Endurance racing series to return to Silverstone

The FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) will return to the UK for the first time in eight years next season, after Silverstone was confirmed on the series' 2027 schedule.

FIA WEC previously staged eight events at the Northamptonshire circuit from 2012 to 2019.

The Six Hours of Silverstone event will comprise the third round of the campaign from 23-25 April, and expands its calendar to nine events.

Stuart Pringle, Silverstone Circuit's CEO, said: "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."

He added: "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 event joins a schedule that also boasts the coveted 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Frederic Lequien, CEO of FIA WEC, said: "Silverstone is a venue steeped in motorsport history and boasts a long legacy of top-flight endurance racing.

"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."

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