President of the ACO, Pierre Fillon: "I would like to warmly thank Jean Todt, President of the FIA and Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, President of the FIA Endurance Commission, for their total involvement in obtaining this title. I would like also to acknowledge the efforts made by the manufacturers and their sporting performances that fully justify this world title label.”
CEO of the FIA WEC, Gérard Neveu: "The announcement of this world title is excellent news for the WEC and rewards a grid of the highest quality. This decision should speed up the arrival of other manufacturers to this category.”
Quotations from FIA WEC press release.
Photo: Ferrari and Aston Martin, here at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, are manufacturers present in LM GTE, along with Porsche and Ford.