How to watch the FIA WEC action from COTA
The sixth round of the 2024 FIA WEC season – Lone Star Le Mans - will get underway later this week at COTA in the USA and here’s everything you need to know about where you can watch it!
Action from Free Practice 3 on Saturday (31 August) will be live to watch on the FIA WEC YouTube channel. For 8.99 Euros, all race action will be available via the official FIA WEC app (more info below).
For American fans who cannot attend the race in person, digital platform MAX, will broadcast FP3, qualifying and the full race live (12:30 – 19:30 local time).
Through MAX’s B/R Sports Add-On, live and on-demand coverage of the WEC will benefit from extensive production 30 minutes before and after races including a dedicated pit reporter to bring viewers closer to the action.
Alongside MAX, MotorTrend TV channel will also be broadcasting the race live in the USA (13:30 – 15:00; 19:00 – 20:30)
In Canada, fans can tune in via Discovery Velocity (full race live from 13:30 – 20:30).
EUROPE
Eurosport platforms will broadcast the WEC action across all Europe including France, Italy, Spain and the UK showing some of the race on Sunday (19:30 – 22:00) via Eurosport 1. FP3, qualifying and the full race will be available on Eurosport digital platforms (Eurosport Player or Discovery+ depending on territories), as well as Max.
Free-to-air La Chaine L’Equipe will televise most of the race live to fans who are residents in France. The full race will also be shown on L’Equipe.FR. Meanwhile, Germany will show parts of the race live on Sport1 (23:00 – 02:15) as well as some of the race on Eurosport. In Italy, fans can tune in live via Sky Sport Arena (10:00 – 02:00).
SOUTH AMERICA
For Brazilian residents, Band will broadcast the action live free-to-air in Brazil.
The agreement will see the race shown on FTA Band plus pay-TV channel BandSports, digital platform Bandplay on YouTube (showing full race live) as well as on Grande Premio.
DirecTV Sports will show the WEC across central and South America plus the Caribbean (excluding Mexico and Brazil) on its channel DSports Motor.
Fox Sports has the rights in Mexico and will broadcast free practice, qualifying and the full race live on Fox Sports 3.
ASIA + AUSTRALASIA
A pan-Asian TV deal with Eurosport for the continent of Asia sees the race from COTA broadcast on Eurosport Asia which also includes India.
Japan has the full race live on J Sports 3 while online channel StanSport will televise the WEC in Australia. Online platform Doujin will cover the race in China.
AFRICA
Long-term WEC broadcast partner SuperSport will televise the race to residents living in Sub-Saharan Africa.
OFFICIAL FIA WEC APP
FIAWEC.TV will broadcast the WEC race from Texas live on its online platform. This is available worldwide. Individual race packages are available to buy for 8.99 Euros. Available on the app will be qualifying, race replays and full English commentary from experts Anthony Davidson, Martin Haven, Graham Goodwin as well as pitlane reporter, Bruce Jouanny. For more information about the app, click HERE.
For a full breakdown of the broadcast coverage for the Lone Star Le Mans, please click HERE.
