History
Every WEC Race Held Here
2026 · R2
7 MayRound 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2025 · R3
8 MayRound 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2024 · R3
9 MayRound 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2023 · R3
27 AprRound 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2022 · R2
5 MayRound 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2021 · R1
29 AprRound 1 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2019-20 · R6
13 AugRound 6 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2018-19 · R7
2 MayRound 7 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2018-19 · R1
3 MayRound 1 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2017 · R2
4 MayRound 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2016 · R2
5 MayRound 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2015 · R2
30 AprRound 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2014 · R2
2 MayRound 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2013 · R2
3 MayRound 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2012 · R2
3 MayRound 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2025 · R2
Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
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Questions about this circuit
Circuits · 4 min read
Why does the WEC race at Bahrain?
The WEC has raced at the [Bahrain International Circuit](/circuits/bahrain-international-circuit) every year since 2012, with the round serving as the championship's season finale since 2017. Bahrain offers three things no other WEC venue offers consistently: a desert-climate calendar slot in October or November when European tracks are weather-marginal, a high-spec circuit with built-in night-running infrastructure, and a Middle East commercial market the championship's sponsors value. The Bahrain round has produced more Hypercar manufacturer titles than any other single venue.
Regulations · 4 min read
Why are Hypercars slower than LMP1 cars?
Hypercars are roughly four to seven seconds per lap slower than the fastest LMP1 cars, and they are slower on purpose. The Hypercar rules cap power at about 520 kW, raise minimum weight to 1,030 kg, and use Balance of Performance to hold every car inside a target performance window. LMP1 had double the power-to-weight ambition and no BoP, and it nearly killed the championship: the class was down to one factory by 2018. The WEC traded outright speed for a grid.
Circuits · 4 min read
Which circuit has hosted the most WEC events?
[Spa-Francorchamps](/circuits/spa-francorchamps) has hosted the most WEC events, with 15 rounds run there from 2012 through 2026. [Le Mans](/circuits/le-mans) sits second with 14 events, followed by [Bahrain](/circuits/bahrain-international-circuit) at 12 and [Fuji](/circuits/fuji-speedway) at 11. Spa, Le Mans, Bahrain and Fuji are the only four circuits to have hosted a WEC round in every single season of the championship since the inaugural 2012 calendar.
Circuits · 5 min read
What is the history of the 6 Hours of Spa?
The [6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps](/circuits/spa-francorchamps) has been a WEC fixture every year since the championship's 2012 inaugural season, making Spa the most-raced circuit in WEC history with 15 events from 2012 through 2026. The race traditionally runs in early May, three weeks before [Le Mans](/answers/who-has-won-le-mans-hypercar-era), and serves as the canonical dress rehearsal for La Sarthe. The all-time winners' list is heavily Toyota-tilted in the LMP1-Hybrid era, with [BMW M Team WRT](/teams/bmw-m-team-wrt) breaking into the win column for the first time at the 2026 round.
Classes · 3 min read
What is the difference between Hypercar and LMGT3?
Hypercar and LMGT3 are the two classes of the modern FIA WEC, and they are different species of race car. Hypercars are purpose-built prototypes run by factory teams chasing outright victory. LMGT3 cars are production-derived GT3 machines run by customer teams with a mandatory amateur-rated driver in each crew. On 2025 qualifying pace the gap between them ran from 11 seconds a lap at short circuits to 30 seconds at Le Mans, which is why managing traffic between the classes is one of the WEC's defining skills.
Circuits · 3 min read
How long is the Le Mans circuit?
The Circuit de la Sarthe measures 13.626 kilometres, about 8.47 miles, which makes it by far the longest track in the FIA WEC and one of the longest active race circuits in the world. A Hypercar pole lap takes around three minutes and 23 seconds; the race winners cover the distance around 380 times in 24 hours, more than 5,000 kilometres of racing. Most of that length is public road, closed once a year for the race.