All-action EWC season in store
EWC新シーズン到来
2023.01.11 レース
EWCの2023シーズンは、昨年の最終戦終了後ほどなくして新カレンダーが発表され、2022年と同じ4戦であることが判明した。その後鈴鹿8耐のスケジュール調整が行われ、最終的なカレンダーとして以下のように発表された。
FIM Endurance World Championship 2023 calendar refresher
2020年以降、年をまたがるシーズンは残念ながら姿を消してしまった。その間、中止を余儀なくされたレース、制限された中での無観客開催など、混乱と混迷の3年・3シーズンが経過し、いよいよ2023年新しいEWCシーズンが始まる。
Round1 : 24 HEURES MOTOS, Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans (France): 13-16 April
24 Heures Motos 2023
IN 100 WORDS: Following two years without spectators due to COVID-19 restrictions, fans were back in their thousands for the 45th edition in April 2022. And they witnessed a thriller with Suzuki-powered Gregg Black, Sylvain Guintoli and Xavier Siméon combining in style for Le Mans-based Yoshimura SERT Motul.
Round2 : 24H SPA EWC MOTOS, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium): 16-18 June
24H SPA EWC Motos 2023
IN 100 WORDS: A track as legendary as it is demanding hosted international-level motorbike racing for the first time since 2001 when the 24H SPA EWC Motos revived the spirit of the 24 Heures de Liège, once an EWC calendar mainstay, in June 2022.
Round3 : SUZUKA 8 HOURS ENDURANCE RACE, Suzuka Circuit (Japan): 4-6 August
Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race 2023
IN 100 WORDS: Operated by Honda-owned Mobilityland, Suzuka offers a unique figure-of-eight layout and considerable challenge thanks to its wide variety of corners, while the Suzuka 8 Hours’ summer date means hot and humid conditions and packed grandstands.
Round4 : BOL D’OR, Circuit Paul Ricard (France): 14-17 September
Bol d’Or 2023
IN 100 WORDS: Tony Zind rode solo to win the first Bol d’Or on a five-kilometre circuit of dirt roads close to Paris in 1922. For the 100th anniversary race in 2022, Florian Alt, Erwan Nigon and Steven Odendaal joined forces to triumph on Circuit Paul Ricard’s 5.673-kilometre layout.
