Photo Copyright 2020 Marius Hecker / AdrenalMedia.com, Photo Copyright 2020 John Rourke / AdrenalMedia.com. As exclusive FIA WEC Official Logistics Partner since 2012, DHL brings not only decades of motorsports logistics experience to the table, but also its own passion for speed, precision and efficiency. Round 1 of FIA WEC Season 9, the 8 Hours of Portimão, will take place from April 2-4, 2021. The entry list for the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship includes 33 full-season entrants from 12 different countries plus a record number of teams … The FIA and ACO announced a provisional schedule during the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone which feature eight events over ten months. The FIA WEC managed to attract a strong and diverse ... that the future of endurance racing looks very bright and this is perfectly demonstrated by the strength and variety of teams on the list. Furthermore, a race must complete two laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded. The Hypercar category, a joint project of the FIA and the ACO, that has been in the works since 2018, is nearing its debut. With multiple cars across four categories (Hypercar, LMP2, LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am) all on track at the same time, the WEC is a sportscar extravaganza that offers action, overtakes, excitement and entertainment for fans worldwide. However, the length of the majority of events has been altered, moving away from the traditional six-hour format used in previous seasons. The entry list for the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship includes 33 full-season entrants from 12 different countries plus a record number of teams competing in both the LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories. © World Endurance Championship / 2021 × [7] The final round at Bahrain in November was moved up a week as a result of Formula One scheduling a double header event at that venue for the end of the month.[8]. FIA Endurance Trophies are awarded for LMP2 and LMGTE Am teams. In just under two months’ time, the 34 full-season entrants confirmed to take part in this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship will fire up their engines ready for the Season 9 season-opener in Portimão, Portugal. Every team member is highly motivated to make this endeavour a success. [4] The 24 Hours of Le Mans was postponed to September due to the coronavirus. All events from the previous season are carried over, as well as the return of Bahrain which was not on the 2018–2019 calendar, and Interlagos which last held a WEC event in 2014. On this page you will find all the resources needed for each of the rounds of the FIA WEC and we hope you like our new-look website and press area. The 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship was the eighth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). Season 9 marks the start of a fresh new era for the FIA World Endurance Championship, with the arrival of the all-new Hypercar category. The Richard Mille Racing team will graduate to the FIA World Endurance Championship this year with an all-female crew comprising Tatiana Calderon, Sophia Floersch and Beitske Visser. [1], After Formula 1 announced their provisional 2019 schedule, the WEC moved the Fuji round forward one week to 6 October to avoid a conflict with the Japanese GP. A world championship is awarded for LMGTE manufacturers and for LMP1 teams. Jan Lange, Joest Racing Head of Projects: ”Announcing this technical partnership with Podium Advanced Engineering within the SCG FIA WEC Racing program is a great start into 2021 for Joest Racing. Team Project 1 today announced a new cyber protection partnership with Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection and hybrid cloud storage, in the team’s FIA WEC project.. 02.02.2021 - 09h00 Read FIA WEC - @FIAWEC. Kévin Estre and Michael Christensen took up the eight-hour race on the Bahrain International Circuit from pole position and crossed the finish line in first place. The 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship provisional calendar was also announced, aimed at offering the WEC’s manufacturers, teams and partners intercontinental visibility in key regions around the world, while at the same time fully recognising the global economic crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. FIAWEC, World Endurance Championship The FIA and ACO announced a provisional schedule during the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone which feature eight events over ten months. Find out more about TEAM LNT. The recently-announced FIA WEC entry list revealed a total of seven new teams for the 2021 season. 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Duval makes full-time WEC return alongside Nato with new LMP2 team. The Algarve International Circuit in Portimão, Portugal, will replace the 1000 Miles of Sebring as the season-opener for this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship. shares. All events will take place in one calendar year, with races varying in length between six and 24 hours. Earning his first laurels with Team Oreca Matmut, he finished third in the FIA WEC with Toyota in 2012. The WEC will reveal the full entry list for the 2021 campaign later this week. Team owner Roberto Lacorte will be joined by two yet-to-be named teammates. Download this App for free and keep up-to-date with all news from fiawec.com and more. The FIA World Endurance Championship is an auto racing world championship organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). In accordance with the Le Mans Prototype LMP2 regulations all cars use the Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine. [5] The 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was postponed on 16 March. Don’t miss a minute of it ! Bahrain in an eight-hour race and Silverstone and Shanghai are shorte… The final FIA World Endurance Championship season for the current generation of … The only official FIA WEC® App. View in-depth 2021 information on your WEC Teams, along with history, news, high-res photos, high quality videos, expert analysis and opinions WEC 2019/20 team-by-team season preview. JPEG, PNG or GIF, Size: 120 x 120px, 120kb maximum. World Championship titles were awarded for LMP drivers, LMP1 teams, GTE drivers and GTE manufacturers. With the new winter scheduling format, the series began at Silverstone Circuit in September 2019 and ended with the 8 Hours of Bahrain in November 2020. However, the length of the majority of events has been altered, moving away from the traditional six-hour format used in previous seasons. The Porsche GT Team has wrapped up the 2019/2020 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC with positions one and two in the GTE-Pro category. A warm welcome from the WEC Media Communications team to all our friends and colleagues in the media. FIAWEC, World Endurance Championship Calderon, Floersch and Visser will drive an Oreca 07 run by Signatech under the Richard Mille Racing banner in the LMP2 class, a year after competing as a trio in the European Le Mans Series for the same team. The 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship will be the ninth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). Four titles are offered to drivers, two with world championship status. The series is open to prototype and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. The FIA also moved the date back three weeks to avoid a clashing with Super Bowl LIV and the Mexico City ePrix. The relatively broad range of potential designs is intended to entice as many manufacturers as possible to the FIA WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. Frenchman Kévin Estre and Michael Christensen from Denmark took up the eight-hour race on the Bahrain International Circuit from pole position and crossed the finish line in the first place. FIA, WEC officials and teams arrive for 2020 8 Hours of Bahrain at BIC Tuesday, Nov 10th 2020, 2:16 pm | Category: WEC The Kingdom of Bahrain and Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) have over the past few days been welcoming the participants for this weekend’s FIA WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain, the final round of the 2019/2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Alongside confirmed competitors there is a series of potential teams and manufacturers taking a serious look at the category. [2] On 2 December 2019, it was announced that due to the failure of the promoter for 6 Hours of São Paulo to fulfill its contractual obligations to the championship, the round would be canceled, and instead replaced by the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas. By: Jamie Klein. The FIA World Endurance Championship: A global competition played out in nine different countries on four continents, including the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans and a further eight 6-hour races in Europe, North and Central America, Asia and the Middle East. Find out more about PORSCHE GT TEAM. This also avoids a date conflict with the scheduled date for the IMSA season finale, Petit Le Mans. The new top class, Hypercar, encompassing the new LMH cars from Toyota (pictured above) and Glickenhaus and a grandfathered Rebellion LMP1 car to be fielded by Signatech Alpine numbers five cars for its inaugural season, with the expected sixth — a new Gibson V8-powered LMH … I subscribe to the FIAWEC newsletter I am a pro The 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship has revealed a 33-car season entry for the full six-race season. [3], The 1000 Miles of Sebring was scheduled for 20 March 2020, but was cancelled due to a travel ban to the U.S. from mainland Europe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Racing Team Nederland have confirmed that they are joining the growing LMP2 entries for both the 2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona and the full FIA WEC. Whilst the team will continue to be supported by TDS Racing, with a new two year deal signed, there are some significant changes in store, the team will join […] FIA WEC Nederland Confirms WEC Continuation, Rolex 24 Entry. Related video. The LMP World Endurance Drivers' Championship is reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers while the GTE World Endurance Drivers' Championship is available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. In three seasons with the Japanese manufacturer, he won six World Championship races. Among a flurry of announcements on the eve of the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, the FIA WEC also revealed the entry list for the 2019/20 season. After releasing illustrations of its upcoming Hypercar prototype and revealing the characteristics of its LMH powertrain, Peugeot Sport has now announced the names of seven drivers who will compete in its FIA World Endurance Championship programme. Winner in LMP2 at the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours, he joined Signatech-Alpine for an unforgettable 2016 campaign during which he once again won the Sarthe event and the LMP2 title. The details. The recently-announced FIA WEC entry list revealed a total of seven new teams for the 2021 season. Racing Team Nederland to stay in WEC LMP2 and make IMSA debut at Daytona next month… New-for-2021 Hypercar category sees a total of five entries (Toyota, Glickenhaus and Alpine) Strongest ever LMP2 entry in WEC history (11 entries) […] A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. World Championship titles will be awarded to the leading manufacturers and drivers in both the prototype and grand tourer divisions. A host of teams have already announced their # WEC2021 programmes and today it was revealed that five Ferrari 488 GTE Evos will join this year’s LMGTE Am category. The 2021 calendar is aimed at offering the WEC’s manufacturers, teams and partners intercontinental visibility in key regions around the world, while at the same time fully recognising the global economic crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. The Porsche GT Team has wrapped up the 2019/2020 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC with positions one and two in the GTE-Pro category. [6] On 3 April 2020, a new revised calendar for the 2019–20 season was released, with the Spa race moved to 15 August and another 8 Hours of Bahrain event, on 21 November 2020, replacing the cancelled 1000 Miles of Sebring. Moving the Fuji round forward also allowed the Shanghai round to be moved forward one week to 10 November, which avoids a conflict with the traditional date for the Macau GP. Subscribe to Newsletter. FIA World Champion titles are awarded to the top scoring manufacturers and drivers over the season, while other cups and trophies will be awarded for drivers and private teams. FIA Endurance Trophies are awarded in LMP2 and in LMGTE Am. Six rounds across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will make up the 2021 calendar. The two highest finishing competitors from each manufacturer are awarded points. This marks the end of the British sports car maker’s run as a manufacturer team, which has contested the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) since the series’ inception in 2012. A well known European Le Mans Series team is about to make its # WEC debut next season and this will be the first-ever squad to race under the banner of Poland. Points are awarded only for the highest finishing competitor from each team. Aug 29, 2019, 8:12 AM. Bahrain in an eight-hour race and Silverstone and Shanghai are shortened to four-hour events. comments. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races. 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