FIA Press Release
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Following the adoption of the 2014 LMP1 technical regulations, a system
of “Equivalence of Technology (EoT)” between the LMP1 technologies will be
implemented. Two periods of adjustment of the technical parameters have been
set in place. A first transitional period of adjustment will run until the 2014
Le Mans 24 Hours. During this period, the manufacturers will be asked to send
data to the FIA (in December 2013 and February 2014) projecting what they will
be capable of implementing during the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours. During a second
period, after the first three events following the 2014 Le Mans, the data will
be measured again and adjusted for one year, until the 2015 Le Mans event. The
EoT rules and system of penalties in case of infringement will be managed by
the Endurance Committee.
The sporting regulations will be amended in order to incorporate any
modifications resulting from the introduction of the new LMP1 technical
regulations, such as a new scale of penalties in order to introduce penalties
which are consistent and graded to the severity of the technical infringement.
A new FIA Endurance Trophy has been created and will be awarded to the
best private LMP1 team driver(s), assuming at least three cars are entered for
the season.
ACO and GT representatives will form a collaboration from 2014 to
harmonise the categorisation of GT drivers in both the WEC and GT Series.
The 2014 FIA World Endurance
Championship calendar was confirmed as follows:
20/04 - GBR - 6 Hours of Silverstone
03/05 - BEL - 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps
14-15/06 - FRA - 24 Heures du Mans
31/08 - BRA - 6 Hours of Sao Paulo
20/09 - USA - 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas
12/10 - JPN - 6 Hours of Fuji
01/11 - CHN - 6 Hours of Shanghai
15/11 - BHR - 6 Hours of Bahrain
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