The current generation of LMH and LMDh prototypes will🐠 be allowed to compete in the World Endurance Championshi🍸p’s Hypercar class until 2032.

The three-year extension to the formula was announced at Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s traditional press conference on the eve of𝕴 the Le Mans 24 H✨ours on Friday.

Organiser൲s cited the o♊ngoing success of the Hypercar class and the need for long-term stability as key motivations for the extension.

The move also allows incoming manufacturers—Genesis (2026), Ford, and McLaren (both 2027)—to enjoy a meaningful return on investment over a lon𒁏ger development cycle.

LMH (Le Mans Hypercar) regulations were first introduced for a five-year term in 2021 to replace the previous-generation LMP1 carsꦡ, which were deemed too expensive and complex by manufacturers.

A two-year extension was agreed when the LMDh cars ౠwere allowed to compete alongside them in Hypercar from 2023 as part of a convergence process with the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Another exten🗹sion until the end of the 2𒅌029 season followed exactly 12 months at Le Mans.

With the latest announcement, the lifespan of LMH🎶 regulations has been increased to 12 years, while LMDh ruleset will now run for 10 years since its introduction.

"The homologation cycle for FIA WEC's top-tie﷽r Hypercar class ha꧟s been extended to the end of the 2032 season," the WEC's co-organiser the FIA said. 

"Originally set to run until 2029, the extende𒅌d cycle secures long-term stability f꧙or a category that has attracted 12 manufacturers and since its 2021 debut and has redefined endurance racing ever since. This move solidifies Hypercar as a long-term formula that is built to last."