After the race at Fuji: a look at the FIA WEC standings

The sixth race weekend of the 2026 FIA WEC came to an end last weekend. Victory in the 6-hour race at Fuji in Japan went to Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sébastien Buemi in the Toyota TR010 Hybrid. The trio have thus reclaimed the top spot in the standings. Alongside their triumph at Toyota’s home race in Japan, their other highlights so far this season have been victory at the season opener in Imola and third place at Le Mans. They now have 89 points to their name and are once again leading the drivers’ championship.

Second place in the World Championship standings is also held by a Toyota trio: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries have 79 points. Their highlight was undoubtedly their victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Third in the standings are Robin Frijns and René Rast – despite finishing with zero points at Fuji and, previously, at Austin. Prior to that, the BMW M Hybrid V8 drivers secured second place at Le Mans, victory at Spa-Francorchamps, fifth place at Imola and eighth place at Interlagos. They currently have 75 points.

Currently in fourth place are Kevin Magnussen and Raffaele Marciello, who drive the second BMW. Their highlight was victory at the race in Interlagos. They have 69 points. Sheldon van der Linde, who shares the #20 BMW with Frijns and Rast, rounds off the top five. He missed the season opener at Imola and has accumulated a total of 65 points.

In the manufacturers’ championship, the rule is that two cars per make are counted. Privately entered cars (i.e. currently only the yellow Ferrari 499P from AF Corse) are not eligible for points. Toyota leads the manufacturers’ championship with 169 points, whilst BMW lies in second place with 146 points, ahead of Ferrari on 115 points and Alpine on 96 points. Cadillac is in fifth place, also on 96 points. The next FIA WEC race is scheduled for 18 October 2026 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.