The FIA World Motorsport Council has confirmed the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 2017 calendar.

That confirms a nine round Championship with no venue changes from the 2016 season.

The same meeting also confirmed the Formula One and Formula E calendars, which sees, for the second consecutive year the Grannd Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, clash with the end of the Le Mans 24 Hours on 18 June. There its also a potentially rather more difficult clash between the WEC’s 6 Hours of the Nürburgring and the Formula E event in New York the same weekend of 16/16 July that will see some difficult choices for the drivers that have secured full season berths in both Championships.

Confirmed 2017 FIA WEC Calendar

24/25 March The WEC Prologue, Monza (Italy)

16 April 6 Hours of Silverstone (UK)

06 May WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)

17/18 June Le Mans 24 Hours (France)

16 July 6 Hours of Nürburgring (Germany)

03 September 6 Hours of Mexico (Mexico)

16 September 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas (USA)

15 October 6 Hours of Fuji (Japan)

05 November 6 Hours of Shanghai (China)

18 November 6 Hours of Bahrain (Bahrain)