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The World of World Endurance Championship drivers at Le Mans

Nationalities of all 186 drivers competing at Le Mans 2022

The World of World Endurance Championship drivers at Le Mans
31/05/2022

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. 

With thanks to 'Magic Alex' @wecdata

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