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Ben Green starts the GTWC Europe Barcelona finale from pole after cancelled qualifying forces officials to use wet FP2 times.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Race | Barcelona | FP2 times see Green on pole for Emil Frey after Qualifying 2 cancelled

Karishma Persad08 mins

Ben Green will start the final race of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup season from pole position at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after extreme weather forced organisers to cancel Sunday morning’s Qualifying 2 session. Officials instead formed the Race 2 grid using the fastest Free Practice 2 lap…

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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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Heavy rain forces GTWC Europe to cancel the rest of Saturday at Barcelona, with Sunday delayed and Qualifying 2 now in doubt.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Barcelona | Schedule revised after heavy rain halts Saturday running

Karishma Persad04 mins

GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe has cancelled the remainder of Saturday’s running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after persistent heavy rain left conditions unsafe for further track activity. Race directors made the decision following a rain-affected opening Sprint Cup race, which officials had already stopped temporarily as conditions deteriorated. Organisers have also confirmed that a…

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Alex Aka and Dylan Pereira charge from 14th to GTWC Europe Barcelona Race 1 victory as rain and a red flag transform the title fight.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Barcelona | Race 1 | Aka and Pereira master wet-weather thriller

Karishma Persad09 mins

Alex Aka and Dylan Pereira emerged victorious from a dramatic rain-hit 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup Race 1 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, taking the #99 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi from 14th on the grid to the top step of the podium. The Gold Cup pairing capitalised on a red flag and…

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Bastian Buus takes crucial GTWC Europe pole at Barcelona, beating Kiern Jewiss as Lionspeed GP strengthens its Sprint Cup title bid.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Barcelona | Qualifying 1 | Buus takes crucial pole in title fight

Karishma Persad07 mins

Bastian Buus strengthened Lionspeed GP’s push for the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup title by taking a crucial pole position for Race 1 in Qualifying 1 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The championship leader produced a 1:39.542 in the #80 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO during the opening Pro and Gold Cup…

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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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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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Max Verstappen identifies the Nürburgring and Spa 24 Hours as possible 2027 endurance outings but rules out a Le Mans appearance for now.
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Verstappen identifies Nürburgring and Spa as serious 2027 endurance options

Karishma Persad09 mins

Max Verstappen has identified the Nürburgring 24 Hours and CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa as serious possibilities for his 2027 endurance racing programme, with the newly confirmed Formula 1 calendar leaving space for the four-time World Champion to contest both endurance classics. The Dutchman has ruled out a 2027 appearance at the 24 Hours of…

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The 2027 Spa 24 Hours Prologue moves to 15-16 June, while SRO confirms expanded Paul Ricard testing and an unchanged GTWC Europe calendar.
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2027 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Prologue moved closer to race week

Karishma Persad06 mins

The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Prologue will move significantly closer to the race itself in 2027, with SRO Motorsports Group scheduling the two-day test for 15-16 June at Spa-Francorchamps. The change places the Prologue just over a week before official running begins for the 79th edition of the Belgian endurance classic, with the wider…

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