Crowdstrike Racing by APR

With its triumph in the 2025-26 Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 class, US team Crowdstrike Racing by APR is invited to join the LMP2 field at the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans. George Kutz, Malthe Jakobsen and Louis Deletraz shared the wheel as the #4 Oreca 07-Gibson secured three wins and a third place. “We got the job done that we came for, which is to win the championship and get the Le Mans entry,” said Kutz. “Louis and Malthe just did a fantastic job. So much credit goes to the team Crowdstrike by APR, Stew and Sam and the rest of the crew, Jeff, our engineer, just unbelievable. Today didn't go our way, but at the end of the day, what we care about is the championship, and that's what we got.”

Crowdstrike Racing by APR previously competed in the LMP2 class at Le Mans in 2024. George Kurtz, Colin Braun and Nicky Catsburg did not finish that year.

Kessel Racing

The standard of the GT class was particularly high in this year’s Asian Le Mans Series with Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche all represented. Kessel Racing’s #74 Ferrari 296 GT3 emerged victorious from the select grid and scooped an invitation to run in the LMGT3 class at the forthcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans. Drivers Dustin Scott Blattner, Chris Lulham and Dennis Marschall took the title on the back of their two victories and a third place. “I guess we showed very good consistency at most of the rounds, and we showed good pace and this is thanks to a very good driver lineup,” Marschall said. “We know Chris is super-fast. We know Dustin is fast and consistent, mistake free, and Kessel as well. I think they upped their game in the last two years a lot and this is just the amount of teamwork which was put in.”

Kessel Racing has competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times. Last year, the Swiss outfit finished 40th in the overall classification, eighth in the LMGT3 standings – its best-ever result at the French endurance classic. Takeshi Kimura, Daniel Serra and Casper Stevenson shared driving duties in the #57 Ferrari 296 GT3.

Teams and drivers already invited to the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans

• VDS Panis Racing, 2025 ELMS champion (invited to compete in LMP2)
• Inter Europol Competition, 2025 ELMS runner-up (invited to compete in LMP2)
• AO by TF, 2025 LMP2 Pro/Am champion (invited to compete in LMP2)
• CLX Motorsport, 2025 ELMS LMP3 champion (invited to compete in LMP2)
• TF Sport, 2025 ELMS LMGT3 champion (invited to compete in LMGT3)
• PJ Hyett, LMP2 champion and winner of the Jim Trueman Trophy (invited to compete in LMP2)
• Orey Fidani, best GTD Bronze driver and Bob Akin award winner (invited to compete in LMGT3)