Since 2012, a wide variety of manufacturers have managed to win titles in the WEC – these vehicles celebrated victories in various classes
The World Endurance Championship (WEC) is one of the most fiercely contested racing series on the planet, and the manufacturers involved want their cars to be at the top of the overall standings at the end of the season. But which brands have managed to lift the championship trophy with their drivers and teams since 2012?
In the LMP1 class, Audi set the pace at the start with the R18 TDI, ultra and e-tron quattro. The German manufacturer won both the manufacturers’ and drivers’ championships in the top class of the WEC in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, it was Toyota with the TS040 Hybrid that brought both championships to Japan.
Porsche then remained unbeatable for a long time. In 2015, 2016, and 2017, Porsche celebrated the titles in the manufacturer and driver standings with the 919 Hybrid. Toyota struck back with the TS050 in the super seasons of 2018/19 and 2019/20.
Hypercars and LMP2
Since the introduction of hypercars, the Japanese have set the tone. The GR010 Hybrid won the team and driver titles in 2021, followed by the driver and manufacturer titles in 2022 and 2023, and victory in the manufacturer standings in 2024. In 2024, however, Porsche won the race for the drivers’ title with the 963.
In the LMP2 class, there were a wide variety of manufacturers at the top of the class standings before Oreca’s dominance. In 2012, it was the HPD ARX-03b, and in 2013, the Morgan LMP2 joined the list of winners. In 2014, the Oreca 03 won both the team and driver standings. In 2015, the Ligier JS P2 triumphed, and in 2016, the Alpine A460 joined the overall winners of the class.
However, since 2017, the Oreca 07 has been the benchmark and remains the most popular LMP2 chassis to date: in 2017, 2019/20, 2021, 2022, and 2023, a car from the French manufacturer took the top spot. In 2018/19, the car won another LMP2 title under the name “Alpine A470.”
The battle in the GT classes
Ferrari set the standard in the GTE classes. The 458 Italia dominated the early days of LMGTE Pro at will. Its successor, the 488 GTE, continued the tradition in the manufacturers’ standings in 2016. In 2017, 2021, and 2022, it also topped the drivers’ standings.
But other manufacturers were also successful: the Aston Martin V8 Vantage won the LMGTE Pro in 2016 and 2017. The British also won the LMGTE Am title in 2014 and 2017.
Aston Martin struck back in the 2019/20 and 2022 seasons with the Aston Martin Vantage AMR. In the 2019/20 season, the British team won the LMGTE Pro classification, and in the 2022 season, they stood at the top of the podium in both the LMGTE Am team and driver classifications.
Porsche also won titles during this period: with the 911 RSR, the German brand secured the driver and team titles in LMGTE Pro in 2015 and 2018/19. In 2018/19, Porsche also celebrated victory in the LMGTE Am classification, both in the team and driver standings. The Chevrolet Corvette C6.R was the winning car in the LMGTE Am team classification in 2012, and its successor, the Corvette C8.R, was the championship-winning car in both the team and driver classifications of the amateur championship in 2023.
Since 2024, LMGTE cars have been history in the WEC; and GT3 cars were introduced to the WEC. The winning car in the LMGT3 classification in 2024 was the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992). In 2025, the titles in all classes are hotly contested – so perhaps another manufacturer will be added to the WEC manufacturers’ list of winners at the end of the season.
The photo gallery provides an overview of all manufacturers. We have limited ourselves here to the four main championships: LMP1/Hypercar, LMP2, LMGTE Pro, and LMGTE Am/LMGT3. Sub-championships such as LMP1-L and LMP2 Pro-Am have been omitted from this photo gallery due to space constraints.