There are 20 classes at N24 in total, ranging from the VT2 class for more modest ‘small’ production cars, two Cup classes for Porsches, GT4 and a whole lot more. This year there’s a Dacia Logan racing alongside the thoroughbred GT3 cars, a Volkswagen Beetle RSR and even a 997-generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. The McLaren Artura also makes its first N24 appearance in Trophy-form, with Lynk&Co also making its debut with the 03 TCR. As always, Cupra Leons, Toyota Supras, Audi S3s and a host of BMW 3-series-based racers can also be found throughout the entry list.
As varied as the cars are, there’s also a fascinating mixture of drivers competing this year. The son of ex-Toyota President and CEO Akio Toyoda, Daisuke Toyoda, will get behind the wheel of a Toyota Gazoo Rookie Racing GR Yaris, with Maro Engel in an AMG GT3, N24 2023 winner David Pittard in a Vantage GT3 and Michael Schumacher’s nephew, David Schumacher, in the HRT Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3. There is even a team of automotive figures you might recognise back to compete again under Black Falcon in the BMW M4 GT4, with Jimmy Broadbent, Mikhail (Misha) Charoudin and sim racer Steve Brown behind the wheel. To say it’s a diverse grid is an understatement.
