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7/8/2025, 3:23:43 PM
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/07/08/wec-closing-in-on-silverstone-return.html
FIA WEC Closing In On Silverstone Return
>After years of deliberation, it appears that the FIA WEC’s organisers are close to striking a deal that will see Silverstone return to the calendar.
>Multiple sources have suggested to DSC in recent weeks that the UK Grand Prix circuit is likely to feature on the 2027 schedule, acting as a ninth round in an expanded season.
>The race itself is also being tipped to be held early in the year before the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, as part of a more condensed start to the season, which would feature four races before the championship’s showpiece event.
>Taking the WEC to Silverstone is not a cheap endeavour, and the teams voted earlier this year to maintain an eight-race calendar for 2026 due to cost concerns.
>As a result, LMEM (Le Mans Endurance Management, which promotes and manages the FIA WEC) is having to prioritise finding a solution with Silverstone that works financially for both sides.
>UK-based sportscar fans are clearly hungry for live racing, though.
>Advanced ticket sales for the ELMS’ return to Northamptonshire later this year have been so strong (more than 20,000 are understood to have been sold already) that heads have been turned.
>There is now a firm belief behind closed doors that another record-breaking crowd would show up for the WEC’s first race on UK soil since 2019.
POG
FIA WEC Closing In On Silverstone Return
>After years of deliberation, it appears that the FIA WEC’s organisers are close to striking a deal that will see Silverstone return to the calendar.
>Multiple sources have suggested to DSC in recent weeks that the UK Grand Prix circuit is likely to feature on the 2027 schedule, acting as a ninth round in an expanded season.
>The race itself is also being tipped to be held early in the year before the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, as part of a more condensed start to the season, which would feature four races before the championship’s showpiece event.
>Taking the WEC to Silverstone is not a cheap endeavour, and the teams voted earlier this year to maintain an eight-race calendar for 2026 due to cost concerns.
>As a result, LMEM (Le Mans Endurance Management, which promotes and manages the FIA WEC) is having to prioritise finding a solution with Silverstone that works financially for both sides.
>UK-based sportscar fans are clearly hungry for live racing, though.
>Advanced ticket sales for the ELMS’ return to Northamptonshire later this year have been so strong (more than 20,000 are understood to have been sold already) that heads have been turned.
>There is now a firm belief behind closed doors that another record-breaking crowd would show up for the WEC’s first race on UK soil since 2019.
POG
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