Ferrari made a major step in the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship title fight at the Lone Star Le Mans, with the #50 499P taking victory at Circuit of The Americas and the problems suffered by Toyota and BMW helping the Italian manufacturer close the gap in the standings.
Miguel Molina, Nicklas Nielsen and Antonio Fuoco secured Ferrari’s first overall win of the season after Toyota #7 suffered a hydraulic failure with only 10 minutes remaining. The result gave Ferrari 26 points in Austin, including the bonus point for pole position scored by the sister #51, and lifted the manufacturer to 114 points.
Toyota remains in control of the manufacturers’ championship with 140 points, but the Japanese marque added only eight in Texas. BMW is second on 131, after scoring four points, while Ferrari has now reduced the gap to BMW to 17 points.
The result was particularly significant because Ferrari arrived in Austin third in the championship, 44 points behind Toyota and 39 behind BMW. The strong weekend therefore transformed the shape of the title battle with three rounds still remaining.
Rast and Frijns remain tied with Toyota #7
The drivers’ championship remains just as close.
René Rast and Robin Frijns continue to lead with 75 points for BMW #20, but they are tied with Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries, who also have 75 for Toyota #7. The BMW pairing retains first place on the tiebreaker.
Toyota #7 looked set to take control of the title fight in Austin. The car had built a lead of around six seconds over Ferrari #50 before de Vries was forced to retire with the hydraulic problem in the closing minutes, handing the victory to the Italian crew.
Sheldon van der Linde remains third with 65 points, while Ferrari #51’s Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and James Calado sit fourth with 57.
The #8 Toyota crew of Brendon Hartley, Ryō Hirakawa and Sébastien Buemi is fifth on 56, followed by BMW #15’s Kevin Magnussen and Raffaele Marciello on 50.
Ferrari #50’s winning crew has moved to seventh with 54 points, level with the BMW #15 pairing in the wider championship picture after its first victory of the campaign.
Derani scores again as Genesis continues to build
Pipo Derani also added more points at COTA after finishing eighth in Genesis #17 alongside André Lotterer and Mathys Jaubert.
The Brazilian, Lotterer and Jaubert now have 10 points and share 17th place in the Hypercar drivers’ standings. Genesis scored its second consecutive top-eight result after showing competitive pace throughout the Austin weekend.
Augusto Farfus, meanwhile, remains 18th in the LMGT3 drivers’ standings alongside Darren Leung and Sean Gelael, with 22 points.
Corvette retains LMGT3 lead despite Austin zero
The LMGT3 title fight remains led by Corvette #33, despite Jonny Edgar, Nicky Catsburg and Ben Keating failing to score in Austin.
Edgar leads the drivers’ standings with 76 points, four ahead of Catsburg and 22 ahead of Keating. The #33 crew therefore remains in control heading into the final three rounds.
Ferrari #21’s Alessio Rovera, François Hériau and Simon Mann are fourth on 54, while Porsche #92’s Richard Lietz, Riccardo Pera and Yasser Shahin are fifth on 49.
Aston Martin enjoyed a strong weekend at COTA, with the #23 of Gray Newell, Jonny Adam and Dudu Barrichello finishing third. The result moved Newell and Adam to sixth in the drivers’ standings on 49 points, while Barrichello is eighth on 46.
In the LMGT3 teams’ standings, however, the #23 is fourth on 33 points, behind Corvette #33, Porsche #92 and BMW #69. The podium was particularly valuable because Barrichello had missed the previous WEC round in São Paulo due to his IMSA commitments.
WEC 2026: Hypercar drivers’ standings after Lone Star Le Mans
| Pos. | Drivers | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R RAST / R FRIJNS | BMW M Team WRT | 75 |
| 2 | K KOBAYASHI / M CONWAY / N DE VRIES | Toyota Racing | 75 |
| 3 | S VAN DER LINDE | BMW M Team WRT | 65 |
| 4 | A PIER GUIDI / A GIOVINAZZI / J CALADO | Ferrari AF Corse | 57 |
| 5 | B HARTLEY / RYŌ HIRAKAWA / S BUEMI | Toyota Racing | 56 |
| 6 | K MAGNUSSEN / R MARCIELLO | BMW M Team WRT | 50 |
| 7 | A FUOCO / M MOLINA / N NIELSEN | Ferrari AF Corse | 54 |
| 8 | D VANTHOOR | BMW M Team WRT | 48 |
| 9 | A FÉLIX DA COSTA / C MILESI / F HABSBURG | Alpine Endurance Team | 44 |
| 10 | N NATO / W STEVENS | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA | 44 |
| 11 | H TINCKNELL / T GAMBLE | Aston Martin The Heart of Racing | 42 |
| 12 | E BAMBER / S BOURDAIS | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA | 34 |
| 13 | P HANSON / R KUBICA / Y YE | AF Corse Ferrari | 31 |
| 14 | J AITKEN | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA | 30 |
| 15 | L DELÉTRAZ | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA | 26 |
| 16 | F MAKOWIECKI / J GOUNON / V MARTINS | Alpine Endurance Team | 14 |
| 17 | A LOTTERER / P DERANI / M JAUBERT | Genesis Magma Racing | 10 |
| 18 | R GUNN | Aston Martin The Heart of Racing | 8 |
| 19 | N CASSIDY / P DI RESTA / S VANDOORNE | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 6 |
| 20 | L DUVAL / M JAKOBSEN / T POURCHAIRE | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 4 |
| 21 | R TAYLOR | Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA | 2 |
| 22 | A RIBERAS / M SØRENSEN | Aston Martin The Heart of Racing | 2 |
| 23 | D JUNCADELLA / M JAMINET / P CHATIN | Genesis Magma Racing | 0 |
| 24 | R DE ANGELIS | Aston Martin The Heart of Racing | 0 |
Note: Ferrari #50’s crew has 54 points; the order above should therefore place the trio ahead of BMW #15’s 50 points.
WEC 2026: Hypercar manufacturers’ standings
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOYOTA | 140 |
| 2 | BMW | 131 |
| 3 | FERRARI | 114 |
| 4 | CADILLAC | 80 |
| 5 | ALPINE | 66 |
| 6 | ASTON MARTIN | 52 |
| 7 | PEUGEOT | 16 |
| 8 | GENESIS | 12 |
The official FIA WEC standings confirm Toyota’s 140 points, BMW’s 131 and Ferrari’s 114 after Austin.
WEC 2026: LMGT3 drivers’ standings
| Pos. | Drivers | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J EDGAR | TF Sport | 76 |
| 2 | N CATSBURG | TF Sport | 72 |
| 3 | B KEATING | TF Sport | 54 |
| 4 | A ROVERA / F HÉRIAU / S MANN | Vista AF Corse | 54 |
| 5 | R PERA / R LIETZ / Y SHAHIN | The Bend Manthey | 49 |
| 6 | G NEWELL / J ADAM | Heart of Racing Team | 49 |
| 7 | A GÜVEN / J COTTINGHAM / T BOGUSLAVSKIY | Manthey DK Engineering | 48 |
| 8 | E BARRICHELLO | Heart of Racing Team | 46 |
| 9 | I JAMES / M DRUDI / Z ROBICHON | Heart of Racing Team | 44 |
| 10 | A MCINTOSH / D HARPER / P THOMPSON | Team WRT | 43 |
| 11 | C EASTWOOD / P DEMPSEY / S YOLUÇ | Racing Team Turkey by TF | 43 |
| 12 | C SCHMID / J M LÓPEZ / R UMBRĂRESCU | Akkodis ASP Team | 38 |
| 13 | H DAVID / T VAN ROMPUY | Akkodis ASP Team | 37 |
| 14 | J HAWKSWORTH | Akkodis ASP Team | 36 |
| 15 | A AU / M KIRCHHÖFER / T FLEMING | Garage 59 | 34 |
| 16 | B MCDONALD | TF Sport | 22 |
| 17 | A WEST / B GOETHE / F GEHRSITZ | Garage 59 | 22 |
| 18 | A FARFUS / D LEUNG / S GELAEL | Team WRT | 22 |
| 19 | M BERRY / M MARTIN / R ANDRADE | Iron Lynx | 17 |
| 20 | G LEVORATO / L SARGEANT / S GATTUSO | Proton Competition | 14 |
| 21 | B TUCK / E POWELL / S PRIAULX | Proton Competition | 2 |
| 22 | J ZELGER / L HODENIUS / M CRESSONI | Iron Lynx | 0 |
| 23 | N VARRONE | TF Sport | 4 |
| 24 | K PAUWELS | Heart of Racing Team | 3 |
| 25 | D RIGON / F CASTELLACCI / T FLOHR | Vista AF Corse | 0 |
| 26 | E MASSON | Akkodis ASP Team | 1 |
The FIA WEC’s current LMGT3 standings confirm Edgar on 76, Catsburg on 72, Keating on 54 and Barrichello on 46.
WEC 2026: LMGT3 teams’ standings
| Pos. | Car | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corvette #33 | TF SPORT | 76 |
| 2 | Porsche #92 | THE BEND MANTHEY | 49 |
| 3 | BMW #69 | TEAM WRT | 43 |
| 4 | Corvette #34 | RACING TEAM TURKEY BY TF | 43 |
| 5 | Ferrari #21 | VISTA AF CORSE | 42 |
| 6 | Lexus #87 | AKKODIS ASP TEAM | 38 |
| 7 | Lexus #78 | AKKODIS ASP TEAM | 37 |
| 8 | McLaren #10 | GARAGE 59 | 34 |
| 9 | Aston Martin #23 | HEART OF RACING TEAM | 33 |
| 10 | Porsche #91 | MANTHEY DK ENGINEERING | 30 |
| 11 | BMW #32 | TEAM WRT | 22 |
| 12 | Aston Martin #27 | HEART OF RACING TEAM | 19 |
| 13 | McLaren #58 | GARAGE 59 | 18 |
| 14 | Ford #88 | PROTON COMPETITION | 14 |
| 15 | Mercedes #61 | IRON LYNX | 9 |
| 16 | Ford #77 | PROTON COMPETITION | 2 |
| 17 | Ferrari #54 | VISTA AF CORSE | 0 |
| 18 | Mercedes #79 | IRON LYNX | 0 |
The WEC now heads to Japan for the 6 Hours of Fuji, the sixth round of the 2026 season, from September 25-27. GRANDE PRÊMIO will provide full coverage of the event.
FAQ
Who leads the 2026 WEC manufacturers’ championship?
Toyota leads with 140 points, followed by BMW on 131 and Ferrari on 114. The Italian manufacturer is now just 26 points behind Toyota after winning the Lone Star Le Mans.
Who leads the 2026 WEC drivers’ championship?
René Rast and Robin Frijns lead with 75 points for BMW #20, tied with Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries of Toyota #7. The BMW pairing holds first on the tiebreaker.
When is the next WEC race?
The next round is the 6 Hours of Fuji in Japan, scheduled for September 25-27, 2026.
