Record number of participants in the Michelin Le Mans Cup

There have never been so many people for a Michelin season Le Mans Cup only in 2022. This year, no less than 43 cars will compete during the 6 rounds of the calendar of the new campaign.

In GT3, 8 cars will fight for the title at the end of the season, namely 3 Honda NSX GT3 from GMB Motorsport, 2 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo (1 for Ebimotors and 1 other for VSR), 2 Ferrari 488 GT3 from AF Corse and a Aston Martin Vantage GT3 from Bullit Racing with Frenchman Valentin Hasse-Clot among its crew members.

The busiest category will be LMP3 with a total of 34 entries, the majority of which are Ligier JS P320s. Only 7 Duqueine M30-D08s appear among the entry list. Finally, the 43^e and last car will be the innovative car of the H24 Racing team running on hydrogen. Norman Nato and Stéphane Richelmi form the latter's contingent for the 2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup season.

43 coaches? Yes you read that right!

A record-breaking grid is entered for the 2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup. Bring on the new season!

👉🏻 34 LMP3 cars
👉🏻 8 GT3 cars
👉🏻 1 innovative car

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Entry-list: https://t.co/MqLDB0AxYD#LMC @Michelin_Sport pic.twitter.com/gOfIQwzZ5L

— Le Mans Cup (@LeMansCup) March 15, 2022

" There Michelin Le Mans Cup continues to grow, rejoices Frédéric Lequien, general director of Le Mans Endurance Management. It offers teams and drivers the opportunity to take a first step into the world of endurance. We are delighted to see that our grid is growing year after year with this season more than 40 entries for the first time in the history of the series. I would like to welcome the new teams and drivers of the Michelin Le Mans Cup. We are looking forward to the first race of the 2022 season at Le Castellet »

The first round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup is scheduled for April 17 at Le Castellet.

The complete entry list.

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