The 8 Hours of Sepang will finally take place on December 14, 2019
The 8H of Sepang, this famous new round of the long-awaited EWC motorcycle endurance world championship, will finally take place on Saturday, December 14, 2019 on the circuit which already hosts the MotoGP Malaysian GP.
First scheduled in "in a country of South-East Asia", postponed this summer to, the long-awaited new event of the motorcycle endurance world championship will finally take place in Sepang on December 4th..
This is the "first double FIM / FIA event in Sepang", announces the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM), which is joining forces with its automotive counterpart (FIA) to offer, the day after the 8 Hours of Sepang, the grand final 2019 FIA WTCR World Touring Car.
The 8H of Sepang 2019, the second round of the 2019/2020 calendar between the 2019 and the 2020, will also serve as a qualifying round for the 8H of Suzuka 2020. They mark the start of the winter events since announced by the promoter of the world championship. endurance, Eurosport Events, whose objective is to take advantage of the winter break in MotoGP and WorldSBK to restore visibility to global endurance.
Fabio Quartararo as guest star
“After the departure of F1 from Malaysia, we wanted to add new international events to our calendar,” explains the CEO of Sepang International Circuit: “following the votes of our fans, the two most important were the FIM EWC and the FIA WTCR, two world championships of which Eurosport Events is the promoter ".
"With the recent creation of the Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team, we plan to enter our two MotoGP riders (and, editor’s note) and our Malaysian Moto2 rider, Khairul Idham Pawi, for the first round of the 8 Hours of Sepang", continues Razlan Razali.
See you in Sepang from December 13 to 15, 2019: stay tuned !
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