Cadillac wins the 2026 FIA WEC season finale at Monza

The 2026 season of the World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) has come to an end – and at the finale on the legendary Monza circuit, Cadillac secured its first victory of the season. Earl Bamber, Sébastien Bourdais and Jack Aitken won in the V-Series.R, narrowly ahead of Jules Gounon and Victor Martins in the Alpine A424. Tom Gamble and Harry Tincknell in the Aston Martin Valkyrie completed the podium.

Antonio Fuoco had initially started the race from pole position in the Ferrari 499P. However, within the first few metres, Daniel Juncadella in the Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar took the lead. It didn’t take long, however, for Cadillac driver Aitken to take the lead. The American car held onto this position right up to the finish line. Things only got exciting again a few minutes before the end, when the Cadillac (with Bamber at the wheel by then) had to slow down slightly to save fuel.

This allowed the Alpine driven by Jules Gounon and Victor Martins to close in on the Cadillac once more, but ultimately the French car had to settle for second place in what is (presumably) the A424’s final race. Aston Martin lacked the pace of the frontrunners for much of the race. Towards the end, however, the Valkyrie driven by Gamble and Tincknell got faster and faster, meaning they even managed to secure a podium place when Gamble overtook Antonio Giovinazzi in the Ferrari 499P in the closing stages.

As a result, Giovinazzi and his two team-mates, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi, could only manage fourth place at Ferrari’s home race. The top five was rounded off by the Peugeot 9X8 driven by Loïc Duval, Malthe Jakobsen and Théo Pourchaire.

Toyota played no part in the race whatsoever. Both Toyota TR010 Hybrids finished outside the points. Consequently, the internal battle within the manufacturer for the Drivers’ World Championship title went in favour of Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sébastien Buemi. In the LMGT3 class, the Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 driven by Richard Lietz, Riccardo Pera and Yasser Shahin took victory at Monza. The class title went to Corvette driver Jonny Edgar.