The World of World Endurance Championship drivers at Le Mans
Nationalities of all 186 drivers competing at Le Mans 2022
Total nations represented (27):
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and USA
• France and Great Britain have drivers competing in every class.
• No driver from China, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa or Sweden has ever won in the series
Total drivers from each nation participating (186 total drivers):
40 drivers – France
26 drivers – Great Britain
21 drivers – USA
16 drivers – Italy
11 drivers – Denmark
10 drivers - Switzerland
6 drivers – Brazil, Germany, Holland, Belgium
5 drivers – Japan
4 drivers – Portugal
3 drivers – Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Austria
2 drivers – Argentina, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Canada, Ireland
1 driver – China, Indonesia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden
Hypercar – 15 drivers, 8 nations (0 debutants)
• France – 5 – Lapierre, Vaxiviere, Pla, Dumas, Mailleux
• Brazil – 2 – Negrao, Derani
• GBR – 2 – Conway, Westbrook
• Japan – 2 – Kobayashi, Hirakawa
• Argentina – 1 – Lopez
• Australia – 1 – Briscoe
• New Zealand – 1 – Hartley
• Switzerland – 1 – Buemi
LMP2 – 81 drivers, 19 nations (30 debutants)
• France – 25 – Wadoux, Ogier, Milesi, Glorieux, Cougnaud, Collard, Bourdais, Cimadomo, Cresp, Palette, de Gerus, JB Lahaye, M Lahaye, Heriau, Trouillet, Page, Droux, Nato, Vautier, Lafargue, Chatin, Pilet, Canal, Jamin, Perrodo
• GBR – 11 – Cullen, Hanson, Lynn, Jarvis, Bell, Hanley, Jones, Bradley, Brundle, Stevens, Aitken
• USA – 7 – Cameron, Owen, Pierson, Sales, Taylor, Thomas, Falb
• Switzerland – 5 – Deletraz, Muller, Beche, Ineichen, Scherer
• Denmark – 4 – Jensen, Rasmussen, Heinemeier Hansson, Nielsen
• Germany – 4 – Horr, Rast, Kruetten, Florsch
• Holland – 4 – van der Helm, Frijns, Viscaal, van Uitert
• Italy – 3 – Colombo, Bortolotti, Rovera
• Mexico – 3 – Rojas, Gutierrez, Gonzalez
• Portugal – 3 – Albuquerque, da Costa Andrade
• Austria – 2 – Habsburg, Binder
• Brazil – 2 – Nasr, Fittipaldi
• Poland – 2 – Kubica, Smiechowski
• Australia – 1 - Allen
• Belgium – 1 - Vanthoor
• China – 1 – Ye
• Indonesia – 1 – Gelael
• Slovakia – 1 – Konopka
• South Africa – 1 – Aberdein
GTE Pro – 21 drivers, 11 nations (1 debutant)
• Italy – 4 – Pier Guidi, Fuoco, Rigon, Bruni
• GBR – 4 – Calado, Tandy, Sims, Bird
• Brazil – 2 – Serra, Fraga
• France – 2 – Makowiecki, Estre
• Spain – 2 – Molina, Garcia
• USA – 2 – Taylor, Milner
• Austria – 1 – Lietz
• Belgium – 1 – Vanthoor
• Denmark – 1 – Christensen
• Holland – 1 – Catsburg
• New Zealand – 1 – van Gisbergen
GTE Am – 69 drivers, 19 nations (21 debutants)
• USA – 12 – Mann, Keating, Iribe, Grunewald, Kvamme, Hart, MacNeil, Merrill, Heistand, Poordad, Lindsey, Ferriol
• GBR – 9 – Cameron, Millroy, Barnicoat, Tincknell, Wainwright, Barker, Pittard, Legge, Fagg
• Italy – 9 – Cairoli, Castellacci, Schiavoni, Balzan, Giammaria, Prette, Cressoni, Fisichella, Pera
• France – 8 – Ledogar, Klein, Abril, Dezoteux, Ragues, Aubry, Priaulx, Andlauer
• Denmark – 6 – Sorensen, Pedersen, Schandorff, Jensen, Gatting, Thiim
• Belgium – 4 – Hook, Bovy, Heylen, de Leener
• Switzerland – 4 – Ulrich, Leutwiler, Flohr, Frey
• Japan – 3 – Kimura, Hoshino, Fujii
• Canada – 2 – Robichon, Dalla Lana
• Germany – 2 – Ehret, Ried
• Ireland – 2 – Griffin, Fassbender
• Argentina – 1 – Varrone
• Australia – 1 - Campbell
• Finland – 1 – Vilander
• Holland – 1 – van der Zande
• New Zealand – 1 – Cassidy
• Portugal – 1 – Chaves
• South Africa – 1 – Perel
• Sweden – 1 – West
Info based on nationality of license stated on the entry list, as opposed to nationalities a driver identifies as elsewhere, or flags they were listed against on previous entry lists.
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