Which FIA championship has included Le Mans as a round since 2012?

The FIA World Endurance Championship has included the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a championship round since 2012.

The championship began in 2012 under the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, building on the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Its inaugural calendar included major endurance races at Sebring, Spa-Francorchamps, Le Mans and Silverstone, with the 24 Hours of Le Mans serving as the third round that season.

Le Mans is unusual within the championship because it is much longer than the standard six-hour events and awards additional championship points. The race also attracts entries that do not contest the full WEC season, so not every starter necessarily scores championship points. In 2012, 30 of the 56 entries were competing for the championship.

The European Le Mans Series is a separate endurance championship organised around shorter races, while the IMSA SportsCar Championship is North America’s own major series. Formula One is unrelated to endurance-racing championship points. Another common mix-up is treating Le Mans as merely a standalone event: since 2012, it has also been a central round of the global WEC calendar.