The Suzuka 1000km returns from 11-13 September for the 50th edition of Japan’s Summer Endurance Race, bringing together a 30-car GT3 field for the penultimate round of the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) season. Eight manufacturers will be represented across the grid, with nine Pro entries expected to lead the fight for overall victory. Another…
Maezawa Racing has drafted in Ferrari factory driver Alessio Rovera to replace the injured Thomas Neubauer for next week’s 2026 Suzuka 1000km, the fourth round of the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) season. Rovera will share the No. 555 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo with Yusaku Maezawa and Naoki Yokomizo as the Japanese team targets Bronze…
Ferrari factory driver Thomas Neubauer has been ruled out of next weekend’s 2026 Suzuka 1000km after suffering a complex fracture of his left collarbone in a cycling accident. The 27-year-old had been due to share Maezawa Racing’s Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo with Yusaku Maezawa and Naoki Yokomizo in the fourth round of the 2026 Intercontinental…
Nissan stalwart Tsugio Matsuda will spearhead Team Daishin’s late entry for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km, strengthening the Japanese manufacturer’s presence for the 50th running of the endurance race. The 47-year-old will share the team’s Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 with Kiyoto Fujinami and Ryuichiro Ohyagi in the Bronze class. GTNET Motorsports will operate the car as…
K-tunes Racing has confirmed Hideki Yamauchi and Takamitsu Matsui alongside Sena Sakaguchi for the Suzuka 1000km, completing an all-Pro line-up in the No. 96 Lexus RC F GT3. The move promotes K-tunes into the Pro category for the 11-13 September event and gives Lexus a genuine outright contender at the 50th anniversary Summer Endurance Race….
Eight manufacturers will feature across a 28-car provisional entry list when the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) heads to Japan for the 50th anniversary Suzuka 1000km from 11-13 September. The penultimate round of the 2026 season brings together international IGTC contenders and a strong collection of Asian teams, with more than two-thirds of the field…
DTM champion and FIA World Endurance Championship racer Ayhancan Güven will make his Suzuka 1000km debut with Absolute Racing as the Chinese squad strengthens its two-car Porsche attack for the Intercontinental GT Challenge event. Güven will share the No. 7 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo with Dorian Boccolacci and Alessandro Ghiretti on 11-13 September. The…
Ford will place its 2026 Suzuka 1000km victory hopes in the hands of a new Australian partnership as Miedecke Motorsport and Melbourne Performance Centre join forces for the 11-13 September endurance contest. Competing as Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC, the operation will field the sole Ford Mustang GT3 in a highly competitive Pro class. Ford…
75 Express will return to the Suzuka 1000km with a Pro class Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo as Kenny Habul, Philip Ellis and Mikael Grenier join forces for the 11-13 September event. The appearance will mark the team’s first Intercontinental GT Challenge outing since February’s season-opening Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, where team owner Habul shared the car…
Craft-Bamboo Racing has confirmed a two-car Mercedes-AMG line-up for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km, with Intercontinental GT Challenge title contenders Luca Stolz and Maxime Martin heading the Hong Kong squad’s Pro entry. The pair will share the No. 77 Mercedes-AMG with Japanese star Kakunoshin Ohta at the 11-13 September event. Meanwhile, 2025 Pro-Am winner Kevin Tse…
