Replacing the long-standing LMGTE regulations, LMGT3 joined the FIA World Endurance Championship package in 2024 and proved to be an immediate success.
Based around the FIA’s global GT3 technical platform, the focus is on private teams and Pro-Am driver lineups, represented by a blend of emerging young talents and gentlemen drivers inside the cockpit. The cars – race-tuned versions of recognisable road-going models – feature a number of FIA WEC-specific adaptations such as digital display panels, and are all equipped with Goodyear tyres.
A category that debuted in FIA WEC in 2024 – with eight different brands celebrating podium finishes over the course of the campaign – looks set to go from strength to strength in 2025.
Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Lexus, McLaren and Porsche are all back for more, joined in the 18-car field by Mercedes- AMG. The German manufacturer is making its series debut and will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans – a race it won outright in both 1952 and 1989 – for the first time in more than two-and-a-half decades…
FIA ENDURANCE TROPHY FOR LMGT3 TEAMS / FIA ENDURANCE TROPHY FOR LMGT3 DRIVERS
While drivers in this category also do battle for the Goodyear Wingfoot Award, recognising the fastest average lap times during the course of their stints behind the wheel in each race – with an overall champion come season’s end.
