Fabian Schiller and debutant Constantin Dressler topped Friday testing at the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup weekend at the Nürburgring.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Nürburgring | Friday Testing | Schiller and Dressler set the pace

The GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup field returned to action at the Nürburgring on Friday, with Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed’s Fabian Schiller and series debutant Constantin Dressler setting the benchmark across the day’s two testing sessions. More than 50 cars took part in the two-hour Paid Test, which ran in wet conditions, before the…

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GTWC Europe reschedules its 2026 Portimão finale to Saturday evening so drivers can also contest the FIA WEC round in Barcelona.
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GTWC Europe moves 2026 Portimão finale to Saturday evening amidst WEC clash

GTWC Europe powered by AWS will conclude its 2026 Endurance Cup season on the evening of Saturday 17 October after SRO Motorsports Group revised the Portimão event timetable, to avoid a clash with the World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of Barcelona. Organisers originally planned to hold the three-hour race on Sunday 18 October. However,…

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Lionspeed GP completes a stunning pit-lane-to-victory charge at the 2026 Spa 24 Hours, ahead of Mercedes-AMG and AF Corse Ferrari.
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#80 Lionspeed GP wins the 2026 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa

Lionspeed GP completed a remarkable recovery from the pit lane to win the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa with its #80 Porsche. Ricardo Feller, Thomas Preining and Bastian Buus overcame an engine change that denied them their Superpole starting position and forced the Porsche to begin the 79th edition of the Belgian endurance classic from…

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Lionspeed GP completes a stunning pit-lane-to-victory charge at the 2026 Spa 24 Hours, ahead of Mercedes-AMG and AF Corse Ferrari.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 24 | Lionspeed completes remarkable pit-lane-to-victory charge

Lionspeed GP completed a remarkable recovery from the pit lane to win the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa with its #80 Porsche. Ricardo Feller, Thomas Preining and Bastian Buus overcame the engine change that denied them their Superpole starting position and forced the Porsche to begin the Belgian endurance classic from the pit lane. Twenty-four…

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Preining leads 2026 24H Spa into Hour 20 after Lionspeed's undercut, as Ferrari contact drops the #51 and Mercedes-AMG settles into second.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 20 | Preining leads after Lionspeed undercut

Thomas Preining led the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the race entered Hour 20 after Lionspeed GP converted the #80 Porsche’s pace into a 9.4-second advantage. The pit-lane starter had already passed the #51 AF Corse Ferrari on track during Hour 16 before losing the lead to Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER during a later neutralisation….

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Preining passes Nielsen to lead after 16 hours at 2026 24H Spa, with Engel third as Ferrari, Porsche and Mercedes-AMG fight on for victory.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 16 | Preining passes Nielsen to take the lead

Thomas Preining passed Nicklas Nielsen on track to put the #80 Lionspeed GP Porsche at the head of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the race completed 16 hours. Nielsen had controlled the closing phase of the hour aboard the #51 AF Corse Ferrari, but traffic interrupted his rhythm and allowed Preining to attack….

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Garage 59 leads at halfway as rain hits 2026 24H Spa, with Ford and Mercedes-AMG trading control through a disrupted four-hour night spell.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 12 | Garage 59 leads as rain reaches Spa

Garage 59 moved to the front of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as rain arrived shortly before the halfway mark at Spa-Francorchamps. Tom Fleming led aboard the Gold Cup-entered #58 McLaren during a lengthy Full-Course Yellow, which followed a major accident involving Sarah Bovy’s #700 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin. The neutralisation also coincided with…

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Mercedes-AMG leads after eight hours as AF Corse suffers a puncture and major crashes disrupt the opening night phase at 2026 24H Spa race.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 8 | Mercedes-AMG in control after Ferrari puncture

Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER took control of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa during a dramatic period that transformed the race between the fifth and eighth hours. The #51 AF Corse Ferrari had dominated the opening four-and-a-half hours, but a puncture forced Nicklas Nielsen to complete almost an entire lap with a damaged tyre and ended…

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AF Corse leads Spa after four hours as Engel takes second, while a Safety Car closes the field and penalties reshape the classes.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 4 | AF Corse remains ahead as penalties and neutralisations shape the early race

The pole-starting #51 AF Corse Ferrari remained in control of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the race reached the four-hour mark under Safety Car conditions. Nicklas Nielsen held the lead before bringing the Ferrari into the pits during the latest Full-Course Yellow. However, AF Corse must account for a 15-second penalty after the…

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