NLS7 brings six hours of Nordschleife action, GT3 debuts, Ralf Aron's comeback and a farewell race for Porsche's final Cayman GT4.
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Porsche farewell, Aron’s return and expanding GT3 field set stage for 2026 NLS7

The ADAC RAVENOL Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie will stage its traditional six-hour highlight on Saturday as the KW 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup brings an extensive and varied field to the Nordschleife. The seventh round of the 2026 season (NLS7) offers 50 per cent more racing than the championship’s regular four-hour contests. Consequently, teams must place greater emphasis…

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

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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Ralf Aron returns to racing in NLS7 with Winward Racing five months after suffering two fractured vertebrae at Bathurst in 2026.
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Ralf Aron set for racing return with Winward Racing at NLS7

Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver Ralf Aron will make his competitive return during Saturday’s six-hour ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen, the seventh round of the 2026 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS7). The 28-year-old Estonian will share the #80 Mercedes-AMG Team Ravenol Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Luca Stolz. Winward Racing operates the Pro-class entry, which forms part of a 21-car SP9 field for the…

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Tsolov reflects on a difficult Budapest F2 weekend, his recovery drive, strategy gamble and 20-point championship lead.
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Tsolov takes positives from difficult F2 Budapest weekend after costly mistake

Nikola Tsolov endured one of his most challenging weekends of the 2026 Formula 2 (F2) season in Budapest, scoring only six points after an incident in the Sprint Race and a grid penalty complicated his Feature Race. However, the Campos Racing driver still heads into the summer break with a 20-point lead in the Drivers’…

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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

Dylan Pereira will undertake an extraordinary double programme as he attempts to compete in the Nürburgring Endurance Series (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…

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Alpine showed 2026 WEC podium pace in Brazil, but punctures, tyre wear and penalties left both A424 crews outside the points at Interlagos.
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Alpine left frustrated after puncture derails promising 2026 WEC weekend at Interlagos

Alpine Endurance Team left the Brazilian round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) without points despite showing the pace to challenge at the front throughout the Interlagos weekend. Victor Martins led the final Free Practice session before qualifying the #36 Alpine A424 in third. Charles Milesi added fifth in the sister #35 car,…

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Gabriel Bortoleto on track in the Audi F1 Team car during the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP.
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Bortoleto reflects on strategy and tyre struggles after P11 at 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Gabriel Bortoleto reflected on a frustrating conclusion to the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP. He narrowly missed out on adding to his points tally at the Hungaroring with a P11 finish. The Brazilian believed a top-10 finish had been within reach after opting for a one-stop strategy that began on the soft compound. However, time lost…

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Timo Bernhard and Joerg Bergmeister return for NLS7 to race the last Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport before its museum retirement.
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Bernhard and Bergmeister reunite for special Porsche farewell at NLS7

Porsche legends Timo Bernhard and Joerg Bergmeister will come out of retirement for this weekend’s seventh Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie round (NLS7) as the marque prepares to close an important chapter in its customer racing history. The two Porsche brand ambassadors will share the final 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport produced as a racing car during Saturday’s…

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