Following two completely dry days at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the penultimate round of the season began on a wet track surface – and the conditions immediately caught out a number of competitors.
Pole-sitter André Lotterer found himself overhauled by fast-starting Genesis Magma Racing stablemate Daniel Juncadella and Toyota Racing ace Sébastien Buemi on the dash to Turn One, before the home hero ran through the Turn Five gravel trap.
That dropped the #19 Genesis from the lead to the tail-end of the Hypercar field – and promoted Buemi to first place. It was a position the #8 would occupy for the majority of the race, as the championship-leading crew – composed of the Swiss star, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa – and sister #7 trio enjoyed a near-flawless run…
The dominant display earned FIA WEC’s most successful marque not only its first one-two result of the campaign, but with it, the Manufacturers/Teams’ laurels for the eighth time in 14 seasons – and fifth out of six in the current Hypercar era.
In LMGT3, The Bend Manthey’s Richard Lietz, Riccardo Pera and Yasser Shahin made it seven different winners from as many races this year – meaning TF Sport will need to hold its nerve in the season finale to seal the deal.
The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship will conclude with the 6 Hours of Monza on 6-8 November.
Check out the full results from Barcelona.
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