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…
Kyle Washington and GMG Racing completed a remarkable 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) America powered by AWS campaign, securing the Pro-Am Drivers’ and Teams’ Championships following a historic victory at the Indianapolis 8 Hour. Washington, Riccardo Pera and Ayhancan Güven delivered the team’s first major endurance racing triumph, taking overall victory aboard the #32 Porsche…
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…
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 secured a historic victory at the 2026 DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour, with Kyle Washington, Riccardo Pera and Ayhancan Güven delivering Porsche its first overall win at the event. The result also secured the German manufacturer its fourth Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Manufacturers’ Championship. The #32 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo finished a record…
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…
Kyle Washington enters the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour knowing one final endurance race will decide whether GMG Racing can convert its 2026 GT World Challenge America campaign into the Pro-Am championship. Only six points separate GMG and its closest title rival heading into the finale, leaving little margin for error across eight hours at Indianapolis…
Several prominent drivers from the FIA World Endurance Championship and international GT racing will carry different FIA classifications in 2027, with Jonny Edgar, Riccardo Pera, Tom Fleming and Valentino Rossi among those provisionally promoted from Silver to Gold. The latest batch of FIA driver rating changes will take effect from 1 January, subject to the…
Manthey will arrive at Fuji targeting its first FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) victory of the season after its strongest result of 2026 at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) revived its push for a third consecutive LMGT3 crown. The German squad has remained winless through the opening five rounds despite entering the campaign as…
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,…
