Icola’s 6 hours are not any career in the calendar of the World Cup. It is the home appointment for Ferrari, on the track that bears the name of its founder (Enzo and Dino Ferrari) and where he has pending accounts since last year.
Ferrari dominated that weekend … but the weather played a bad pass when he had an insured triumph. An error from the wall deprived them of giving the Tifossi the joy they were looking for … Already the dessert of very valuable points for the championship. And that failure is engraved on fire in the minds of all members of the Equío de Maranello, who are going to seek to compensate more mood than ever.
The bop … and the weather
Ferrari is a favorite for the triumph in Italy … and more after seeing his incontestable domino in the inaugural race of the WEC 2025 in Qatar, with a strong triplet that they would have already signed for Icola. However … it will not be so easy that the red 499p can repeat such a feat.
Because the balance of performance comes into play (the technical modifications that the FIA establishes for each car to match yields), and there Ferrari will have to deal with a car eight kilos heavier than in Qatar, but with some more power (+ 7 kW, that is, with 9.5 hp extra).
We will have to see what effect the BOP has on the Icola Grill. Julien Delphosse / DPPI
The other protagonists of Qatar also suffer variations. BMW, very competitive with its M Hybrid V8 wins 10.7 hp and five kilos, while Toyota keeps the weight and loses four horses. Porsche, disappeared in combat in the Middle East, will be improved by his expectations when he advances 11 kilos its 963 and reducing 6.7 horses its maximum power.
However, rather than BOP in Ferrari they fear … to weather. Because for Sunday new water is expected, although this time the Scuderia will go with the lesson lesson. “We still remember the mistakes that cost us the victory last year,” says Ferdinando Canizzo, Ferrari’s number 2 at the Wec. Nor does Miguel Molina, brand new leader of the LM Hypercar category with Antonio Fuoco and Nicklas Nielsen forgot.
Miguel Molina, next to Fuoco and Nielsen, is the leader of the World Cup. Javier Jimenez/DPPI
“It is one of the most important races of the season. Morality is high after the result in Lusilian and we will face this race in the same way, with maximum concentration and determination. We will have a good opportunity in Icola to continue leading the fight for the championship,” says Lloret’s.
Two Spanish leaders
For the Spanish fans, the 6 hours of Icola will also be special because we will have two pilots in our country defending the leadership in the World Cup. Not only Miguel Molina. Dani Juncadella will also jump to track as a reference in the LMGT3 category after a sensational staging in Qatar with the Corvette.
“We did not expect to win in Qatar, but to be competitive in Icola. It is a historical track, which I love and after such a good start we are sure that we will have an opportunity to fight for a great result. We will see how meteorogy influences, it can be chaos if it rains during the race and could be key. Anyway, we will be prepared”
Juncadella celebrates her triumph in Qatar, in the first WEC 2025 test. Julien Delphosse / DPPI
Schedules and where to see on TV the 6 hours of imola
The action at Enzo and Dino Ferrari de Icola will start on Friday morning with the dispute of free training 1 and 2. On Saturday there will be a third and last option to refine the cars before the hot first: the classification sessions, a kind of Q1 to select the 10 cars that will dispute the hyperpole.
The race will take place on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., and you can continue live on television through Eurosport.
6 hours of Icola
Wec 2025
Free 1: Friday, April 18 – 11:15 Libes 2: Friday, April 18 – 4:00 p.m.
Ferrari leads the resistance World Cup before his house career.dppi
Classification of the World Cup
Wec 2025
Molina-Fuoco-Nielsen (Ferrari)-38 points.
Kubica-Ye-Hanson (Ferrari)-27 points.