The FIA World Motorsport Council Has confirmed the Sporting and Technical Regulations for the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship.
In addition to some standalone changes for the new-for-2024 LMGT3 class and a future pathway for LMP2 there are several other points of interest to note:
The current 10-minute qualifying sessions will be extended to 15 minutes apiece and with three (one per class) rather than the current two sessions, one for prototypes (including Hypercar and LMP2 classes) and one for GT cars.
Manufacturers competing for the FIA Hypercar World Endurance Championship must enter at least one and a maximum of two cars.
Any additional cars from the same manufacturer (including privately entered cars) must be entered in the new Hypercar Team’s World Cup classification.
Manufacturers must determine beforehand which cars will enter the World Championship and which will race in the World Cup.
As previously trailed on DSC, any form of tyre heating will not be permitted in 2023.
This decision will also be implemented in the European Le Mans Series from 2023 and in the Asian Le Mans Series the following year. This move is designed to reduce the teams’ environmental impact.
The amount of available tyre specifications in the Hypercar class will be reduced to two specifications per circuit in 2023 (and three for Le Mans), and to a single specification per circuit (and two for Le Mans) the following year.
All competitors participating in the WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans will enter the DHL Sustainable Endurance Award. These measures supplement the commitments already introduced, such as 100% renewable fuel, carbon footprint assessment and the FIA Environmental Accreditation Programme.
