Winward Racing wins its Misano appeal, restoring Engel and Auer's third place and securing their 2026 GTWC Europe's Overall title.
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Winward Racing wins Misano appeal as Engel and Auer secure 2026 GTWC Europe title

Winward Racing has successfully overturned its disqualification from the second Sprint Cup race at Misano, officially confirming Maro Engel and Lucas Auer as the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Overall Drivers’ champions. The Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) National Court of Appeal ruled in Winward’s favour following a hearing on…

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Winward Racing appeals its Misano Race 2 disqualification, leaving Auer and Engel’s GTWC Europe third place unresolved.
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Winward Racing appeals 2026 Misano disqualification as GTWC Europe result remains unresolved

The final classification from the second 2026 GTWC Europe Sprint Cup race at Misano remains unresolved more than a month after the event following an appeal from Winward Racing against the disqualification of its No. 48 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO. Lucas Auer and Maro Engel originally finished third in the 19 July contest, repeating their podium…

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Weerts and Van der Linde sweep 2026 GTWC Europe Misano as Team WRT's pit stop earns Race 2 victory and a 14-point lead over rivals now.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Misano | Race 2 | Weerts and Van der Linde complete clean sweep

Charles Weerts and Kelvin van der Linde completed a perfect 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup weekend at Misano with victory in Sunday’s second race. Jules Gounon led the opening stint from pole for Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing. However, an exceptional Team WRT pit stop moved the #32 BMW M4…

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