The 2024 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship arrives at the University of Motoring: Spa-Francorchamps is hosting what is the third event of a year which is currently providing great emotions after what was experienced in Qatar and Imola.
In the Ardennes there are many unknowns that can make this Belgian stage of a calendar exciting, which for the next outing includes the legendary 24h of Le Mans. A 1-2 of spectacular slopes that opens up along the 7km of the route which will be useful for many to fine-tune the final things in view of the French event.
In the Hypercar Class, Porsche will have to defend its lead in the standings from the attacks of a Ferrari eager for redemption after the mistakes made at Imola which deprived it of a success that was certainly within reach, and from a revived Toyota which was able to make the most of the stumbles opponents to find success.
Results are also expected from the other brands, with BMW which has shown positive aspects on the Santerno, Cadillac which is competitive if it does not make mistakes, while for Alpine, Lamborghini and Isotta Fraschini the objective is to make further steps forward in terms of performance, having shown excellent reliability.
In the LMGT3 Class, BMW-WRT’s Imola double win relaunched the ambitions of the German brand and above all of Valentino Rossi, who was on the podium in the category for the first time.
But Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and all the others will not stand by and watch, in a circuit where the qualities of the best will be highlighted and put to the test, so the spotlight will also be on the Bronze and Silver drivers, who will certainly be those with the greatest pressure in trying to make a difference.
Departure
Photo by: Paul Foster
THE PROGRAM
In Belgium, as per tradition, everything is a day earlier than usual, so the first activities on the track will be with the Free Practice on Thursday, followed on Friday by the third session and subsequently by the duels for Qualifying and Hyperpole.
The race will take place on Saturday afternoon, but let’s see in detail all the official times published by the WEC for the third event of the 2024 season.
THURSDAY 9 MAY
Free Practice 1: 11.30am-1.00pm
Free Practice 2: 5.30pm-7.00pm
FRIDAY 10 MAY
Free Practice 3: 11.00-12.00
Qualifying and Hyperpole LMGT3: 2.45pm
Qualifying and HYPERCAR Hyperpole: 3.30pm
SATURDAY 11 MAY
Race: 1pm-7pm
The start of the race
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FIA WEC 2024: how can I watch the 6h of Spa-Francorchamps
This year the entire World Endurance Championship is visible on Eurosport – Sky channel 211 – and the relevant application or website, plus Discovery+ and on the fiawec.tv website (also available via application) where Live Timing is available, which can be consulted also on the official website of the timekeeper AlKamel.
As always happens with the FIA WEC sessions, Free Practice 1 and 2 will not be broadcast live on TV, but can be followed via the official timing.
Live coverage begins with Free Practice 3 on the official WEC YouTube channel and on the FIAWEC.tv, Discovery+ and Eurosport apps. Following will be the Qualifications, visible in the same way as mentioned above.
The race will start on Saturday with full live coverage on the Discovery+/Eurosport apps and on FIAWEC.tv. On Eurosport 2 there will be a live broadcast divided into two slots (12.30-14.50 and 16.15-19.30). Here is a summary of where and how we can follow the activities on the track.
THURSDAY 9 MAY
Free Practice 1: 11.30-13.00 (Livetiming only)
Free Practice 2: 5.30pm-7.00pm (Livetiming only)
FRIDAY 10 MAY
Free Practice 3: 11.00-12.00 (Livetiming, live on Eurosport app, Discovery+ app, FIA WEC YouTube channel and fiawec.tv)
Qualifying: from 2.45pm (Livetiming, live on the Eurosport app, Discovery+ app and fiawec.tv)
SATURDAY 11 MAY
Race: from 12.30pm (Livetiming, live on Eurosport 2, Eurosport app, Discovery+ app and fiawec.tv)
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