WEC - FIA World Endurance Championship 2018/19 Super Season

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed the exciting and unique 2018/19 calendar for the World Endurance Championship which will see the WEC switch to a new look championship that will end each season at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The 2018/19 season will be a transition to the new format and last 14 months. The season will start at Spa-Francorchamps in May 2018 and conclude at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 2019. The ‘Super Season’ will feature two visits to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 2018 and June 2019 as well as two visits to Spa-Francorchamps, which is considered to be the traditional dress rehearsal for the big race the following month.

The calendar also features a return to Sebring in Florida for a 12 hours race. Sebring was the venue for the very first race of the then brand new FIA World Endurance Championship in March 2012. Unlike 2012, the 2019 race will be a separate race to the IMSA 12 Hours of Sebring, with the WEC 12 hour race running from midnight to midday on Sunday 17 March.

The highly successful six hour events at Silverstone, Fuji and Shanghai will also form part of the transition 2018/19 calendar, with the UK round moving from April to August.

The new look FIA World Endurance Championship will continue to visit some of the best venues around the world and build on the success of the past six years that has attracted new manufacturers, teams and fans to the world of endurance racing.

The 2019/20 season will then revert to a standard length calendar starting in October 2019 and concluding at Le Mans in June 2020.

FIA World Endurance Championship 2018/19 Calendar

5 May 2018 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps BEL

16/17 June 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans FRA

19 August 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone GBR

21 October 2018 6 Hours of Fuji JPN

18 November 2018 6 Hours of Shanghai CHN

16/17 March 2019 12 Hours of Sebring USA

4 May 2019 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps BEL

15/16 June 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans FRA

The new look calendar will enable the FIA World Endurance Championship to continue to host exciting and innovative developments. The changes announced at the FIA World Motor Sport Council aim to create a stronger and more sustainable championship for 2018 onwards.