GTWC Europe is the premier GT3 championship, featuring elite teams and manufacturers across iconic circuits. It delivers intense sprint and endurance racing at the highest level. Pit Debrief covers all the latest GTWC Europe news and action.
Max Verstappen has identified the Nürburgring 24 Hours and CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa as serious possibilities for his 2027 endurance racing programme, with the newly confirmed Formula 1 calendar leaving space for the four-time World Champion to contest both endurance classics. The Dutchman has ruled out a 2027 appearance at the 24 Hours of…
The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Prologue will move significantly closer to the race itself in 2027, with SRO Motorsports Group scheduling the two-day test for 15-16 June at Spa-Francorchamps. The change places the Prologue just over a week before official running begins for the 79th edition of the Belgian endurance classic, with the wider…
Jordan Pepper sits at the centre of a changing South African motorsport story, one in which drivers from the country increasingly occupy leading roles across international GT and endurance racing rather than having to prove that such careers are possible at all. Alongside Kelvin and Sheldon van der Linde, Pepper belongs to a generation that…
Ben Green and Thierry Vermeulen claimed victory in Race 2 of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup weekend at Zandvoort, returning Emil Frey Racing to the top step of the podium. Green took the lead from teammate Konsta Lappalainen immediately after an early Full Course Yellow before handing the…
Alex Aka set the early benchmark as the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup field began its Zandvoort weekend with Free Practice 1, putting the Gold Cup-entered #99 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi at the head of a tightly packed order. Aka produced a 1:34.458 to finish 0.133 seconds clear of Emil Frey…
Four Endurance Cup rounds are now complete, and the trip to the Nürburgring brought the first championship celebrations of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe season. Comtoyou Racing was untouchable at the front of the three-hour race. Mattia Drudi, Marco Sørensen and Nicki Thiim started the #7 Aston Martin from pole and converted it…
Comtoyou Racing converted pole position into a commanding victory in the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup race at the Nürburgring, but the result was not enough to keep the drivers’ championship alive. Marco Sørensen, Mattia Drudi and Nicki Thiim delivered the win in the #7 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO, while fourth…
Comtoyou Racing claimed a crucial pole position for the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup race at the Nürburgring, with Mattia Drudi, Marco Sørensen and Nicki Thiim putting the #7 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO at the head of the 55-car field during Qualifying. The trio produced an average qualifying time of 1:53.591…
Fabian Schiller put Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed at the top of the order in Free Practice 2 (FP2) as the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup field completed its Saturday running at the Nürburgring. Schiller produced a 1:54.962 early in the 90-minute session and remained unbeaten to secure top spot for the local squad. Dries…
The final classification from the second 2026 GTWC Europe Sprint Cup race at Misano remains unresolved more than a month after the event following an appeal from Winward Racing against the disqualification of its No. 48 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO. Lucas Auer and Maro Engel originally finished third in the 19 July contest, repeating their podium…
