Monza gets date on slimline schedule
Monza will host a world championship sportscar round for the first time since 1992 next season. It is on the
2021 World Endurance Championship calendar announced last week.
The WEC will visit Monza on 18 July for the fourth of the six rounds that make up the condensed 2021 schedule. It had a slot on the original 2020-21 calendar for October of this year before the WEC abandoned the winter-series format after a rejig of this year’s fixtures as a result of the world health crisis.
The other five events on the calendar built around the Le Mans 24 Hours on 12-13 June are all regulars. The 2021 WEC begins with the Sebring 1000 Miles on 19 March, and concludes on 20 November in
Bahrain. Other races are Spa (1 May) and Fuji (26 September).
The WEC has reduced its schedule to lessen the burden on teams and manufacturers in light of the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. Series boss Gerard Neveu explained that it was the intention to return to eight races as soon as possible, hopefully in 2022.