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WEC · Round 5
Result
Official

Lone Star Le Mans

Circuit of the Americas · Austin, US
Circuit
Circuit of the Americas circuit layout
Podium
1
Nielsen / Molina / Fuoco
Ferrari AF Corse, 499P (No. 50)
Winner
2
Aitken / Bourdais / Bamber
Hertz Team JOTA, Cadillac V-Series.R (No. 38)
3
Milesi / Felix da Costa / Habsburg
Alpine Endurance Team, A424 (No. 35)
What happened
  • The #7 Toyota of Nyck de Vries led by six seconds with barely ten minutes left and retired with a hydraulic pressure issue.
  • Ferrari's first win of 2026, ending its longest barren streak in the championship.
  • Toyota has still never won at the Circuit of the Americas, one of four circuits where it has never won.
  • The #35 Alpine was running second and was dropped to third by a late unsafe pit stop release penalty; it is Alpine's first podium of the season.
  • Aston Martin's Valkyrie equalled its best FIA WEC result with fourth.
  • Two Safety Car periods and three Full Course Yellows; almost 70,000 trackside.
  • The winning margin is not published in the official report and is not asserted here.
  • Round 5 of 8. The championship continues with the 6 Hours of Fuji on 25 to 27 September.
Share
PointsP4–P10
  • 4Tincknell / Gamble Aston Martin THOR Team, Valkyrie
  • 6Buemi Toyota Gazoo Racing, GR010 Hybrid (No. 8)
  • 7Genesis Magma Racing (No. 17) Genesis Magma Racing
  • 8BMW M Team WRT (No. 15) BMW M Team WRT
  • 9Cadillac (No. 12) Cadillac
  • 10Peugeot TotalEnergies (No. 94) Peugeot TotalEnergies
Coverage
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