Here is the reality of the 2026 FIA WEC season finale: three championships are still entirely up for grabs at the upcoming 6 Hours of Monza, scheduled for 6 to 8 November. While the Japanese automotive giant Toyota has already locked down the Manufacturers' crown, the internal duel between its two Hypercar crews is set to deliver an incredible end to the year. Adding to the drama, Mike Conway is preparing to sign off his career in the #7 GR010 Hybrid with a bang, while Team Principal and driver Kamui Kobayashi has confirmed there will be no team orders whatsoever. That leaves the two Toyota trios to fight tooth-and-nail for the Drivers' championship.
Toyota arrives at the venue with the Manufacturers' title already in its pocket, having sealed it last time out in Barcelona. Saturday in Spain had initially hinted at a different story when Genesis claimed the first pole position in the South Korean marque's short history. Unfortunately, rain before the start completely transformed Sunday's race. On a wet Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Sébastien Buemi wasted no time putting the #8 Toyota at the front, where it remained for the vast majority of the six-hour duration.
Early in the second hour, Nyck de Vries executed a pass on Miguel Molina's Ferrari to establish a commanding Toyota one-two. From that moment on, the machines simply drove away from the rest of the field, taking the chequered flag in close formation. The #8 car crossed the line just 0.583s clear of the #7, leaving the #50 Ferrari of Molina, Antonio Fuoco, and Nicklas Nielsen almost 40 seconds back in third place. That result secured Toyota its eighth FIA WEC Manufacturers and Teams title, marking its fifth triumph in six seasons of the Hypercar era. More importantly for the upcoming weekend, the gap between the two teammates shifted from 10 points heading into Barcelona to 17 coming out.
Beyond the intra-team Hypercar battle, three of the season's four titles will be decided in Italy, including both LMGT3 battles, while rival Hypercar manufacturers scrap over second place in the standings. Fans wanting to follow the action can watch every session live on FIAWEC+, the official streaming platform of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Coverage kicks off with Free Practice 1 at 10:30 on Friday, 6 November, leading into qualifying and Hyperpole on Saturday afternoon. The main event starts at 11:00 local time on Sunday, 8 November, which corresponds to 10:00 in the UK and 05:00 on the US East Coast.
Viewers tuning into FIAWEC+ will have access to Live Timing Pro, on-board cameras, and full replays via either a race pass or the year-long FIAWEC+ 365 Pass. For local audiences in Italy, Rai Italia will broadcast the race live for the very first time, starting coverage on Rai Sport before switching over to Rai 2 at 15:30 CET. With the full event timetable and entry list now published on the Monza race page, everything is set for a brutal, beautiful final fight.
