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2026 International GT Open | Round 4 – Hungaroring | Emson and Lebbon rebound to retain championship lead

Karishma Persad019 mins
Emson and Lebbon retained the 2026 GT Open lead at Hungaroring after Race 2 victory, as Armanni and Fontana won Race 1.
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The 2026 International GT Open season resumed at the Hungaroring for Round 4, and the Hungarian weekend delivered another major swing in the championship battle.

Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon arrived as the overall leaders after sweeping Misano for Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering. However, Saturday brought frustration when their #17 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO retired from Race 1 after an engine sensor issue. ZRS Motorsport’s Pietro Armanni and Alex Fontana took advantage, claiming their second win of the season in the #911 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO.

Yet Elite Motorsport answered on Sunday. Emson took pole for Race 2, and the British pair converted it into their third victory of the campaign. As a result, they left Hungary still leading the overall standings, 13 points clear of Team Motopark’s Christian Mansell and Maximilian Götz.

2026 International GT Open: Hungaroring: Free Practice Sessions

The weekend opened in sunny, mild and breezy conditions, with 27 cars taking to the Hungaroring on Friday. AF Corse started strongest in Free Practice 1 as Laurent De Meeus and Vincent Abril set the pace in the #55 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO.

However, the fastest lap of Friday came later in Free Practice 2. Team Motopark’s #71 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO, shared by Mansell and Götz, topped the day with a 1:43.455. Fach Auto Tech followed just 0.080s behind, confirming the strong pace that would later carry Alexander Fach to pole.

Meanwhile, the Bronze Test went to Baron Motorsport Team. Adrian Lewandowski put the #6 Ferrari on top with a 1:43.818, ahead of Team ISR and Sendom Racing Team.

Friday also brought the weekend’s biggest incident. Andrey Borodin lost the #24 Greystone GT McLaren at Turn 9, hit the barriers and rolled. He avoided injury, but the damage forced Greystone GT to continue with the spare car before the entry later withdrew.

Free Practice 1

  1. #55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:44.040
  2. #75 Team ISR – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:44.481
  3. #54 CBRX by SPS – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:44.554
  4. #11 Fach Auto Tech – Alexander Schwarzer/Alexander Fach – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PROAM – 1:44.632
  5. #107 AF Corse – Rey Acosta/Marco Bonanomi – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:44.647
  6. #911 ZRS Motorsport – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PRO – 1:44.739
  7. #71 Team Motopark – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:44.781
  8. #96 AF Corse – Yaroslav Veselaho/Thomas Neubauer – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:44.811
  9. #51 AF Corse – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:44.830
  10. #97 Blackthorn – Charles Bateman/Kobe Pauwels – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:44.931
  11. #33 Greystone GT – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – McLaren 720s GT3 Evo – PRO – 1:44.947
  12. #79 Sendom Racing Team – Seweryn Mazur – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – AM – 1:44.969
  13. #24 Greystone GT – Andrey Borodin/Oliver Webb – McLaren 720s GT3 Evo – PROAM – 1:45.009
  14. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:45.024
  15. #28 Team Motopark – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:45.043
  16. #5 Olimp Racing – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:45.187
  17. #777 Olimp Racing – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:45.343
  18. #88 Track Focused – Darren Kell/James Kell – McLaren 720 Evo GT3 – PROAM – 1:45.712
  19. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 – AM – 1:45.919
  20. #12 Fach Auto Tech – Joel Monegro Reyes – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – AM – 1:45.921
  21. #26 Saintéloc Racing – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:45.944
  22. #16 AF Corse – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:46.063
  23. #7 4F PTT Racing Team – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:46.070
  24. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – AM – 1:46.554
  25. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – PRO – 1:47.076
  26. #500 Gamota Racing – Antal Zsigo/Csaba Walter – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:47.174
  27. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – Alfredo Hernández – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – AM – 1:49.157

Free Practice 2

  1. #71 Team Motopark – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:43.455
  2. #11 Fach Auto Tech – Alexander Schwarzer/Alexander Fach – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PROAM – 1:43.535
  3. #911 ZRS Motorsport – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PRO – 1:43.933
  4. #54 CBRX by SPS – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:43.941
  5. #777 Olimp Racing – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:44.046
  6. #75 Team ISR – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:44.215
  7. #33 Greystone GT – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – McLaren 720s GT3 Evo – PRO – 1:44.291
  8. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:44.307
  9. #96 AF Corse – Yaroslav Veselaho/Thomas Neubauer – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:44.480
  10. #16 AF Corse – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:44.503
  11. #28 Team Motopark – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:44.531
  12. #51 AF Corse – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:44.541
  13. #88 Track Focused – Darren Kell/James Kell – McLaren 720 Evo GT3 – PROAM – 1:44.603
  14. #55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:44.727
  15. #5 Olimp Racing – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:44.744
  16. #24 Greystone GT – Andrey Borodin/Oliver Webb – McLaren 720s GT3 Evo – PROAM – 1:44.947
  17. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 – AM – 1:45.135
  18. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – PRO – 1:45.179
  19. #26 Saintéloc Racing – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:45.211
  20. #7 4F PTT Racing Team – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:45.226
  21. #97 Blackthorn – Charles Bateman/Kobe Pauwels – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:45.355
  22. #107 AF Corse – Rey Acosta/Marco Bonanomi – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:45.383
  23. #12 Fach Auto Tech – Joel Monegro Reyes – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – AM – 1:45.406
  24. #79 Sendom Racing Team – Seweryn Mazur – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – AM – 1:45.906
  25. #500 Gamota Racing – Antal Zsigo/Csaba Walter – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:45.979
  26. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – AM – 1:46.279
  27. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – Alfredo Hernández – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – AM – 1:47.953

Bronze Test

  1. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 – AM – 1:43.818
  2. #75 Team ISR – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:43.955
  3. #79 Sendom Racing Team – Seweryn Mazur – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – AM – 1:44.205
  4. #777 Olimp Racing – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:44.305
  5. #12 Fach Auto Tech – Joel Monegro Reyes – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – AM – 1:44.641
  6. #54 CBRX by SPS – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:44.804
  7. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – AM – 1:44.813
  8. #11 Fach Auto Tech – Alexander Schwarzer/Alexander Fach – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PROAM – 1:45.252
  9. #16 AF Corse – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:45.480
  10. #55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:45.539
  11. #26 Saintéloc Racing – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:46.299
  12. #97 Blackthorn – Charles Bateman/Kobe Pauwels – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:46.599
  13. #107 AF Corse – Rey Acosta/Marco Bonanomi – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:46.714
  14. #88 Track Focused – Darren Kell/James Kell – McLaren 720 Evo GT3 – PROAM – 1:46.798
  15. #500 Gamota Racing – Antal Zsigo/Csaba Walter – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:47.036
  16. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – Alfredo Hernández – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – AM – 1:52.232
  17. #5 Olimp Racing – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:57.636
Emson and Lebbon retained the 2026 International GT Open lead at Hungaroring after Race 2 victory, as Armanni and Fontana won Race 1.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

2026 International GT Open: Hungaroring: Qualifying 1

Qualifying 1 belonged to Fach. The Fach Auto Tech driver produced a 1:42.119 on his final lap and secured his maiden overall pole in the #11 Porsche. Lebbon came close for Elite Motorsport, finishing only 0.018s behind, while Fontana placed third for ZRS Motorsport.

Macdonald qualified fourth for Greystone GT, ahead of Götz in the #71 Team Motopark Mercedes. Pla completed the top six for Saintéloc Racing, giving five different marques a place inside the first three rows.

Qualifying 1

  1. #11 Fach Auto Tech – Alexander Schwarzer/Alexander Fach – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PROAM – 1:42.119
  2. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:42.137
  3. #911 ZRS Motorsport – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PRO – 1:42.234
  4. #33 Greystone GT – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – McLaren 720s GT3 Evo – PRO – 1:42.256
  5. #71 Team Motopark – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:42.480
  6. #26 Saintéloc Racing – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:42.783
  7. #55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:42.842
  8. #5 Olimp Racing – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:42.870
  9. #75 Team ISR – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:43.032
  10. #107 AF Corse – Rey Acosta/Marco Bonanomi – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:43.231
  11. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – PRO – 1:43.253
  12. #97 Blackthorn – Charles Bateman/Kobe Pauwels – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:43.370
  13. #7 4F PTT Racing Team – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:43.371
  14. #96 AF Corse – Yaroslav Veselaho/Thomas Neubauer – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:43.441
  15. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – Adrian Lewandowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 – AM – 1:43.523
  16. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – AM – 1:43.648
  17. #12 Fach Auto Tech – Joel Monegro Reyes – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – AM – 1:43.745
  18. #28 Team Motopark – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:43.943
  19. #79 Sendom Racing Team – Seweryn Mazur – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – AM – 1:43.969
  20. #51 AF Corse – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:43.990
  21. #777 Olimp Racing – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:44.046
  22. #54 CBRX by SPS – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:44.387
  23. #16 AF Corse – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:44.856
  24. #88 Track Focused – Darren Kell/James Kell – McLaren 720 Evo GT3 – PROAM – 1:45.367
  25. #500 Gamota Racing – Antal Zsigo/Csaba Walter – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:45.426
  26. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – Alfredo Hernández – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – AM – 1:46.947
Emson and Lebbon retained the 2026 International GT Open lead at Hungaroring after Race 2 victory, as Armanni and Fontana won Race 1.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

2026 International GT Open: Hungaroring: Race 1

Race 1 quickly changed shape. Fach started from pole but could not hold the advantage, as Lebbon, Fontana and Götz moved ahead. Lebbon opened an early margin in the Elite Motorsport Ferrari, although a jump-start penalty later compromised the championship leaders’ afternoon.

Behind him, Fontana stayed close for ZRS Motorsport, while Götz kept Team Motopark in the fight. As usual at the Hungaroring, positions remained relatively stable before the pit window, but the gaps gradually tightened.

After the driver changes, Armanni led from Mansell, while Meakin moved into third for Greystone GT. De Meeus headed Pro-Am for AF Corse, and Emson ran fifth after the earlier penalty had dropped Elite Motorsport out of victory contention.

Then, the race turned again. A Safety Car appeared after Rey Acosta went off and became stuck in the gravel. Under that neutralisation, the #17 Elite Motorsport Ferrari returned to the pits with an engine sensor issue and retired.

At the restart, Armanni resisted Mansell’s pressure and secured ZRS Motorsport’s second win of the season. Mansell and Götz finished just 0.648s behind, while Meakin and Macdonald completed the podium for Greystone GT. In Pro-Am, De Meeus and Abril took a maiden class win for AF Corse, while Marcelo Hahn and Galid Osman won Am.

Race 1

  1. #911 ZRS Motorsport – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PRO – 38 laps – 1:10:11.069
  2. #71 Team Motopark – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – +0.648
  3. #33 Greystone GT – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – McLaren 720s GT3 Evo – PRO – +1.942
  4. #55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – +14.695
  5. #96 AF Corse – Yaroslav Veselaho/Thomas Neubauer – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – +15.247
  6. #28 Team Motopark – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – +16.384
  7. #75 Team ISR – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – +20.092
  8. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – PRO – +20.451
  9. #51 AF Corse – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – +20.895
  10. #54 CBRX by SPS – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PROAM – +21.024
  11. #777 Olimp Racing – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – +21.671
  12. #97 Blackthorn – Charles Bateman/Kobe Pauwels – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – PROAM – +22.089
  13. #16 AF Corse – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – +24.661
  14. #26 Saintéloc Racing – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – +25.302
  15. #12 Fach Auto Tech – Joel Monegro Reyes – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – AM – +26.315
  16. #88 Track Focused – Darren Kell/James Kell – McLaren 720 Evo GT3 – PROAM – +26.628
  17. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – Adrian Lewandowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 – AM – +27.210
  18. #7 4F PTT Racing Team – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – PROAM – +35.989
  19. #11 Fach Auto Tech – Alexander Schwarzer/Alexander Fach – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PROAM – +51.916
  20. #79 Sendom Racing Team – Seweryn Mazur – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – AM – +1:10.965
  21. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – AM – +1:13.251
  22. #500 Gamota Racing – Antal Zsigo/Csaba Walter – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – AM – 1 lap
  23. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – Alfredo Hernández – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – AM – 1 lap
  24. #5 Olimp Racing – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 2 laps
  25. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 8 laps

Not classified:
#107 AF Corse – Rey Acosta/Marco Bonanomi – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 25 laps

Class winners

PRO: #911 ZRS Motorsport – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana
PROAM: #55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril
AM: #16 AF Corse – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman

Fastest lap

#51 AF Corse – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – 1:43.392

Emson and Lebbon retained the 2026 International GT Open lead at Hungaroring after Race 2 victory, as Armanni and Fontana won Race 1.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

2026 International GT Open: Hungaroring: Qualifying 2

Elite Motorsport needed a response on Sunday, and Emson delivered it. After a difficult Saturday and late work from the team to change the engine, he put the #17 Ferrari on pole with a 1:42.113.

Baumann came closest in the #28 Team Motopark Mercedes, ending the session 0.112s behind. Salaquarda placed third and took Pro-Am pole for Team ISR, while Meakin qualified fourth for Greystone GT. Mettler and Mansell completed the top six.

Korzeniowski led Am in the #5 Olimp Racing Ferrari, placing 13th overall while racing alone after Stanislaw Jedliński felt unwell.

Qualifying 2

  1. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:42.113
  2. #28 Team Motopark – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:42.225
  3. #75 Team ISR – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:42.435
  4. #33 Greystone GT – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – McLaren 720s GT3 Evo – PRO – 1:42.457
  5. #54 CBRX by SPS – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:42.468
  6. #71 Team Motopark – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:42.523
  7. #51 AF Corse – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:42.534
  8. #96 AF Corse – Yaroslav Veselaho/Thomas Neubauer – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 1:42.545
  9. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – PRO – 1:42.640
  10. #777 Olimp Racing – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:42.642
  11. #911 ZRS Motorsport – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PRO – 1:42.874
  12. #7 4F PTT Racing Team – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:43.106
  13. #5 Olimp Racing – Krystian Korzeniowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:43.115
  14. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – Adrian Lewandowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 – AM – 1:43.447
  15. #97 Blackthorn – Charles Bateman/Kobe Pauwels – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:43.654
  16. #88 Track Focused – Darren Kell/James Kell – McLaren 720 Evo GT3 – PROAM – 1:43.661
  17. #16 AF Corse – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:43.663
  18. #79 Sendom Racing Team – Seweryn Mazur – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – AM – 1:43.951
  19. #500 Gamota Racing – Antal Zsigo/Csaba Walter – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:43.997
  20. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – AM – 1:44.104
  21. #12 Fach Auto Tech – Joel Monegro Reyes – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – AM – 1:44.153
  22. #26 Saintéloc Racing – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – 1:44.174
  23. #11 Fach Auto Tech – Alexander Schwarzer/Alexander Fach – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PROAM – 1:44.277
  24. #107 AF Corse – Rey Acosta/Marco Bonanomi – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1:45.175
  25. #55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1:45.584
  26. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – Alfredo Hernández – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – AM – 1:46.469
Emson and Lebbon retained the 2026 International GT Open lead at Hungaroring after Race 2 victory, as Armanni and Fontana won Race 1.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

2026 International GT Open: Hungaroring: Race 2

Race 2 gave Emson and Lebbon the comeback they needed. Emson held the lead at the start from Baumann, Salaquarda, Meakin, Mettler and Mansell, while the leading group settled into a tight but controlled rhythm.

Further back, Basz supplied much of the early action as he moved forward and fought with Moncini and Neubauer. However, the key battle stayed at the front, where Elite Motorsport managed its race cleanly through the pit window.

After all driver changes, Lebbon led from Macdonald, with Durán running third for AF Corse. Macdonald stayed close and kept the pressure high, but Lebbon held firm. The race ended under red flags after Tomasz Magdziarz spun the Good Speed Racing Team Aston Martin at the final corner and hit the pit-lane wall. He avoided injury.

Emson and Lebbon therefore secured their third win of the season. Greystone GT finished second for the third time in four races, while Durán and Mosca took their first podium of the campaign for AF Corse.

Team ISR won Pro-Am with Salaquarda and Milota, ahead of CBRX by SPS and Olimp Racing. In Am, Korzeniowski took victory for Olimp Racing, ahead of Mazur and local favourites Zsigo and Walter.

Race 2

  1. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – 31 laps – 55:30.302
  2. #33 Greystone GT – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – McLaren 720s GT3 Evo – PRO – +0.367
  3. #51 AF Corse – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – +23.335
  4. #75 Team ISR – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – +26.475
  5. #71 Team Motopark – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – +27.396
  6. #96 AF Corse – Yaroslav Veselaho/Thomas Neubauer – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PRO – +27.550
  7. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – PRO – +28.061
  8. #54 CBRX by SPS – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PROAM – +31.788
  9. #777 Olimp Racing – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – +32.075
  10. #911 ZRS Motorsport – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PRO – +37.604
  11. #5 Olimp Racing – Krystian Korzeniowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – +39.336
  12. #11 Fach Auto Tech – Alexander Schwarzer/Alexander Fach – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – PROAM – +41.021
  13. #97 Blackthorn – Charles Bateman/Kobe Pauwels – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – PROAM – +42.338
  14. #26 Saintéloc Racing – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II – PROAM – +48.521
  15. #79 Sendom Racing Team – Seweryn Mazur – Lamborghini Huracán Evo 2 – AM – +55.374
  16. #55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – PROAM – +55.474
  17. #28 Team Motopark – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – PRO – +56.182
  18. #500 Gamota Racing – Antal Zsigo/Csaba Walter – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – AM – +1:31.521
  19. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – Adrian Lewandowski – Ferrari 296 GT3 – AM – +1:37.582
  20. #16 AF Corse – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – +1:40.696
  21. #7 4F PTT Racing Team – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – BMW M4 GT3 EVO – PROAM – 1 lap
  22. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 EVO – AM – 1 lap
  23. #107 AF Corse – Rey Acosta/Marco Bonanomi – Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO – AM – 1 lap
  24. #12 Fach Auto Tech – Joel Monegro Reyes – Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO – AM – 1 lap
  25. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – Alfredo Hernández – Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO – AM – 1 lap

Not classified:
#88 Track Focused – Darren Kell/James Kell – McLaren 720 Evo GT3 – PROAM

Class winners

PRO: #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon
PROAM: #75 Team ISR – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota
AM: #5 Olimp Racing – Krystian Korzeniowski

Fastest lap

#55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – 1:43.446

Emson and Lebbon retained the 2026 International GT Open lead at Hungaroring after Race 2 victory, as Armanni and Fontana won Race 1.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

2026 International GT Open standings after Round 4 at Hungaroring

Emson and Lebbon left Hungary still in control of the overall standings. Their Race 2 win offset Saturday’s retirement and moved them to 87 points. Mansell and Götz sit second on 74 after finishing second and fifth across the two races, while Macdonald and Meakin remain close in third on 71.

Armanni and Fontana also made important progress. Their Race 1 victory and Race 2 points moved them to 55, keeping ZRS Motorsport in the title conversation. Behind them, Moncini and Testa hold fifth on 33, one point ahead of Fach.

Here are the full provisional championship standings after Round 4 at the Hungaroring. The standings include the Overall Drivers’ Championship, Pro-Am, Am, and Teams’ classifications from the official championship classification file.

Overall Drivers’ Championship

  1. Tom Emson / Tom Lebbon — 87 points
  2. Christian Mansell / Maximilian Götz — 74 points
  3. Dean Macdonald / Zac Meakin — 71 points
  4. Alex Fontana / Pietro Armanni — 55 points
  5. Rodrigo Testa / Leonardo Moncini — 33 points
  6. Alexander Fach — 32 points
  7. Rafael Durán / Tommaso Mosca — 26 points
  8. Alexander Schwarzer — 21 points
  9. Yaroslav Veselaho — 21 points
  10. Thomas Neubauer — 19 points
  11. Filip Salaquarda / Libor Milota — 16 points
  12. Marcelo Ramírez / Dominik Baumann — 16 points
  13. Charles Bateman — 16 points
  14. McKenzy Cresswell / Jayden Kelly — 12 points
  15. Karol Basz / Marcin Jedliński — 11 points
  16. Lucas Wolf — 11 points
  17. Anthony Bartone / Fabian Schiller — 10 points
  18. Jonny Adam — 10 points
  19. David Fumanelli / Al Faisal Al Zubair — 9 points
  20. Dexter Müller / Yannick Mettler — 9 points
  21. Jim Pla / Michaël Blanchemain — 9 points
  22. Laurent De Meeus / Vincent Abril — 8 points
  23. Morgan Tillbrook / Ben Barnicoat — 8 points
  24. Henrique Chaves — 6 points
  25. Hubert Darmetko / Fabian Dybionka — 5 points
  26. Lorenzo Ferrari — 2 points
  27. Krystian Korzeniowski — 0 points
  28. Darren Kell / James Kell — 0 points
  29. Kobe Pauwels — 0 points
  30. Joel Monegro Reyes — 0 points
  31. Philipp Sager / Christian Engelhart — 0 points
  32. Piotr Wira — 0 points
  33. Tomasz Magdziarz — 0 points
  34. Xolile Letlaka — 0 points
  35. Axcil Jefferies — 0 points
  36. Galid Osman / Marcelo Hahn — 0 points
  37. Huilin Han — 0 points
  38. Adrian Lewandowski — 0 points
  39. Andrzej Lewandowski — 0 points
  40. Seweryn Mazur — 0 points
  41. Ameerh Naran / Theodor Jensen — 0 points
  42. Alfredo Hernández — 0 points
  43. Stuart White — 0 points
  44. Norikazu Shibata / Charles Fagg — 0 points
  45. Antal Zsigo / Csaba Walter — 0 points
  46. Mikkel O. Pedersen / Lars Engelbrekt Pedersen — 0 points
  47. Stanislaw Jedliński — 0 points
  48. Stéphane Tribaudini — 0 points
  49. Angelo Fontana / André Fernandes — 0 points
  50. Andrey Borodin / Oliver Webb — 0 points
  51. Marco Bonanomi / Rey Acosta — 0 points
  52. Scott Noble / Jason Hart — 0 points
  53. Yifei Ye — 0 points
  54. Norbert Siedler — 0 points

Pro-Am Championship

  1. Alexander Fach — 56 points
  2. Karol Basz / Marcin Jedliński — 41 points
  3. Charles Bateman — 39 points
  4. Alexander Schwarzer — 36 points
  5. Filip Salaquarda / Libor Milota — 36 points
  6. Yannick Mettler / Dexter Müller — 28 points
  7. Jim Pla / Michaël Blanchemain — 28 points
  8. Lucas Wolf — 20 points
  9. Laurent De Meeus / Vincent Abril — 20 points
  10. Jonny Adam — 16 points
  11. Henrique Chaves — 15 points
  12. Hubert Darmetko / Fabian Dybionka — 14 points
  13. Ben Barnicoat / Morgan Tillbrook — 12 points
  14. Xolile Letlaka — 10 points
  15. Axcil Jefferies — 10 points
  16. James Kell / Darren Kell — 9 points
  17. Kobe Pauwels — 8 points
  18. Norikazu Shibata / Charles Fagg — 7 points
  19. Christian Engelhart / Philipp Sager — 3 points
  20. Theodor Jensen / Ameerh Naran — 2 points
  21. Stuart White — 0 points
  22. Oliver Webb / Andrey Borodin — 0 points
  23. Lars Engelbrekt Pedersen / Mikkel O. Pedersen — 0 points

Am Championship

  1. Adrian Lewandowski — 54 points
  2. Joel Monegro Reyes — 52 points
  3. Marcelo Hahn / Galid Osman — 49 points
  4. Andrzej Lewandowski — 44 points
  5. Piotr Wira — 37 points
  6. Tomasz Magdziarz — 27 points
  7. Lucas Wolf — 20 points
  8. Krystian Korzeniowski — 19 points
  9. Seweryn Mazur — 12 points
  10. Huilin Han — 11 points
  11. Alfredo Hernández — 11 points
  12. Stanislaw Jedliński — 9 points
  13. André Fernandes / Angelo Fontana — 9 points
  14. Antal Zsigo / Csaba Walter — 8 points
  15. Stéphane Tribaudini — 8 points
  16. Rey Acosta / Marco Bonanomi — 0 points
  17. Scott Noble / Jason Hart — 0 points

Teams’ Championship

  1. Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering — 56 points
  2. Team Motopark — 54 points
  3. Greystone GT — 52 points
  4. ZRS Motorsport — 33 points
  5. AF Corse — 22 points
  6. Scuderia Villorba Corse — 15 points
  7. Fach Auto Tech — 14 points
  8. GetSpeed — 6 points
  9. Blackthorn — 6 points
  10. Team ISR — 4 points
  11. Al Manar by Dragon Racing — 2 points
  12. Baron Motorsport Team — 0 points
  13. CBRX by SPS — 0 points
  14. Dinamic GT — 0 points
  15. AF Motorsport — 0 points
  16. 2 Seas Motorsport — 0 points
  17. 4F PTT Racing Team — 0 points
  18. Grupo Prom Racing Team — 0 points
  19. Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl. — 0 points
  20. Iron Lynx — 0 points
  21. Mikkel O. Pedersen Racing — 0 points
  22. Norik Racing — 0 points
  23. Olimp Racing — 0 points
  24. Optimum Motorsport — 0 points
  25. PTT Racing — 0 points
  26. Saintéloc Racing — 0 points
  27. Good Speed Racing Team — 0 points
  28. Gamota Racing — 0 points
  29. Sendom Racing Team — 0 points
  30. Target Racing — 0 points
  31. Track Focused — 0 points

Conclusion: Elite Motorsport survives Hungaroring setback

Hungaroring looked dangerous for Elite Motorsport after Saturday. The Race 1 retirement gave Mansell and Götz, Macdonald and Meakin, and Armanni and Fontana a chance to close in, while ZRS Motorsport converted the opportunity into victory.

However, Emson and Lebbon delivered the ideal response on Sunday. Their pole and Race 2 win restored momentum, protected their championship lead and ensured they head into the second half of the season with control of the standings.

Behind them, Team Motopark remains firmly in range, Greystone GT continues to score consistently, and ZRS Motorsport has returned to winning form. Therefore, while Elite Motorsport still leads, the Hungaroring round kept the International GT Open title fight wide open.

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