The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola will open the 2026 World Endurance Championship on 17-19 April.
With the Qatar 1812km moved to later within the yr because of the Iran Battle, the season will now get underway with three European races in fast succession.
Ferrari is the favorite for victory at its dwelling race after a dominant 2025 marketing campaign through which it received each WEC titles and scored yet one more victory on the Le Mans 24 Hours.
The 2025 version of the Imola 6 Hours was received by the #51 Ferrari 499P of Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and James Calado, though the Italian producer’s different two automobiles failed to complete on the rostrum.
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Imola – FP1 |
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Imola – FP2 |
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Imola – FP3 |
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Imola – QU |
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Imola – RACE |
Imola WEC – Session timings
| Session | GMT | BST | CEST | ET (EDT) | PT (PDT) | AEST | JST | GST |
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| FP3 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 04:30 | 01:30 | 18:30 | 17:30 | 12:30 |
| Qualifying | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 08:30 | 05:30 | 22:30 | 21:30 | 16:30 |
| Sunday | ||||||||
| Race Begin | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 07:00 | 04:00 | 21:00 | 20:00 | 15:00 |
| Race End | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 13:00 | 10:00 | 03:00 (Mon) | 02:00 (Mon) |
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Imola 6 Hours – The right way to watch on TV
The WEC has struck offers with a number of broadcasters world wide.
Africa – BeInSports, SuperSport
Asia: J Sports activities, Eurosports, SpoTV, BeIN Sports activities, Kuy Leisure, Tencent
Europe: Eurosport, ORF Sport+, Area Sport, Sport 10, Sporty TV, TV2 Sport, MTV Matsomo, La chaine E’Quipe, Polsat Sport, TNT Sports activities, Sky Sports activities, Tipik, JOJ Sport, RTBF Auvio, U2 Play, Sport1, Videoland, HBO Max
Center East: BeIN Sports activities
North America: Max, HBO Max
Oceania: BeIN Sports activities, Stan Sport
South America: Band Sports activities, Band Play, Esporte, Grande Premio, Fox Deportes en Tubi
Imola 6 Hours – The right way to stream WEC races
The World Endurance Championship has launched a rebranded streaming service this yr, the FIAWEC+. Followers should buy a single-race move for Imola for 9.99 euro. Alternatively, the full-season move for all eight rounds, together with the Le Mans 24 Hours, is accessible for 49.99 euro.
Imola 6 Hours – Hypercar entry checklist
| No. | Crew | Automobile | Drivers |
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| 007 | Aston Martin THOR Crew | Aston Martin Valkyrie |
Harry Tincknell Tom Gamble |
| 009 | Aston Martin THOR Crew | Aston Martin Valkyrie |
Alex Riberas Marco Sorensen |
| 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota GR010 Hybrid |
Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries |
| 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota GR010 Hybrid |
Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa |
| 12 | Cadillac Hertz Crew JOTA | Cadillac V-Collection.R |
Will Stevens Norman Nato |
| 15 | BMW M Crew WRT | BMW M Hybrid V8 |
Kevin Magnussen Raffaele Marciello |
| 17 | Genesis Magma Racing | Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar |
Andre Lotterer Pipo Derani Mathys Jaubert |
| 19 | Genesis Magma Racing | Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar |
Mathieu Jaminet Paul-Loup Chatin Dani Juncadella |
| 20 | BMW M Crew WRT | BMW M Hybrid V8 |
Robin Frijns Rene Rast Sheldon van der Linde |
| 35 | Alpine Endurance Crew | Alpine A424 |
Antonio Felix da Costa Charles Milesi Ferdinand Habsburg |
| 36 | Alpine Endurance Crew | Alpine A424 |
Frederic Makowiecki Jules Gounon Victor Martins |
| 38 | Cadillac Hertz Crew JOTA | Cadillac V-Collection.R |
Earl Bamber Sebastien Bourdais |
| 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Ferrari 499P |
Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen |
| 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | Ferrari 499P |
Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi |
| 83 | AF Corse | Ferrari 499P |
Yifei Ye Robert Kubica Phil Hanson |
| 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Peugeot 9X8 |
Paul di Resta Stoffel Vandoorne Nick Cassidy |
| 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Peugeot 9X8 |
Loic Duval Malthe Jakobsen Theo Pourchaire |
Imola 6 Hours – LMGT3 entry checklist
| No. | Crew | Automobile | Drivers |
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| 10 | Storage 59 | McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo |
Antares Au Thomas Fleming Marvin Kirchhofer |
| 21 | Vista AF Corse | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo |
François Heriau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera |
| 23 | Coronary heart of Racing Crew | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 |
Grey Newell Kobe Pauwells Jonny Adam |
| 27 | Coronary heart of Racing Crew | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 |
Ian James Zacharie Robichon Mattia Drudi |
| 32 | Crew WRT | BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo |
Darren Leung Sean Gelael Augusto Farfus |
| 33 | TF Sport | Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R |
Nicky Catsburg Jonny Edgar Blake McDonald |
| 34 | Racing Crew Turkey by TF | Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R |
Charlie Eastwood Peter Dempsey Salih Yoluc |
| 54 | Vista AF Corse | Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo |
Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Davide Rigon |
| 58 | Storage 59 | McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo |
Alexander West Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe |
| 61 | Iron Lynx | Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 |
Martin Berry Rui Andrade Maxime Martin |
| 69 | Crew WRT | BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo |
Anthony McIntosh Peter Thompson Daniel Harper |
| 77 | Proton Competitors | Ford Mustang LMGT3 |
Ben Tuck Eric Powell Sebastian Priaulx |
| 78 | Akkodis ASP Crew | Lexus RC F LMGT3 |
Esteban Masson Matteo Cressoni Johannes Zelger |
| 79 | Iron Lynx | Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 |
Johannes Zelger Matteo Cressoni Lin Hodenious |
| 87 | Akkodis ASP Crew | Lexus RC F LMGT3 |
Jose María Lopez Petru Umbrarescu |
| 88 | Proton Competitors | Ford Mustang LMGT3 |
Giammarco Levorato Stefano Gattuso Logan Sargeant |
| 91 | Manthey DK Engineering | Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 |
Ayhancan Guven Timur Boguslavskiy James Cottingham |
| 92 | The Bend Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 |
Yasser Shahin Richard Lietz
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