DHL and FIA World Endurance Championship renew contract
DHL Global Forwarding and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) have extended their logistics partnership. "Our motorsport logistics team ensures that everything is in place for every race. For each overseas race of the WEC DHL carries more than 800 t of sea freight plus around 50 ad hoc shipments," says Thomas Nieszner, president and global head of motorsport, DHL Global Forwarding.
The FIA World Endurance Championship brings the spirit of Le Mans to tracks throughout the world with three races in Europe and five more across Asia, the Middle East, Latin and North America.
As logistics partner of the WEC, DHL Global Forwarding is responsible for shipping all of the teams’ motorsport materials and equipment to the overseas events. This includes delivering 34 race cars, two safety cars, TV equipment and assorted organisational equipment, as well as 10,000 tyres, 198,000 litres of fuel and all associated equipment to race tracks around the world. (mw)