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A Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) is a type of sports prototype race car that competes alongside LMDh entries in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. It also competes in the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship .
In order, Cadillac, Acura and BMW at Road America.. LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h) [1] is a set of sports prototype regulations used alongside Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) in both the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The team later acquired the rights to use the Vanwall name and the car was rebranded as a Vanwall LMH. [8] ByKolles Racing officially applied to race in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship, however, they were rejected by the FIA and ACO due to the car not completing the homologation process. [9]
The Valkyrie AMR-LMH made its debut at the 2025 Qatar 1812 km. [5] The car was originally slated to make its first appearance at the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona , however, Aston Martin opted to skip the event in favour of completing more internal testing.
A group of Le Mans Prototypes competing in the American Le Mans Series, 2007 Audi R10 TDI in the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring, 2008. A Le Mans Prototype (LMP) is a type of sports prototype race car used in various races and championships, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, and Asian Le Mans Series.
Motor vehicle type approval is the method by which motor vehicles, vehicle trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles achieve type approval in the European Union (EU) or in other UN-ECE member states.
Small aerodynamic modifications were allowed for 24 Hours of Le Mans each year. If the road car was upgraded with a new part, that part could also be used on the LM GTE car through updating the homologation. Manufacturers could also apply for waivers to allow the homologation of cars or parts that would normally be banned by the rules.
For LMH, the BoP fuelling limit for the A480 was set to allow 12 laps but it was not possible to physically fit this allowance into the smaller tank, and Oreca were not able to find a workaround compatible with homologation in time for the inaugural race at Spa, where the disadvantage was enough to add an extra fuel stop compared to Toyota. [13]