Exclusively composed of factory teams, the LM GTE Pro class boasts top notch competitors including some of the world's leading GT experts as well as former F1 drivers (Giancarlo Fisichella, Sébastien Bourdais), and one two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner named Romain Dumas.

- Twelve drivers representing seven nations have won in the LM GTE Pro class since 2012: Italy (Gianmaria Bruni and Giancarlo Fisichella in 2012 and 2014), Finland (Toni Vilander in 2012 and 2014), Germany (Marc Lieb in 2013, Dirk Müller in 2016), France (Romain Dumas in 2013, Sébastien Bourdais in 2016), Austria (Richard Lietz in 2013), Great Britain (Oliver Gavin in 2015) and the U.S. (Tommy Milner and Jordan Taylor in 2015, Joey Hand in 2016).

- Gianmaria Bruni, Giancarlo Fisichella and Toni Vilander are the only driver line-up to win twice in the LM GTE Pro class (2012 and 2014) since the creation of the World Endurance Championship (WEC).

- In 2014, Gianmaria Bruni also won the FIA World Endurance Championship GT Drivers Cup, which he had already won in 2013, along with Toni Vilander.

- Winner in LM GTE Pro at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, Richard Lietz also won the FIA World Endurance Championship GT Drivers Cup, in 2015.

- LM GTE Pro winner in 2013, French driver Romain Dumas has two overall victories (in 2010 with Audi and 2016 with Porsche), including a new distance record in 2010 shared with Timo Bernhard and Mike Rockenfeller, his teammates at the time. He also became the 2016 World Endurance Drivers Champion.

- Among other exploits, Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans together in two different classes: LM GTE Pro in 2013 (with Richard Lietz) and overall in LM P1 in 2016 (with Neel Jani).

Photo: Since the inception of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2012, the Italian Gianmaria Bruni has become the winningest driver in the LM GTE Pro class, with two victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2012 and 2014) and two FIA World Endurance GT Drivers Cups (in 2013 and 2014).