FIA WEC LMP1 and Hybrid 2012-2021

WEC

3 manufacturers animated the LMP1 and Hybrid seasons since WEC’s inception:

  • Audi Sport won the Championships in 2012 and 2013, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which they also won in 2014.

  • Porsche won the championships and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 205, 2016 and 2017.

  • Toyota Gazoo Racing won the championships in 2014, 2018-2019 Super Season, 2019-2020 and 2021. They won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 4 times in a row from 2018 to 2021.

The Audi years: 2012 and 2013.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans

Audi Sport celebrated the two first years of the new WEC Manufacturers’ championships in 2012 and 2013.  

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2012

André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler won the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship. 

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2013

Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Loïc Duval won the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship. It was Kristensen ninth Le Mans win, McNish third time and Audi’s 12th victory at 24 Hours of Le Mans since 2000.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 6 Hours of Spa 2014

In 2014, Benoit Tréluyer, André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler won the 24 Hours of Le Mans insuring Audi Sport its third victory in a row at Le Mans.

The Porsche years from 2015 to 2017

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2015, 2016, 2017

Porsche won the WEC Manufacturers’ championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017.  

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2015

In 2015, Mark Webber, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley in #17 Porsche 919 Hybrid won the FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2015

Nico Hülkenberg, Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with #19, in front of sister #17.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2016 and Silverstone 2016

In 2016, Marc Lieb, Neel Jani and Romain Dumas made the double with the Porsche 919 Hybrid #2, by winning the FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship and Le Mans.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ Monza 2017

In 2017, it was the turn of Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber and Timo Bernhard to make the double with the Porsche 919 Hybrid #2, by winning the FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship and Le Mans.

The Toyota years in 2014 and from 2018 till 2021.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans and Silverstone

Toyota Gazoo Racing won the Manufacturers World Championship in 2014, 2018-2019 Super Season, 2019-2020 and 2021. 

Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi lifted the 2014 Drivers’ title after 4 victories in their #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS040 Hybrid. 

The Super Season (2018-2019) Drivers’ champions were Fernando Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi, with their Toyota Gazoo Racing TS 050 Hybrid #8 winning the two 24 Hours of Le Mans of that season both in 2018 and in 2019.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2020 and Silverstone 2019

Jose Maria Lopez, Kanui Kobayashi and Mike Conway with Toyota Gazoo Racing TS 050 Hybrid #7 won the 2019-2020 Drivers’ championship, and their teammates Brendon Hartley, Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi with their sister #8 won the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2021

In 2021, Jose Maria Lopez, Kanui Kobayashi and Mike Conway with Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #7 won the Drivers’ championschip and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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