For his come-back to France, Patrick Dempsey and team-mates Joe Foster and Patrick Long (#77 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in LM GTE Am) will be the only all American drivers' line-up to race this year, but probably one that international media will mostly focus on! In 1996 Davy Jones was the last American driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Like in 2012, the Strakka Racing #21 Honda-HPD ARX-03c in LM P1 will display the Union Jack on the shark fin to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but also because Danny Watts, Jonny Kane and Nick Leventis are very proud of being the only British trio at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2013. They will once again fight against Rebellion Racing, especially in the quest of the Trophy of LM P1 privateers in the FIA-WEC.

There are four 100% French drivers' line-ups this year. The first two will compete in LM P2. Behind the wheel of the #36 Alpine A450, Nelson Panciatici, Pierre Ragues and Tristan Gommendy are among the clear favourites in the class following the lap times during the Test Day on June 9th. Jacques Nicolet, Jean-Marc Merlin and Philippe Mondolot won't go unnoticed since their OAK Racing #45 Morgan-Nissan is the official "Art car"designed by Fernando Costa for the 90th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. There are two more French drivers' line-ups in the LM GTE Am class: Emmanuel Collard-François Perrodo-Sébastien Crubile (ProSpeed Compétition #75 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) and Raymond Narac-Christophe Bourret-Jean Karl Vernay (Imsa Performance Matmut #76 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR).

Italy and Denmark also have their own national teams with Giancarlo Fisichella-Gianmaria Bruni-Matteo Malucelli (AF Corse #51 Ferrari 458 Italia) and Christoffer Nygaard-Kristian Poulsen-Allan Simonsen (Aston Martin Racing #95 Aston Martin Vantage V8). They will respectively race in LM GTE Pro and LM GTE Am and clearly among the favorites of their class.

Please click on the following links for further information on the entry list, classes and programme of the edition of the 90th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans scheduled on June 22nd and 23rd.

Translation by Cécile Bonardel

Photo : LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, TEST DAY, JUNE 9TH 2013. The all American triad of Patrick Dempsey's Porsche 911 GT3 RSR will be followed closely by the media and not only the American ones!