Pit Debrief

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Pit Debrief

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Karishma Persad

Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed leads the opening 2026 GTWC Europe Portimão test as Verstappen Racing takes second ahead of HRT Ford Racing.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Portimão | Test 1 | GetSpeed tops session as Verstappen Racing takes second

Karishma Persad09 mins

Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed topped the opening official paid test session for the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup finale at Portimão, setting a 1:42.974 to lead a Mercedes-AMG one-two ahead of Max Verstappen’s #3 entry. The #17 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO, which Ralf Aron, Maximilian Götz and Fabian Schiller share, finished just 0.102 seconds…

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2026 FRAC standings after Round 8 at Barber see Golan crowned champion, while Toney Driver Development and Strickland take titles.
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2026 | FRAC | Barber | Preview | Golan returns as champion with $30,000 still at stake

Karishma Persad015 mins

The 2026 Formula Regional Americas Championship (FRAC) heads to Barber Motorsports Park for its eighth and final event weekend, with Brady Golan already crowned Drivers’ Champion but several important championship battles still to be decided. Golan secured the title during a dramatic penultimate round at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), where he finished second in Race…

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Crosslink Motorsports targets the FRAC team title and Masters honours at Barber as Gill Kaszuba aims to end 2026 on a high.
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Kaszuba targets 2026 FRAC team title as Crosslink prepares for Barber finale

Karishma Persad06 mins

Crosslink Motorsports Team Owner Gill Kaszuba is determined to end the 2026 season with championship success as the American outfit prepares for the final round of the Formula Regional Americas Championship (FRAC) and Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) at Barber Motorsports Park. With two races remaining in each championship, Crosslink enters the decisive…

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Alex Lynn joins McLaren's 2027 WEC Hypercar line-up after Cadillac, teaming up with Mikkel Jensen and Laurens Vanthoor at Le Mans.
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Alex Lynn joins McLaren for 2027 WEC Hypercar programme

Karishma Persad08 mins

McLaren Racing has confirmed Alex Lynn as the latest addition to its Hypercar driver line-up for the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), strengthening the British manufacturer’s preparations for its return to top-level endurance racing. The 33-year-old will join Mikkel Jensen and Laurens Vanthoor in the McLaren Hypercar Team after completing his current campaign with…

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Cadillac signs António Félix da Costa and Ricky Taylor for its 2027 WEC Hypercar line-up as Alex Lynn and Sébastien Bourdais exit.
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Cadillac confirms da Costa and Taylor for 2027 WEC as Lynn and Bourdais depart

Karishma Persad014 mins

Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has confirmed António Félix da Costa and Ricky Taylor as its two new drivers for the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), replacing Alex Lynn and Sébastien Bourdais in the manufacturer’s Hypercar programme. The Anglo-American outfit will retain Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber, Norman Nato and Will Stevens, completing its six-driver line-up…

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Porsche heads to Macau with Heinrich, Preining, Picariello, and Boccolacci as the AO Racing Rexy makes its FIA GT World Cup debut in 2027.
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Rexy set for Macau debut as Porsche confirms four-car FIA GT World Cup line-up

Karishma Persad012 mins

Porsche has confirmed a four-car entry for the 2026 FIA GT World Cup in Macau, with Laurin Heinrich, Thomas Preining, Alessio Picariello and Dorian Boccolacci set to compete at the Guia Circuit from 19–22 November. The German manufacturer will return to the prestigious street race with Absolute Racing and its associated operations as it targets…

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Max Verstappen makes his GTWC Europe bow at Portimão with Chris Lulham and Ben Barnicoat. Read the guide to the race and schedule.
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Max Verstappen at 2026 GTWC Europe Portimão finale: Teammates, rivals, race format and how to watch

Karishma Persad09 mins

Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen will make his GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS debut at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal, on Saturday, 17 October 2026. The Dutch driver will compete in the three-hour Endurance Cup season finale, sharing the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO with Chris Lulham and…

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Cyril Abiteboul targets cleaner races and stronger results after Fuji errors, as the team prepares for WEC Barcelona.
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Abiteboul targets operational improvements as Genesis prepares for WEC Barcelona

Karishma Persad011 mins

Genesis Magma Racing Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul has called for greater operational discipline following a frustrating 6 Hours of Fuji, insisting that the South Korean manufacturer must eliminate avoidable mistakes as it continues developing its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar programme. The manufacturer demonstrated its growing competitiveness during the sixth round of the 2026…

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FIA WEC confirms Visit Qatar as presenting partner of the 6 Hours of Barcelona and its long-awaited return to Lusail in March 2027
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Visit Qatar joins 6 Hours of Barcelona as FIA WEC confirms 2027 Lusail return

Karishma Persad08 mins

The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) has confirmed Visit Qatar as the presenting partner of the inaugural 6 Hours of Barcelona, recognising its continued relationship with Qatar following the cancellation of the country’s planned 2026 championship round. Organisers have officially renamed the event the 6 Hours of Barcelona presented by Visit Qatar, with the Circuit…

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Olivieri, Wheldon, Nakamura-Berta, Al Dhaheri and Francot rank among the five standout drivers of the 2026 FREC season.
Photo Credit: FIA Formula Regional European Championship & ACI Sport

2026 FREC season standouts: five drivers who defined an unpredictable championship

Karishma Persad012 mins

The 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) produced one of the most unpredictable seasons in the category’s recent history. Eleven drivers representing eight different teams won races, five drivers led the championship at some stage, and four remained mathematically capable of taking the title when the field arrived at Hockenheim for the finale. Yet…

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