Press Release | November 28, 2022
The FIM Endurance World Championship-counting Suzuka 8 Hours will take place one week later than originally planned in 2023.
EWC promoter Discovery Sports Events has worked with its partners at Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and event promoter Moblityland in Japan to finalize the new date of 4-6 August 2023.
A long-term fixture on the EWC calendar and one of motorcycle racing’s most famous and demanding events, the 2023 Suzuka 8 Hours was initially scheduled for 28-30 July. But the new date provides the opportunity for riders from the FIM Superbike World Championship to go up against the EWC regulars and leading Japanese racers, which has become a tradition over the years.
François Ribeiro, Head of Discovery Sports Events, said: “The Suzuka 8 Hours is not only a big test of rider, team and machine, it’s also a celebration of Japan’s vastly successful motorcycle industry. Therefore, it’s vital that the top riders, teams and manufacturers are able to be present for this famous event at a truly iconic venue. We thank our friends at FIM and Mobilityland for their collective efforts to finalise the new date of 4-6 August 2023.”
The 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans will open the 2023 EWC season from 13-16 April with the second running of Belgium’s 24H SPA EWC Motos following from 16-18 June ahead of the EWC’s Japanese round from 4-6 August. The Bol d’Or 24-hour race at Circuit Paul Ricard in France is once again set to complete the four-event 2023 EWC schedule from 14-17 September.
2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Schedule (Updated)
4/13-16 |
(Rnd 1) 24 Heures Motos (Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans, France) |
6/16-18 |
(Rnd 2) 24H Spa EWC Motos (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium) |
8/4-6 |
(Rnd 3) Suzuka 8 Hours (Suzuka Circuit, Japan) |
9/14-17 |
(Rnd 4) Bol d’Or (Circuit Paul Ricard, France) |
The 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship calendar has been announced. Four flagship events–the 24 Heures Motos, 24H SPA EWC Motos, Suzuka 8 Hours and Bol d’Or–for EWC season 44 have been approved by the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).
This is a press release from the FIM…
Featuring four flagship events – the 24 Heures Motos, 24H SPA EWC Motos, Suzuka 8 Hours and Bol d’Or – the calendar has been approved by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).
The events that make up the 2023 EWC calendar are same four that provided an exciting challenge for the EWC riders and their teams and delivered a thrilling spectacle for fans watching trackside and on television and online around the world in 2022.
And by following a winning formula, EWC promoter Discovery Sports Events has been able to present a calendar that offers consistency and stability during a period of economic uncertainty and at a time when COVID-19 remains a global health pandemic.
Four to the fore for EWC season 44
Season 44 of the FIM Endurance World Championship begins at Le Mans in France for the 24 Heures Motos April 13-16. Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium is next with the second running of the 24H Spa EWC Motos June 15-18 followed by the Suzuka 8 Hours in Japan July 28-30. The 24-hour Bol d’Or, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last month, will form the deciding round of the 2023 EWC season at Circuit Paul Ricard in France September 14-17.
2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Calendar
4/13-16 |
(Rnd 1) 24 Heures Motos |
6/15-18 |
(Rnd 2) 24H Spa EWC Motos |
8/28-30 |
(Rnd 3) Suzuka 8 Hours |
9/14-17 |
(Rnd 4) Bol d’Or |
François Ribeiro, Head of Discovery Sports Events: “It was very important to build on the positive momentum of the 2022 season by announcing the planned 2023 calendar as quickly as possible and we are very pleased to present a schedule that offers consistency and stability at an uncertain time globally. Le Mans, Spa-Francorchamps, Suzuka, Paul Ricard: we will be racing only at iconic circuits and each race will be a challenge to the riders and their machines, the way endurance racing should be.”