Independent endurance archive
Twelve Years.
One Million Laps.
Every stint, pit stop, lap time, and weather observation from the FIA World Endurance Championship since 2012 — open, queryable, and built without compromise.
Anatomy
Three Classes. One Championship.
WEC runs Hypercar prototypes, LMP2 prototypes, and LMGT3 production-based GT cars on the same grid. They start together, race together, and are scored separately.
Hypercar
The premier class
The factories’ top weapons — Ferrari 499P, Toyota GR010, Porsche 963 et al. Hybrid, ~520kW, 1030kg.
LMP2
The customer prototype
One chassis (Oreca 07), one engine (Gibson V8). Pure driver and team craft, no factory tech war.
LMGT3
Production cars, racing
GT3-spec road-car derivatives. Aston Martin, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Porsche — all on the same grid.
Championship pulse · 2026
HYPERCAR leaders
The crown jewel
24 Hours of
Le Mans.
A century-old race that decides Hypercar dynasties. 60 cars line up at 16:00 on a Saturday in June; by 16:00 Sunday, less than half remain on the lead lap. Every WEC season pivots around this single weekend.
Explore Le Mans editions →What we live for
When the lights
come on.
Endurance racing's defining hours happen in the dark. At Le Mans, sixteen of twenty-four hours run under the floodlights, with brake discs glowing white-hot on the entry to Mulsanne and visibility pared down to the cone of the headlights.
About WEC
Frequently asked
What is the FIA World Endurance Championship?
The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) is a global sports-car racing series sanctioned by the FIA and promoted by the ACO. It has been contested every season since 2012 and culminates in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Cars race in three classes — Hypercar, LMP2 and LMGT3 — together on the same grid but scored separately.
Which classes race in the WEC?
As of the current era there are three classes: Hypercar (the top class, run by factory teams with hybrid prototypes such as the Ferrari 499P, Toyota GR010 Hybrid, Porsche 963 and BMW M Hybrid V8); LMP2 (a single-spec Oreca 07 Gibson customer prototype); and LMGT3 (production-derived GT3 cars from Aston Martin, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Lexus, McLaren, Porsche and others).
How many rounds are in a WEC season?
A modern WEC season is typically eight rounds spread across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia, with the 24 Hours of Le Mans as the centrepiece. Race lengths vary from 6-hour and 8-hour endurance races up to the 24-hour finale at Le Mans.
Is the WEC the same as Le Mans?
No. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one round of the WEC, but it is also a standalone race with a 100-year history that pre-dates the championship. The Le Mans entry list contains the full WEC field plus additional invited entries, and a Le Mans victory is widely regarded as the most prestigious result in sports-car racing.
What data does WEC Engine archive?
WEC Engine collects every event, session, lap time, stint, pit stop, classification, championship standing and weather observation from the WEC since the 2012 season, sourced primarily from Al Kamel Systems official timing. The data is queryable by driver, team, manufacturer, car model, circuit, class and season.
Is WEC Engine affiliated with the FIA or the ACO?
No. WEC Engine is an independent fan project with no affiliation to the FIA, the ACO, the WEC promoter or any team or manufacturer. All trademarks belong to their respective owners; data is republished for informational and statistical purposes under the source's terms.