All current, former and reserve Formula E drivers taking part in the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Vyas Ponnuri
- Jun 9
- 9 min read
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is quite simply known as the greatest race in motorsport. It sees drivers and teams race around the Circuit de la Sarthe non-stop for 24 hours.
At the other end of the motor racing spectrum is Formula E, a championship consisting of fast-paced 45-minute races. As much as both events are chalk and cheese, they share a special relationship, with several Formula E drivers, past and present, taking to the 24 Hours of Le Mans every year.
With the likes of Lucas di Grassi, Mitch Evans and Pascal Wehrlein having taken on the challenge of Le Mans in the past, a total of six full-timers and several reserves, rookie test drivers and former Formula E drivers.
DIVEBOMB delves into the stories of these six full-time racers, as they take on the challenge of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Nyck de Vries - No. 7 Toyota
An established contender now, de Vries has been racing with Toyota ever since he left Formula One and returned to the all-electric championship with Mahindra in 2024.
Although he had made Le Mans appearances in the past in the LMP2 class, 2024 marked the Dutchman’s first appearance in the top class of endurance racing at the flagship 24-hour event.
Driving alongside team principal Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway, the No. 7 Toyota remained in contention for the victory, as they chased down the No. 50 Ferrari in the closing stages of the race.
The No. 7 Toyota would eventually finish third in the season, losing out to the Porsche hypercars right at the end.
2025’s Le Mans outing would prove to be much like the course of their season - disastrous, but with some late revival. A massive shock would see de Vries miss out on hyperpole, qualifying only 17th for the race.
However, de Vries aided his team’s rise to fifth in the classification, navigating a tricky phase after the team received a 50-second stop-and-go penalty for speeding in the pits.
Right at the end of the season, though, the No, 7 Toyota entry took home victory in the 8 Hours of Bahrain, capping off a disappointing season on a high note.
Toyota opted to use one of its five permitted jokers ahead of the 2026 season, revealing a heavily redesigned TR010 hypercar with a fresh shade of paint too. The new hypercar immediately brought rewards, with Toyota’s No 8 car winning the 6 Hours of Imola, while de Vries’ No 7 car finished third after losing out to the No. 51 Ferrari in the pits.
The No. 7 entry scored another top-five finish at the 6 Hours of Spa, running a solid race in the top 10 and adding to their turnaround in fortunes heading into 2026 before Le Mans.
Nick Cassidy - No. 93 Peugeot
ast year had Pascal Wehrlein; the year before that saw Felipe Drugovich. This year, it’s Nick Cassidy’s turn to make his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Having signed for Peugeot last summer, the New Zealander has been getting up to speed in his new ride, alongside Season 8 champion Stoffel Vandoorne and Paul di Resta. It was a tough start to Cassidy’s time as an endurance driver in Imola, as he beached the Peugeot in the gravel at the Tamburello chicane after pitting. Eventually, the team finished three laps down, in 16th.
The French manufacturer will be entering their home event on a positive note, though, having qualified ninth and finished seventh, with Vandoorne even setting the fastest lap on the day.
Cassidy, who has been settling in, will be eagerly looking to bring his Formula E abilities to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. His biggest skills of reading the race and remaining patient in high-energy peloton-style races have earned several plaudits and praise, alongside .
Some of his best race victories have been comeback drives, with Cassidy often sussing out the race pattern and choosing to remain patient in the beginning, before pushing hard towards the end of the race. This style of driving has fetched victories such as the Berlin E-Prix in 2024 and 2025, and the Monaco E-Prix in 2023 which he won from ninth on the grid.
The New Zealander is also a renowned wet weather racer, having won races such as the 2023 London E-Prix, and the 2025 Shanghai E-Prix through his measured and error-free racing in the rain. Cassidy also scored a podium for Jaguar in Monaco last year during changeable conditions, using his attack mode well towards the end of the race.
It’s these skill sets which can make the difference for Peugeot in the upcoming weekend’s race, with Cassidy looking to help Peugeot break their home race duck and bring home a big result on the biggest stage.
Sébastien Buemi - No. 8 Toyota
Few drivers can boast of the success Sébastien Buemi holds at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Swissman has the most Le Mans victories of anyone on the 2026 grid, with four victories in the top class coming between 2018 and 2022.
Buemi’s recent run in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, though, hasn’t been as much to write home about. The No. 8 Toyota was in contention for victory in 2023, before a spin for Ryo Hirakawa with two hours to go ended any chances of the team’s victory run continuing.
The following year would see them even leading for a brief period, before a spin by the No. 51 Ferrari would see them eventually come home fifth on the road.
In 2025, a late puncture at the Dunlop chicane would see Hirakawa trundle along the 13 km circuit, losing valuable ground and bodywork. After being in the garage for 15 minutes, the No. 8 car returned to the track, albeit finishing well down the order in 15th.
However, if you’re rooting for the No. 8 Toyota to win at Le Mans once again, then you should be delighted - for they stand a great chance this time around. Buemi triumphed at the season opener in Imola, with Toyota nailing their strategy amid a rain threat to win their 50th race in 100 starts.
Finishing 10th in the following round in Spa, Toyota’s No 8 crew of Hirakawa, Buemi and Brendon Hartley head into Le Mans placed second in the standings. Hungry for redemption after a series of tough outings in the big race, they will be looking to break a four-year winless duck at the venue in 2026. Buemi’s success and experience will be a key factor in the team’s charge to win Le Mans once again.
Norman Nato - No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA
Norman Nato heads into his home event with a big target - to win a first Le Mans for the storied JOTA outfit.
Only two years ago, the entry started the 24 Hours of Le Mans from eighth on the grid, an unbelievable turnaround after Callum Ilott crashed the car in FP2. The team had managed to build a fresh chassis in only 24 hours, allowing them to start eighth on the road after missing hyperpole.
The team would eventually come home in eighth, a strong result after all the events of a few days prior to the race.
In 2025, Nato’s No. 12 entry would secure pole position in a JOTA 1-2, but his pace would fade away in the race as the Ferrari and Toyota entries came past.
However, the No. 12 JOTA still finished fifth on the road, promoted to fourth after the No. 50 Ferrari’s post-race disqualification.
Nato knows what it’s like to be at the sharp end of Le Mans, finishing second in 2020 to Buemi’s Toyota, and has started eight Le Mans races to date. He will be looking to channel that experience to take JOTA to a big result and kick-start their campaign in 2026. The No. 12 JOTA has only scored two points so far in 2026, coming at the 6 Hours of Spa, ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
António Félix da Costa - No. 35 Alpine
António Félix da Costa has been in and around the World Endurance Championship in the recent past, driving for JOTA’s hypercar entry back in 2023 before leaving the series to focus on his Porsche Formula E commitments.
He returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in 2025, driving for the No. 183 AF Corse in the LMP2 class and finishing ninth.
After moving from Porsche to Jaguar ahead of the 2026 Formula E season, the Portuguese driver also joined Alpine ahead of their final WEC campaign, driving the No. 35 Alpine alongside Ferdinand Habsburg and Charles Milesi.
The No. 35 entry finished fourth in the season opener in Imola, a strong performance that sparked a revival in fortunes. However, da Costa’s attempt to defend fifth from Alex Riberas in the No. 009 Aston Martin hypercar ended badly for both drivers.
Da Costa’s move to the right to defend position forced Riberas onto the grass, as he spun out and came to a stop at Les Combes. The Alpine man too dropped out of the top 10 following a puncture, eventually coming home in 12th.
He would later apologise for the incident, penning a note on social media about the same. However, Alpine would take solace from the strong pace shown up until then, looking to take the momentum into their home event in Le Mans, a venue where they have struggled to score big points and maximise their results.
Nico Müller - No. 343 Inter Europol Competition
Having left Peugeot’s hypercar entry at the end of the 2024 WEC season, Nico Müller would have been looking ahead to a potential chance to race for Porsche at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
However, with Porsche later axing their hypercar programme in the championship, Müller hasn’t been able to find an opportunity in the top class, instead joining an Inter Europol team that has won two of the last three Le Mans events in class.
Müller joins Reshad de Gerus and Bijoy Garg, two endurance veterans who pilot this entry in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), and the Porsche racer will be motivated to bring his wealth of experience to drive the team’s charge for another Le Mans victory once again.
Although he hasn’t yet scored a point at this venue, this represents the Swissman’s best chance of scoring a big result. Müller has momentum from a strong start to his Formula E campaign with Porsche, scoring 83 points and sitting sixth in the standings after the conclusion of the Monaco E-Prix weekend. He has also scored a maiden Formula E win in Berlin, and comes into Le Mans on the back of this excellent run of form.
It will certainly be interesting to see if he is able to spur on the Inter Europol team, and help them to their third Le Mans win in four years.
Reserve/Rookie Test Formula E drivers taking part in the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
Apart from the full-timers, a host of reserves and Rookie Test drivers are also taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year.
Nissan’s Rookie Test driver in Madrid Victor Martins drives for the No. 36 Alpine entry alongside Frédéric Makowiecki and Jules Gounon. The team are yet to score a point in 2026, having finished 11th at Imola and Spa.
Citroën’s Rookie Test and FPO driver, Theo Pourchaire, currently races the No. 94 Peugeot car alongside Malthe Jakobsen and Loïc Duval. The entry took pole for the 6 Hours of Spa, but wouldn’t finish the race after a collision with the No. 79 Iron Lynx GT3 entry.
Mahindra’s reserve driver Jake Hughes will compete in the LMP2 class for the No. 25 Algarve Pro Racing entry, alongside Michael Jensen and Enzo Trulli.
Newly-recruited Citroën development driver Doriane Pin will pilot the No. 30 Duqueine entry alongside former Porsche hypercar man Julien Andlauer and Lola Rookie Test driver Richard Verschoor. The entry also competes in the ELMS championship in 2026.
Reigning DTM champion and Porsche Rookie Test and FP0 driver Ayhancan Güven will take part in his maiden Le Mans appearance in the No. 91 Manthey entry, alongside James Cottingham and Timor Boguslavskiy. The Manthey entries have won the last two Le Mans victories in LMGT3 class, with the No. 91 entry winning back in 2024 and the sister No. 92 entry in 2025.
Former Formula E drivers at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
Former Envision and ABT racer Robin Frijns will race the No. 20 BMW hypercar alongside another former Formula E man in René Rast. The entry leads the WEC standings heading into Le Mans, after BMW’s 1-2 in the 6 Hours of Spa in May.
Kobayashi is another driver to have driven in Formula E in the past, having started two races for Andretti back in Season 4, while teammate Brendon Hartley’s brief interaction with Formula E lasted six races for Dragon Racing in 2019.
Former Porsche and Techeetah racer André Lotterer races for the debutant Genesis Magma entry this year, alongside Pipo Derani and Mathys Jaubert.
Ferrari’s No 51 hypercar racer and 2023 Le Mans winner Antonio Giovinazzi has raced for Dragon Penske in 2022, while teammate James Calado started nine races for Jaguar in 2019.
De Vries’ Toyota teammate Mike Conway started seven races in Season 2 for Venturi, and one for Dragon Racing in Season 3, before departing the electric championship.
Pourchaire’s Peugeot teammate Loïc Duval is another name who has been particularly successful in Formula E. Duval raced for Dragon Racing for three seasons, scoring two podiums in London and Berlin in 2015, and finishing in the top 10 twice.
No. 87 Lexus LMGT3 racer José María López has raced in Formula E for three seasons, for DS Virgin and Dragon Racing. He scored one podium from 33 starts, at the Montreal E-Prix in Season 3, finishing ninth in the standings.
No. 150 AF Corse LMGT3 racer Lilou Wadoux took part in the all-female Formula E Rookie Test in Jarama in 2024 for Jaguar.
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