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Category: GT Racing

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.

Emson and Lebbon extend their 2026 International GT Open lead to 23 points after a wet Hockenheim win, as Greystone takes the Teams’ lead.
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2026 International GT Open | Round 6 – Hockenheim | Emson and Lebbon extend championship lead with fifth victory

Karishma Persad018 mins

The 2026 International GT Open season continued at Hockenheim for Round 6, where Scuderia Villorba Corse finally converted its pace into victory on Saturday before Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon mastered a chaotic wet Sunday race to strengthen their championship advantage. Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering’s Emson and Lebbon arrived in Germany only six…

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Red Camel-Jordans.nl overcame an early penalty to win the 2026 Michelin 992 Endurance Cup in Spa ahead of Theeba Motorsport and AF Motorsport.
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Red Camel-Jordans.nl claims Spa 12-hour victory after dramatic 2026 Michelin 992 Endurance Cup

Karishma Persad07 mins

Red Camel-Jordans.nl claimed victory in the third edition of the Michelin 992 Endurance Cup after overcoming an early drive-through penalty to control the closing stages of the 12-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps. Ivo Breukers, Luc Breukers, Rik Breukers and Fabian Danz shared the No.9 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992 I), recovering from a false-start penalty before…

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Hockenheim begins decisive three-round stretch in 2026 International GT Open title fight

Karishma Persad08 mins

The 2026 International GT Open season resumes at Hockenheim in mid-September with the championship battles finely poised across all three classes and 27 cars preparing for the sixth round of the 2026 campaign. Hockenheim begins the decisive final stretch of the season, with only Monza and Barcelona remaining after the German event. The Pro title…

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Mühlner Motorsport will start the Michelin 992 Endurance Cup from pole after Dylan Pereira’s Shoot-Out lap was deleted at Spa.
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Mühlner Motorsport inherits Michelin 992 Endurance Cup pole in Spa after AF Motorsport penalty

Karishma Persad05 mins

Mühlner Motorsport will start the 2026 Michelin 992 Endurance Cup from pole position after AF Motorsport lost the fastest lap from Friday’s Top 5 Shoot-Out at Spa-Francorchamps. Dylan Pereira initially appeared to have secured a dominant pole for AF Motorsport in the No.17 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992 I), setting a lap around 1.7 seconds…

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Förch Racing by Atlas Ward will join the GT Open for the final three 2026 rounds with a Porsche ahead of a planned full 2027 campaign.
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Förch Racing by Atlas Ward joins GT Open for final three rounds of 2026

Karishma Persad05 mins

Förch Racing by Atlas Ward will join the International GT Open for the final three rounds of the 2026 season as the Polish squad prepares for a potential full-time programme in 2027. The Bielsko-Biała-based team will make its first appearance at Hockenheim before continuing to Monza and Barcelona. It will field a Porsche 911 GT3…

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Leonardo Colavita and Gilles Renmans will make their GT Open debuts with AF Corse and Double TT Racing in a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo.
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Double TT Racing joins AF Corse for Colavita-Renmans GT Open entry

Karishma Persad03 mins

Leonardo Colavita and Gilles Renmans will make their International GT Open debuts together as AF Corse adds another Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo in association with Double TT Racing. The young pairing brings together two drivers already familiar with Ferrari machinery and each other. Colavita and Renmans currently share Double TT Racing’s Ferrari in the 2026…

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GEDLICH Racing’s 2027 Winter Series will bring GT, GT4 and Formula 4 competition to circuits across Portugal and Spain
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GEDLICH Racing confirms expanded 2027 Winter Series programme

Karishma Persad05 mins

GEDLICH Racing will again bring its Winter Series programme to Portugal and Spain in early 2027, offering GT, GT4 and Formula 4 competition across some of the Iberian Peninsula’s leading circuits. Running from January through March, the programme will combine the GT Winter Series, GT4 Winter Series and Formula Winter Series with extensive testing opportunities….

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The Michelin 992 Endurance Cup returns to Spa on 5 September, with BLACK FALCON chasing a third win and the Top 10 Shoot-Out back.
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2026 Michelin 992 Endurance Cup set for third Spa-Francorchamps edition

Karishma Persad05 mins

The Michelin 992 Endurance Cup returns to Spa-Francorchamps on 4-5 September, 2026 for the third edition of Creventic’s 12-hour one-make endurance race for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup machinery. Saturday’s headline contest will once again run continuously for 12 hours and remains exclusively open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992 I) cars, including the same specification…

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GT and endurance racer Cédric Sbirrazzuoli has died aged 39, prompting tributes from AF Corse, IMSA and the wider motorsport world.
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GT and endurance racer Cédric Sbirrazzuoli dies aged 39

Karishma Persad06 mins

GT and endurance racer Cédric Sbirrazzuoli died on Thursday, 20 August, on his 39th birthday, prompting tributes from across the motorsport community. Across a career spanning more than two decades, Sbirrazzuoli competed in an extensive range of GT and endurance championships, building particularly strong associations with AF Corse and Ferrari. His career took him through…

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Mercedes-AMG returns to the 2026 FIA GT World Cup in Macau with three cars for Maro Engel, Adderly Fong and Lucas Auer in November.
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Mercedes-AMG returns to Macau with Engel, Fong and Auer for 2026 FIA GT World Cup

Karishma Persad04 mins

Mercedes-AMG will return to the FIA GT World Cup in Macau this November with a three-car effort split between Craft-Bamboo Racing and event newcomer Tigani Motorsport. The German manufacturer skipped the 2025 edition because concerns surrounding the cost and preparation required for FIA-mandated torque sensors prevented it from committing to the event. However, Mercedes-AMG will…

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