On the hunt for another big points haul at Spa

The FIA World Endurance Championship reconvenes on 10 May 2025 for the third round of the season, the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Proton Competition will once again be in action in both classes and striving for a repeat of their impressive finish in the Ardennes in 2024.

That success – fifth position in a strong Hypercar field – stands the team in good stead ahead of this year’s edition of the race, and drivers of the #99 Porsche 963 Neel Jani, Nicolas Pino and Nicolás Varrone will have their sights firmly set on a similarly positive result.

“We have very fond memories of Spa after what was our best race by some distance in 2024,” said Jani. “We were in the lead for a major portion of it and had a great shot at a podium, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be. I hope we can use this experience and the data we gathered to find a good set-up for the race.”

In the LMGT3 class, Bernardo Sousa, Ben Tuck and Ben Barker (#77), and Stefano Gattuso, Giammarco Levorato and Dennis Olsen (#88) are gearing up for the race weekend at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in confident mood. The drivers of Proton Competition’s pair of Ford Mustang LMGT3 will be looking to continue the upward trajectory of their 2025 season to date.

“Spa has always been one of my favourite tracks, so I’m really excited to head there with the Ford Mustang LMGT3,” said Tuck. “We showed some great pace in Imola, which is something I hope we can continue in Spa. We will definitely be pushing for a podium.”

The action starts on Thursday 8 May with a pair of free practice sessions, followed by a third practice and qualifying on Friday afternoon. The race begins at 14:00 local time on Saturday 10 May. The race can be followed live on FIA WEC TV and Eurosport 2.

Three things you probably didn’t know:

1. Fans can watch the whole race from the driver’s perspective thanks to our live onboard camera in the #77 Ford Mustang LMGT3.

2. The first ever FIA WEC race on European soil took place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps all the way back in 2012, with Richard Lietz and Marc Lieb taking the LMGTE Pro win in the #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 911 RSR (997).

3. Major resurfacing work has taken place at the track since the FIA WEC’s last visit: 43,000 square metres of new asphalt has been laid, including over 3.5km of track and 600m of pitlane.

Schedule

Thursday 8 May
11:30 – 13:00 Practice 1
16:30 – 18:00 Practice 2

Friday 9 May
11:00 – 12:00 Practice 3
14:40 – 16:00 Qualifying

Saturday 10 May
14:00 – 20:00 Race

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