2026 WEC Imola: watch, begin time and entry listing

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 12 months as a result of Iran Battle, the season will now get underway with three European races in fast succession.

Ferrari is the favorite for victory at its residence race after a dominant 2025 marketing campaign by which it gained each WEC titles and scored one more victory on the Le Mans 24 Hours.

The 2025 version of the Imola 6 Hours was gained 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.

Occasion
Date

13:00  

Imola – FP1

Imola – FP2

Imola – FP3

Imola – QU

Imola – RACE

Imola WEC – Session timings

Session
GMT
BST
CEST
ET (EDT)
PT (PDT)
AEST
JST
GST

Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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)

21:00

 

Imola 6 Hours – watch on TV

The WEC has struck offers with a number of broadcasters all over the world.

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 – stream WEC races

The World Endurance Championship has launched a rebranded streaming service this 12 months, the FIAWEC+. Followers should purchase a single-race go for Imola for 9.99 euro. Alternatively, the full-season go for all eight rounds, together with the Le Mans 24 Hours, is on the market for 49.99 euro.

Imola 6 Hours – Hypercar entry listing

No.
Workforce
Automobile
Drivers

007
Aston Martin THOR Workforce
Aston Martin Valkyrie

Harry Tincknell

Tom Gamble

009
Aston Martin THOR Workforce
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 Workforce JOTA
Cadillac V-Collection.R

Will Stevens

Norman Nato

15
BMW M Workforce 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 Workforce WRT
BMW M Hybrid V8

Robin Frijns

Rene Rast

Sheldon van der Linde

35
Alpine Endurance Workforce
Alpine A424

Antonio Felix da Costa

Charles Milesi

Ferdinand Habsburg

36
Alpine Endurance Workforce
Alpine A424

Frederic Makowiecki

Jules Gounon

Victor Martins

38
Cadillac Hertz Workforce 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 listing

No.
Workforce
Automobile
Drivers

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 Workforce
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3

Grey Newell

Kobe Pauwells

Jonny Adam

27
Coronary heart of Racing Workforce
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3

Ian James

Zacharie Robichon

Mattia Drudi

32
Workforce 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 Workforce 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
Workforce 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 Workforce
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 Workforce
Lexus RC F LMGT3

Jose María LopezClemens Schmid

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 ShahinRicardo Pera

Richard Lietz

 

 

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