As Le Mans Ultimate marks its first anniversary this February, it has expanded beyond its 2023 GTE base content. Following the first 2024 LMGT3 DLC, the game enters 2025 with another LMGT3 pack, leaving only two cars missing from its growing roster.
You can now get on track in the Ferrari 296 GT3, McLaren 720s GT3 Evo, BMW M4 GT3, Corvette Z06 GT3.R, Porsche 911 GT3 R, Ford Mustang GT3 and Aston Martin Vantage GT3. Completing the roster eventually will be the Lexus GT3 and Lamborghini Huracan GT3.
THE HISTORY OF GT3 RACING IN WEC
The LMGT3 class was first introduced to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2024, replacing the previous GTE category. This transition aimed to align the WEC’s GT3 racing with global GT3 regulations, fostering greater manufacturer participation and team diversity. Which they achieved.
In its inaugural 2024 season, the LMGT3 grid featured 18 entries from renowned manufacturers such as Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Lexus, Lamborghini, McLaren, and Porsche. Each manufacturer supplied two cars, contributing to a competitive and varied field. A complete 180 to the four manufacturers that were present on the grid for the final GTE season in 2023.
The 2025 season continues with a stacked grid in the LMGT3 class. Notably, Mercedes has now joined the LMGT3 category, partnering with Iron Lynx to field the Mercedes-AMG GT3, marking a significant return for the marque to endurance racing. This will surely be in (LMU) soon.
LMGT3 IN LE MANS ULTIMATE
In Le Mans Ultimate, the LMGT3 class replicates the World Endurance Championship’s (WEC) GT3 category, introduced in 2024 to replace the GTE class. The game features a diverse lineup of LMGT3 cars from renowned manufacturers through various DLC packs.
2024 DLC PACK 3
As part of DLC pack 3 Le Mans Ultimate introduced three new cars to the platform. The BMW M4 GT3, Ferrari 296 GT3 and the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Alongside DLC pack 3 (LMU) released a free DLC that included the McLaren 720s GT3. All of which arrived with the official teams, drivers and liveries from the 2024 season.
2024 DLC PACK 4
Pack 4 arrived at the start of 2025. As part of this pack, Le Mans Ultimate introduced two more GT3 machines in the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 and Porsche 911 GT3 R. Alongside the DLC pack 4 they released the Ford Mustang GT3 as a free DLC. All of which again, arrived with the official teams, drivers and liveries from the 2024 season.
A NEW GT3 TYRE MODEL
Heading into 2025 the LMGT3 class in Le Mans Ultimate has a revised tyre model, looking to revamp the class and how the cars handle, so you can experience better and closer racing.
This new tyre model focuses more on entry stability. This means the exit rotation on these new tyres is a little limited, meaning your goal driving-wise is to throw the car into the corner a little harder without overdoing it. This will set up your car to have a good angle for the exit. This is to cover the missing rotation, making sure it doesn‘t compromise you.
It might take a little getting used to, but you can really use the throttle to help your rotation as well. The drivers skilled in throttle control will benefit the most, but being smooth is also a key element, as tyre wear can be a real problem the further into a stint you go, this is due to the nature of how you need to drive the new model to be fast.
Let’s dive into all seven of the GT3 cars in a little more detail:
FORD MUSTANG GT3
| Car | Ruleset | Engine |
| Ford Mustang GT3 | GT3 | 5.4 Litre Naturally Aspirated V8 |
The 7th generation Mustang, based off the Dark Horse model, is the freshest and latest car homologated to GT3 regulations. Revealed to the world in 2023 and making its racing debut in 2024, the platform is growing in competitiveness but is firmly a fan favourite with the iconic V8 rumble!
Now competing in multiple Sportscar and GT series internationally, the multimatic-built machine returned to Le Mans in 2024, 27 years after a Mustang last competed in the great race.
With it’s front engine layout, wide proportions and pliant chassis, the Mustang LMGT3 will no doubt prove a popular car for all players, especially GT car beginners. Which is definitely already the case.
In Le Mans Ultimate the Ford Mustang is hyper-competitive out of the box. The front engine makes it easy over curbs. The wide body makes it nice and stable. The aerodynamics of the Ford make it super fast on the straights.
PORSCHE 911 GT3 R
| Car | Ruleset | Engine |
| Porsche 911 GT3 R | GT3 | 4.2 Litre Naturally Aspirated Flat 6 |
The Porsche 911 has a storied legacy in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), particularly within the GT categories. In 2024, the WEC transitioned from the GTE class to the LMGT3 category, adopting global GT3 regulations to enhance competition and manufacturer participation. Porsche embraced this change by introducing the 911 GT3 R (992) to the LMGT3 class.
In the 2024 season, the #92 Porsche 911 GT3 R, fielded by Manthey PureRxcing, secured the LMGT3 championship title, achieving two race victories and consistently strong performances. This success underscored Porsche’s competitive edge in the newly established GT3 format.
In Le Mans Ultimate, it is also one of the fastest GT3s on the grid, although you will have to be careful of the tyre wear on the new tyre model. It can get pretty extreme after a long period of racing compared to other manufacturers.
ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE AMR GT3
| Car | Ruleset | Engine |
| Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GT3 | 4-litre twin turbocharge V8 |
The latest second-generation Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 succeeds the successful Vantage GTE in the World Endurance Championship which scored a remarkable 52 class wins and 11 world titles between 2012 and 2023.
With familiar teams Heart of Racing and D’Station on the grid, the new car is already off to winning ways having chalked up one win at COTA in 2024.
With a stable and predictable platform and the V8 thunder, the Vantage will continue it’s popularity in game with Le Mans Ultimate players.
In Le Mans Ultimate, the V8 Vantage feels surprisingly nimble, given its front-engined layout. Overall, it provides a solid base to work from, but because it is so stable, it might be a little boring for some drivers.
FERRARI 296 GT3
| Car | Ruleset | Engine |
| Ferrari 296 GT3 | GT3 | 2.9 Litre V6 Turbo |
The latest Ferrari sports car to make the transition from road to race, the 296 takes the GT3 regulations and mixes in prototype ethos for their latest GT3 contender. A move from V8 to V6 turbo for lightness and efficiency plus modular panels for quick damage repair and replacement during a race.
First raced in worldwide competition in 2023, the 296 GT3 has developed into a fast and reliable race car in all series it enters. A win a piece from each of the AF Corse entries in 2024 resulted in a strong 3rd overall in the season standings.
In Le Mans Ultimate, the 296 is one of the more competitive cars of the front-running GT3s. It feels agile and pointy, which will give you the confidence in the front end that you need, and it performs well across the majority of corner types.
However, on the flip side, it is inherently slippery at the rear end. You have to be hyperaware of your inputs in slower-speed corners where downforce isn’t on your side; too much steering angle will, very simply, leave you facing the wrong way.
MCLAREN 720S GT3 EVO
| Car | Ruleset | Engine |
| McLaren 720s GT3 Evo | GT3 | 4.0-Litre Twin Turbo V8 |
Evolution not revolution – the 720S GT3 was introduced back in 2019 but received an Evo update in early 2023 with emphasis on an increase in aero performance and balance.
One of the most naturally competitive platforms with its supercar mid-engine, low-frontal area configurations, the McLaren is a true Le Mans racer with a winning heritage.
Sporting retro inspired liveries and run by endurance racing power house team United Autosport, the McLaren brings the noise and speed to every race.
In Le Mans Ultimate it was part of a free DLC Pack, which was music to driver’s ears. It also happens to be one of the best all-around cars in the game as well and that’s why it is one of the more popular cars to drive right now.
CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R
| Car | Ruleset | Engine |
| Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | GT3 | 5.5-litre naturally-aspirated V8 |
Having raced at Le Mans every year since 2000, Chevrolet are seasoned endurance veterans with the Corvette platform.
With GTE regulations coming to an end, Chevrolet created a new Corvette to conform to GT3 regulations using the C8.R as a base. Both cars share the same body design, suspension underpinnings and the same 5.5l LT6 based naturally aspirated V8.
With 2024 the inaugural year of competition for the Z06 GT3.R in multiple series, it has proved competitive out the blocks with pole in Qatar and a super strong finish with double podium in Bahrain. 2025 looks promising for the new kid on the block and they’re highly experienced GT team TF Sport.
In Le Mans Ultimate, the Corvette Z06 sounds incredible, but it does lack some top speed, which means it hasn’t been a favourite of many drivers. Maybe on the new GT3 tyre model, it will find love once again.
BMW M4 GT3
| Car | Ruleset | Engine |
| BMW M4 GT3 | GT3 | 3.0 Litre Straight 6 Turbo |
First homologated in 2022, the BMW M4 GT3 is the latest from a lineage of BMW GT cars including the Z4 GT3, M6 GT3 and M8 GTE. Returning to Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship in GT after a 5 year absence, the brand partnered with sportscar ace team WRT, and gave a set of keys to 9 x Motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi.
The BMW M4 GT3 had already proven its pace in competition in other GT series before FIA WEC, but with a 1 – 2 finish in Imola and a strong showing in Le Mans, the team came away with 4th overall in the classification.
Out of the box, the BMW M4 GT3 is one of the easiest to drive in Le Mans Ultimate, which means you will see plenty of them on the grid as drivers can extract the maximum pace out of it pretty easily, but it doesn’t have a very high ceiling for improving after that, which means those on professional setups might see themselves being faster.
Get On The Grid Today
Get yourself on the grid today and get behind one of these incredible LMGT3 cars in Le Mans Ultimate. The 2024 DLC Season Pass will be your access all areas to the 2024 season and will enable you to download the latest content the minute it is ready to be brought into the game. The pass will offer savings compared to purchasing all four DLC packs individually.
The 2024 Season Pass will bundle together all the packs and will consist of the four new Hypercars, four iconic circuits and seven of the closely-matched GT3 cars.
