The “adjusted” LMP2 regulations for the 2022 season

If the new LMP2s are expected for 2024 at the earliest, the current ones have received an adjustment for the 2022 season, the debut of which is scheduled for March 18 with the 1000 miles of Sebring.

« At the start of 2021, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) implemented some changes to the LMP2 category regulations to help with the stratification between the new Hypercars and LMP2s . Experimentation showed that the simulations were correct and that the changes were necessary,” we can read in the ACO press release.

Faced with this situation, the ACO and the FIA, together with team representatives, decided to carry out “ adjustments » of the LMP2 regulations for next year. The first concerns the Gibson engine, an element common to all cars in the category. This has seen its power reduced for 2022.

In addition, an aerodynamic kit in “ Le Mans » will be adopted for the entire season WEC while in the European Le Mans Series, teams will use “standard” bodywork. The fuel tank is also not exempt from adjustments since its capacity will increase from 75 liters to 65 from 2022. “ The ACO and FIA are working with manufacturers to agree a simple and mandatory method to implement this change. ».

Finally, the driving time will be adapted according to the volume of fuel on board the prototype, indicate the ACO and the FIA. " These regulatory provisions result from the desire of teams and organizers to add a strategic axis and logical decisions for the advent of Hypercars."

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