Established in 2012, the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) represents the international pinnacle of the long-distance discipline, in which races last anything from six hours up to 24.

The FIA World Endurance Championship, abbreviated as WEC, is a world championship for automobile endurance racing organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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Aston Martin came away from last month’s Qatar 1812km – the opening round of the 2025 FIA WEC campaign – ‘encouraged’ by the pace and potential of its new Valkyrie Hypercar and confident of being able to ‘fight’ with its rivals as the season progresses.

The 2024 season of the World Endurance Championship will feature 37 cars, split in 19:18 ratio between Hypercar and LMGT3. Check out the full entry list below.

Mar 3, 2025 · Frédéric Lequien, WEC CEO, said: "The publication of the entry list for the 24 Hours of Le Mans is always a significant moment, and in many ways begins the countdown to the centrepiece of the FIA WEC campaign. To have once again attracted such a spectacular grid – in every category – is testament to this legendary race’s enduring appeal.

Ferrari’s last 1-2-3 finish in endurance racing’s top class dated back to June 25, 1972, at the 1000km of Österreichring in Austria, with the Ferrari 312 PB. Jacky Ickx and Brian Redman crossed the finish line first that day, ahead of Helmut Marko and Carlos Pace, followed by Tim Schenken and Ronnie Peterson.

Oct 28, 2024 · Alpine's vice president of motorsport, Bruno Famin, has confirmed that Renault will continue to produce engines for its World Endurance Championship (WEC) cars, Former F1 champion Jenson...

The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) is an endurance auto racing series administered by the governing body of motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and co-organised and promoted by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). [1]