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Jordan Pepper on winning the CrowdStrike 24h of Spa together with Grasser and Lamborghini
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“The 24-hour race is 24 hours long” – Pepper on staying cool as Lamborghini seals historic CrowdStrike 24h of Spa win

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein04 mins

The 2025 CrowdStrike 24h of Spa ended with a landmark triumph for Lamborghini and Jordan Pepper. After 549 laps of drama and attrition, Grasser Racing Team guided the #63 Lamborghini to the brand’s first overall victory at the Ardennes classic. Pepper, Mirko Bortolotti, and Luca Engstler shared the car and crossed the line just eight…

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Exclusive: “It’s been a very cool season” — Thierry Vermeulen reflects on a landmark 2025 GTWC season

Karishma Persad08 mins

As the 2025 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe season comes to a close, Thierry Vermeulen looks back on a year of personal and professional growth. The Dutch driver, who began his motorsport journey in 2020 with no previous racing experience, has quickly made a name for himself in the world of GT racing. This season,…

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Max Verstappen juggles his passion for GT3 Racing with F1

Viveka Sainani06 mins

Max Verstappen won the Nürburgring GT3 race between F1 race weekends in September. He had continually made it clear that he is interested in many other motorsports and doesn’t limit himself to Formula 1. He launched his very own GT racing program, Verstappen.com Racing, this year and worked on getting himself a license for the…

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Grasser drivers on expectations for the Nürburgring after winning the endurance marathon at the CrowdStrike 24 hours of Spa
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Exclusive: Grasser Racing Team drivers on expectations for the Endurance round at the Nürburgring after winning “the biggest GT race in the world”

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein05 mins

In an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, the drivers of the Grasser Racing Team revealed their expectations for this GTWC Endurance Cup weekend at the Nürburgring. After winning the CrowdStrike 24 hours of Spa, Jordan Pepper, Mirko Bortolotti and Luca Engstler, are aiming to fight for the win. While the GT World Challenge Endurance Cup…

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Antonio Fuoco topped the timesheets in what proved to be a truncated GTWC Europe Endurance Cup Pre-Qualifying session at the Nürburgring #50 - AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors - Eliseo DONNO - Antonio FUOCO - Arthur LECLERC - Ferrari 296 GT3
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GTWC Europe | Round 8 | Nürburgring | Endurance Cup | Fuoco fastest as pre-qualifying at Nürburgring ends early

Chiara Martin04 mins

Antonio Fuoco topped the timesheets in what proved to be a truncated GTWC Europe Endurance Cup Pre-Qualifying session at the Nürburgring, as track surface problems forced an early stoppage. The session lasted barely 20 minutes before a red flag was waved, with officials noting that the asphalt in sector three had begun to break up….

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Heinemann tops Free Practice at the GTWC Endurance Cup Round at the Nürburgring
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GTWC Europe | Round 8 | Nürburgring | Endurance Cup | Free Practice | Heinemann sets fastest lap after less than 10 minutes

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein02 mins

Free Practice got underway at the Nürburgring, marking the start of the penultimate round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Fastest Lap after less than 10 minutes Tim Heinemann set the fastest lap of the Free Practice session at the Nürburgring. With a 1m55.249s, the German set the time to beat, after less…

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GT World Challenge Europe explained
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What you need to know about the GT World Challenge Europe

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein06 mins

The GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS started in 2011 with the Blancpain Endurance Series. It quickly grew with strong grids, professional and amateur drivers, and the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa as its flagship race. In 2014, a Sprint Series joined, later forming the Endurance and Sprint Cups. With partners like Fanatec and…

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Grasser and Garge 59 dominated Round 7 of the GTWC Europe at Magny-Cours
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GTWC Europe | Round 7 | Magny-Cours | Sprint Cup | Grasser triumph Race 1, while Garage 59 seize victory in Race 2

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein05 mins

Round 7 of the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS brought the Sprint Cup to Magny-Cours, where fans enjoyed two tense night-and-day races. Grasser Racing’s Lamborghini and Garage 59’s McLaren each claimed a victory, setting up a dramatic run-in for the Sprint Cup title. Kessel and Grasser impress The weekend began with Dennis…

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Rossi takes home victory in Misano during Round 6 of the GTWC Europe
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GTWC Europe | Misano | Round 6 | Sprint Cup | Rossi and Kirchhöfer Share the spoils

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein05 mins

Round 6 of the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup brought the series to Misano, where a packed weekend of testing, qualifying, and racing produced fireworks under the lights. Valentino Rossi and Raffaele Marciello gave Team WRT a landmark home victory in Race 1 of the GTWC Europe round in Misano. While Garage 59…

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