The 2025 6 Hours of Imola was an endurance sportscar racing event, held between 18 and 20 April 2025, as the second of eight rounds of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the third running of the event, and the second consecutive running of the event as part of the World Endurance Championship.
| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 2 of 8 in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
 | |
| Date | 20 April 2025 |
| Location | Imola |
| Venue | Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Results | |
| Hypercar | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 1:28.920 |
| Team |  Ferrari AF Corse |
| Drivers | Antonio Giovinazzi |
| Winners | |
| Team | Ferrari AF Corse |
| Drivers |  James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi |
| LMGT3 | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Manthey 1st Phorm |
| Drivers |  Ryan Hardwick Richard Lietz Riccardo Pera |
Background
editThe event was announced on 14 June 2024, during the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend.[1] After replacing the Monza event in 2024, a four-year deal was signed for the circuit to keep its place on the calendar until at least 2028.[2]
Entry list
editThe entry list was published on 4 April 2025 and consisted of 36 entries across 2 categories – 18 in both Hypercar and LMGT3.[3] In the Hypercar category, Aston Martin ran only two drivers, with Ross Gunn and Roman De Angelis dropped from the No. 007 and No. 009, respectively.[4] The only notable change in the LMGT3 category was Esteban Masson who replaced Ben Barnicoat in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team entry, after the latter had suffered an injury.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 18 April | 11:15 | Free Practice 1 |
| 16:00 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Saturday, 19 April | 10:40 | Free Practice 3 |
| 14:30 | Qualifying - LMGT3 | |
| 14:50 | Hyperpole - LMGT3 | |
| 15:10 | Qualifying - Hypercar | |
| 15:30 | Hyperpole - Hypercar | |
| Sunday, 20 April | 13:00 | Race |
| Source:[5] | ||
Practice
editThree 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.[5]
Practice 1
editThe first practice session started at 11:15 CEST on Friday. The session was topped by Robert Kubica in the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari, lapping the circuit in 1 minute and 32.065 seconds. Kubica's lap was 0.236 seconds quicker than that of Antonio Fuoco in the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse entry, with Alex Lynn in the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota entry in third, 0.266 seconds behind Kubica.[6] The LMGT3 class was topped by Augusto Farfus in the No. 31 The Bend Team WRT BMW, with a lap time of 1:43.330. Esteban Masson was second in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus, 0.093 seconds behind Farfus. Kelvin van der Linde's No. 46 Team WRT BMW rounded out the top three, 0.123 seconds off the pace.[7]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse
|
 Robert Kubica
|
1:32.065 | |
| LMGT3 | 31 |  The Bend Team WRT
|
 Augusto Farfus
|
1:43.330 | |
| Source:[8][9] | |||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Practice 2
editThe second practice session started at 16:00 CEST on Friday and ran for 90 minutes. Antonio Giovinazzi in the No. 51 Ferrari and Dries Vanthoor in the No. 15 BMW M Team WRT entry set an identical lap of 1:31.040. Mick Schumacher rounded out the top three in the No. 36 Alpine Endurance Team entry, 0.243 seconds behind Giovinazzi and Vanthoor.[10] Clemens Schmid led the LMGT3 class in the No. 87 Lexus, lapping the circuit in 1:42.944. His lap was 0.119 seconds quicker than that of team-mate Finn Gehrsitz in the No. 78 Lexus, with Van der Linde in the No. 46 BMW once again in third place.[11]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse
|
Antonio Giovinazzi
|
1:31.040 | |
| LMGT3 | 87 |  Akkodis ASP Team
|
Clemens Schmid
|
1:42.944 | |
| Source:[12][13] | |||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Practice 3
editThe third and final practice session started at 10:40 CEST on Saturday. Giovinazzi topped the session in the No. 51 Ferrari, with a lap time of 1:30.272. He was 0.063 seconds quicker than Fuoco in the No. 50 Ferrari in second, with the No. 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies entry of Stoffel Vandoorne the best non-Ferrari in third, 1.398 seconds off the pace.[14] Masson topped the session in LMGT3 in the No. 78 Lexus, with a lap time of 1:42.852, 0.206 seconds quicker than Alessio Rovera's No. 21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari in second. Davide Rigon finished third in the sister No. 54 Ferrari, 0.349 seconds behind Masson.[14]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse
|
Antonio Giovinazzi
|
1:30.272 | |
| LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team
|
Esteban Masson
|
1:42.852 | |
| Source:[15][16] | |||||
- Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying
editQualifying results
editPole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Entrant | Qualifying | Hyperpole | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse
|
1:29.623 | 1:28.920 | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse
|
1:29.993 | 1:29.678 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 15 | BMW M Team WRT
|
1:30.375 | 1:29.885 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 8 |  Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
1:30.534 | 1:30.042 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
1:30.477 | 1:30.043 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Endurance Team
|
1:30.663 | 1:30.190 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies
|
1:30.833 | 1:30.301 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 35 | Alpine Endurance Team
|
1:30.794 | 1:30.305 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 12 | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota
|
1:30.497 | 1:30.448 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
1:30.704 | 1:30.815 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies
|
1:30.848 | 11 | |
| 12 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport
|
1:30.862 | 12 | |
| 13 | Hypercar | 20 | BMW M Team WRT
|
1:30.970 | 13 | |
| 14 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition
|
1:31.382 | 14 | |
| 15 | Hypercar | 38 | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota
|
1:31.925 | 15 | |
| 16 | Hypercar | 007 | Aston Martin THOR Team
|
1:31.963 | 16 | |
| 17 | Hypercar | 009 | Aston Martin THOR Team
|
1:32.853 | 17 | |
| 18 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse
|
1:46.400 | 18 | |
| 19 | LMGT3 | 46 | Team WRT
|
1:42.731 | 1:42.355 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team
|
1:44.298 | 1:42.661 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGT3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team
|
1:43.994 | 1:42.703 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGT3 | 21 | Vista AF Corse
|
1:43.498 | 1:42.920 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team
|
1:43.525 | 1:43.132 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGT3 | 88 | Proton Competition
|
1:44.107 | 1:43.152 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGT3 | 92 | Manthey 1st Phorm
|
1:44.272 | 1:43.376 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports
|
1:43.625 | 1:43.413 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGT3 | 59 | United Autosports
|
1:43.912 | 1:43.721 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport
|
1:44.307 | 1:43.807 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 54 | Vista AF Corse
|
1:44.348 | 29 | |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 31 | The Bend Team WRT
|
1:44.376 | 30 | |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition
|
1:44.412 | 31 | |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames
|
1:44.440 | 32 | |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 10 | Racing Spirit of Léman
|
1:44.591 | 33 | |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 33 | TF Sport
|
1:44.963 | 34 | |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 60 | Iron Lynx
|
1:46.619 | 35 | |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 61 | Iron Lynx
|
1:46.636 | 36 | |
| Source:[17][18] | ||||||
Race
editRace results
editThe minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 148 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
References
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