Ferrari’s plans for an additional entry fielded on the customer basis outlined by its sportscar boss Antonello Coletta earlier this month were firmed up with the publication of the 37-strong 2024 WEC entry on Monday.
The third Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will be run under the umbrella of AF Corse, which also runs the factory cars, and entered in the Endurance Trophy for Hypercar teams rather than the full manufacturers’ championship, which is limited to two entries per marque.
Kubica is listed in the car after being announced as an AF signing for 2024 last week without his programme being revealed.
The Formula 1 race winner moves up to the Hypercar ranks following three years in LMP2 and taking the class title in 2023 with WRT.
Ferrari’s extra car is one of seven additions to the Hypercar division on the 2024 list.
Two cars each from BMW and Alpine and a solo entry from Lamborghini, all LMDh prototypes, were confirmed along with one Isotta Fraschini LMH and the Jota team’s second Porsche 963 LMDh.
There was no room for the ByKolles-run Vanwall Racing team and its Vandervell 680 LMH, which completed its maiden season in the WEC in 2023.
Glickenhaus Racing, a fixture in the WEC for the past three seasons with its Pipo-engined 007 LMH, had already confirmed its intention not to return to the series in 2024.
The newcomers join the two-car factory teams from Ferrari, Toyota, Porsche, Peugeot and the solo Cadillac Racing entry run by Chip Ganassi Racing.
The Hypercar class has expanded from 13 full-season entries in 2023 to 19.
Source: Autosport