AF Corse Ferrari has retained its Hypercar line-up for 2026 FIA WEC season, as MotoGP reveals full test calendar.
AF Corse has today revealed that Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson will continue to partner the already announced Yifei Ye behind the wheel of the 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning #83 Ferrari 499P Hypercar in the FIA World Endurance Championship this year. Competing together as a trio for the first time, Kubica, Hanson and Ye enjoyed a superb season in 2025, not only triumphing in the biggest race on the calendar but also scooping the runner-up spoils in the Drivers’ World Championship standings, just 16 points shy of title-winning team-mates Antonio Giovinazzi, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi.
Kubica and Ye will both be embarking upon their third consecutive campaign in the Giallo Modena 499P, while Hanson – who was recently promoted to official factory driver status with the Prancing Horse – extends his relationship with AF Corse into a second year.
As the #83 crew endeavour to go one spot better in the overall classification in 2026, the battle for glory will begin once again with a ten-hour curtain-raising contest in Qatar on 28 March, followed by races at Imola, Spa-Francorchamps, Le Mans, Interlagos, COTA and Fuji, building up to the traditional eight-hour season finale in Bahrain.
MotoGP test –
MotoGP pre-season starts soon and the full rundown of test dates through the 2026 season can now also be revealed. After the Shakedown Test from the 29th to the 31st of January, the Sepang Test opens official MotoGP action from the 3rd to the 5th of February in Malaysia.
Then we head into Kuala Lumpur on the 7th of February for the Season Launch. From there, Chang International Circuit in Buriram welcomes MotoGP for a final two-day test on the 21st and 22nd of February – the weekend before and we go racing for the PT Thai Grand Prix. Once the season is underway, there will be four in-season test days this year.
The first two are official tests and follow the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona, respectively, and participants will test with tyres from the official MotoGP tyre supplier, Michelin. Post-race non-official tests with the 2027 tyre supplier are planned on the Mondays following the Czech and Austrian Grands Prix.
[The story is as per press release]
