2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship
The 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship was the seventh season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest. The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. The season marked the first move to a winter schedule for the championship, with the season starting at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in May 2018 and concluding at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 2019. World championship titles were awarded for LMP drivers, GTE drivers, LMP1 teams and GTE manufacturers.
Schedule
The series announced a provisional schedule on 1 September 2017 that shifted the season calendar from a spring to autumn layout with the 24 Hours of Le Mans marque event held in the middle of the championship, to one running from the May 2018 and to June 2019, including two runnings of Le Mans. This "super season" of eight races spans across more than a year instead of the usual eight months. This shift in calendar length allows the following 2019–20 season to return to a shorter length by starting in the autumn and concluding at Le Mans in the summer.The schedule does not include the Circuit of the Americas, Bahrain, Mexico City, or the Nürburgring which were all part of the 2017 championship. In addition to Le Mans being included in both 2018 and 2019, the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is also run twice. Sebring International Raceway returns to the series for the first time since the inaugural season in 2012, although the WEC does not participate in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's 12 Hours of Sebring. The WeatherTech series runs their race the day after WEC's 8-hour, 1,000-mile event.
The schedule was revised two weeks later with the announcement of the eighth round of the championship, returning to Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom. The unannounced event was originally planned for February 2019, with negotiations taking place over a return to Mexico City. With the Mexico City deal failing to materialize, the event at Silverstone was moved to August 2018 to bridge the gap between Le Mans and the Asian rounds of the series starting in October. Further, the Fuji and Shanghai rounds had their dates changed, however Fuji was later returned to its originally scheduled date.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 5 May 2018 |
| 2 | 24 Hours of Le Mans |  Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | 16–17 June 2018 |
| 3 | 6 Hours of Silverstone |  Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 19 August 2018 |
| 4 | 6 Hours of Fuji |  Fuji Speedway | Oyama, Japan | 14 October 2018 |
| 5 | 6 Hours of Shanghai |  Shanghai International Circuit | Shanghai, China | 18 November 2018 |
| 6 | 1000 Miles of Sebring |  Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, United States | 15 March 2019 |
| 7 | 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 4 May 2019 |
| 8 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | 15–16 June 2019 |
Teams and drivers
LMP1
LMP2
In accordance with the Le Mans Prototype LMP2 regulations for 2017, all cars use the Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine.| Entrant | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds | |
| TDS Racing | Oreca 07 | 28 | François Perrodo | All | |
| TDS Racing | Oreca 07 | 28 | Matthieu Vaxivière | All | |
| TDS Racing | Oreca 07 | 28 | Loïc Duval | 1–3, 5–6, 8 | |
| TDS Racing | Oreca 07 | 28 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 4 | |
| TDS Racing | Oreca 07 | 28 | Norman Nato | 7 | |
 Racing Team Nederland | Dallara P217 | 29 | Giedo van der Garde | All | |
| Racing Team Nederland | Dallara P217 | 29 | Frits van Eerd | All | |
| Racing Team Nederland | Dallara P217 | 29 | Jan Lammers | 1–2 | |
| Racing Team Nederland | Dallara P217 | 29 | Nyck de Vries | 3–8 | |
| DragonSpeed | Oreca 07 | 31 |  Roberto González | All | |
| DragonSpeed | Oreca 07 | 31 |  Pastor Maldonado | All | |
| DragonSpeed | Oreca 07 | 31 | Nathanaël Berthon | 1–2 | |
| DragonSpeed | Oreca 07 | 31 | Anthony Davidson | 3–8 | |
| Signatech Alpine Matmut | Alpine A470 | 36 | Nicolas Lapierre | All | |
| Signatech Alpine Matmut | Alpine A470 | 36 |  André Negrão | All | |
| Signatech Alpine Matmut | Alpine A470 | 36 | Pierre Thiriet | All | |
 Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 37 |  Jazeman Jaafar | 1–5 | |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 37 | Weiron Tan | 1–5 | |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 37 | Nabil Jeffri | 1–5 | |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 37 |  David Heinemeier Hansson | 6–8 | |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 37 | Jordan King | 6–8 | |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 37 | Will Stevens | 6–7 | |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 37 | Ricky Taylor | 8 | |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 38 | Gabriel Aubry | All | |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 38 |  Stéphane Richelmi | All | |
| Jackie Chan DC Racing | Oreca 07 | 38 | Ho-Pin Tung | All | |
| Larbre Compétition | Ligier JS P217 | 50 | Erwin Creed | All | |
| Larbre Compétition | Ligier JS P217 | 50 | Romano Ricci | All | |
| Larbre Compétition | Ligier JS P217 | 50 | Julien Canal | 1 | |
| Larbre Compétition | Ligier JS P217 | 50 | Thomas Dagoneau | 2 | |
| Larbre Compétition | Ligier JS P217 | 50 | Yoshiharu Mori | 3 | |
| Larbre Compétition | Ligier JS P217 | 50 | Keiko Ihara | 4 | |
| Larbre Compétition | Ligier JS P217 | 50 | Enzo Guibbert | 5 | |
| Larbre Compétition | Ligier JS P217 | 50 | Gunnar Jeannette | 6 | |
| Larbre Compétition | Ligier JS P217 | 50 | Nicholas Boulle | 7–8 |
LMGTE Pro
LMGTE Am
Results and standings
Race results
The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.| Rnd. | Circuit | LMP1 winners | LMP2 winners | LMGTE Pro winners | LMGTE Am winners | Report |
| 1 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | Report |
| 1 | Spa-Francorchamps |  Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi | Billy Johnson Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla |  Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Report |
| 2 | Le Mans | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut | No. 92 Porsche GT Team | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | Report |
| 2 | Le Mans | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor | Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried | Report |
| 3 | Silverstone | No. 3 Rebellion Racing | No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing |  No. 51 AF Corse | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | Report |
| 3 | Silverstone | Mathias Beche Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes | Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi |  James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried | Report |
| 4 | Fuji | No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing | No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing |  No. 92 Porsche GT Team | No. 56 Team Project 1 | Report |
| 4 | Fuji | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Jazeman Jaafar Nabil Jeffri Weiron Tan |  Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti | Report |
| 5 | Shanghai | No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing | No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | Report |
| 5 | Shanghai | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim | Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried | Report |
| 6 | Sebring | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing | No. 91 Porsche GT Team | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | Report |
| 6 | Sebring | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | David Heinemeier Hansson Jordan King Will Stevens | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried | Report |
| 7 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | No. 31 DragonSpeed | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | Report |
| 7 | Spa-Francorchamps | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Anthony Davidson Roberto González Pastor Maldonado | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin | Matt Campbell Riccardo Pera Christian Ried | Report |
| 8 | Le Mans | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut | No. 51 AF Corse | No. 56 Team Project 1 | Report |
| 8 | Le Mans | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Daniel Serra | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti | Report |
Drivers' championships
Four titles are offered to drivers, two with world championship status. The LMP World Endurance Drivers' Championship is reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers while the GTE World Endurance Drivers' Championship is available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. FIA Endurance Trophies are awarded in LMP2 and in LMGTE Am.Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. Furthermore, a race must complete two laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.
| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
| 6 hours | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Le Mans | 38 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Sebring | 32 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
World Endurance LMP Drivers' Championship
World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship
Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers
Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
Manufacturers' and teams' championships
A world championship for LMGTE manufacturers is awarded, while the former title for manufacturers in LMP1 has been replaced by a world championship for LMP1 teams. FIA Endurance Trophies are awarded for LMP2 and LMGTE Am teams, while the former trophy for LMGTE Pro teams had been eliminated for 2018.World Endurance LMP1 Championship
Points are awarded only for the highest finishing competitor from each team.| Team | SPA | LMS | SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB | SPA | LMS | Total points | |
| 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 216 |
| 2 | Rebellion Racing | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 134 |
| 3 |  SMP Racing | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 109 |
| 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 34 | Ret | 22.5 | |
| 5 | DragonSpeed | DNS | Ret | 25 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8.5 | |
| 6 | CEFC TRSM Racing | WD | 41 | 1 |
World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship
The two highest finishing competitors from each manufacturer are awarded points.| Manufacturer | SPA | LMS | SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB | SPA | LMS | Total points | |
| 1 | Porsche | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 288 |
| 1 | Porsche | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 288 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 194 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 194 |
| 3 | Ford | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 178 |
| 3 | Ford | Ret | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 178 |
| 4 | Aston Martin | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 136 |
| 4 | Aston Martin | 7 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 136 |
| 5 | BMW | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 114 |
| 5 | BMW | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 114 |