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2026 International GT Open | Round 3 – Misano | Emson and Lebbon sweep Misano to seize championship lead

Karishma Persad018 mins
Emson and Lebbon sweep Misano for Elite Motorsport to take the 2026 GT Open points lead ahead of Mansell and Götz.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open
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The 2026 International GT Open season continued at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, and the championship’s first visit to the Italian venue produced a decisive momentum shift. After Team Motopark’s commanding GT Open 500 victory at Spa-Francorchamps, Round 3 belonged to Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering, as Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon swept both races in the #17 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO.

Across the weekend, the British pairing showed pace, patience and race craft. They started Race 1 from second but snatched victory from Greystone GT on the final lap, before Lebbon took pole for Race 2 and the pair converted that into another win on Sunday. As a result, Emson and Lebbon left Misano with 72 points and a 16-point lead over Christian Mansell and Maximilian Götz in the overall standings.

Greystone GT also strengthened its position with two runner-up finishes for Dean Macdonald and Zac Meakin, while Fach Auto Tech continued to dominate Pro-Am through Alexander Fach and Lucas Wolf. In Am, Fach Auto Tech and Good Speed Racing Team shared the honours, as Joel Monegro Reyes won Race 1 before Piotr Wira and Tomasz Magdziarz claimed their maiden class victory in Race 2.

2026 International GT Open: Misano: Free Practice Sessions

Misano welcomed the International GT Open field for the first time with humid late-spring weather. Rain and sunshine alternated through Friday, with the morning session taking place on a drying track before the afternoon began in dry conditions and was later interrupted by returning rain.

Free Practice 1 was led by Olimp Racing, as Marcin Jedliński and Karol Basz put the #777 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO at the top with a 1:33.659. AF Corse followed in second with Laurent De Meeus and Vincent Abril, while Emson and Lebbon placed third for Elite Motorsport. GetSpeed and Al Manar by Dragon Racing completed the top five, giving the session a varied manufacturer spread.

However, Free Practice 2 produced the fastest lap of the day. Saintéloc Racing moved to the top with Michaël Blanchemain and Jim Pla, whose #26 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II set a 1:33.286. The margin was tiny, with the #55 AF Corse Ferrari only 0.006s behind. Greystone GT followed in third, ZRS Motorsport placed fourth, and Team Motopark’s #28 Mercedes completed the top five.

Meanwhile, the Bronze-focused Free Practice 3 was led by Team ISR. Filip Salaquarda and Libor Milota topped the session with a 1:34.208, ahead of Sendom Racing Team’s Seweryn Mazur, who also led the Am runners. Fach Auto Tech placed third overall and second in Pro-Am, while Olimp Racing and the Am-leading Fach Auto Tech entry completed the top five.

Free Practice 1 Results

  1. #777 Olimp Racing – 1:33.659 – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – PROAM
  2. #55 AF Corse – 1:34.407 – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – PROAM
  3. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – 1:34.417 – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – PRO
  4. #9 GetSpeed – 1:34.428 – Anthony Bartone/Fabian Schiller – PRO
  5. #707 Al Manar by Dragon Racing – 1:34.478 – Al Faisal Al Zubair/David Fumanelli – PRO
  6. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – 1:34.517 – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – PRO
  7. #71 Team Motopark – 1:34.578 – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – PRO
  8. #28 Team Motopark – 1:34.642 – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – PRO
  9. #24 Greystone GT – 1:34.704 – Andrey Borodin/Oliver Webb – PROAM
  10. #911 ZRS Motorsport – 1:34.865 – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – PRO
  11. #75 Team ISR – 1:34.871 – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – PROAM
  12. #51 AF Corse – 1:34.956 – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – PRO
  13. #33 Greystone GT – 1:35.015 – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – PRO
  14. #11 Fach Auto Tech – 1:35.061 – Lucas Wolf/Alexander Fach – PROAM
  15. #25 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl. – 1:35.136 – Xolile Letlaka/Axcil Jefferies – PROAM
  16. #26 Saintéloc Racing – 1:35.282 – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – PROAM
  17. #81 AF Corse – 1:35.324 – Norikazu Shibata/Charles Fagg – PROAM
  18. #96 AF Corse – 1:35.341 – Yaroslav Veselaho/Lorenzo Ferrari – PRO
  19. #7 PTT Racing – 1:35.658 – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – PROAM
  20. #79 Sendom Racing Team – 1:35.765 – Seweryn Mazur – AM
  21. #54 CBRX by SPS – 1:36.338 – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – PROAM
  22. #12 Fach Auto Tech – 1:36.626 – Joel Monegro Reyes – AM
  23. #5 Olimp Racing – 1:36.670 – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – AM
  24. #16 AF Corse – 1:36.721 – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – AM
  25. #39 Target Racing – 1:37.405 – Huilin Han – AM
  26. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – 1:37.702 – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – AM
  27. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – 1:37.729 – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – AM
  28. #88 Track Focused – 1:40.473 – Darren Kell/James Kell – PROAM
  29. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – 1:44.310 – Alfredo Hernández – AM

Free Practice 2 Results

  1. #26 Saintéloc Racing – 1:33.286 – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – PROAM
  2. #55 AF Corse – 1:33.292 – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – PROAM
  3. #33 Greystone GT – 1:33.416 – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – PRO
  4. #911 ZRS Motorsport – 1:33.456 – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – PRO
  5. #28 Team Motopark – 1:33.581 – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – PRO
  6. #11 Fach Auto Tech – 1:33.582 – Lucas Wolf/Alexander Fach – PROAM
  7. #54 CBRX by SPS – 1:33.618 – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – PROAM
  8. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – 1:33.754 – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – PRO
  9. #707 Al Manar by Dragon Racing – 1:33.839 – Al Faisal Al Zubair/David Fumanelli – PRO
  10. #9 GetSpeed – 1:34.016 – Anthony Bartone/Fabian Schiller – PRO
  11. #96 AF Corse – 1:34.019 – Yaroslav Veselaho/Lorenzo Ferrari – PRO
  12. #51 AF Corse – 1:34.051 – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – PRO
  13. #75 Team ISR – 1:34.134 – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – PROAM
  14. #71 Team Motopark – 1:34.147 – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – PRO
  15. #777 Olimp Racing – 1:34.167 – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – PROAM
  16. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – 1:34.418 – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – PRO
  17. #25 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl. – 1:34.451 – Xolile Letlaka/Axcil Jefferies – PROAM
  18. #7 PTT Racing – 1:34.982 – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – PROAM
  19. #79 Sendom Racing Team – 1:35.305 – Seweryn Mazur – AM
  20. #88 Track Focused – 1:35.475 – Darren Kell/James Kell – PROAM
  21. #16 AF Corse – 1:35.725 – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – AM
  22. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – 1:36.103 – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – AM
  23. #39 Target Racing – 1:36.702 – Huilin Han – AM
  24. #12 Fach Auto Tech – 1:37.010 – Joel Monegro Reyes – AM
  25. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – 1:37.325 – Alfredo Hernández – AM
  26. #81 AF Corse – 1:37.918 – Norikazu Shibata/Charles Fagg – PROAM
  27. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – 1:38.825 – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – AM
  28. #5 Olimp Racing – 1:45.381 – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – AM
  29. #24 Greystone GT – 1:55.643 – Andrey Borodin/Oliver Webb – PROAM

Bronze Test / Free Practice 3 Results

  1. #75 Team ISR – 1:34.208 – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – PROAM
  2. #79 Sendom Racing Team – 1:34.409 – Seweryn Mazur – AM
  3. #11 Fach Auto Tech – 1:34.430 – Lucas Wolf/Alexander Fach – PROAM
  4. #777 Olimp Racing – 1:34.457 – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – PROAM
  5. #12 Fach Auto Tech – 1:35.026 – Joel Monegro Reyes – AM
  6. #5 Olimp Racing – 1:35.084 – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – AM
  7. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – 1:35.235 – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – AM
  8. #54 CBRX by SPS – 1:35.449 – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – PROAM
  9. #26 Saintéloc Racing – 1:35.857 – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – PROAM
  10. #39 Target Racing – 1:35.915 – Huilin Han – AM
  11. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – 1:36.161 – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – AM
  12. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – 1:36.163 – Alfredo Hernández – AM
  13. #55 AF Corse – 1:36.375 – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – PROAM
  14. #25 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl. – 1:36.772 – Xolile Letlaka/Axcil Jefferies – PROAM
  15. #88 Track Focused – 1:36.797 – Darren Kell/James Kell – PROAM
  16. #16 AF Corse – 1:36.975 – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – AM
  17. #81 AF Corse – 1:39.840 – Norikazu Shibata/Charles Fagg – PROAM

2026 International GT Open: Misano: Qualifying 1

Emson and Lebbon sweep Misano for Elite Motorsport to take the 2026 GT Open points lead ahead of Mansell and Götz.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

Qualifying 1 produced a dramatic late pole for Greystone GT. In dry conditions, Dean Macdonald placed the #33 McLaren 720s GT3 Evo on pole with a 1:31.194, taking his second pole position of the season after the order changed in the final two flying laps following a red flag.

The interruption came after Darren Kell’s Track Focused McLaren spun at the final corner and hit the wall at the entrance to the straight. Once the session resumed, Macdonald found the rhythm he needed and beat the benchmark twice. Emson qualified second for Elite Motorsport, 0.285s behind, while Basz placed the #777 Olimp Racing Ferrari third overall and first in Pro-Am.

Moncini placed fourth for Scuderia Villorba Corse, ahead of championship leader Mansell in the #71 Team Motopark Mercedes. Jim Pla completed the third row for Saintéloc Racing, while Abril and Fumanelli followed on the fourth row. Mazur was the fastest Am runner, qualifying 17th overall for Sendom Racing Team.

Qualifying 1 Results

  1. #33 Greystone GT – 1:31.194 – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – PRO
  2. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – 1:31.479 – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – PRO
  3. #777 Olimp Racing – 1:31.533 – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – PROAM
  4. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – 1:31.869 – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – PRO
  5. #71 Team Motopark – 1:31.955 – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – PRO
  6. #26 Saintéloc Racing – 1:31.965 – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – PROAM
  7. #55 AF Corse – 1:32.118 – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – PROAM
  8. #707 Al Manar by Dragon Racing – 1:32.229 – Al Faisal Al Zubair/David Fumanelli – PRO
  9. #911 ZRS Motorsport – 1:32.283 – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – PRO
  10. #75 Team ISR – 1:32.877 – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – PROAM
  11. #9 GetSpeed – 1:32.936 – Anthony Bartone/Fabian Schiller – PRO
  12. #11 Fach Auto Tech – 1:32.992 – Lucas Wolf/Alexander Fach – PROAM
  13. #7 PTT Racing – 1:33.040 – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – PROAM
  14. #96 AF Corse – 1:33.059 – Yaroslav Veselaho/Lorenzo Ferrari – PRO
  15. #51 AF Corse – 1:33.335 – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – PRO
  16. #28 Team Motopark – 1:33.970 – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – PRO
  17. #79 Sendom Racing Team – 1:34.002 – Seweryn Mazur – AM
  18. #39 Target Racing – 1:34.379 – Huilin Han – AM
  19. #54 CBRX by SPS – 1:34.380 – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – PROAM
  20. #12 Fach Auto Tech – 1:34.449 – Joel Monegro Reyes – AM
  21. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – 1:35.347 – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – AM
  22. #88 Track Focused – 1:35.487 – Darren Kell/James Kell – PROAM
  23. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – 1:35.595 – Alfredo Hernández – AM
  24. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – 1:36.060 – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – AM
  25. #16 AF Corse – 1:36.090 – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – AM
  26. #25 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl. – 1:36.530 – Xolile Letlaka/Axcil Jefferies – PROAM
  27. #81 AF Corse – 1:37.271 – Norikazu Shibata/Charles Fagg – PROAM
  28. #5 Olimp Racing – 1:43.712 – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – AM

2026 International GT Open: Misano: Race 1

Emson and Lebbon sweep Misano for Elite Motorsport to take the 2026 GT Open points lead ahead of Mansell and Götz.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

Race 1 produced one of the most dramatic finishes of the season, as Emson and Lebbon claimed their first win of 2026 after a last-lap pass on Greystone GT. The victory also gave the Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO its first overall win of the season on Italian soil and moved the Elite Motorsport pair into the provisional championship lead.

At the start, Macdonald retained the lead from pole, while Basz moved into second. Emson lost ground and dropped behind Moncini and Mansell, while Pla ran sixth ahead of Abril, Fontana, Fumanelli, Milota and Wolf. Macdonald then opened a small advantage over Basz, while Moncini held third and backed up a group that included Mansell, Emson, Abril and Fumanelli.

The opening stint was busy throughout the field. Pla dropped down the order after contact and later stopped, while there were incidents involving Lewandowski Sr, Letlaka, Mazur, Veselaho, Müller and Han. The most significant moment came when Mansell attempted to pass Moncini, made contact with the Lamborghini, and forced the Villorba Corse car into a spin and a pit stop for a tyre change.

When the driver-change window opened on lap 19, Macdonald had stretched his lead to around five seconds over Basz. After the pit cycle, Meakin led by nine seconds from Jedliński, with De Meeus third, Lebbon fourth and Armanni fifth. However, a two-lap safety car period, caused by Mazur stopping at Turn 8, compressed the field and changed the rhythm of the race.

After the restart, Fach moved into the Pro-Am lead, while Schiller began closing on him for the final podium place. At the front, Lebbon reduced Meakin’s lead and applied heavy pressure. The decisive moment came on the final lap, when a small mistake from Meakin allowed Lebbon through to take victory by just 0.460s. Schiller also passed Fach on the final lap to secure third overall for GetSpeed, although Fach still won Pro-Am for Fach Auto Tech.

In Pro-Am, Fach and Wolf took the class victory ahead of Team ISR’s Salaquarda and Milota, with PTT Racing’s Darmetko and Dybionka completing the podium. In Am, Monegro Reyes gave Fach Auto Tech another win, ahead of Baron Motorsport’s Andrzej and Adrian Lewandowski and Good Speed Racing Team’s Wira and Magdziarz.

Race 1 Results

  1. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – 1:11:22.899 – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – PRO
  2. #33 Greystone GT – 1:11:23.359 – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – PRO
  3. #9 GetSpeed – 1:11:34.762 – Anthony Bartone/Fabian Schiller – PRO
  4. #11 Fach Auto Tech – 1:11:35.874 – Lucas Wolf/Alexander Fach – PROAM
  5. #911 ZRS Motorsport – 1:11:36.201 – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – PRO
  6. #707 Al Manar by Dragon Racing – 1:11:37.423 – Al Faisal Al Zubair/David Fumanelli – PRO
  7. #75 Team ISR – 1:11:43.152 – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – PROAM
  8. #7 PTT Racing – 1:11:47.300 – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – PROAM
  9. #71 Team Motopark – 1:11:48.558 – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – PRO
  10. #777 Olimp Racing – 1:12:02.404 – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – PROAM
  11. #51 AF Corse – 1:12:09.870 – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – PRO
  12. #12 Fach Auto Tech – 1:12:11.685 – Joel Monegro Reyes – AM
  13. #55 AF Corse – 1:12:24.722 – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – PROAM
  14. #25 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl. – 1:11:40.379 – Xolile Letlaka/Axcil Jefferies – PROAM
  15. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – 1:12:02.907 – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – AM
  16. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – 1:12:08.287 – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – PRO
  17. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – 1:12:08.551 – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – AM
  18. #81 AF Corse – 1:11:44.106 – Norikazu Shibata/Charles Fagg – PROAM
  19. #5 Olimp Racing – 1:12:06.606 – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – AM
  20. #39 Target Racing – 1:12:29.376 – Huilin Han – AM
  21. #28 Team Motopark – 1:02:28.742 – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – PRO

Not classified:

  • #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – Alfredo Hernández – AM
  • #16 AF Corse – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – AM
  • #96 AF Corse – Yaroslav Veselaho/Lorenzo Ferrari – PRO
  • #79 Sendom Racing Team – Seweryn Mazur – AM
  • #54 CBRX by SPS – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – PROAM
  • #26 Saintéloc Racing – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – PROAM

Fastest lap:

#17 Elite Motorsport – Emson/Lebbon – 1:32.958

Fastest laps by class:

  • PRO: #17 Elite Motorsport – 1:32.958
  • PROAM: #25 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl. – 1:33.562
  • AM: #5 Olimp Racing – 1:34.661

Penalties:

  • #51 AF Corse – 10-second time penalty
  • #79 Sendom Racing Team – 10-second time penalty for contact with #25
  • #71 Team Motopark – 10-second time penalty for causing a collision
  • #28 Team Motopark – 10-second time penalty for causing a collision
  • #96 AF Corse – 5-second time penalty for causing a collision
  • #55 AF Corse – 5-second time penalty for less handicap time
  • #39 Target Racing – 5-second time penalty for less handicap time
  • #51 AF Corse – three additional 5-second time penalties for abusing track limits
  • #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – 5-second time penalty for abusing track limits

2026 International GT Open: Misano: Qualifying 2

Emson and Lebbon sweep Misano for Elite Motorsport to take the 2026 GT Open points lead ahead of Mansell and Götz.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

On Sunday morning, Elite Motorsport carried its Race 1 momentum straight into Qualifying 2. Lebbon dominated the session in the #17 Ferrari, setting a 1:31.304 to secure pole for Race 2.

The session became an all-Ferrari duel at the front, with Tommaso Mosca qualifying second for AF Corse, 0.323s behind Lebbon. CBRX by SPS impressed in third overall and first in Pro-Am with Yannick Mettler, while Götz qualified fourth for Team Motopark. Fach placed fifth for Fach Auto Tech, making him second in Pro-Am, while Meakin put Greystone GT sixth.

Krystian Korzeniowski was the fastest Am driver, qualifying 14th overall for Olimp Racing. Meanwhile, Anthony Bartone continued alone in the GetSpeed Mercedes, as Fabian Schiller was feeling unwell.

Qualifying 2 Results

  1. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – 1:31.304 – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – PRO
  2. #51 AF Corse – 1:31.627 – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – PRO
  3. #54 CBRX by SPS – 1:31.681 – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – PROAM
  4. #71 Team Motopark – 1:31.690 – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – PRO
  5. #11 Fach Auto Tech – 1:31.696 – Lucas Wolf/Alexander Fach – PROAM
  6. #33 Greystone GT – 1:31.769 – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – PRO
  7. #28 Team Motopark – 1:31.904 – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – PRO
  8. #7 PTT Racing – 1:31.957 – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – PROAM
  9. #96 AF Corse – 1:31.965 – Yaroslav Veselaho/Lorenzo Ferrari – PRO
  10. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – 1:32.270 – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – PRO
  11. #25 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl. – 1:32.276 – Xolile Letlaka/Axcil Jefferies – PROAM
  12. #81 AF Corse – 1:32.284 – Norikazu Shibata/Charles Fagg – PROAM
  13. #911 ZRS Motorsport – 1:32.372 – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – PRO
  14. #5 Olimp Racing – 1:32.411 – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – AM
  15. #9 GetSpeed – 1:32.504 – Anthony Bartone/Fabian Schiller – PRO
  16. #75 Team ISR – 1:32.573 – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – PROAM
  17. #707 Al Manar by Dragon Racing – 1:32.898 – Al Faisal Al Zubair/David Fumanelli – PRO
  18. #16 AF Corse – 1:33.041 – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – AM
  19. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – 1:33.239 – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – AM
  20. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – 1:33.306 – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – AM
  21. #777 Olimp Racing – 1:33.313 – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – PROAM
  22. #79 Sendom Racing Team – 1:33.328 – Seweryn Mazur – AM
  23. #12 Fach Auto Tech – 1:33.748 – Joel Monegro Reyes – AM
  24. #39 Target Racing – 1:34.136 – Huilin Han – AM
  25. #55 AF Corse – 1:34.391 – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – PROAM
  26. #26 Saintéloc Racing – 1:34.718 – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – PROAM
  27. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – 1:35.107 – Alfredo Hernández – AM

2026 International GT Open: Misano: Race 2

Emson and Lebbon sweep Misano for Elite Motorsport to take the 2026 GT Open points lead ahead of Mansell and Götz.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

Race 2 confirmed Elite Motorsport’s control of the weekend. Starting from pole, Lebbon kept the lead into Turn 1 after an early challenge from Mosca, while Mettler ran third ahead of Baumann, Fach, Ferrari, Götz, Meakin and Testa. However, the opening laps were costly for Team Motopark, as Götz dropped down the order with a wheel issue after contact and eventually stopped.

Lebbon managed the first stint confidently, building a gap of around 1.8s over Mosca. Behind them, Mettler, Baumann, Meakin and Fach stayed close, while De Meeus hit the wall early in the race and Monegro Reyes spun but recovered. Fach was later given a 10-second penalty after contact with Ferrari, who had been sent into a spin.

After the pit stops and driver changes, Durán led by six seconds from Ramírez, Emson and Macdonald. Moncini ran fifth, ahead of Fontana, Fumanelli and Darmetko, but the order changed quickly. Wolf took the Pro-Am lead from Darmetko on lap 27, while Emson charged forward in the overall battle.

By lap 30, Emson had passed both Ramírez and Durán to take the lead. Macdonald also moved into contention, while Durán lost third to Fontana. Despite close gaps in the final laps, Emson held on to win by 0.596s from Greystone GT, with ZRS Motorsport completing the podium.

Fach and Wolf repeated their Race 1 Pro-Am success for Fach Auto Tech, finishing eighth overall after the penalty was applied. Olimp Racing’s Jedliński and Basz took second in Pro-Am, with Team ISR third. In Am, Wira and Magdziarz claimed their first class victory in the Good Speed Racing Team Aston Martin, ahead of Target Racing’s Huilin Han and Baron Motorsport’s Lewandowski pairing.

Race 2 Results

  1. #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – 1:01:10.200 – Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – PRO
  2. #33 Greystone GT – 1:01:10.796 – Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald – PRO
  3. #911 ZRS Motorsport – 1:01:19.516 – Pietro Armanni/Alex Fontana – PRO
  4. #51 AF Corse – 1:01:25.745 – Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – PRO
  5. #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse – 1:01:25.991 – Leonardo Moncini/Rodrigo Testa – PRO
  6. #28 Team Motopark – 1:01:30.461 – Marcelo Ramírez/Dominik Baumann – PRO
  7. #707 Al Manar by Dragon Racing – 1:01:34.276 – Al Faisal Al Zubair/David Fumanelli – PRO
  8. #11 Fach Auto Tech – 1:01:45.449 – Lucas Wolf/Alexander Fach – PROAM
  9. #96 AF Corse – 1:01:49.748 – Yaroslav Veselaho/Lorenzo Ferrari – PRO
  10. #777 Olimp Racing – 1:01:50.350 – Marcin Jedliński/Karol Basz – PROAM
  11. #75 Team ISR – 1:01:57.948 – Filip Salaquarda/Libor Milota – PROAM
  12. #14 Good Speed Racing Team – 1:02:49.166 – Piotr Wira/Tomasz Magdziarz – AM
  13. #39 Target Racing – 1:01:13.132 – Huilin Han – AM
  14. #6 Baron Motorsport Team – 1:01:28.314 – Andrzej Lewandowski/Adrian Lewandowski – AM
  15. #16 AF Corse – 1:01:28.812 – Marcelo Hahn/Galid Osman – AM
  16. #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team – 1:01:40.089 – Alfredo Hernández – AM
  17. #12 Fach Auto Tech – 1:01:44.899 – Joel Monegro Reyes – AM
  18. #81 AF Corse – 1:01:57.610 – Norikazu Shibata/Charles Fagg – PROAM
  19. #25 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl. – 1:01:59.760 – Xolile Letlaka/Axcil Jefferies – PROAM
  20. #5 Olimp Racing – 1:01:30.132 – Stanislaw Jedliński/Krystian Korzeniowski – AM
  21. #79 Sendom Racing Team – 54:22.544 – Seweryn Mazur – AM

Not classified:

  • #7 PTT Racing – Hubert Darmetko/Fabian Dybionka – PROAM
  • #26 Saintéloc Racing – Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – PROAM
  • #71 Team Motopark – Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz – PRO
  • #9 GetSpeed – Anthony Bartone/Fabian Schiller – PRO
  • #54 CBRX by SPS – Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – PROAM
  • #55 AF Corse – Laurent De Meeus/Vincent Abril – PROAM

Fastest lap:

#911 ZRS Motorsport – Armanni/Fontana – 1:33.118

Fastest laps by class:

  • PRO: #911 ZRS Motorsport – 1:33.118
  • PROAM: #11 Fach Auto Tech – 1:33.488
  • AM: #5 Olimp Racing – 1:33.965

Penalties:

  • #11 Fach Auto Tech – 10-second time penalty for causing a collision
  • #14 Good Speed Racing Team – 5-second time penalty for less handicap time
  • #26 Saintéloc Racing – 5-second time penalty for abusing track limits

2026 International GT Open Standings after Round 3 in Misano

Emson and Lebbon sweep Misano for Elite Motorsport to take the 2026 GT Open points lead ahead of Mansell and Götz.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

After their Misano double, Emson and Lebbon lead the overall standings on 72 points. Mansell and Götz remain second on 56 after a difficult weekend that included ninth in Race 1 and a non-classification in Race 2. Macdonald and Meakin sit third on 49 after two second-place finishes for Greystone GT, while Armanni and Fontana are fourth on 39 following their Race 2 podium.

Fach has moved to fifth overall on 32 points after another strong Pro-Am weekend, while Moncini and Testa sit sixth on 26. In Pro-Am, Fach has opened a significant advantage with 51 points, ahead of Schwarzer and Charles Bateman on 31, while Jedliński and Basz are fourth on 30.

The Am battle is now extremely tight. Monegro Reyes and the Lewandowskis are tied on 44 points, with Osman and Hahn third on 36. Wira’s Misano victory has also moved him to 32 points, while Magdziarz now sits fifth on 22. In the teams’ standings, Elite Motorsport has moved to the front on 46 points, five clear of Team Motopark, with Greystone GT third on 38.

Overall Drivers’ Championship

  1. Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon – 72
  2. Maximilian Götz/Christian Mansell – 56
  3. Dean Macdonald/Zac Meakin – 49
  4. Alex Fontana/Pietro Armanni – 39
  5. Alexander Fach – 32
  6. Rodrigo Testa/Leonardo Moncini – 26
  7. Alexander Schwarzer – 21
  8. Charles Bateman – 16
  9. Rafael Durán/Tommaso Mosca – 14
  10. McKenzie Cresswell/Jayden Kelly – 12
  11. Dominik Baumann/Marcelo Ramírez – 11
  12. Lucas Wolf – 11
  13. Fabian Schiller/Anthony Bartone – 10
  14. Jonny Adam – 10
  15. Yaroslav Veselaho – 10
  16. Al Faisal Al Zubair/David Fumanelli – 9
  17. Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – 9
  18. Karol Basz/Marcin Jedliński – 9
  19. Thomas Neubauer – 8
  20. Morgan Tillbrook/Ben Barnicoat – 8

Pro-Am Championship

  1. Alexander Fach – 51
  2. Alexander Schwarzer – 31
  3. Charles Bateman – 31
  4. Karol Basz/Marcin Jedliński – 30
  5. Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla – 22
  6. Lucas Wolf – 20
  7. Libor Milota/Filip Salaquarda – 18
  8. Jonny Adam – 16
  9. Henrique Chaves – 15
  10. Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler – 14
  11. Fabian Dybionka/Hubert Darmetko – 12
  12. Ben Barnicoat/Morgan Tillbrook – 12
  13. Xolile Letlaka/Axcil Jefferies – 10
  14. Vincent Abril/Laurent De Meeus – 8
  15. Norikazu Shibata/Charles Fagg – 7

Am Championship

  1. Joel Monegro Reyes – 44
  2. Adrian Lewandowski/Andrzej Lewandowski – 44
  3. Galid Osman/Marcelo Hahn – 36
  4. Piotr Wira – 32
  5. Tomasz Magdziarz – 22
  6. Lucas Wolf – 20
  7. Huilin Han – 11
  8. Alfredo Hernández – 11
  9. Krystian Korzeniowski/Stanislaw Jedliński – 9
  10. André Fernandes/Angelo Fontana – 9
  11. Stéphane Tribaudini – 8
  12. Seweryn Mazur – 0
  13. Scott Noble/Jason Hart – 0

Teams’ Championship

  1. Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – 46
  2. Team Motopark – 41
  3. Greystone GT – 38
  4. ZRS Motorsport – 23
  5. Scuderia Villorba Corse – 15
  6. Fach Auto Tech – 14
  7. AF Corse – 7
  8. GetSpeed – 6
  9. Blackthorn – 6
  10. Al Manar by Dragon Racing – 2

Conclusion: Elite Motorsport takes control at Misano

In conclusion, Misano delivered the defining weekend of Elite Motorsport’s 2026 International GT Open campaign so far. Emson and Lebbon arrived in Italy as consistent contenders, but they left as double winners and championship leaders after combining late-race aggression in Race 1 with controlled execution in Race 2.

For Team Motopark, the weekend was costly. Mansell and Götz arrived as championship leaders after their Spa success, but ninth in Race 1 and a non-classification in Race 2 allowed Elite Motorsport to move 16 points clear. Meanwhile, Greystone GT recovered important ground with two second-place finishes, and ZRS Motorsport returned to the overall podium in Race 2.

In the classes, Fach Auto Tech continued to impress. Fach and Wolf swept Pro-Am at Misano, while Monegro Reyes kept himself level at the top of the Am standings despite Good Speed Racing Team’s breakthrough Race 2 win. Therefore, while Elite Motorsport now holds the overall advantage, the depth of the field ensures the title battle remains wide open as the championship heads to the Hungaroring.

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