12th and 19th in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) for Hypercar Drivers in 2025 wasn't the season the French marque wanted for their pair of 9X8's. They come into 2026 with hopes of much better, in what could prove to be a crucial year for the entire programme.

After a difficult debut season, Aston Martin and The Heart of Racing return for a second season in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar category. With progress made towards the end of 2025, it promises to be another step forward for the team in 2026.

Genesis Magma Racing are set to make their debut in the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), with the highly anticipated GMR-001. Six talented drivers will take to the track in Imola for the first race, allowing a project years in the making to finally come to life.

After a consistent 2025, Vista AF Corse and Ferrari return to the World Endurance Championship (WEC) hoping to keep the same form in 2026 with an updated Ferrari 296 LMGT3.

TF Sport will field two LMGT3 entries representing Corvette for the third time as they aim to reach greater heights in 2026 after a stellar 2025 season.

Despite Porche’s absence in the Hypercar class in the WEC (World Endurance Championship), they have a strong lineup to defend their LMGT3 Championship from 2025. Both of their cars will once again be raced by Manthey, one in partnership with DK Engineering and the other with The Bend Motorsport.

The Heart of Racing has expanded its LMGT3 effort to two cars for 2026.

BMW and WRT team up once more, with altered line-ups for an attack on the LMGT3 title in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

After two years with United Autosports, McLaren have decided to pivot to Garage 59 for their LMGT3 programme, allowing United to focus on their upcoming 2027 venture into Hypercar with the British marque.

Entering its third LMGT3 season, Ford aims for WEC glory with fresh recruits and an updated car.

Mercedes-AMG and Iron Lynx will return to the World Endurance Championship (WEC) for the Silver Arrows second season back at the top of the top flight of endurance racing.

After the postponement of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) opener in Qatar earlier in the week, the championship has confirmed today that the pre-season tests scheduled the week before the Qatar 1812km will take place in Imola, starting the 14th of April.

At an event in Paris on Thursday afternoon, Peugeot Sport took the covers off the brand new livery for their 9X8 World Endurance Championship (WEC) challenger.

Cadillac unveil updated gold-liveried 2026 WEC challenger

When Formula One entered the ground effect era in 2022, the Ferrari Hypercar programme didn’t exist and Ferrari’s F1 team was favourites to win the team’s first Championship in nearly a decade and a half.

The World Endurance Championship in 2026 will feature a 35 car grid, made up of 17 Hypercars and 18 LMGT3s.

Ferrari have sealed a 1-2-3 finish in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) drivers championship, and the manufacturers title. Toyota took a 1-2 in the 8 Hours of Bahrain, while the No.87 Lexus won in LMGT3 and the No.92 Porsche took that title.

Welcome to DIVEBOMB's LIVE coverage of the World Endurance Championship finale, the 8 Hours of Bahrain. Both Hypercar and LMGT3 championships will be decided today, with the race getting underway at 10:00 GMT.

Toyota locked out the front row for the finale, with the No.7 starting ahead of the No.8. Then came a Peugeot 3-4, ahead of the No.12 Cadillac. The championship leading No.51 will be seventh, with the No.83 just outside the top 10 and the No.6 Porsche starting dead last.

Qualifying for the 8 Hours of Bahrain, the finale of the 2025 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season got underway at 16:00 local time (12:00 GMT), with the LMGT3 class taking to the track first.