BMW M Team WRT has revealed its upgraded M Hybrid V8 Hypercar ahead of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, aiming to transform consistent podium finishes into outright race wins. With the forthcoming season marking BMW’s third in the top-tier Hypercar category, the Bavarian manufacturer is seeking to build on a strong foundation…
Charles Weerts has established himself as one of the standout figures in the fiercely competitive GT World Challenge Europe, carving out a distinctive identity in international motorsport, and in especially GT Racing. Rather than pursuing the traditional and often unforgiving ladder towards Formula 1 without hesitation, the Belgian evaluated his prospects at an early stage…
BMW M Motorsport has finalised its works driver deployments for the 2026 GTWC Europe campaign, intending to defend titles and challenge on multiple fronts. While Team WRT had already confirmed its pairings, BMW has now detailed the full factory allocation, including a reinforced Endurance Cup effort with ROWE Racing. Champions lead BMW-backed Team WRT 2026…
Team WRT has completed its 2026 GTWC Europe programme, confirming an additional Endurance entry and two new Sprint crews. As a result, the BMW outfit will field three cars in Endurance Cup competition and four in Sprint Cup events, underlining its intent to fight across every front next season. Previously, the squad had already revealed…
Mercedes-AMG began the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) season in spectacular fashion, capturing a record-breaking fourth Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hours victory. The win marked a first Bathurst triumph for the GMR team and its drivers – Maxime Martin, Mikael Grenier, and Maro Engel – with Engel finally conquering Mount Panorama on his 10th attempt. The…
The final 2026 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour entry list stands confirmed, and it shapes as one of the race’s strongest ever in depth, talent and global representation. Organisers have locked in 35 cars across Pro, Pro-Am, Silver, Bronze, GT4 and Invitational categories. Furthermore, 115 drivers representing 22 nationalities will tackle Mount Panorama, underlining the event’s…
Team WRT will defend its Sprint Cup and overall drivers’ crowns in the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe season with an unchanged pairing of Charles Weerts and Kelvin van der Linde. The duo will once again spearhead the Belgian squad’s Pro campaign, while newly appointed BMW factory driver Jordan Pepper strengthens the line-up for…
Valentino Rossi will make a full-time return to the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS season aboard the #46 BMW run by Team WRT. The Italian star will contest both Sprint and Endurance campaigns after running partial programmes across the previous two years. Rossi balanced selected appearances in 2024 and 2025, claiming…
Team WRT delivered a masterclass in endurance racing strategy to secure a sensational one-two finish in the Michelin 24H Dubai. Crucially, the No.669 BMW M4 GT3 EVO held firm to claim victory after a bold fuel-saving gamble in the closing stages. Jordan Pepper, sharing driving duties with Kelvin van der Linde, Ben Tuck, Fran Rueda…
TFT Racing secured a landmark pole position for the Michelin 24H Dubai, as Benjamin Paque produced a stunning lap in the series’ first-ever GT3 ‘Top 10 Shoot-Out’. Consequently, the Belgian driver placed the Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO firmly at the front of the grid. Paque’s decisive lap of 1m55.597 seconds proved untouchable. Not only did it…
