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2026 WEC Imola: How to watch, start time and entry list

The World Endurance Championship travels to Italy this weekend for the opening round of the season. Here's the full schedule for the 2026 6 Hours of Imola.

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The 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list in full

Check out the full entry list for the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours, the 94th running of the French endurance classic and the blue riband round of the 2026 World Endurance Championship.

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From DNFs to Bahrain podium: Inside Mercedes’ turbulent first WEC season

A compressed development programme, early DNFs and a steep learning curve made Mercedes’ first season in WEC’s LMGT3 class a bruising experience. But a podium in the Bahrain finale offered a glimpse of what could come next

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Iron Dames exits from WEC after five seasons

The all-female Iron Dames team is bowing out of the WEC but hasn’t revealed its exact plans for 2026

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Iron Dames pulls out of WEC after five seasons

The all-female Iron Dames team is bowing out of the WEC but hasn’t revealed its exact plans for 2026

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WEC Bahrain: Toyota takes first 2025 pole with 1-2 in qualifying

Toyota has secured its first pole position of the 2025 WEC campaign, with Kamui Kobayashi leading a 1-2 in qualifying for the Bahrain 8 Hours

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WEC Bahrain: Toyota takes first pole in 2025 with 1-2 in qualifying

Toyota has secured its first pole position of the 2025 WEC campaign, with a 1-2 in qualifying for the Bahrain 8 Hours

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Heavy Le Mans practice crash forces Iron Lynx to change Mercedes chassis

The Iron Lynx team has been forced to change the chassis on its #63 Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 after a sizeable crash for Stephen Grove in Le Mans 24 Hours opening practice.

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Iron Lynx forced to change Mercedes chassis after Grove's hefty Le Mans practice crash

The Iron Lynx team has been forced to change the chassis on its #63 Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 after a sizeable crash for Stephen Grove in Le Mans 24 Hours opening practice.

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Famous Silver Arrows livery to feature at Le Mans celebrating Mercedes' 1989 win

Mercedes World Endurance Championship squad Iron Lynx will run a special livery at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours to celebrate the German marque’s victory of the famous enduro in 1989.

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Iron Lynx to run special Mercedes Silver Arrows livery at Le Mans 2025

Mercedes World Endurance Championship squad Iron Lynx will run a special livery at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours to celebrate the German marque’s victory of the famous enduro in 1989.

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Lamborghini open to new LMDh partners for WEC return

Lamborghini will start looking for new partner teams to continue its LMDh project beyond 2025 if it can prove the competitiveness of the car in this year’s IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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The lesser-trodden path Martin is taking in joining Mercedes-AMG

Following last week's announcement of his departure from BMW for a second time, decorated sportscar racer Maxime Martin's move to Mercedes-AMG was announced over the weekend.

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Iron Dames to run all-female crew in 2025 WRC

Iron Dames has announced plans to expand its move into rallying by fielding an all-female crew in the 2025 World Rally Championship.

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Lamborghini withdraws from WEC's Hypercar and LMGT3 classes

Lamborghini has withdrawn from the World Endurance Championship, ending its participation in both the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes.

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Lamborghini withdraws from WEC Hypercar and LMGT3

Lamborghini has withdrawn from the World Endurance Championship, ending its participation in both the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes.

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WEC's Iron Dames to return to Porsche for 2025 after year with Lamborghini

The all-female Iron Dames World Endurance Championship LMGT3 entry will switch from Lamborghini to Porsche for next season with the title-winning Manthey team.

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WEC's Iron Dames to make Porsche return for 2025 after year with Lamborghini

The all-female Iron Dames World Endurance Championship LMGT3 entry will switch from Lamborghini to Porsche for next season with the title-winning Manthey team.

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Mercedes makes Le Mans return, enters WEC with Iron Lynx

Mercedes will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 1999 as part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with the Iron Lynx team.

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Lamborghini assessing LMDh future; won't rule out axing programme

Lamborghini looks set to downscale its LMDh programme for 2025 and to compete in either the World Endurance Championship or the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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WEC Bahrain: Peugeot leads Porsche as the final round of the year begins

Peugeot set the pace in the opening practice session for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.

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2025 Le Mans 24 Hours invitations awarded to ELMS winners

AO by TF was one of several teams to secure an automatic invitation for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours after it won the overall title in this year's European Le Mans Series.

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ELMS titles sealed at Portimao, 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours invitations awarded

Lorenzo Fluxa, Ritomo Miyata and Malthe Jakobsen stood tall in the 4 Hours of Portimao, the European Le Mans Series season finale. In a grandstand conclusion to a tightly contested season, two of the championship battles were decided on the very last lap of the race.

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Lamborghini not concerned over Le Mans reliability despite rain-interrupted test

The track was wet for the majority of the three days of testing at Portimao for the single long-distance test scheduled by Lamborghini and its Iron Lynx factory squad ahead of the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on 15-16 June, team principal Andrea Piccini has revealed.

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