FIA World Endurance Championship
2025
Champions
2025 Title Winners
Hypercar · Drivers
133 pts
- Alessandro Pier Guidi
ITA · 2 wins · 4 podiums
- James Calado
GBR · 2 wins · 4 podiums
- Antonio Giovinazzi
ITA · 2 wins · 4 podiums
Hypercar · Manufacturers
245 pts
- Ferrari
— · 4 wins · 10 podiums
Hypercar · Teams
252 pts
- ACAF CORSE
— · 1 wins · 2 podiums
LMGT3 · Drivers
123 pts
- Riccardo Pera
ITA · 2 wins · 2 podiums
- Ryan Hardwick
USA · 2 wins · 2 podiums
- Richard Lietz
AUT · 2 wins · 2 podiums
LMGT3 · Teams
123 pts
- MPManthey 1ST Phorm
— · 2 wins · 2 podiums
Calendar · 12 rounds
The 2025 Season
Round
1
Winner · FERRARI AF CORSE
Round
3
Winner · FERRARI AF CORSE
Round
5
Winner · Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA
Round
6
Winner · PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT
Round
7
Winner · ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM
Round
8
Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
6 Nov 2025 - 8 Nov 2025 · 9 sessions
Winner · TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
From the answers archive
Questions about this season
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.
Drivers · 4 min read
Who is Sebastien Buemi?
[Sebastien Buemi](/drivers/sebastien-buemi) is a Swiss endurance and Formula E racing driver, currently the all-time WEC overall race-wins leader with 27 victories. Buemi has driven for [Toyota Gazoo Racing](/teams/toyota-gazoo-racing) in the WEC since 2014, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (2018, 2019, 2020) in the LMP1-Hybrid era, the WEC Drivers' Championship in 2014 and 2018-2019, and the Formula E championship in 2015-2016. He remains on the WEC grid in 2026 with the No. 8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid.
Drivers · 5 min read
Who is Kamui Kobayashi?
[Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) is a Japanese endurance racing driver and the team principal of [Toyota Gazoo Racing](/teams/toyota-gazoo-racing) Europe. He holds the WEC's all-time race fastest-lap record at 23 and shares the all-time pole record at 17 with his long-time team-mate [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway). Kobayashi won the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans with the No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, set the all-time Le Mans qualifying record of 3:24.408 in 2022, and remains on the WEC grid in 2026 with the No. 7 entry he has driven since 2017.
Regulations · 5 min read
What is Balance of Performance in WEC?
Balance of Performance, normally shortened to BoP, is the system the FIA and the ACO use to equalise lap times across the WEC's Hypercar and LMGT3 grids. Cars built to different technical specifications get adjustments to their minimum weight, maximum power, energy deployment per stint and aerodynamic windows, with the goal of making every entry in a class capable of the same race pace. BoP is reviewed before every event from public telemetry and lap data, and rebalances are published roughly two weeks before the round.