Overview
- Pascal Wehrlein won Friday’s Jeddah race featuring the season’s first Pit Boost and moved into the drivers’ lead, then finished eighth on Saturday to stay on top with 68 points.
- Antonio Félix da Costa took Saturday’s race by timing his two Attack Modes to break clear, finishing ahead of Sébastien Buemi and Oliver Rowland as Edoardo Mortara came home fourth.
- Mortara secured pole on both days and sits second in the standings on 62 points; Porsche leads the teams’ table on 113 points and the manufacturers’ on 143, with Jaguar next on 86 and 124.
- Friday marked the Pit Boost debut for 2026 at 3.85 kWh after a minimum 34‑second stop, with its next use scheduled for Berlin on May 2; Saturday reverted to two Attack Modes and no Pit Boost.
- The 12 Hours of Bathurst released a 35‑car entry list with 31 GT3s, led by six Mercedes‑AMG Pro entries against defending winner BMW’s two WRT‑run M4 GT3s, alongside factory‑backed Porsche, Audi, Ford, Corvette, McLaren and Ferrari efforts.