The FIA World Endurance Championship has unveiled its 2024 calendar, featuring eight races, including a return to Interlagos and Circuit of the Americas, and the addition of Imola.
The championship will begin, as previously announced, at the Losail circuit in Qatar, on 2nd March. Qatar will also host the Prologue pre-season test on February 24th and 25th.
The championship will then head to Imola for a new race, the 6 Hours of Imola, in April. The traditional pre-Le Mans round at Spa-Francorchamps will be held in May, followed by Le Mans in its usual June slot.
Brazil will host the fifth round of the season, at the Interlagos track, on 14th July. This will be followed by Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of the Americas in September, then the 6 Hours of Fuji in Japan later that same month.
The season finale will once again take place at Bahrain in November, with an 8 hour race to close the season.
“It is always encouraging to see FIA championships growing in strength,” said FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
“The announcement of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship is another positive development within the series. For 2024, the calendar expands both in the number of races, and more importantly, geographical diversity, bringing WEC to more people.
“Looking at the bigger picture, the evolution of the calendar coincides with the rise of FIA WEC’s profile, and in particular its premier Hypercar class. This is testament to the reform of the series’ regulatory foundations carried out jointly by the FIA and the ACO, which has attracted new manufacturers.”
| Round | Date | Event | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 24 – 25 | Prolouge | Losail International Circuit | |
| 1 | March 2 | Qatar 1812 Km | Losail International Circuit |
| 2 | April 21 | 6 Hours of Imola | Imola |
| 3 | May 11 | 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | Spa-Francorchamps |
| 4 | June 15 – 16 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe |
| 5 | July 14 | 6 Hours of Sao Paulo | Interlagos |
| 6 | September 1 | Lone Star Le Mans | Circuit of the Americas |
| 7 | September 15 | 6 Hours of Fuji | Fuji Speedway |
| 8 | November 2 | 8 Hours of Bahrain | Bahrain International Circuit |
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