FIA World Endurance Championship 2019/20

Endurance World Championship 2019/20

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The FIA World Endurance Championship 2019/20 (officially from 2019 to 2020 FIA World Endurance Championship ) is the eighth season of FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The season consists of eight races. It began on September 1, 2019 in Silverstone and is expected to end in as-Sachir on November 21, 2020 .

championship

The season of the endurance world championship 2019/20 will take place in the LMGTE Pro-Class without the works from BMW . After only one year in the Gran Turismo class, BMW ended its commitment again. Ford's works were also discontinued at the end of the previous season.

Rule changes

Some rules have been adjusted for the 2019/20 season.

Point system

In Le Mans, as before the 2018/19 super season, double points will be awarded (50,36,30,24,20,16,12,8,4,2). For the 8-hour race in Bahrain and the 1000-mile race in Sebring, points are awarded with a multiplier of 1.5 (38,27,23,18,15,12,9,6,3,2).

Equivalence of Technology

In order to increase the chances of the private teams in the LMP1 class to win a race, some changes were made to the regulations. As a result, the two Toyota factories have to load 14 kg and have a total weight of 932 kg. In addition, the hybrid prototypes lose their stint advantage over the LMP1 prototypes with a combustion engine, as well as one second longer refueling time during a pit stop. In addition, vehicles are given additional weights based on championship points to ensure equal opportunities.

Drivers and teams

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Entry for the entire season * Eligible for points in all ratings
Additional message * Only the drivers are entitled to points
Third report by a manufacturer * Only the drivers are entitled to points * Manufacturers are only entitled to LMP1 points in Le Mans
Guest starter * Not eligible for points in any rating

LMP1

team	vehicle	engine	tires	No.	driver	run
Rebellion Racing	Rebellion R13	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8	M.	1	Bruno Senna	1-6
					Gustavo Menezes	1-6
					Norman Nato	1-6
				3	Nathanaël Berthon	1
					Luís Felipe Derani	1
					Loïc Duval	1
ByKolles Racing Team	ENSO CLM P1 / 01	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8	M.	4th	Tom Dillmann	6th
					Bruno Spengler	6th
					Oliver Webb	6th
Team LNT	Ginetta G60-LT-P1	AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6	M.	5	Charlie Robertson	1, 4
					Luca Ghiotto	2
					Ben Hanley	1-4
					Jordan King	3, 4
					Yegor Orudschew	1-3
				6th	Charlie Robertson	2, 3
					Michael Simpson	1-4
					Oliver Jarvis	1
					Chris Dyson	4th
					Guy Smith	1-4
Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota TS050	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid)	M.	7th	Mike Conway	1-6
					Kamui Kobayashi	1-6
					Jose Maria Lopez	1-6
				8th	Sebastien Buemi	1-6
					Kazuki Nakajima	1-6
					Brendon Hartley	1-6

LMP2

team	vehicle	engine	tires	No.	driver	run
Dragonspeed	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	21st	Ben Hanley	5
					Henrik Hedman	5
					Colin Braun	5
United Autosports	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	22nd	Philip Hanson	1-6
					Filipe Albuquerque	1-6
					Paul di Resta	1, 3-6
					Oliver Jarvis	2
G-Drive Racing	Aurus 01	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	26th	Roman Rusinov	4th
					Job van Uitert	4th
					Jean-Éric Vergne	4th
Racing Team Nederland	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	29	Frits van Eerd	1-6
					Giedo van der Garde	1-6
					Job van Uitert	1, 6
					Nyck de Vries	2-5
High class racing	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G M	33	Mark Patterson	1-6
					Kenta Yamashita	1-6
					Fjordbach is different	1-6
Eurasia Motorsport	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	35	Nobuya Yamanaka	6th
					Nicholas Foster	6th
					Roberto Merhi	6th
Signatech Alpine Elf	Alpine A470	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	36	Thomas Laurent	1-6
					Andre Negrao	1-6
					Pierre Ragues	1-6
Jackie Chan DC Racing	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	37	Ho-Pin Tung	1-6
					Gabriel Aubry	1-5
					Ryan Cullen	6th
					Will Stevens	1-6
Iota sport				38	Roberto Gonzalez	1-6
					Antonio Felix da Costa	1-6
					Anthony Davidson	2-6
Cool racing	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	42	Nicolas Lapierre	1-6
					Antonin Borga	1-6
					Alexandre Coigny	2-6
Cetilar Racing	Dallara P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	47	Roberto Lacorte	1-6
					Andrea Belicchi	1-6
					Giorgio Sernagiotto	1-6

Remarks

1. ↑ only race 5

LMGTE Pro

team	vehicle	tires	No.	driver	run
AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M.	51	James Calado	1-6
				Alessandro Pier Guidi	1-6
				Daniel Serra	TBA
			71	Davide Rigon	1-6
				Miguel Molina	1-6
				Sam Bird	TBA
Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	M.	63	Jan Magnussen	5
				Mike Rockenfeller	5
Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M.	91	Gianmaria Bruni	1-6
				Richard Lietz	1-6
			92	Michael Christensen	1-6
				Kévin Estre	1-6
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M.	95	Marco Sørensen	1-6
				Nicki Thiim	1-6
			97	Alex Lynn	1-6
				Maxime Martin	1-6

LMGTE Am

team	vehicle	tires	No.	driver	run
AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M.	54	Thomas Flohr	1-6
				Francesco Castellacci	1-6
				Giancarlo Fisichella	1-6
			83	François Perrodo	1-6
				Emmanuel Collard	1-6
				Nicklas Nielsen	1-6
Team Project 1	Porsche 911 RSR	M.	56	Egidio Perfetti	1-6
				David Kolkmann	1
				David Heinemeier Hansson	2-4
				Laurents Hörr	5, 6
				Matteo Cairoli	1-6
			57	Ben Keating	1-6
				Felipe Fraga	1, 2, 5, 6
				Larry ten Voorde	3, 4
				Jeroen Bleekemolen	1-6
Red River Sport	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M.	62	Bonamy Grimes	1-6
				Johnny Mowlem	1-6
				Charles Hollings	1-6
MR Racing	Ferrari 488 GTE EVO	M.	70	Motoaki Ishikawa	1-5
				Olivier Beretta	1-5
				Kei Cozzolino	1-5
Dempsey-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	M.	77	Christian Ried	1-6
				Riccardo Pera	1-6
				Matt Campbell	1-6
			88	Satoshi Hoshino	2
				Angelo Negro	3
				Khaled Al Qubaisi	4th
				Bret Curtis	5
				Adrien De Leener	2, 4, 5
				Will Bamber	3
				Thomas Preining	1-5
				Gianluca Giraudi	1, 6
				Ricardo Sanchez	1, 6
				Lucas Legeret	6th
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 RSR	M.	78	Philippe Prette	3
				Louise Prette	3
				Vincent Abril	3
Gulf Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	M.	86	Michael Wainwright	1-6
				Andrew Watson	1-6
				Ben Barker	1-6
TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M.	90	Salih Yoluc	1-6
				Charlie Eastwood	1-6
				Jonny Adam	1-6
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M.	98	Paul Dalla Lana	1-6
				Darren Turner	1-5
				Augusto Farfus	6th
				Ross Gunn	1-6

Racing calendar

The 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship includes eight races. There are some changes to the preseason calendar. The race in Bahrain is back on the calendar and the race distances have been adjusted. The races in Fuji and Shanghai will each take place a week earlier to avoid clashes with the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix and the Macau Grand Prix .

The 6-hour race in Sao Paulo was originally supposed to return to the calendar and take place on February 1, 2020, but it was canceled after problems with the organizer and replaced by the 6-hour race in Austin on February 23.

The Sebring 1000 mile race planned for March 20 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . A modified calendar was published on April 3rd. This includes replacement dates for Spa and Le Mans, as well as another 8-hour race from Bahrain as a replacement for the race in Sebring.

No.	date	Race name / place	Winner LMP1	Winner LMP2	Winner LM GTE Pro	Winner LM GTE Am
1	0September 1	Silverstone 4 Hours ( Silverstone )	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Cool racing	Porsche GT Team	AF Corse
			Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Jose Maria Lopez	Nicolas Lapierre Antonin Borga	Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Nicklas Nielsen
2	0October 6th	6 hours of Fuji ( Fuji )	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Racing Team Nederland	Aston Martin Racing	TF Sport
			Sebastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley	Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim	Salih Yoluc Charlie Eastwood Jonathan Adam
3	November 10th	4 hours of Shanghai ( Shanghai )	Rebellion Racing	Iota sport	AF Corse	TF Sport
			Bruno Senna Gustavo Menezes Norman Nato	Roberto Gonzalez Antonio Felix da Costa Anthony Davidson	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Salih Yoluc Charlie Eastwood Jonathan Adam
4th	December 14th	8-hour race of Bahrain ( as-Sachir )	Toyota Gazoo Racing	United Autosports	Aston Martin Racing	Team Project 1
			Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Jose Maria Lopez	Philip Hanson Filipe Albuquerque Paul di Resta	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim	Ben Keating Larry ten Voorde Jeroen Bleekemolen
5	February 23	Austin 6 Hours ( Austin )	Rebellion Racing	United Autosports	Aston Martin Racing	TF Sport
			Bruno Senna Gustavo Menezes Norman Nato	Philip Hanson Filipe Albuquerque Paul di Resta	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim	Salih Yoluc Charlie Eastwood Jonathan Adam
0	March, 20th	Sebring 1000 mile race ( Sebring )	Race canceled
6th	15th of August	6-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps ( Spa-Francorchamps )	Toyota Gazoo Racing	United Autosports	Porsche GT Team	AF Corse
			Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Jose Maria Lopez	Philip Hanson Filipe Albuquerque Paul di Resta	Michael Christensen Kevin Estre	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Nicklas Nielsen
7th	19. – 20. September	24 Hours of Le Mans ( Le Mans )
8th	21st November	8-hour race of Bahrain ( as-Sachir )

Ratings

LMP driver world championship

All drivers in a Le Mans prototype are eligible for the LMP Drivers Championship ( LMP FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship ) . The points are awarded according to the following system. In addition, there is a bonus point for drivers who are on pole position in the LMP class.

Race distance	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.	Classified
4 hours / 6 hours	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1	0.5
1000 miles / 8 hours	38	27	23	18th	15th	12	9	6th	3	2	1
24 hours	50	36	30th	24	20th	16	12	8th	4th	2	1

Item driver SIL FUJ SHA BRN OUT SPA LMS BRN Points 01  M. Conway K. Kobayashi J. Lopez     1 2 3 1 3 1 137.0 02  S. Buemi K. Nakajima B. Hartley     2 1 2 2 2 2 125.0 03  B. Senna G. Menezes N. Nato     10 3 1 3 1 3 109.0 04th  P. Hanson F. Albuquerque   DNF 6th 8th 4th 4th 4th 54.0 05  P. di Resta DNF 8th 4th 4th 4th 46.0 06th  H. Tung W. Stevens   8th 5 7th 6th 5 23 46.0 07th  G. Aubry 8th 5 7th 6th 5 44.0 08th  R. Gonzalez A. Felix da Costa   9 DSQ 6th 5 6th 7th 41.0 09  F. van Eerd G. van der Garde   7th 4th 10 9 8th 6th 39.0 10  A. Davidson DSQ 6th 5 6th 7th 37.0 11  N. Lapierre A. Borga   5 8th DNF 10 7th 5 35.0 12  B. Hanley 4th 11 4th DNF 27.5 12  J. Orudschew 4th 11 4th 27.5 13  C. Robertson 4th 9 5 DNF 27.0 14th  T. Laurent A. Negrao P. Ragues     6th 10 9 8th 9 DNF 24.0 15th  N. de Vries 4th 10 9 8th 23.0 16  A. Coigny 8th DNF 10 7th 5 23.0 17th  J. van Uitert 7th 6th 16.0 18th  M. Simpson G. Smith   28 9 5 DNF 12.5 19th  J. King 4th DNF 12.0 20th  M. Patterson K. Yamashita A. Fjordbach     12 7th 11 11 10 24 11.0 21st  O. Jarvis 28 6th 8.5 22nd  R. Lacorte A. Belicchi G. Sernagiotto     11 12 12 12 11 8th 7.5 23  R. Cullen 23 2.0 24  L. Ghiotto 11 0.5 25th  C. Dyson DNF 0.0 Guest starters -  N. Berthon L. Derani L. Duval     3 - -  R. Rusinov J. van Uitert J. Vergne     7th - -  T. Dillmann B. Spengler O. Webb     27 - -  H. Hedman B. Hanley C. Braun     12 - -  N. Yamanaka, N. Foster, R. Merhi     28 - Item driver SIL FUJ SHA BRN OUT SPA LMS BRN Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Classified within the top 10 Light Blue Classified within the point ranks (from 11th place) blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated reported but not participated (DNP) injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) Bold - pole position Italic - fastest race lap

GT drivers' world championship

All drivers in a Gran Turismo are eligible for the GT FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship . The points are awarded according to the following system. In addition, there is a bonus point for drivers who are on pole position in the GT class.

Race distance	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.	Classified
4 hours / 6 hours	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1	0.5
1000 miles / 8 hours	38	27	23	18th	15th	12	9	6th	3	2	1
24 hours	50	36	30th	24	20th	16	12	8th	4th	2	1

Item driver SIL FUJ SHA BRN OUT SPA LMS BRN Points 01  N. Thiim M. Sørensen   17th 13 17th 13 13 10 127.0 02  M. Christensen K. Estre   14th 14th 14th 19th 14th 9 108.0 03  J. Calado A. Pier Guidi   16 16 13 16 15th 12 95.0 04th  A. Lynn M. Martin   15th 15th 16 15th 16 11 92.0 05  G. Bruni R. Lietz   13 18th 15th 17th 21st 13 79.0 06th  D. Rigon M. Molina   DNF 17th 18th 14th 17th 14th 63.0 07th  S. Yoluc C. Eastwood J. Adam     24 19th 19th DNF 19th 17th 22.5 08th  F. Perrodo E. Collard N. Nielsen     18th 20th 22nd 22nd 23 15th 22.0 09  P. Dalla Lana R. Gunn   19th 29 21st 20th 20th 25th 21.0 10  D. Turner 19th 29 21st 20th 20th 20.5 11  B. Keating J. Bleekemolen   27 21st 20th 18th 30th 20th 19.5 12  L. ten Voorde 20th 18th 16.0 13  C. Ried M. Campbell R. Pera     22nd 23 28 24 24 16 7.5 14th  M. Ishikawa O. Beretta K. Cozzolino     20th 22nd 25th 25th 29 7.0 15th  M. Wainwright A. Watson B. Barker     21st 26th 27 21st 25th 26th 7.0 16  E. Perfetti M. Cairoli   23 25th 23 27 22nd 18th 5.5 17th  F. Fraga 27 21st 30th 20th 3.5 18th  B. Grimes J. Mowlem C. Hollings     25th 28 29 26th 27 22nd 3.5 18th  T. Flohr F. Castellacci G. Fisichella     26th 24 26th 23 26th 21st 3.5 19th  L. Hörr 22nd 18th 3.0 20th  D. Heinemeier Hansson 25th 23 27 2.0 21st  T. Preining 29 27 24 DNF 28 2.0 22nd  G. Giraudi R. Sanchez   29 20th 1.0 23  A. De Leener 27 DNF 28 1.0 24  D. Kolkmann 23 0.5 25th  S. Hoshino 27 0.5 26th  A. Negro W. Bamber   24 0.5 27  B. Curtis 28 0.5 28  L. Legeret 20th 0.5 28  A. Farfus 25th 0.5 29  K. Al Qubaisi DNF 0.0 Guest starters -  J. Magnussen M. Rockenfeller   18th - -  P. Prette L. Prette V. Abril     30th - Item driver SIL FUJ SHA BRN OUT SPA LMS BRN Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Classified within the top 10 Light Blue Classified within the point ranks (from 11th place) blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated reported but not participated (DNP) injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) Bold - pole position Italic - fastest race lap

Web links

Commons : FIA World Endurance Championship 2019/20  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official homepage of the endurance world championship
• Official results database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Knaller: BMW gets out of FIA WEC at the end of the season. speedweek.com, accessed on June 2, 2019 (German). 
2. ↑ BMW and Ford are considering WEC-Off: GTE Pro threatens a break-in. motorsport-total.com, accessed on June 2, 2019 (German).  
3. ↑ 24h Le Mans in WEC 2019/20 worth double points again. motorsport-total.com, accessed on August 31, 2019 (German). 
4. ↑ LMP1-EoT 4h Silverstone: Toyota over 100 kilos heavier than Rebellion. motorsport-total.com, accessed on August 31, 2019 (German). 
5. ↑ So the LMP1 2019/20 should come to a level. speedweek.com, accessed on August 31, 2019 (German). 
6. ↑ WEC - 2019/2020 FIA WEC Calendar is Approved. www.fia.com, October 13, 2018, accessed October 28, 2018 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Sao Paulo is out: Austin replaces the WEC Brazil race. www.motorsport-total.com, December 2, 2019, accessed December 4, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Coronavirus: Sebring deletion is "forced" on WEC. Motorsport-Total.com, March 12, 2020, accessed on March 12, 2020 . 
9. ↑ WEC: Changed Calendar 2019/20 - Hypercar era does not begin until 2021. Motorsport-Total.com, April 3, 2020, accessed on April 6, 2020 . 
10. ↑ WEC and IMSA continue "Super Sebring" 2020. www.motorsport-total.com, May 2, 2019, accessed on May 3, 2019 . 
11. ↑ 24h Le Mans 2020 will be postponed to September. www.motorsport-total.com, March 18, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 .