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.
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70-car GT3 field sets up fierce 2026 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa battle as new Qualifying format announced
The 2026 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa will bring one of the strongest GT3 fields of the season to the Ardennes, with 70 cars, 10 manufacturers and five classes confirmed for the 78th edition of the race. The event will take place from 24-28 June and will again sit at the centre of the global…
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Auer and Engel reflect on the consistency and chemistry driving their GTWC success
In under three seasons, Maro Engel and Lucas Auer have established themselves as one of the most effective pairings on the GT World Challenge (GTWC) grid. Their collaboration began in 2024 at Winward Racing, where the two friends immediately demonstrated their compatibility on track. Competing in the iconic Mann-Filter ‘Mamba’ livery, the Mercedes-AMG factory drivers…
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Exclusive: Maini on ambition, legacy and inspiring the next generation of Indian GT talent
As one of the few Indian drivers competing at the highest levels of international motorsport, Ford factory driver Arjun Maini, currently competing in the 2026 DTM and GTWC Europe championships with Haupt Racing Team (HRT), continues to carve out a meaningful presence in endurance and GT racing. His rise has not only been defined by…
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Augusto Farfus joins Darren Leung for full 2026 GTWC Europe Sprint Cup title bid
As reported by Sportscar365, Augusto Farfus will strengthen Paradine Competition’s 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup programme after agreeing to partner Darren Leung for the full Bronze class season. The BMW factory driver will share the No. 991 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 EVO with Leung across the four-event Sprint…
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Brands Hatch | Race 2 | Lionspeed GP convert pole into victory
Lionspeed GP bounced back in style at Brands Hatch to win Race 2 of the first GTWC Europe Sprint Cup weekend. After heartbreak in the opening contest, the #80 Porsche returned to the front and stayed there. Bastian Buus led from pole in the opening stint, then handed over to Ricardo Feller, who brought the…
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Brands Hatch | Race 1 | AF Corse inherits victory after late Mercedes penalties
Arthur Leclerc and Thomas Neubauer secured victory in the opening Sprint Cup race of the 2026 GTWC Europe season at Brands Hatch after late penalties reshuffled the final classification. The #50 AF Corse Ferrari crossed the line in second but inherited the win after the #3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing received two separate penalties following…
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Brands Hatch | Qualifying | Feller and Buus take double pole
Lionspeed GP made the perfect start to the GTWC Europe Sprint Cup season at Brands Hatch as Ricardo Feller and Bastian Buus claimed both ROWE Pole Position Awards in a dominant qualifying display. The German squad set the benchmark from the opening session and never looked under serious threat. With both drivers delivering standout laps…
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Brands Hatch | FP2 | Juncadella and Lulham surge ahead
The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing entry of Dani Juncadella and Chris Lulham rose to the top of the timesheets in the GTWC FP2 session at Brands Hatch during the opening race of the Sprint Cup. Mercedes-AMG pair lead the way Lapping the Grand Prix circuit in 1m22.932s, the duo set the benchmark in the final…
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Brands Hatch | FP1 | Van der Linde set the tone for Team WRT
Team WRT’s #32 BMW carried its GTWC Europe end-of-season form straight into the new Sprint Cup campaign, going quickest in Free Practice 1 (FP1)at Brands Hatch and signalling that the reigning champions have lost none of their edge over the winter. Sharing the cockpit with Charles Weerts, Kelvin van der Linde clocked a benchmark 1m23.260s…
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Weerts eyes fifth title ahead of 2026 GTWC Europe Sprint Cup opener at Brands Hatch
Charles Weerts enters the 2026 GTWC Europe Sprint Cup season with a reputation that commands attention across the paddock. The Team WRT driver has not only collected titles but also established a level of consistency that few in the series can rival. Year after year, he delivers results, adapts to new challenges, and finds ways…