The FIA has ratified the technical regulations for the 2020/21 FIA World Endurance Championship during a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Cologne, Germany.
The new regulations were formulated and proposed by the FIA Endurance Commission, which is a joint effort between the FIA and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The new decisions made specifically concern the WEC's new hypercar category, as well as changes to the current LMP2 format.
One of the big changes in the new approved technical regulations for the Hypercar class is that the intended performance for the new top category has been slightly revised in order to help reduce costs for those involved. The new class will make its debut in September 2020.
Another significant part of the new regulations are the changes made to the LMP2 category. The class has been growing increasingly popular in the ACO's racing championship, and as a result the decision has been made to extend the validity of the current generation of LMP2 machinery until 2022.
In addition to this, it has been decided that the performance level for LMP2 will be slightly reduced in order to reduce costs and, more importantly, maintain consistency between the two prototype categories. The preferred method of performance reduction will likely fall on technical parameters that do not involve the homologation of the chassis, like engine power.
The new regulations confirm the definite end of LMP1 as we know it, and confirm that Hypercar and LMP2 will race side-by-side come the 2020/21 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
