The list of participants for the 1812 km of Qatar is known, without surprise

The World ChampionshipEndurance of the 2025 FIA starts in a few days. After the traditional Prologue on 21 and 22 February, the first race of the season will take place on the Losail circuit (Qatar) on 28 February. For the second year in a row, it is the 1812 km of Qatar that will serve as the kick-off for the 2025 season of the WEC. In 2024, Porsche had won through future world champions Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and André Lotterer.

The list of entrants for this first round of the 2025 season holds no surprises compared to the various names already known and announced by the various teams. Kévin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor will thus put their title back on the line at the wheel of the Porsche n°6, but will this time be accompanied by Matt Campbell. The second official Porsche, the n°5, will see the debut of Julien Andlauer, accompanied by Mathieu Jaminet and Michael Christensen.

The main attraction of this first race of the year will obviously be the presence of the two Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH. The English prototype, the only non-hybrid car entered in the Hypercar category, will make its competition debut with Harry Tincknell, Tom Gamble and Ross Gunn in the No. 007, as well as Marco Sorensen, Alex Riberas and Roman De Angelis in the No. 009.

The 1812 km of Qatar will also mark the grand debut of Kevin Magnussen in Hypercar, with BMW. Frédéric Makowiecki will wear the colours of BMW for the first time in a raceAlpineThe event will also be the first competitive collaboration between the Hertz Team JOTA team and Cadillac, notably with Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais and the world champion of Formula 1 2009 Jenson Button.

In GT3, eyes will be particularly focused on the two Mercedes-AMG n°60 and 61 of Iron Lynx, the German manufacturer making its entry into the category.

Please note that the 1812 km Qatar program has undergone a change. While the race was initially scheduled to take place between 12:22 and 14:XNUMX (local time), it will now take place from XNUMX:XNUMX to midnight (local time).

« In recognition of cultural and religious considerations, and in light of the timing of the race in relation to the start of Ramadan, a decision has been taken to adjust the start time of the 1812km Qatar Race.

The opening round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship will take place at 14:00 local time on Friday 28 February 2025 and will conclude at midnight. ", the WEC said in a statement.

Discover the list of participants for the 1812km of Qatar 2025 HERE

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