Just a few hours ahead of the first race of the season which takes place at Silverstone this Sunday, 17 April, the FIA WEC is very happy to announce to French TV viewers that it will now be possible to follow the WEC through free-to-air broadcasts on the Equipe 21 channel.
For the first two rounds at Silverstone and Spa, highlights of the race will be broadcast live and, from Nürburgring onwards, all races will be on air live and in their entirety.
Commentary will be in the expert hands of Marc Minari, Henri Pescarolo and Franck Lagorce.
Arnaud De Courcelles, Direction of TV Division of Equipe Group: “We are very proud to have reached this agreement with the WEC, associating ourselves with a strong and innovative brand. We have now acquired the rights to a third FIA World Championship following in the footsteps of WRC and Rallycross. This new acquisition allows the channel to reaffirm its leadership in motorsport, and to entertain TV spectators who, from now, will have full free-to-air access to motorsport events.”
Gérard Neveu, CEO of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC): “The announcement by Equipe 21 of their WEC broadcast coverage is very good news for fans of motor sport and, in particular, of endurance racing. We are delighted about it, and are convinced that the expertise of the journalists within the Equipe Group, as well as the ways in which they will bring their broadcasts to air, will bring a real added value. In order to follow a fascinating 2016 WEC season on free-to-air television in France, you need to look no further now than Equipe 21.”
L’ÉQUIPE 21’S PROGRAMME
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17 APRIL |
6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE | GBR |
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07 MAY |
WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS | BEL |
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24 JULY |
6 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING | GER |
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03 SEPTEMBER |
6 HOURS OF MEXICO | MEX |
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17 SEPTEMBER |
6 HOURS OF COTA | USA |
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16 OCTOBER |
6 HOURS OF FUJI | JAP |
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06 NOVEMBER |
6 HOURS OF SHANGAI | CHI |
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19 NOVEMBER |
6 HOURS OF BAHRAIN | BHR |
