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Barcelona hosts WEC’s first Spanish race as season’s penultimate round
The World Endurance Championship’s six-hour race in Barcelona is the series’ first visit to Spain.
It is the penultimate round of the season and was added after the Qatar race could not go ahead because of the ongoing Middle East conflict.
The season finale, originally planned as an eight-hour race in Bahrain, was replaced by a six-hour event in Monza.
Cadillac’s Alex Lynn is set to make his 2026 season debut after missing the first six rounds with a neck injury.
Alpine will again use two drivers per car, leaving Antonio Felix da Costa and Fred Makowiecki out of the Barcelona race.
Peugeot has not yet named a replacement for Stoffel Vandoorne, who left the team after the Fuji round.
The season is scheduled to end with the Monza race.
Barcelona will host the World Endurance Championship’s first race in Spain this weekend.
The six-hour race is the season’s penultimate round and the seventh round overall.
Barcelona was added to the calendar after the Qatar 1812km could not go ahead amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The season will now finish with a six-hour race in Monza, after the Bahrain title decider was cancelled.
Alex Lynn is set to make his 2026 season debut for Cadillac after missing the first six rounds with a neck injury.
- Who
- The World Endurance Championship.
- What
- The Barcelona 6 Hours, the WEC’s first race in Spain, will be held as the season’s penultimate round.
- When
- This weekend, according to the article published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Barcelona, Spain.
- Why
- Barcelona was added after the Qatar 1812km could not go ahead amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Qatar 1812km, originally scheduled for March, was postponed.
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East made it impossible for the Qatar 1812km to go ahead as planned.
Barcelona is set to host the WEC’s first race in Spain as the season’s penultimate round.
The season is set to conclude with a six-hour race in Monza.
- Race
- Barcelona 6 Hours
- Championship
- World Endurance Championship
- Round
- Seventh round of the season
- Race length
- Six hours
- Calendar change
- Barcelona was a late addition after the Qatar 1812km could not go ahead
- Season finale
- Six-hour race in Monza
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