Toyota has secured the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar manufacturers' crown with a one-two finish at the inaugural 6 Hours of Barcelona. The No. 8 TR010 Hybrid of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa won the race on 18 October, with the sister No. 7 car second. The result settles the manufacturers' championship before the season finale at Monza.
Conditions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya caught teams out from the start. After two dry days, the race began on a wet track. Genesis driver André Lotterer had taken pole, but Buemi moved into contention immediately. Daniel Juncadella, in the other Genesis, ran through the gravel at Turn Five, and the No. 8 Toyota emerged at the front.
Nyck de Vries subsequently passed Miguel Molina's Ferrari to put Toyota first and second. The two TR010 Hybrids then established a margin over the field. Even a five-second penalty imposed on the leading No. 8 for a start-procedure infringement failed to derail its race. Buemi's co-drivers Hartley and Hirakawa completed the winning drive, while de Vries shared the runner-up No. 7 with Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi.
The No. 50 Ferrari 499P driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen finished third. It was Toyota's first one-two of the 2026 season, achieved at the round that also secured its eighth WEC manufacturers' or teams' title. Five of those championships have come in the six-season Hypercar era.
The TR010 Hybrid has therefore won the manufacturers' title in its first season of competition, following earlier Toyota prototypes that also took championships at their first attempt. The Barcelona victory was especially memorable for Buemi, who made his 100th WEC appearance. After a difficult 2025 campaign, the team has rebuilt its advantage through race performance and consistent results.
There is still a championship to decide. With the manufacturers' contest complete, the two Toyota crews remain the only contenders for the Drivers' World Championship. The final round is the 6 Hours of Monza on 8 November, where the drivers from cars 7 and 8 will race for the remaining title.