WEC Releases Unchanged 2026 Calendar

The FIA World Endurance Championship has revealed its schedule for the 2026 season, featuring an unchanged roster of eight circuits.

Revealed on Friday at the annual ACO press conference ahead of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the schedule features no real surprises, with the same eight venues as the 2025 roster in the same order, and on mostly identical weekends.

The only date change of note is that the curtain-raising Qatar 1812km now takes place a month later, on March 28, due to the Muslim religious holiday of Ramadan taking place earlier in 2026 than it did this year.

This year’s date of Feb. 28 for the circuit’s trip to the Lusail International Circuit was chosen to ensure the race had concluded before Ramadan had begun.

As a result, the Prologue, held on March 22-23, is set to clash with the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

As with this year’s calendar, there are two race clashes with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, which revealed its 2026 calendar back in March.

The 6 Hours of Imola falls on the same weekend as the WeatherTech Championship round in Long Beach, on the weekend of April 17-19, while the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo on July 12 clashes with IMSA’s Canadian Tire Motorsport Park fixture.

Formula 1’s Barcelona-Catalunya round also falls on the same weekend as the 94th edition of the 24H Le Mans, on June 13-14.

The WEC has previously suggested that a ninth round could be added to the schedule in 2027, with Silverstone among the candidates to rejoin the championship.

2026 FIA World Endurance Championship Schedule:
March 22-23 — Prologue (Qatar)
March 28 — Qatar 1812km
April 19 — 6 Hours of Imola
May 9 — 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
June 13-14 — 24 Hours of Le Mans
July 12 — 6 Hours of Sao Paulo
Sept. 6 — Lone Star Le Mans (COTA)
Sept. 27 — 6 Hours of Fuji
Nov. 7 — 8 Hours of Bahrain