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Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon claim the 2026 International GT Open title by one point in Barcelona as Greystone GT wins the final race.
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2026 International GT Open | Round 8 – Barcelona | Emson and Lebbon crowned champions by one point

Karishma Persad027 mins

Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon secured the 2026 International GT Open Drivers’ Championship by a single point after a dramatic season finale at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering Ferrari pairing recovered from a disastrous opening race to finish third on Sunday, narrowly denying Greystone GT’s Zac Meakin and Dean…

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Granpay Team by up2race joins the 2027 International GT Open with Kikireshko and Heinemann sharing a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Pro-Am.
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Granpay Team by up2race confirms Porsche entry for 2027 International GT Open

Karishma Persad05 mins

German outfit Granpay Team by up2race will make its International GT Open debut in 2027, entering a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Oleksii Kikireshko and Tim Heinemann in the Pro-Am category. The Nerdlen-based team will expand into the European championship following a successful 2026 campaign, highlighted by an outright victory at the 24 Hours of…

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International GT Open heads to Barcelona for its 2026 finale, with 35 cars and the Overall, Pro-Am, Am and Teams' titles at stake.
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2026 | International GT Open | Barcelona | Preview | Four titles to be decided in season finale

Karishma Persad015 mins

The 2026 International GT Open season reaches its conclusion at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 23–25 October, with a 35-car field preparing for a decisive weekend that will settle all four championship titles. The Spanish circuit returns to its traditional position as the season finale after renovation work disrupted the arrangement during the previous two…

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Schubert Motorsport joins the International GT Open Barcelona finale with Darmetko and Dybionka after PTT Racing's Monza accident.
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Schubert Motorsport confirms 2026 GT Open debut with Darmetko and Dybionka

Karishma Persad05 mins

Schubert Motorsport will make its International GT Open debut at the 2026 season finale in Barcelona, fielding a BMW M4 GT3 EVO for Polish drivers Hubert Darmetko and Fabian Dybionka in the Pro-Am category. The Oschersleben-based German outfit will join the championship for the first time on 23–25 October, bringing extensive GT3 experience and a…

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Moncini and Testa win the Monza GT Open 500 as late Motopark heartbreak leaves three teams fighting for the overall title.
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2026 International GT Open | Round 7 – Monza | Moncini and Testa win GT Open 500 as title fight narrows

Karishma Persad018 mins

The 2026 International GT Open headed to Monza for its penultimate round, where Leonardo Moncini and Rodrigo Testa followed their Hockenheim breakthrough with victory in the season’s second 500km endurance race. Scuderia Villorba Corse’s young pairing inherited its opportunity late after Christian Mansell and Maximilian Götz controlled much of the weekend for Team Motopark. The…

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Euroformula Open will return to Misano in June 2027 after GT Sport moved Round 4 from Hockenheim to avoid a Le Mans clash.
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GT Sport revises 2027 calendars as Misano replaces Hockenheim

Karishma Persad06 mins

GT Sport has revised its provisional 2027 calendars, with Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli replacing the Hockenheimring across the International GT Open, Euroformula Open and GT Cup Europe schedules. The three championships initially planned to race at Hockenheim from 11–13 June 2027. However, GT Sport has moved the event forward by one week to 4–6…

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Leipert Motorsport returns to the International GT Open at Monza with Brendon Leitch and Nicolas Stati sharing its #70 Lamborghini.
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Leipert Motorsport returns to GT Open at Monza with Leitch and Stati

Karishma Persad07 mins

Leipert Motorsport will return to the International GT Open at the 2026 Monza GT Open 500, fielding a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 for Brendon Leitch and Nicolas Stati in the Pro class. The German squad, led by Marcel Leipert, last competed in the championship in 2024 and will make a selected return for the penultimate…

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A 34-car field heads to the Monza GT Open 500 as double points raise the stakes for close Pro, Pro-Am and Am title battles.
Photo Credit: GT Sport | International GT Open

2026 | International GT Open | Monza GT Open 500 | Preview | Double points raise stakes in title fights

Karishma Persad015 mins

Only two weeks after Hockenheim, the 2026 International GT Open returns for one of the biggest events of the season as a 34-car field heads to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza for the second GT Open 500 of the year. Following the endurance contest at Spa-Francorchamps in May, Monza again replaces the usual two-race format with…

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FAEMS Team by Nova Race will debut in the GT Open at Monza with Forenzi and Rodríguez as it evaluates a full 2027 campaign.
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FAEMS Team by Nova Race eyes 2027 GT Open campaign with Monza debut

Karishma Persad07 mins

FAEMS Team by Nova Race will make its International GT Open debut at the Monza GT Open 500, with the Italian squad using the one-off appearance to evaluate a potential full-season programme in 2027. The team will enter its distinctive black-and-yellow BMW M4 GT3 EVO for Giuseppe Forenzi and Ian Rodríguez, who already share the…

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Emson and Lebbon extend their 2026 International GT Open lead to 23 points after a wet Hockenheim win, as Greystone takes the Teams’ lead.
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2026 International GT Open | Round 6 – Hockenheim | Emson and Lebbon extend championship lead with fifth victory

Karishma Persad018 mins

The 2026 International GT Open season continued at Hockenheim for Round 6, where Scuderia Villorba Corse finally converted its pace into victory on Saturday before Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon mastered a chaotic wet Sunday race to strengthen their championship advantage. Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering’s Emson and Lebbon arrived in Germany only six…

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