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Craft-Bamboo Racing confirms two Mercedes-AMGs for 2026 Suzuka 1000km, led by IGTC contenders Luca Stolz and Maxime Martin.
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Ohta joins Stolz and Martin as Craft-Bamboo confirms 2026 Suzuka 1000km line-up

Karishma Persad05 mins

Craft-Bamboo Racing has confirmed a two-car Mercedes-AMG line-up for the 2026 Suzuka 1000km, with Intercontinental GT Challenge title contenders Luca Stolz and Maxime Martin heading the Hong Kong squad’s Pro entry. The pair will share the No. 77 Mercedes-AMG with Japanese star Kakunoshin Ohta at the 11-13 September event. Meanwhile, 2025 Pro-Am winner Kevin Tse…

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Nissan joins the Suzuka 1000km victory battle as Team 5ZIGEN fields a Pro GT-R NISMO GT3 for Miyake, Chiyo and Hiramine this year.
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Team 5ZIGEN brings Nissan into Suzuka 1000km victory fight

Karishma Persad05 mins

Nissan will challenge for overall victory in the 50th Suzuka 1000km after Team 5ZIGEN confirmed a factory-supported Pro entry featuring three drivers from the Super GT500 field. Atsushi Miyake will share the team’s Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 with Katsumasa Chiyo and Kazuki Hiramine for the Summer Endurance Race on September 11–13. The line-up gives Nissan…

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Ponos Racing fields Makino, Nonaka and Shinohara in an all-pro Ferrari at Suzuka, targeting victory in the penultimate IGTC round.
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Ponos Racing targets Suzuka 1000km victory with Makino, Nonaka and Shinohara

Karishma Persad07 mins

Former Super GT500 champion Tadasuke Makino will spearhead Ponos Racing’s all-pro Ferrari line-up when the Japanese team contests the Suzuka 1000km in September. Makino will share the Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo with current Super GT300 championship leader Seita Nonaka and Ponos regular Takuro Shinohara. The trio brings considerable experience of Japanese motorsport to the entry…

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AO Racing and Absolute unite for Suzuka 1000km with Bushi Rex
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AO Racing and Absolute unite for Suzuka 1000km with Bushi Rex

Karishma Persad07 mins

AO Racing will make its Intercontinental GT Challenge debut at September’s Suzuka 1000km through a partnership with Absolute Racing and a new samurai-inspired Porsche character, Bushi Rex. The entry, competing as AO by Absolute, will feature an all-factory Porsche line-up of Laurin Heinrich, Alessio Picariello and Julien Andlauer. All three drivers have previously raced for…

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JMR confirms Scott McLaughlin, Nicky Catsburg and Alex Sims for its Pro-class return at the 2026 Suzuka 1000km in September event.
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JMR reunites McLaughlin, Catsburg and Sims for Suzuka 1000km

Karishma Persad07 mins

Johor Motorsports Racing (JMR) will reunite Scott McLaughlin, Nicky Catsburg and Alexander Sims for its Pro-class challenge at the 2026 Suzuka 1000km. The trio took JMR’s Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R to third place at Suzuka last year during the team’s first appearance with an all-Pro line-up. JMR now returns with greater experience and aims to…

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BMW may forgo factory-backed entries at Suzuka and Indianapolis as it shifts towards customer teams for the rest of the 2026 IGTC.
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BMW shifts towards customer-led 2026 IGTC entries for Suzuka and Indianapolis

Karishma Persad07 mins

As reported by Sportscar365, BMW plans to forgo factory-supported entries at the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Suzuka 1000km and will likely adopt the same approach for the Indianapolis 8 Hour. The defending Intercontinental GT Challenge manufacturers’ champion will instead rely on customer and local teams running the BMW M4 GT3 EVO. However, the manufacturer…

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IGTC adds the Texas 8 Hour at COTA and joins Super GT300 at Suzuka as its revised five-round 2027 calendar runs through September.
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IGTC unveils 2027 calendar with new COTA race and revamped Suzuka finale

Karishma Persad06 mins

Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) has confirmed a revised five-event calendar for 2027, with Circuit of The Americas (COTA) replacing Indianapolis as the championship’s US venue. The new Texas 8 Hour will take place on 7–8 May and will form part of the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS weekend. Meanwhile, the Suzuka 1000km will…

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Lorcan Hanafin joins TF Sport’s JMR-backed Corvette for Le Mans 2026 as JMR also updates its Spa 24H and Suzuka plans.
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Lorcan Hanafin joins TF Sport Corvette line-up for 2026 Le Mans; Jordan Love to to feature at 24 Hours of Spa

Karishma Persad05 mins

Lorcan Hanafin will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans after securing a late opportunity with TF Sport’s Johor Motorsports JMR-backed Corvette entry. The Silver-rated British driver will join Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Ben Green in the No. 2 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for the LMGT3 class. Hanafin replaces Malaysian driver Afiq Ikhwan Yazid,…

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