The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) concluded at the 6 Hours of Monza, with Toyota Racing completing its Hypercar championship double and TF Sport securing both LMGT3 titles. The eighth and final round also brought significant changes throughout the standings as Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA claimed its first victory of the season.
Toyota entered Monza having already secured the Hypercar Manufacturers’ Championship following its dominant one-two finish at Barcelona. However, the Japanese manufacturer’s two crews still had to settle the Drivers’ Championship, with Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa holding a 17-point advantage over teammates Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries.
Meanwhile, Cadillac ended the campaign on a high as Jack Aitken, Sébastien Bourdais and Earl Bamber secured victory in the #38 V-Series.R. Alpine Endurance Team finished second ahead of Ferrari AF Corse, while post-race penalties denied Aston Martin its maiden Hypercar podium.
In LMGT3, The Bend Manthey claimed its second consecutive victory, but third place for TF Sport’s #33 Corvette secured the Teams’ Championship and confirmed Jonny Edgar as the Drivers’ champion. With all eight rounds complete, the final standings reflect the championship’s four title-winning campaigns.
2026 WEC Hypercar Manufacturers’ standings after Round 8
Toyota completed the 2026 season with 215 points, extending its advantage over BMW to 43. The Japanese manufacturer entered Monza with the title already secured and 212 points following its one-two finish at Barcelona. Although neither TR010 Hybrid challenged for victory in Italy, Toyota added three points to conclude its championship-winning campaign.
BMW retained second place after collecting another 18 points, increasing its total from 154 to 172. The #15 M Hybrid V8 finished fifth, while the sister #20 entry secured seventh, allowing the German manufacturer to maintain its advantage over Ferrari.
Ferrari completed the championship podium with 150 points after adding 20 at Monza. The #51 crew inherited third following Aston Martin’s post-race penalties, while the pole-sitting #50 Ferrari finished ninth after encountering difficulties throughout the race.
Cadillac also enjoyed a strong conclusion to the season. Victory for Aitken, Bourdais and Bamber added 25 points, lifting the American manufacturer from 118 to 143. However, Cadillac remained fourth, finishing just seven points behind Ferrari.
Meanwhile, Alpine secured fifth with 122 points after Jules Gounon and Victor Martins finished second in the manufacturer’s final WEC appearance. Aston Martin remained sixth on 58, while Peugeot added 18 points to finish seventh with 42. Genesis completed the classification with 14.
Standings:
- Toyota — 215 pts
- BMW — 172 pts
- Ferrari — 150 pts
- Cadillac — 143 pts
- Alpine — 122 pts
- Aston Martin — 58 pts
- Peugeot — 42 pts
- Genesis — 14 pts
Toyota therefore secured its eighth Manufacturers’ Championship, completing a significant turnaround following Ferrari’s title-winning 2025 campaign. Its advantage over BMW ultimately stood at 43 points, while Ferrari finished another 22 behind.
Despite winning the season finale, Cadillac could not overcome Ferrari’s advantage in the final classification. However, the manufacturer’s strong second half of the season provided an encouraging conclusion to its campaign.
2026 WEC Hypercar Drivers’ standings after Round 8
Buemi, Hartley and Hirakawa secured the 2026 Hypercar Drivers’ Championship with 115 points, finishing 18 ahead of Conway, Kobayashi and de Vries.
The #8 Toyota crew entered Monza holding a 17-point advantage after consecutive victories at Fuji and Barcelona. Although both Toyotas struggled during the finale, the #8 finished tenth and added one point, while the sister #7 failed to score after finishing 11th.
Consequently, Toyota completed a championship one-two, with its drivers occupying the leading six positions across the two crews.
Behind them, BMW’s Kevin Magnussen and Raffaele Marciello retained third after adding ten points through fifth place at Monza. The pair finished the season on 85 points, ten ahead of their total before the finale.
However, Cadillac’s race-winning crew made the biggest improvement among the leading contenders. Bamber and Bourdais collected 25 points to move from 56 to 81, climbing from 11th to fourth. Aitken also added 25, moving from 52 to 77 and finishing seventh.
BMW’s René Rast and Robin Frijns completed the top five on 81 points, level with Bamber and Bourdais. Meanwhile, Ferrari’s Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi climbed to eighth after inheriting third place at Monza.
Standings:
- Sébastien Buemi / Brendon Hartley / Ryō Hirakawa — Toyota #8 — 115 pts
- Mike Conway / Kamui Kobayashi / Nyck de Vries — Toyota #7 — 97 pts
- Kevin Magnussen / Raffaele Marciello — BMW #15 — 85 pts
- Earl Bamber / Sébastien Bourdais — Cadillac #38 — 81 pts
- René Rast / Robin Frijns — BMW #20 — 81 pts
- Dries Vanthoor — BMW #15 — 79 pts
- Jack Aitken — Cadillac #38 — 77 pts
- Alessandro Pier Guidi / James Calado / Antonio Giovinazzi — Ferrari #51 — 74 pts
- Antonio Fuoco / Miguel Molina / Nicklas Nielsen — Ferrari #50 — 72 pts
- Sheldon van der Linde — BMW #20 — 71 pts
- Norman Nato / Will Stevens — Cadillac #12 — 58 pts
- Charles Milesi / Ferdinand Habsburg — Alpine #35 — 57 pts
- Jules Gounon / Victor Martins — Alpine #36 — 54 pts
- Phil Hanson / Robert Kubica / Yifei Ye — Ferrari #83 — 49 pts
- António Félix da Costa — Alpine #35 — 44 pts
- Harry Tincknell / Tom Gamble — Aston Martin #007 — 42 pts
- Louis Delétraz — Cadillac #12 — 26 pts
- Loïc Duval / Malthe Jakobsen / Théo Pourchaire — Peugeot #94 — 24 pts
- Frédéric Makowiecki — Alpine #36 — 14 pts
- André Lotterer / Pipo Derani / Mathys Jaubert — Genesis #17 — 11 pts
- Nick Cassidy / Paul di Resta — Peugeot #93 — 10 pts
- Alex Lynn — Cadillac #12 — 8 pts
- Ross Gunn — Aston Martin #007 — 8 pts
- Stoffel Vandoorne — Peugeot #93 — 6 pts
- Alex Riberas / Marco Sørensen — Aston Martin #009 — 6 pts
- Alex Quinn — Peugeot #93 — 4 pts
- Ricky Taylor — Cadillac #12 — 2 pts
- Dani Juncadella / Mathieu Jaminet / Paul-Loup Chatin — Genesis #19 — 0 pts
- Roman De Angelis — Aston Martin #009 — 0 pts
The final classification confirms Toyota’s dominance in both Hypercar championships. Buemi, Hartley and Hirakawa secured the Drivers’ title with an 18-point advantage, while Conway, Kobayashi and de Vries completed the championship one-two.
Cadillac’s victory also significantly altered the standings behind the leading Toyota crews. Bamber and Bourdais climbed seven places to fourth, while Aitken moved five positions to seventh.
The standings additionally reflect differing participation records. Drivers sharing the same car appear separately where they have contested different rounds, explaining the individual classifications for BMW, Cadillac, Alpine and Peugeot.
2026 WEC LMGT3 Teams’ standings after Round 8
TF Sport secured the 2026 LMGT3 Teams’ Championship with 107 points, finishing eight ahead of The Bend Manthey following a closely contested season finale.
The #33 Corvette entered Monza with 92 points and an 18-point advantage over the #92 Porsche. However, the opening stages brought difficulties when Ben Keating received a penalty for a Virtual Safety Car infringement, dropping the championship leaders outside the points positions.
Nevertheless, strong recovery stints from Edgar and Nicky Catsburg helped the Corvette return to podium contention. The trio ultimately finished third, adding 15 points to confirm the Teams’ Championship.
Meanwhile, The Bend Manthey claimed its second consecutive LMGT3 victory as Yasser Shahin, Riccardo Pera and Richard Lietz narrowly defeated Heart of Racing Team’s #23 Aston Martin. Their 25-point gain lifted the Porsche crew from 74 to 99, but TF Sport retained an eight-point advantage.
Team WRT secured third in the standings after its #69 BMW finished fourth at Monza, adding 12 points to reach 78. Racing Team Turkey by TF dropped to fourth after failing to score, while the #23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin climbed from ninth to fifth following its second-place finish.
Elsewhere, Manthey DK Engineering moved ahead of Garage 59’s #10 McLaren, while Iron Lynx’s two Mercedes-AMG entries gained positions following their points finishes.
Standings:
- Corvette #33 — TF Sport — 107 pts
- Porsche #92 — The Bend Manthey — 99 pts
- BMW #69 — Team WRT — 78 pts
- Corvette #34 — Racing Team Turkey by TF — 70 pts
- Aston Martin #23 — Heart of Racing Team — 69 pts
- Ferrari #21 — VISTA AF Corse — 68 pts
- Aston Martin #27 — Heart of Racing Team — 64 pts
- Porsche #91 — Manthey DK Engineering — 64 pts
- McLaren #10 — Garage 59 — 57 pts
- BMW #32 — Team WRT — 48 pts
- Lexus #78 — Akkodis ASP Team — 41 pts
- Lexus #87 — Akkodis ASP Team — 38 pts
- Mercedes-AMG #61 — Iron Lynx — 31 pts
- McLaren #58 — Garage 59 — 22 pts
- Mercedes-AMG #79 — Iron Lynx — 18 pts
- Ford #88 — Proton Competition — 16 pts
- Ferrari #54 — VISTA AF Corse — 13 pts
- Ford #77 — Proton Competition — 13 pts
TF Sport’s title success adds another WEC championship to its record following its 2022 LMGTE Am triumph. Although Manthey secured victories at Barcelona and Monza, the Corvette team’s consistency throughout the season proved decisive.
The Bend Manthey nevertheless completed a strong late-season recovery, climbing from seventh after Fuji to second in the final standings. Meanwhile, Team WRT’s #69 BMW finished third after a consistent campaign that included another strong result at Monza.
2026 WEC LMGT3 Drivers’ standings after Round 8
Jonny Edgar secured the 2026 LMGT3 Drivers’ Championship with 107 points, becoming the category’s first sole champion since 2015.
The TF Sport driver entered the finale with 92 points, holding an 18-point advantage over The Bend Manthey trio. Although the Porsche crew claimed its second consecutive victory, Edgar’s third-place finish alongside Catsburg and Keating secured the championship.
Edgar added 15 points at Monza to extend his total to 107, while Catsburg finished second with 103. Their four-point difference reflected Catsburg’s absence from São Paulo earlier in the season.
Meanwhile, The Bend Manthey crew of Shahin, Pera and Lietz climbed to third on 99 points after collecting the maximum 25 points for victory. The trio finished just four behind Catsburg and eight behind Edgar.
Keating completed the top four on 85 points after adding another 15 at Monza. Team WRT’s Anthony McIntosh, Daniel Harper and Parker Thompson followed in fifth on 78, while Racing Team Turkey’s Charlie Eastwood, Peter Dempsey and Salih Yoluç dropped to sixth after failing to score.
Heart of Racing Team also made significant progress. Gray Newell and Jonny Adam moved to seventh following their second-place finish, while Eduardo Barrichello climbed to ninth after collecting another 18 points.
Standings:
- Jonny Edgar — Corvette #33 — 107 pts
- Nicky Catsburg — Corvette #33 — 103 pts
- Riccardo Pera / Richard Lietz / Yasser Shahin — Porsche #92 — 99 pts
- Ben Keating — Corvette #33 — 85 pts
- Anthony McIntosh / Daniel Harper / Parker Thompson — BMW #69 — 78 pts
- Charlie Eastwood / Peter Dempsey / Salih Yoluç — Corvette #34 — 70 pts
- Gray Newell / Jonny Adam — Aston Martin #23 — 69 pts
- Alessio Rovera / François Hériau / Simon Mann — Ferrari #21 — 68 pts
- Eduardo Barrichello — Aston Martin #23 — 66 pts
- Ian James / Mattia Drudi / Zacharie Robichon — Aston Martin #27 — 64 pts
- Ayhancan Güven / James Cottingham / Timur Boguslavskiy — Porsche #91 — 64 pts
- Antares Au / Marvin Kirchhöfer / Tom Fleming — McLaren #10 — 57 pts
- Augusto Farfus / Darren Leung / Sean Gelael — BMW #32 — 48 pts
- Hadrien David / Tom Van Rompuy — Lexus #78 — 41 pts
- Clemens Schmid / José María López / Petru Umbrărescu — Lexus #87 — 38 pts
- Jack Hawksworth — Lexus #78 — 36 pts
- Martin Berry / Maxime Martin / Rui Andrade — Mercedes-AMG #61 — 31 pts
- Blake McDonald — Corvette #33 — 22 pts
- Alexander West / Benjamin Goethe / Finn Gehrsitz — McLaren #58 — 22 pts
- Johannes Zelger / Lin Hodenius / Matteo Cressoni — Mercedes-AMG #79 — 18 pts
- Giammarco Levorato / Logan Sargeant / Stefano Gattuso — Ford #88 — 16 pts
- Davide Rigon / Francesco Castellacci / Thomas Flohr — Ferrari #54 — 13 pts
- Ben Tuck / Eric Powell / Sebastian Priaulx — Ford #77 — 13 pts
- Esteban Masson — Lexus #78 — 5 pts
- Nicolás Varrone — Corvette #33 — 4 pts
- Kobe Pauwels — Aston Martin #23 — 3 pts
Edgar therefore completed the season with an eight-point advantage over the Manthey crew, securing the Drivers’ Championship despite Porsche’s strong conclusion to the campaign.
Although the #92 Porsche claimed the final two victories, TF Sport’s consistent points finishes and recovery at Monza ultimately proved sufficient to secure both LMGT3 titles.
The 2026 WEC season consequently concluded with Toyota claiming the Hypercar Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ Championships, while TF Sport and Edgar secured the corresponding LMGT3 honours. Cadillac’s victory and Manthey’s second consecutive success provided a fitting conclusion to a closely contested eight-round campaign.
