced LMGTE Am and joined the Hypercar class in a revised two full-season class structure from the 2024 season.[4][5]

The series awards international championships, cups, and trophies to the most successful drivers, teams, and manufacturers in each of the series' categories over the course of a season. Points are awarded based on individual race results as well as for earning pole position in qualifying, with the highest tally of points winning the respective championship, cup, or trophy. The highest awards in the series are the FIA World Endurance Drivers' Championship and the FIA World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship, both of which centre around participants in the Hypercar category.[6] The champions are not officially crowned until the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony held in December following the conclusion of the WEC season.[7][8]

As of the 2024 season, 87 drivers have won a WEC title. There have been 22 overall World Drivers' Champions and six LMP1 Private Drivers' Trophy winners.[9] Sébastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley, with four victories, have won the most overall World Drivers' Championships. Timo Bernhard, Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López each have two titles. Toyota have won the most overall World Manufacturers' and Drivers' Championships with seven.[10] Of the 25 drivers to win an LMP2 title, Julien Canal and Nicolas Lapierre hold the record for the most Drivers' Championships in the category with two. From the nine LMP2 Endurance Trophy for Teams winners, Signatech Alpine have earned the most titles with two. 30 drivers have won a LMGTE title in either the Pro or Am categories. James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi, François Perrodo and Marco Sørensen have achieved the most LMGTE Drivers' titles in any category with three and Ferrari have won the most LMGTE World Manufacturers and Cup titles with seven.[9][11][12]

Key

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World Championships

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World Endurance Drivers' Championship

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Held since the inception of the series, the Drivers' Championship was initially open to all participants in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[13] This was altered for the 2013 season with the introduction of the FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers as well as the FIA Endurance Trophies for LMP2 and LMGTE Am drivers.[14] The Drivers' Championship was then limited to participants in the LMP1 and LMP2 categories, although LMP2 drivers and privately entered LMP1 drivers are also eligible for their own FIA Trophies.[15] LMDh drivers were not eligible to accumulate points in the 2022 season since they could only participate on a race-by-race basis.[16]

Winners of the World Endurance Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Manufacturer Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2012  Marcel Fässler (SUI)  Audi Sport Team Joest (GER)  Audi (GER) M 3 3 7 172.5 Race 8 of 8 13.5 [17]
 André Lotterer (GER)
 Benoît Tréluyer (FRA)
2013  Loïc Duval (FRA)  Audi Sport Team Joest (GER)  Audi (GER) M 2 3 7 162 Race 7 of 8 12.75 [18]
 Tom Kristensen (DEN)
 Allan McNish (GBR)
2014  Sébastien Buemi (SUI)  Toyota Racing (JPN)  Toyota (JPN) M 2 4 7 166 Race 7 of 8 39 [19]
 Anthony Davidson (GBR)
2015  Timo Bernhard (GER)  Porsche Team (GER)  Porsche (GER) M 5 4 6 166 Race 8 of 8 5 [20]
 Brendon Hartley (NZL)
 Mark Webber (AUS)
2016  Romain Dumas (FRA)  Porsche Team (GER)  Porsche (GER) M 1 2 3 160 Race 9 of 9 12.5 [21]
 Neel Jani (SUI)
 Marc Lieb (GER)
2017  Earl Bamber (NZL)  Porsche LMP Team (GER)  Porsche (GER) M 2 4 8 208 Race 8 of 9 25 [22]
 Timo Bernhard (GER)
 Brendon Hartley (NZL)
2018–19  Fernando Alonso (ESP)  Toyota Gazoo Racing (JPN)  Toyota (JPN) M 4 5 7 198 Race 8 of 8 41 [23]
 Sébastien Buemi (SUI)
 Kazuki Nakajima (JPN)
2019–20  Mike Conway (GBR)  Toyota Gazoo Racing (JPN)  Toyota (JPN) M 3 4 8 207 Race 8 of 8 5 [24]
 Kamui Kobayashi (JPN)
 José María López (ARG)
2021  Mike Conway (GBR)  Toyota Gazoo Racing (JPN)  Toyota (JPN) M 4 3 6 173 Race 6 of 6 5 [25]
 Kamui Kobayashi (JPN)
 José María López (ARG)
2022  Sébastien Buemi (SUI)  Toyota Gazoo Racing (JPN)  Toyota (JPN) M 2 2 5 149 Race 6 of 6 5 [26]
 Brendon Hartley (NZL)
 Ryō Hirakawa (JPN)
2023  Sébastien Buemi (SUI)  Toyota Gazoo Racing (JPN)  Toyota (JPN) M 2 2 6 172 Race 7 of 7 27 [27]
 Brendon Hartley (NZL)
 Ryō Hirakawa (JPN)
2024  Kévin Estre (FRA)  Porsche Penske Motorsport (DEU)  Porsche (DEU) M 1 2 5 150 Race 8 of 8 37 [28]
 André Lotterer (DEU)
 Laurens Vanthoor (BEL)

World Endurance GT Drivers' Championship

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The World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers was created in 2013 to give LMGTE drivers their own title separate from the World Drivers' Championship, before being promoted to World Championship status in 2017.[14][29] Drivers in both the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories were eligible for the overall championship, although LMGTE Am drivers are also eligible for their own FIA Trophy.[15]

A grey background and the † symbol denotes a season in which the World Cup for GT Drivers was awarded.

Winners of the World Endurance GT Drivers' Championship
Season Drivers Team Manufacturer Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2013  Gianmaria Bruni (ITA)  AF Corse (ITA)  Ferrari (ITA) M 1 3 5 145 Race 8 of 8 10 [18]
2014  Gianmaria Bruni (ITA)  AF Corse (ITA)  Ferrari (ITA) M 4 4 5 168 Race 7 of 8 33.5 [19]
 Toni Vilander (FIN)
2015  Richard Lietz (AUT)  Porsche Team Manthey (GER)  Porsche (GER) M 0 3 5 145 Race 8 of 8 13.5 [20]
2016  Marco Sørensen (DEN)  Aston Martin Racing (GBR)  Aston Martin (GBR) D 3 2 6 156 Race 9 of 9 22 [21]
 Nicki Thiim (DEN)
2017  James Calado (GBR)  AF Corse (ITA)  Ferrari (ITA) M 0 3 7 153 Race 9 of 9 8 [22]
 Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA)
2018–19  Michael Christensen (DEN)  Porsche GT Team (GER)  Porsche (GER) M 1 2 6 155 Race 8 of 8 18.5 [23]
 Kévin Estre (FRA)
2019–20  Marco Sørensen (DEN)  Aston Martin Racing (GBR)  Aston Martin (GBR) M 1 3 5 172 Race 8 of 8 24 [24]
 Nicki Thiim (DEN)
2021  James Calado (GBR)  AF Corse (ITA)  Ferrari (ITA) M 0 3 6 177 Race 6 of 6 11 [25]
 Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA)
2022  James Calado (GBR)  AF Corse (ITA)  Ferrari (ITA) M 1 2 4 135 Race 6 of 6 3 [26]
 Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA)

World Manufacturers' Championship

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The Manufacturers' Championship has been exclusive to LMP1 entries supported by major automotive manufacturers.[30] Points were awarded to the leading car from each manufacturer until the 2014 season when the top two finishers from each manufacturer were eligible for points. In 2014 the LMP1 class was also divided, with manufacturers limited solely to the LMP1-H category.[31] For the 2012 season, only the scores from six events counted towards the championship, the 24 Hours of Le Mans plus the five best race results over the season.[30]

Following the 2017 season the Manufacturers' Championship was dropped due to a lack of manufacturer competition in LMP1. A new LMP1 World Championship was created to be awarded to teams instead.[32][33] For the 2022 season, the championship format was changed from teams to manufacturers. LMDh competitors were ineligible for championship points because they were only permitted to enter on a race-by-race basis.[16]

Winners of the World Manufacturers' Championship
Season Manufacturer Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2012  Audi (GER) Audi R18 TDI M 5 5[a] 17[a] 173 Race 4 of 8 77 [17]
Audi R18 ultra
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
2013  Audi (GER) Audi R18 e-tron quattro M 5 6 15[a] 207 Race 6 of 8 64.5 [18]
2014  Toyota (JPN) Toyota TS040 Hybrid M 4 5 12 289 Race 8 of 8 45 [19]
2015  Porsche (GER) Porsche 919 Hybrid M 8 6 13 344 Race 7 of 8 80 [20]
2016  Porsche (GER) Porsche 919 Hybrid M 3 6 9 324 Race 8 of 9 58 [21]
2017  Porsche (GER) Porsche 919 Hybrid M 5 4 15 337 Race 8 of 9 50.5 [22]
2022  Toyota (JPN) Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 3 4 10 186 Race 6 of 6 42 [26]
2023  Toyota (JPN) Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 5 6 11 217 Race 6 of 7 56 [27]
2024  Toyota (JPN) Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 2 4 5 190 Race 8 of 8 2 [28]

Hypercar World Endurance Championship

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With a lack of manufacturers in the LMP1 championship for the 2018–19 season, a new World Championship was created to be awarded to LMP1 teams in place of the former manufacturers' championship. Unlike the manufacturers' championship, only the top scoring car from each team is eligible to score points.[32][33] With Hypercar replacing LMP1 as the top class in the WEC for the 2021 season, this was changed to the Hypercar competitor who scored the greatest amount of points after considering the results of their best placed car in the overall classification of each race in the 2021 season.[6]

A grey background and the † symbol denotes a season in which the LMP1 World Endurance Championship was awarded.

Winners of the Hypercar World Endurance Championship
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2018–19  Toyota Gazoo Racing (JPN) Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 8 7 13 216 Race 7 of 8 82 [23]
2019–20  Toyota Gazoo Racing (JPN) Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 4 6 16 241 Race 7 of 8 96 [24]
2021  Toyota Gazoo Racing (JPN) Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 5 6 11 206 Race 5 of 6 78 [25]

World GT Manufacturers' Championship

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A side view of a predominately while-coloured Porsche 911 RSR being driven in 2018
Porsche won their first World GT Manufacturers' Championship with the 911 RSR in the 2018–19 season.

As with the World Endurance GT Drivers' Championship, the World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers was elevated to World Championship status in 2017.[14][29] The championship is open to all manufacturers participating in the LMGTE categories, although only manufacturers who competed in the whole season are eligible for points. All teams from the manufacturers entered for the entire season are eligible for points. The top two finishers, regardless of category, were awarded points toward the championship.[15]

A grey background and the † symbol denotes a season in which the World Cup for GT Manufacturers was awarded.

Winners of the World GT Manufacturers' Championship
Season Manufacturer Cars Poles[b] Wins[b] Podiums[b] Points Clinched Margin Ref
2012  Ferrari (ITA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 7 6 19 338 Race 6 of 8 105 [17]
2013  Ferrari (ITA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 2 5 16 255 Race 8 of 8 8.5 [18]
2014  Ferrari (ITA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 7 5 16 288 Race 8 of 8 28 [19]
2015  Porsche (GER) Porsche 911 RSR 1 5 16 290 Race 8 of 8 4 [20]
2016  Ferrari (ITA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 3 3 12 294 Race 9 of 9 7 [21]
Ferrari 488 GTE
2017  Ferrari (ITA) Ferrari 488 GTE 4 5 11 305 Race 8 of 9 67.5 [22]
2018–19  Porsche (GER) Porsche 911 RSR 2 3 10 288 Race 7 of 8 94 [23]
2019–20  Aston Martin (GBR) Aston Martin Vantage AMR 1 4 10 332 Race 7 of 8 43 [24]
2021  Ferrari (ITA) Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 1 3 9 291 Race 6 of 6 14 [25]
2022  Ferrari (ITA) Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 1 3 9 269 Race 6 of 6 12 [26]

World Cups

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World Cup for Hypercar Teams

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The World Cup for Hypercar Teams was introduced in the 2023 season for privateer teams and for car manufacturers entering more than two entries in the Hypercar category to field their additional vehicles in this sub-championship.[34][35]

Winners of the World Cup for Hypercar Teams
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2023  Hertz Team Jota (GBR) Porsche 963 M 0 5 5 150 Race 5 of 7 114 [27]
2024  Hertz Team Jota (GBR) Porsche 963 M 0 4 5 183 Race 7 of 8 30 [28]

Trophies

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LMP1 Private Teams Drivers' Trophy

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The FIA Trophy for the drivers of private entries in the LMP1 category was created in 2014 to award non-manufacturer entries.[36] It was awarded to the highest-placed LMP1 privateer squad that entered a car that did not feature hybrid technology from 2015 onward.[37] Due to a lack of privateer LMP1 entries in 2017, the trophy was not awarded before eventually being dropped altogether.[38]

Winners of the LMP1 Private Teams Drivers' Trophy
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2014  Mathias Beche (SUI)  Rebellion Racing (SUI) M 0 5 8 204 Race 4 of 8 111 [19]
 Nick Heidfeld (GER)
 Nicolas Prost (FRA)
2015  Mathias Beche (SUI)  Rebellion Racing (SUI) M 0 2 6 134 Race 7 of 8 26 [20]
 Nicolas Prost (FRA)
2016  Alexandre Imperatori (SUI)  Rebellion Racing (SUI) D 0 7 8 193 Race 7 of 9 84 [21]
 Dominik Kraihamer (AUT)
 Mathéo Tuscher (SUI)

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

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The Trophy for LMP2 Drivers was awarded from 2013 onward to allow LMP2 drivers their own title separate from the World Endurance Drivers' Championship.[14]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2013  Bertrand Baguette (BEL)  OAK Racing (FRA) D 1 2 5 141.5 Race 8 of 8 9 [18]
 Ricardo González (MEX)
 Martin Plowman (GBR)
2014  Sergey Zlobin (RUS)  SMP Racing (RUS) M 0 1 6 146 Race 8 of 8 9 [19]
2015  Sam Bird (GBR)  G-Drive Racing (RUS) D 4 4 7 178 Race 8 of 8 23 [20]
 Julien Canal (FRA)
 Roman Rusinov (RUS)
2016  Nicolas Lapierre (FRA)  Signatech Alpine (FRA) D 2 4 7 199 Race 8 of 9 33 [21]
 Gustavo Menezes (USA)
 Stéphane Richelmi (MON)
2017  Julien Canal (FRA)  Vaillante Rebellion (SUI) D 1 4 8 186 Race 9 of 9 11 [22]
 Bruno Senna (BRA)
2018–19  Nicolas Lapierre (FRA)  Signatech Alpine Matmut (FRA) D M 1 2 8 181 Race 8 of 8 15 [23]
 André Negrão (BRA)
 Pierre Thiriet (FRA)
2019–20  Filipe Albuquerque (PRT)  United Autosports (GBR) M 5 4 6 190 Race 7 of 8 15 [24]
 Phil Hanson (GBR)
2021  Robin Frijns (NLD)  Team WRT (BEL) G 1 3 4 151 Race 6 of 6 20 [25]
 Ferdinand von Habsburg (AUT)
 Charles Milesi (FRA)
2022  António Félix da Costa (PRT)  Jota (GBR) G 1 1 5 137 Race 6 of 6 21 [26]
 Roberto González (MEX)
 Will Stevens (GBR)
2023  Rui Andrade (ANG)  Team WRT (BEL) G 1 3 6 173 Race 7 of 7 59 [27]
 Louis Delétraz (SUI)
 Robert Kubica (POL)

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Drivers

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The Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Drivers was introduced in the 2021 season for LMP2 driver crews featuring at least one bronze-rated driver (gentleman driver).[39] It was discontinued from the 2023 season after responding to team consultation and market demands.[35]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Drivers
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles[c] Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2021  Frits van Eerd (NLD)  Racing Team Nederland (NLD) G 0 4 5 167 Race 6 of 6 21 [25]
2022  Nicklas Nielsen (DEN)  AF Corse (ITA) G 0 4 6 178 Race 6 of 6 24 [26]
 François Perrodo (FRA)
 Alessio Rovera (ITA)

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers

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The Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers was an additional title separate from the World Cup for GT Drivers, only open to drivers in LMGTE Am.[6][14]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2013  Jamie Campbell-Walter (GBR)  Aston Martin Racing (GBR) M 1 2 4 129 Race 8 of 8 1 [18]
 Stuart Hall (GBR)
2014  David Heinemeier Hansson (DEN)  Aston Martin Racing (GBR) M 1 4 8 198 Race 7 of 8 34 [19]
 Kristian Poulsen (DEN)
2015  Aleksey Basov (RUS)  SMP Racing (RUS) M 2 3 6 165 Race 8 of 8 17 [20]
 Andrea Bertolini (ITA)
 Viktor Shaytar (RUS)
2016  Rui Águas (PRT)  AF Corse (ITA) M 0 2 8 188 Race 9 of 9 37 [21]
 Emmanuel Collard (FRA)
 François Perrodo (FRA)
2017  Paul Dalla Lana (CAN)  Aston Martin Racing (GBR) D 7 4 7 192 Race 9 of 9 24 [22]
 Pedro Lamy (PRT)
 Mathias Lauda (AUT)
2018–19  Jörg Bergmeister (GER)  Team Project 1 (GER) M 1 2 6 151 Race 8 of 8 41 [23]
 Patrick Lindsey (USA)
 Egidio Perfetti (NOR)
2019–20  Emmanuel Collard (FRA)  AF Corse (ITA) M 0 2 4 167 Race 8 of 8 13 [24]
 Nicklas Nielsen (DEN)
 François Perrodo (FRA)
2021  Nicklas Nielsen (DEN)  AF Corse (ITA) M 0 4 4 150 Race 6 of 6 59.5 [25]
 François Perrodo (FRA)
 Alessio Rovera (ITA)
2022  Ben Keating (USA)  TF Sport (GBR) M 3 2 4 141 Race 6 of 6 23 [26]
 Marco Sørensen (DEN)
2023  Nicky Catsburg (NLD)  Corvette Racing (USA) M 3 3 5 173 Race 5 of 7 55 [27]
 Ben Keating (USA)
 Nicolás Varrone (ARG)

Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Drivers

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The Trophy for LMGT3 Drivers was introduced in the 2024 season for LMGT3 driver crews featuring at least one bronze-rated driver (gentleman driver).[40]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Drivers
Season Drivers Team Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2024  Klaus Bachler (AUT)  Manthey PureRxcing (LTU) G 2 2 6 139 Race 7 of 8 34 [28]
 Alex Malykhin (KNA)
 Joel Sturm (DEU)

Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams

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A teams title was not held for manufacturers in the LMP1 category, instead a Trophy was awarded to privately entered LMP1 teams. Note that points in this Trophy were awarded solely on the finishing position of private LMP1 entries, with manufacturer entries not included. Although teams may have earned points for a win in the Trophy, they did not score a win in the overall LMP1 standings.[41] Due to a lack of privateer LMP1 entries in 2017, the trophy was not awarded before being dropped altogether.[38]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2012  Rebellion Racing (SUI) Lola B11/60-Toyota M 0 6 12 205 Race 7 of 8 57 [17]
Lola B12/60-Toyota
2013  Rebellion Racing (SUI) Lola B12/60-Toyota M 0 6 7 173.5 Race 6 of 8 105.5 [18]
2014  Rebellion Racing (SUI) Lola B12/60-Toyota M 0[d] 5 8 204 Race 4 of 8 111 [19]
Rebellion R-One-Toyota
2015  Rebellion Racing (SUI) Rebellion R-One-AER M 0 2 6 134 Race 7 of 8 26 [20]
2016  Rebellion Racing (SUI) Rebellion R-One-AER D 0 7 8 193 Race 7 of 9 84 [21]

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams

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A blue, white and black LMP2 car being raced at Silverstone Circuit in 2018
Signatech Alpine earned their second LMP2 teams trophy in the 2018–19 season.

For the 2012 season, multi-car teams were awarded points based on their highest finishing entry.[17] From 2013 onward, each entry was scored as its own team.[41]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2012  Starworks Motorsport (USA) HPD ARX-03b D 4 3 7 177 Race 7 of 8 23 [17]
2013  OAK Racing (FRA) Morgan LMP2-Nissan D 1 2 5 141.5 Race 8 of 8 7 [18]
2014  SMP Racing (RUS) Oreca 03-Nissan M 0 1 6 146 Race 8 of 8 9 [19]
Oreca 03R-Nissan
2015  G-Drive Racing (RUS) Ligier JS P2-Nissan D 4 4 7 178 Race 8 of 8 23 [20]
2016  Signatech Alpine (FRA) Alpine A460-Nissan D 2 4 7 199 Race 8 of 9 30 [21]
2017  Vaillante Rebellion (SUI) Oreca 07-Gibson D 1 4 8 186 Race 9 of 9 11 [22]
2018–19  Signatech Alpine Matmut (FRA) Alpine A470-Gibson D M 1 2 8 181 Race 8 of 8 15 [23]
2019–20  United Autosports (GBR) Oreca 07-Gibson M 5 4 6 190 Race 7 of 8 38 [24]
2021  Team WRT (BEL) Oreca 07-Gibson G 1 3 4 151 Race 6 of 6 20 [25]
2022  Jota (GBR) Oreca 07-Gibson G 1 1 4 137 Race 6 of 6 21 [26]
2023  Team WRT (BEL) Oreca 07-Gibson G 1 3 6 173 Race 7 of 7 59 [27]

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Teams

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The Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Teams was introduced in the 2021 season for LMP2 teams featuring at least one bronze-rated driver (gentleman driver) in their lineup.[39] It was discontinued from the 2023 season after responding to team consultation and market demands.[35]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Pro/Am Teams
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles[c] Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2021  Racing Team Nederland (NLD) Oreca 07-Gibson G 0 4 5 167 Race 6 of 6 21 [25]
2022  AF Corse (ITA) Oreca 07-Gibson G 0 4 6 178 Race 6 of 6 24 [26]

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams

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For the 2012 season, multi-car teams were awarded points based on their highest finishing entry.[17] From 2013 onward, each entry was scored as its own team.[41] The Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams was dropped for the 2018–19 season.[42]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2012  AF Corse (ITA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 0 5 8 201 Race 6 of 8 59 [17]
2013  AF Corse (ITA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 1 3 5 145 Race 8 of 8 16.5 [18]
2014  AF Corse (ITA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 4 4 5 168 Race 7 of 8 20 [19]
2015  Porsche Team Manthey (GER) Porsche 911 RSR M 0 3 5 154 Race 8 of 8 5 [20]
2016  Aston Martin Racing (GBR) Aston Martin Vantage GTE D 3 2 6 156 Race 9 of 9 15 [21]
2017  AF Corse (ITA) Ferrari 488 GTE M 0 3 7 164 Race 9 of 9 18 [22]

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams

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A gold and black Porsche 911 RSR being driven at Silverstone Circuit in 2018
2018–19 LMGTE Am champions Team Project 1

For the 2012 season, multi-car teams were awarded points based on their highest finishing entry.[17] From 2013 onward, each entry was scored as its own team.[41]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2012  Larbre Compétition (FRA) Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 1 3 8 179 Race 8 of 8 26 [17]
2013  8 Star Motorsports (USA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 1 2 5 136 Race 8 of 8 3 [18]
2014  Aston Martin Racing (GBR) Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 1 4 8 198 Race 7 of 8 34 [19]
2015  SMP Racing (RUS) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 2 3 6 165 Race 8 of 8 17 [20]
2016  AF Corse (ITA) Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 0 2 8 188 Race 9 of 9 37 [21]
2017  Aston Martin Racing (GBR) Aston Martin Vantage GTE D 7 4 8 198 Race 9 of 9 19 [22]
2018–19  Team Project 1 (GER) Porsche 911 RSR M 1 2 6 151 Race 8 of 8 41 [23]
2019–20  AF Corse (ITA) Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 0 2 4 167 Race 8 of 8 13 [24]
2021  AF Corse (ITA) Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 0 4 4 150 Race 6 of 6 59.5 [25]
2022  TF Sport (GBR) Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 3 1 4 141 Race 6 of 6 23 [26]
2023  Corvette Racing (USA) Chevrolet Corvette C8.R M 3 3 5 173 Race 5 of 7 55 [27]

Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams

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Each entry is scored as its own team in the Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams championship since its introduction in 2024.[28]

Winners of the Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams
Season Team Cars Tyre Poles Wins Podiums Points Clinched Margin Ref
2024  Manthey PureRxcing (LTU) Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 2 2 6 139 Race 7 of 8 34 [28]

Michelin Green X Challenge

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The Michelin Green X Challenge was a championship based on the energy efficiency and performance of each full-time WEC team over the course of the 2012 season. It was divided into the LMP and LMGTE categories and each champion received an automatic entry to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.[43]

Winners of the Michelin Green X Challenge
Season Category No. Team Wins Points Margin Clinched Ref
2012 LMP 2  Audi Sport Team Joest (GER) 7 318 17 Race 8 of 8 [44]
LMGTE 71  AF Corse (ITA) 2 216 18

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Includes third manufacturer entries at events in which additional entries were not eligible for World Manufacturers' Championship points[17][18]
  2. ^ a b c Includes wins, podiums, and pole positions in both LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am[15]
  3. ^ a b Pole positions were not awarded in LMP2 Pro/Am. A single point was awarded for the entire LMP2 category.[25]
  4. ^ Pole positions were not awarded in the LMP1-L category. A single pole position point was awarded for the entire LMP1 category.[19]

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