2026 World Endurance Championship Archives

Michelin expects its toughest WEC tyre test at Barcelona, with a new 57% sustainable wet tyre and significant left-side tyre wear.

Michelin warns of extreme tyre loads ahead of inaugural WEC 6 Hours of Barcelona

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks ago012 mins

Michelin expects the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of Barcelona to present its toughest tyre challenge of the 2026 season, with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya placing exceptional demands on Hypercar machinery through its high-speed corners and sustained lateral loads. The French manufacturer, which exclusively supplies tyres to the championship’s Hypercar category, anticipates…

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Toyota leads BMW into the inaugural 2026 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Barcelona, with Hypercar and LMGT3 titles at stake and a charity walk.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Barcelona | Preview | Toyota leads championship fight into historic Spanish debut

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks ago018 mins

The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) heads to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the inaugural 6 Hours of Barcelona presented by Visit Qatar on 16–18 October, with the penultimate round of the 2026 season potentially deciding several major championship titles. A 35-car field, comprising 17 Hypercars and 18 LMGT3 entries, will contest the six-hour race…

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Cyril Abiteboul targets cleaner races and stronger results after Fuji errors, as the team prepares for WEC Barcelona.

Abiteboul targets operational improvements as Genesis prepares for WEC Barcelona

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks ago011 mins

Genesis Magma Racing Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul has called for greater operational discipline following a frustrating 6 Hours of Fuji, insisting that the South Korean manufacturer must eliminate avoidable mistakes as it continues developing its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar programme. The manufacturer demonstrated its growing competitiveness during the sixth round of the 2026…

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Campbell targets overall Le Mans victory as Ford Hypercar development gathers momentum

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks ago014 mins

Matt Campbell believes Ford Racing has made an encouraging start to its Hypercar development programme as the American manufacturer prepares to return to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2027, with an overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans firmly among its ambitions. The Australian, who joined Ford’s six-driver factory line-up earlier…

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Alex Quinn makes his Peugeot WEC Hypercar debut at Barcelona, replacing Stoffel Vandoorne in the #93 car ahead of the 2026 Monza finale.

Quinn replaces Vandoorne at Peugeot for 2026 Barcelona and Monza WEC rounds

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks ago08 mins

Alex Quinn will make his FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar debut earlier than expected, with Team Peugeot TotalEnergies confirming the British driver for the final two rounds of the 2026 season at Barcelona and Monza. The 25-year-old will replace Stoffel Vandoorne in the #93 Peugeot 9X8, joining Nick Cassidy and Paul Di Resta for…

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WEC makes its Barcelona debut with Toyota and TF Sport leading tightly contested title fights with two rounds remaining in 2026.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Barcelona | Preview | Toyota and BMW lead tight title fights into new Spanish round

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks ago09 mins

The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) heads to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from 16-18 October for the penultimate round of the 2026 season, with both the Hypercar and LMGT3 championship battles still open as the Spanish circuit makes its WEC debut. Barcelona represents a new destination for the world championship, but endurance racing is already…

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Mike Conway will end his full-time professional racing career after the 2026 WEC season following 13 years with Toyota.

Mike Conway to end full-time professional racing career after 2026 WEC season

Karishma Persad4 weeks ago3 weeks ago08 mins

Mike Conway will step away from full-time professional motorsport at the end of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, bringing an end to a career that has included two Le Mans victories, two world titles and more than a decade at the heart of Toyota’s endurance racing programme. The 43-year-old announced his decision…

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Team WRT reveals a BASF ‘Cassette Tape’ tribute livery for McIntosh, Thompson and Harper’s No. 69 BMW at WEC Barcelona.

Team WRT revives iconic BASF ‘Cassette Tape’ BMW livery for WEC Barcelona

Karishma Persad4 weeks ago4 weeks ago04 mins

Team WRT will continue its season-long celebration of BMW’s racing history at next weekend’s FIA World Endurance Championship round in Barcelona, with Anthony McIntosh’s #69 BMW M4 GT3 EVO adopting an iconic BASF-inspired design. The LMGT3 entry will carry the distinctive red-and-white ‘Cassette Tape’ livery associated with BMW competition machinery during the early 1980s. McIntosh…

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Alpine finishes second and fourth at Fuji after leading for much of the 2026 WEC race, with Victor Martins narrowly missing victory.

Alpine narrowly misses 2026 WEC Fuji victory despite dominant A424 performance

Karishma Persad4 weeks ago4 weeks ago09 mins

Alpine came within six-tenths of victory at the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Fuji after producing its strongest collective performance of the A424 era, with Victor Martins and Jules Gounon finishing second while Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg took fourth. The French manufacturer controlled much of the six-hour contest after locking out…

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BMW reshuffles its 2026 GTWC Europe line-ups as Marciello, Farfus and Harper prioritise the clashing WEC Barcelona round.

BMW drivers Marciello, Farfus and Harper to miss 2026 GTWC Europe Portimão finale amid WEC clash

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

BMW factory drivers Raffaele Marciello, Augusto Farfus and Dan Harper will miss the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup finale at Portimão as they prioritise the clashing FIA World Endurance Championship round at Barcelona. The two events both take place across the 16–18 October weekend, creating complications for 18 GTWC…

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