Porsche Le Mans entry list for 2019

Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: #92 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, class winners in LMGTE Pro crosses the finishing line

On 21 March, the Le Mans entry list for 2019 was revealed for the 24-hour race which is to be held on 15-16 June. Just as in 2018, no less than ten 911 RSRs will be in action, with the potential for that number swelling to twelve if the two 911s on the Reserve list are moved up into contention as a result of other teams not taking up their places.

Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: #77 Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR driven by Christian Ried, Julien Andlauer and Matt Campbell, class winners in LMGTE Am

This year there will again be four 911s in the GTE Pro class with six cars in the GTE Am class, so Porsche enthusiasts are in for a treat again in the summer. The 2018 GTE Pro winners, Christensen/Estre/Vanthoor will once again be driving their #92 Porsche while last year’s second placed trio, Lietz/Bruni/Makowiecki, will be in the #91 car. Winners of the GTE Am class in 2018, Ried/Campbell/Andlauer will likely be piloting the #77 Porsche 911 RSR.

2019 Grand Marshal to be Hurley Haywood

Seasoned endurance racing veteran, Hurley Haywood, has agreed to serve as Grand Marshal at the 2019 Super Season finale. The American driver, born on 4 May 1948, has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (1977 – Porsche 936/77, 1983 – Porsche 956 and 1994 – Porsche Dauer 962 Le Mans), and he was also on the podium in 1978 and 1982. Haywood has also won the Rolex 24 at Daytona five times and the 12 Hours of Sebring twice, so the 2019 field will be in safe hands. Among his other duties, the Grand Marshal will also set the pace during the formation lap before the start of the race.

Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: The #99 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR (LMGTE Am) driven by Patrick Long, Timothy Pappas and Spencer Pumpelly, finished in a fine fourth place in class

The 2019 Le Mans 24 Hour race will bring down the curtain on the WEC Super Season, the first double-season to be held by the organisers in which the Le Mans 24-hour race has featured twice in the same season.

The drivers that have been announced to date in the two GTE classes in 2019 are as follows:

2019 GTE Pro class

No.	Team	Car	Drivers
91	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	Richard Lietz
			Gianmaria Bruni
			Frédéric Makowiecki
92	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	Michael Christensen
			Kévin Estre
			Laurens Vanthoor
93	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	Patrick Pilet
			Earl Bamber
			Nick Tandy
94	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	Sven Müller
			Mathieu Jaminet
			Dennis Olsen

2019 GTE Am class

No.	Team	Car	Drivers
56	Team Project 1	Porsche 911 RSR	Jörg Bergmeister
			Patrick Lindsey
			Egidio Perfetti
77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Matt Campbell
78	Proton Competition	Porsche 911 RSR	Han-Chen Chen
86	Gulf Racing UK	Porsche 911 RSR	Michael Wainwright
			Benjamin Barker
88	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Satoshi Hoshino
			Giorgio Roda
			Matteo Cairoli
99	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Patrick Long

Le Mans 24 Hours, 16/17 June 2018: The #56 Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR (LMGTE Am) was driven by Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Lindsey, and Egidio Perfetti. Brake failure towards the end of the race while lying in fourth place robbed them of a possible podium place

2019 Reserve teams

No.	Team	Car
80	Ebimotors	Porsche 911 RSR
58	Team Project 1	Porsche 911 RSR

Le Mans 24 Hours, 16-17 June 2018: The #86 Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR (LMGTE Am) driven by Michael Wainwright, Ben Barker and Alex Davison had a disappointing result in the race (above & right)

Porsche Road & Race will keep abreast of developments on the Le Mans front, so stay tuned for further news. Of course, the first of the 2019 European WEC races, the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, takes place on the first weekend in May, so we will also bring you first-hand information from the classic Belgian race in due course.