Programme for the week of the Spa-Francorchamps 6 hours
As with the Sebring 12 hours, the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. will take place on a Saturday. Championship competitors will be joined by competitors seeking a final rehearsal before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, or to line up a second car, as with Pescarolo Team and Signatech-Nissan (see entry list).
The week begins with the traditional scrutineering process (see article) Wednesday 2nd May from 8:30 to 20:00 and Thursday 3rd May from 8:00 to 10:00.
Two free practice sessions of one hour and a half each are scheduled on Thursday at 11 h 45, then to 16 h25. The drivers will have time, to discover that the slide of the Belgian Ardennes, who inaugurated this new aircraft, like the Audi drivers.
A third and final free practice session of one hour on Friday 4th May at 10:00, will give competitors a final chance to adjust settings before the twenty minutes of class qualification on Friday afternoon. The LM GTE Pro and Am classes and open the proceedings at 15:10 before giving way to LM P1 and LM P2 at 15:40.
Competitors have a warm-up of twenty minutes on Saturday 5th May beginning at 10:05 before moving on to the pre-grid activities including an autograph session to be held in the pit lane from 12:15 to 12:45. The green flag will drop at 14:30 for the 6 hours of racing.
Spectators can watch two other races as a curtain raiser of the FIA World Endurance Championship. On Saturday morning the second round of the Radical Masters at 9:00 and the Speed Series at 10:45, with prototypes that serve as a springboard to become endurance drivers.
The icing on the cake for fans: the pre-grid area will be open to anyone over 16 years old, so do not delay and book your tickets on the site www.spafiawec.com.
Cécile Bonardel
Photo : SPA (PROVINCE OF LIEGE, BELGIUM), SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT, 1000 KM OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, 7th MAY 2012, RACE. In 2011, the second round of the ILMC filled the Belgian circuit. No doubt it will again this year with the FIA World Endurance Championship.