US EditionWEC 2026 Imola Starting Lineup: Ferrari Narrowly on Pole Ahead of Toyota
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WEC: Ferrari on pole at Imola as Giovinazzi tops scintillating
Twelve months ago at Imola, Ferrari’s Antonio Giovinazzi grabbed pole position by a margin of more than three-quarters of a second. The reigning world champion secured the top spot on the starting grid again today, but he had to dig deep indeed during the closest Hyperpole shootout in Hypercar history.
Hirakawa “Wasn’t Expecting” Toyota Imola Front Row
Photo: Toyota Racing Toyota driver Ryo Hirakawa says that qualifying second for Sunday’s FIA World Endurance Championship opener was beyond his expectations, as he missed out on pole by just 0.011 seconds in the updated TR010 Hybrid. Hirakawa’s No. 8 entry split the two works Ferrari 499Ps in the Hyperpole shootout on Saturday afternoon, falling just shy of Antonio Giovinazzi in the pole-winning No. 51 car but beating Antonio Fuoco’s No. 50 by 0…
Antonio Giovinazzi was not to beat in the Hyperpole session at the start of the sports car World Championship (FIA WEC) in Imola and won the first starting position in the Ferrari 499P. Toyota also from row one.
WEC Imola: Giovinazzi snatches pole for Ferrari
Antonio Giovinazzi snatched pole position for Ferrari after the chequered flag had fallen in final qualifying for Sunday’s World Endurance Championship curtain-raiser at Imola.The Italian reprised his pole of last year in the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar with a 1m30.127s that propelled him from third to the top of the times as the 10-minute Hyperpole session climaxed. His lap ...Keep reading
Ferrari’s Antonio Giovinazzi pips Hirakawa to WEC pole at Imola
Antonio Giovinazzi took pole for the FIA World Endurance Championship season opener at Imola, but the Italian in the #51 Ferrari had to dig deep to beat Toyota’s Ryo Hirakawa, who was just 0.011 slower. Giovinazzi set his fastest lap, a 1:30.127, on his final flying lap after Hirakawa had appeared to have pipped him to pole. Third was the sister #50 Ferrari of Antonio Fuoco, a further 0.029 off Giovinazzi, in an extremely tight qualifying sessio…
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