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.
Christopher Haase set the fastest time in FP2 at the GTWC Europe Sprint Cup in Misano, putting the #84 Eastalent Racing Audi at the top of the order as the teams completed their first running in evening conditions. Haase recorded a 1:32.347 to finish almost four tenths of a second clear of Aurélien Panis in…
Fabian Schiller set the pace for GetSpeed Team Dubai during FP1 at the GTWC Europe Sprint Cup at Misano, placing the Bronze Cup-entered #12 Mercedes-AMG at the head of a closely matched 43-car field. Schiller produced a 1:32.868 to finish 0.317 seconds clear of Team WRT’s Charles Weerts. Andrea Frassineti completed the overall top three…
Round 4 of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe season took place at the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, which also served as the third Endurance Cup round of the year. Lionspeed GP won the 24-hour race with the #80 Porsche after starting from the pit lane, while the #48 Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER entry…
Lionspeed GP completed a remarkable recovery from the back of the field to win the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa with Ricardo Feller, Thomas Preining and Bastian Buus. An engine change forced the No. 80 Porsche 911 GT3 R to start from the pit lane, behind the remaining 68 cars. However, a faultless drive, strong…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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….
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…
