The Automobile Club de l'Ouest has confirmed the driver line-up for the 87th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, which will see 62 cars competing and a total of 186 drivers, making it the largest ever grid in the history of the classic endurance event.
The list sees a number of vacant seats filled, including ByKolles LMP1 effort, which will feature Paolo Ruberti, Oliver Webb and Tom Dillmann.
Although the complete LMP2 line-up had previously been confirmed, the new list confirms that Mark Patterson will be replaced by David Zollinger in the #25 Algarve Pro ORECA 07-Gibson after Patterson broke his pevis in a testing crash last week at the Monza circuit.
In the GTE Pro class, only Aston Martin had yet to confirm its second drivers for its #95 and #97 entries, but it's now been revealed that Darren Turner and Jonathan Adam will reprise their roles from the 2018 event.
Complete 186-driver line-up for the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours
| N° | LMP1 | CAR | DRIVER 1 | NAT | DRIVER 2 | NAT | DRIVER 3 | NAT | 8 | |||
| 1 | REBELLION RACING | REBELLION R13 – GIBSON | Neel JANI | CHE | P | André LOTTERER | DEU | P | Bruno SENNA | BRA | P | |
| 3 | REBELLION RACING | REBELLION R13 – GIBSON | Thomas LAURENT | FRA | G | Nathanaël BERTHON | FRA | G | Gustavo MENEZES | USA | G | |
| 4 | BYKOLLES RACING TEAM | ENSO CLM P1/01 – NISMO | Tom DILLMANN | FRA | G | Oliver WEBB | GBR | G | Paolo RUBERTI | ITA | G | |
| 7 | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | TOYOTA TS050 – HYBRID | Mike CONWAY | GBR | P | Kamui KOBAYASHI | JPN | P | Jose Maria LOPEZ | ARG | P | |
| 8 | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | TOYOTA TS050 – HYBRID | Sébastien BUEMI | CHE | P | Kazuki NAKAJIMA | JPN | P | Fernando ALONSO | ESP | P | |
| 10 | DRAGONSPEED * | BR ENGINEERING BR1 – GIBSON | Henrik HEDMAN | SWE | B | Ben HANLEY | GBR | G | Renger VAN DER ZANDE | NLD | G | |
| 11 | SMP RACING | BR ENGINEERING BR1 – AER | Vitaly PETROV | RUS | P | Mikhail ALESHIN | RUS | P | Stoffel VANDOORNE | BEL | P | |
| 17 | SMP RACING | BR ENGINEERING BR1 – AER | Stéphane SARRAZIN | FRA | P | Egor ORUDZHEV | RUS | G | Sergey SIROTKIN | RUS | P | |
| N° | LMP2 | CAR | DRIVER 1 | NAT | DRIVER 2 | NAT | DRIVER 3 | NAT | 20 | |||
| 20 | HIGH CLASS RACING | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | Anders FJORDBACH | DNK | S | Dennis ANDERSEN | DNK | B | Mathias BECHE | CHE | G | |
| 22 | UNITED AUTOSPORTS | LIGIER JSP217 – GIBSON | Philip HANSON | GBR | S | Filipe ALBUQUERQUE | PRT | P | Paul DI RESTA | GBR | P | |
| 23 | PANIS BARTHEZ COMPETITION | LIGIER JSP217 – GIBSON | René BINDER | AUT | S | Julien CANAL | FRA | S | William STEVENS | GBR | P | |
| 25 | ALGARVE PRO RACING | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | David ZOLLINGER | FRA | S | Andrea PIZZITOLA | FRA | G | John FALB | USA | B | |
| 26 | G-DRIVE RACING | AURUS 01 – GIBSON | Roman RUSINOV | RUS | G | Job Van UITERT | NLD | S | Jean-Eric VERGNE | FRA | P | |
| 28 | TDS RACING | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | François PERRODO | FRA | B | Matthieu VAXIVIERE | FRA | G | Loïc DUVAL | FRA | P | |
| 29 | RACING TEAM NEDERLAND | DALLARA P217 – GIBSON | Frits VAN EERD | NLD | B | Giedo VAN DER GARDE | NLD | P | Nyck DE VRIES | NLD | G | |
| 30 | DUQUEINE ENGINEERING | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | Nicolas JAMIN | FRA | G | Pierre RAGUES | FRA | S | Romain DUMAS | FRA | P | |
| 31 | DRAGONSPEED | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | Roberto GONZALEZ | MEX | S | Pastor MALDONADO | VEN | P | Anthony DAVIDSON | GBR | P | |
| 32 | UNITED AUTOSPORTS | LIGIER JSP217 – GIBSON | Ryan CULLEN | GBR | S | Alex BRUNDLE | GBR | G | William OWEN | GBR | S | |
| 34 | INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION | LIGIER JSP217 – GIBSON | Jakub SMIECHOWSKI | POL | S | Nigel MOORE | GBR | S | ||||
| 36 | SIGNATECH ALPINE MATMUT | ALPINE A470 – GIBSON | Nicolas LAPIERRE | FRA | P | André NEGRAO | BRA | G | Pierre THIRIET | FRA | S | |
| 37 | JACKIE CHAN DC RACING | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | David HEINEMEIER HANSSON | DNK | S | Jordan KING | GBR | G | Ricky TAYLOR | USA | G | |
| 38 | JACKIE CHAN DC RACING | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | Ho-Pin TUNG | NLD | G | Stéphane RICHELMI | MCO | G | Gabriel AUBRY | FRA | S | |
| 39 | GRAFF | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | Tristan GOMMENDY | FRA | P | Vincent CAPILLAIRE | FRA | S | Jonathan HIRSCHI | CHE | G | |
| 43 | RLR M SPORT/TOWER EVENTS | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | John FARANO | CAN | B | Arjun MAINI | IND | S | Norman NATO | FRA | G | |
| 47 | CETILAR R. VILLORBA CORSE | DALLARA P217 – GIBSON | Roberto LACORTE | ITA | B | Giorgio SERNAGIOTTO | ITA | S | Andrea BELICCHI | ITA | B | |
| 48 | IDEC SPORT | ORECA 07 – GIBSON | Paul LAFARGUE | FRA | S | Paul-Loup CHATIN | FRA | G | Memo ROJAS | MEX | G | |
| 49 | ARC BRATISLAVA | LIGIER JSP217 – GIBSON | Miroslav KONOPKA | SVK | B | Henning ENQVIST | SWE | S | Konstantin TERESCHENKO | RUS | S | |
| 50 | LARBRE COMPETITON | LIGIER JSP217 – GIBSON | Erwin CREED | FRA | B | Romano RICCI | FRA | B | Nicholas BOULLE | USA | S | |
| N° | LM GTE Pro | CAR | DRIVER 1 | NAT | DRIVER 2 | NAT | DRIVER 3 | NAT | 17 | |||
| 51 | AF CORSE | FERRARI 488 GTE EVO | Alessandro PIER GUIDI | ITA | P | James CALADO | GBR | P | Daniel SERRA | BRA | G | |
| 63 | CORVETTE RACING | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R | Jan MAGNUSSEN | DNK | P | Antonio GARCIA | ESP | P | Mike ROCKENFELLER | DEU | P | |
| 64 | CORVETTE RACING | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R | Oliver GAVIN | GBR | P | Tom MILNER | USA | P | Marcel FÄSSLER | CHE | P | |
| 66 | FORD CHIP GANASSI TEAM UK | FORD GT | Stefan MÜCKE | DEU | P | Olivier PLA | FRA | P | Billy JOHNSON | USA | G | |
| 67 | FORD CHIP GANASSI TEAM UK | FORD GT | Andy PRIAULX | GBR | P | Harry TINCKNELL | GBR | P | Jonathan BOMARITO | USA | G | |
| 68 | FORD CHIP GANASSI TEAM USA | FORD GT | Joey HAND | USA | P | Dirk MÜLLER | DEU | P | Sébastien BOURDAIS | FRA | P | |
| 69 | FORD CHIP GANASSI TEAM USA | FORD GT | Ryan BRISCOE | AUS | P | Richard WESTBROOK | GBR | P | Scott DIXON | NZL | P | |
| 71 | AF CORSE | FERRARI 488 GTE EVO | Davide RIGON | ITA | P | Sam BIRD | GBR | P | Miguel MOLINA | ESP | P | |
| 81 | BMW TEAM MTEK | BMW M8 GTE | Nicky CATSBURG | NLD | G | Martin TOMCZYK | DEU | P | Philipp ENG | AUT | P | |
| 82 | BMW TEAM MTEK | BMW M8 GTE | Augusto FARFUS | BRA | P | Antonio FELIX DA COSTA | PRT | P | Jesse KROHN | FIN | G | |
| 89 | RISI COMPETIZIONE | FERRARI 488 GTE EVO | Pipo DERANI | BRA | G | Oliver JARVIS | GBR | P | Jules GOUNON | FRA | G | |
| 91 | PORSCHE GT TEAM | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Richard LIETZ | AUT | P | Gianmaria BRUNI | ITA | P | Frédéric MAKOWIECKI | FRA | P | |
| 92 | PORSCHE GT TEAM | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Michael CHRISTENSEN | DNK | P | Kevin ESTRE | FRA | P | Laurens VANTHOOR | BEL | P | |
| 93 | PORSCHE GT TEAM | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Patrick PILET | FRA | P | Earl BAMBER | NZL | P | Nicholas TANDY | GBR | P | |
| 94 | PORSCHE GT TEAM | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Sven MÜLLER | DEU | G | Mathieu JAMINET | FRA | G | Dennis OLSEN | NOR | G | |
| 95 | ASTON MARTIN RACING | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE AMR | Nicki THIIM | DNK | P | Marco SØRENSEN | DNK | P | Darren TURNER | GBR | P | |
| 97 | ASTON MARTIN RACING | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE AMR | Maxime MARTIN | BEL | P | Alexander LYNN | GBR | P | Jonathan ADAM | GBR | P | |
| N° | LM GTE Am | CAR | DRIVER 1 | NAT | DRIVER 2 | NAT | DRIVER 3 | NAT | 17 | |||
| 54 | SPIRIT OF RACE | FERRARI 488 GTE | Thomas FLOHR | CHE | B | Francesco CASTELLACCI | ITA | S | Giancarlo FISICHELLA | ITA | P | |
| 56 | TEAM PROJECT 1 | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Jörg BERGMEISTER | DEU | P | Patrick LINDSEY | USA | S | Egidio PERFETTI | NOR | B | |
| 57 | CAR GUY RACING | FERRARI 488 GTE | Takeshi KIMURA | JPN | B | Kei Francesco COZZOLINO | JPN | S | Come LEDOGAR | FRA | P | |
| 60 | KESSEL RACING | FERRARI 488 GTE | Claudio SCHIAVONI | ITA | B | Sergio PIANEZZOLA | ITA | B | Andrea PICCINI | ITA | G | |
| 61 | CLEARWATER RACING | FERRARI 488 GTE | Luis PEREZ COMPANC | ARG | B | Matthew GRIFFIN | IRL | G | Matteo CRESSONI | ITA | S | |
| 62 | WEATHERTECH RACING | FERRARI 488 GTE | Cooper MACNEIL | USA | S | Toni VILANDER | FIN | P | Robert SMITH | GBR | B | |
| 70 | MR RACING | FERRARI 488 GTE | Motoaki ISHIKAWA | JPN | B | Olivier BERETTA | MCO | P | Edward CHEEVER | ITA | S | |
| 77 | DEMPSEY-PROTON RACING | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Matt CAMPBELL | AUS | G | Christian RIED | DEU | B | Julien ANDLAUER | FRA | G | |
| 78 | PROTON COMPETITION | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Louis PRETTE | ITA | S | Philippe PRETTE | ITA | B | Vincent ABRIL | FRA | B | |
| 83 | KESSEL RACING | FERRARI 488 GTE | Manuela GOSTNER | ITA | B | Rahel FREY | CHE | S | Michelle GATTING | DNK | S | |
| 84 | JMW MOTORSPORT | FERRARI 488 GTE | Jeffrey SEGAL | USA | G | Rodrigo BAPTISTA | BRA | S | Wei LU | CAN | B | |
| 85 | KEATING MOTORSPORTS | FORD GT | Ben KEATING | USA | B | Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN | NLD | G | Felipe FRAGA | BRA | S | |
| 86 | GULF RACING | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Michael WAINWRIGHT | GBR | B | Benjamin BARKER | GBR | G | Thomas PREINING | AUT | G | |
| 88 | DEMPSEY-PROTON RACING | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Satoshi HOSHINO | JPN | B | Giorgio RODA | ITA | S | Matteo CAIROLI | ITA | G | |
| 90 | TF SPORT | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE | Salih YOLUC | TUR | B | Euan HANKEY | GBR | G | Charlie EASTWOOD | GBR | S | |
| 98 | ASTON MARTIN RACING | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE | Paul DALLA LANA | CAN | B | Pedro LAMY | PRT | P | Mathias LAUDA | AUT | S | |
| 99 | DEMPSEY-PROTON RACING | PORSCHE 911 RSR | Patrick LONG | USA | P | Tracy KROHN | USA | B | Niclas JÖNSSON | SWE | S | |
| N° | RESERVE CARS | CAR | DRIVER 1 | NAT | DRIVER 2 | NAT | DRIVER 3 | NAT | 5 | |||
| 33 | EURASIA MOTORSPORT | LIGIER JSP217 – GIBSON | ||||||||||
| 27 | IDEC SPORT | LIGIER JSP217 – GIBSON | ||||||||||
| 79 | TF SPORT RED RIVER SPORT | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE | ||||||||||
| Categorisation : P (Platinum) – G (Gold) – S (Silver) – B (Bronze) | ||||||||||||
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