BELGIAN PRIDE ON THE WORLD STAGE: BELGIAN TEAM WRT CROWNED WORLD ENDURANCE VICE-CHAMPIONS

Belgian motorsport team BMW M Team WRT signed off its 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship season at the 6 Hours of Monza as world vice-champion in the Manufacturers’ standings, and third in the Drivers’ standings, competing at the highest level of endurance racing with its BMW M Hybrid V8.

08/11/2026

Racing as the official works team of BMW M Motorsport, the squad from Grâce-Hollogne, near Liège, faced seven rival manufacturers all year (Toyota, Ferrari, Cadillac, Peugeot, Alpine, Aston Martin and Genesis) and stayed in the world title fight until the penultimate round. In Hypercar, its 2026 season brought a 1-2 at its home race at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the team’s maiden Hypercar victory, followed by second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a win at the 6 Hours of São Paulo and third place at the 6 Hours of Fuji.

For Vincent Vosse, Team Principal, the season is one to be proud of. “We can be proud of what we have achieved in the 2026 FIA WEC season,” he said. “Of course, we always compete to win titles, but in this highly competitive World Championship, second and third places in the manufacturers’ and drivers’ championships are very good results.”

In the Drivers’ championship, Raffaele Marciello (SUI) and former F1 driver Kevin Magnussen (DNK) finished third in Hypercar, behind Toyota. Their #15 teammate, Belgian driver Dries Vanthoor, shared in that result but ended fifth, as he missed the opening round at Imola. It clashed with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the American endurance championship in which BMW M Team WRT has also been competing since the start of 2026. “It’s a very positive result for us and a great performance,” said Vanthoor. “We can be satisfied with our season.”

BMW M Motorsport, WRT’s partner since 2023 in GT racing and since 2024 in Hypercar, shares that view. "It is a very positive end to the 2026 season,” said Andreas Roos, Head of BMW M Motorsport. “We celebrated victories, achieved a fantastic second place at Le Mans and secured second place in the manufacturers’ standings here at the finale, as well as third place in the drivers’ standings for car #15. A huge thank you goes to everyone involved at BMW M Motorsport and BMW M Team WRT, as well as to our drivers.” Roos also pointed to how close the two Hypercar crews were: “The fact that both cars went into the finale level on points underlines just how evenly matched and strong both crews are. We can build on that. We are looking forward to the new season and want to come back even stronger to fight for victory at Le Mans and for the World Championship!”

In the LMGT3 category, the team scored two wins and four podiums over the season. The #69 BMW M4 GT3 EVO of Anthony McIntosh (USA), Parker Thompson (CAN) and Dan Harper (GBR) won the season opener at the 6 Hours of Imola, then added second place at the 6 Hours of São Paulo and third place at the 6 Hours of Barcelona. The #32 of Sean Gelael (INA), Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Darren Leung (GBR) took the second win at the 6 Hours of Fuji. Those three podiums secured third place in the Drivers’ championship for the #69 trio.

Looking ahead, Vincent Vosse has already turned the page. “We will now learn from this season so that we can come back even stronger in 2027,” Vosse concluded. Before then, however, the 2026 season isn’t over for Team WRT. Next weekend, the team opens the Asian Le Mans Series season followed by Macau for the FIA GT World Cup, the last event of the year, to wrap up an intense season of 35 race weekends.