Category: GTWC Europe
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.

#80 Lionspeed GP wins the 2026 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
Lionspeed GP completed a remarkable recovery from the pit lane to win the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa with its #80 Porsche. Ricardo Feller, Thomas Preining and Bastian Buus overcame an engine change that denied them their Superpole starting position and forced the Porsche to begin the 79th edition of the Belgian endurance classic from…

2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 24 | Lionspeed completes remarkable pit-lane-to-victory charge
Lionspeed GP completed a remarkable recovery from the pit lane to win the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa with its #80 Porsche. Ricardo Feller, Thomas Preining and Bastian Buus overcame the engine change that denied them their Superpole starting position and forced the Porsche to begin the Belgian endurance classic from the pit lane. Twenty-four…

2026 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | Live Blog
The 78th CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa brings together 70 GT3 cars from 10 manufacturers for one of the biggest challenges in international sports car racing. The field features drivers from 45 nationalities, including 15 former winners, as teams prepare to race through daylight, darkness and changing conditions at Spa-Francorchamps. Porsche leads the entry with…

2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 20 | Preining leads after Lionspeed undercut
Thomas Preining led the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the race entered Hour 20 after Lionspeed GP converted the #80 Porsche’s pace into a 9.4-second advantage. The pit-lane starter had already passed the #51 AF Corse Ferrari on track during Hour 16 before losing the lead to Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER during a later neutralisation….

2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 16 | Preining passes Nielsen to take the lead
Thomas Preining passed Nicklas Nielsen on track to put the #80 Lionspeed GP Porsche at the head of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the race completed 16 hours. Nielsen had controlled the closing phase of the hour aboard the #51 AF Corse Ferrari, but traffic interrupted his rhythm and allowed Preining to attack….

2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 12 | Garage 59 leads as rain reaches Spa
Garage 59 moved to the front of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as rain arrived shortly before the halfway mark at Spa-Francorchamps. Tom Fleming led aboard the Gold Cup-entered #58 McLaren during a lengthy Full-Course Yellow, which followed a major accident involving Sarah Bovy’s #700 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin. The neutralisation also coincided with…

2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 8 | Mercedes-AMG in control after Ferrari puncture
Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER took control of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa during a dramatic period that transformed the race between the fifth and eighth hours. The #51 AF Corse Ferrari had dominated the opening four-and-a-half hours, but a puncture forced Nicklas Nielsen to complete almost an entire lap with a damaged tyre and ended…

2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 4 | AF Corse remains ahead as penalties and neutralisations shape the early race
The pole-starting #51 AF Corse Ferrari remained in control of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the race reached the four-hour mark under Safety Car conditions. Nicklas Nielsen held the lead before bringing the Ferrari into the pits during the latest Full-Course Yellow. However, AF Corse must account for a 15-second penalty after the…

2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 1 | Nielsen leads after chaotic opening
Nicklas Nielsen maintained the lead of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa after an incident-filled opening hour at Spa-Francorchamps. The #51 AF Corse Ferrari driver held an advantage of just over two seconds over Tom Fleming’s Gold Cup-leading #58 Garage 59 McLaren. Frederik Schandorff completed the top three in the #71 Selected Car Racing Ferrari….

Porsche receives biggest weight break in revised 2026 24H Spa BoP
Porsche emerged as the largest beneficiary of a race-day Balance of Performance adjustment ahead of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa, as reported by Sportscar365. Officials reduced the minimum weight of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo by 15kg on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, six other GT3 manufacturers received smaller weight reductions before the blue-riband round…
