Porsche emerged as the largest beneficiary of a race-day Balance of Performance adjustment ahead of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa, as reported by Sportscar365. Officials reduced the minimum weight of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo by 15kg on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, six other GT3 manufacturers received smaller weight reductions before the blue-riband round…
The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa returns for its 78th edition in 2026 with 70 GT3 cars representing 10 manufacturers across a packed schedule. The field will race from Saturday afternoon through the night before reaching the finish at 16:30 on Sunday. Before the race begins, teams will complete Testing, Practice, four Qualifying sessions, night…
The 2025 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa delivered speed, survival and heartbreak in equal measure. Across 24 hours, 549 laps and countless twists, the Belgian endurance classic once again demonstrated why it is regarded as one of the toughest and most prestigious GT3 races in the world. In the end, it was Grasser Racing Team…
Joel Sturm placed Car Collection Motorsport at the top of Warm-Up for the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the #8 Porsche led the final track session before Saturday’s race. Sturm recorded a 2:18.445 during the opening minutes of the 30-minute systems check, beating Alex Aka’s #99 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi by 0.195 seconds. Fabian…
Alessio Rovera delivered a commanding performance to secure pole position for the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa aboard the #51 AF Corse Ferrari. Rovera topped all four stages of the new knockout Superpole format before completing a 2:18.613 in the final one-lap shootout. Tom Fleming placed the Gold Cup-entered #58 Garage 59 McLaren second, 0.428…
GTWC America drivers Mikael Grenier, Lorcan Hanafin and Frederik Schandorff will represent the championship in this weekend’s CrowdStrike 24H of Spa. The Belgian endurance classic brings an elite GT3 field to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for 24 hours of intense competition. Changing weather, relentless traffic and fierce class battles will test every driver, team and strategist…
Tom Fleming placed Garage 59 at the top of Night Practice for the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the Gold Cup-entered #58 McLaren led the field under the lights. Fleming recorded a 2:18.231 during the opening stages of the 90-minute session, beating Maro Engel’s #48 Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER entry by 0.401 seconds. Jules Gounon…
A sequence of post-session penalties transformed the final Combined Qualifying order for the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa, removing three provisional Superpole qualifiers and promoting Team Motopark, Rinaldi Racing and Team RJN into Friday’s 32-car contest. The #17 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed entry initially led the classification after Maxime Martin, Maximilian Götz and Fabian Schiller produced…
Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed led the combined Qualifying classification for the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa, beating the #51 AF Corse Ferrari by just 0.019 seconds. Maxime Martin, Maximilian Götz and Fabian Schiller produced an average lap time of 2:17.049 in the #17 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO to head Thursday evening’s Qualifying classification. Meanwhile, the #51 AF…
Ferrari maintained control of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa build-up as Arthur Leclerc placed the #50 AF Corse entry at the top of the Free Practice 2 (FP2) classification. Leclerc completed a 2:18.169 aboard the Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO, beating Fabian Schiller’s #17 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed entry by 0.141 seconds. Furthermore, Ferrari placed three…
