Toyota Racing has become the 2026 FIA World Endurance Manufacturers’ Champion courtesy of a one-two finish in Barcelona today (18 October).
Toyota took a crushing 1-2 formation finish in today’s 6 Hours of Barcelona presented by Visit Qatar, and celebrated clinching the 2026 FIA Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship.
Today’s triumph was Toyotas eighth title as a team in the FIA WEC, five of which have been in the Hypercar category since 2021.
The #8 Toyota Racing crew of Sebastien Buemi, Ryo Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley took their second consecutive win and their third of the 2026 campaign after a dominant display where they led conclusively from the very first hour.
They led home the sister Toyota TR010 Hybrid Hypercar of Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway to ensure they have a solid points buffer over their stablemates in the drivers’ standings heading to the final race at Monza next month.
Completing the podium at Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya was the #50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P of Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina.
Porsche took the LMGT3 honours with Richard Lietz, Yasser Shahin and Riccardo Pera also dominating proceedings to take their first win of the season in The Bend Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 entry.
Seven different winners from the seven LMGT3 races this year is the most different winners in a single GT class in a season, emphasising the close and competitive nature of the multi-manufacturer category.
Full report to follow
