The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will return to the UK for the first time since 2019 next year following the series’ announcement of its calendar.
Motorsport fans may remember that the last round held in the UK was a four-hour race, with 2027’s return being upgraded to six hours at the home of British motorsport.
Silverstone will be the third round of the series’ 2027 campaign and will take place from April 23-25.
Following the announcement that the circuit will return to the WEC calendar for the first time in eight years, Stuart Pringle OBE, Chief Executive Officer of Silverstone Circuit, said:
“Our history with the FIA World Endurance Championship and its forebears runs deep, with more than 50 years of some of the greatest endurance racing this sport has ever seen. FIA WEC is a unique and exciting championship, and we are proud to welcome it back to a circuit that demands everything from drivers and inspires an atmosphere that must be experienced to be believed.
“The spectacle of FIA WEC is like no other. We cannot wait to see it back at Silverstone in 2027, and neither can our fans.”
Frédéric Lequien, CEO of the FIA World Endurance Championship, said:
“We are excited to be returning to Silverstone next season, and I would like to thank Stuart Pringle and the British Racing Drivers’ Club for making this comeback possible. Silverstone is a venue steeped in motorsport history and boasts a long legacy of top-flight endurance racing, including eight hugely successful FIA WEC events from 2012 to 2019. It is a circuit beloved by competitors, and from a driving and engineering point of view, it presents a tremendous challenge.
“Not only that, but British fans are famously enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the sport, and we are delighted that they will once again be able to enjoy the indescribable thrill of a World Championship round up close on home soil.”
British endurance motorsport fans can now look forward to the pinnacle of endurance racing returning to the UK next year.
