The LM P1 hybrid technical regulations maintained until 2019

We were expecting new technical rules for 2018 in the premier category of the World Championship.Endurance, but the current LM P1 hybrid technical regulations will ultimately be extended until 2019, as specified in a press release this morning.

« Un Comité Stratégique s’est déroulé entre les représentants de Porsche et Toyota, les deux constructeurs LMP1 hybrides, Pierre Fillon, Président de l’Automobile Club de l’Ouest, et Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, Président de la Commission Endurance de la FIA.

Following very constructive discussions, all parties agreed to maintain the current LMP2019 hybrid regulations until the end of 1. 

This proposal is in addition to the decisions already taken on this subject: limitation of team personnel, maximum authorized number of aerodynamic definitions, wind tunnel sessions and test days, etc.

So many measures favoring great technological competition in the coming years, without leading to an unlimited escalation of costs. This commitment from LMP1 hybrid manufacturers will be submitted for approval to the next FIA World Council, scheduled in two weeks. »

From 2017, the hybrid LM P1 will pit Porsche and Toyota against each other, after the announcement of Audi's withdrawal, winner yesterday in Bahrain.