FIA World Endurance Championship Countdown

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FIA WEC • 2026 SEASON

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TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps — Belgium
Race start: Sat 09 May 2026, 14:00 track time
Countdown uses the next officially confirmed FIA WEC timing. Where later 2026 race times remain TBC, the card will count down to the start of the round weekend instead.

Latest Result

FIA WEC • ROUND 1 • IMOLA

6 Hours of Imola

Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 19 April 2026

The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship opened at Imola with Aston Martin’s Valkyrie Hypercar programme taking a small but meaningful early step forward. The #007 car brought home points with 9th place overall in Hypercar, while the #009 finished 14th. In LMGT3, Heart of Racing’s #23 Aston Martin finished 9th, while the sister #27 was classified 17th.

Hypercar — Aston Martin Focus
Pos Car Team Notes
9 #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie Aston Martin THOR Team First points finish
14 #009 Aston Martin Valkyrie Aston Martin THOR Team Finished, no points
LMGT3 — Aston Martin Focus
Pos Car Team Notes
9 #23 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 Heart of Racing Team Points finish
17 #27 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 Heart of Racing Team Classified after problems

Championship Standings

AFTER ROUND 1
Hypercar Manufacturers
Pos Manufacturer Pts
1Toyota40
2Ferrari27
3BMW16
4Alpine13
5Cadillac4
6Aston Martin2
7Peugeot0
8Genesis0
Hypercar Drivers — Aston Martin Focus
Pos Car Drivers Pts
9 #007 Harry Tincknell / Tom Gamble 2
14 #009 Alex Riberas / Marco Sørensen 0
LMGT3 Teams — Aston Martin Focus
Pos Car Team Pts
9 #23 Heart of Racing Team 2
17 #27 Heart of Racing Team 0

Aston Martin’s WEC story is currently one of measured progress rather than headline result. The key value here is to track where the Valkyrie programme is moving forward, where Heart of Racing sits in LMGT3, and whether those small gains begin to turn into stronger results.