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Robin Knutsson leads a rain-soaked 2026 GTWC Europe Barcelona FP2 for Boutsen VDS as Dienst and Vermeulen complete the overall top three.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Barcelona | FP2 | Knutsson leads rain-soaked session for Boutsen VDS

Karishma Persad06 mins

Robin Knutsson put Boutsen VDS on top during a rain-soaked Free Practice 2 (FP2) at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as difficult conditions restricted opportunities for improvement throughout the final practice session of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup season. The Swedish driver produced a 1:54.557 early in the 80-minute session aboard the…

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Bastian Buus leads Barcelona FP1 for Lionspeed GP as the championship leaders begin their final push for the Sprint Cup title.

2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Barcelona | FP1 | Buus leads Lionspeed GP as title push begins.

Karishma Persad06 mins

Bastian Buus put championship-leading Lionspeed GP on top during Free Practice 1 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as the final round of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup got underway. The Danish driver produced a 1:40.389 in the #80 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO he shares with Ricardo Feller, beating Gold Cup…

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Max Verstappen confirms his GTWC Europe debut at the 2026 Portimão finale, joining Chris Lulham and Ben Barnicoat in the No. 3 Mercedes-AMG.
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Verstappen confirms 2026 GTWC Europe Portimão debut as WEC clash rules out Juncadella and Gounon

Karishma Persad08 mins

Max Verstappen has confirmed that he will make his GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS debut at the 2026 Portimão finale, stepping into the No. 3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing entry for the Endurance Cup season finale. His appearance comes as the GTWC Europe finale clashes directly with the FIA World Endurance Championship’s…

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BMW reshuffles its 2026 GTWC Europe line-ups as Marciello, Farfus and Harper prioritise the clashing WEC Barcelona round.
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BMW drivers Marciello, Farfus and Harper to miss 2026 GTWC Europe Portimão finale amid WEC clash

Karishma Persad05 mins

BMW factory drivers Raffaele Marciello, Augusto Farfus and Dan Harper will miss the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup finale at Portimão as they prioritise the clashing FIA World Endurance Championship round at Barcelona. The two events both take place across the 16–18 October weekend, creating complications for 18 GTWC…

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Green and Vermeulen win the 2026 GTWC Europe Sprint Cup Race 2 at Zandvoort as Buus and Feller take a six-point championship lead.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Zandvoort | Race 2 | Green and Vermeulen win as Feller and Buus take points lead

Karishma Persad06 mins

Ben Green and Thierry Vermeulen claimed victory in Race 2 of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup weekend at Zandvoort, returning Emil Frey Racing to the top step of the podium. Green took the lead from teammate Konsta Lappalainen immediately after an early Full Course Yellow before handing the…

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Fleming and Prette claim a historic GTWC Europe Race 1 win at Zandvoort for Garage 59 as Green charges to a late podium finish.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Zandvoort | Race 1 | Fleming and Prette take historic Garage 59 victory.

Karishma Persad06 mins

Thomas Fleming and Louis Prette delivered Garage 59 its first overall GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe victory of the 2026 season in Race 1 at Zandvoort, with the Gold Cup duo defeating Morris Schuring and Dorian Boccolacci in the #2 Boutsen VDS Porsche. Fleming made the decisive move on the opening lap after starting alongside…

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Morris Schuring claims his maiden GTWC Europe pole at Zandvoort, beating Fleming as Cheever and Lismont secure class honours.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Zandvoort | Qualifying 1 | Schuring takes maiden pole on home soil

Karishma Persad04 mins

Morris Schuring claimed his maiden GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS pole position on home soil during Qualifying 1 at Zandvoort in 2026, putting the #2 Boutsen VDS Porsche at the front of the grid for Race 1. The Dutchman produced a 1:33.730 to beat Garage 59’s Thomas Fleming by just 0.101s, continuing…

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Alex Aka put Tresor Attempto Racing on top of GTWC Europe Sprint Cup FP1 at Zandvoort, leading a closely matched opening session.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Zandvoort | FP1 | Aka puts Tresor Attempto on top

Karishma Persad04 mins

Alex Aka set the early benchmark as the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup field began its Zandvoort weekend with Free Practice 1, putting the Gold Cup-entered #99 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi at the head of a tightly packed order. Aka produced a 1:34.458 to finish 0.133 seconds clear of Emil Frey…

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2026 GTWC Europe standings after Round 7 at the Nürburgring, including Overall, Endurance Cup, Sprint Cup and class championship updates
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2026 GTWC Europe | Standings after Round 7 at the Nürburgring

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein021 mins

Four Endurance Cup rounds are now complete, and the trip to the Nürburgring brought the first championship celebrations of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe season. Comtoyou Racing was untouchable at the front of the three-hour race. Mattia Drudi, Marco Sørensen and Nicki Thiim started the #7 Aston Martin from pole and converted it…

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