This morning at the Zhuhai 6 Hours meeting the logo and the calendar of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship were presented. The championship consisting of eight rounds, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, will start in March and finish in November.

Jean-Claude Plassart, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest President, Pierre Fillon, ACO Vice President and Gérard Neveu, the FIA World Endurance Championship manager gave details of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship calendar. The programme will include eight races in eight different countries on three continents. Four races will take place on Saturday, three on Sunday and one - the Le Mans 24 Hours - on Saturday/Sunday.

2012 Calendar*
17^th March 2012: Sebring 12 Hours (USA)
5^th May 2012: Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours (BEL)
3^rd June 2012: Le Mans 24-Hours test day (FRA)
16^th/17^th June 2012: 80^th Le Mans 24 Hours (FRA)
26^th August 2012: Silverstone 6 Hours (GBR)
14^th September 2012: Sao Paulo 6 Hours (BRA) tbc
29^th September 2012: 6 Hours of Barhain (BAH)
14^th October 2012: Bahrain Mount Fuji 6 Hours (JPN)
TBA November 2012: 6 Hours of TBA (CHN)

The entries for the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours will be announced on 2^nd February 2012 after deliberation by the Selection Committee.

All entrants in the FIA World Endurance Championship have an automatic invitation for the 80^th Le Mans 24 Hours.

>> To consult our folder on the FIA World Endurance Championship <<

*Calendar awaiting validation by the Federation Interntionale de l’Automobile (FIA)