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Thiim inherits GTWC Europe Race 2 pole at Magny-Cours after Team WRT loses its times following a technical infringement in Qualifying 2
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Magny-Cours | Qualifying 2 | Thiim inherits pole at Magny-Cours after Team WRT penalty 

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein03 mins

Nicki Thiim secured pole position for the second GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup race at Magny-Cours after the stewards cancelled Kelvin van der Linde’s times he set during Qualifying 2. The Southafrican had comfortably led the session in the #32 Team WRT BMW, but a technical infringement promoted the #7 Comtoyou Racing Aston…

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Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella claim Verstappen Racing’s maiden GTWC Europe Sprint Cup win in Race 1 at Magny-Cours.
Photocredit: SRO | JEP

2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Magny-Cours | Race 1 | Gounon and Juncadella secure Verstappen Racing’s maiden GTWC Europe victory

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein04 mins

Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella delivered Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing its first overall GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe victory in Race 1 at Magny-Cours. The No. 3 Mercedes-AMG controlled the race from pole position before Juncadella resisted late pressure from Arthur Leclerc to win by 2.597 seconds. Thomas Neubauer and Leclerc charged from ninth on…

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Jules Gounon claims GTWC Europe pole at Magny-Cours as Mercedes-AMG locks out the front row in Qualifying 1

2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Magny-Cours | Qualifying 1 | Gounon leads Mercedes-AMG front-row lockout

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein03 mins

Jules Gounon secured pole position for the opening GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup race at Magny-Cours after setting the benchmark during Qualifying 1. The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing driver recorded a 1:36.023 in the first half of the split qualifying session. Kiern Jewiss came closest to beating him during Q1B but finished 0.166…

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Jamie Day tops 2026 GTWC Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours FP2 for Walkenhorst as rain stops the wet session early.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Magny-Cours | FP2 | Walkenhorst leads shortened session as rain intensified

Chiara Martin05 mins

Jamie Day put Walkenhorst Motorsport on top in GTWC Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours, as worsening rain brought the second practice session (FP2) to an early halt. The #34 Aston Martin driver set the benchmark with a 1:54.168, leading the session in difficult wet conditions. The lap sat far away from the dry pace seen earlier…

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stuti outscores Targett at Hidden Valley to cut the SRO GT Academy lead to 42 points with two GTWC Australia rounds left in 2026.
Photo Credit: SRO | Jack Martin Photography

Astuti cuts Targett’s 2026 SRO GT Academy lead at Hidden Valley

Karishma Persad04 mins

Valentino Astuti reduced Oscar Targett’s advantage in the inaugural SRO GT Academy standings after outperforming the championship leader across 2026 GTWC Australia Round 4 at Hidden Valley Raceway. Targett arrived in Darwin after winning the previous four GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS races and extended that streak to five alongside Shane Smollen in…

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Jules Gounon leads a Mercedes-AMG one-two-three in 2026 GTWC Europe Magny-Cours FP1, as Dienst, Magnus and Montenegro top their classes.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Magny-Cours | FP1 | Gounon leads Mercedes-AMG one-two-three

Karishma Persad06 mins

Jules Gounon led a Mercedes-AMG sweep of the top three positions during the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Free Practice session (FP1) at Magny-Cours. The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing driver set a 1:37.190 as the circuit continued to dry, beating Marvin Dienst’s Bronze Cup-leading #87 Winward Racing entry by 0.231 seconds….

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Pereira faces an NLS and GTWC Europe double, racing at the Nürburgring before a seven-hour dash to Magny-Cours.
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Pereira set for remarkable NLS and GTWC Europe Magny-Cours double attempt

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein07 mins

Dylan Pereira will undertake an extraordinary double programme as he attempts to compete in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) and the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup during the same weekend. The Luxembourgish driver must travel more than 1,200 kilometres between the Nürburgring and Magny-Cours, with only a small window between his two races on…

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Mercedes-AMG leads Porsche by 19 points as Ferrari closes in and the 2026 global GT World Challenge season enters its second half.
Photo Credit: SRO | Fabian Lagunas

Mercedes-AMG retakes global GT World Challenge lead from Porsche

Karishma Persad06 mins

Mercedes-AMG has reclaimed the lead of the global GT World Challenge powered by AWS Manufacturers’ Championship as the 2026 campaign moves into its second half. Twenty-five of the season’s 42 rounds have now taken place across the regional championships. Although GT World Challenge America remains on its summer break, recent events in Europe, Asia and…

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Dean MacDonald tops the Magny-Cours test for Garage 59 as Mercedes-AMG fills three of the next four places ahead of Free Practice.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Magny-Cours | Test | Garage 59 begins Magny-Cours weekend fastest through MacDonald

Karishma Persad05 mins

Dean MacDonald placed Garage 59 at the top of Thursday’s 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS test session at Magny-Cours. The Scottish driver produced a 1:37.397 during the closing minutes to move the #59 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO ahead of Dani Juncadella’s #3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing entry by 0.173 seconds. Meanwhile,…

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