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Tag: Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing

GetSpeed wins the 2026 GTWC Europe Portimão finale as Verstappen charges to ninth, while WRT, ROWE Racing and Kessel Racing clinch titles.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Portimão | Race | GetSpeed wins as Verstappen recovers to ninth

Karishma Persad017 mins

Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed secured its maiden GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup victory during Saturday’s three-hour season finale at Portimão, as Maximilian Götz, Ralf Aron and Fabian Schiller defeated Lionspeed GP and Boutsen VDS at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. The #17 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO completed 94 laps and crossed the line 5.062 seconds…

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Haase tops 2026 GTWC Europe Portimão FP1 by 0.004s from van der Linde, as Aka leads Gold Cup and Verstappen finishes 20th overall.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Endurance Cup | Portimão | FP1 | Haase edges Van der Linde by 0.004s

Karishma Persad011 mins

Christopher Haase topped Free Practice 1 (FP1) for the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Endurance Cup finale at Portimão, recording a 1:42.643 in the #84 Eastalent Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II. The German narrowly edged Team WRT’s Kelvin van der Linde, whose #32 BMW M4 GT3 EVO finished just 0.004 seconds behind…

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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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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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Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella claim Verstappen Racing’s maiden GTWC Europe Sprint Cup win in Race 1 at Magny-Cours.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Magny-Cours | Race 1 | Gounon and Juncadella secure Verstappen Racing’s maiden GTWC Europe victory

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein04 mins

Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella delivered Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing its first overall GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe victory in Race 1 at Magny-Cours. The No. 3 Mercedes-AMG controlled the race from pole position before Juncadella resisted late pressure from Arthur Leclerc to win by 2.597 seconds. Thomas Neubauer and Leclerc charged from ninth on…

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Jules Gounon claims GTWC Europe pole at Magny-Cours as Mercedes-AMG locks out the front row in Qualifying 1

2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Magny-Cours | Qualifying 1 | Gounon leads Mercedes-AMG front-row lockout

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein03 mins

Jules Gounon secured pole position for the opening GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup race at Magny-Cours after setting the benchmark during Qualifying 1. The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing driver recorded a 1:36.023 in the first half of the split qualifying session. Kiern Jewiss came closest to beating him during Q1B but finished 0.166…

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Gounon claimed GTWC Europe pole at Misano for Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing after a closely fought Qualifying 2 session.
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2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Misano | Qualifying 2 | Gounon claims first-ever pole position for Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein06 mins

Jules Gounon claimed pole position for the second GTWC Europe Sprint Cup race at Misano after leading a tightly contested Qualifying 2 session. The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing driver set a 1:32.017 to beat Kelvin van der Linde by only 0.057 seconds, while Kobe Pauwels completed the top three just 0.068 seconds away from pole….

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Max Verstappen’s stunning stint put the Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG into a 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours 1-2 as mixed conditions created chaos.
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Verstappen Racing emerges as contender for victory at the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours

Karishma Persad05 mins

Max Verstappen delivered a remarkable performance at the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours as Verstappen Racing pushed itself firmly into contention for a breakthrough victory in the famous endurance race. After almost nine hours of racing around the Nordschleife, the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 shared by Verstappen, Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer led a Mercedes…

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BMW secures surprise pole in 2026 NL4/Nürburgring Qualifiers Round 1 as Verstappen receives penalty after collision in dramatic session.
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2026 NLS | 24H Nürburgring Qualifiers | Qualifying 1 | Surprise pole for BMW at NLS4 as Team Verstappen Racing hit with grid penalty

Karishma Persad04 mins

Qualifying for the 2026 NLS4, which doubles as Round 1 of the 24H Nürburgring Qualifiers,  delivered an unexpected result, as the #23 BMW stunned the field to secure pole position. From the outset, teams pushed hard around the daunting Nürburgring Nordschleife. However, it was David Jahn who made the decisive impact, setting an 8:09.488 lap…

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Petrobelli, Gounon and Schiller top sessions at Paul Ricard as GT field prepares for qualifying and six-hour 2026 GTWC Europe showdown.
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2026 | GTWC Europe | Endurance | Circuit Paul Ricard | Bronze Test & Free Practice | Mercedes-AMG leads the way after busy opening day

Karishma Persad07 mins

The opening day of 2026 GTWC Europe track action at Circuit Paul Ricard delivered three distinct but closely connected sessions, each offering valuable insight into the competitive order ahead of race day. Firstly, Giacomo Petrobelli led the Bronze Test with a narrow margin, setting the tone for a tightly packed field. Subsequently, Jules Gounon placed…

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