Michelin prepares for Fuji’s unique WEC tyre challenge as Hypercars choose between soft and medium compounds for the six-hour race.
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Michelin faces unique tyre challenge at 2026 WEC 6 Hours of Fuji

Michelin faces one of the most varied tyre challenges on the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) calendar as the Hypercar field heads to Fuji Speedway for this weekend’s 6 Hours of Fuji. The 4.563km circuit combines a 1.475km main straight with high-speed corners and a technical final sector, forcing teams to balance outright performance,…

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WRT revives iconic Jägermeister-inspired BMW livery for Fuji
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WRT revives iconic Jägermeister-inspired BMW livery for 2026 WEC 6 Hours of Fuji

Team WRT will revive one of BMW’s most recognisable historic colour schemes at the 2026 WEC 6 Hours of Fuji, with the #69 BMW M4 GT3 EVO set to race in a Jägermeister-inspired orange livery. Anthony McIntosh, Dan Harper and Parker Thompson will carry the latest retro design during the sixth round of the 2026…

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Toyota leads WEC into Fuji as BMW and Ferrari close in, while TF Sport heads a tightening LMGT3 title fight in Japan this weekend.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Fuji | Preview | Toyota takes nine-point lead into crucial home round

The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) heads to Fuji Speedway from 25–27 September for the sixth round of the season, with Toyota returning to home soil at the centre of an increasingly tight three-manufacturer Hypercar title fight. Toyota remains at the top of the Manufacturers’ Championship on 140 points, but BMW sits only nine…

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Manthey targets its first 2026 WEC LMGT3 win at Fuji after a COTA podium revived its push for a third straight championship crown.
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Manthey targets first 2026 WEC victory after COTA breakthrough

Manthey will arrive at Fuji targeting its first FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) victory of the season after its strongest result of 2026 at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) revived its push for a third consecutive LMGT3 crown. The German squad has remained winless through the opening five rounds despite entering the campaign as…

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Genesis scores its best WEC finish at COTA as the #17 GMR-001 takes seventh, showing stronger pace and reliability in Texas again.
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Genesis targets further WEC progress after breakthrough 2026 COTA showing

Genesis Magma Racing left the 2026 Lone Star Le Mans with renewed confidence after the #17 GMR-001 claimed seventh at the Circuit of The America (COTA)s, delivering the Korean manufacturer’s best FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) result to date. The result capped one of Genesis’ strongest weekends since entering Hypercar competition, with the GMR-001 showing…

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Aston Martin highlights Valkyrie progress after fourth at COTA as Heart of Racing scores its LMGT3 win and double podium in Texas.
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Aston Martin takes confidence from Valkyrie’s 2026 WEC podium challenge at COTA

Aston Martin believes its fourth-place finish at the Lone Star Le Mans at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) provided another clear indication of the progress made with the Valkyrie during its second FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Harry Tincknell and Tom Gamble brought the #007 Aston Martin THOR Team entry home fourth at…

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Toyota leaves COTA frustrated after late #7 retirement denies victory, while extending its WEC manufacturers' lead ahead of Fuji.
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Toyota rues missed 2026 WEC COTA opportunity after late #7 retirement

Toyota left the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Lone Star Le Mans with mixed emotions after a late hydraulic failure denied the #7 TR010 Hybrid a likely victory at the Circuit of The Americas. Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway looked set to claim their second victory of the 2026 season after…

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Cadillac secures second at COTA as the V-ONE Concept debuts and GM Motorsports expands its STEM outreach during Lone Star Le Mans.

Cadillac combines COTA podium with V-ONE Concept reveal and STEM outreach

Cadillac delivered one of its strongest FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) weekends of the 2026 season at the Circuit of The Americas, combining a second-place finish for the #38 V-Series.R with several major off-track activations during its home Lone Star Le Mans event. Jack Aitken, Sébastien Bourdais and Earl Bamber secured Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA’s…

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Heart of Racing wins at COTA as Drudi, Robichon and James deliver Aston Martin a one-three in the 2026 WEC Lone Star Le Mans race.
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Heart of Racing ends two-year WEC win drought with home triumph at COTA

Heart of Racing returned to the top step of the FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT3 podium at the 2026 Lone Star Le Mans, as Ian James, Zach Robichon and Mattia Drudi delivered the American-flagged squad its first class victory for two years. The No. 27 Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3 Evo emerged from a race-long fight…

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Ferrari wins the 2026 WEC Lone Star Le Mans after late Toyota heartbreak, while Heart of Racing claims home LMGT3 victory at COTA.
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2026 | WEC | Lone Star Le Mans | Race | Ferrari wins after Toyota heartbreak as Heart of Racing takes LMGT3 victory

Ferrari AF Corse claimed its first victory of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season after late heartbreak for Toyota Racing transformed the final minutes of the Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas. The No. 7 Toyota TR010 Hybrid shared by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries appeared set…

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