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SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

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Every WEC Race Held Here

2026 · R2

7 May

Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2025 · R3

8 May

Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2024 · R3

9 May

Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2023 · R3

27 Apr

Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2022 · R2

5 May

Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2021 · R1

29 Apr

Round 1 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2019-20 · R6

13 Aug

Round 6 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2018-19 · R7

2 May

Round 7 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2018-19 · R1

3 May

Round 1 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2017 · R2

4 May

Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2016 · R2

5 May

Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2015 · R2

30 Apr

Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2014 · R2

2 May

Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2013 · R2

3 May

Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

2012 · R2

3 May

Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

Profile

Spa-Francorchamps in the WEC

WEC Engine holds official results for 15 FIA WEC races at Spa-Francorchamps, from 2012 to 2026.

The most recent overall winner, in 2026, was Bmw M Team Wrt with the BMW M Hybrid V8, driven by Robin Frijns, Sheldon Van Der Linde and René Rast. Toyota has the most overall wins here, with 8, ahead of Audi with 4. Sébastien Buemi has won here 5 times, more than any other driver.

Counting every class, Ferrari has the most class wins at Spa-Francorchamps, with 12.

Roll of honour

WEC overall winners at Spa-Francorchamps

YearTeamCarDrivers
2026Bmw M Team WrtBMW M Hybrid V8Robin Frijns, Sheldon Van Der Linde, René Rast
2025Ferrari Af CorseFerrari 499PJames Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi
2024Hertz Team JotaPorsche 963Callum Ilott, Will Stevens
2023Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota GR010 HYBRIDMike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Jose Maria Lopez
2022Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota GR010 HYBRIDMike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Jose Maria Lopez
2021Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota GR010 HYBRIDSébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Kazuki Nakajima
2020Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 - HybridMike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Jose Maria Lopez
2019Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 - HybridFernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima
2018Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 - HybridFernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima
2017Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 - HybridSébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson, Kazuki Nakajima
2016Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18Lucas Di Grassi, Loïc Duval, Oliver Jarvis
2015Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattroMarcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoit Tréluyer
2014Toyota RacingToyota TS 040 - HybridSébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson, Nicolas Lapierre
2013Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattroMarcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoit Tréluyer
2012Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 UltraRomain Dumas, Loïc Duval, Marc Gené

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Frequently asked

Who has won the most WEC races at Spa-Francorchamps?

Toyota has the most overall wins at Spa-Francorchamps in the FIA WEC, with 8 from 15 races since 2012. Among drivers, Sébastien Buemi has won 5 times.

Who won the last WEC race at Spa-Francorchamps?

The most recent overall winner, in 2026, was Bmw M Team Wrt with the BMW M Hybrid V8, driven by Robin Frijns, Sheldon Van Der Linde and René Rast.

How many WEC races have been held at Spa-Francorchamps?

WEC Engine holds results for 15 FIA WEC races at Spa-Francorchamps, from 2012 to 2026.

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Questions about this circuit

Circuits · 4 min read

Why does the WEC race at Bahrain?

The WEC has raced at the [Bahrain International Circuit](/circuits/bahrain-international-circuit) every year since 2012, with the round serving as the championship's season finale since 2017. Bahrain offers three things no other WEC venue offers consistently: a desert-climate calendar slot in October or November when European tracks are weather-marginal, a high-spec circuit with built-in night-running infrastructure, and a Middle East commercial market the championship's sponsors value. The Bahrain round has produced more Hypercar manufacturer titles than any other single venue.

Regulations · 4 min read

Why are Hypercars slower than LMP1 cars?

Hypercars are roughly four to seven seconds per lap slower than the fastest LMP1 cars, and they are slower on purpose. The Hypercar rules cap power at about 520 kW, raise minimum weight to 1,030 kg, and use Balance of Performance to hold every car inside a target performance window. LMP1 had double the power-to-weight ambition and no BoP, and it nearly killed the championship: the class was down to one factory by 2018. The WEC traded outright speed for a grid.

Circuits · 4 min read

Which circuit has hosted the most WEC events?

[Spa-Francorchamps](/circuits/spa-francorchamps) has hosted the most WEC races in WEC Engine's archive, with 15. [Le Mans](/circuits/le-mans) has 14 races in the archive, which leaves out the 2016 24 Hours, a WEC round that has not been ingested. Counting that race, Le Mans has hosted one more WEC race than the archive shows. [Bahrain](/circuits/bahrain-international-circuit) has 14, including two races in 2021, and [Fuji](/circuits/fuji-speedway) 13. Spa and Le Mans are the only circuits that hosted a WEC race in every season from 2012 to 2026.

Circuits · 3 min read

What is the history of the 6 Hours of Spa?

The [6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps](/circuits/spa-francorchamps) has been on the WEC calendar in every season from 2012 to 2026, and WEC Engine's archive holds 15 WEC races at Spa. Toyota has won 8 of them, Audi 4, Porsche 1, Ferrari 1 and BMW 1. It is the traditional last round before [Le Mans](/answers/who-has-won-le-mans-hypercar-era). [BMW M Team WRT](/teams/bmw-m-team-wrt) won in 2026 for BMW's first overall WEC win.

Classes · 3 min read

What is the difference between Hypercar and LMGT3?

Hypercar and LMGT3 are the two classes of the modern FIA WEC, and they are different species of race car. Hypercars are purpose-built prototypes run by factory teams chasing outright victory. LMGT3 cars are production-derived GT3 machines run by customer teams with a mandatory amateur-rated driver in each crew. On 2025 qualifying pace the gap between them ran from 11 seconds a lap at short circuits to 30 seconds at Le Mans, which is why managing traffic between the classes is one of the WEC's defining skills.

Circuits · 3 min read

How long is the Le Mans circuit?

The Circuit de la Sarthe measures 13.626 kilometres, about 8.47 miles, which makes it by far the longest track in the FIA WEC and one of the longest active race circuits in the world. A Hypercar pole lap takes around three minutes and 23 seconds; the race winners cover the distance around 380 times in 24 hours, more than 5,000 kilometres of racing. Most of that length is public road, closed once a year for the race.