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Introducing the World Endurance Championship
This series will be the new home for the former Le Mans Endurance Series. The cars, the procedures, and length of races will be all the same. However, the day of the race as it stands now will be Saturdays at 1:30 pm GMT-4.
Rules
1) As this is a multi-class race series, refer to this video as I will not put up with LMPs divebombing GTEs or GTEs blocking LMPs.
2) We will also adhere to the GTPlanet OLR Guidelines
3) Have fun!! 👍
The WEC will run across 5 countries and 9 tracks designed to test teams and drivers to the very limit over 2 hours.
The season kicks off at the street fight in Rome, Italy. The first round of the season and first Italian round the walled circuit in the ancient city should prove more than a match for the drivers and teams.
From there the championship travels to Laguna Seca in the US of A, home to the famous Corkscrew chicane. 102 laps should prove the deciding factor in the California sun as teams battle not only each other in class but also contend with the traffic on course.
Nurburgring in Germany is the home of round 3 of the LMES. Using the shorter GP/F circuit which has played host to a round of the GTP American Le Mans Series and will host a round of the GTPFIA GT World Cup many teams and drivers should be familiar with its fast sweepers, tight hairpins and flowing chicanes.
Heading to earthquake devastated Japan the series contends with the Fuji GT circuit. Featuring possibly the longest straight in the series drivers will have a chance to max out their machines with drafting opportunities aplenty.
(Dont forget to donate to the Red Cross appeal)
The championship returns to America for the second time in the season for round 5. The road course configuration of the Brickyard that is Indianapolis will subject drivers to both ends of the speed spectrum with it tight infield course and wide open oval section.
Monza plays host to round 6 of the WEC. A circuit steeped in history it has also played host to the ALMS aswell as the new Blancpain Endurance Series however the WEC event will be one hour shorter. The long main straight leading into the tight first chicane is a prime overtaking zone but there is great risk of braking too late and ending up in the concrete barriers, is the risk worth the reward?
Returning to the USA once again and to another NASCAR oval the famous Daytona road course is the setting of round 7. Earlier in the year Grand Am visited the track for the Daytona 24 Hours and the GTP ALMS started its season there.
The second to last round visits Japan for the running of the 3 hours at Suzuka Circuit. A famous course and one on the Super GT and GTPFIA GT World Cup schedules its twisty esses and fast sweepers provide plenty of scope for high speed and daring overtaking moves.
Capping off the season is the famous La Sarthe course. Hype need not be applied to this circuit, one that annually hosts the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Its the race everyone wants to compete at and a fitting final event to a new endurance series set to delight and entertain all who dare compete.
The Tracks
Round 1 - Rome, Italy - 115 Laps
Round 2 - Laguna Seca, USA - 111 Laps
Round 3 - Nurburgring GP/F, Germany - 77 Laps
Round 4 - Fuji GT, Japan - 85 Laps
Round 5 - Indianapolis Road Course, USA - 95 Laps
Round 6 - Monza, Italy - 69 Laps
Round 7 - Daytona, USA - 70 Laps
Round 8 - Suzuka, Japan - 69 Laps
Round 9 - Le Mans, France - 59 Laps
The Cars
-LMP-
700pp limit
Audi R8 Team Oreca
Audi R10
Bentley Speed 8
BMW V12 LMR
Pescarolo Courage C60 Peugeot
Pescarolo C60 Hybride
Pescarolo Courage Judd GV5
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Oreca
Toyota GT-One
-GTE-
Nissan 350 LM - 1250kg-555hp
Honda NSX LM - 1250kg-555hp
Corvette ZR1 RM - 1250kg-500hp
Nomad Diablo GT1 - 1300kg-475hp
Ford GT Race Car SpecII - 1300kg-450hp
BMW M3 GTR - 1250kg-500hp
McLaren F1 Stealth - 1250kg-525hp
Audi R8 LMS - 1300kg-475hp
**More cars will be added to GTE shortly.
The onus here is on developement. Over the course of the season teams will develope their car using practice sessions in between races to be as fast as they can be, following race results ballast will be handed out to various cars and others will be allowed weight reductions or power increases to become more competitive should they prove too off the pace.
The aim with the car lists and specs is to create a unified GT2/E spec which will be used across the LMES, GT World Championship and hopefully the ALMS. This will lead to a 4 Hours of Le Mans endurance event that will be invitation only to the LMP drivers from the ALMS and LMES and GT1 and GT2 drivers from the LMES, ALMS and GTWC. This should also lead to a used race car market which will be posted up after the completion of this series.
You are not required a teammate but if you and someone else enter you must share the same car.
The points system is as follows:
-Drivers-
1st:20 Pts
2nd:18 Pts
3rd:16 Pts
4th:14 Pts
5th:12 Pts
6th:10 Pts
7th:8 Pts
8th:6 Pts
9th:4 Pts
10th:2 Pts
-Teams-
1st:20 Pts
2nd:18 Pts
3rd:16 Pts
4th:14 Pts
5th:12 Pts
6th:10 Pts
7th:8 Pts
8th:6 Pts
9th:4 Pts
10th:2 Pts
-Constructors-
1st:20 Pts
2nd:18 Pts
3rd:16 Pts
4th:14 Pts
5th:12 Pts
6th:10 Pts
7th:8 Pts
8th:6 Pts
9th:4 Pts
10th:2 Pts
-Teams and Constructors Points-
Teams and constructors will be awarded same number of points as drivers title.
-Pole Position and Fastest Lap-
Pole position will get 2 points, fastest lap will get 1 point.
TCS and ABS will be the only aids, damage set to heavy and grip reduction set to real (this is real racing ).
-Penalties-
Penalties will be handed out to drivers who repeatedly are in violation of the following:
- Cut corners.
- Cause a crash thru ramming or reckless driving.
- Skip grid positions on the pace lap.
- Endangering others (variable).
Footage will be reviewed by a steward and penalty will me assessed from there. The most severe that the penalties will be are 2 minutes added to total time.
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