[WEC] OFFICIAL 2012 WEC ENTRY LIST (02/02/12 16:00 CET / 15:00 UK)

[MihokS5]

Originally Posted by ronnie peterson

Working stream: http://video.eurosport.fr/auto/0202-...medium=twitter

None for USA yet

[NightStalk3r]

Originally Posted by Dyson Mazda

are they doing Grand Am as well this year

Yes, they plan to have 3 cars on the grid for round 2

[Félix]

Auto-Hebdo says Audi enters 2 hybrids with McNish and Lotterer as confirmed drivers.

[Félix]

Full Pescarolo line-up confirmed: http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...ance-9447.html

Technically the most interesting effort for this year, and by far. I'm excited to see how they'll develop them.

[kober]

the quickest updates are on https://twitter.com/#!/endurancesport

[dj choc ice]

GT entries are looking good, my assumption is JWA Avila is James Watt Automotive from years gone by? Any reason why there are no BMW's on the entry list for LM?

[kober]

https://twitter.com/#!/24hoursoflemans

[arakis]

the cheating **** had their hand full with DTM, no more support from factory

[dj choc ice]

Originally Posted by arakis

the cheating **** had their hand full with DTM, no more support from factory

Thanks, been out of the loop for a while. A shame that BMW have left sportscars in a factory capacity at LM at least.

[joeb]

Tweet from sebring:

Sebring Raceway @sebringraceway Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Excellent Sebring WEC entry: 9 LMP1 (3 Audis!); 9 LMP2; 12 in the GT categories. The 60th Sebring is going to be great!
Retweeted by John Dagys

[dj choc ice]

18 cars in P2. Doesn't appear to be many Honda powered cars but lots of Nissan powered cars in the fray this year. P1 is up next.

[airbusA346]

Does anyone have the WEC list?

[911targa]

Originally Posted by dj choc ice

GT entries are looking good, my assumption is JWA Avila is James Watt Automotive from years gone by? Any reason why there are no BMW's on the entry list for LM?

Very likely, last year JWA attend GT OPEN under JWA-Avila banner. But the problem is, their 2007 RSR with 2008 updates is still a 3.8L one, they have to get a 4.0L one.
http://www.jwaracing.com/

[Mal]

Is Strakka in?

[joeb]

DSC's list

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Mal

Is Strakka in?

Yes.

[chernaudi]

Some conflicting reports about # of entries with some teams--Endurance sport is reporting 2 Audis while Fouritiude and DSC say 4 entries split between 2 teams.

Misinterpretation of # of entries vs # of cars?

DSC has two Toyotas for LM and here's the LMP reserves as it stands now:

Jetalliance/Status GP/Murphy/Hope Racing/Lotus

EDIT: It seems that the confusion with Audi is that their LM entries and WEC entries were filed separately--but does that mean two or four R18s at LM?

Edit II: FIA official confirms 4 Audis at LM.

[ronnie peterson]

It is four entries split between two teams. 2x TDI 2x Hybrid

[Mal]

Originally Posted by chernaudi

Some conflicting reports about # of entries with some teams--Endurance sport is reporting 2 Audis while Fouritiude and DSC say 4 entries split between 2 teams.

Misinterpretation of # of entires vs # of cars?

DSC has two Toyotas for LM and here's the LMP reserves as it stands now:

Jetalliance/Status GP/Murphy/Hope Racing/Lotus

The tweets from Audi themselves say 4

[dj choc ice]

Originally Posted by 911targa

Very likely, last year JWA attend GT OPEN under JWA-Avila banner. But the problem is, their 2007 RSR with 2008 updates is still a 3.8L one, they have to get a 4.0L one.
http://www.jwaracing.com/

Must be them then, I am somewhat surprised the car is that old though. I thought they would have at least updated the car with the new 4.0 litre engine.

LM entry is very good this year but it isn't quite as good as last year (no BMW, Risi, Peugeot.) Although P2 has gained massively in terms of entries, seems the ACO cost cap formula has worked thus far.

WEC entry is looking great, I'm very excited for the season now. I hope Toyota, JRM and co can take the fight to Audi. Also, are Dyson still going to be running their Lola Mazda's for the 2012 season?

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by dj choc ice

Must be them then, I am somewhat surprised the car is that old though. I thought they would have at least updated the car with the new 4.0 litre engine.

We aren't going to be running the 2007/8 RSR, we are getting a 11MY RSR.

Tom.

[chernaudi]

I was only reading Endurance sport's tweets, and now they're reporting four after asking an FIA official--I have also edited my post.

Audi are reporting that the lead drivers will be McNish, Lotterer, Bernhard and Oliver Jarvis for each car--rest of the line ups to be revealed later, but for 3 of the cars it's fairly easy to guess the rest of the line ups--I'd expect maybe some surprisese for entry #4.

[Aysedasi]

Just a reminder that there is (unsurprisingly) a dedicated thread in the subforum for the entries for Le Mans. Do your best to avoid duplication please. Ta.

[airbusA346]

WEC List:

http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/...ist_310112.pdf

[kurski]

Originally Posted by airbusA346

WEC List:

http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/...ist_310112.pdf

Why do so few participants?