The 2026 GTWC Asia powered by AWS reaches the halfway stage of its 2026 season at Okayama on 29–30 August, with just eight points covering the leading three championship contenders. Absolute Racing’s Huang Ruohan and Alessandro Ghiretti remain at the top after setting the early pace from their Sepang victory. However, a quieter Fuji weekend…
GT and endurance racer Cédric Sbirrazzuoli died on Thursday, 20 August, on his 39th birthday, prompting tributes from across the motorsport community. Across a career spanning more than two decades, Sbirrazzuoli competed in an extensive range of GT and endurance championships, building particularly strong associations with AF Corse and Ferrari. His career took him through…
Motorsport rarely offers a straightforward route from one level to the next, and Chicago Performance and Tuning Co. has followed a particularly unconventional path into GT World Challenge America. The Chicago-based organisation spent more than two decades building its reputation through club racing, vintage competition and high-performance tuning before gradually expanding into professional motorsport. After…
Justin Rothberg spent the previous two GTWC America seasons establishing himself as one of the leading Pro-Am competitors, but the Turner Motorsport driver entered 2026 looking for a new challenge rather than another opportunity to repeat past success. Alongside Robby Foley in the No. 29 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Rothberg claimed consecutive Pro-Am championships and…
Mercedes-AMG holds a slender advantage over Porsche in the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) powered by AWS global manufacturers’ standings as an increasingly competitive title fight moves beyond the halfway point. Only 29 points separate the two German manufacturers after 27 of the season’s 46 scoring events, with the championship lead having already changed hands…
The 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS season continued at Magny-Cours with the third Sprint Cup event of the campaign and the sixth round of the combined championship. Victories for Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella in Race 1 and Ricardo Feller and Bastian Buus in Race 2 reshaped several Overall and Sprint…
GTWC Europe powered by AWS will conclude its 2026 Endurance Cup season on the evening of Saturday 17 October after SRO Motorsports Group revised the Portimão event timetable, to avoid a clash with the World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of Barcelona. Organisers originally planned to hold the three-hour race on Sunday 18 October. However,…
Jamie Day put Walkenhorst Motorsport on top in GTWC Europe Sprint Cup Magny-Cours, as worsening rain brought the second practice session (FP2) to an early halt. The #34 Aston Martin driver set the benchmark with a 1:54.168, leading the session in difficult wet conditions. The lap sat far away from the dry pace seen earlier…
Jules Gounon led a Mercedes-AMG sweep of the top three positions during the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Free Practice session (FP1) at Magny-Cours. The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing driver set a 1:37.190 as the circuit continued to dry, beating Marvin Dienst’s Bronze Cup-leading #87 Winward Racing entry by 0.231 seconds….
Mercedes-AMG has reclaimed the lead of the global GT World Challenge powered by AWS Manufacturers’ Championship as the 2026 campaign moves into its second half. Twenty-five of the season’s 42 rounds have now taken place across the regional championships. Although GT World Challenge America remains on its summer break, recent events in Europe, Asia and…
