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Tom Kalender claims the 2026 DTM Rookie of the Year award after his maiden podium at the Nürburgring and a breakthrough GT season.
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Tom Kalender crowned 2026 DTM Rookie of the Year after Nürburgring breakthrough

Karishma Persad07 mins

Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf driver Tom Kalender has secured the 2026 DTM Rookie of the Year award, adding another achievement to his rapidly developing motorsport career. At just 18 years old, the German completed his second season in the championship with improved performances, a maiden podium finish and almost double his previous points tally. Kalender topped…

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Jay Mo Härtling secures a fully funded 2027 GTWC Europe Endurance Cup drive with GetSpeed after winning the SRO GT Academy in GT2.
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SRO GT Academy winner Jay Mo Härtling secures 2027 GTWC Europe seat with GetSpeed

Karishma Persad07 mins

SRO GT Academy winner Jay Mo Härtling will step up to the 2027 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup with GetSpeed. The German squad will field a Mercedes-AMG GT3 for the 24-year-old, who earned his place through an impressive debut campaign in the GT2 European Series powered by Pirelli. Härtling secured…

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Winward Racing wins its Misano appeal, restoring Engel and Auer's third place and securing their 2026 GTWC Europe's Overall title.
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Winward Racing wins Misano appeal as Engel and Auer secure 2026 GTWC Europe title

Karishma Persad010 mins

Winward Racing has successfully overturned its disqualification from the second Sprint Cup race at Misano, officially confirming Maro Engel and Lucas Auer as the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Overall Drivers’ champions. The Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) National Court of Appeal ruled in Winward’s favour following a hearing on…

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Max Verstappen targets victory on his 2026 GTWC Europe debut at Portimão and discusses a potential 2027 24 Hours of Spa GT3 race drive.
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Verstappen targets 2026 GTWC Europe Portimão victory and eyes 2027 24 Hours of Spa debut

Karishma Persad012 mins

Max Verstappen has expressed his determination to challenge for victory on his GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe debut at Portimão while revealing that he hopes to compete in the 2027 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. The four-time Formula 1 World Champion will contest the 2026 GTWC Europe Endurance Cup season finale at the Autódromo Internacional…

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Peter Dempsey and Rui Andrade withdraw from the GTWC Europe Portimão finale as WEC commitments trigger widespread line-up changes.
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Dempsey and Andrade withdraw from GTWC Europe Portimão finale amid WEC clash

Karishma Persad012 mins

Peter Dempsey and Rui Andrade will no longer contest the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup finale at Portimão, as the scheduling clash with the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) continues to force changes across the 61-car grid. Both drivers initially appeared on the entry list for the three-hour race…

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Charles Dawson tops the GTWC Europe Portimão Bronze Test for 2Seas Motorsport, ahead of Darren Leung and Kessel's Dustin Blattner.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Portimão | Bronze Test | Dawson tops session ahead of Leung and Blattner

Karishma Persad07 mins

Charles Dawson topped the Bronze Test at the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup finale in Portimão, placing the #222 2Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO at the head of Thursday afternoon’s classification. Dawson recorded a 1:43.433 around the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, finishing 0.372 seconds ahead of Paradine Competition’s Darren Leung. Kessel Racing’s…

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Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed leads the opening 2026 GTWC Europe Portimão test as Verstappen Racing takes second ahead of HRT Ford Racing.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Portimão | Test 1 | GetSpeed tops session as Verstappen Racing takes second

Karishma Persad09 mins

Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed topped the opening official paid test session for the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup finale at Portimão, setting a 1:42.974 to lead a Mercedes-AMG one-two ahead of Max Verstappen’s #3 entry. The #17 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO, which Ralf Aron, Maximilian Götz and Fabian Schiller share, finished just 0.102 seconds…

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GTWC Europe concludes at Portimão with a 61-car grid, Max Verstappen's debut and key title battles. Preview the race and schedule.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Portimão | Preview | Verstappen joins 61-car grid for season finale

Karishma Persad015 mins

The 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS season concludes at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão this weekend, with a 61-car grid preparing for a three-hour Endurance Cup finale on Saturday, 17 October. The Portuguese circuit will host the tenth and final round of the combined championship and the fifth Endurance…

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Thomas Preining seals the 2026 DTM title at Hockenheim as Manthey and Mercedes-AMG top the final teams' and manufacturers' tables.
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DTM | 2026 Hockenheimring | Standings after Round 8

Karishma Persad022 mins

Thomas Preining has secured his second DTM Drivers’ Championship following the 2026 season finale at the Hockenheimring, concluding the campaign with 225 points and a 12-point advantage over Maro Engel. Meanwhile, Manthey claimed the Teams’ Championship, while Mercedes-AMG retained the Manufacturers’ crown for a third consecutive season. Preining entered the final round with a 23-point…

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