At the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, a large crowd (98,874) was able to discover endurance racing's strategy for decarbonizing racing: hydrogen.
In the Spa-Francorchamps Fan Zone, a three-day Hydrogen Village allowed the public to discover prototypes and concepts of hydrogen-powered racing cars such as the Alpine Alpenglow Hy6 and the Toyota Gazoo Racing Yaris H2 Concept. Track demonstrations were also held on Friday and Saturday to showcase the evolution of this new technology. Alpine's Alpenglow Hy6 impressed many spectators. To refuel with gaseous hydrogen, a TotalEnergies 700 bar station was installed for the first time in the Belgian paddock.
Educational and fun activities offered by the ACO and MissionH24 allowed young and old alike to 'handle' hydrogen and perform water electrolysis, while experts from the ACO, MissionH24, TotalEnergies, Alpine, Toyota, Michelin, Ligier and the FIA interacted with participants at the H2 forum co-organized by the ACO, the FIA WEC and Hydrogen Europe, or H2 Skills. The public also had access to this structure and took as many photos as they asked questions about the Hydrogen energy vector, which should be introduced in Endurance competition by 2028.
