Absolute Racing completed a clean sweep of Friday’s paid test sessions for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km as Ayhancan Güven again put the #7 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo on top in significantly wetter conditions. After leading Test 1 with a 2:11.077, Güven produced a 2:17.376 with six minutes remaining in the second one-hour session. The…
Absolute Racing topped the opening test session for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km, with Ayhancan Güven setting the pace aboard the #7 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo. Persistent light rain left Suzuka Circuit wet throughout the one-hour Friday morning session, but Güven produced a 2:11.077 to establish the early benchmark. The reigning DTM champion finished 0.397…
Kellymoss will mount a three-car Porsche challenge at the 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour, adding Kay van Berlo, Lars Kern and Aaron Jeansonne to its regular GT World Challenge (GTWC) America line-ups for the season-ending Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) endurance race. Van Berlo joins Riley Dickinson and Todd Parriott aboard the #13 Porsche 911 GT3 R,…
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…
