Toyota wins the FIA WEC 6 Hours of Barcelona and secures the World Championship title

A major success for Toyota in the seventh race of the 2026 FIA WEC season: with a strong performance, the Japanese manufacturer secured a commanding one-two finish. The TR010 Hybrid driven by Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sébastien Buemi had, in essence, dominated the entire race – and ultimately won ahead of its sister car driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries. The podium was completed by the Ferrari 499P driven by Antonio Fuoco, local hero Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen.

Initially, Genesis had started the 6-hour race in Barcelona from pole position with the GMR-001 hypercar driven by Luis Felipe Derani, André Lotterer and Mathys Jaubert, but starting driver Lotterer quickly fell back. Daniel Juncadella, in the second Genesis, also lost ground on the first lap and was unable to close the gap on the leaders. Overall, Toyota was so dominant in Barcelona that none of the remaining competitors could really stand up to the Japanese team. Not even changing weather conditions or safety car periods could stop Toyota this Sunday.

This resulted in a one-two finish. Toyota has therefore already secured the Constructors’ Championship title with one race remaining. Ferrari also fared well, with third place for Fuoco/Molina/Nielsen and fifth for the privately entered AF Corse 499P.

Between the two Ferraris, the Cadillac V-Series.R driven by Earl Bamber, Sébastien Bourdais and Jack Aitken took fourth place in the Hypercars. In the LMGT3 class, the Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 driven by Richard Lietz, Riccardo Pera and Yasser Shahin was successful. The next WEC race will also be the 2026 season finale. It will take place on 8 November at the Monza circuit.

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