FIA WEC
6 Hours of Silverstone
Good to know
Silverstone Circuit
Location: Silverstone, United Kingdom
Length: 5.89 km
Corners: 18
- In 2019, the race distance at Silverstone was shortened to 4 hours on a trial basis before Silverstone disappeared from the calendar altogether.
- The reasons for the move away from Silverstone were Brexit and the more international focus of the World Championship, taking into account a more compact race calendar.
- The traditional race distance at Silverstone was 6 hours.
- The WEC visited Silverstone eight times in a row between 2012 and 2019.
- The WEC lap record set by Mike Conway in 2018 is 1:36.656.
Reports
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Silverstone victories for Toyota and Porsche
Toyota wrapped up victory at the first round of the 2019/2020 FIA World Endurance Championship in Silverstone, while Porsche prevailed in GTE Pro.
Text archive
All race reports, insights and interviews from the 6 Hours of Silverstone
can be read here.