Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon secured the 2026 International GT Open Drivers’ Championship by a single point after a dramatic season finale at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering Ferrari pairing recovered from a disastrous opening race to finish third on Sunday, narrowly denying Greystone GT’s Zac Meakin and Dean Macdonald the title.
The final weekend produced contrasting victories. Christian Mansell and Maximilian Götz claimed Saturday’s Race 1 for Team Motopark, securing redemption after their late retirement at Monza. However, first-corner contact compromised the championship leaders’ Ferrari, allowing their closest rivals to reduce the points deficit.
Meakin and Macdonald subsequently dominated Sunday’s decisive race, converting pole position into victory in the #33 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo. Nevertheless, Lebbon held off a determined challenge from Greystone’s second McLaren to secure the final podium position and preserve Elite Motorsport’s championship advantage.
The class championships also reached their conclusions. Charlie Bateman claimed the Pro-Am title for Blackthorn, while Joel Monegro Reyes secured the Am crown for Fach Auto Tech. Meanwhile, Greystone GT completed its successful campaign with the Teams’ Championship.
2026 International GT Open: Barcelona: Free Practice sessions
The 2026 International GT Open returned to Barcelona for its traditional season finale following two years in which circuit renovation work had disrupted the championship’s established calendar.
The 4.657km Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya welcomed 33 cars for Friday’s Free Practice sessions, with the championship’s remaining title contenders preparing for two races that would decide all four championships.
The competitiveness of the field immediately became apparent. Just one second covered the fastest 19 cars in the combined Friday classification, while McLaren demonstrated particularly strong pace with four 720S GT3 Evos inside the top six.
Greystone GT’s McKenzy Cresswell and championship newcomer Callum Davies set the overall benchmark during Free Practice 1. Their #44 McLaren recorded a 1:40.882, finishing 0.076 seconds ahead of the Track Focused McLaren shared by Darren and James Kell.
Mikkel and Lars Pedersen secured third overall in their Porsche, just 0.121 seconds behind the leading McLaren. AF Corse’s Tommaso Mosca and Rafael Durán followed in fourth, while SMC Motorsport’s Alejandro Geppert and Ben Dörr completed the top five.
The championship-contending Greystone GT McLaren of Meakin and Macdonald finished sixth, 0.289 seconds away from the leading time.
Meanwhile, championship leaders Emson and Lebbon endured a more challenging start. Their #17 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo finished 15th in the combined standings, 0.876 seconds behind Cresswell and Davies.
Free Practice 2 saw Track Focused move to the top of the session, with the Kell pairing recording a 1:40.968. However, their time could not displace Greystone’s earlier benchmark.
Scuderia Villorba Corse’s Leonardo Moncini and Rodrigo Testa secured second in the afternoon session, while AF Corse’s Yaroslav Veselaho and Thomas Neubauer placed third. Elite Motorsport improved to fourth in Free Practice 2, providing encouragement after its difficult morning session.
In Pro-Am, the Pedersen Porsche led the combined order, while Olimp Racing’s Stanislaw Jedliński and Krystian Korzeniowski set the Am benchmark.
Olimp Racing also made a significant change to its Pro-Am entry. After discovering a chassis crack in its Ferrari 296 GT3, the team switched Marcin Jedliński and Karol Basz to an Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II for the remainder of the weekend.
With Greystone showing strong pace across its multiple entries, the championship leaders faced a difficult challenge heading into Saturday’s qualifying session.
The complete session classifications are available through the official Free Practice 1 results and Free Practice 2 results.
Barcelona Qualifying 1: Mansell secures pole as title contenders struggle
Saturday morning’s opening qualifying session took place in cool, changing conditions, with two red flags interrupting the 25-minute contest.
Christian Mansell emerged as the fastest driver, securing pole position in the #71 Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with a 1:38.956.
The Australian’s performance marked his first personal International GT Open pole position and provided an encouraging response to the disappointment of Monza.
Mansell and Götz had controlled much of the previous round’s GT Open 500 before a late suspension-related incident ended their race and championship aspirations.
Despite that setback, Mansell immediately returned to the front at Barcelona.
Greystone GT’s Cresswell qualified second with a 1:39.258, finishing 0.302 seconds behind the pole-sitter. The McLaren driver had led much of the session before Mansell’s final improvement.
CBRX by SPS automotive performance secured third through Yannick Mettler, who topped Pro-Am with a 1:39.338. AF Corse’s Neubauer followed in fourth, while Mikkel Pedersen placed fifth.
Championship contender Meakin qualified sixth for Greystone GT, only 0.001 seconds behind Pedersen.
However, Elite Motorsport encountered further difficulties. Lebbon placed the championship-leading Ferrari tenth, recording a 1:39.979. That left him 1.023 seconds behind Mansell and four positions behind Meakin.
The qualifying result offered Greystone an opportunity to reduce its championship deficit during Saturday’s race, while Elite faced the challenge of recovering valuable positions.
Qualifying 1 – leading positions
- #71 Team Motopark — Christian Mansell/Maximilian Götz — Mercedes-AMG — 1:38.956
- #44 Greystone GT — McKenzy Cresswell/Callum Davies — McLaren — +0.302s
- #54 CBRX by SPS — Dexter Müller/Yannick Mettler — Mercedes-AMG — +0.382s — Pro-Am pole
- #96 AF Corse — Yaroslav Veselaho/Thomas Neubauer — Ferrari — +0.625s
- #117 Mikkel O. Pedersen Racing — Mikkel Pedersen/Lars Pedersen — Porsche — +0.833s
- #33 Greystone GT — Zac Meakin/Dean Macdonald — McLaren — +0.834s
- #99 Team Motopark — Nikita Mazepin/César Gazeau — Mercedes-AMG — +0.854s
- #11 Fach Auto Tech — Alexander Schwarzer/Alexander Fach — Porsche — +0.868s
- #26 Saintéloc Racing — Michaël Blanchemain/Jim Pla — Audi — +1.019s
- #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering — Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon — Ferrari — +1.023s
Piotr Wira secured Am pole in the #14 Good Speed Racing Team Aston Martin, qualifying 18th overall.
The full starting order and individual lap times can be found in the official Barcelona Qualifying 1 classification.
Barcelona Race 1: Mansell leads as opening-corner collision transforms championship battle
Mansell made a clean start from pole position, retaining the lead ahead of Cresswell and Mettler as the field approached the opening corner.
However, the race immediately descended into chaos behind the leading group.
Meakin ran wide at Turn 1 and attempted to rejoin the circuit, making contact with Nikita Mazepin’s Motopark Mercedes. The collision sent Mazepin sideways into Joe Osborne’s Optimum Motorsport McLaren, while Rodrigo Testa, Jim Pla and Lebbon also became caught up in the incident.
Race Control deployed the Safety Car to recover the damaged McLaren, while Mazepin returned to the pits with significant front-end damage.
Lebbon managed to continue, but the incident dropped the championship leader towards the rear of the field. His Ferrari consequently faced a difficult recovery drive from 29th position.
Meanwhile, officials investigated Meakin’s involvement and subsequently handed the #33 Greystone GT McLaren a ten-second time penalty for causing the collision.
At the front, Mansell maintained control ahead of a closely matched group featuring Mettler, Mikkel Pedersen, Neubauer and Cresswell.
Although the Motopark Mercedes led comfortably enough to avoid immediate pressure, Mansell could not establish a substantial advantage. His margin remained below three seconds as the opening stint progressed.
Behind the leading group, Meakin continued his recovery before the compulsory pit-stop window opened on Lap 14.
The championship-leading Elite Ferrari, however, remained well outside the points-paying positions, threatening the advantage Emson and Lebbon had carried into the weekend.
Götz extends advantage as Greystone strengthens championship position
The first driver-change cycle reshaped the leading order, with Maximilian Götz taking over the #71 Mercedes from Mansell.
By Lap 30, Götz had established an eight-second advantage over ZRS Motorsport’s Alex Fontana, who had taken over the #911 Porsche from Pietro Armanni.
Macdonald followed in third after recovering positions in the #33 Greystone McLaren. Yaroslav Veselaho occupied fourth, ahead of Callum Davies in Greystone’s second entry.
The running order placed both of Elite Motorsport’s principal championship rivals among the leading three, while the #17 Ferrari remained outside the overall top ten.
Consequently, Greystone and ZRS stood to make significant gains in the Drivers’ Championship.
However, the race’s closing stages brought another interruption.
On Lap 33, Dominik Baumann attempted to overtake Dexter Müller on the inside. The two Mercedes-AMG drivers made contact, damaging Baumann’s Motopark entry and sending Müller’s CBRX by SPS car into the barriers.
Race Control deployed another Safety Car as marshals recovered the damaged machinery.
The race subsequently concluded under Safety Car conditions, preventing the leading drivers from mounting any further attacks.
Götz therefore crossed the finish line to secure victory for himself and Mansell, completing 37 laps in 1:13:25.387.
The result marked the Motopark pairing’s second victory of the season and provided consolation after their late retirement at Monza.
Armanni and Fontana finished second for ZRS Motorsport, 13.496 seconds behind the winners.
Meanwhile, Meakin and Macdonald completed the overall podium despite their ten-second penalty, securing crucial points in their pursuit of the championship.
Their Greystone teammates Cresswell and Davies finished fifth behind the AF Corse Ferrari of Veselaho and Neubauer.
Elite Motorsport suffers costly non-score as title advantage shrinks
While Mansell and Götz celebrated victory, Elite Motorsport faced a considerably more difficult outcome.
Lebbon and Emson eventually finished 14th overall, more than two minutes behind the race winners. Their result left them without championship points for Saturday’s contest.
The consequences proved significant.
Emson and Lebbon had arrived in Barcelona 16 points ahead of Meakin, following a fourth-place finish at Monza. However, Greystone’s podium reduced the deficit to just six points.
The #17 Ferrari remained on 138 points, while Meakin moved to 132 and Macdonald to 127.
Meanwhile, Armanni and Fontana’s runner-up finish increased their total to 124, leaving the ZRS pairing with a narrow mathematical opportunity to challenge for the championship on Sunday.
The result transformed the final round into a direct battle between the championship-leading Ferrari and the increasingly competitive McLaren.
Greystone also secured the Teams’ Championship following Saturday’s race, ending Elite Motorsport’s hopes of claiming both the Drivers’ and Teams’ crowns.
Race 1: Fach wins Pro-Am as Korzeniowski takes Am honours
The opening race also produced important developments in the Pro-Am and Am championship battles.
Fach Auto Tech’s Alexander Schwarzer and Alexander Fach claimed Pro-Am victory, finishing sixth overall in their #11 Porsche 911 GT3 R.
Their result allowed Fach to reduce Charlie Bateman’s championship advantage.
Bateman and Henrique Chaves finished second in class for Blackthorn, placing eighth overall in the #97 Aston Martin Vantage GT3.
Olimp Racing’s Marcin Jedliński and Karol Basz completed the Pro-Am podium, finishing 13th overall in their Audi.
The result reduced Fach’s deficit to six points heading into Sunday’s final race.
In Am, Krystian Korzeniowski delivered an impressive solo performance to secure victory for Olimp Racing in the #5 Ferrari.
Piotr Wira and Denis Waszek finished second for Good Speed Racing Team, while Seweryn Mazur completed the class podium in the Sendom Racing Lamborghini.
Championship leader Joel Monegro Reyes finished fifth in class alongside Thomas Kiefer, while title rival Adrian Lewandowski secured fourth.
Monegro therefore retained the advantage, although Lewandowski remained within striking distance with one race remaining.
Barcelona Race 1 classification
- #71 Team Motopark — Mansell/Götz — Mercedes-AMG — Pro — 37 laps, 1:13:25.387
- #911 ZRS Motorsport — Armanni/Fontana — Porsche — Pro — +13.496s
- #33 Greystone GT — Meakin/Macdonald — McLaren — Pro — +46.064s
- #96 AF Corse — Veselaho/Neubauer — Ferrari — Pro — +48.690s
- #44 Greystone GT — Cresswell/Davies — McLaren — Pro — +59.931s
- #11 Fach Auto Tech — Schwarzer/Fach — Porsche — Pro-Am — +1:03.669
- #62 Double TT Racing — Colavita/Renmans — Ferrari — Pro — +1:20.220
- #97 Blackthorn — Bateman/Chaves — Aston Martin — Pro-Am — +1:33.063
- #51 AF Corse — Durán/Mosca — Ferrari — Pro — +1:34.471
- #770 SMC Motorsport — Geppert/Dörr — McLaren — Pro — +1:34.744
- #75 Team ISR — Salaquarda/Milota — Audi — Pro-Am — +2:00.037
- #117 Mikkel O. Pedersen Racing — Mikkel Pedersen/Lars Pedersen — Porsche — Pro-Am — +2:00.418
- #777 Olimp Racing — Marcin Jedliński/Basz — Audi — Pro-Am — +2:00.621
- #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering — Emson/Lebbon — Ferrari — Pro — +2:01.388
- #89 Team Motopark — Schoonderwoerd/Buurman — Mercedes-AMG — Pro-Am — +2:08.594
- #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse — Moncini/Testa — Lamborghini — Pro — +2:08.900
- #5 Olimp Racing — Korzeniowski — Ferrari — Am — +2:38.888
- #14 Good Speed Racing Team — Wira/Waszek — Aston Martin — Am — +2:54.611
- #81 Norik Racing — Shibata/Fagg — Ferrari — Pro-Am — +2:54.913
- #7 Schubert Motorsport — Darmetko/Dybionka — BMW — Pro-Am — +3:06.135
- #79 Sendom Racing Team — Mazur — Lamborghini — Am — +3:10.819
- #6 Baron Motorsport — Adrian Lewandowski — Ferrari — Am — +3:14.478
- #12 Fach Auto Tech — Monegro/Kiefer — Porsche — Am — +3:20.442
- #24 Greystone GT — Borodin/Webb — McLaren — Pro-Am — 36 laps
- #16 AF Corse — Hahn/Osman — Ferrari — Am — 36 laps
- #67 Förch Racing by Atlas Ward — Dwernicki/Magdziarz — Porsche — Am — 36 laps
- #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team — Hernández — Mercedes-AMG — Am — 36 laps
- #28 Team Motopark — Ramírez/Baumann — Mercedes-AMG — Pro — 33 laps
- #88 Track Focused — Darren Kell/James Kell — McLaren — Pro-Am — 33 laps
- #54 CBRX by SPS — Müller/Mettler — Mercedes-AMG — Pro-Am — 32 laps
Not classified: #26 Saintéloc Racing — Blanchemain/Pla — Audi — Pro-Am — 1 lap; #99 Team Motopark — Mazepin/Gazeau — Mercedes-AMG — Pro — 1 lap; #23 Optimum Motorsport — Koch/Osborne — McLaren — Pro — no classified laps.
Fastest lap: #28 Team Motopark — Ramírez/Baumann — 1:41.052 on Lap 19
Pro-Am winner: #11 Fach Auto Tech — Schwarzer/Fach — sixth overall
Am winner: #5 Olimp Racing — Korzeniowski — 17th overall
The #33 Greystone GT McLaren received a ten-second penalty for causing a collision at Turn 1 on the opening lap. The final classification includes this penalty.
Official Barcelona Race 1 results
Championship battle tightens ahead of Sunday’s decisive race
Saturday’s results left three combinations mathematically capable of securing the overall Drivers’ Championship.
Emson and Lebbon retained their lead with 138 points, but Meakin had reduced his deficit to six. Macdonald sat a further five points behind his teammate, while Armanni and Fontana followed on 124.
The ZRS pairing therefore required victory and considerable difficulties for both leading rivals to secure the championship.
Meanwhile, Meakin and Macdonald remained firmly in contention, particularly after the strong pace Greystone demonstrated throughout Friday and Saturday.
For Elite Motorsport, the challenge centred on recovering from its disappointing opening race and protecting the narrow championship advantage that remained.
Having entered Barcelona as the favourites, the Ferrari pairing now faced a decisive Sunday contest in which even a small mistake could cost them the championship.
Barcelona Qualifying 2: Macdonald secures crucial pole position
Sunday morning’s final qualifying session increased the pressure on Elite Motorsport as Greystone GT delivered another strong performance.
Dean Macdonald secured pole position with a 1:39.124 in the #33 McLaren, claiming his fourth pole of the season.
The British driver finished just 0.050 seconds ahead of ZRS Motorsport’s Alex Fontana, who placed the #911 Porsche alongside the championship-contending McLaren on the front row.
Team Motopark continued its competitive weekend, with Götz securing third in the #71 Mercedes-AMG. Teammate Dominik Baumann followed in fourth, while Track Focused’s James Kell completed the top five.
Pro-Am championship contender Henrique Chaves placed the Blackthorn Aston Martin sixth overall, securing class pole.
However, the championship-leading Elite Ferrari could only manage seventh.
Emson recorded a 1:39.908, finishing 0.784 seconds behind Macdonald and leaving the Ferrari with six cars between itself and the front of the grid.
That qualifying performance gave Greystone another opportunity to attack the Drivers’ Championship.
The combination of Macdonald’s pole and Emson’s seventh-place starting position meant Elite Motorsport faced a challenging race, particularly with ZRS and both Motopark Mercedes also starting ahead.
Qualifying 2 – leading positions
- #33 Greystone GT — Dean Macdonald/Zac Meakin — McLaren — 1:39.124
- #911 ZRS Motorsport — Alex Fontana/Pietro Armanni — Porsche — +0.050s
- #71 Team Motopark — Maximilian Götz/Christian Mansell — Mercedes-AMG — +0.285s
- #28 Team Motopark — Dominik Baumann/Marcelo Ramírez — Mercedes-AMG — +0.342s
- #88 Track Focused — James Kell/Darren Kell — McLaren — +0.415s
- #97 Blackthorn — Henrique Chaves/Charlie Bateman — Aston Martin — +0.677s — Pro-Am pole
- #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering — Tom Emson/Tom Lebbon — Ferrari — +0.784s
- #51 AF Corse — Tommaso Mosca/Rafael Durán — Ferrari — +0.799s
- #81 Norik Racing — Charles Fagg/Norikazu Shibata — Ferrari — +0.987s
- #99 Team Motopark — César Gazeau/Nikita Mazepin — Mercedes-AMG — +1.027s
Thomas Kiefer secured Am pole for Fach Auto Tech, qualifying 17th overall.
The complete Qualifying 2 classification confirmed the starting order for the final race of the 2026 season.
Barcelona Race 2: Macdonald leads as Elite Motorsport begins recovery
Macdonald made a strong start from pole position, retaining the lead into the opening corner ahead of Fontana, Baumann and Götz.
Meanwhile, Emson maintained seventh in the Elite Motorsport Ferrari as the field negotiated the opening stages.
The race began without the Scuderia Villorba Corse Lamborghini of Leonardo Moncini and Rodrigo Testa, which suffered an engine failure during qualifying and could not take the start.
Macdonald immediately attempted to establish an advantage over Fontana. The Greystone driver steadily increased his lead, building an eight-second margin over the ZRS Porsche during the opening stint.
Behind the leading pair, Baumann held third, while the other leading competitors remained closely grouped.
However, the Pro-Am championship battle also experienced drama at the opening corner.
Both Henrique Chaves and Alexander Schwarzer ran wide, losing positions and returning to the track among the slower cars.
Although the incident compromised both entries, Chaves managed to remain ahead of Schwarzer, preserving Blackthorn’s championship advantage.
At the front, Macdonald continued increasing his lead. By the time the compulsory pit-stop window opened on Lap 14, the #33 McLaren had built a substantial advantage over the chasing field.
With Greystone leading and Elite Motorsport still outside the podium places, the championship appeared increasingly vulnerable.
Meakin takes control as Lebbon battles towards podium
The compulsory driver-change window reshaped the contest, with Zac Meakin taking over the leading Greystone McLaren from Macdonald.
After the pit-stop cycle, Meakin emerged ahead of ZRS Motorsport’s Pietro Armanni, who had replaced Fontana in the #911 Porsche.
The gap between the two leaders initially stood at approximately 1.5 seconds, keeping the race victory battle open.
Meanwhile, Marcelo Ramírez occupied third in the #28 Motopark Mercedes, with Lebbon rapidly approaching in the championship-leading Ferrari.
Lebbon eventually overtook Ramírez on Lap 24, moving the #17 Ferrari into third place.
The move proved crucial to Elite Motorsport’s championship hopes.
Although Meakin and Armanni remained ahead, Lebbon now occupied the position he needed to retain the Drivers’ Championship if the running order remained unchanged.
However, Greystone still had another opportunity to influence the outcome.
McKenzy Cresswell, driving the team’s #44 McLaren alongside Callum Davies, began challenging Lebbon for the final podium position.
The two drivers exchanged positions twice during their battle, with Lebbon repeatedly forced to defend against the McLaren.
A successful overtake by Cresswell could have changed the championship outcome, making the fight for third more significant than the margin between the leading two cars.
Lebbon ultimately prevailed, holding the position through the closing laps despite sustained pressure.
Meakin and Macdonald win finale as Emson and Lebbon secure title
At the front, Meakin maintained control to secure victory alongside Macdonald, completing 35 laps in 1:01:27.377.
The result represented an emphatic conclusion to Greystone GT’s season, with the #33 McLaren finishing 4.626 seconds ahead of Armanni and Fontana.
ZRS Motorsport therefore completed the final race in second, securing another podium during an impressive campaign.
However, the decisive championship battle unfolded behind them.
Lebbon crossed the finish line third for Elite Motorsport, 15.940 seconds behind the winners, while Cresswell and Davies finished fourth just 0.712 seconds behind the Ferrari.
The result gave Emson and Lebbon the 2026 International GT Open Drivers’ Championship by a single point.
The Elite pairing completed the season on 148 points, compared with Meakin’s 147.
Macdonald finished third in the individual standings with 142 points, reflecting the points he missed when he did not contest the Paul Ricard round.
Armanni and Fontana completed the overall championship top four on 136 points, while Mansell and Götz finished fifth with 117.
For Emson and Lebbon, the championship crowned a campaign that included six victories and consistent performances across the European calendar.
Nevertheless, the final weekend demonstrated how quickly their advantage could disappear. After failing to score on Saturday, the pair required a determined recovery and a final-race podium to protect their championship position.
For Meakin and Macdonald, victory offered a successful conclusion despite the narrow title defeat. Their performances across the weekend helped Greystone finish the season with the Teams’ Championship, while Meakin missed the Drivers’ crown by the smallest possible margin.
Race 2: Olimp Racing wins Pro-Am as Bateman secures championship
The Pro-Am championship also remained closely contested throughout Sunday’s race.
Blackthorn’s Bateman entered the finale with a six-point advantage over Fach following Saturday’s results.
However, neither championship contender enjoyed an entirely straightforward race.
Alexander Fach and Alexander Schwarzer recovered from their opening-corner difficulties to finish third in class, despite receiving a five-second penalty for completing an overtake outside the track limits.
Meanwhile, Bateman and Chaves struggled to match the leading Pro-Am competitors after their early setback.
The #97 Blackthorn Aston Martin eventually finished sixth in class, leaving Bateman dependent on the points difference remaining in his favour.
At the front, Olimp Racing’s Marcin Jedliński and Karol Basz claimed their first Pro-Am victory of the season in the #777 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II.
Their result provided a successful conclusion to a weekend that had begun with the discovery of damage to the team’s Ferrari chassis.
Team ISR’s Filip Salaquarda and Libor Milota finished second in the class, with Fach and Schwarzer completing the podium.
Despite missing the final podium, Bateman secured the Pro-Am Drivers’ Championship with 99 points, three ahead of Fach.
The Blackthorn driver therefore added another title to the team’s achievements after a season-long battle between Aston Martin and Porsche.
Korzeniowski completes Am double as Monegro claims historic crown
The Am category produced another victory for Krystian Korzeniowski, who completed a successful Barcelona weekend with two class wins.
The Olimp Racing driver secured Sunday’s victory in the #5 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo, finishing 15th overall.
Seweryn Mazur claimed second in class for Sendom Racing, while Adrian Lewandowski completed the podium in the Baron Motorsport Ferrari.
However, the championship fight centred on Lewandowski and Fach Auto Tech’s Joel Monegro Reyes.
Monegro entered Sunday’s race with a nine-point advantage following the opening contest.
Although he struggled for pace alongside Thomas Kiefer and eventually finished sixth in class, his remaining championship cushion proved sufficient.
Lewandowski’s third-place finish reduced the gap but could not overturn it.
Consequently, Monegro secured the 2026 International GT Open Am Drivers’ Championship with 97 points, five ahead of Lewandowski.
The achievement carried additional significance for the Dominican driver, who became the first competitor from his country to win a European GT racing championship.
Meanwhile, Korzeniowski’s two Barcelona victories provided Olimp Racing with a strong finish to the year, complementing the team’s success in Pro-Am.
Barcelona Race 2 classification
- #33 Greystone GT — Meakin/Macdonald — McLaren — Pro — 35 laps, 1:01:27.377
- #911 ZRS Motorsport — Armanni/Fontana — Porsche — Pro — +4.626s
- #17 Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering — Emson/Lebbon — Ferrari — Pro — +15.940s
- #44 Greystone GT — Cresswell/Davies — McLaren — Pro — +16.652s
- #51 AF Corse — Durán/Mosca — Ferrari — Pro — +31.149s
- #28 Team Motopark — Ramírez/Baumann — Mercedes-AMG — Pro — +31.420s
- #62 Double TT Racing — Colavita/Renmans — Ferrari — Pro — +31.928s
- #71 Team Motopark — Mansell/Götz — Mercedes-AMG — Pro — +32.494s
- #99 Team Motopark — Mazepin/Gazeau — Mercedes-AMG — Pro — +34.005s
- #96 AF Corse — Veselaho/Neubauer — Ferrari — Pro — +34.384s
- #770 SMC Motorsport — Geppert/Dörr — McLaren — Pro — +35.849s
- #23 Optimum Motorsport — Koch/Osborne — McLaren — Pro — +46.060s
- #777 Olimp Racing — Marcin Jedliński/Basz — Audi — Pro-Am — +1:00.788
- #75 Team ISR — Salaquarda/Milota — Audi — Pro-Am — +1:04.109
- #5 Olimp Racing — Korzeniowski — Ferrari — Am — +1:04.778
- #11 Fach Auto Tech — Schwarzer/Fach — Porsche — Pro-Am — +1:06.114
- #81 Norik Racing — Shibata/Fagg — Ferrari — Pro-Am — +1:16.925
- #54 CBRX by SPS — Müller/Mettler — Mercedes-AMG — Pro-Am — +1:17.266
- #97 Blackthorn — Bateman/Chaves — Aston Martin — Pro-Am — +1:19.541
- #89 Team Motopark — Schoonderwoerd/Buurman — Mercedes-AMG — Pro-Am — +1:19.869
- #117 Mikkel O. Pedersen Racing — Mikkel Pedersen/Lars Pedersen — Porsche — Pro-Am — +1:20.193
- #26 Saintéloc Racing — Blanchemain/Pla — Audi — Pro-Am — +1:20.726
- #7 Schubert Motorsport — Darmetko/Dybionka — BMW — Pro-Am — +1:25.858
- #79 Sendom Racing Team — Mazur — Lamborghini — Am — +1:26.347
- #6 Baron Motorsport — Adrian Lewandowski — Ferrari — Am — +1:26.628
- #24 Greystone GT — Borodin/Webb — McLaren — Pro-Am — +2:03.353
- #14 Good Speed Racing Team — Wira/Waszek — Aston Martin — Am — 34 laps
- #16 AF Corse — Hahn/Osman — Ferrari — Am — 34 laps
- #12 Fach Auto Tech — Monegro/Kiefer — Porsche — Am — 34 laps
- #88 Track Focused — Darren Kell/James Kell — McLaren — Pro-Am — 34 laps
- #67 Förch Racing by Atlas Ward — Dwernicki/Magdziarz — Porsche — Am — 34 laps
- #77 Grupo Prom Racing Team — Hernández — Mercedes-AMG — Am — 34 laps
Did not start: #63 Scuderia Villorba Corse — Moncini/Testa — Lamborghini — Pro — engine failure
Fastest lap: #44 Greystone GT — Cresswell/Davies — 1:41.486 on Lap 19
Pro-Am winner: #777 Olimp Racing — Marcin Jedliński/Basz — 13th overall
Am winner: #5 Olimp Racing — Korzeniowski — 15th overall
The final classification includes a five-second penalty for the #51 AF Corse Ferrari for insufficient handicap time and a five-second penalty for the #11 Fach Auto Tech Porsche for overtaking beyond track limits.
Official Barcelona Race 2 results
Overall Drivers’ Championship: Emson and Lebbon take title by one point
The final championship standings reflected the exceptionally narrow margin between Elite Motorsport and Greystone GT.
Emson and Lebbon entered Barcelona 16 points ahead of Meakin. However, their opening-race difficulties allowed Greystone to reduce the gap to six points before Sunday’s decisive contest.
Meakin and Macdonald subsequently delivered the maximum race result, but Elite’s third-place finish ensured the Ferrari retained the overall championship.
The final one-point margin underlined the importance of every result throughout the season.
Final 2026 International GT Open Drivers’ Championship – leading positions
- Tom Emson — 148 points
- Tom Lebbon — 148 points
- Zac Meakin — 147 points
- Dean Macdonald — 142 points
- Pietro Armanni — 136 points
- Alex Fontana — 136 points
- Christian Mansell — 117 points
- Maximilian Götz — 117 points
- Leonardo Moncini — 94 points
- Rodrigo Testa — 94 points
- Rafael Durán — 59 points
- Tommaso Mosca — 52 points
The official final Drivers’ Championship classification confirms the complete points totals following all 14 races.
Final 2026 International GT Open Drivers’ Championship standings
- Tom Emson / Tom Lebbon – 148 points
- Zac Meakin – 147 points
- Dean Macdonald – 142 points
- Alex Fontana / Pietro Armanni – 136 points
- Maximilian Götz / Christian Mansell – 117 points
- Leonardo Moncini / Rodrigo Testa – 94 points
- Rafael Durán – 59 points
- Tommaso Mosca – 52 points
- Yaroslav Veselaho – 49 points
- McKenzy Cresswell – 44 points
- Alexander Fach – 43 points
- Marcelo Ramírez / Dominik Baumann – 34 points
- Alexander Schwarzer – 32 points
- Al Faisal Al Zubair – 29 points
- Charlie Bateman – 29 points
- Thomas Neubauer – 28 points
- Lorenzo Ferrari – 21 points
- Alejandro Geppert – 19 points
- Ben Tuck – 18 points
- Jim Pla / Michaël Blanchemain – 17 points
- Libor Milota / Filip Salaquarda – 16 points
- Henrique Chaves – 15 points
- Callum Davies – 14 points
- César Gazeau / Nikita Mazepin – 14 points
- Jonny Adam – 14 points
- Jayden Kelly – 12 points
- Gilles Renmans / Leonardo Colavita – 11 points
- Marcin Jedliński / Karol Basz – 11 points
- Lucas Wolf – 11 points
- Fabian Schiller / Anthony Bartone – 10 points
- Dexter Müller / Yannick Mettler – 10 points
- David Fumanelli – 9 points
- Laurent De Meeus / Vincent Abril – 8 points
- Morgan Tillbrook / Ben Barnicoat – 8 points
- Giuseppe Forenzi / Ian Rodríguez – 8 points
- David Perel – 7 points
- Alessandro Balzan / Dylan Medler – 6 points
- Joseph Loake – 5 points
- Fabian Dybionka / Hubert Darmetko – 5 points
- Dennis Marschall – 2 points
- Ben Dörr – 1 point
- James Kell – 1 point
- Xolile Letlaka – 1 point
- Axcil Jefferies – 1 point
- Darren Kell – 1 point
Drivers classified with zero points
- Krystian Korzeniowski
- Tomasz Magdziarz
- Kobe Pauwels
- Joel Monegro Reyes
- Christian Engelhart / Philipp Sager
- Mikkel O. Pedersen / Lars Engelbrekt Pedersen
- Piotr Wira
- Marcelo Hahn / Galid Osman
- Huilin Han
- Jakub Dwernicki
- Adrian Lewandowski
- Andrzej Lewandowski
- Charles Fagg / Norikazu Shibata
- Seweryn Mazur
- Theodor Jensen / Ameerh Naran
- Alfredo Hernández
- Andrey Borodin / Oliver Webb
- Dennis Waszek
- Stuart White
- Antal Zsigo / Csaba Walter
- Constantin Dressler
- Stanislaw Jedliński
- Milos Pavlovic / Michael Fischbaum
- Stéphane Tribaudini
- Denis Waszek
- Angelo Fontana / André Fernandes
- Thomas Kiefer
- Rey Acosta / Marco Bonanomi
- Jason Hart / Scott Noble
- Nicolas Stati / Brendon Leitch
- Yifei Ye
- Norbert Siedler
Pro-Am Championship: Bateman holds off Fach
The Pro-Am Championship also concluded with a narrow points margin after another closely contested battle.
Bateman entered Barcelona eight points ahead of Fach, but the Fach Auto Tech driver’s Saturday victory immediately reduced that advantage.
On Sunday, Fach and Schwarzer again finished ahead of the Blackthorn Aston Martin. However, their third-place class result could not overcome the remaining championship deficit.
Bateman therefore claimed the title with 99 points, while Fach finished runner-up on 96.
Salaquarda and Milota completed the championship top three with 80 points apiece, while Marcin Jedliński and Basz also finished on 80 before the championship’s applicable classification rules.
The final outcome rewarded Blackthorn’s consistency throughout the campaign, particularly after its important victory at Monza had allowed Bateman to reclaim the championship lead.
Final 2026 International GT Open Pro-Am Championship standings
- Charlie Bateman – 99 points
- Alexander Fach – 96 points
- Filip Salaquarda / Libor Milota – 80 points
- Marcin Jedliński / Karol Basz – 80 points
- Alexander Schwarzer – 76 points
- Dexter Müller / Yannick Mettler – 64 points
- Jim Pla / Michaël Blanchemain – 48 points
- Henrique Chaves – 46 points
- Jonny Adam – 45 points
- Laurent De Meeus / Vincent Abril – 29 points
- James Kell / Darren Kell – 25 points
- Hubert Darmetko / Fabian Dybionka – 23 points
- Lucas Wolf – 20 points
- Xolile Letlaka – 20 points
- Axcil Jefferies – 20 points
- Charles Fagg / Norikazu Shibata – 17 points
- Morgan Tillbrook / Ben Barnicoat – 12 points
- Lars Engelbrekt Pedersen / Mikkel O. Pedersen – 10 points
- Kobe Pauwels – 8 points
- Christian Engelhart / Philipp Sager – 3 points
- Oliver Webb / Andrey Borodin – 3 points
- Ameerh Naran / Theodor Jensen – 2 points
- Milos Pavlovic / Michael Fischbaum – 0 points
- Stuart White – 0 points
Am Championship: Monegro becomes first Dominican European GT champion
Monegro completed the season with 97 points, securing the Am crown by five over Adrian Lewandowski.
The Fach Auto Tech driver had entered the final weekend with a ten-point advantage following his victory at Monza, where Lewandowski suffered a costly retirement.
Although neither of Monegro’s Barcelona races produced a podium finish, his earlier successes gave him sufficient points to withstand Lewandowski’s final challenge.
The Baron Motorsport driver finished second in the standings with 92 points, while AF Corse’s Marcelo Hahn and Galid Osman shared third on 72.
Monegro’s championship represented a significant milestone for Dominican motorsport and completed a successful campaign for Fach Auto Tech across both the Pro-Am and Am categories.
Final 2026 International GT Open Am Championship standings
- Joel Monegro Reyes – 97 points
- Adrian Lewandowski – 92 points
- Marcelo Hahn / Galid Osman – 72 points
- Andrzej Lewandowski – 62 points
- Piotr Wira – 61 points
- Krystian Korzeniowski – 53 points
- Alfredo Hernández – 49 points
- Seweryn Mazur – 44 points
- Tomasz Magdziarz – 40 points
- Lucas Wolf – 36 points
- Stéphane Tribaudini – 24 points
- Stanislaw Jedliński – 23 points
- Constantin Dressler – 20 points
- Jakub Dwernicki – 13 points
- Dennis Waszek – 12 points
- Denis Waszek – 12 points
- Huilin Han – 11 points
- André Fernandes / Angelo Fontana – 9 points
- Antal Zsigo / Csaba Walter – 8 points
- Darren Kell – 7 points
- Marco Bonanomi / Rey Acosta – 6 points
- Thomas Kiefer – 5 points
- Scott Noble / Jason Hart – 0 points
Teams’ Championship: Greystone GT completes successful 2026 campaign
While Greystone GT narrowly missed the overall Drivers’ Championship, the British organisation secured the Teams’ title.
The team entered Barcelona nine points ahead of Elite Motorsport, having strengthened its position through Meakin and Macdonald’s runner-up finish at Monza.
Saturday’s results proved decisive.
With the #33 McLaren finishing third and the Elite Ferrari outside the points, Greystone established an unassailable advantage before Sunday’s final race.
The team’s subsequent victory added another 14 points, bringing its final total to 118.
Elite Motorsport completed the season second on 92 points, while Team Motopark finished third with 86.
ZRS Motorsport followed on 83, ahead of Scuderia Villorba Corse with 53.
Greystone’s success reflected the strength of its wider programme, with the team fielding multiple McLaren entries and regularly challenging at the front throughout the season.
Furthermore, Cresswell and Davies’ strong Barcelona performances provided additional evidence of the team’s competitiveness beyond its principal championship-contending car.
The Teams’ Championship therefore offered an important reward after the disappointment of missing the overall Drivers’ title by one point.
Final 2026 International GT Open Teams’ Championship standings
- Greystone GT – 118 points
- Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering – 92 points
- Team Motopark – 86 points
- ZRS Motorsport – 83 points
- Scuderia Villorba Corse – 53 points
- AF Corse – 44 points
- Fach Auto Tech – 19 points
- Al Manar by Dragon Racing – 13 points
- GetSpeed – 6 points
- Blackthorn – 6 points
- Saintéloc Racing – 4 points
- Team ISR – 4 points
Other teams classified with zero points
- Track Focused
- Schubert Motorsport
- Sendom Racing Team
- Target Racing
- Grupo Prom Racing Team
- Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing Intl.
- Iron Lynx
- Leipert Motorsport
- Mikkel O. Pedersen Racing
- Norik Racing
- Olimp Racing
- Optimum Motorsport
- PTT Racing
- Rinaldi Racing
- CBRX by SPS
- Dinamic GT
- Double TT Racing
- AF Motorsport
- 2 Seas Motorsport
- 4F PTT Racing Team
- Good Speed Racing Team
- Auto Sport Racing
- Baron Motorsport Team
- Faems Team – Nova Race by Ebimotors
- Forch Racing by Atlas Ward
- Gamota Racing
2026 International GT Open: A dramatic championship concludes in Barcelona
The Barcelona finale provided an appropriate conclusion to a season that had featured changing championship fortunes, multiple race winners and closely contested class battles.
Mansell and Götz returned to winning form after their Monza disappointment, while Meakin and Macdonald demonstrated Greystone GT’s competitiveness with victory in Sunday’s decisive contest.
However, the championship ultimately belonged to Emson and Lebbon.
Their recovery from Saturday’s opening-corner incident proved crucial, while Lebbon’s defensive performance against Cresswell in the closing stages of Race 2 ensured the Ferrari pairing retained the points required for the title.
The final weekend also delivered championship success for Bateman in Pro-Am, Monegro in Am and Greystone in the Teams’ standings.
After eight rounds and 14 races, just one point separated the two leading Drivers’ Championship contenders.
The result completed a memorable 2026 International GT Open campaign, with Elite Motorsport’s Emson and Lebbon crowned champions following one of the closest title battles in the series’ history.
