2025 FIA World Endurance Championship
| 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
|---|---|
| Organizer | Automobile Club de l'Ouest |
| Discipline | Sports car endurance racing |
| Number of races | 8 |
| Champions | |
| Hypercar Manufacturer | |
| Hypercar Team | |
| LMGT3 Team | |
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The Porsche No. 6 drivers of Team Penske are the defending Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Champions with Toyota defending the Manufacturer Championship. The No. 92 Manthey PureRxcing are the defending LMGT3 Endurance Trophy champions.
The 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship will be the thirteenth 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 will be open to Hypercars (built under Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) or Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh) regulations) and LMGT3 racing cars.
From this season onwards, manufacturers will be required to field at least two cars in the Hypercar class to be allowed to participate. The same rule is already enforced in the LMGT3 category.[1] Additionally, in LMGT3 class the Bronze-rated driver will be obligated to take part in Qualifying session, but no longer in Hyperpole session. Furthermore, the maximum grid size for this season has been increased from 37 to 40, to accommodate the increase in entries by Hypercar manufacturers who fielded only one car in the 2024 World Endurance Championship.[2]
Calendar
The calendar was announced on 14 June 2024, during the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. The calendar is unchanged from 2024, with the Imola Circuit featuring on the calendar until at least 2028, with the circuit committing to building additional pit garages.[3]
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| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue | Losail International Circuit |  Lusail
|
21/22 February | |
| 1 | Qatar 1812 km | 28 February | ||
| 2 | 6 Hours of Imola | Imola Circuit |  Imola
|
20 April |
| 3 | 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |  Stavelot
|
10 May |
| 4 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe |  Le Mans
|
14–15 June |
| 5 | 6 Hours of São Paulo | Interlagos Circuit |  São Paulo
|
13 July |
| 6 | Lone Star Le Mans | Circuit of the Americas |  Austin, Texas
|
7 September |
| 7 | 6 Hours of Fuji | Fuji Speedway |  Oyama, Shizuoka
|
28 September |
| 8 | 8 Hours of Bahrain | Bahrain International Circuit |  Sakhir
|
8 November |
Entries
Hypercar
LMGT3
Team changes
Hypercar
- Aston Martin will make their series debut this season. They will be operate by The Heart of racing, compete under the name Aston Martin THOR Team.[4]
- Lamborghini Iron Lynx will leave the series after a year in the competition, as they focus on IMSA SportsCar Championship[23]
LMGT3
- LMGT3 category will change the race number and colour code from orange to green, first time since 2022 in LM GTE-Pro.[24]
- Iron Lynx switch their cars from Lamborghini to Mercedes AMG. The team will field 2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo cars.[19]
- Iron Dames will swith to Manthey Porsche, they replace Manthey PureRxcing.[21]
- Racing Spirit of Léman will make their debut as they replace D'station Racing who have been in the series from 2020.[10]
References
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (14 June 2024). "Heart Of Racing To Run Second WEC Valkyrie In 2025". Dailysportscar. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (14 June 2024). "Hypercar Regulation Set Extended Through 2029 WEC Season". Dailysportscar. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Cavers, Rachel (14 June 2024). "2025 FIA WEC calendar revealed: eight rounds as Imola secures multi-year extension". fiawec.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (14 September 2023). "Heart of Racing Confirms Two-Car Valkyrie Hypercar Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (21 November 2024). "Riberas, Tincknell Confirmed as First Valkyrie Hypercar Drivers". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Allaway, Phil (22 October 2024). "Porsche Penske Motorsport Swaps Their Drivers Around For 2025". Frontstretch. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Watkins, Gary (13 November 2024). "Toyota announces unchanged Hypercar line-up for 2025 WEC season". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (6 August 2024). "Cadillac Reveals Two-Car WEC Effort With Hertz Team JOTA". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA reveals its 2025 driver line-up". 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Kilbey, Stephen (22 November 2024). "FIA WEC Season 13 Attracts 36-Car Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Euwema, Davey (20 October 2024). "Ferrari Set for Unchanged Factory Hypercar Lineup in 2025". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b Euwema, Davey (30 October 2024). "Hanson Joins No. 83 AF Corse Crew for 2025". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b Kilbey, Stephen (21 November 2024). "AF Corse retains Kubica for Ferrari Hypercar". RACER.com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Malthe Jakobsen promoted to Team Peugeot TotalEnergies' driver line-up in 2025". Stellantis. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Dagys, John (21 November 2024). "Proton Likely to Be Only Porsche 963 WEC Customer in 2025". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kilbey, Stephen (2 November 2024). "The 2025 LMGT3 Field Is Taking Shape, But The Puzzle Is Far From Complete". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b Dagys, John (19 September 2024). "Heart of Racing to Continue With Aston GT3, GT4 Programs". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b Euwema, Davey (22 November 2024). "United Retains Saucy, Sato for LMGT3 Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d Defet, Florian (20 November 2024). "Mercedes débarque dans la catégorie LMGT3 du WEC en 2025". Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (20 November 2024). "Barnicoat Joins Akkodis ASP For 2025 FIA WEC". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (3 November 2024). "Iron Dames To Sport New Look In 2025". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Manthey to contest the 2025 FIA WEC with the Iron Dames and 1st Phorm". Endurance-Info. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (22 November 2024). "Lamborghini Pauses Hypercar, LMGT3 Efforts After One Season". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "LMGT3 goes green!". Endurance-Info. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.