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Le Mans Classic (July 4-6) – After the newest hybrid technology of June 14th and 15th. it's time for heritage July 4th through the 6th. The Le Mans Classic will bring together nearly 500 cars that have competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1923 and 1979.

FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) – After a delectable third round in the form of the 82nd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the FIA WEC will resume on September 20th at Austin (Texas, United States) for the 6 Hours of the Circuit of the Americas.

European Le Mans Series (ELMS) – The third and fourth 2014 rounds will take place in Austria (Red Bull Ring, July 19-20) and in France (Le Castellet, Septembe 13-14). One of the big attractions will be the arrival of the Ligier JS P2 prototype which, after its impressive debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will join a very elevated ELMS group.

Asian Le Mans Series – As in 2013, the Asian Le Mans Series will begin midsummer. The first two 2014 rounds will happen at Inje (South Korea) on July 20th and at Fuji (Japan) on August 31st.

Tudor United SportsCar (TUSC) Championship – According to well-established tradition, it's in the summer that American endurance is most active. The new series created in 2014 is no exception to the rule, with six races in two months: Watkins Glen (June 27-29), Mosport (Canada, July 11-13), Indianapolis (July 24-25), Road America (August 8-10), Virginia International Speedway (August 23-24) and the Circuit of the Americas (Austin, September 19-20). Note that this last race called "Lone Star Le Mans" will serve as the fourth round of the FIA WEC (see above).

Jean-Philippe Doret / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO

Photo: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SUNDAY JUNE 15 2014, RACE. The Ligier JS P2 will be one of the big summer 2014 attractions in endurance: it will be seen in ELMS (with Thiriet by TDS Racing team's car, see photo), in the World Championship and in TUSC.