GT racing features high-performance sports cars battling in endurance and sprint events. It blends speed, engineering, and close competition. Pit Debrief brings you the latest GT racing news and insights.
SRO Motorsports Group will elevate its talent pathway in 2026 as SRO GT Academy offers six drivers from six different series career-defining opportunities for 2027. The expanded initiative creates a structured route for emerging talent to reach the summit of global GT racing. Rather than simply identifying promising drivers, the Academy will actively position them…
Italian racing team Villorba Corse has confirmed a major new chapter in its motorsport programme after announcing a multi-year partnership with Lamborghini. As part of the agreement, the team will return to GT3 competition in the 2026 season of the International GT Open. The Treviso-based squad will campaign a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 bearing the…
ISR Racing has officially launched its 2026 racing campaign with a presentation event at the AutoMoto Museum in Lučany, near Prague. The Czech squad, ISR Racing, revealed the new livery for its Audi R8 LMS EVO as it prepares to enter its third full season in the 2026 International GT Open Championship. Led by team…
Greystone GT has confirmed its first driver pairing for the 2026 International GT Open Championship, announcing Zak Meakin and Dean Macdonald as the crew of one of its McLaren 720S GT3 cars. The British team, led by Tim Mullen, will once again represent McLaren in the championship. Greystone GT plans to enter two McLaren 720S…
Italian outfit ZRS Motorsport has confirmed its debut in the 2026 International GT Open Championship, marking a significant step forward for the Rovigo-based team. The squad will enter a Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO in the championship’s top-tier Pro class as it graduates from GT Cup Europe. The move represents a natural progression for the…
Jordan Pepper has urged realism as he begins his BMW factory career, stressing that instant dominance remains unrealistic when switching manufacturers. While speaking to Sportscar365, the South African GT star made clear that adaptation, not expectation, defines his mindset as he steps into the BMW M4 GT3 EVO, noting that “it’s not like you hop…
Elite Motorsport has confirmed that Tom Lebbon and Tom Emson will return to contest the 2026 International GT Open Championship, once again driving the team’s distinctive yellow Ferrari 296 GT3. The Norfolk-based squad will enter the series for a second consecutive season, aiming to build on an encouraging debut year in the highly competitive GT3…
Further details have emerged regarding the once-in-a-lifetime 2026 season prize offered by the SRO GT Academy: a fully funded drive at the 2027 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. As part of a global initiative unveiled by SRO Motorsports Group, the SRO GT Academy will award one FIA Silver driver under the age of 30 from…
Maya Weug will take the next step in her racing career with an F1 Academy–funded GT test, driving a Ferrari 296 GT3 with AF Corse at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in December, an opportunity funded by F1 Academy. The opportunity comes as recognition of her strong 2025 campaign, in which she finished second in the F1…
SRO Motorsports Group has appointed Paul Hembery as its first global Chief Marketing Officer, signalling a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing international expansion in GTWC. Hembery joins the world leader in GT racing following six years in California, where he advised on sports business acquisitions, automotive start-ups and strategic growth ventures. Consequently, he brings…
