ELMS 2016 Calendar announced
The 2016 ELMS calendar was released over this past weekend while at round 4, the 4 Hours of Le Castellet 2015. The 2016 season is to expand with a 6th round at Spa Francorchamps to be added. The date is still to be fully confirmed but is expected to be in September. Along with this it was also announced that the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the RS01 Renault Sport Trophy will join the ELMS as the support package for each round.
Provisional ELMS 2016 Calendar
Prologue test 29/30 March
RD1 15/16 April Silverstone
RD2 13-15 May Imola
RD3 15-17 July Red Bull Ring
RD4 26-28 August Paul Ricard
RD5 23-25 September Spa-Francorchamps*
RD6 21-23 October Estoril
*TBC
Jota Sport to FIA WEC in 2016
Jota sport has announced it will move up from the ELMS to the FIA WEC in 2016, with a new ORECA 05 Coupe LMP2 powered by Nissans LMP2 V8 engine. Along with the campaign in the WEC they will also continue in the ELMS with there Gibson 015S that they are competing with now. They are expected to receive the new ORECA towards the end of this year and will undergo a comprehensive winter testing program to be ready for round 1 of the FIA WEC at Silverstone. We look forward to seeing what they can do in the WEC as they are a highly competitive team at Le Mans and in the ELMS.