The FIA World Endurance Championship unveiled their 35-car 2026 Entry List on Monday afternoon.
The globe-trotting series heads towards its third season of the current GT3-based category, which took over from the LMGTE regulations for the 2023 season.
A total of nine manufacturers remain in the category, and with two cars apiece, the division continues at a season-long 18 cars.
Aston Martin - Heart of Racing double up
#23 - Gray Newell (B) / TBA / TBA
#27 - Ian James (B) / TBA / TBA
The Heart of Racing will run both Vantages in the LMGT3, with the #23 replacing the #10 Racing Spirit of Leman car from 2025.
This new entry will feature Gray Newell, son of Heart of Racing backer and the founder of the Steam platform Gabe Newell, as the Bronze driver. The younger Newell enjoyed multiple podium finishes in GT World Challenge America last year with AMR factory ace Darren Turner.
Ian James returns to the #27 and continues his 100% entry record in the LMGT3 era, the 51-year-old finished fourth in the 2025 standings after a podium at Bahrain.
The Silver and 'Pro' drivers are yet to be confirmed, but a return for 2025 Le Mans LMGT3 pole-sitter and AMR factory driver Mattia Drudi is likely.
BMW - WRT's refresh and return
#32 - Darren Leung (B) / TBA / TBA
#69 - Anthony McIntosh / TBA / TBA
Team WRT will see both a familiar and an entirely new driver lineup across their two M4 GT3 EVOs for 2026.
The Belgian squad welcomes back Darren Leung, the British Bronze driver raced for the team in WEC LMGT3 in 2023 scoring BMW's only class victory to date at the 6H Imola. The #31 converting to the #32 for 2026, a lucky number for Team WRT, with +32 the international dialling code for their home nation.
Anthony McIntosh takes up a Bronze driver seat in the newly badged #69, the American joined the LMGT3 grid at the 6H Sao Paulo and scored class pole on debut.
The notable absentee looks set to be Valentino Rossi, as the nominated Bronzes will bring their favoured Silvers to the team.
Tim Fullbrook
CORVETTE - A new look for TF Sport
#33 - TBA / TBA / Nicky Catsburg (P)
#34 - TBA / TBA / Charlie Eastwood (P)
TF Sport enter the 2026 WEC LMGT3 season with the hope of taking the next step with the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Two victories in 2025, and P5 and P6 in the standings won't satisfy the 2022 GTE AM champions.
The #33 is headlined by a returning Nicky Catsburg, the Dutchman part of the last Corvette title in the world championship and likely to be paired with co-champ and Bronze star Ben Keating for whom the #33 is the preferred race number.
It's in the sister #34 car that changes are afoot. Entered under the Racing Team Turkey by TF name, the second car currently only has factory driver Charlie Eastwood listed, but the RTT name suggests Salih Yoluc will take on his third WEC season and first in LMGT3. The pair will race a Corvette in the Asian Le Mans Series which begins this coming weekend.
Watch this space...
FERRARI - Will stability lead to the title?
#21 - Francois Heriau (B) / Simon Mann (S) / Alessio Rovera (P)
#54 - Thomas Flohr (B) / Francesco Castellacci (S) / Davide Rigon (P)
There are no changes in the Vista AF Corse squad for the 2026 WEC season, as the team set their sights on scoring Ferrari's first WEC GT-class title since 2022.
Francois Heriau was linked to a potential move elsewhere, but returns in #21 with Simon Mann and Ferrari Hypercar reserve Alessio Rovera; with an unchanged lineup in the #54 seeing the 2024 6H Fuji winning combination of Thomas Flohr, Francesco Castellacci and Davide Rigon back behind the wheel.
FORD - Proton's focus for 2026
#77 - TBA / Ben Tuck (S) / TBA
#88 TBA / Gianmarco Levorato (S) / TBA
Ford's LMGT3 effort in 2026 will become Proton Competition's primary focus in the world championship after their privately backed attempt to enter a 963 in the Hypercar class was denied by Porsche.
Ben Tuck and Gianmarco Levorato are the only confirmed drivers at the publication of the WEC Entry List, with the two Silvers taking up seats in the #77 and #88 Mustangs respectively.
With 2025 LMGT3 drivers Ben Barker and Dennis Olsen will pair up for the full IMSA GTD PRO season, so it's unclear who will fill the full time WEC seats. Speculation suggests Logan Sargeant might take up a seat after his Rookie Test appearance. Seb Priaulx could make the jump to LMGT3 as a direct swap with Barker, with the same said for Mike Rockenfeller who could make his return to the series.
LEXUS - Final year with the RC F
#78 - TBA / TBA / Esteban Masson (G)
#87 - TBA / TBA / Jose Maria Lopez (P)
The 2026 season marks the final year for the Lexus RC F, with Akkodis ASP continuing the running of the two-car programme after a race-winning 2025 season.
Only the 'Pro' seats have been confirmed, with Toyota factory driver and two-time WEC champion Jose Maria Lopez leading the crew. The Argentine driver was instrumental in the Japanese marque securing their first LMGT3 win at the 6H Sao Paulo in July, before going on to win again at the season finale in Bahrain at the wheel of the #78.
The #78 sees Esteban Masson make his full-time return to the WEC, the only driver named in the car so far. The 21-year-old raced for Akkodis ASP in 2024, and made a one-off appearance at the 6H Imola, but spent the season focussing on his European Le Mans Series championship-winning drive with VDS Panis Racing.
MCLAREN - Garage 59's debut WEC season
#10 - Antares Au (B) / Thomas Fleming (S) / Marvin Kirchhofer (P)
#58 - Alexander West (B) / Finn Gerhsitz (S) / Benji Goethe (G)
Garage 59 take the reins of McLaren's LMGT3 entries in 2026, as United Autosports step aside to focus on development of the British marque's 2027 LMDh.
The #10 features a highly appealing lineup, with Spa 24 Hours class winner and former IGTC Independent champion Antares Au in as the Bronze driver. He'll be joined by rising British talent Thomas Fleming, who won three GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup rounds in a Garage 59 720S GT3 EVO, and McLaren factory star Marvin Kirchhofer.
The 2025 Rolex 24 Hours GTD class winner, and this year's Spa 24H overall pole-sitter is without doubt one of the finest GT drivers of his generation and is an exciting addition to the WEC grid.
Team co-founder Alexander West takes up a Bronze seat in the #58 alongside former Akkodis ASP driver Finn Gerhsitz, and GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup race-winnger Benji Goethe.
MERCEDES-AMG - Newcomers to Iron Lynx squads
#61 - Martin Berry (B) / Rui Andrade (S) / Maxime Martin (P)
#79 - Johannes Zelger (B) / Matteo Cressoni (S) / Lin Hodenius (S)
Mercedes-AMG and Iron Lynx head into their second season of LMGT3 competition with revisions to their driver squads.
After five rounds of competition this year, Martin Berry returns to the #61 with AMG factory driver Maxime Martin, as they welcome former TF Sport driver and 2025 ELMS LMGT3 champion Rui Andrade to the squad – the Angolan raced the AMG GT3 in IMSA Endurance Cup rounds in 2025, so is familiar with the car.
The renumbered #79 will see Johannes Zelger join the WEC after recent competition in the Asian Le Mans Series, alongside returning Iron Lynx regular Matteo Cressoni. Lin Hodenius switches to the other side of the garage after running in the #61 this season, peaking with a P2 finish at the 8H Bahrain. Of interest this car is set to run two Silver-ranked drivers, the only in the LMGT3 field to do so.
PORSCHE - New look for Manthey cars
#91 - TBA / TBA / Ayhancan Guven (P)
#92 TBA / TBA / Richard Lietz (P)
The Manthey-run updated Porsche 911 GT3 Rs will run under revised team names for 2026.
DK Engineering and The Bend adorning the #91 and #92 cars respectively just two weeks after The Iron Dames announced their withdrawal from the series.
The #91 Manthey DK Engineering car currently has 2025 DTM champion Ayhancan Guven listed in the 'pro' seat, with the Turkish driver making his debut in the world championship. Given the naming of the team, it would not be a surprise to see James Cottingham nominated as the Bronze driver – although yet to be announced.
Reigning LMGT3 champion Richard Lietz will return to the #92 Porsche, which with Ryan Hardwick's IMSA return has lost the 1st Phorm naming and will see a return of The Bend as a title sponsor. The Australian circuit featured on the #91 Le Mans class winner in 2024, and would suggest the return of Yasser Shahin to the Porsche fold.
Phil Oakley
You can check out the full WEC Entry List here, with the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship season beginning on 28th March at Lusail International Circuit, in Qatar. It'll be followed by rounds at Imola, Spa, Le Mans, Interlagos, Circuit of the Americas, Fuji, and Bahrain.
Bring it on!
