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…
Porsche has taken a significant step towards the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Manufacturers’ Championship after maximising its points haul at the Suzuka 1000km, while Maro Engel retains the Drivers’ Championship lead despite missing the penultimate round. The German manufacturer arrived in Japan only eight points ahead of Mercedes-AMG following the standings after the CrowdStrike…
AO by Absolute Racing claimed a dominant victory in the 2026 Suzuka 1000km as Julien Andlauer, Alessio Picariello and Laurin Heinrich delivered Porsche its first win at the Japanese endurance classic since 1994. The #8 ‘Bushi Rex’-themed Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo took control shortly after halfway following a remarkable charge from Heinrich. A Safety…
Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC will lead the 30-car field away for the 50th running of the Suzuka 1000km after a series of penalties transformed the order established during Saturday evening’s three-part Qualifying session. Christopher Mies, Frédéric Vervisch and Dennis Olsen initially produced the second-fastest average aboard the #64 Ford Mustang GT3 EVO. However, the…
The Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo has received the largest weight increase in a wide-ranging Balance of Performance (BoP) adjustment ahead of Sunday’s 2026 Suzuka 1000km. An updated BoP table distributed by SRO Motorsports Group adds 20kg to the Mercedes-AMG’s minimum weight following Saturday’s Qualifying sessions. BMW, Ferrari and Ford have also received additional ballast, while Chevrolet…
Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC will start from pole for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km after the final Qualifying classifications dramatically changed the order established on track at Suzuka. The #77 Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo of Maxime Martin, Kakunoshin Ohta and Luca Stolz initially produced the quickest three-driver average. However, post-Qualifying scrutineering found the car…
Craft-Bamboo Racing topped Qualifying for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km with the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, but a pre-existing grid penalty leaves the #64 Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC Ford Mustang GT3 EVO in line to start Sunday’s race from pole. Maxime Martin, Kakunoshin Ohta and Luca Stolz combined for an average time of 1:58.696 across…
Katsumasa Chiyo put Team 5ZIGEN at the top of Pre-Qualifying for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km, producing the only sub-two-minute lap during Saturday morning’s first dry daytime running of the weekend. The Nissan factory driver recorded a 1:59.908 aboard the #500 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 to finish 0.202 seconds clear of Alessio Rovera in the #555…
Mikaël Grenier put 75 Express at the top of the timesheets during Night Practice for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km, leading the first dry running of the Intercontinental GT Challenge weekend. Grenier produced a 2:00.395 aboard the #75 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo early in the 90-minute session, beating Chris Mies’ #64 Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC Ford…
Absolute Racing completed a clean sweep of Friday’s paid test sessions for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km as Ayhancan Güven again put the #7 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo on top in significantly wetter conditions. After leading Test 1 with a 2:11.077, Güven produced a 2:17.376 with six minutes remaining in the second one-hour session. The…
