The ACO, organisers of the Le Mans 24 Hours, and FIA have announced that a drag reduction system (DRS) will be introduced for LMP1 privateer teams in 2018, as well as revealing several new rules for next season.
The changes to the FIA World Endurance Championship regulations are set to be introduced in a bid to close the gap between the factory LMP1 hybrid cars and the privateer entries.
It is also to try and make the privateer category in LMP1 more attractive. Full DRS details will be confirmed soon.
For 2017, the minimum weight for privateer cars will be reduced from 858kg to 830kg, while there will be a single fuel flow metre, the removal of the torque meter and no engine number limitations.
There will also be no cubic capacity and the rear wing and front bodywork sizes will be increased.
Meanwhile the current chassis rules are set to be kept in place for the next three years to keep costs down. These changes will be put to the World Motor Sport Council for ratification.
Just three cars have been entered in the LMP1 privateer class at this weekend’s Le Mans – two from Rebellion and one from the ByKolles team.
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