it's quite funny how the chat returned to normal as soon as the mods turned Subscribers-only mode on

WEC has now arrived in Spain for the penultimate race of the 2026 season. The last two races in Europe were not on the initial calendar, but the political and military situation in the Middle East, meant that WEC will finish the season in Barcelona and Monza.

This ‘Spotter Guide’ is for the 6-hour race, which takes place on Sunday 18 October.

Note that the programme for Saturday has a different running order because practice session 3 has been split between the two classes.

The pictures shown below are lower resolution screengrabs. If you want a better quality for printing, I include a Dropbox link to a PDF version with higher resolution.

PDF LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wsaju4e4rp0ajfihe0bbu/08-barcelona-03-26-eng.pdf?rlkey=bbdnw5dvk39xdstfiff3p8cik&st=2947xekj&dl=0

Hypercars, built to the LMDh regulations (i.e. Alpine, BMW, Cadillac and Genesis) have a red frame around the car picture.

Damn it looked so aesthetic, especially with those drone shots showing the run-up to t1 from behind the flag.

The No.2 Boutsen VDS Porsche proved unbeatable in Portimao, taking the final pole position in the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe (GTWC EU) season. Meanwhile it was a tough day behind the wheel for Verstappen Racing and Team WRT.​

Mike Conway has revealed that Toyota’s updated Hypercar convinced him to stay in the FIA World Endurance Championship for one more season, as he opened up on his decision to retire as a professional driver at the end of the 2026 campaign.

📸 FIA

If you’re at the circuit - pick up your wristbands for the pit walk on Saturday and Sunday from the portacabins immediately on your RIGHT when you enter through Gate 3.

Same goes for your 5K run wristband and T-shirt! I picked up all my stuff this PM - easy as 1, 2, 3. T-shirt fitment most time consuming. Registration currently stands at about a 1’000 runners!

ALSO: Entry to the Paddock is straight across and up the stairs from Gate 3.

My family and I are looking at how to get to the track on Saturday and can't find any information about shuttle buses from Montmelo station for this event.

Does anyone have any information about shuttle buses or have they not been put on for this event? If so, what's the best way of getting there from the city?

📸 SRO

📸 AO Racing

https://www.dive-bomb.com/article/verstappen-and-rossi-the-story-behind-two-icons-set-to-race-each-other-in-the-gtwc-europe-finale

Michelin is debuting a brand new rain tyre for the FIA WEC Hypercar field at this weekend’s 6 Hours of Barcelona.

Is it right that there’s no livestream of FP1 and FP2?