Manthey Racing Director Patrick Arkenau believes a third consecutive FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) LMGT3 title remains achievable after The Bend Manthey secured its first victory of the 2026 season at the 6 Hours of Barcelona. The #92 Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 of Yasser Shahin, Riccardo Pera and Richard Lietz controlled much of the…
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…
Yasser Shahin praised The Bend Manthey’s resilience and team spirit after securing Porsche’s first LMGT3 victory of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season at the 6 Hours of Barcelona. The Australian reflected on the importance of overcoming earlier setbacks as he celebrated a commanding performance alongside Riccardo Pera and Richard Lietz. The #92…
Porsche has confirmed a four-car entry for the 2026 FIA GT World Cup in Macau, with Laurin Heinrich, Thomas Preining, Alessio Picariello and Dorian Boccolacci set to compete at the Guia Circuit from 19–22 November. The German manufacturer will return to the prestigious street race with Absolute Racing and its associated operations as it targets…
GMG Racing Team Owner and Founder James Sofronas has praised Kyle Washington, Riccardo Pera and Ayhancan Güven following their historic victory at the 2026 DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour, which secured the team’s first major endurance racing triumph and the GT World Challenge (GTWC) America Pro-Am Championship. The trio delivered a commanding performance in the #32…
GMG Racing’s Kyle Washington, Riccardo Pera and Ayhancan Güven have reflected on their historic triumph at the 2026 DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour, where the trio secured overall victory and the GT World Challenge (GTWC) America Pro-Am Championship. The #32 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo finished a record 56.209 seconds ahead of Archangel Motorsports’ McLaren, becoming…
Absolute Racing has revealed a striking Bosch Motorsport-inspired livery for its No. 7 Porsche 911 GT3 R ahead of the 2026 Suzuka 1000km. Dorian Boccolacci, Alessandro Ghiretti and Ayhancan Güven will share the Pro class entry for the 50th running of the Japanese endurance race, which takes place from 11–13 September. The Chinese squad will…
Tom McLennan and Andrew Georgiadis will make their GTWC Australia Pro-Am debuts at Sydney Motorsport Park, sharing the #81 McLennan Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R under the stewardship of Earl Bamber Motorsport. The pair will join the grid for the penultimate round of the 2026 season from 18–20 September, with their campaign potentially extending to…
Dylan Pereira will undertake an extraordinary double programme as he attempts to compete in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) and the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup during the same weekend. The Luxembourgish driver must travel more than 1,200 kilometres between the Nürburgring and Magny-Cours, with only a small window between his two races on…
Manthey Racing left the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of São Paulo with both of its Porsche 911 GT3 R entries inside the top four after a strong recovery through the LMGT3 field. Yasser Shahin, Riccardo Pera and Richard Lietz secured third for The Bend Manthey in the No. 92 Porsche. Meanwhile,…
