Sebring, Monza and Algarve have misplaced their locations on the World Endurance Championship calendar because the collection expands to eight races for 2024.
The Sebring season-opener has been changed by a brand new race on the Losail Worldwide Circuit in Qatar. The race will run to a distance of 1,812 kilometres in honour of the nation’s Nationwide Day. It’s anticipated to final virtually 10 hours, making it one of many longest occasions on the schedule after the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Italy’s spherical of the championship will transfer from Monza to Imola, and from July to April, changing into the second race of the season. It is going to be adopted by two common fixtures, the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the centrepiece 24-hour race on the Circuit de la Sarthe.
One month after Le Mans the groups will head to Brazil for the collection’ first race at Interlagos in Sao Paulo since 2014. America’s spherical of the world championship will happen in September as a substitute of March, and will likely be held on the Circuit of the Americas in Texas. The size of the race has not but been determined.
Following the standard journey to Japan for the Six Hours of Fuji later in September, Bahrain will reprise its position as the placement of the season finale. It has held the spot virtually constantly since 2015, and can guarantee subsequent 12 months’s WEC calendar is bookended by rounds within the Center East.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem mentioned he was inspired by progress of the collection, which was revived by his predecessor Jean Todt in 2012.
“For 2024, the calendar expands each within the variety of races, and extra importantly, geographical range, bringing WEC to extra folks. Trying on the greater image, the evolution of the calendar coincides with the rise of FIA WEC’s profile, and specifically its premier Hypercar class. That is testomony to the reform of the collection’ regulatory foundations carried out collectively by the FIA and the ACO, which has attracted new producers.”
The President of the Vehicle Membership de l’Ouest Pierre Fillon mentioned the collection has been “rejuvenated” and subsequent 12 months’s season “guarantees to be higher than ever earlier than.”
“A report variety of entries within the Hypercar class and a calendar of eight races on as many magnificent circuits make for an thrilling prospect. Drivers will likely be attending to grips with 4 new tracks. That’s fairly a problem.
“It provides me nice pleasure to see that the calendar displays the rejuvenation of our self-discipline and I’m grateful to all of the circuits that will likely be internet hosting races within the eagerly awaited season to come back.”
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