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Gary Watkins

Hypercar manufacturers free to develop chassis and hybrid systems as WEC outlines 2030 rules

Manufacturers will remain free to develop their own chassis and hybrid systems when the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar category moves towards the LMDh rulebook for 2030.

New regulations being put in place for after the end of the homologation period of the current cars will outlaw the four-wheel-drive currently allowed under the Le Mans Hypercar rules and mandate that hybrid power can only be retrieved and returned to the track via the rear axle as per LMDh.

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