FIA WEC 2024 season long Entry List & other news

The 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship entry list has been confirmed.  Details in this post.  Stay tuned, too, for an editorial breaking everything down in the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes.

This is a shocker.  Isotta Fraschini and Vector Sport have parted ways.  Isotta Fraschini I believe will still show up on the Hypercar grid next year.  But who will be in charge of their team operations?  We'll see.

Vector Sport No Longer Involved in Isotta Fraschini LMH Program

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/vector-sport-no-longer-involved-in-isotta-lmh-program/

We might be able to find more clarity on this developing story.  Scroll down to read more after the other news articles.

United Announce First Two McLaren GT3 Driver Signings

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/united-announces-first-two-lmgt3-driver-signings/  

The bumper entry list for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship has been confirmed!  Stay tuned for more including an Op. Ed. with my analysis of the entry list.

Hypercar, LMGT3 Entries Confirmed in Bumper 2024 Entry

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/hypercars-lmgt3-cars-confirmed-in-bumper-full-season-entry/

Of course, we all are aware that the entry list for the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be separate and that one will be announced in Mid-February as tradition dictates.

Isotta Fraschini will keep their project going but they have partnered instead with Duqueine.

Isotta Fraschini to Partner With Duqueine for Debut Season

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/isotta-fraschini-to-partner-with-duqueine-for-wec-effort/

This is new news.  Vanwall, before having their entry request denied by the FIA and the ACO had struck a deal with Pipo Moteurs for engines, replacing Gibson Technologies as their engine supplier.  Recall that Pipo Moteurs built engines for Glickenhaus before that team ceased operations earlier this year.

Vanwall Struck Engine Deal with Pipo Before Entry Rejection

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/vanwall-struck-engine-deal-with-pipo-before-entry-rejection/

WEC Took "Logical and Right Decisions" in Entry Selection

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/lequien-wec-took-logical-and-right-decisions-in-entry-selection/

BMW Has "Very Intensive" Exchange Between WRT, RLL

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/bmw-has-very-intensive-exchange-between-wrt-rll/

WEC Targeting Expanded 40-Car Grid in 2025

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/wec-targeting-40-car-minimum-grid-in-2025/

This means, compared to the 2024 entry list we have just seen, only three more cars would be necessary, obviously.

The latest Double Stint Podcast.  Tim Fullbrook and John Dagys break down the 2024 FIA WEC entry list.  So, we have wall-to-wall coverage of this breaking story over the last handful of days.  It seems to be the hot topic in sports car racing right now.

DOUBLE STINT: WEC Entry List Analysis (11-28-23)

https://sportscar365.com/podcasts/double-stint-wec-entry-list-analysis/

Tire Warmers Could Return at 24H Le Mans Next Year

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/tire-warmers-could-return-to-le-mans-next-year/

Klauser: Cadillac "Improved on Something" at Every Race

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/klauser-cadillac-improved-on-something-at-every-race/