The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host the FIA World Endurance Championship’s pre-season ‘Prologue’ check operating in 2019, going down simply over a month after the tip of the earlier season.
WEC historically levels its two-day Prologue at a circuit in Europe, with current venues together with Paul Ricard and Monza, however will head to Spain for the primary time in 2019 to finish testing on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which historically hosts System 1’s pre-season operating.
The 2019 Prologue will probably be held on July 24-25 subsequent yr, which is strictly midway between the tip of the 2018-19 season, on the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, and the beginning of the brand new 2019-20 marketing campaign at Silverstone on September 1.
The WEC additionally confirmed its annual ‘rookie check’ will return for ’19-20 after one season away, giving up-and-coming sports activities automobile drivers and first timers a possibility to finish check operating.
This will probably be staged on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit on December 15 2019, in the future after the 8 Hours of Bahrain race.