Porsche wrapped up both world endurance championship titles in shanghai at the end of a race dominated by toyota. A teams title is not held for manufacturers in the lmp1 category, instead a trophy is. Its over a decade ago now, but the 2007 championship remains remembered for its controversies. Fia world endurance championship fans forum public group. The latest world endurance championship news, analysis and stats from autosports team of world endurance championship correspondents and experts. First off, the series is switching to what theyre calling a winter super series.
This is a group, for fans who are passionate about the wec and le mans and who wish to. Toyota gazoo racing in world endurance championship toyota. The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning. The world endurance championship was first run in 2012 as a replacement for the intercontinental le mans cup. Regulations fia world endurance championship fia wec. Engineers at porsche have used their record 18wins as a testing ground for advanced features that are later incorporated.
The fia world endurance championship is an auto racing world championship organized by. Fox sports has signed a deal to air the entire 2015 fia world endurance championship in the us. View indepth 2020 information on your endurance teams, along with history, news, highres photos, high quality videos, expert analysis and opinions. On friday afternoon, the fia announced new plans for the fia world endurance championship. There are just two british riders among the 17 teams that make up the permanent entry list for this years world endurance championship. The races will be broadcast on fox sports 1 and fox sports 2, plus will stream online.
Fia world endurance championship fans forum has 11,882 members. Fia world endurance championship boss gerard neveu admits that the market will decide whether the series has to push back the introduction of lmdh cars until the 2023 season. The 24 hours of le mans race is more than an automotive proving ground. Endurance teams history, latest news, results, photos. Tournaments which are formally defunct or where a further event is not currently planned are marked with a gray background. The uae team retained its world championship title in horse endurance racing with a comprehensive victory in suffolk.
The world endurance championship news page is an unofficial news page for the wec. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning. World endurance championship retains human approachability and technological value lost from an f1 tarnished by scandal and misdirection published. The series is open to le mans prototypes and grand tourerstyle racing cars divided into four categories. World endurance championship 2017 teams cycle world. Sheikh mohammed leads uae victory at horse endurance world. This allows the wec to place its jewel in the crown the legendary 24 hours of le mans as the super finale to the season. According to their race record and achievements, the drivers of the fia world endurance championship wec are. Season 8 also welcomes back two new circuits bahrain and the circuit of the americas, meaning teams and drivers will contest eight rounds across asia, europe. After a storming season in the world endurance championship, with three wins and three second places from six races, blotting the copy book with. The inside story on two explosive f1 world championships maurice hamilton. Season 8 ushers in a fresh new era for the fia world endurance championship, with a crossyear 20192020 calendar format over ten months.
World endurance championship news and information autoblog. Sheikh mohammed leads uae victory at horse endurance world championships. The fia world endurance championship 201920 season has been rescheduled, moving the start of season 9 to 2021. British motorsport and engineering firm ginetta has announced that a team will field two of its new lmp1spec prototype racecars in the 2018 world endurance championship. Wec brings the spirit of the legendary le mans 24 hours endurance race to a. World endurance championshipnieuws, uitslagen, fotos, videos.