Pit Debrief

Motorsport news

Pit Debrief

Motorsport news

Category: GTWC

Feeney and Schumacher lead GTWC Australia into Sydney as Audi, Ferrari, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and Lamborghini battle for GT title.
Photo Credit: SRO | GTWC Australia

2026 | GTWC Australia | Sydney | Preview | Feeney and Schumacher lead tight title fight into penultimate round

Karishma Persad011 mins

The 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Australia powered by AWS season enters its penultimate round this weekend as a 15-car field prepares to tackle Sydney Motorsport Park from 18-20 September. Reigning champions Broc Feeney and Brad Schumacher reclaimed the Pro-Am championship lead during the previous round at Hidden Valley Raceway and arrive in Sydney with…

Read Full News
Lamborghini factory driver Loris Spinelli joins Siljehaug and Elghanayan in Chicago Performance’s Pro-Am line-up for the Indianapolis 8 Hour.
Photo Credit: Chris Green / Chicago Performance

Spinelli completes Chicago Performance line-up for Indianapolis 8 Hour

Karishma Persad08 mins

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…

Read Full News
Michael Masi joins SRO Motorsports Australia as Head of Sporting, with a 2026 handover ahead of taking the role full-time in 2027.
Photo Credit: SRO

Michael Masi joins SRO Motorsports Australia as Head of Sporting

Karishma Persad06 mins

Michael Masi will join SRO Motorsports Australia as its new Head of Sporting, with the experienced motorsport official beginning an immediate handover before taking up the position full-time for the 2027 season. Masi will attend the final two Shannons SpeedSeries rounds of 2026 as part of that transition, starting with this weekend’s GT Festival at…

Read Full News
A record 29-car field featuring nine manufacturers is provisionally confirmed for the 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour GTWC America and IGTC finale.
Photo Credit: SRO

Record 29-car provisional entry revealed for 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour

Karishma Persad010 mins

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…

Read Full News
Laurin Heinrich and Kévin Estre join Wright Motorsports’ two Porsche entries for the 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour season finale.
Photo Credit: Porsche

Heinrich and Estre complete Wright Motorsports’ Indianapolis 8 Hour line-ups

Karishma Persad010 mins

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…

Read Full News
Indy Dontje joins Brayton Williams and Daniel Morad at TR3 Racing for the 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour GTWC America season finale.
Photo Credit: IMSA

Dontje joins TR3 Racing for Indianapolis 8 Hour alongside Williams and Morad

Karishma Persad08 mins

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…

Read Full News
2026 GTWC Europe standings after Round 7 at the Nürburgring, including Overall, Endurance Cup, Sprint Cup and class championship updates
Photo Credit: SRO | JEP

2026 GTWC Europe | Standings after Round 7 at the Nürburgring

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein021 mins

Four Endurance Cup rounds are now complete, and the trip to the Nürburgring brought the first championship celebrations of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe season. Comtoyou Racing was untouchable at the front of the three-hour race. Mattia Drudi, Marco Sørensen and Nicki Thiim started the #7 Aston Martin from pole and converted it…

Read Full News
Porsche extends its 2026 IGTC lead after Suzuka 1000km while Engel stays top of Drivers' standings & Kerong Li seals the Independent Cup.
Photo Credit: SRO | Gruppe C Photography

2026 | IGTC | Standings after Suzuka 1000km (Round 4)

Karishma Persad010 mins

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…

Read Full News
AO by Absolute Racing wins the 2026 Suzuka 1000km as Porsche ends a 32-year drought, with Ford second, and Absolute third overall.
Photo Credit: SRO | Gruppe C Photography

2026 Suzuka 1000km | Race | AO by Absolute Racing dominates as Porsche ends 32-year wait for victory

Karishma Persad011 mins

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…

Read Full News
Ford starts the Suzuka 1000km from pole after grid penalties reshuffle the order, while Craft-Bamboo's Mercedes-AMG drops to 28th.
Photo Credit: SRO | Gruppe C Photography

2026 Suzuka 1000km | Starting Grid | Miedecke Motorsport Ford on pole after penalties reshape order

Karishma Persad07 mins

Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC will lead the 30-car field away for the 50th running of the Suzuka 1000km after a series of penalties transformed the order established during Saturday evening’s three-part Qualifying session. Christopher Mies, Frédéric Vervisch and Dennis Olsen initially produced the second-fastest average aboard the #64 Ford Mustang GT3 EVO. However, the…

Read Full News