Lionspeed GP completes a stunning pit-lane-to-victory charge at the 2026 Spa 24 Hours, ahead of Mercedes-AMG and AF Corse Ferrari.
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#80 Lionspeed GP wins the 2026 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa

Lionspeed GP completed a remarkable recovery from the pit lane to win the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa with its #80 Porsche. Ricardo Feller, Thomas Preining and Bastian Buus overcame an engine change that denied them their Superpole starting position and forced the Porsche to begin the 79th edition of the Belgian endurance classic from…

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Lionspeed GP completes a stunning pit-lane-to-victory charge at the 2026 Spa 24 Hours, ahead of Mercedes-AMG and AF Corse Ferrari.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 24 | Lionspeed completes remarkable pit-lane-to-victory charge

Lionspeed GP completed a remarkable recovery from the pit lane to win the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa with its #80 Porsche. Ricardo Feller, Thomas Preining and Bastian Buus overcame the engine change that denied them their Superpole starting position and forced the Porsche to begin the Belgian endurance classic from the pit lane. Twenty-four…

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Preining leads 2026 24H Spa into Hour 20 after Lionspeed's undercut, as Ferrari contact drops the #51 and Mercedes-AMG settles into second.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 20 | Preining leads after Lionspeed undercut

Thomas Preining led the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the race entered Hour 20 after Lionspeed GP converted the #80 Porsche’s pace into a 9.4-second advantage. The pit-lane starter had already passed the #51 AF Corse Ferrari on track during Hour 16 before losing the lead to Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER during a later neutralisation….

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Preining passes Nielsen to lead after 16 hours at 2026 24H Spa, with Engel third as Ferrari, Porsche and Mercedes-AMG fight on for victory.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 16 | Preining passes Nielsen to take the lead

Thomas Preining passed Nicklas Nielsen on track to put the #80 Lionspeed GP Porsche at the head of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as the race completed 16 hours. Nielsen had controlled the closing phase of the hour aboard the #51 AF Corse Ferrari, but traffic interrupted his rhythm and allowed Preining to attack….

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Garage 59 leads at halfway as rain hits 2026 24H Spa, with Ford and Mercedes-AMG trading control through a disrupted four-hour night spell.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 12 | Garage 59 leads as rain reaches Spa

Garage 59 moved to the front of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa as rain arrived shortly before the halfway mark at Spa-Francorchamps. Tom Fleming led aboard the Gold Cup-entered #58 McLaren during a lengthy Full-Course Yellow, which followed a major accident involving Sarah Bovy’s #700 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin. The neutralisation also coincided with…

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Mercedes-AMG leads after eight hours as AF Corse suffers a puncture and major crashes disrupt the opening night phase at 2026 24H Spa race.
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2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa | Hour 8 | Mercedes-AMG in control after Ferrari puncture

Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER took control of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa during a dramatic period that transformed the race between the fifth and eighth hours. The #51 AF Corse Ferrari had dominated the opening four-and-a-half hours, but a puncture forced Nicklas Nielsen to complete almost an entire lap with a damaged tyre and ended…

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Porsche receives a 15kg weight reduction as seven GT3 manufacturers benefit from revised BoP measures before the 2026 24H Spa.
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Porsche receives biggest weight break in revised 2026 24H Spa BoP

Porsche emerged as the largest beneficiary of a race-day Balance of Performance adjustment ahead of the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa, as reported by Sportscar365. Officials reduced the minimum weight of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo by 15kg on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, six other GT3 manufacturers received smaller weight reductions before the blue-riband round…

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