As the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship reaches its last two rounds, titles and championship crowns are within the reach of several teams. The action on track in the 6 Hours of Shanghai on Sunday 1st November will be hotter than ever, all taking place at the impressive Shanghai International Circuit on the outskirts of China’s largest city.
Porsche Team needs one of its cars to finish in either first or second places in order to wrap up the prestigious FIA World Endurance Manufacturers’ Championship, and has been on sparkling form in the previous four rounds. However, Audi Sport Team Joest knows what it takes to win World Championships and will be doing all it can to boost its chances of success and get back to the top step of the podium. The closest battle in GTE is between Porsche and Ferrari, but Aston Martin Racing has won in Shanghai before and will be hoping to use that experience to its advantage.
As they get to know more and more about endurance racing and all it has to offer, last year 45,000 enthusiastic Chinese fans came to Shanghai International Circuit to see the captivating sights and sounds of the WEC. Even more spectators are expected next weekend for the race that begins at 11h00 local time, with the chequered flag being shown at 17h00.
If you are not able to join us for some scintillating and closely-fought track battles in China, you will be able to catch all the action on a small screen near you, whether it is a TV, computer screen or tablet.
Watch the Race Live in….
China
In China Shanghai TV and Power Sports channels will be broadcasting the first and last hours live, with 52 minutes highlights available following the event. The national CCTV channel will also air a dedicated feature on the WEC event during its Autotimes magazine show.
Europe
Pan European broadcaster Eurosport will also show the full race on Eurosport 1 and online on the Eurosport Player. In addition Motors TV will show the 6 Hours of Shanghai in its entirety live across the continent, as ORF will in Austria on Sport+. Highlights and news edits will be shown extensively in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland (see below).
North America
In North America FOX Sports 1 & 2 will show the whole race live (final 90 minutes on FOX Sports 1) and FOX Latin America, covering Central and South America, will broadcast the last 4 hours of the race on FOX Sports 3. The full race can be seen live and in its entirety on FOX Sports Go.
Asia
Eurosport Pan-Asia will echo its European counterpart by showing the entire race live on Eurosport 1. In Japan J-Sports will broadcast the full race live, while in Australia FOX Sports will air a mix of live and highlights. India, Hong Kong and New Zealand will also be showing highlights following the race. Internet broadcaster Le-TV will show the full race live in China to its 80+ million potential viewers.
World Wide Live Coverage
Also remember that full race coverage, special interviews, on board cameras, full live timing and much more is also available anywhere in the world on the FIA WEC APP and on the official website at www.fiawec.com
Race Highlights
In Germany RTL will show the highlights and Sky Deutschland will be showing news edits and features from the race. In the UK, Quest and BT Sport will broadcast 52 minutes highlights shows.
You can also catch the race highlights from China on RTL7 and Sport1 in the Netherlands, RTBF in Belgium, Fox Sports across Asia, TVB in Hong Kong, Sony6 across the Indian Subcontinent and TV3 in New Zealand.
Sunset and Vine’s “Mobil1 – The Grid” magazine show will also feature the WEC action and, if you are flying internationally, you may be able to catch the race on an inflight entertainment system on selected airlines.
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