FIA World Endurance Championship
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The FIA World Endurance Championship is an international sports car racing series featuring multi-class endurance events, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, contested by factory and privateer teams from around the world.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1814866 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FIA World Endurance Championship Context triple: [Porsche, participatesIn, FIA World Endurance Championship]
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A.
FIA GT Championship
The FIA GT Championship was an international sports car racing series featuring grand tourer-style cars competing in endurance and sprint events across Europe and beyond.
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B.
IMSA SportsCar Championship (historically)
The IMSA SportsCar Championship is a premier North American sports car racing series featuring multi-class endurance events with professional teams and manufacturers.
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C.
Formula 2 Championship
The Formula 2 Championship is an international single-seater racing series that serves as the primary feeder category to Formula 1, showcasing emerging driving talent on many of the same circuits.
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D.
Formula 3 Championship
The Formula 3 Championship is an international single-seater motor racing series that serves as a key junior category for drivers progressing toward Formula 1.
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E.
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is an international motorsport series organized by the FIA in which top manufacturers and drivers compete in timed rally stages on diverse surfaces around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIA World Endurance Championship Target entity description: The FIA World Endurance Championship is an international sports car racing series featuring multi-class endurance events, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, contested by factory and privateer teams from around the world.
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A.
FIA GT Championship
The FIA GT Championship was an international sports car racing series featuring grand tourer-style cars competing in endurance and sprint events across Europe and beyond.
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B.
IMSA SportsCar Championship (historically)
The IMSA SportsCar Championship is a premier North American sports car racing series featuring multi-class endurance events with professional teams and manufacturers.
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C.
Formula 2 Championship
The Formula 2 Championship is an international single-seater racing series that serves as the primary feeder category to Formula 1, showcasing emerging driving talent on many of the same circuits.
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D.
Formula 3 Championship
The Formula 3 Championship is an international single-seater motor racing series that serves as a key junior category for drivers progressing toward Formula 1.
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E.
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is an international motorsport series organized by the FIA in which top manufacturers and drivers compete in timed rally stages on diverse surfaces around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endurance racing championship
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motorsport competition ⓘ sports car racing series ⓘ |
| acronym |
FIA World Endurance Championship
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
WEC
|
| awards |
World Sportscar Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
World Drivers’ Championship (endurance)
FIA World Endurance Championship self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
World Manufacturers’ Championship (endurance)
class titles for teams and drivers ⓘ |
| carClass |
Hypercar
ⓘ
LMGT3 ⓘ LMGTE Am (historic) ⓘ LMGTE Pro (historic) ⓘ LMP1 (historic) ⓘ LMP2 ⓘ |
| category | sports car racing ⓘ |
| confersStatus | World Championship title ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Automobile Club de l’Ouest
ⓘ
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
24 Hours of Le Mans
ⓘ
6 Hours of Fuji ⓘ 6 Hours of Monza ⓘ 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps ⓘ 6 Hours of Bahrain ⓘ
surface form:
8 Hours of Bahrain
|
| longestRaceDuration | 24 hours ⓘ |
| motorsportDiscipline | endurance racing ⓘ |
| notableManufacturerParticipants |
Aston Martin
ⓘ
Ferrari ⓘ Peugeot ⓘ Porsche ⓘ Toyota Motor Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Toyota
|
| officialWebsite | https://www.fiawec.com ⓘ |
| organizer |
ACO
ⓘ
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile ⓘ
surface form:
FIA
|
| participantType |
factory teams
ⓘ
privateer teams ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | global motorsport fans ⓘ |
| promotes | 24 Hours of Le Mans as flagship round ⓘ |
| raceFormat | multi-class endurance races ⓘ |
| region | international ⓘ |
| replaced |
World Sportscar Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
FIA World Sportscar Championship
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Le Mans Series (European Le Mans Series predecessor)
|
| sanctionedBy |
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
ⓘ
surface form:
FIA
|
| seasonStructure | series of endurance rounds ⓘ |
| sport | auto racing ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | international broadcast ⓘ |
| typicalRaceDuration |
6 hours
ⓘ
8 hours ⓘ |
| tyreSupplier |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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surface form:
Goodyear
Michelin ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: FIA World Endurance Championship Description of subject: The FIA World Endurance Championship is an international sports car racing series featuring multi-class endurance events, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, contested by factory and privateer teams from around the world.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
24 Hours of Le Mans
this entity surface form:
World Endurance Championship
this entity surface form:
World Endurance Championship
this entity surface form:
FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas
this entity surface form:
World Endurance Championship
this entity surface form:
World Endurance Championship
FIA World Endurance Championship
→
acronym
→
FIA World Endurance Championship
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
WEC
FIA World Endurance Championship
→
awards
→
FIA World Endurance Championship
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
World Manufacturers’ Championship (endurance)
this entity surface form:
FIA World Endurance Championship (historically)
this entity surface form:
World Endurance Championship
this entity surface form:
World Endurance Championship
subject surface form:
Circuit of The Americas