Le Mans LMGT3 25 cars, nine manufacturers

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has set a 25-car LMGT3 field for the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans, giving the 2026 race one of its broadest GT manufacturer lineups in the current rules cycle. The race is scheduled for June 10-14, 2026, at Circuit de la Sarthe, according to Le Mans organizers. The official LMGT3 preview lists nine manufacturers in the class: Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Lexus, Mercedes-AMG, McLaren and Porsche. ### Which class is drawing the widest brand spread this year? The LMGT3 class is the one carrying the nine-brand spread, according to the official Le Mans preview. The manufacturer list in that preview runs from long-established GT names such as Ferrari and Porsche to newer entries in the category at Le Mans, including Lexus and McLaren. (24h-lemans.com) The 25-car total means LMGT3 remains the largest single class by entry count among the categories highlighted in the Le Mans build-up. The ACO’s preview framed the class around manufacturer depth rather than a single marque-led storyline. ### Which manufacturers are actually in the LMGT3 field? (24h-lemans.com) Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Lexus, Mercedes-AMG, McLaren and Porsche are the nine manufacturers named in the official class preview. Those brands give the grid a mix of front-engine and rear-engine GT platforms, factory-linked programs and customer teams. (24h-lemans.com) Ford’s presence keeps the Mustang in the Le Mans GT conversation, while Corvette, Ferrari and Porsche extend brands with long records in endurance racing. Lexus, Mercedes-AMG and McLaren add to the class’s breadth under the LMGT3 rules package listed by the organizer. ### Why is Toyota part of the Le Mans conversation if it is not in LMGT3? (24h-lemans.com) Toyota’s role in this week’s Le Mans program comes through a hydrogen demonstration rather than the LMGT3 entry list. The Le Mans organizer said Toyota’s liquid hydrogen-fuelled TR LH2 Racing Prototype will run in public on Thursday, June 11, shortly after 12:50 p.m. during a hydrogen session on the circuit. (24h-lemans.com) Kazuki Nakajima is named by the organizer as the driver for that run, which the Le Mans website described as the first public on-track appearance for a prototype storing liquid hydrogen. The same session is also set to feature Alpine’s Alpenglow, which uses gaseous hydrogen, according to the event notice. (24h-lemans.com) ### What exactly is scheduled around the hydrogen showcase? Thursday, June 11 at 12:50 p.m. is the first hydrogen demonstration slot listed by the organizer. The Le Mans program says the session will start from Maison Blanche and include one or two passes along the pit straight. (24h-lemans.com) Saturday, June 13 at 12:45 p.m. is the second hydrogen session listed on the Le Mans site. That later run is scheduled to include the Toyota TR LH2 Racing Prototype, the Alpine Alpenglow and the Ligier Bosch JS2 RH2, according to the organizer. ### What should readers watch for next week? (24h-lemans.com) June 10 is the date the ACO says the 94th running begins, with the race meeting continuing through June 14 at Le Mans. June 11 is the date on the official schedule for Toyota’s first public TR LH2 Racing Prototype demonstration, and the LMGT3 field will arrive with 25 cars from the nine manufacturers named in the class preview. (24h-lemans.com)