Well as of now, pending approval, the brand Lexus is now in the WEC, huzzah! And the team chosen is the Mercedes stalwart AKKA ASP Motorsport. Choosing two cars for it's team, this in showing how much the new GT3-based rule set will be very popular in it's first years. Lexus was chosen by ASP not because they lost Mercedes, but to gaunter a spot in the series due to Lexus being the luxury brand of Toyota.