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2017 FIA WEC Schedule Revealed
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The 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship calendar, presented today to the FIA Endurance Commission, presided over by Lindsay Owen-Jones, and which will be submitted to the FIA World Motor Sport Council for validation in the coming days, once again offers the WEC’s manufacturers, teams and partners the stability, visibility and geographic spread of prestigious worldwide venues that have been a mark of the championship to date.
While the nine rounds closely echo the 2016 calendar in terms of venues and dates, a significant addition to the calendar is the debut of the WEC at the temple of Italian motorsport, Monza, for the official pre-season test – The Prologue. The addition of the high-speed circuit to the calendar will be a welcome addition for teams as part of their preparations for the cornerstone event of the world championship, the Le Mans 24 Hours.
All events will be of a duration of six hours, other than Le Mans. The season starts, as is now tradition, with European rounds at Silverstone, Spa, Le Mans and Nürburgring, before the trans-continental journey begins to Mexico, USA, Japan, China and Bahrain.
“Our increasing number of fans year on year is proof that returning to a venue at a similar time of year encourages people to make their plans to attend well in advance. The Le Mans 24 Hours needs no introduction, but we know that audiences in countries such as Mexico can only increase as their knowledge and interest in the WEC grows,” said Pierre Fillon, President of the ACO, the French automotive group behind Le Mans 24 Hours.
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Provisional Calendar*
March 24-25 The WEC Prologue, Monza (Italy)
April 16 6 Hours of Silverstone (UK)
May 6 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
June 17-18 Le Mans 24 Hours (France)
July 16 6 Hours of Nürburgring (Germany)
September 3 6 Hours of Mexico (Mexico)
September 16 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas (USA)
October 15 6 Hours of Fuji (Japan)
November 5 6 Hours of Shanghai (China)
November 18 6 Hours of Bahrain (Bahrain)
* Subject to validation by the FIA World Motor Sport Council
For more information, visit http://www.fiawec.com.
While the nine rounds closely echo the 2016 calendar in terms of venues and dates, a significant addition to the calendar is the debut of the WEC at the temple of Italian motorsport, Monza, for the official pre-season test – The Prologue. The addition of the high-speed circuit to the calendar will be a welcome addition for teams as part of their preparations for the cornerstone event of the world championship, the Le Mans 24 Hours.
All events will be of a duration of six hours, other than Le Mans. The season starts, as is now tradition, with European rounds at Silverstone, Spa, Le Mans and Nürburgring, before the trans-continental journey begins to Mexico, USA, Japan, China and Bahrain.
“Our increasing number of fans year on year is proof that returning to a venue at a similar time of year encourages people to make their plans to attend well in advance. The Le Mans 24 Hours needs no introduction, but we know that audiences in countries such as Mexico can only increase as their knowledge and interest in the WEC grows,” said Pierre Fillon, President of the ACO, the French automotive group behind Le Mans 24 Hours.
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Provisional Calendar*
March 24-25 The WEC Prologue, Monza (Italy)
April 16 6 Hours of Silverstone (UK)
May 6 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
June 17-18 Le Mans 24 Hours (France)
July 16 6 Hours of Nürburgring (Germany)
September 3 6 Hours of Mexico (Mexico)
September 16 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas (USA)
October 15 6 Hours of Fuji (Japan)
November 5 6 Hours of Shanghai (China)
November 18 6 Hours of Bahrain (Bahrain)
* Subject to validation by the FIA World Motor Sport Council
For more information, visit http://www.fiawec.com.
