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Good topic!
There are a few things which should be remembered.
The birth (re-birth?) of a world championship centred on Le Mans.
The first hybrid win at LM. The first of many, surely, since this appears to be the future. A more extreme vision of that future being next year's garage 56 entry.
Early, stumbling attempts to engage with a far wider audience through free web broadcasts of endurance races, shown in their entirety. It's not a sport for everyone but at least everyone (with a reasonable web connection) can work that out for themselves now.
Variety is at the heart of the appeal of sportscar racing for many people, so having a systematic way of ensuring all sorts of drivers can participate through the grading system is an interesting innovation. I must admit that I don't know when this system was introduced but it has allowed young up-and-comers to rub shoulders with seasoned pros, F1 refugees and well-heeled gentlemen.
An interesting period, even if the racing at the front wasn't always what we hoped it would be.
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