World Endurance Championship

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZbZOBuGw60Y

Live timing: https://livetiming.fiawec.com/

Team On-Boards

• Alpine (Hypercar)
• Akkodis ASP Team (Lexus GT3)
• Aston Martin (Hypercar / GT3)
• BMW (Hypercar / GT3)
• Cadillac (Hypercar)
• Ferrari (Hypercar / GT3)
• Ford (GT3)
• Genesis Magma Racing (Hypercar)
• Manthey (Porsche GT3)
• Peugeot (Hypercar)
• Toyota (Hypercar)

Qualifying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W11Yq5szTjk

Hyperpole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vwhEtKHD4k

The FIA World Endurance Championship’s premier class will move to a single technical platform, rather than having LMH and LMDh platforms withing the Hypercar class. Within this platform, the regulations will offer manufacturers two development pathways, giving them the option either to develop and homologate a car using bespoke components or using constructor’s spine. In both cases, the underlying vehicle architecture and regulatory perimeter will remain common across the category.

The cars will continue to be powered by manufacturer-specific engines, preserving freedom in power unit architecture and displacement – a core feature that encourages innovation and creates a unique and visceral soundscape for fans of the FIA WEC. They will be rear-wheel drive only and will feature a mandatory hybrid system, either bespoke or common. The target power output is expected to increase by approximately 20 kW compared with the current generation of Hypercars.

The chassis will be built to updated FIA safety standards, while bodywork regulations will define styling zones, enabling manufacturers to incorporate distinctive brand design elements while remaining within a common aerodynamic framework. Narrower aerodynamic performance windows are expected to simplify performance balancing while preserving the visual identity of each manufacturer.

Development will be permitted only in cases related to reliability or safety issues, otherwise there will be no performance evolution throughout the homologation cycle of the cars.

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