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 in the year due to the Iran War, the season will now get underway with three European races in quick succession.
Ferrari is the favourite for victory at its home race after a dominant 2025 campaign in which it won both WEC titles and scored yet another victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
The 2025 edition of the Imola 6 Hours was won by the #51 Ferrari 499P of Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and James Calado, although the Italian manufacturer's other two cars failed to finish on the podium.
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Imola - RACE
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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 |
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| Race Start | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 07:00 | 04:00 | 21:00 | 20:00 | 15:00 |
| Race Finish | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 13:00 | 10:00 | 03:00 (Mon) | 02:00 (Mon) |
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Imola 6 Hours - How to watch on TV
The WEC has struck deals with several broadcasters around the world.
Africa - BeInSports, SuperSport
Asia: J Sports, Eurosports, SpoTV, BeIN Sports, Kuy Entertainment, Tencent
Europe: Eurosport, ORF Sport+, Arena Sport, Sport 10, Sporty TV, TV2 Sport, MTV Matsomo, La chaine E'Quipe, Polsat Sport, TNT Sports, Sky Sports, Tipik, JOJ Sport, RTBF Auvio, U2 Play, Sport1, Videoland, HBO Max
Middle East: BeIN Sports
North America: Max, HBO Max
Oceania: BeIN Sports, Stan Sport
South America: Band Sports, Band Play, Esporte, Grande Premio, Fox Deportes en Tubi
Imola 6 Hours - How to stream WEC races
The World Endurance Championship has launched a rebranded streaming service this year, the FIAWEC+. Fans can purchase a single-race pass for Imola for 9.99 euro. Alternatively, the full-season pass for all eight rounds, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, is available for 49.99 euro.
Imola 6 Hours - Hypercar entry list
| No. | Team | Car | Drivers |
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| 007 | Aston Martin THOR Team | Aston Martin Valkyrie |
Harry Tincknell Tom Gamble |
| 009 | Aston Martin THOR Team | 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 Team JOTA | Cadillac V-Series.R |
Will Stevens Norman Nato |
| 15 | BMW M Team 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 Team WRT | BMW M Hybrid V8 |
Robin Frijns Rene Rast Sheldon van der Linde |
| 35 | Alpine Endurance Team | Alpine A424 |
Antonio Felix da Costa Charles Milesi Ferdinand Habsburg |
| 36 | Alpine Endurance Team | Alpine A424 |
Frederic Makowiecki Jules Gounon Victor Martins |
| 38 | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA | Cadillac V-Series.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 list
| No. | Team | Car | Drivers |
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| 10 | Garage 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 | Heart of Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 |
Gray Newell Kobe Pauwells Jonny Adam |
| 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 |
Ian James Zacharie Robichon Mattia Drudi |
| 32 | Team 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 Team 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 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo |
Alexander West Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe |
| 61 | Iron Lynx | Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 |
Martin Berry Rui Andrade Maxime Martin |
| 69 | Team WRT | BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo |
Anthony McIntosh Peter Thompson Daniel Harper |
| 77 | Proton Competition | Ford Mustang LMGT3 |
Ben Tuck Eric Powell Sebastian Priaulx |
| 78 | Akkodis ASP Team | 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 Team | Lexus RC F LMGT3 |
Jose María Lopez Petru Umbrarescu |
| 88 | Proton Competition | 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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