Three titles at play at Monza, FIA WEC's last round

Three endurance titles are still open for the 6 Hours of Monza, the WEC finale from November 6 to 8. Toyota has won twice and scored two podiums during the last three edition in Monza.

In three WEC races at Monza, the legendary Temple of Speed, Toyota has won twice – in 2021 and 2023 – and scored two podiums in 2022. . At that time, the LMP2 and GTE Am categories were still part of the program.

Drivers title in Hypercar

While Toyota has already secured the Manufacturers' title, it is already certain that a crew from the Japanese manufacturer will claim the Drivers' title, though it remains to be seen which one.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Circuit de Catalunya. Brendon Hartley, Sébastien Buemi, and Ryo Hirakawa (TR010 Hybrid #8)

Brendon Hartley, Sébastien Buemi, and Ryo Hirakawa (TR010 Hybrid #8) head to Monza leading the championship with 114 points, ahead of their teammates in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid—Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway, and Nyck de Vries—who have 97 points. One of the two BMW M Team WRT crews (with 75 points each) could still end second in the Drivers Championship if it scores a victory at Monza and TR010 HYBRID #7 does not end P8 or better (4 points or more).

Drivers and Teams titles in LMGT3

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Drivers

In the LMGT3 class, several crews remain in contention for the title. Jonny Edgar currently leads the standings outright with 92 points. His teammate, Nick Catsburg, trails by four points, having missed the São Paulo round. Riccardo Pera, Richard Lietz, and Yasser Shahin also remain in the hunt with 74 points, as do Charlie Eastwood, Peter Dempsey, and Salih Yoluc, who have 70 points to their name.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona. The Bend Manthey moves up to second place in the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams and reduces the gap to the championship leader #33 TF Sport to 18 points.

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams

In the teams' standings, TF Sport leads the way with 92 points, ahead of The Bend Manthey (74 points) and Racing Team Turkey by TF (70 points).

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona. left: TF Sport Corvette #33; center: The Bend Manthey Porsche; right: Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette #34.

The race to pole positions.

Despite clinching the Manufacturers' title, Toyota has yet to secure a single pole position this season. Ferrari has claimed two, while Cadillac, BMW, Peugeot, and Genesis have each secured one. Toyota, Alpine, and Aston Martin remain at zero in this category.

#51 Ferrari 499P

📷 © Luc Warnotte at COTA. Giovinazzi secured two poles so far this season: one at Imola and one at Circuit of The Americas.

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