The provisional 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship calendar* announced today is aimed at offering the WEC’s manufacturers, teams and partners exposure in key regions while recognising the global economic challenges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peugeot Sport has confirmed its commitment to the Le Mans Hypercar category, the incoming the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The French manufacturer’s programme is set to commence in 2022.

Tonight saw 59 LMP and GTE cars line up on the grid for the official 24 Hours of Le Mans class photo.  The 24 Hours of Le Mans is Round 7 of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Originally scheduled for 13–14 June 2020, the 24 Hours of Le Mans will now be held behind closed doors on 19–20 September 2020 due to the global health crisis. The ACO has worked closely with the FIA and the local authorities to establish a COVID-19 protocol to ensure safe working conditions for everyone involved in the world’s greatest endurance race.

Today in Bergamo (Italy), Jean Todt, President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), and Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), paid tribute to the work carried out worldwide by Red Cross teams against COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Based on feedback from the opening events of the FIA Formula One World Championship, and taking account of the evolving situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) of the FIA, the governing body of world motor sport, has approved today an extended scope of the Appendix S of the International Sporting Code.

The WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup will #RaceToCare when the eagerly anticipated 2020 season gets underway at WTCR Race of Belgium this week (September 11-13).