6 Hours of Imola

Not to be confused with 4 Hours of Imola, which is a European Le Mans Series and World Sportscar Championship race.

6 Hours of Imola

FIA World Endurance Championship
Venue	Imola Circuit
Location	Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
First race	2011
First WEC race	2024
Duration	6 hours
Most wins (driver)	9 drivers (1)
Most wins (team)	Ferrari AF Corse Team Peugeot Total Toyota Gazoo Racing (1)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ferrari Peugeot Toyota (1)

The 6 Hours of Imola is an endurance race for sports cars, held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.

History

The race was first held as the fourth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and the third round of the 2011 Le Mans Series. ^[1] The circuit was dropped from the newly founded FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series calendar in 2012. In 2013, the circuit returned to the 2013 European Le Mans Series calendar, however the race was held for 3 hours.

With the announcement of 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship calendar on 9 June 2023 at the Automobile Club de l'Ouest press conference, the race was revived again by replacing the 6 Hours of Monza. ^[2] The Italian round of the World Endurance Championship, 6 Hours of Monza had been held at Monza in July between 2021 and 2023. However, to accommodate an extra non-European round of the championship the Italian race needed to be moved from July to April; with Monza undergoing upgrade works in April, the circuit was unable to host the race, so the Italian round was shifted to Imola instead of Monza. ^[3] Despite the fact that the race was originally intended as a one-off race, it was announced on 14 June 2024 that Imola will continue to host FIA World Endurance Championship races until 2028 after signing a 4-year contract extension. ^[4]

Results

Year	Overall Winner(s)	Entrant	Car	Time	Laps	Distance/Duration	Championship	Report
2011	Anthony Davidson Sébastien Bourdais	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908	6:01:01.623	220	1079.762 km	Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Le Mans Series	Report
2012–2023: Not held
2024	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	6:00:34.717	205	1006.127 km	FIA World Endurance Championship	Report
2025	James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari AF Corse	Ferrari 499P	6:00:28.365	212	1040.490 km	FIA World Endurance Championship	Report

References

1. "2011 ILMC Calendar". lemans.org. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
2. "WEC: 2024 calendar expands to eight rounds". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) . 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
3. Mitchell, Rory (9 June 2023). "WEC to visit Imola and Qatar for the first time in 2024". RacingNews365. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
4. Cavers, Rachel (14 June 2024). "2025 FIA WEC calendar revealed: eight rounds as Imola secures multi-year extension". fiawec.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.