The 2026 6 Hours of Imola was an endurance sportscar racing event, held between 17 and 19 April 2026, as the first of eight rounds of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the fourth running of the event, and the third consecutive running of the event as part of the World Endurance Championship.
The entry list was published on 7 April 2026 and consisted of 35 entries across 2 categories – 17 in Hypercar and 18 in LMGT3.[3]Alex Lynn was scheduled to drive the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota entry but underwent an operation on his neck prior to the race for an "ongoing neck injury".[4] Also absent from the Hypercar's entry list were Cadillac's Jack Aitken (No. 38), as well as BMW's Dries Vanthoor (No. 15) and Sheldon van der Linde (No. 20), due to driving duties at the IMSA's 2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach held at the same weekend.[5] In the LMGT3 category, Aston Martin Academy graduate Kobe Pauwels made his debut in place of The Heart of Racing's Eduardo Barrichello (No. 23) due to similar clashing commitments,[6] while Corvette TF Sport's Ben Keating (No. 33) was injured in a training accident and was replaced by Blake McDonald.[7]
Three practice sessions were held before the event: two on Friday, and one on Saturday. The sessions on Friday morning and Friday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Saturday morning lasted 60 minutes.[8]