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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.
Manufacturers · 4 min read
Which manufacturer has won the most Hypercar-era WEC races?
[Toyota](/manufacturers/toyota) has won the most Hypercar-era WEC races with 21 overall victories since the class debuted in 2021. [Ferrari](/manufacturers/ferrari) sits second with 7 wins, all in the 2023-2025 stretch. [Porsche](/manufacturers/porsche) has 4 wins, [Alpine](/manufacturers/alpine) has 3, with single victories for [Cadillac](/manufacturers/cadillac) and [BMW](/manufacturers/bmw). Six different manufacturers winning in five seasons is the deepest top-class spread the WEC has had since the championship started in 2012.
Manufacturers · 5 min read
What was the Toyota TS050 Hybrid era like?
The [Toyota TS050 Hybrid](/cars/toyota-ts050-hybrid) era ran from 2016 to 2020 in the WEC's LMP1-Hybrid class. The car took 21 race wins across five WEC seasons, three consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans victories (2018, 2019, 2020), three Manufacturers' championships (2017, 2018-2019, 2019-2020) and three Drivers' championships. The TS050 is also the car associated with one of the most infamous late-race losses in Le Mans history, the 2016 power-system failure that handed [Porsche](/manufacturers/porsche) the win with three minutes to run.
Regulations · 4 min read
What replaced LMP1 in the WEC?
The Hypercar class replaced LMP1 as the WEC's top class for the 2021 season. The change ran in two stages: the LMP1-Hybrid era closed at the end of the 2019-2020 super-season, the 2020 Le Mans was the last LMP1 race of the WEC, and the Hypercar regulations went live at the start of the [2021 WEC season](/seasons/2021). Hypercar is a hybrid-mandatory class with two platform types under one performance window: LMH (manufacturer-built end to end) and LMDh (manufacturer engine and bodywork on a spec LMP2 chassis).
Circuits · 5 min read
What is the history of the 6 Hours of Spa?
The [6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps](/circuits/spa-francorchamps) has been a WEC fixture every year since the championship's 2012 inaugural season, making Spa the most-raced circuit in WEC history with 15 events from 2012 through 2026. The race traditionally runs in early May, three weeks before [Le Mans](/answers/who-has-won-le-mans-hypercar-era), and serves as the canonical dress rehearsal for La Sarthe. The all-time winners' list is heavily Toyota-tilted in the LMP1-Hybrid era, with [BMW M Team WRT](/teams/bmw-m-team-wrt) breaking into the win column for the first time at the 2026 round.
Circuits · 5 min read
What is the history of the 6 Hours of Fuji?
The [6 Hours of Fuji](/circuits/fuji-speedway) has been on the WEC calendar in every year except 2020 and 2021, with 11 events run between 2012 and 2025. The race traditionally runs in September or October at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and is the championship's autumn Asian fixture. The all-time winners' list is dominated by Toyota with 8 victories at its home circuit, including the marque's first WEC overall win in 2012. The 2024 and 2025 races broke Toyota's run with wins for [Porsche](/manufacturers/porsche) and [Alpine](/manufacturers/alpine) respectively.