Schedule: WEC 2026 6 Hours of Imola
15th April 2026The World Endurance Championship is finally back after a slight delay to its season, with the 6 Hours of Imola. Here is what the schedule looks like.
Feature image credit: Ferrari Media
Following the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the retaliatory responses from Iran, the World Endurance Championship will finally get underway this weekend after postponing its usual season opener in Qatar.
The season was meant to get underway in the Middle East for the Qatar 1812km, but this was postponed to October 22-24, 2026, to allow the tension in the area and the ongoing conflict to de-escalate.
As such, the pre-season prologue has been completed in Ferrari’s backyard, in their home county of Italy, at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, commonly known as Imola.
In their home event, Ferrari topped the timing boards after the PM session of the prologue with Antonio Fuoco headlining the timing sheets with a 1m 31.177s lap, 0.126s faster than AF Corse’s Robert Kubica, and nearly two-tenths quicker than Antonio Giovinazzi.
As confirmed by the Entry List ahead of the event, a total of 35 entries will make up the WECs curtain-raiser, consisting of 17 Hypercar and 18 LMGT3 entries (including their sister cars, if applicable).
So, with the 6 Hours of Imola preparing to kick off the championship, here is the official schedule of the race weekend.
*** Times displayed are set in the local time of the circuit ***
Friday – April 17, 2026
Free Practice 1 – 10:15am
Free Practice 2 – 3:15pm
Saturday – April 18, 2026
Free Practice 3 – 10:30am
Qualifying (LMGT3) – 2:30pm
Hyperpole (LMGT3) – 2:50pm
Qualifying (Hypercar) – 3:10pm
Hyperpole (Hypercar) – 3:30pm
Sunday – April 19, 2026
6 Hours of Imola – 1pm
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- 6 Hours of Fuji: how has the first half of the race unfolded?
- 6 Hours of Fuji: Who leads after the first hour of the WEC race?
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