The 24 Hours of Le Mans with two Argentines: Pechito López and Franco Colapinto

The organizers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans announced the list of participants for the 2021 edition that will be held on 21 y 22 August. In total they will be 62 machinesstanding out five of the new category of hypercars.

In this division, which replaces the LMP1, they will compete Toyota GR010 HYBRID officers, one of which will have the Argentine as a pilot Jose Maria Lopez, current champion. In addition, there will be another two on the gala track Glickenhaus 007 LMH and a Alpine A480-Gibson.

The rest of the park is completed with 25 prototypes LMP2, one of which will be driven by another Argentine: Franco Colapinto, who will represent the G-Drive Racing. Also, there will be seven of the division LM GTE Pro and 24 of the LMGTE Am. In the

The 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2021 also marks the return of the “Innovative car” category together with Frédéric Sausset, who in became the first quadruple amputee to compete and finish the race. This year his SRT-41 it will have a lineup made up of three drivers with disabilities.

To offer teams greater flexibility after rescheduling the race from August 21-22, the ACO will open a two-week registration period (March 12-26) for competitors who wish to join the roster of reservation.