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Former Super GT500 champion Tadasuke Makino will spearhead Ponos Racing’s all-pro Ferrari line-up when the Japanese team contests the Suzuka 1000km in September. Makino will share the Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo with current Super GT300 championship leader Seita Nonaka and Ponos regular Takuro Shinohara. The trio brings considerable experience of Japanese motorsport to the entry…
AO Racing will make its Intercontinental GT Challenge debut at September’s Suzuka 1000km through a partnership with Absolute Racing and a new samurai-inspired Porsche character, Bushi Rex. The entry, competing as AO by Absolute, will feature an all-factory Porsche line-up of Laurin Heinrich, Alessio Picariello and Julien Andlauer. All three drivers have previously raced for…
Johor Motorsports Racing (JMR) will reunite Scott McLaughlin, Nicky Catsburg and Alexander Sims for its Pro-class challenge at the 2026 Suzuka 1000km. The trio took JMR’s Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R to third place at Suzuka last year during the team’s first appearance with an all-Pro line-up. JMR now returns with greater experience and aims to…
As reported by Sportscar365, BMW plans to forgo factory-supported entries at the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Suzuka 1000km and will likely adopt the same approach for the Indianapolis 8 Hour. The defending Intercontinental GT Challenge manufacturers’ champion will instead rely on customer and local teams running the BMW M4 GT3 EVO. However, the manufacturer…
Porsche has moved to the top of the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Manufacturers’ standings following Lionspeed GP’s victory at the CrowdStrike 24H of Spa. The German manufacturer now leads Mercedes-AMG by eight points after turning a nine-point deficit into a championship advantage. BMW remains third, while Ferrari has climbed into fourth following its first…
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….
