WEC FIA World Endurance Championship

Acid09 · 3 Jun 2011, 14:28 (Ref:2890542)

Partnership with the ACO, at least six events including Le Mans... sounds like it will replace the ILMC indeed.

Victor_RO · 3 Jun 2011, 14:49 (Ref:2890554)

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Originally Posted by Acid09

Partnership with the ACO, at least six events including Le Mans... sounds like it will replace the ILMC indeed.

Since the ACO is involved, I wouldn't call it "replacing" the ILMC, I'd rather say that the ILMC is going to be "evolved" into this championship next year.

NelisB · 3 Jun 2011, 14:52 (Ref:2890555)

Any ideas at what the rounds will be? Spa, Le Mans, Sebring, Silverstone, Petit Le Mans and.... ? I hope it's not going to be some chinese track no ones heard off.
And where will the GTE (GT2) class go in these races will they be moved to the GT1 championship with GT3?

Acid09 · 3 Jun 2011, 14:57 (Ref:2890558)

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Originally Posted by NelisB

Any ideas at what the rounds will be? Spa, Le Mans, Sebring, Silverstone, Petit Le Mans and.... ? I hope it's not going to be some chinese track no ones heard off.

Germany! Seriously, it's unacceptable that the ILMC is not racing in Germany despite three manufacturers are German and there's a rich history (Nürburgring 1000km) here..

I know that not all of these issues are in the hands of the ACO but they need to make it happen...

AstonGeoff · 3 Jun 2011, 14:54 (Ref:2890556)

Isn't this the much talked about replacement for the current GT1 World Championship? Note that the statement only talks about GT cars, and not prototypes.

Victor_RO · 3 Jun 2011, 14:58 (Ref:2890559)

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Originally Posted by AstonGeoff

Isn't this the much talked about replacement for the current GT1 World Championship? Note that the statement only talks about GT cars, and not prototypes.

That's probably since the prototype classes are not supposed to go under any kind of reshuffling as the GT classes are.

Speed-King · 3 Jun 2011, 15:08 (Ref:2890568)

I think this series more or less confirms that there will be prototypes and GTs in this series:

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FIA World Endurance Championship titles will be awarded to Constructors and Drivers, and an FIA GT Endurance World Cup will be created for Constructors.

World Championship for the overall winners, world cup for the GTs.

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