The 2026 6 Hours of Imola was an endurance sportscar racing event, held between 17 and 19 April 2026, as the first of eight rounds of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the fourth running of the event, and the third consecutive running of the event as part of the World Endurance Championship.

Background The event was announced on 13 June 2025, during the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. After the 2026 Qatar 1812 km was postponed until October due to the 2026 Iran war, the 6 Hours of Imola became the opening round of the season.

Entry list

The entry list was published on 7 April 2026 and consisted of 35 entries across 2 categories – 17 in Hypercar and 18 in LMGT3. Alex Lynn was scheduled to drive the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota entry but underwent an operation on his neck prior to the race for an "ongoing neck injury". Also absent from the Hypercar's entry list were Cadillac's Jack Aitken (No. 38), as well as BMW's Dries Vanthoor (No. 15) and Sheldon van der Linde (No. 20), due to driving duties at the IMSA's 2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach held at the same weekend. In the LMGT3 category, Aston Martin Academy graduate Kobe Pauwels made his debut in place of The Heart of Racing's Eduardo Barrichello (No. 23) due to similar clashing commitments, while Corvette TF Sport's Ben Keating (No. 33) was injured in a training accident and was replaced by Blake McDonald.

Schedule Date Time (local: CEST) Event Friday, 17 April 10:15 Free Practice 1 15:15 Free Practice 2 Saturday, 18 April 10:30 Free Practice 3 14:30 Qualifying - LMGT3 14:50 Hyperpole - LMGT3 15:10 Qualifying - Hypercar 15:30 Hyperpole - Hypercar Sunday, 19 April 13:00 Race Source:

Practice Three practice sessions were held before the event: two on Friday, and one on Saturday. The sessions on Friday morning and Friday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Saturday morning lasted 60 minutes.

Practice 1 Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 83 AF Corse Robert Kubica 1:31.739 LMGT3 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Charlie Eastwood 1:42.678 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Practice 2 Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 35 Alpine Endurance Team Charles Milesi 1:30.898 LMGT3 23 Heart of Racing Team Kobe Pauwels 1:42.081 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Practice 3 Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco 1:30.370 LMGT3 27 Heart of Racing Team Mattia Drudi 1:41.973 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Qualifying Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos.ClassTeamQualifyingHyperpoleGrid1Hypercar51 Ferrari AF Corse1:30.3411:30.12712Hypercar8 Toyota Racing1:30.4711:30.13823Hypercar50 Ferrari AF Corse1:30.0881:30.16734Hypercar94 Peugeot TotalEnergies1:30.3091:30.20045Hypercar12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota1:30.6441:30.41956Hypercar7 Toyota Racing1:30.2741:30.43267Hypercar35 Alpine Endurance Team1:30.4201:30.46978Hypercar83 AF Corse1:30.2151:30.50889Hypercar20 BMW M Team WRT1:30.5761:30.618910Hypercar15 BMW M Team WRT1:30.6401:30.8011011Hypercar36 Alpine Endurance Team1:30.6821112Hypercar007 Aston Martin THOR Team1:30.8061213Hypercar38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota1:30.8671314Hypercar009 Aston Martin THOR Team1:30.9671415Hypercar93 Peugeot TotalEnergies1:30.9951516Hypercar19 Genesis Magma Racing1:31.2581617Hypercar17 Genesis Magma Racing1:32.2161718LMGT310 Garage 591:43.0381:41.1811819LMGT378 Akkodis ASP Team1:42.8151:41.4071920LMGT387 Akkodis ASP Team1:43.0091:41.5452021LMGT369 Team WRT1:42.3151:41.5912122LMGT332 Team WRT1:42.4281:41.8122223LMGT361 Iron Lynx1:42.8101:42.0922324LMGT321 Vista AF Corse1:42.9401:42.2302425LMGT391 Manthey DK Engineering1:43.0811:42.2652526LMGT388 Proton Competition1:42.9121:42.4352627LMGT334 Racing Team Turkey by TF1:43.081No time2728LMGT392 The Bend Manthey1:43.0932829LMGT327 Heart of Racing Team1:43.1062930LMGT377 Proton Competition1:43.2413031LMGT333 TF Sport1:43.2813132LMGT323 Heart of Racing Team1:43.3363233LMGT358 Garage 591:43.3643334LMGT379 Iron Lynx1:43.5223435LMGT354 Vista AF Corse1:43.99935 Source:

Race Race results The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 150 laps. Class winners are in bold and . PosClassTeamDriversCarTiresLapsTime/RetiredEngine1Hypercar8 Toyota Racing Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo HirakawaToyota TR010 Hybrid2136:00:34.717Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V62Hypercar51 Ferrari AF Corse James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier GuidiFerrari 499P213 +13.352Ferrari F163CG 3.0 L Turbo V63Hypercar7 Toyota Racing Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de VriesToyota TR010 Hybrid213 +41.187Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V64Hypercar35 Alpine Endurance Team António Félix da Costa Ferdinand Habsburg Charles MilesiAlpine A424213 +59.385Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V65Hypercar20 BMW M Team WRT Robin Frijns René RastBMW M Hybrid V8213 +1:00.543BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V86Hypercar50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas NielsenFerrari 499P213 +1:00.901Ferrari F163CG 3.0 L Turbo V67Hypercar15 BMW M Team WRT Kevin Magnussen Raffaele MarcielloBMW M Hybrid V8213 +1:01.506BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V88Hypercar38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA Earl Bamber Sébastien BourdaisCadillac V-Series.R213 +1:01.995Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V89Hypercar007 Aston Martin THOR Team Tom Gamble Harry TincknellAston Martin Valkyrie212 +1 LapAston Martin RA 6.5 L V1210Hypercar83 AF Corse Philip Hanson Robert Kubica Yifei YeFerrari 499P212 +1 LapFerrari F163CG 3.0 L Turbo V611Hypercar36 Alpine Endurance Team Jules Gounon Frédéric Makowiecki Victor MartinsAlpine A424212 +1 LapAlpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V612Hypercar94 Peugeot TotalEnergies Loïc Duval Malthe Jakobsen Théo PourchairePeugeot 9X8212 +1 LapPeugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V613Hypercar12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA Norman Nato Will StevensCadillac V-Series.R212 +1 LapCadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V814Hypercar009 Aston Martin THOR Team Alex Riberas Marco SørensenAston Martin Valkyrie212 +1 LapAston Martin RA 6.5 L V1215Hypercar17 Genesis Magma Racing Pipo Derani Mathys Jaubert André LottererGenesis GMR-001211 +2 LapsGenesis G8MR 3.2 L Turbo V816Hypercar93 Peugeot TotalEnergies Nick Cassidy Paul di Resta Stoffel VandoornePeugeot 9X8210 +3 LapsPeugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V617LMGT369 Team WRT Dan Harper Anthony McIntosh Parker ThompsonBMW M4 GT3 Evo194+19 LapsBMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I618LMGT333 TF Sport Nicky Catsburg Jonny Edgar Blake McDonaldChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R194 +19 LapsChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V819LMGT392 The Bend Manthey Richard Lietz Riccardo Pera Yasser ShahinPorsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)193 +20 LapsPorsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-620LMGT391 Manthey DK Engineering Timur Boguslavskiy James Cottingham Ayhancan GüvenPorsche 911 GT3 R (992.2)193 +20 LapsPorsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-621LMGT332 Team WRT Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael Darren LeungBMW M4 GT3 Evo193 +20 LapsBMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I622LMGT321 Vista AF Corse François Hériau Simon Mann Alessio RoveraFerrari 296 GT3 Evo193 +20 LapsFerrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V623LMGT358 Garage 59 Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe Alexander WestMcLaren 720S GT3 Evo193 +20 LapsMcLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V824LMGT388 Proton Competition Stefano Gattuso Giammarco Levorato Logan SargeantFord Mustang GT3 Evo193 +20 LapsFord Coyote 5.4 L V825LMGT323 Heart of Racing Team Jonny Adam Gray Newell Kobe PauwelsAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo193 +20 LapsAston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V826LMGT377 Proton Competition Eric Powell Sebastian Priaulx Ben TuckFord Mustang GT3 Evo193 +20 LapsFord Coyote 5.4 L V827LMGT354 Vista AF Corse Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide RigonFerrari 296 GT3 Evo192 +21 LapsFerrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V628LMGT379 Iron Lynx Matteo Cressoni Lin Hodenius Johannes ZelgerMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo192 +21 LapsMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V829Hypercar19 Genesis Magma Racing Paul-Loup Chatin Mathieu Jaminet Daniel JuncadellaGenesis GMR-001189 +24 LapsGenesis G8MR 3.2 L Turbo V830LMGT310 Garage 59 Antares Au Tom Fleming Marvin KirchhöferMcLaren 720S GT3 Evo179 +34 LapsMcLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V831LMGT378 Akkodis ASP Team Hadrien David Esteban Masson Tom Van RompuyLexus RC F GT3171 +42 LapsLexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8RetLMGT361 Iron Lynx Rui Andrade Martin Berry Maxime MartinMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo166 Power lossMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8RetLMGT334 Racing Team Turkey by TF Peter Dempsey Charlie Eastwood Salih YoluçChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R162 ElectricalChevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8RetLMGT327 Heart of Racing Team Mattia Drudi Ian James Zacharie RobichonAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo146 SuspensionAston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8RetLMGT387 Akkodis ASP Team José María López Clemens Schmid Răzvan UmbrărescuLexus RC F GT332 TransmissionLexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 Source:

Championship standings after the race Hypercar

Drivers Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa 25 2 Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi 19 3 Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries 15 4 António Félix da Costa Charles Milesi Ferdinand Habsburg 12 5 Robin Frijns René Rast 10

Teams Pos Team Points 1 #8 Toyota Racing 25 2 #51 Ferrari AF Corse 19 3 #7 Toyota Racing 15 4 #35 Alpine Endurance Team 12 5 #20 BMW M Team WRT 10

Manufacturers Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 40 2 Ferrari 27 3 BMW 16 4 Alpine 13 5 Cadillac 4

LMGT3

Drivers Pos Driver Points 1 Anthony McIntosh Parker Thompson Daniel Harper 25 2 Dean MacDonald Jonny Edgar Nicky Catsburg 18 3 Yasser Shahin Riccardo Pera Richard Lietz 15 4 James Cottingham Timur Boguslavskiy Ayhancan Güven 12 5 Darren Leung Sean Gelael Augusto Farfus 10

Teams Pos Team Points 1 #69 Team WRT 25 2 #33 TF Sport 18 3 #92 The Bend Manthey 15 4 #91 Manthey DK Engineering 12 5 #32 Team WRT 10

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