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Tag: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

WEC makes its Barcelona debut with Toyota and TF Sport leading tightly contested title fights with two rounds remaining in 2026.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Barcelona | Preview | Toyota and BMW lead tight title fights into new Spanish round

Karishma Persad09 mins

The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) heads to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from 16-18 October for the penultimate round of the 2026 season, with both the Hypercar and LMGT3 championship battles still open as the Spanish circuit makes its WEC debut. Barcelona represents a new destination for the world championship, but endurance racing is already…

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Extreme weather forces a revised Barcelona Sunday schedule, with GTWC Europe Qualifying 2 cancelled and Race 2 moved to 18:20.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Barcelona | Revised Sunday schedule confirmed as Qualifying 2 cancelled

Karishma Persad06 mins

An extreme weather alert across Catalunya has forced SRO Motorsports Group to significantly revise Sunday’s programme at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Qualifying 2 cancelled and the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup season finale pushed back to 18:20 CEST. A local government directive prohibits outdoor activity between 20:00 CEST on Saturday…

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Saintéloc Junior Team clinches the 2026 Michelin 24H European Series and GT3 Pro-Am titles after the Barcelona finale.
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Saintéloc Junior Team clinches 2026 Michelin 24H European Series title

Karishma Persad010 mins

Saintéloc Junior Team completed its 2026 Michelin 24H European Series campaign with both the overall and GT3 Pro-Am championships after the season-ending Michelin 24H Barcelona at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Elia Erhart, Stéphane Tribaudini and Pierre Kaffer led Saintéloc’s title effort throughout the campaign in the No.18 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II. The French squad…

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Up2Race wins the 2026 24H Barcelona as Saintéloc Junior Team secures the Michelin 24H SERIES European Series title.
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2026 | 24H Series European Series | 24H Barcelona | Race | Up2Race takes maiden win as Saintéloc seals title

Karishma Persad013 mins

Up2Race claimed its maiden Michelin 24H SERIES victory with a commanding performance in the season-ending Michelin 24H Barcelona, as the No.88 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) EVO completed 741 laps to finish one lap clear of HAAS RT at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Tim Heinemann, Oleksiy Kikireshko, Fabio Grosse and Alfred Renauer combined pace, clean…

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Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur has commented on whether Lewis Hamilton has a realistic opportunity to challenge the Mercedes duo for the F1 Drivers' Championship in 2026
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Vasseur: Ferrari “have to be realistic” about F1 championship prospects in 2026 despite Mercedes reliability woes

Senjuti Jash04 mins

Following Ferrari’s unexpected triumph at Silverstone with Charles Leclerc, Team Principal Fred Vasseur shared his thoughts on the chances of Lewis Hamilton contending for the 2026 F1 Drivers’ Championship and whether they could successfully compensate for the lack of horsepower at the Belgian GP this weekend.  Although Kimi Antonelli and George Russell currently occupy the…

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McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has reflected on the difference in performance between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
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Stella theorises on why Piastri struggled for race pace relative to Norris at 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP

Senjuti Jash04 mins

Team Principal Andrea Stella shared his insights on the difference in performance between the two McLaren F1 drivers after Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took the chequered flag in P3 and P5, respectively, at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP.  Setting the fourth-fastest time in qualifying, Norris started the 66-lap race on the medium tyres. While he…

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Laurent Mekies has talked about Ferrari's 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP win and what Red Bull aim to achieve with the forthcoming F1 upgrades in Austria
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Mekies discusses Ferrari’s leap at 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP and what Red Bull expect from Austria upgrades

Senjuti Jash04 mins

Team Principal Laurent Mekies shared his thoughts on the development race heating up during the 2026 F1 season, what they intend to accomplish with their substantial upgrades in Austria, and whether Ferrari claiming the victory in the seventh round was surprising after Red Bull secured a haul of 20 points at the Barcelona-Catalunya GP on…

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Andrea Stella has revealed that McLaren have concrete ideas to improve the MCL40's performance following the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP on Sunday
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Stella details potential solutions to improve McLaren’s performance after 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP

Senjuti Jash03 mins

Andrea Stella shared his thoughts on Ferrari’s strengths, the MCL40’s shortcomings, and the steps McLaren intend to take to improve the car’s performance after Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crossed the line in P3 and P5, respectively, at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP on Sunday.  Setting the fourth-fastest time in qualifying, Norris started the 66-lap race…

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Fred Vasseur has reflected on Lewis Hamilton's role in Ferrari's triumph at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP and their goals for the upcoming round in Austria
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Vasseur discusses Hamilton’s contribution and Ferrari’s approach after 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP win

Senjuti Jash08 mins

Team Principal Fred Vasseur opened up about Lewis Hamilton’s contribution, his role in the Brit’s turnaround, how their long-awaited win made him feel, his approach to the upcoming round, and the seven-time World Champion’s attitude following Ferrari’s first victory of the 2026 F1 season at the Barcelona-Catalunya GP on Sunday.  Hamilton managed to set the…

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