The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship closed this weekend at the 6 Hours of Monza with Rolex marking 10 years as the series’ Official Timepiece. The season also marked 25 years of Rolex as Official Timepiece and Exclusive Major Partner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a relationship that stands alongside the Rolex 24 At Daytona and the Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Rolex marked 10 years as Official Timepiece of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2026. Toyota Racing’s #8 clinched the Drivers’ title at Monza; the #7 won Le Mans from 14th; Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA won the finale.
The FIA Hypercar World Endurance Drivers’ Championship was decided at Monza between Toyota Racing’s two sister cars. Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, and Ryō Hirakawa won the title in the #8 TR010 Hybrid. Their teammates in the #7—Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and Rolex Testimonee Nyck de Vries—had won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, climbing from 14th place in the TR010 Hybrid Hypercar.
Toyota secured the 2026 FIA Hypercar World Manufacturers’ Championship at the previous round in Barcelona, where the Japanese manufacturer finished one-two. Reflecting on the campaign, de Vries said: “Ultimately, we just wanted to remain in the fight until the very end. I think that’s what I was most looking forward to at the start of the season – the battle for the championship.”
The 2026 season began at the 6 Hours of Imola and raced through Europe, South America, North America, and Asia. More than 50 drivers competed in Hypercars representing eight major automotive marques, with four different manufacturers winning in the premier class. Genesis Magma Racing secured a maiden pole position at the 6 Hours of Barcelona. At Monza, the #38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA took the race win, its first of the season.
In recognition of the Drivers’ Championship result, Rolex presents the winners with a specially engraved Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona.
Attention now turns to 2027. The wider endurance racing season begins with the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January, followed by the Twelve Hours of Sebring in March, before the start of the nine-round FIA World Endurance Championship later that month. Ford and McLaren will join the Hypercar grid, and the 6 Hours of Silverstone returns for the first time since 2019. Rolex Testimonee and 2015 FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Champion Mark Webber said: “The racing was exceptional in 2026 and the competition was tight all year round. We have new manufacturers coming into the Hypercar category in 2027, which is great for the sport. With the combination of high-level manufacturers who are committed to FIA WEC and partners like Rolex, we are sure to see more outstanding competition. The race is never over until it’s over in endurance racing.”
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