6 Hours of Sao Paulo moved to Sunday in 2013
Sunday is a traditional day of sport for Brazilian fansl
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Today in Istanbul the FIA World Motor Sport Council approved a slight change to the provisional FIA WEC calendar and the 2013 6 Hours of Sao Paulo will now take place on Sunday 1 September rather than Saturday 31 August as previously published.
Emerson Fittipaldi said: “Following the successful first running of the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo in September we had a discussion with our partners regarding which day would be best to run the race in 2013. It was decided to request that the race be run on Sunday rather than Saturday as this is a much better day for the people of Sao Paulo to come to Interlagos to see these fantastic cars in action. I’m pleased that the ACO and the FIA support this idea and I’m sure that we will have an even bigger crowd at the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo next year.”
Gerard Neveu said: “When we received this request from Emerson Fittipaldi it made sense to us to follow his advice. Following a recommendation from the ACO, the Endurance Commission proposed the change of date to the World Motor Sport Council, which met in Istanbul today. Emerson knows how to promote an event in Brazil and if he thinks that by having the race on Sunday it will bring a bigger crowd to Interlagos then that is good for everybody. We had a great race this year and we’re sure the 2013 event will be even bigger.”
2013 Provisional FIA World Endurance Championship Calendar
| 14 April | Round 1 | 6 Hours of Silverstone | GBR |
| 04 May | Round 2 | WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | BEL |
| 22/23 June | Round 3 | 24 Heures du Mans | FRA |
| 01 September | Round 4 | 6 Hours of Sao Paulo | BRA |
| 22 September | Round 5 | 6 Hours of Austin * | USA |
| 20 October | Round 6 | 6 Hours of Fuji | JPN |
| 10 November | Round 7 | 6 Hours of Shanghai * | CHN |
| 30 November | Round 8 | 6 Hours of Bahrain | BAH |
*To be confirmed
Source: FIA WEC|
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