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Originally Posted by TF110
 Then how did it get FIA world championship status if only Audi and Toyota were entered? It's two, not three. |
Please note that currently (
2017 International Sporting Code by FIA, article 2.4, section 2.4.1.c) :
Quote:
International Championships which bear the FIA name
are the property of the FIA and may only bear a title that
includes the word “World” (or any word with a similar
meaning to or derived from “World” in any language) if their
applicable regulations comply at least with the requirements
of Article 2.4.3 of the Code and with the additional
requirement that they involve the participation, on average
over the entire season, of a least four automobile makes.
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This is a requirement that is clearly not fulfilled for this year's WEC P1 championship; wasn't in 2014-2016 either (but then again, "on average over the entire season" Nissan might have helped in 2015, or some other letter of intent in 2014 or 16). Also note that the
2013/14 version of the same code includes the very same numeric requirement for manufacturer involvement)