most likely Bernhard and Dumas will share the 3rd car with someone else?
And with that new 997, I'm sure they'll love driving it. In fact, I believe Bernhard or Dumas were the ones testing the car in Estoril in October. With Porsche they both have a diverse calendar and the mid/long-term chance of driving the new Proto. When looking at the "works drivers", they are the ones with Proto experience.
So, basically, Audi will have the same lineups as last year.
About the 3rd and 4th entries, the Regulation states
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f) "Additional" cars:
Exceptionally, and depending on the interest that they might represent for the Championship, the Selection Committee may admit, for one or more events, one or more additional cars, subject to their conformity with the applicable Technical and Homologation regulations.
The additional cars will appear in the classification of the event, but will be invisible for the different classifications for the Championship.
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Clearly, if the Pugs and Audis wanted to enter a 3rd and/or 4th car for selected races as a Hybrid, instead of the regular Diesels, it would be considered of interest for FIA, WEC, ACO and the whole shabagan.