New Information WEC 6h Portimao 2023: live stream, schedule, beginners list

( Motorsport-Total. com)– The World Endurance Championship (WEC) go back to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve: Two years after the 1,00 0-mile replacement race from Sebring, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the circus of cars look like a common visitor for the very first time in Portimao.

The race now has a long-term put on the calendar. It is an excellent chance for the groups to evaluate their cars when again near Spa prior to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Since Sebring is not the ideal track for the remainder of the season.

It will for that reason likewise be the very first supercar champion under a Balance of Performance (BoP) appropriate for Le Mans and the rest of the season. This was revealed prior to the season and is extremely various from the Sebring one.

Schedule 6 hours from Portimao (perpetuity CEST)

Portugal remains in the exact same time zone as the UK, so one hour should be deducted from regional time. The Porsche Sprint Iberica competitors becomes part of the supporting program.

Friday April 14
11: 30 am– 1: 00 pm: 1st totally free session
16: 30– 18: 00: 2nd totally free practice

Saturday April 15
12: 15 pm– 1: 15 pm: 3rd complimentary session
16: 30– 17: 35: Qualifying in 3 areas (GTE Am, LMP2, Hypercar)

Sunday April 16
1: 00 pm– 7: 00 pm: Race

television time and live stream

The RTL Group and Eurosport share the broadcasting rights for the 2023 WEC season Stream live from sport.de Nitro reveals the last hour of the race on complimentary television, in Austria ORF Sport+ broadcasts 5 of the 6 hours.

Due to the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, Eurosport transmits the WEC race in Portimao to the Eurosport pay television channel 2. Obviously, the whole race can likewise be followed in a live stream, which is likewise based on a cost, in Eurosport media channel (previously Eurosport Player). The whole Eurosport program is likewise transmitted through the DAZN streaming service.

Last however not least, there is naturally still the alternative to follow the certifying sessions and races through the main FIA WEC television streaming service. This is likewise a paid service. At Sebring, totally free practice 3 was likewise streamed totally free on the WEC YouTube channel. A life span likewise readily available on FIA WEC TELEVISION– complimentary of charge.

Saturday April 15
12: 00 pm– 1: 30 pm: Free Practice 3 (FIA WEC TELEVISION)
4: 15 pm– 5: 45 pm: Qualifying (FIA WEC TELEVISION)

Sunday April 16
12: 30 pm– 7: 30 pm: Full race (FIA WEC TELEVISION, sport.de, Eurosport Mediathek)
12: 30 pm– 2: 00 pm: Kick-off (Eurosport 2)
2: 00 pm– 7: 05 pm: Final round (ORF Sport+)
3: 30 pm– 7: 30 pm: Final round (Eurosport 2)
18: 00– 19: 00: Final Stage (Nitro)
7: 00 pm– 7: 30 pm: Important (Nitro)
23: 05– 00: 30: Summary (Eurosport)

Monday April 17
03: 00– 05: 00: Summary (Eurosport 2)
20: 00– 22: 00: Summary (Eurosport 2)
23: 45– 00: 45: Summary (Eurosport)

For additional statements on Monday 17 April please examine your program guide.

List of individuals 1,00 0 miles of Sebring 2023

” It” is just eleven cars still signed up in the hypercar class, as the personal groups of Porsche Jota and Proton do not anticipate their 963 s for the next couple of days. Jota is once again represented in LMP2 by David Beckmann, this time Will Stevens rests rather of Antonio Felix da Costa. It is the very first main look in Europe of brand-new cars from Cadillac, Porsche, Ferrari and Vanwall.

Juan Manuel Correa makes his routine season launching in LMP2 at Prema. He was changed by Andrea Caldarelli at Sebring due to disturbance with Formula 2. Filipe Albuquerque and Tom Blomqvist drive for IMSA in Long Beach and are represented by Ben Hanley and Giedo van der Garde at United Autosports.

Hypercar– 11 cars
# 2– Cadillac Racing– Earl Bamber/Alex Lynn/Richard Westbrook– Cadillac V-Series. R (H)
# 4– Floyd Vanwall Racing Team– Tom Dillmann/Esteban Guerrieri/Jacques Villeneuve– Vanwall Vandervell 680
# 5– Porsche Penske Motorsport– Dane Cameron/Michael Christensen/Frederic Makowiecki– Porsche 963 (H)
# 6– Porsche Penske Motorsport– Kevin Estre/Andre Lotterer/Laurens Vanthoor– Porsche 963 (H)
# 7– Toyota Gazoo Racing– Mike Conway/Kamui Kobayashi/Jose Maria Lopez– Toyota GR010 Hybrid (H)
# 8– Toyota Gazoo Racing– Sebastien Buemi/Brendon Hartley/Ryo Hirakawa– Toyota GR010 Hybrid (H)
#50– Ferrari AF Corse– Antonio Fuoco/Miguel Molina/Nicklas Nielsen– Ferrari 499 P (H)
#51– Ferrari AF Corse– Alessandro Pier Guidi/James Calado/Antonio Giovinazzi– Ferrari 499 P (H)
#93– Peugeot TotalEnergies– Paul di Resta/Mikkel Jensen/Jean-Eric Vergne– Peugeot 9X8 (H)
#94– Peugeot TotalEnergies– Loic Duval/Gustavo Menezes/Nico Müller– Peugeot 9X8 (H)
#708– Glickenhaus Racing– Romain Dumas/Ryan Briscoe/Olivier Pla– Glickenhaus 007

LMP2– 12 cars
# 9– Prema Racing– Filip Ugran/Bent Viscaal/Juan Manuel Correa– Oreca 07- Gibson
#10– Vector Sport– Ryan Cullen/Matthias Kaiser/Gabriel Aubry– Oreca 07- Gibson
#22– United Autosports– Frederick Lubin/Phil Hanson/Ben Hanley– Oreca 07- Gibson
#23– United Autosports– Josh Pierson/Giedo van der Garde/Oliver Jarvis– Oreca 07- Gibson
#28– JOTA– David Heinemeier-Hansson/Pietro Fittipaldi/Oliver Rasmussen– Oreca 07- Gibson
#31– WRT Team– Sean Gelael/Ferdinand Habsburg/Robin Frijns– Oreca 07- Gibson
#34– Inter Europol Championship– Jakub Smiechowski/Fabio Scherer/Albert Costa– Oreca 07- Gibson
#35– Alpine Elf Team– Andre Negrao/Memo Rojas/Olli Caldwell– Oreca 07- Gibson
#36– Alpine Elf Team– Matthieu Vaxiviere/Julien Canal/Charles Milesi– Oreca 07- Gibson
#41– WRT Team– Rui Andrade/Robert Kubica/Louis Deletraz– Oreca 07- Gibson
#48– Hertz Team Jota– David Beckmann/Yifei Ye/Antonio Felix da Costa– Oreca 07- Gibson
#63– Prema Racing– Doriane Pin/Mirko Bortolotti/Daniil Kvyat– Oreca 07- Gibson

GTE Am– 14 cars
#21– AF Corse– Diego Alessi/Simon Mann/Ulysse de Pauw– Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
#25– ORT and TF– Ahmad Al Harthy/Michael Dinan/Charlie Eastwood– Aston Martin Vantage AMR
#33– Corvette Racing– Ben Keating/Nicolas Varrone/Nick Catsburg– Chevrolet Corvette C8.R
#54– AF Corse– Thomas Flohr/Francesco Castellacci/Davide Rigon– Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
#56– Project 1– AO– Miguel Pedro Ramos/Guilherme Moura de Oliveira/Matteo Cairoli– Porsche 911 RSR-19
#57– Kessel Racing– Takeshi Kimura/Scott Huffaker/Daniel Serra– Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
#60– Iron Lynx– Claudio Schiavoni/Matteo Cressoni/Alessio Picariello– Porsche 911 RSR-19
#77– Dempsey-Proton Racing– Christian Ried/Mikkel Pedersen/Julien Andlauer– Porsche 911 RSR-19
#83– Richard Mille AF Corse– Luis Perez-Companc/Lilou Wadoux/Alessio Rovera– Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
#85– Iron Dames– Sarah Bovy/Michelle Gatting/Rahel Frey– Porsche 911 RSR-19
#86– GR Racing– Michael Wainwright/Riccardo Pera/Ben Barker– Porsche 911 RSR-19
#88– Proton Racing– Ryan Hardwick/Zacharie Robichon/Harry Tincknell– Porsche 911 RSR-19
#98– Northwest AMR– Paul Dalla Lana/Axcil Jefferies/Nicki Thiim– Aston Martin Vantage AMR
#777– Station Racing– Satoshi Hoshino/Casper Stevenson/Tomonobu Fujii– Aston Martin Vantage AMR

BoP 6h Portimao 2023– Hypercar

As currently revealed, a various BoP will range from Portimao than at Sebring, which likewise consists of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The WEC Committee of the FIA and the ACO reserve the right to change the balance in between LMH and LMDh cars when required. In parentheses, modification from Sebring 1,00 0 miles.

Cadillac V-Series. R (LMDh)
Minimum weight: 1,035 kg (-3 )
Maximum power: 697 hp
Maximum energy per stage: 904 megajoules (-1 )
Disability refueling: 1.0 seconds

Ferrari 499 P (LMH)
Minimum weight: 1,040 kg (-17)
Maximum power: 692 hp (-8 )
Maximum energy per stage: 899 megajoules (-9 )
Acceleration from: 190 km/h
Disability refueling: 1.2 seconds

Glickenhaus 007(LMH)
Minimum weight: 1,030 kg
Maximum power: 707 hp
Maximum energy per stage: 913 megajoules (+2 )
Adding fuel to impairment:–LRB-

Peugeot 9X8 (LMH)
Minimum weight: 1,042 kg (-7 )
Maximum power: 702 hp (-2 )
Maximum energy per stage: 908 megajoules (-1 )
Acceleration from: 150 km/h
Disability refueling: 1.2 seconds

Porsche 963 (LMDH)
Minimum weight: 1,045 kg (-3 )
Maximum power: 702 hp (-1 )
Maximum energy per stage: 910 megajoules (-2 )
Disability refueling: 1.0 seconds

Toyota GR010 Hybrid (LMH)
Minimum weight: 1,043 kg (-19)
Maximum power: 696 hp (-7 )
Maximum energy per stage: 904 megajoules (-9 )
Acceleration from: 190 km/h
Disability refueling: 1.2 seconds

Vanwall Vandervell 680 (LMH)
Minimum weight: 1,030 kg
Maximum power: 696 hp (+1 )
Maximum energy per stage: 901 megajoules (+1 )
Adding fuel to special needs:–LRB-

LMP2 category

During the winter season, the WEC committee once again dealt with the efficiency category of the LMP2 class. The tank has actually reduced by 2 liters compared to in 2015, and some specifications have actually likewise been increased. These consist of high speed and air flow constraint with a size of 35 millimeters.

Minimum weight: 950 kg
Tank size: 63 liters
Block: 1x 35.0 mm
Maximum speed: 8,00 0 rpm. (equipment 1 to 5); 8,500 rpm. (6th equipment)
Must Le Mans Aerokit
Prohibition of dive airplanes ahead
Diffuser lines reduced by 50 mm
10 mm gurney on rear wing

BoP 6h Portimao 2023– LMGTE Am

The GTE Am BoP was not released till the Tuesday prior to the race. Here are the rankings from Sebring. If corrections are made, they will be published here later on.

Aston Martin Vantage AMR
Minimum weight: 1,245 kg
Pressure boost: 1.12 -1.42 bar
Minimum Lambda: 0.94
Tank: 88 liters

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R
Minimum weight: 1,265 kg
Air circulation limitation: 1x 41.3 mm
Minimum Lambda: 0.88
Tank: 95 liters

Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
Minimum weight: 1,263 kg
Pressure boost: 1.45 -1.81 bar
Minimum Lambda: 1.15
Tank: 89 liters

Porsche 911 RSR– 19 th
Minimum weight: 1,269 kg
Air circulation limitation: 2x 30.6 mm
Minimum Lambda: 0.89
Tank: 101 liters

Weather projection from April 12 th

Although there was a great deal of rain in Germany throughout the winter season, the dry spell of this century is still going on in southern Europe. With the Azores highs continuing gladly, rain is no place to be seen in southern Portugal at this time.

This suggests regular dry runs, and the distance of the sea likewise makes sure moderate temperature levels. It’s most likely to heat up a bit over the weekend. Friday begins with 22 degrees Celsius, Saturday and Sunday heat up to 28 degrees. Considering that the sun is currently at its greatest at the 37 th degree of latitude in April, surface area temperature levels of more than 40 degrees are anticipated.

Autodromo Internacional do Algarve information

Genre: Perpetual race course
Route length: 4.653 km
Track width: 14 meters
Tallest: 969 meters
Curve: 15-16(depending upon how you count)
Maximum gradient: 6.2 percent
Maximum gradient: 12.0 percent
WEC in Portimao considering that: 2021
Hypercar course record: Matthieu Vaxiviere (Alpine A480- Gibson, 1: 30.364 minutes)
Opening: 2008
Address: Sitio do Escampadinho, Mexilhoeira Grande, 8500-148 Portimao, Portugal

All WEC winners in Portimao

2021(8 hours): Buemi/Nakajima/Hartley (Toyota GR010 Hybrid)