6 Hours of Imola 2027: the FIA WEC returns to the circuit from 9 to 11 April
The World Endurance Championship is coming back to the Enzo e Dino Ferrari Circuit: the 6 Hours of Imola 2027 is scheduled from 9 to 11 April, with the race on Sunday 11 April. It is the second of the nine rounds of the 2027 FIA WEC, after Qatar (25-27 March) and before Silverstone. Here is what you need to know to enjoy it in person.
6 Hours of Imola 2027 at a glance
- When: from 9 to 11 April 2027, race on Sunday 11 April.
- Where: Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, piazza Ayrton Senna da Silva 1, Imola (Bologna).
- Championship: FIA World Endurance Championship, Hypercar and LMGT3 classes.
- Tickets: on sale since 16 June 2026 on the circuit’s official website.
- Support races: the historic cars of the Legends of Le Mans, organised by Peter Auto.
What is the 6 Hours of Imola?
The FIA WEC is the world championship for endurance racing, the same series as the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. At Imola the cars race for six hours straight: the winner is whoever completes the most laps in the set time, with crews of three drivers taking turns at the wheel and pit stops that are decisive for the strategy. Two classes share the track: the Hypercars, the fastest prototypes, entered by manufacturers such as Ferrari, Toyota, BMW and Aston Martin, and the LMGT3 cars, derived from road-going grand tourers.
The Imola track, which winds among the hills and the Parco delle Acque Minerali (the Mineral Waters Park) and is run anticlockwise, puts drivers and machines to the test with its climbs, dips and most famous corners: Tamburello, Tosa, Piratella, Acque Minerali, Variante Alta and Rivazza. We tell its story in our guide to the Imola circuit.
How the 6 Hours of Imola 2026 went
In 2026 the race was held on 19 April and became the season opener of the World Championship, after the race in Qatar was postponed. Victory went to the number 8 Toyota of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa, just over 13 seconds ahead of the number 51 Ferrari; in LMGT3 the win went to the number 69 BMW of Team WRT. Over the weekend the circuit welcomed 92,175 spectators.
And not just racing: around the track a real entertainment village sprang up, with the Fan Zone offering driving simulators, manufacturer displays, children’s areas and food stands, the Ferris wheel for a bird’s-eye view of the circuit, the Goodyear blimp over Imola and Martin Solveig’s DJ set on the Saturday evening.
Where to stay near the circuit for the 6 Hours of Imola
The WEC weekend draws fans from all over Europe, and in April rooms near the circuit go fast. Podere Zampiera Vecchia is in Cantalupo, in the countryside of Sesto Imolese, about twenty minutes’ drive from the circuit: five rooms with independent entrances, the peace of the countryside and a home-made breakfast with produce from the farm, so you can head back to the track fully recharged.
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Read also: all the events in Imola in 2027, the 4 Hours of Imola of the European Le Mans Series and the best restaurants in Imola.
Photo credits: images from Wikimedia Commons. Ferrari 499P in the pit lane, photo by Road Atlanta Turn 5; Aston Martin Valkyrie on track, photo by BouncyCactus (both CC BY-SA 4.0). The photos have been resized and were taken during the 2025 6 Hours of Imola.
