Ferrari Enters Three 499P Hypercars for 6 Hours of São Paulo, Round Four of 2026 FIA WEC
Ferrari heads to Brazil’s Interlagos circuit with three 499P hypercars aiming to close the championship gap in the 6 Hours of São Paulo.
- 1940
- 4.309 km
- 3rd
What Happened
Brazil’s Interlagos circuit hosts round four of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship, with three Ferrari 499Ps on the grid. Four weeks after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Prancing Horse cars return to action at the historic South American circuit, which hosts an FIA WEC round for the third consecutive year. The 6 Hours of São Paulo kicks off on Sunday 12 July at 11.30 a.m. local time.
Two 90-minute free practice sessions at 11 a.m. and 3.50 p.m.
Third free practice (10.10 a.m. - 11.10 a.m.), Qualifying (3.10 p.m.) and Hyperpole (3.30 p.m.)
6 Hours of São Paulo race at 11.30 a.m.
The Interlagos circuit, named after José Carlos Pace, opened in 1940 and is the shortest on the WEC calendar at 4.309 km. It features 15 corners and is run anti-clockwise, with frequent elevation changes making it a medium-to-low-speed track.
3rd
Ferrari sits third with 62 points, 70 behind the championship leaders.
Why this matters
The race marks the halfway point of the 2026 WEC season and is crucial for Ferrari’s title hopes after a mixed Le Mans result.
Terms in This Story
- Hypercar
- The top class in the FIA World Endurance Championship, featuring high-performance hybrid prototypes like the Ferrari 499P.
- FIA WEC
- The FIA World Endurance Championship, a global sports car racing series.
- Hyperpole
- A qualifying session that determines the top starting positions for the race.
- Interlagos
- The nickname for the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, a race circuit in São Paulo, Brazil.
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