Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest have extended their agreement for the FIA World Endurance Championship through the end of 2037.
The 10-year term will begin after the current agreement expires at the end of 2027. The organisers announced the deal on 30 September but did not disclose its financial value, revenue-sharing structure or termination provisions.
Governance and homologation are part of the agreement
Under the published framework, championship regulations will pass through FIA working groups and the FIA Endurance Commission before final approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. The FIA and ACO will also jointly oversee homologation for every Hypercar competing in the championship.
That gives manufacturers and suppliers a defined governance structure beyond the next rules cycle. It also keeps the sanctioning body and Le Mans organiser aligned on the technical approvals that affect vehicle design, testing, eligibility and long-term programme investment.
The parties say the agreement will increase FIA branding at the championship, including on safety cars, the podium, parc fermé and broadcast coverage. They also describe commercial growth as a shared objective, although no new rights package, promoter structure, media contract or sponsorship inventory was announced.
Long-term framework covers future technology
The official release links the extension to planned hydrogen powertrains and a more unified top-level endurance framework for WEC and IMSA from 2030. It says the common direction is intended to reduce the cost and complexity of manufacturers competing across international and North American endurance racing.
Those are strategic commitments rather than final technical regulations. The announcement does not specify a hydrogen debut date, homologation criteria, powertrain architecture or the precise convergence rules that will apply from 2030.
The organisers report that WEC trackside attendance has grown by eight per cent during 2026, with 44 per cent of attendees aged 34 or younger and 40 per cent attending a WEC event for the first time. Those figures come from the championship and have not been independently audited in the release.
For teams and manufacturers, the material point is contractual continuity. A term through 2037 gives stakeholders a longer horizon for factory programmes, technical partnerships, facilities and personnel, while leaving individual regulations and commercial contracts subject to separate approval.
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