Gallery: First on track action of the 2026 FIA WEC season

By Sam TickellApril 17, 2026Le Mans Series, Sports and GT

With the first practice sessions of the season done for the FIA WEC, it is time for a gallery from Paul Foster!

Read about Practice 1 here
And Practice 2 here

#38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Cadillac V-Series.R – Hybrid: Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Cadillac V-Series.R – Hybrid: Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#15 BMW M Team WRT – BMW M Hybrid V8: Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Cadillac V-Series.R – Hybrid: Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#32 Team WRT – BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo: Darren Leung, Sean Gelael, Augusto Farfus FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#19 Genesis Magma Racing – Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar: Mathieu Jaminet, Paul-Loup Chatin, Daniel Juncadella FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#34 Racing Team Turkey By TF – Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R: Peter Dempsey, Salih Yoluc, Charlie Eastwood FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#7 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#007 Aston Martin THOR Team – Aston Martin Valkyrie: Harry Tincknell, Tom Gamble FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#69 Team WRT – BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo: Anthony McIntosh, Parker Thompson, Dan Harper FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#23 Heart of Racing Team – Aston Martin Vantage AMR LM GT3: Gray Newell, Kobe Pauwells, Jonny Adam FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#8 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#35 Alpine Endurance Team – Alpine A424 – Hybrid: Antonio Felix Da Costa, Charles Milesi, Ferdinand Habsburg FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#69 Team WRT – BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo: Anthony McIntosh, Parker Thompson, Dan Harper FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#7 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#51 Ferrari AF Corse – Ferrari 499P – Hybrid: Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#8 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#009 Aston Martin THOR Team – Aston Martin Valkyrie: Alex Riberas, Marco Sorensen FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#21 Vista AF Corse – Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo: François Heriau, Simon Mann, Alessio Rovera FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#17 Genesis Magma Racing – Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar: André Lotterer, Luis Felipe Derani, Mathys Jaubert FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Cadillac V-Series.R – Hybrid: Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#009 Aston Martin THOR Team – Aston Martin Valkyrie: Alex Riberas, Marco Sorensen FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#21 Vista AF Corse – Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo: François Heriau, Simon Mann, Alessio Rovera FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Cadillac V-Series.R – Hybrid: Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#93 Peugeot TotalEnergies – Peugeot 9X8 – Hybrid: Paul Di Resta, Stoffel Vandoorne, Nick Cassidy FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#17 Genesis Magma Racing – Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar: André Lotterer, Luis Felipe Derani, Mathys Jaubert FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#51 Ferrari AF Corse – Ferrari 499P – Hybrid: Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#15 BMW M Team WRT – BMW M Hybrid V8: Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#93 Peugeot TotalEnergies – Peugeot 9X8 – Hybrid: Paul Di Resta, Stoffel Vandoorne, Nick Cassidy FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#50 Ferrari AF Corse – Ferrari 499P – Hybrid: Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, Nicklas Nielsen FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#94 Peugeot TotalEnergies – Peugeot 9X8 – Hybrid: Loic Duval, Malthe Jakobsen, Theo Pourchaire FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#8 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#32 Team WRT – BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo: Darren Leung, Sean Gelael, Augusto Farfus FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#77 Proton Competition – Ford Mustang LMGT3: Eric Powell, Ben Tuck, Sebastian Prialux FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#69 Team WRT – BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo: Anthony McIntosh, Parker Thompson, Dan Harper FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#34 Racing Team Turkey By TF – Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R: Peter Dempsey, Salih Yoluc, Charlie Eastwood FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Cadillac V-Series.R – Hybrid: Norman Nato, Will Stevens FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#8 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Cadillac V-Series.R – Hybrid: Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#32 Team WRT – BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo: Darren Leung, Sean Gelael, Augusto Farfus FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#50 Ferrari AF Corse – Ferrari 499P – Hybrid: Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, Nicklas Nielsen FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#10 Garage 59 – McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo: Antares Au, Thomas Fleming, Marvin Kirchhofer FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#92 The Bend Manthey – Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3: Yasser Shahin, Riccardo Pera, Richard Lietz FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#87 Akkodis ASP Team – Lexus RC F LMGT3: Petru Umbrarescu, Jose Maria Lopez FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#23 Heart of Racing Team – Aston Martin Vantage AMR LM GT3: Gray Newell, Kobe Pauwells, Jonny Adam FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#19 Genesis Magma Racing – Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar: Mathieu Jaminet, Paul-Loup Chatin, Daniel Juncadella FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#17 Genesis Magma Racing – Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar: André Lotterer, Luis Felipe Derani, Mathys Jaubert FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#7 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#92 The Bend Manthey – Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3: Yasser Shahin, Riccardo Pera, Richard Lietz FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#8 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#34 Racing Team Turkey By TF – Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R: Peter Dempsey, Salih Yoluc, Charlie Eastwood FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#91 Manthey DK Engineering – Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3: James Cottingham, Timur Boguslavskiy, Ayhancan Guven FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

#7 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Toyota GR010 – Hybrid: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

WEC Branding FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola, Free Practice 1, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy