Davison prepares for Le Mans debut.

Alex Davison will join a select band of Australian drivers to have taken part in the Le Mans 24 Hours when he lines up for the event next month as part of the Felbermayr-Proton team.

Davison will join Wolf Henzler and team-owner Horst Felbermayr Sr in the #77 Porsche for the event which will see him become only the 31st Australian driver to compete at La Sarthe - adding him to a list that already includes grandfather Lex Davison.

"Le Mans is one of those iconic races you dream about racing in as a kid, I can't wait to get out there," he said. "The circuit is amazing and it's such a tough race, where getting to the end is a massive achievement itself, I'm really looking forward to the challenge."

After finishing second in last year's Australian Carrera Cup Championship, Davison received an offer to become a Porsche-supported driver in Europe and relocated to Germany in February.

His primary role has been racing with Team Felbermayr-Proton in the Le Mans Series alongside Marc Lieb, with the pair currently second in the GT2 class, just one point behind the leading Ferrari F430 of Rob Bell and Gianmaria Brunni, with two rounds remaining.

"Our Le Mans Series campaign has been going really well so far," he said. "Marc and are good mates and he was instrumental in getting me over here, it's been an easy partnership.

"We've finished second in two of the three races but had mechanical problems in the other race while running strongly.

"We're developing the car and getting closer and closer to the pace of the Ferrari, so we're feeling confident going into the last two rounds later this year."

Although Lieb won't be alongside him in the car at La Sarthe, Davison said he remained confident of a solid run in the biggest sportscar race of them all.

"I know the car and team well from the LMS races, and we've been competitive in GT2 all year, so hopefully we can carry some of that form over," Davison said. "It's going to be a really strong field including a lot of drivers with plenty of Le Mans experience.

"Finishing the race is our first goal, if we can get onto the GT2 podium it would be a dream result."