Sprint qualifying races in GTE Pro in 2018?

Discussions are currently underway to make the GTE Pro category more attractive by WEC, which will offer the winners a real world champion title this year.

Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, Chairman of the Commission Endurance to the FIA, mentioned at Silverstone, on the sidelines of the first round of the 2017 season, a “working on the format to give the GT more visibility during race weekends. »

If no measures have yet been decided, the finish of a second race, run in a sprint format and contested before the main event (on a “qualifying” round model) could occur in 2018 in the category.

Recall that Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin will be joined next year by newcomer BMW.