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2024 FIM Endurance World Championship Calendar (Updated) Press Release | October 26, 2023
The 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship season will start with the 24 Heures of Le Mans in France on April 18-21 and then visit Belgium for the 24 Hours of Spa Motos in June. The Suzuka 8 Hours is planned for July 18-21, moving from its traditional August slot to avoid a clash with the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. France’s Bol D’Or wraps it up September 12-15.
4/18-21 24 Heures Motos — Le Mans, France
6/6-8 24 Hours of Spa Motos — Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
7/18-21 Suzuka 8 Hours — Japan
9/12-15 Bol D’Or — Circuit Paul Ricard, France
Here is an excerpt from EWC’s press release from October 26…
Legendary events at famous racetracks in Europe and Japan will provide an exciting challenge for riders and teams contesting the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship.
Kicking off with the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans in April, the EWC will visit Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium in June, Suzuka Circuit in Japan the following month and Circuit Paul Ricard in France for the Bol d’Or in September.
The EWC’s 45th season will consist of two races run for a duration of 24 hours and two taking place over eight hours
All the rounds will count for the FIM Endurance World Championship and FIM Endurance World Cup. FIM Endurance World Cup teams count their best three scores.
Here is an excerpt from EWC’s press release regarding Suzuka 8 Hours…
(September 29, 2023) – Suzuka will continue to play an integral role in the ongoing success of the FIM Endurance World Championship with confirmation that the Japanese circuit’s iconic eight-hour event will feature on the 2024 EWC calendar.
Taking place from July 19-21, the 45th Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race will be one of the highlights of the 2024 EWC season and a spectacle not to be missed.
With a mid-morning start and early evening finish, the Suzuka 8 Hours might not be the longest race on the EWC calendar, but it’s regarded as one of the toughest. This is due to the highly-demanding nature of the figure-of-eight track layout and the hot and humid conditions that require the EWC stars to be at the peak of their physical powers.
Having run during the first weekend of August in 2023, the 2024 edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours will take place across the penultimate weekend of July to avoid a clash with the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
The full 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship calendar with details of all the events being planned for the 2024 season will be revealed in due course.
The 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans, scheduled for April 18-21, opens the 2024 EWC season on the Bugatti Circuit.
Here is EWC’s press release…
(September 27, 2023) – The race to become the ultimate FIM Endurance World Championship rider and team of 2024 will begin next April when the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans opens the new EWC season.
Scheduled from April 18-21, the 47th edition of the 24 Heures Motos will form the opening rounds of the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship, for the headlining Formula EWC motorcycles, and the 2024 FIM Endurance World Cup, which caters for Dunlop-equipped Superstock machinery.
The event will also provide the first opportunity in 2024 for fans watching trackside and on TV or online around the world to witness the thrilling spectacle that is the all-action EWC.
“It’s always so important to get every new season off to the best possible start and there’s no better event to do this than the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans,” said Jean-Baptiste Ley, the EWC Series’ Director for promoter WBD Sports. “Not only is the 24 Heures Motos an established event, held at a legendary venue and with a strong reputation globally, organizer Automobile Club de l’Ouest, works tirelessly to deliver a fantastic spectacle and spectator experience. We’re delighted to be continuing our long-term partnership with them and we are already counting down the days to the event getting under way.”
Rather than the 13.626-kilometer Circuit de La Sarthe, the traditional EWC curtain-raiser takes place on the 4.185-kilometer Bugatti Circuit. The demanding layout comes complete with the famous Le Mans start/finish straight, Dunlop Esses and Ford Chicane, while a twisty infield section ensures there’s little respite. Riders also face the prospect of competing during shorter daylight hours, with the prospect of colder temperatures during the night and early in the morning adding to the challenge.
Although the first 24 Heures Motos took place in 1978, when Frenchmen Jean-Claude Chemarin and Christian Léon rode a Honda to victory, the ACO staged its first race for motorbikes in 1912, long before the Bugatti Circuit’s inauguration in September 1966.
F.C.C. TSR Honda France won this year’s 24 Heures Motos following a typically action-packed day and night race, which attracted a combined spectator attendance of 77,200, the highest amount since 2011.
Running one week later than in 2023, the ACO is planning to introduce several measures for the 2024 edition to improve the fan experience by making the event more accessible and with a greater focus on making sure all visitors feel safe and secure at all times.
More information will be available at 24h-motos.com when tickets go on sale at the end of October.
The full 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship calendar with details of all the events being planned for the 2024 season will be revealed in due course.
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