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 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 vehicles 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 – How you can 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 – How you can 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 offered for 49.99 euro.
Imola 6 Hours – Hypercar entry checklist
No.
Staff
Automotive
Drivers
007
Aston Martin THOR Staff
Aston Martin Valkyrie
Harry Tincknell
Tom Gamble
009
Aston Martin THOR Staff
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 Staff JOTA
Cadillac V-Sequence.R
Will Stevens
Norman Nato
15
BMW M Staff 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 Staff WRT
BMW M Hybrid V8
Robin Frijns
Rene Rast
Sheldon van der Linde
35
Alpine Endurance Staff
Alpine A424
Antonio Felix da Costa
Charles Milesi
Ferdinand Habsburg
36
Alpine Endurance Staff
Alpine A424
Frederic Makowiecki
Jules Gounon
Victor Martins
38
Cadillac Hertz Staff JOTA
Cadillac V-Sequence.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.
Staff
Automotive
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 Staff
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3
Grey Newell
Kobe Pauwells
Jonny Adam
27
Coronary heart of Racing Staff
Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3
Ian James
Zacharie Robichon
Mattia Drudi
32
Staff 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 Staff 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
Staff 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 Staff
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 Staff
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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