Dream WEC Calendar

[GT3.14]

What circuits would you like to see the WEC visit in 2012? Sebring, Spa-Francorchamps, and Le Mans are pretty much guaranteed. What would be good additions? Monza? The Red Bull Ring looks pretty amazing. Fuji? Suzuka? Silverstone? Brands Hatch or Zandvoort? (Just wishful thinking on those two) Interlagos? Road Atlanta? Barcelona? Nurburgring? Paul Ricard or Magny Cours?

[cmk]

For a mixture of practicality and dreaminess, accepting an 8 round schedule (just 'cause it's more fun), and trying to represent something like a balance of relative importance to sportscar racing:

Europe: Spa, Le Mans and a rotating race (Silverstone, Monza, Nurby, for the east Brno?)

NA: Sebring, Road Atlanta

SA: Interlagos

A: Suzuka/Fuji, Sepang/Delhi

If you'd let me have more than a bucket of dreaminess I'll toss in Daytona for #9

[Speed-King]

With the amount of British teams in international sportscar racing, Silverstone is probably a must...

[Carsandmotorracing]

Asia: Fuji, Macau
Australasia: Bathurst and Teretonga
Europe: Spa, Le Mans and Nurburgring GP (Prototypes to big on Nordschleife)
North America: Daytona, Sebring
South Amaerica: San Luis

[Duff_44]

17 Mar - Sebring - 12 Hours (with ALMS)
8 Apr - Potrero de los Funes - 800km
29 Apr - Monza - 1000km
13 May - Spa - 1000km
3 Jun - Le Mans test*
16/17 Jun - Le Mans - 24 Hours
15 Jul - Suzuka - 1000km
29 Jul - Shanghai - 800km
25/26 Aug - Nürburgring - 2 x 500km
16 Sep - Silverstone - 1000km
21 Oct - Road Atlanta - 1000mi (with ALMS)
11 Nov - Abu Dhabi - 8 hours

I tried to mix up the race formats a bit, and use real dates for 2012.

[joeb]

Europe: Spa, Le Mans, Silverstone/Monza rotation
America: Sebring, Road America/Watkins Glen rotation
Asia: Fuji, Sepang/Suzuka rotation

One additional race each year somewhere different, could be in Europe, North or South America, or Asia.

[lms]

I think we could see stronger grids if the WEC would stay more North-America-Europe oriented in its infancy. Maximum 2 races per year outside these would be great imho. Then when its strong enough, there should be more and more events. The goal would be to outgrow f1. Yeah, i know...

[gttouring]

Originally Posted by Duff_44

17 Mar - Sebring - 12 Hours (with ALMS)
8 Apr - Potrero de los Funes - 800km
29 Apr - Monza - 1000km
13 May - Spa - 1000km
3 Jun - Le Mans test*
16/17 Jun - Le Mans - 24 Hours
15 Jul - Suzuka - 1000km
29 Jul - Shanghai - 800km
25/26 Aug - Nürburgring - 2 x 500km
16 Sep - Silverstone - 1000km
21 Oct - Road Atlanta - 1000mi (with ALMS)
11 Nov - Abu Dhabi - 8 hours

I tried to mix up the race formats a bit, and use real dates for 2012.

good list. I might add or swap potrero de los Funes with somewhere else...
and Shanghai with Malaysia or Buddh- i like that track and it may be a good intro to the subcontinent for this.

[Deleted]

The same I posted on RLM forum:

1) Sebring 12h (March) [ALMS joint]
2) San Luis 2h (April)
3) Kyalami 2h (April)
4) Spa 1000km (May)
*LM break*
5) Paul Ricard 1000km (July)
6) Nurburgring 1000km (August)
7) Laguna Seca 6h (September) [ALMS joint]
8) Petit Le Mans 1000mil/10h (October) [ALMS joint]
9) Adelaide 8h (November)

Le Mans itself would be non-championship as I prefer it that way

[Purist]

Alright, I'll bite.

Here goes:
1. Philip Island 1000km
2. Sebring 12 Hours
3. Monza 1000km
4. Spa 1000km
5. Le Mans 24 Hours
6. Brands Hatch 1000km
7. Kyalami 4 Hours
8. Suzuka 1000km
9. Road Atlanta 1000mi
10. Potrero de los Funes 8 Hours

[kurski]

My list:

17 Mar - Sebring - 12 Hours (with ALMS)
8 Apr - Potrero de los Funes - 800km
29 Apr - Mil Milhas - 1000km
13 May - Spa - 1000km
3 Jun - Le Mans test*
16/17 Jun - Le Mans - 24 Hours
15 Jul - Silverstone - 1000km
29 Jul - Monza - 1000km
25/26 Aug - Nürburgring - 2 x 500km
16 Sep - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez - 1000km
21 Oct - Road Atlanta - 1000mi (with ALMS)
11 Nov - Fuji - 1000km

[courageous]

A joint calendar with ALMS, LMS, WEC, GT1/3 & Blancpain that involves no date clashes.
It is just about possible - a major sportscar race every weekend

[The Badger]

Love ta see brands Hatch on the list . Good enough for Group C , plenty good for ILMC .

[DeathOrGlory]

Sebring 12 Hours
Spa 1000km
Silverstone/Brands Hatch/Donington 1000km
Le Mans 24 Hours
Monza 1000km
Istanbul Park 6 Hrs
Mil Milhas Brasil
Fuji 1000km
Shanghai/Zhuhai 6 Hrs
Buddh 1000km
Adelaide (ROThY)
Petit Le Mans

[xlr8r]

Sebring 12hrs
Spa 1000km
Le Mans 24 hrs
Monza 1000km
Silverstone 1000km
Potrero de los Funes 1000km
Petit Le Mans 1000mi/10hr
Fuji 1000km

[Mr Pink]

Originally Posted by xlr8r

Sebring 12hrs
Spa 1000km
Le Mans 24 hrs
Monza 1000km
Silverstone 1000km
Potrero de los Funes 1000km
Petit Le Mans 1000mi/10hr
Fuji 1000km

Switch Monza for Mexico City, have Silverstone alternate with Brands Hatch and have Fuji do the same with Suzuka and that would be my list. I know there probably has to be a race in China but since it's my calender and I hate the Shanghai circuit I'm leaving it out.

I don't think there should be more than 8 races, 10 at the absolut most.

[Jacques Rabbit]

I suppose you have to have Sebring and Le Mans.

So that gives you six to play with. I'd prefer to go to tracks F1 doesn't go to, with the exception being Spa. Always liked Imola personally. Would throw Portimão in there, too.

So that's five. Three more. I don't want to take any existing ALMS rounds, personally, as I'd rather that be separate. So I guess we'd go with Mont-Tremblant from North America. And while there's a part of me saying do the airport circuit at Cleveland, I don't think the world audience would enjoy that as much as I would, so I'll give you an equally loved and equally unused track in Portland.

One left. Fuji Speedway.

Would like to hit other markets, too, but in reality, I think the best audience and best circuits for endurance racing fall in Europe. I love the street circuits and short races of ALMS, but don't think that would translate well to WEC, and while we're dreaming, I don't know how big of a deal WEC would be in South America, Africa, or Australia/NZL.

[Carsandmotorracing]

Originally Posted by Jacques Rabbit

Australia/NZL.

Bearly anyone down here is a fan of sportscar racing. We seem to keep trying but never succced in getting fan bases.

That goes for Aussie as well.

[alexkiller8]

-sebring
-spa
-le mans
-silverstone
-interlagos
-zhuhai
-shangai

very probably will be a thing like this (with interlagos out maybe)

[DS"]

1. Sebring 12 Hours
2. Monza 1000 KM
3. Spa 1000 KM
4. Le Mans 24 Hours
5. Suzuka 1000 KM
6. Nürburgring 1000 KM
7. Silverstone 1000 KM
8. Petit Le Mans
9. Mil Milhas
10. Shanghai 6 Hours
11. Adelaide 1000 KM

[jo1998sh]

1. Sebring- March (WEC/ALMS)
2. Spa- May (WEC/LMS)
3. Le mans- June (WEC)
4. Silverstone- August (WEC/LMS)
5. European street circuit -September (WEC)
6. Petit le mans- October (WEC/ALMS)
7. Chinese circuit -November (WEC)
8. San luis- December (WEC)

[I Rosputnik]

1. Sebring International Raceway
2. Autódromo José Carlos Pace
3. Circuit de la Sarthe
4. Silverstone Circuit
5. Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps/Nürburgring (24 Hour layout)
6. Petit le mans/Potrero de los Funes Circuit
7. Shanghai International Circuit
8. Fuji Speedway
9. Eastern Creek Raceway/Hampton Downs Motorsport Park

Three races for Europe, three races for the Pacific and three races for the Americas. Keeps it simple.

[Jameson]

Good point there earlier. I'd like to see the WEC and Blancpain racing on different weekends or the same weekend at the same place.

There probably won't be too many teams who plan to do both but maybe a few. And for sure there are a number of top drivers who'd like to do both of these top endurance series.

Somehow I tend to think that ACO and Ratel are not working too closely on this issue, though...

[Gingers4Justice]

Sebring
Spa
Le Mans
Brands Hatch
Nurburgring (you just simply can't miss out Germany)
Road Atlanta
Interlagos
Suzuka
Zuhai
Abou Dhabi - 500km? (not necessarily my favourite track or country but with serious promotion a grand finale here could help make the series feel really big).

Would keep the traditionalists happy, the manufacturers happy and probably the drivers happy too.

[PCR]

Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice

Abou Dhabi - 500km?

The Duration of a WEC Race will be 6 to 12 hours (except the 24h Le Mans), so 500km are too short.
http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pre...sc-230911.aspx