14 manufacturers and record number of Hypercars headline 2024 FIA WEC entry list
Next year’s FIA World Endurance Championship will feature a record-breaking 19 Hypercars and 18 entries in the new LMGT3 class. A staggering number of 14 manufacturers, the highest in FIA WEC history, will be represented across both classes..., who is set for a season in the LMGT3 class with BMW. Since the Hypercar class was introduced in 2021, the WEC has grown immeasurably with the class reaching record numbers for the 2024 season. Nine manufacturers will compete in the Hypercar World
Spa Classic 2020 cancelled
to 11 November 2020 Le Mans Classic – Postponed from 1 to 4 July 2021 Patrick Peter, Peter Auto: “We are adapting our 2020 calendar to cope with this situation and offer events that will allow all enthusiasts to experience them fully. We have done... can assure you that we will not stop celebrating the classic car and that passion will only be stronger!” © https://peterauto.peter.fr/en/2020-coronavirus-calendar/
SPAITALIA 2021 SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY JUNE 13
, SpaItalia 2021 will contain all ingredients that made the previous editions so successful. Track sessions, various parades, static exhibitions, elegance contests and lots of entertainment are already on the program of this popular and amiable event. The main themes of which will be formalized shortly. Registrations for SpaItalia will start at the beginning of January via the official website www.spaitalia.be. In the meantime, all you have to do is block the date of 13 June in your schedule and
WEC renews with Circuit de Spa Francorchamps for 4 years
The FIA World Endurance Championship will include Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on its calendar for the next four years, thus extending a relationship which has been in place since the start of the championship in 2012. Spa has always played a major... event, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Talks between the iconic Belgian circuit and the WEC have been ongoing since the 2019 event in early May. The successful renewal of the contract coincides with the announcement that the WEC’s 2020 Belgian round will be
FIRST PHASE OF WORK AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS GETS UNDERWAY
Championship will be held in June 2022. Spa-Francorchamps has to meet FIM safety standards to once again host the Endurance World Championship. The process is now underway: the launch of the first phase of work has just been announced. The renovation project is being funded by an €80 million investment plan over 10 years. The first step will be to revamp the track, with run-off areas being enlarged and gravel traps installed at five corners: La Source, Raidillon, Blanchimont, Les Combes and Stavelot. The
WES countdown to Spa-Francorchamps Round
one of the most legendary in motorsports and will host its 2022 F1 event the week before the WES Round. Acclaimed by drivers and riders from all over the world, the venue now features a brand-new looking Raidillon, the well-known turn completely renewed in its grandstands, next to the woods where the WES races will take place. A mix of tradition and innovation, not only in its sports and hospitality facilities, as the Belgian venue is open to new disciplines and technologies. Spa-Francorchamps
MASCOT WORKWEAR BECOMES NEW OFFICIAL WORKWEAR SUPPLIER
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps has entered a partnership with MASCOT® WORKWEAR, which means the workshop employees will be dressed in MASCOT’s workwear until 2026. MASCOT® WORKWEAR has had ties to the world of motorsport for several years already, collaborating with several Danish and international motorsport teams and circuits – including the Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake and GMB Motorsport. Both teams will race at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2023 season. Amaury Bertholomé, CEO of the Circuit of
Poster 10/10: CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa travels to the future with latest collector's poster
2024, will conclude with the highly anticipated CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. Since mid-March, a series of collector’s edition posters have been released to build up to the centenary running of the biggest GT race in the world. Capturing the.... Indeed, each decade of the Ardennes classic has been featured. The first nine posters designed by French artist Guillaume Lopez have depicted a car significant to the history of the 24 Hours alongside one of the GT3s that will tackle the centenary
Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps auf den 15. August verschoben
provisional calendar has been put in place to conclude the 2019-2020 FIA WEC season. • 8 races maintained for 2019-2020 FIA WEC calendar • WEC Season 9 will not start before 2021 • New start time announced for 24 Hours of Le Mans in September It should be understood, of course, that this calendar is subject to further change according to the evolution of the current health crisis, or because of the calendars of other FIA World Championships. The WEC’s Season 8 will restart with the TOTAL 6 Hours of
CIRCUIT TRANSFORMATION: ICONIC VENUE REVVING UP FOR FIM EWC COMEBACK WITH 24H SPA EWC MOTOS
international-level motorbike racing to the iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Reviving the spirit of the famous 24 Heures de Liège, which last ran as a round of the EWC in 2001, the 24H SPA EWC Motos will be an endurance race like no other. Some of the world’s best riders, teams, bike manufacturers and tyre companies will chase success on the 7.004-kilometre Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, which has undergone extensive safety upgrades specifically for the second round of the 2022 EWC season
Martin Solveig leads exciting music line-up for 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
music acts will keep partygoers dancing through the night at this year's CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa concert. Staged on-site during the twice-around-the-clock race, the concert gets underway on the evening of Saturday 1 July and runs into the small... paddock will be alive with activity on Thursday and Friday evening, while pit walks will give fans a unique look behind the scenes. Attendees can also enjoy the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Fan Zone at the bottom of Raidillon, which features the
Forty Car Grid for Spa As Race for ELMS Titles Hots Up
ELMS - 12/09/2018 - Jeff CARTER Round 5 of the 2018 European Le Mans Series will take place on the awesome 7km Spa-Francorchamps circuit with 40 entries that could see at least two of the six titles decided on Sunday 23 September. The 31 teams and 108 drivers will be representing 25 different nations from Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australasia. The LMP2 grid will feature 16 cars with the no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca-Gibson leading the championship by 34 points. Roman Rusinov and
MissionH24 running at the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
another hydrogen car, the Alpenglow from Alpine, which will complete its first official kilometers in public on the circuit. With the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, MissionH24 has always maintained a special relationship and 2024 will prove it again. In... symbolic of the link between MissionH24 and the legendary Belgian track: Pierre Fillon, president of the ACO, at the wheel, and Amaury Bertholomé, general director of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, as passenger. May 11, 2024 will be a new milestone
CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa set for record-breaking grid with 72 cars confirmed for 2023 edition
24 Hours of Spa will launch its new era in style this summer with an astonishing 72-car field set to contest the event's 2023 edition (29 June – 2 July). The entry list comprises machinery from eight world-renowned automotive brands and brings together elite teams from across the globe. They will compete in five fiercely competitive classes as the twice-around-the-clock race marks its 75th running and begins a new partnership with title sponsor CrowdStrike. This promises to be a truly global
World-class support line-up confirmed for 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
Hours of Spa is unquestionably the biggest sporting contest taking place in the Ardennes between 28 June and 2 July, a host of high-level support series will also tackle the 7km circuit to ensure that spectators are fully entertained. Between practice, qualifying and race sessions there will barely be a break in the action from the moment the venue opens to the public on Thursday morning until the main event gets underway at 16:30 on Saturday afternoon. Eight races will be staged across four
24H SPA EWC Motos : Motorcycle endurance to return to Spa-Francorchamps on 4 and 5 June 2022
It’s official: the 24H SPA EWC Motos will take place on 4 and 5 June 2022. A new chapter in the history of a hundred-year-old circuit will soon be written with the return of the Spa-Francorchamps track to the calendar of the FIM Endurance World... including Raidillon, Double Gauche, Bruxelles and Chicane, which will thrill two-wheeler enthusiasts and offer spectators a fantastic show. Melchior Wathelet, Chairman of the board of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps “We have great pride in once again
Third collector's edition poster takes us to the heart of the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
hear those famous words – "safety car in this lap" – everyone is on the edge of their seat. Behind the Maserati, two legendary brands are ready to resume racing. Among the 10 manufacturers that will take the start on Saturday 28 June, we know that both Ford and McLaren will be crowd favourites. In 2024, the Blue Oval made its return to the event after a 12-year absence. With spectacular looks and a unique sound, the Mustang GT3 will be entered by the experienced HRT team. The objective will be to
Postponement of the TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
April in Spa, Belgium. The promoter, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the RACB are working together to find a new 2020 date and, as soon as this is finalised, it will be communicated. Gérard Neveu, CEO of the WEC said: “This decision was the only responsible option to be taken at this time. The health and well-being of our competitors, fans and members of the paddock has to remain our priority. We are working on a revised date for the TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa and will communicate that as soon as
Retour du DTM à Spa-Francorchamps
following each other. A mix of double and single events will see the DTM stage a total of 20 races in three European countries in the second half of 2020. The new calendar features events in Germany and rounds in neighbouring countries. The calendar was set up entirely new as a result of past and current restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new DTM calendar gets underway with a true highlight: the unique Norisring street circuit in Nuremberg will be hosting the season opener mid-July. There
Racing Festival : An autumn cocktail with a mix of sprint and endurance
, whose visits to the Spa circuit have always been highly popular, there will also be the arrival of a combined Belcar Historic Cup and Belcar Youngtimer Cup. Here it’s a question of classic cars in sprint version. More than promising, with an enormous... Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup will be on hand in top formation during the Racing Festival. The Belgian and Dutch competitions will in fact be sharing the track, with a swarm of some forty Ford Fiesta ST-Line are heading for the legendary Raidillon. The both
