EDITORIAL 2 Editorial 2 FIA World Endurance Championship WEC 4 Le Mans 24 hours experience at the limit 7 Interview with Prof Peter Gutzmer 8 Hybrid drive concepts 10 A new era 12 Automobile manufacturers and suppliers 16 Fact Sheet WEC Fuji CONTENTS The WEC not only makes the hearts of all racers beat faster but also those of en gineers engaged in research of mobility for tomorrow Tech nology transfer be tween motorsport and production is the cen tral topic The reason is a set of regulations in which e ciency is the key to success an ideal platform for our motorsport commitment That nearly all WEC endurance races are decided by razor thin margins makes this competition all the more attractive do you still remember the dramatic nale at the 24 hour thriller at Le Mans I wish you the thrilling racing action to be expect ed again at the WEC s visit to Japan and an enjoy able read of this brochure Jörg Walz Vice President Communications and Marketing Schae ler Automotive Schaeff ler Technologies AG Co KG Communications and Marketing Schae ler Automotive Industriestr 1 3 91074 Herzogenaurach presse schae ler com www schae ler com CONTACT 1 9 races 9 countries oncontinentsin3 WEC FACTS Porsche competes in the WEC as the title defender in the manufacturers and drivers world championships The Stuttgart based brand is traveling to Shanghai as the leaders of both classi cations WHAT IS A MEGAJOULE Joule is the basic unit for energy 1 megajoule is equal to 1 000 000 joules It s important to note that energy is power output multiplied by time 3 6 mega joules equate to one kilowatt hour kWh in other words an output of 1 kW or 1 36 hp which a motor ergo an energy source produces in one hour CAR NUMBER ONE April 17 Silverstone GB May 07 Spa Francorchamps B June 18 19 Le Mans F July 24 Nürburgring D September 03 Mexico City MEX September 17 Austin USA October 16 Fuji J November 06 Shanghai CN November 19 Bahrain BRN 2016 WEC CALENDAR 2

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