The 13th season of the FIA World Endurance Championship has officially begun. The new season is packed with interesting grid additions in both classes. Aston Martin's Valkyrie AMR-LMH makes its Hypercar Class debut, and Mercedes-AMG joins the LMGT3 Class fray.
The first campaign of the 2025 season is at Lusail, the sacred venue of the F1 Qatar Grand Prix. The Qatar 1812km endurance race will take place from sunrise to sundown, and new and returning drivers will have to endure 1812km of asphalt racing action. This race saw the Valkyrie AMR's WEC debut in disaster when the #007 car retired early and the #009 car flung one of its doors off. It was followed by two Cadillac cars colliding under the safety car, and the #77 Mustang GT3 caught fire.
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Screengrab from WEC |
After a grueling Qatar opener, Ferrari swept the podium for the first time in WEC history with the #50 FERRARI AF CORSE 499P the winner, the #83 the second placer, and the #51, which set this race's fastest lap in 1:41.259, finished 3rd. The #33 TF SPORT Corvette Z06 GT3.R wins the LMGT3 class.
The next race is the 6 Hours of Imola this April 20th, 2025.