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The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship reaches its halfway point this weekend at the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, with the Hypercar battle suddenly wide open and momentum shifting sharply after Le Mans.
Round 4 takes place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos, the shortest circuit on the calendar at 4.309km. Across six hours on Sunday, 35 cars — 17 Hypercars and 18 LMGT3 entries — will tackle a compact, undulating, anti-clockwise layout where track position, execution and resilience are set to matter as much as outright pace.
The event begins on Friday, 10 July with Free Practice 1 and Free Practice 2. Saturday features Free Practice 3, Qualifying and Hyperpole, before the race starts on Sunday, 12 July at 11:30 local time, GMT-3.
Toyota arrives in Brazil at the head of the Hypercar Manufacturers’ standings on 132 points, having transformed its championship position with a superb Le Mans performance. The #7 TR010 Hybrid of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries charged from deep on the grid to claim Toyota’s sixth outright victory at La Sarthe, while the sister #8 car completed a major result by finishing on the rostrum.
BMW remains firmly in contention on 96 points. René Rast, Robin Frijns and Sheldon van der Linde followed their breakthrough Spa success with second place at Le Mans, underlining a level of consistency that now makes BMW impossible to dismiss.
Ferrari, the defending world champion, arrives under pressure. A difficult Le Mans weekend left the Italian manufacturer third on 62 points, and Interlagos now represents a critical opportunity to stop the gap widening further. For more on the wider competitive picture heading into the weekend, see our related analysis on how Interlagos is set for a decisive WEC weekend as Hypercar and LMGT3 battles tighten.
Cadillac has particular reason to believe. Interlagos was the scene of its maiden FIA WEC victory in 2025, a commanding one-two led by the #12 crew. Will Stevens and Norman Nato return still chasing a first podium of 2026, but the American manufacturer’s front-running pace gives this weekend genuine significance.
Toyota has also enjoyed strong history at the venue, winning two of the previous five FIA WEC races held at Interlagos — more than any other manufacturer. Yet this circuit rarely rewards reputation alone. What worked at Le Mans may count for little in São Paulo.
Fans can watch every session live and on demand through FIAWEC+, including Free Practice, Qualifying, Hyperpole and the full six-hour race. The platform also offers live on-board cameras, Live Timing Pro and real-time race data across the Hypercar and LMGT3 fields.
He’s a software engineer with a deep passion for Formula 1 and motorsport. He co-founded Formula Live Pulse to make live telemetry and race insights accessible, visual, and easy to follow.
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