Check out the full qualifying results ahead of the 2026 World Endurance Championship opening round in Imola – held at the historic Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

RacingNews365 Staff

18 April 4:00PM

Antonio Giovinazzi secured Hypercar pole position for the 6 Hours of Imola, the new first round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) season.

Ryo Hirakawa in the #8 Toyota was second quickest behind the #51 Ferrari at the Italian circuit, with the #50 Ferrari of Antonio Fuoco and Malthe Jakobsen's #94 Peugoet completing the second row of the grid.

The #10 McLaren was fastest in LMGT3, beating out the #78 Lexus by two tenths of a second during hyperpole for that class.

More to follow...

Check out the full qualifying results below!

2026 WEC Six Hours of Imola - Qualifying results
Pos. (Class)	No.	Team	Drivers
1	51	Ferrari AF Corse	A. Pier Guidi, J. Calado, A. Giovinazzi
2	8	Toyota Racing	S. Buemi, B. Hartley, R. Hirakawa
3	50	Ferrari AF Corse	A. Fuoco, M. Molina, N. Nielsen
4	94	Peugeot TotalEnergies	L. Duval, M. Jakobsen, T. Pourchaire
5	12	Cadillac Hertz Team Jota	A. Lynn, W. Stevens, N. Nato
6	7	Toyota Racing	M. Conway, K. Kobayashi, N. De Vries
7	35	Alpine Endurance Team	A. Felix Da Costa, C. Milesi, F. Habsburg
8	83	AF Corse	Y. Ye, R. Kubica, P. Hanson
9	20	BMW M Team WRT	R. Frijns, R. Rast
10	15	BMW M Team WRT	K. Magnussen, R. Marciello
11	36	Alpine Endurance Team	F. Makowiecki, J. Gounon, V. Martins
12	007	Aston Martin Thor Team	H. Tincknell, T. Gamble
13	38	Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA	E. Bamber, S. Bourdais
14	009	Aston Martin Thor Team	A. Riberas, M. Sørensen
15	93	Peugeot TotalEnergies	P. Di Resta, S. Vandoorne, N. Cassidy
16	17	Genesis Magma Racing	A. Lotterer, L. Derani, M. Jaubert
17	19	Genesis Magma Racing	M. Jaminet, P. Chatin, D, Juncadella

2026 WEC Six Hours of Imola - Qualifying results
Pos. (Class)	No.	Team	Drivers
1	10	Garage 59	A. Au, T. Fleming, M. Kirchhöfer
2	78	Akkodis ASP Team	T. Van Rompuy, H. David, E. Masson
3	87	Akkodis ASP Team	P. Umbrarescu, C. Schmid, J. Lopez
4	69	Team WRT	A. McIntosh, P. Thompson, D. Harper
5	32	Team WRT	D. Leung, S. Gelael, A. Farfus
6	61	Iron Lynx	M. Berry, R. Andrade, M. Martin
7	21	Vista AF Corse	F. Heriau, S. Mann, A. Rovera
8	91	Manthey DK Engineering	J. Cottingham, T. Boguslavskiy, A. Güven
9	88	Proton Competition	S. Gattuso, G. Levorato, L. Sargeant
10	34	Racing Team Turkey By TF	P. Dempsey, S. Yoluc, C. Eastwood
11	92	The Bend Manthey	Y. Shahin, R. Pera, R. Lietz
12	27	Heart of Racing Team	I. James, Z. Robichon, M. Drudi
13	77	Proton Competition	E. Powell, B. Tuck, S. Priaulx
14	33	TF Sport	B. Mcdonald, J. Edgar, N. Catsburg
15	23	Heart of Racing Team	G. Newell, K. Pauwells, J. Adam
16	58	Garage 59	A. West, F. Gehrsitz, B. Goethe
17	79	Iron Lynx	J. Zelger, M. Cressoni, L. Hodenius
18	54	Vista AF Corse	T. Flohr, F. Castellacci, D. Rigon

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