Organizers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans have released the details of this year’s entry list, showing a field of 55 cars, with 20 LMP1 class entries, and eight reserves.

The overall winner of this year’s race will likely be one of the diesel-powered entries from manufacturers Audi and Peugeot. Both companies will field three cars, with Peugeot fiercely hoping that its 2008 908 HDi can break the lock Audi’s held on Le Mans for years. Pescarolo hopes to have good success in LMP1 as well, fielding two works cars, with British customer Rollcentre Racing running another.

The LMP2 entries for this year are highlighted by the first appearance of the Porsche RS Spyder at Le Mans, with Team Essex and Van Merksteijn Motorsport each bringing one. GT1 will again be the scene of a showdown between Aston Martin and Corvette, with both offering four cars to the fray. Interprogressbank Spartak Racing will run the sole Lamborghini in the class, and race.

Finally GT2 will bring fans the closest to real road cars, and most likely some of the best racing on the day. Porsche and Ferrari will take up their decades old rivalry as the 911 GT3-RSR’s take on a large group of F430 GT’s. Now that it’s washed its hands of Formula One, Spyker may be able to find a measure of motorsport redemption with a surprise win here.

+ Autosport: 2008 entry list revealed

LMP1

 1 Audi Sport North America (Joest) Audi R10 TDi
 2 Audi Sport North America (Joest) Audi R10 TDi
 3 Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R10 TDi
 5 Team ORECA - Courage-ORECA Judd
 6 Team ORECA - Courage-ORECA Judd
 7 Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi
 8 Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi
 9 Team Peugeot Sport Total - Peugeot 908 HDi
10 Charouz Racing System - Lola Aston Martin
11 Dome Racing Team - Dome Judd S102
12 Charouz Racing System - Lola Judd
14 Creation Autosportif - Creation AIM CA07
16 Pescarolo Sport - Pescarolo Judd
17 Pescarolo Sport - Pescarolo Judd
18 Rollcentre Racing - Pescarolo Judd
19 Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Lola AER B06/10
20 Epsilon Euskadi - Epsilon Euskadi Judd
22 Tokai University-YGR Power - Courage-ORECA YGK
23 Autocon - Creation Judd
24 Terramos - Courage Mugen

LMP2

25 RML - Lola MG B05/40
26 Team Bruichladdich Radical - Radical AER SR9
30 Racing Box SRL - Lucchini Judd
31 Team Essex - Porsche RS Spyder
32 Barazi Epsilon - Zytek 07S
33 Speedy Racing Team Sebah - Lola Judd
34 van Merksteijn Motorsport - Porsche RS Spyder
35 Saulnier Racing - Pescarolo Judd
40 Quifel-ASM Team - Lola AER B05/40
41 Trading Performance - Zytek 07S
44 Kruse Schiller Motorsport - Lola Mazda
45 Embassy Racing - Embassy Zytek

GT1

007 Aston Martin Racing - Aston Martin DBR9
009 Aston Martin Racing - Aston Martin DBR9
50  Larbre Competition - Saleen S7R
53  Vitaphone Racing Team - Aston Martin DBR9
55  Interprogressbank Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murcielago
59  Team Modena - Aston Martin DBR9
63  Corvette Racing - Corvette C6.R
64  Corvette Racing - Corvette C6.R
72  Luc Alphand Adventures - Corvette C6.R
73  Luc Alphand Adventures - Corvette C6.R

GT2

76 IMSAPerformance - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
77 Team Felbermayr-Proton - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
78 AF Corse - Ferrari F430 GT
80 Flying Lizard Motorsports - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
81 Tafel Racing - Ferrari F430 GT
82 Risi Competizione - Ferrari F430 GT
83 Risi Competizione - Ferrari F430 GT
85 Spyker Squadron - Spyker C8 Laviolette
90 Farnbacher Racing - Ferrari F430 GT
94 Speedy Racing Team - Spyker C8 Laviolette
96 Virgo Motorsport - Ferrari F430 GT
97 BMS Scuderia Italia - Ferrari F430 GT
99 JMB Racing - Ferrari F430 GT

Reserves

LMP1 Saulnier Racing - Pescarolo Judd
GT1 Interprogressbank Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murcielago
LMP1 Epsilon Euskadi - Epsilon Euskadi Judd
GT2 IMSA Performance - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
LMP1 Creation Autosportif - Creation AIM CA07
GT2 Spyker Squadron - Spyker C8 Laviolette
GT2 Team Felbermayr-Proton - Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (997)
GT1 Larbre Competition - Saleen S7R