Antonio Giovinazzi snatches 2026 WEC Imola Hypercar pole for Ferrari in a record-breaking hyperpole, with top four split by 0.073 seconds.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Imola | Qualifying & Hyperpole | Hypercar | Last-lap heroics hand Giovinazzi pole in record Imola shootout

Antonio Giovinazzi rose to the occasion in emphatic fashion at Imola, securing Hypercar pole position for Ferrari AF Corse in a dramatic 2026 WEC Qualifying sessions. Unlike his commanding performance at the same venue twelve months ago, this time Giovinazzi had to fight until the very final moments. As the clock ticked down, the Italian…

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Ferrari targets back-to-back WEC titles, focusing on consistency and precision in 2026 after a dominant but flawed 2025 season.
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Ferrari eyes back-to-back glory in hyper-competitive 2026 WEC campaign

Ferrari enters the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with a clear objective: defend its crown while eliminating the inconsistencies that threatened to derail its previous campaign. Although the Italian manufacturer delivered one of the most commanding starts in recent endurance racing history in 2025, the season also exposed vulnerabilities that could prove decisive…

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Ferrari unveils its 499P Hypercars for the 2026 FIA WEC season as the reigning champions begin their world title defence.
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Ferrari launches 2026 WEC title defence with unchanged line-ups

Ferrari has officially launched its 2026 campaign in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), unveiling the factory Ferrari 499P Hypercars with which it will defend its world titles. The Italian manufacturer enters the new season as the reigning champion after a dominant 2025 campaign. However, drivers and team management have emphasised that maintaining that success…

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While Racing Bulls don't have separate development drivers, they have appointed Yuki Tsunoda and Ayumu Iwasa as their reserve drivers for the 2026 F1 season
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A complete overview of all the 2026 reserve and development drivers for every F1 team

With the final round of F1 pre-season testing coming to a close in Bahrain and the lights ready to go out in Melbourne in less than two weeks’ time, eleven teams are adding final touches to their roster and confirming their reserve and development drivers for the 2026 season.  As 22 drivers line up on…

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Zhou Guanyu and Antonio Giovinazzi will be the reserve drivers for Ferrari F1 in the 2025 season.
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Zhou and Giovinazzi to share Ferrari F1 reserve driver duties in 2025

Ferrari F1 has confirmed that Zhou Guanyu and Antonio Giovinazzi will share reserve driver duties once the season commences at Albert Park in Melbourne next month. He admitted towards the end of last season that a Ferrari reserve role was a possibility as Sauber completely changed their line-up. The history for Zhou Guanyu at Ferrari…

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