For the first time since 2017, the World Endurance Championship will start and end in the same year. The last few years have been ‘Super Seasons’, spanning about 13 months apiece and two Le Mans 24 Hours, a response to Porsche and Audi’s departure from LMP1. Now a move to a single year season has been made to make life easier on the teams and businesses that support the WEC. “We listened to our manufacturers, teams and partners,” said Gérard Neveu, CEO of the WEC, “and responded with a calendar featuring fewer events than in the past to allow them all time to deal with the current economic crisis.”
There are six races, the first the 1,000 Miles of Sebring in March 2021, a few days after a two-day pre-season test at the same venue. The Six Hours of Spa will follow on 1st May with the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours on 12th-13th June after that. Race number four is new to the calendar, the Six Hours of Monza on 18th July, with the Six Hours of Fuji on 26th September and the Six Hours of Bahrain on 20th November rounding out the season.