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Viper returns to Le Mans 24 Hours as 2013 entry list is revealed

The return of the Chrysler Viper to the Le Mans 24 Hours was confirmed in Paris on Friday when race organisers unveiled the entry list for this year's race

Two GTE Pro class Viper GTS-Rs have been entered under by the Riley Technologies-run SRT Motorsports team, which is masterminding the US muscle car's return to racing.

The cars will be badged as SRTs after after Chrysler's Street & Racing Tuning brand.

Marc Goossens and Dominik Farnbacher, who were both part of SRT's partial campaign in the American Le Mans Series in 2012, have been slated as the drivers of the car.

SRT director Beth Paretta, whose remit covers motorsport, said: "Our goal in our first year was to be invited. We are so excited to be returning to Le Mans; we couldn't be more excited about being back on the world stage."

The two Vipers bolster an impressive GTE Pro class that includes two factory AstonMartin Vantage GTEs and two 991-shaped Porsche 911 GT3-RSRs, to be fielded by a Manthey-run works team.

ACO sporting director Vincent Beaumesnil said: "I don't think I have seen so many great GT cars on the grid. We have five manufacturers with two cars each, who are all are going to be battling it out at Le Mans."

There are only eight LMP1 prototypes on the entry for Le Mans, including three Audis and two Toyotas.

This follows the late withdrawal of the British JRM squad, which has opted to withdraw for financial reasons, and OAK Racing's decision to focus its P1 programme on the development of its all-new 2014 car.

2013 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list:

LMP1
1.  Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi		Andre Lotterer
2.  Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi		Tom Kristensen
3.  Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi		Marc Gene
7.  Toyota Racing		Toyota		Alex Wurz
8.  Toyota Racing		Toyota		Anthony Davidson
12. Rebellion Racing		Lola-Toyota	Nicolas Prost
13. Rebellion Racing		Lola-Toyota	Neel Jani
21. Strakka Racing		HPD-Honda	Nick Leventis

LMP2
24. OAK Racing			Morgan-Nissan	Jacques Nicolet
25. Delta-ADR			ORECA-Nissan	John Martin
26. G-Drive Racing		ORECA-Nissan	Roman Rusinov
27. Sebastien Loeb Racing	ORECA-Nissan	Franck Montagny
28. Gulf Racing Middle East	Lola-Nissan	Fabien Giroix
29. Gulf Racing Middle East	Lola-Nissan	Frederic Fatien
30. HVM Status GP		Lola-Judd	Jonathan Kennard
31. Lotus			Lotus		Kevin Weeda
32. Lotus			Lotus		Thomas Holzer
33. Level 5 Motorsports		HPD-Honda	Scott Tucker
35. OAK Racing			Morgan-Nissan	Olivier Pla
36. Signatech			ORECA-NIssan	Franck Maillieux
38. Jota Sport			Zytek-Nissan	Simon Dolan
40. Boutsen Ginion Racing	ORECA-Nissan	Koen Wauters
41. Greaves Motorsport		Zytek-Nissan	Christian Zugel
42. Greaves Motorsport		Zytek-Nissan	Tom Kimber-Smith
44. Starworks Motorsport	HPD-Honda	Alex Popow
45. OAK Racing			Morgan-Nissan	David Heinemeier Hansson
46. Thiriet by TDS		ORECA-Nissan	Piere Thiriet
47. KCMG			Morgan-Nissan	Alexandre Imperatori
48. Murphy Prototypes		ORECA-Nissan	Brendon Hartley

GTE Pro
51. AF Corse			Ferrari		Gianmaria Bruni
66. JMW	Motorsport		Ferrari		Tim Sugden
71. AF Corse			Ferrari		Olivier Beretta
73. Corvette Racing		Corvette	Antonio Garcia
74. Corvette Racing		Corvette	Oliver Gavin
91. Porsche AG Team Manthey	Porsche		Marc Lieb
92. Porsche AG Team Manthey	Porsche		Jorg Bergmeister
93. SRT	Motorsports		Viper		Marco Goossens
94. SRT	Motorsports		Viper		Dominik Farnbacher
97. Aston Martin Racing		Aston Martin	Darren Turner
99. Aston Martin Racing		Aston Martin	Stefan Mucke

GTE Am
50. Larbre Competition		Corvette	Patrick Bornhauser
54. AF Corse			Ferrari		Yannick Mallegol
55. AF Corse			Ferrari		Piergiuseppe Perazzini
57. Krohn Racing		Ferrari		Tracy Krohn
61. AF Corse			Ferrari		Jack Gerber
67. Imsa Performance		Porsche		Pascal Gibon
70. Larbre Competition		Corvette	Pedro Lamy
76. Imsa Performance		Porsche		Raymond Narac
77. Dempsey Proton		Porsche		Patrick Dempsey
80. Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ferrari		Scott Sharp
81. 8Star Motorsports		Ferrari		Enzo Potolicchio
88. Proton Competition		Porsche		Christian Ried
95. Aston Martin Racing		Aston Martin	Allan Simonsen
96. Aston Martin Racing		Aston Martin	Roald Goethe

Garage 56**
56. Green GT			Green GT	Christian Pescatori

Reserves (in order of priority)
LMP2
34. Race Performance		ORECA-Judd	Michel Frey
43. Morand Racing		Morgan-Judd	Natacha Gachnang
39. DKR Engineering		Lola-Judd	Olivier Porta
37. Signatech			ORECA-Nissan	Pierre Ragues
23. Delta-ADR			ORECA-Nissan	Shinji Nakano
20. HVM Status GP		Lola-Judd	Warren Hughes

GTE
98. Aston Martin Racing		Aston Martin	Stuart Hall (Am)
75. ProSpeed Competition	Porsche		Abdulaziz Al Faisal (Am)
52. Ram Racing			Ferrari		Johnny Mowlem (Pro)
90. TRG AMR North America	Aston Martin	Kevin Buckler (Am)
*Drivers named for administrative purposes only and are subject to change.
** Will run outside general classification.

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