Le Mans 24 Hours - Twelve teams invited

Please note that OAK Racing has two entries, the only team in this situation in 2014.

• OAK Racing: victory in the LM P2 category in both the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Asian Le Mans Series in 2013: invitations in LM P2.

The other teams benefitting from one invitation are:

• Audi Sport Team Joest: victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours in category LM P1. Invitation in LM P1.
• Porsche AG Team Manthey: victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours in the LM GTE Pro category. Invitation in LM GTE Pro.
• IMSA Performance MATMUT: victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours in the LM GTE Am category. Invitation in LM GTE Am.
• Muscle Milk Pickett Racing: selected in the American Le Mans Series. Invitation in LM P2.
• Risi Competizione: selected in the American Le Mans Series. Invitation in LM GTE Pro.
• AF Corse: victory in the Asian Le Mans Series in the GTC category. Invitation in LM GTE Am.
• Craft Racing AMR: second in the Asian Le Mans Series in the GTC category. Invitation in LM GTE Am.
• Signatech Alpine: victory in the European Le Mans Series in the LM P2 category. Invitation in LM P2.
• RAM Racing: victory in the European Le Mans Series in the LM GTE category. Invitation in LM GTE Pro or Am, entrant’s choice.
• Proton Competition: second in the European Le Mans Series in the LM GTE category. Invitation in LM GTE Pro or Am, entrant’ choice.
• Team Endurance Challenge: victory in the European Le Mans Series in the LM PC category. Invitation in LM P2.

Each invitation will only be granted if the car in question is entered in 2014 in one of the following Series: Asian Le Mans Series, European Le Mans Series and Tudor United SportsCar Championship.

Entries for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours, the FIA World Endurance Championship and the European Le Mans Series have been open since 19th December 2013. The closing date for entries is 30th January 2014.

The full list of entries for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship will be announced on Thursday 13th February 2014.

>> List of teams participating in qualifying practice for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours <<

2014 supplementary regulations

At the same time as the list of invitations for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours was announced, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest published the supplementary regulations of the event, which can be consulted on line. They contain three important additions, all of which deal with safety.

• As is the case every year, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has begun work on improving safety at the Le Mans 24-Hours circuit, in particular in the Tertre Rouge and Corvette corners, in collaboration with the regulatory Sports Federations.
• A training course on a simulator lasting half-a-day will be obligatory for all drivers who have never raced in the Le Mans 24 Hours, or who haven’t taken part in the event for five years (all races since 2009), or more. It will be run in Le Mans on equipment agreed by the ACO, and will enable drivers to understand the specific race conditions of the event, and help them to memorise the different zones in which there are flags and lights.
• A slow zone procedure will be introduced to reduce the impact of the safety cars on the track. The principle is as follows: in case of an incident necessitating the intervention of the marshals, technical and medical services, only a section of the circuit will be neutralised. In this zone cars can neither overtake nor exceed 60 km/h: outside this zone the race can continue as normal. If necessary, this slow zone may be preceded by a short neutralisation period with the safety cars covering the whole circuit.

All these modifications will be described in more detail on 13^th February 2014.