Opening round at Le Mans re-scheduled for June

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RKB-F1 Motorsport is delighted to share the FIM announcement that the Le Mans 24hr WEC race has been re-scheduled for June 11-13 at the Bugatti Circuit.

The opening two races of the 2021 FIM Sidecar World Sidecar Championship will therefore take place on Friday and Saturday of that weekend (11/12).

This is the news everyone was hoping to hear and means that the season will start in spectacular fashion on one of the most famous circuits in the world.

Despite all the ravages of the global pandemic, feverish work by the RKB-F1 Motorsport team, the FIM and all circuit organisers has ensured a calendar which promises a terrific 2021 season.

Huge thanks are also extended to the French Federation (FFM) and WEC promoters for cooperation towards this exciting news.

Provisional dates are now as follows –

June 11-12                     Le Mans Bugatti France                             2 x races

June 26-27                     Pannoniaring Hungary                               2 x races

July 2-4                          Donington Park WSBK                               2 x races

August 20-22                 Grobnik-Rijeka Croatia                               2 x races

October 1-3                   Oschersleben Germany                             2 x races

October 15-17               Brands Hatch UK                                        2 x races

October 29-31               Estoril Portugal                                            2 x races

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Barry Nutley – barry.nutley@btinternet.com