WEC - 2020 6 Hours of Circuit Of The Americas Preview
The Circuit of The Americas in Texas will host Round 5 of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship in the first of two visits to the United States of America, the second being Sebring next month. This will be the first visit to CoTA by the WEC since September 2017 and the Lone Star Le Mans weekend replaces the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo, which was cancelled at the end of January.
The return to Texas is for one year only as the race in February 2021 will be held at Kyalami in South Africa.
Lap distance: 5.513 km
Race duration: 6 hours
Location: 9201 Circuit of The Americas Blvd, Austin, TX 78617
Website: CLICK HERE
Other Races: None
Airport: Austin Bergstrom – 9 miles / 14km - CLICK HERE
FIA OFFICIALS
FIA Race Director | Eduardo Freitas |
FIA WEC Steward (Chairman) | Jean-Francois Veroux |
FIA International Steward | Michael Schwaegerl |
FIA Coordinator | Marek Nawarecki |
FIA Technical Delegate | Manuel Leal |
FIA Medical Delegate | Jacques Tropenat |
FIA Media Delegate | Jeff Carter |
Chief Timekeeper | Cristobal Lopera |
FIA Driver Adviser | Yannick Dalmas |
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found HERE
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP – 6 HOURS OF CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found HERE
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
Friday, 21 February | |
08:30-18:00 | Scrutineering |
18:30 | Drivers’ briefing |
Saturday, 22 February | |
08:00 - 10:00 | Free Practice #1 |
11:30 | Pre-event Press conference |
12:45 - 14:45 | Free Practice #2 |
17:40 - 18:00 | Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM |
18:10 - 18:30 | Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2 |
18:40 | Qualifying Press Conference |
19:00 – 19:20 | Mixed Interview Zone |
Sunday, 23 February | |
12:00 - 18:00 | RACE: 6 Hours of Circuit of The Americas |
18:30 | Post-race Press Conference |