2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season will be the fifth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series will be open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars meeting four ACO categories. The season will began at the Silverstone Circuit in April, will end at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and include the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Schedule
The ACO announced a provisional calendar during the 2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in September 2015. The calendar retains the eight rounds from 2015, but adds the 6 Hours of Mexico City at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The World Sportscar Championship previously visited Mexico City in 1991. The Nürburgring round has been moved a month forward to July to close the gap after Le Mans.[1]
A test session will be held prior to the start of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard in March, while the mandatory test for the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be held in the first week of June.[1]
Entries
The FIA unveiled an entry of 32 cars for the 2016 season on 5 February, divided into four categories: Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) and 2 (LMP2), and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Amateur (LMGTE Am).
LMP1
| Key |
| Full-season entry |
Additional entry (†) |
| Eligible for all championship points |
Eligible only for Drivers' championship points |
LMP2
LMGTE Pro
LMGTE Am
Technical changes
The FIA have introduced a number of changes to the LMP1 cars for 2016 to reduce their speed. This is due to the 2015 cars being significantly faster than 2014 with most track records broken in 2015. The pace of development of the hybrid powertrains has resulted in cars racing with more than 1000 hp.[23]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dagys, John (28 November 2015). "Porsche Retains Full-Season LMP1 Lineup for 2016". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- 1 2 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (5 February 2016). "Kaffer, Trummer back with ByKolles". motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities". Toyota. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dagys, John (28 November 2015). "Audi Unveils 2016 R18 e-tron quattro". Sportscar365. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dagys, John (27 January 2016). "Rebellion Confirms Return to LMP1 Privateer in 2016". Sportscar365. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ Watkins, Gary (5 February 2016). "Rebellion's Mathias Beche steps down to tackle ELMS with TDS Racing". Haymarket. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 Dagys, John (2 February 2016). "No SMP Racing Ferrari in 2016". Sportscar365. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 DiZinno, Tony (2 December 2015). "ESM Adds Cumming, Derani to 2016 WEC Lineup". Sportscar365. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- 1 2 Dagys, John (5 February 2016). "DC Racing Enters WEC with Alpine-Nissan LMP2 Effort". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- 1 2 DiZinno, Tony (5 February 2016). "Lapierre, Menezes First Two Drivers Set at Signatech Alpine". Sportscar365. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2016 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP - PROVISIONAL FULL SEASON ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 Dagys, John (3 February 2016). "RGR Sport by Morand Launched; Albuquerque, Senna Confirmed". Sportscar365. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (4 February 2016). "WEC unveils 32-car entry list for 2016". Motorsport. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Dagys, John (7 January 2016). "Bird Lands Ferrari Factory Drive with AF Corse in GTE-Pro". Sportscar365. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Dagys, John (5 January 2016). "Ford Confirms Full-Season WEC Driver Lineup". Sportscar365. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 DiZinno, Tony (12 December 2015). "Dempsey Proton Set to Begin Latest Transition in 2016 WEC Season". Sportscar365. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Dagys, John. "Larbre Adjusts Lineup for WEC Season, Targets GTE-Pro in 2017". Sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- 1 2 "LIST OF THE COMPETITORS AND CARS INVITED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKINGS & SCRUTINEERING - SUNDAY 12th & MONDAY 13th JUNE 2016" (PDF). Association Sportive Automobile de l'Automobile Club de l'Ouest des 24 Heures du Mans. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 Dagys, John (17 December 2015). "Long, Heinemeier Hansson Join Abu Dhabi Proton Lineup for 2016". SportsCar365. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Dagys, John (4 December 2015). "Dalla Lana Confirms WEC Return, AMR GTD Effort for Daytona, Sebring". SportsCar365. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "WEC: 1000hp limit imposed for 2016". Racer.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit de la Sarthe
Nürburgring
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Circuit of the Americas
Fuji Speedway
Shanghai International Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit
Mark Webber[2]
Brendon Hartley[2]
Neel Jani[2]
ByKolles Racing Team
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Lucas di Grassi[5]
AF Corse
Michael Christensen[18]
KCMG
Khaled Al Qubaisi[21]
Paul Dalla Lana[22]
Pedro Lamy[22]