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Erwin Creed
Erwin Creed (born 1980, Paris) is a French endurance racing driver and seventh-generation member of the Creed perfume house; raced Le Mans 2018 and 2019 with Larbre Competition in LMP2.
European Le Mans Series
European Le Mans Series (ELMS), formerly Le Mans Endurance Series and Le Mans Series, is the ACO's European endurance championship: six 4-hour races at Barcelona, Le Castellet, Imola, Spa, Silverstone, Portimão, with 47 cars in LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3, and LMGT3 and Le Mans invitations for champions.
Ferdinand Habsburg (racing driver)
Ferdinand Habsburg, also known as Ferdinand Zvonimir, is an Austrian racing driver and heir to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine who won the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Ferrari Challenge
The Ferrari Challenge is a single-marque racing series run by Ferrari's Corse Clienti department, in which amateur drivers race identical Ferrari track cars, debuting in 1993.
FIA World Endurance Championship
FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the FIA-ACO sports car world championship founded in 2012, running six- to 24-hour races including Le Mans, with Hypercar and LMGT3 classes and 14 manufacturers in 2026.
Garage 56
Garage 56 is Le Mans' single-car experimental entry, created by the ACO and FIA in 2012 for innovative prototypes; occupants include the Nissan DeltaWing, ZEOD RC, SRT 41 disabled-driver teams, and the 2023 Hendrick NASCAR Camaro.
Gray Newell
Gray Newell (born 1997) is an American racing driver, son of Valve co-founder Gabe Newell, racing for the Heart of Racing Team in the FIA WEC LMGT3 class with Aston Martin, after SRO America GT4 and GT3 competition.
Group GT3
Group GT3, FIA grand touring race car category under Appendix J Article 257A, created by SRO in 2005, first raced at Silverstone in May 2006, equalized by Balance of Performance across GT World Challenge, IMSA GTD, and WEC LMGT3.
Jann Mardenborough
Jann Mardenborough (born 1991, Darlington, England) is a British racing driver who turned winning the 2011 GT Academy into a professional career, with a Le Mans podium and the 2023 film Gran Turismo.
Jules Gounon
Jules Gounon, French GT and endurance racing driver born in Aubenas; 2017 ADAC GT Masters champion, Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver, three-time Bathurst 12 Hour winner, and Alpine Hypercar driver in the WEC, son of ex-F1 driver Jean-Marc Gounon.
Ken Miles
Ken Miles (1918-1966), British-born American sports car driver and engineer, developed the Shelby Cobra and Ford GT40, won Daytona and Sebring 1966, and lost Le Mans 1966 on the distance rule after Ford's formation finish.
Laguna Seca
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (Laguna Seca Raceway), 2.238-mile road course at Salinas, Monterey County, California, opened November 9, 1957 on Fort Ord land; famed for the Corkscrew's 59-foot drop and IMSA, IndyCar, and historic racing.
Le Mans Hypercar
Le Mans Hypercar (LMH), top FIA WEC and Le Mans class since 2021 replacing LMP1; races alongside LMDh under BoP; 1030 kg, ~500-520 kW; Toyota, Ferrari, Porsche, Peugeot, Cadillac, Alpine, BMW, Aston Martin.
Le Mans Prototype
A Le Mans Prototype (LM P) is a purpose-built sports-prototype racing car used at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners
List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners (24 Heures du Mans): overall winners since 1923, first won by Lagache and Leonard's Chenard & Walker. Porsche leads manufacturers with 19 wins; Tom Kristensen holds the driver record with nine.
LM GTE
LM GTE (Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance) was the FIA/ACO production-based GT class in the WEC and Le Mans from 2011, split into Pro and Am, with Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin, Corvette and BMW entries, replaced by LMGT3 in 2024.
Lorenzo Patrese
Lorenzo Patrese (born 2005) is an Italian GT and endurance racing driver, son of former F1 driver Riccardo Patrese; 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Silver champion, 2026 Le Mans debutant with Kessel Racing Ferrari.
Marta García (racing driver)
Marta García López (Marta Garcia Lopez), Spanish racing driver born 2000 in Denia; inaugural F1 Academy champion 2023 with Prema Racing, ex-W Series and FRECA driver, now racing GT3 with Iron Dames.
Mazda 787B
Mazda 787B: Group C sports prototype, chassis 787B-002 No.55, that won the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans, the first Japanese car and only rotary-engined winner, with the 700PS R26B four-rotor engine driven by Weidler, Herbert, and Gachot.
Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia (1000 Miglia), Italian road race first run 26 March 1927 from Brescia to Rome and back, about 1,600 km; 24 speed editions to 1957, ended after fatal 1957 crashes, now a regularity rally for pre-1958 historic cars.
Misha Charoudin
Misha Charoudin (Mikhail Grigorievitch Charoudin, born 1989, Moscow) is a Russian-born Dutch YouTuber and racing driver famous for Nürburgring Nordschleife videos, co-founder of Apex Nürburg, and BILSTEIN/Black Falcon endurance racer.
Nissan GT-R in motorsport
Nissan GT-R in motorsport: racing history of the GT-R, from the 1969 Skyline 2000GT-R's 50 wins and the R32's 29-for-29 JTCC Group A record to the R35's Super GT GT500/GT300, GT3, and Bathurst 12 Hour success.
Pacific Racing Team
Pacific Racing Team (パシフィックレーシングチーム), Nagoya-based Japanese SUPER GT GT300 team founded 2009, car #9, known for anime and VTuber tie-up liveries; won its first GT300 race at Suzuka in 2026 with a BMW M4 GT3 EVO. Distinct from the British Pacific Racing F1 team.
Porsche 919 Hybrid
The Porsche 919 Hybrid is an LMP1 sports prototype Porsche raced in the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2014 to 2017, winning Le Mans in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Porsche 956
Porsche 956: Group C sports-prototype racing car, 1982-1985, first Weissach monocoque with ground effect; 2,649 cc twin-turbo flat-six, 620 hp; won Le Mans 1982-1985, including a 1-2-3 debut, and took World Sportscar Championship titles 1982-1984.
Porsche 962
Porsche 962 (962C in Group C form): sports-prototype racing car, successor to the 956, built for IMSA GTP from 1984. Won 54 IMSA GTP races, Le Mans in 1986, 1987 and, as the Dauer 962 Le Mans GT, 1994.
Ralf Aron
Ralf Aron, born 1998 in Tallinn, is an Estonian racing driver who won the 2015 Italian Formula 4 Championship and now races GT3 cars for Mercedes-AMG.
Robert de Haan
Robert de Haan (born 2006 in Zutphen, Netherlands) is a Dutch racing driver who competes in Porsche one-make cup racing, most prominently in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.
Sabine Schmitz
Sabine Schmitz (1969-2021), German racing driver and Top Gear presenter, 'Queen of the Nürburgring'; first and only woman to win the Nürburgring 24 Hours (1996, 1997), ran Frikadelli Racing, drove the BMW Ring Taxi, and has the Nordschleife's first corner named after her.
Samantha Tan
Samantha Tan, Canadian GT racing driver and co-owner of ST Racing, races BMW M4 GT3 cars; first overall M4 GT3 win at 12H Mugello 2022, 2021 24H Series champion, BMW M Motorsport ambassador.