Drivers, nationalities, teams… The list of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans in numbers

158/186 pilots

The grid of 24 Hours of Le Mans The 2026 season is already almost fully booked. For this 94th edition of the Sarthe event, 158 drivers out of the 186 available places are currently registered on the provisional V1 list published on February 19, 2026. 

62 cars 

All 62 garages at the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be occupied this year. Among the 62 cars, there will be 18 Hypercars, 19 LMP2s, and 25 LMGT3s. The premier endurance racing category will include the 17 prototypes that compete in the World Championship throughout the year, and will therefore be represented by two cars. Aston MartinTwo Toyotatwo Cadillacs, two BMWs, two Genesises, two Alpine, three Classic Ferrari for sale And two Peugeot The last Hypercar spot went to a third Cadillac, that of Wayne Taylor Racing, invited since theIMSAThe big news comes from Genesis, which is fielding two prototypes for its first Le Mans campaign in the Hypercar category.

33 nationalities

The international dimension remains a hallmark of Le Mans. The provisional 2026 entry list shows 33 nationalities represented among the drivers. It should be noted that Timur Boguslavskiy is also participating, but under a neutral banner, not representing Russia.

• 26 French pilots
• 24 British pilots
• 15 American pilots
• 13 Italian pilots
• 11 German pilots
• 8 Danish pilots
• 6 Swiss pilots
• 5 Brazilian pilots
• 4 Dutch pilots
• 4 Belgian pilots
• 4 Canadian pilots
• 3 Spanish pilots
• 3 Japanese pilots
• 3 New Zealand pilots
• 3 Austrian pilots
• 3 Irish pilots
• 2 Portuguese pilots
• 2 Polish pilots
• 2 Swedish pilots
• 2 Australian pilots
• 2 Turkish pilots
• 1 Chinese pilot
• 1 South African pilot
• 1 Grenadine pilot 
• 1 Mexican pilot
• 1 Malaysian pilot 
• 1 Hong Kong pilot 
• 1 Qatari pilot
• 1 Romanian pilot
• 1 Indonesian pilot
• 1 Monegasque pilot 
• 1 Argentinian pilot
• 1 Angolan pilot

Furthermore, among the 62 teams entered (not to be confused with manufacturers), 12 nations are represented. French, British, German, and Italian teams are among the most numerous. American teams are particularly prominent in Hypercar and LMGT3.

2 female drivers

The female presence will be less prominent in 2026 with the disappearance of the Iron Dames, whom we will not see in the Endurance World Championship for the first time since 2022. Fortunately, we will still find... Dorian Pin in LMP2 with Duqueine Team, as well as Lilou Wadoux in LMGT3 with Richard Mille AF Corse. We can also hope to see Jamie Chadwick, whose IDEC Sport #18 she drives in ELMS is a reserve driver, replacing Paul-Loup Chatin in the team's other LMP2 car. The Frenchman has been announced as a Hypercar driver with Genesis.

9 reservists

Beyond the 62 cars entered, nine crews are on the reserve list. No Hypercars are announced, so there are five LMP2 teams: Cetilar Racing #47, CLX Motorsport #137, IDEC Sport #18, Vector Sport #16, and Proton Competition #11; and four LMGT3 teams: GR Racing #86, Blackthorn #56, United Autosport #95, and AF Corse #151. These teams can join the grid should a team withdraw before race week.

12 former F1 drivers 

Of the 158 drivers announced so far in the entry list, 12 have already had experience in Formula 1 and have competed in at least one Grand Prix in their career. This is the case for Sébastien Bourdais, Will Stevens, Jack Aitken (Cadillac), Kamui Kobayashi, Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Nyck de Vries (Toyota), André Lotterer (Genesis), Stoffel Vandoorne, Paul di Resta (Peugeot), Antonio Giovinazzi (Ferrari), Robert Kubica (AF Corse) and obviously, Kevin Magnussen (BMW) in Hypercar. In LMP2, Pietro Fittipaldi (Vector Sport) is entered for this 94th edition. 

With Jenson Button's retirement at the end of last year, no former Formula 1 world champion is currently on the grid. However, it wouldn't be surprising to see one return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the near future, as has been suggested. Max Verstappen et Fernando Alonsowho has also already won the race twice, in 2018 and 2019. Sebastian Vettel, which, despite a rapprochement with Porsche, who has chosen not to yet embark on endurance racing, would also be involved.

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19 former winners at Le Mans

Finally, of the 158 drivers announced to date, only 18 have already tasted overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans: Romain Dumas (2010, 2016), André Lotterer (2011, 2012, 2014), Loïc duval (2013) Mike conway (2021), Kamui Kobayashi (2021), Jose Maria Lopez (2021), Sébastien Buemi (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022), Brendon Hartley (2017, 2020 and 2022), Ryō Hirakawa (2022), Earl Bamber (2015 and 2017), Alessandro Pier Guidi (2023), James Calado (2023), Antonio Giovinazzi (2023), Nicklas Nielsen (2024), Antonio Fuoco (2024), Miguel Molina (2024), as well as the last Ferrari crew, Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica and Philip Hanson winners with AF Corse in 2025.