The 2015 WEC calendar has been published following ratification from the FIA World Motor Sport Council.
As with this year there will be eight races in all. However, the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo has been dropped and replaced with the 6 Hours of Nürburgring in late August.
The season will begin at Silverstone in April and finish in Bahrain in November. The flagship 24 Hours of Le Mans will be held on 13–14 June.
Next year will bring the added interest of Nissan joining the LMP1 fun alongside defending champions Toyota and fellow competitors Audi and Porsche.
Check out the calendar in full after the break.
| Date | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 12 April | GBR | 6 Hours of Silverstone* |
| 2 May | BEL | 6 Hours of Spa |
| 13–14 June | FRA | 24 Heures du Mans |
| 30 August | DEU | 6 Hours of Nürburgring* |
| 19 September | USA | 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas |
| 11 October | JPN | 6 Hours of Fuji |
| 1 November | CHN | 6 Hours of Shanghai* |
| 21 November | BHR | 6 Hours of Bahrain* |
* Subject to ASN’s confirmation.
3 replies on “2015 WEC calendar confirmed”
6 Hours of Sao Paulo is apparently taking just one year off the calendar while there is redevelopment work at Interlagos.
Replacing it with a race at Mexico City (after it reopens for F1) instead of the Nürburgring would have made an interesting technical challenge due to the high altitude.
Not so sure of the chances of it happening, but having these machines running at the “6 Hours of Bathurst” would be awesome
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