Overview
- The No. 8 Toyota TR010 of Sébastien Buemi, Ryo Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley won Sunday’s 6 Hours of Imola, with Ferrari’s pole-sitting No. 51 second and Toyota’s No. 7 third, marking Toyota’s 50th WEC win on its 100th start.
- Toyota seized control when the No. 8 skipped tire changes at the second stop, then used a Virtual Safety Car triggered by Nick Cassidy’s gravel off to pit for fresh tires without giving up track position.
- Imola’s narrow layout limited overtakes, so Toyota protected the lead by managing tire life and pit sequencing, including the No. 7 running long to act as a buffer before its final stop.
- The race order swung on race-control calls as the No. 12 Cadillac and Ferrari’s No. 50 served drive-throughs for yellow-flag infringements, and two caution periods—after an ASP Lexus stoppage and Cassidy’s spin—reset gaps and strategy.
- Team WRT won LMGT3 with the No. 69 BMW driven by Dan Harper, Anthony McIntosh and Parker Thompson after the pole-starting Garage 59 McLaren slowed late with an electrical issue, then Harper held off the No. 33 Corvette by 0.265 seconds.