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LMP2 cars would receive a power decrease of 40 horsepower, to 560 horsepower, and a specification tyre would be introduced in the class, ending the tyre war between [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] and [[Michelin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/25476|title=WEC: LMP2 set for power decrease and single tyre in 2020/21|last=Euwema|first=Davey|website=Motorsport Week|language=en|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref> |
LMP2 cars would receive a power decrease of 40 horsepower, to 560 horsepower, and a specification tyre would be introduced in the class, ending the tyre war between [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] and [[Michelin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/25476|title=WEC: LMP2 set for power decrease and single tyre in 2020/21|last=Euwema|first=Davey|website=Motorsport Week|language=en|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref> |
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==Teams and drivers== |
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===LMP2=== |
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In accordance with the [[Le Mans Prototype]] LMP2 regulations all cars use the [[Gibson Technology|Gibson]] GK428 4.2 L V8 engine. |
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| {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Sean Gelael]]<ref name="JotaWEC2021">{{cite web|title=Vandoorne, Gelael join JOTA for 2021 WEC season|url=http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/jota-vandoorne-gelael-blomqvist-lmp2/4939554/|last=Klein|first=Jamie|work=motorsport.com|publisher=[[motorsport.com]]|date=7 January 2021|accessdate=7 January 2021}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:27, 7 January 2021
The 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship will be the ninth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series is open to prototype and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. World Championship titles will be awarded to the leading manufacturers and drivers in both the prototype and grand tourer divisions.
The 2021 championship is due to see a significant overhaul of the technical regulations in the top class of competition. The LMP1 Prototypes used in the top class for the first eight years of the championship will be phased out and replaced by a new class known as Le Mans Hypercars. However, current specification LMP1 cars will be permitted to be "grandfathered" for use in the season.
The 2021 championship will also mark the return to an annual calendar for the World Endurance Championship, switching back to a summer calendar after the late running of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Schedule
A schedule was revealed in December 2019 at the 8 Hours of Bahrain,.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the previous season was extended into November 2020. However, the 2021 season will return to an annual calendar entirely instead of a winter calendar.[3] A calendar for the 2021 season was announced during the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans event. The calendar featured six rounds as opposed to eight and saw the removal of the 6 Hours of Silverstone, 6 Hours of Shanghai and Lone Star Le Mans when compared with the 2020-21 calendar as well as the addition of the 6 Hours of Monza.[4] The decision to run a six-round series was made to save on costs due to the financial impact of the pandemic.[5] With exception for Sebring and Le Mans, all events also returned to a six-hour duration instead of the mixed distances on the 2019–20 schedule.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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| 1 | 1000 Miles of Sebring |  Sebring International Raceway
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Sebring, Florida, United States | 19 March |
| 2 | 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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Spa, Liège Province, Belgium | 1 May |
| 3 | 24 Hours of Le Mans |  Circuit de la Sarthe
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Le Mans, France | 12–13 June |
| 4 | 6 Hours of Monza |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
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Monza, Lombardy, Italy | 18 July |
| 5 | 6 Hours of Fuji |  Fuji Speedway
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Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan | 26 September |
| 6 | 6 Hours of Bahrain |  Bahrain International Circuit
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Sakhir, Bahrain | 20 November |
Entries
Toyota announced plans to enter the championship under the Hypercar regulations with a bespoke car known as the GR Super Sport Concept.[6] Boutique car manufacturer Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus revealed plans to enter the championship with a new car, the SCG 007.[7][8][9] In June 2020, the team officially committed to a two-car effort.[10] WEC team ByKolles Racing also announced plans enter with a car based on the ENSO CLM P1/01 LMP1 car.[11][12] At the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans ByKolles committed to competing with a hypercar.[13] Aston Martin initially planned to enter a car based on the Valkyrie road-going model.[6] However, the British manufacturer later decided to put its Le Mans Hypercar program on hold.[14][15] Long-time LMP1 privateer team Rebellion Racing will end its racing operations at the end of the 2019-20 season,[16] despite having previously announced the joint development of a Hypercar with Peugeot.[17] Peugeot itself continues to pursue the plan to compete from 2022 season onwards.[18][19][20] Alpine announced that it will enter the championship under a new team, Alpine Endurance Team, using a single rebadged Rebellion R13 LMP1. The team will be composed of personnel from Signatech Alpine.[21][22][23]
Regulation changes
The championship will introduce the Le Mans Hypercar category as a replacement for the Le Mans Prototypes.[24][25] Manufacturers will be free to build and enter bespoke designs without homologation requirement or cars based on existing road-going models subject to a homologation requirement of building at least twenty road-legal models over a two-year period.[26] The cars will have a minimum weight of 1,040 kg (2,290 lb) and may use a hybrid powertrain. The power output will be fixed at 680 bhp (510 kW) to achieve a benchmark lap time of three minutes and thirty seconds at the Circuit de la Sarthe.[26] Cars that use a hybrid powertrain will not be permitted to derive more than 270 bhp (200 kW) from the hybrid system. A Balance of Performance system modelled on the system used by the GTE class will be applied to ensure parity between hybrid and non-hybrid models.[26] Manufacturers will be given greater freedoms in designing the bodywork of Hypercars compared to Le Mans Prototypes provided that bodywork styling does not affect safety standards.[26]
LMP2 cars would receive a power decrease of 40 horsepower, to 560 horsepower, and a specification tyre would be introduced in the class, ending the tyre war between Goodyear and Michelin.[27]
Teams and drivers
LMP2
In accordance with the Le Mans Prototype LMP2 regulations all cars use the Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine.
| Entrant | Car | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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 Jota Sport
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Oreca 07 | TBA | TBA |  Sean Gelael[28]
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| Stoffel Vandoorne[28]
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| Tom Blomqvist[28]
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References
- ^ "WEC shelves winter calendar format for 2021". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ "Monza and Kyalami on 2020-2021 WEC calendar". GrandPrix247. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "WEC shelves winter calendar format for 2021". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/2021-fia-wec-provisional-calendar-revealed/6859
- ^ https://www.fia.com/news/wec-provisional-2021-fia-wec-calendar-revealed
- ^ a b Perrins, Slade (15 June 2019). "Aston Martin, Toyota confirm WEC hypercar programs". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (5 November 2018). "Glickenhaus confirms 2020/21 'Hypercar' program". racer.com. Racer. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (7 November 2018). "Glickenhaus Hypercar Could be 'Evolution' of 003C". sportscar365.com. Sportscar365. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (26 June 2019). "Glickenhaus "Finalizing" Hypercar Program Details". sportscar365.com. Sportscar365. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Glickenhaus Confirm Two-Car Factory HyperCar Team – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ "ByKOLLES Racing announces its programmes". bykolles.com. ByKolles Racing. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Dagys, John (13 December 2019). "ByKolles Planning Hypercar for 2020". sportscar365.com. Sportscar365. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/24-hours-of-le-mans-by-kolles-racing-confirms-participation-in-le-mans-hypercar-54423
- ^ Dagys, John (19 February 2020). "Aston Martin Puts LM Hypercar Program "On Hold"". sportscar365.com. sportscar365. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ https://www.lemans.org/en/news/statement-in-response-to-aston-martin-release-on-valkyrie-race-programme/53423
- ^ "Rebellion Racing To Stop Racing Activities After Le Mans – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Peugeot announces Rebellion tie-up for hypercar". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Peugeot WEC Programme At "Full Speed" Despite Rebellion Withdrawal – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/24-hours-of-le-mans-peugeot-sport-reveals-its-hypercar-design-54402
- ^ https://www.fia.com/news/wec-peugeot-confirms-fia-wec-le-mans-hypercar-entry
- ^ "Signatech Alpine Confirm 2021 LMP1 Programme – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ "Alpine Endurance Team s'engage en LMP1 en 2021 – alpinecars.com". www.alpinecars.com. Alpine. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ https://www.fia.com/news/alpine-endurance-team-confirms-lmp1-entry-2021-fia-wec-season
- ^ Watkins, Gary (7 June 2018). "FIA gives green light to WEC's 'hypercar' LMP1 prototype successor". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ Coch, Mat (8 June 2018). "FIA announces 'hypercar' rules for 2020/21 WEC season". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Errington, Tom (15 June 2019). "WEC commits to hypercar rules from 2020/21 and reveals details". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Euwema, Davey. "WEC: LMP2 set for power decrease and single tyre in 2020/21". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ a b c Klein, Jamie (7 January 2021). "Vandoorne, Gelael join JOTA for 2021 WEC season". motorsport.com. motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.