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Team Motopark will field the Mercedes-AMG GT3 that brings together four SRO GT Academy winners for a fully funded drive at the 2027 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. The German team will run one driver each from GT World Challenge America powered by AWS, GT World Challenge Asia, GT World Challenge Australia and the British…
Scott Dollahite will return to the wheel of the #6 Ford Mustang GT3 EVO for the 2026 Desder Indianapolis 8 Hour as Dollahite Racing switches from Pro to Pro-Am for the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and Intercontinental GT Challenge season finale. The FIA Bronze-rated American will partner full-season driver Alex Sedgwick and…
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…
Lamborghini factory driver Loris Spinelli will complete Chicago Performance and Tuning Co.’s line-up for the 2026 Desder Indianapolis 8 Hour, joining Mads Siljehaug and Nicolai Elghanayan in the team’s #64 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2. Spinelli’s race seat represents a natural progression from the role he has already played within Chicago Performance’s partial-season GT World Challenge…
A record 29-car provisional entry has been confirmed for the 2026 Desder Indianapolis 8 Hour, which will conclude both the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and Intercontinental GT Challenge seasons at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 8-10 October. The initial list features nine manufacturers across six Pro, 20 Pro-Am and three Am entries, surpassing…
Porsche factory drivers Laurin Heinrich and Kévin Estre will complete Wright Motorsports’ two-car Pro-Am line-up for the 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour, strengthening the team for both the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and Intercontinental GT Challenge season finale. Heinrich will join Pro-Am championship leaders Dave Musial Jr. and Ryan Yardley in the #31…
Indy Dontje will join Brayton Williams and Daniel Morad at TR3 Racing for October’s Indianapolis 8 Hour, completing the team’s Pro-Am line-up for the 2026 GT World Challenge America powered by AWS season finale. The three-time Rolex 24 at Daytona GTD class winner brings considerable Mercedes-AMG endurance experience to the #9 entry as TR3 prepares…
Porsche has taken a significant step towards the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Manufacturers’ Championship after maximising its points haul at the Suzuka 1000km, while Maro Engel retains the Drivers’ Championship lead despite missing the penultimate round. The German manufacturer arrived in Japan only eight points ahead of Mercedes-AMG following the standings after the CrowdStrike…
AO by Absolute Racing claimed a dominant victory in the 2026 Suzuka 1000km as Julien Andlauer, Alessio Picariello and Laurin Heinrich delivered Porsche its first win at the Japanese endurance classic since 1994. The #8 ‘Bushi Rex’-themed Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo took control shortly after halfway following a remarkable charge from Heinrich. A Safety…
