2015 FIA WEC calendar confirmed

Like this year, 2015’s FIA World Endurance Championship is set to consist of eight rounds. However, there will be a couple of significant changes.

The first concerns the summer break. In 2014 there was a lengthy three-month gap in the schedule after Le Mans, but fortunately that won’t be repeated next season thanks to the inaugural 6 Hours of Nürburgring in August. This new event is due to use the circuit’s Grand Prix track, rather than the more challenging Nordschleife.

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The other major revision sees the 6 Hours of São Paulo disappearing from the calendar. As a result, Bahrain once again becomes the finale venue.

2015 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date Country Race
12 April Great Britain 6 Hours of Silverstone
02 May Belgium 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps
13-14 June France 24 Heures du Mans
30 August Germany 6 Hours of Nürburgring
19 September USA 6 Hours of CoTA - Lone Star Le Mans
11 October Japan 6 Hours of Fuji
01 November China 6 Hours of Shanghai
21 November Bahrain 6 Hours of Bahrain

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