2026 GT World Challenge Europe

Kelvin van der Linde and Charles Weerts are the reigning drivers' champions, while Team WRT are the reigning consecutive teams' champions.

The 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS is a planned motor racing championship for GT3 cars, marking the 13th edition of the GT World Challenge Europe. Organised by the SRO Motorsports Group, it will form the European part of the broader GT World Challenge, which will also include GT World Challenge America, GT World Challenge Australia and GT World Challenge Asia.

The championship will split into the Endurance Cup and the Sprint Cup, each with its respective titles, alongside the overall GT World Challenge Europe championship. The season will take place over ten rounds at various European circuits. The annual season prologue, which acts as the championship's pre-season testing, is scheduled to take place between 8 and 9 April, with testing for the 24 Hours of Spa occurring between 19 and 20 May. Racing is planned to commence in April and conclude in October.

Calendar

All Sprint Cup rounds consist of two one-hour races, totalling 15 races throughout the season, alongside the single 3-hour (Monza, Nürburgring and Portimão), 6-hour (Paul Ricard), or 24-hour (Spa) races in Endurance Cup rounds.[1][2]

Round Circuit Date Series Map
1 Circuit Paul Ricard 11–12 April Endurance
2 Brands Hatch 2–3 May Sprint
3 Monza Circuit 29–31 May Endurance
4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 24–28 June Endurance
5 Misano World Circuit 17–19 July Sprint
6 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 31 July – 2 August Sprint
7 Nürburgring 28–30 August Endurance
8 Circuit Zandvoort 18–20 September Sprint
9 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2–4 October Sprint
10 Algarve International Circuit 16–18 October Endurance
Source:[3]

Calendar changes

2026 is scheduled to feature a largely unchanged calendar. With the only significant alterations being the return of the Algarve International Circuit as the season finale, marking its first appearance since 2015, and Circuit Zandvoort being moved from May to September.[3]

Entries

Sprint Cup

Bronze Cup entries will not compete at the Brands Hatch round and will instead begin their Sprint Cup season at Misano World Circuit, the second round of the Sprint Cup and the fifth round of the season.[4]

Team Car Engine No. Class Drivers Rounds
Boutsen VDS[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 2 P Dorian Boccolacci[5] TBC
Morris Schuring[6] TBC
10 G Robin Knutsson[5] TBC
Gilles Magnus[5] TBC
Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3 P Daniel Juncadella[7] TBC
Chris Lulham[7] TBC
2 Seas Motorsport[8] 222 B Charles Dawson[8] TBC
Kiern Jewiss[8] TBC
Optimum Motorsport[9] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L TurboV8 5 S Guilherme Oliveira[9] TBC
Mikey Porter[9] TBC
GetSpeed Team BartoneBros[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 6 S Anthony Bartone[8] TBC
Aurélien Panis[8] TBC
GetSpeed[8] 12 B Gabriel Rindone[8] TBC
Fabian Schiller[8] TBC
Comtoyou Racing[10] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 P Kobe Pauwels[10] TBC
Nicki Thiim[10] TBC
11 B Felice Jelmini[10] TBC
Marcelo Tomasoni[10] TBC
21 S Arthur Dorison[10] TBC
Oliver Söderström[10] TBC
Pure Rxcing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 9 S Alex Malykhin[6] TBC
Alexei Nesov[6] TBC
Emil Frey Racing[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 14 P Matteo Cairoli[6] TBC
Konsta Lappalainen[6] TBC
69 P Ben Green[6] TBC
Thierry Vermeulen[6] TBC
Team WRT[11] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 30 S Matisse Lismont[11] TBC
Ignacio Montenegro[11] TBC
31 P Amaury Cordeel[11] TBC
Jordan Pepper[11] TBC
32 P Kelvin van der Linde[11] TBC
Charles Weerts[11] TBC
46 P Max Hesse[11] TBC
Valentino Rossi[11] TBC
Walkenhorst Motorsport[12] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 34 S Maxime Robin[12] TBC
Gaspard Simon[12] TBC
35 S Jamie Day[12] TBC
Mateo Villagomez[12] TBC
Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 P Lucas Auer[8] TBC
Maro Engel[8] TBC
Winward Racing[8] 87 B Marvin Dienst[8] TBC
Rinat Salikhov[8] TBC
AF Corse[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 50 P Arthur Leclerc[6] TBC
Thomas Neubauer[6] TBC
51 G Tommaso Mosca[6] TBC
Matias Zagazeta[6] TBC
52 S Jef Machiels[6] TBC
Gilles Stadsbader[6] TBC
71 S Carl Bennet[6] TBC
Felix Hirsiger[6] TBC
Dinamic GT[13] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 54 S Loris Cabirou[13] TBC
Tanart Sathienthirakul[13] TBC
55 B Dmitry Gvazava[13] TBC
TBA TBC
Garage 59[14] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L TurboV8 58 G Tom Fleming[14] TBC
Louis Prette[14] TBC
59 P Marvin Kirchhöfer[14] TBC
Dean MacDonald[14] TBC
Tresor Attempto Racing[15] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 66 S Andrea Frassineti[15] TBC
Ariel Levi[6] TBC
88 B Sebastian Øgaard[6] TBC
TBA TBC
99 G Alex Aka[6] TBC
Dylan Pereira[6] TBC
Kessel Racing[16] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 74 B Dustin Blattner[16] TBC
Dennis Marschall[16] TBC
277 B David Fumanelli[16] TBC
Marco Pulcini[16] TBC
KPX Motorsport[17] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 77 S Peter Kox[6] TBC
Stéphane Kox[6] TBC
Lionspeed GP[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 80 P Bastian Buus[6] TBC
TBA TBC
89 B Alex Fontana[6] TBC
Bashar Mardini[6] TBC
Eastalent Racing[18] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 84 P Christopher Haase[18] TBC
Simon Reicher[18] TBC
Ziggo Tempesta Racing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 93 B Eddie Cheever III[6] TBC
TBA TBC
Rutronik Racing[19] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 96 P Luca Engstler[19] TBC
Patric Niederhauser[19] TBC
CSA Racing[20] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L TurboV8 111 G James Kell[20] TBC
Arthur Rougier[20] TBC
555 G Romain Andriolo[20] TBC
Simon Gachet[20] TBC
VSR[21] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 163 G Mattia Michelotto[21] TBC
Loris Spinelli[21] TBC
Razoon – more than racing[22] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 914 S Denny Berndt[6] TBC
Leo Pichler[6] TBC
Paradine Competition[23] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 991 B Darren Leung[23] TBC
TBA TBC
Icon Class
P Pro (Overall)
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup

Endurance Cup

Team Car Engine No. Class Drivers Rounds
Boutsen VDS[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 2 P Dorian Boccolacci[5] TBC
Alessio Picariello[5] TBC
Morris Schuring[5] TBC
10 G Alessandro Ghiretti[24] TBC
Robin Knutsson[5] TBC
Gilles Magnus[5] TBC
Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 3 P Jules Gounon[7] TBC
Daniel Juncadella[7] TBC
Chris Lulham[7] TBC
2 Seas Motorsport[8] 222 B Reece Barr[8] TBC
Charles Dawson[8] TBC
Kiern Jewiss[8] TBC
Optimum Motorsport[9] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L TurboV8 4 G Harry George[9] TBC
Adam Smalley[9] TBC
Freddie Tomlinson[9] TBC
5 S Guilherme Oliveira[9] TBC
Mikey Porter[9] TBC
Dante Rappange[9] TBC
GetSpeed Team BartoneBros[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 6 S Anthony Bartone[8] TBC
César Gazeau[8] TBC
Aurélien Panis[8] TBC
GetSpeed[8] 12 B Mikaël Grenier[8] TBC
Tom Kalender[8] TBC
Gabriel Rindone[8] TBC
Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed[8] 17 P Maximilian Götz[8] TBC
Maxime Martin[8] TBC
Fabian Schiller[8] TBC
GetSpeed Team Noble Racing[8] 67 B Philip Ellis[8] TBC
Jason Hart[8] TBC
Scott Noble[8] TBC
Comtoyou Racing[10] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 P Mattia Drudi[10] TBC
Marco Sørensen[10] TBC
Nicki Thiim[10] TBC
11 B Kyle Marcelli[10] TBC
Aaron Muss[10] TBC
Marcelo Tomasoni[10] TBC
21 S Sébastien Baud[10] TBC
Kobe Pauwels[10] TBC
Oliver Söderström[10] TBC
Kessel Racing[16] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 8 B Alessandro Cutrera[6] TBC
Marco Frezza[6] TBC
David Fumanelli[6] TBC
74 B Dustin Blattner[16] TBC
Dennis Marschall[16] TBC
Lorenzo Patrese[16] TBC
Pure Rxcing[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 9 S Max Hofer[6] TBC
Alex Malykhin[6] TBC
Alexei Nesov[6] TBC
Team RJN[6] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L TurboV8 23 S Ben Dörr[6] TBC
Horatio Fitz-Simon[6] TBC
Max Lynn[6] TBC
Steller Motorsport[25] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 24 G Dennis Lind[25] TBC
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
Saintéloc Racing[26] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 25 S Andre Didier[26] TBC
Gregory Guilvert TBC
TBA TBC
Team WRT[11] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 30 S Amaury Cordeel[11] TBC
Matisse Lismont[11] TBC
Ignacio Montenegro[11] TBC
32 P Kelvin van der Linde[11] TBC
Jordan Pepper[11] TBC
Charles Weerts[11] TBC
46 P Dan Harper[11] TBC
Max Hesse[11] TBC
Valentino Rossi[11] TBC
Walkenhorst Motorsport[12] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 34 P Henrique Chaves[12] TBC
Jamie Day[12] TBC
Christian Krognes[12] TBC
35 S Ethan Ischer[12] TBC
Mateo Villagomez[12] TBC
TBA TBC
Oman Racing by Century Motorsport[27] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 42 B Ahmad Al Harthy[27] TBC
Javier Sagrera[27] TBC
Calan Williams[27] TBC
Greystone GT[28] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 44 S Jayden Kelly[28] TBC
Zac Meakin[28] TBC
Tommy Pintos[28] TBC
Josh Rattican[28] TBC
Rinaldi Racing[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 45 S Rafael Duran[6] TBC
Dylan Medler[6] TBC
David Perel[6] TBC
Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 P Lucas Auer[8] TBC
Maro Engel[8] TBC
Luca Stolz[8] TBC
Winward Racing[8] 87 B Marvin Dienst[8] TBC
Gabriele Piana[8] TBC
Rinat Salikhov[8] TBC
AF Corse[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 50 P Sean Gelael[6] TBC
Arthur Leclerc[6] TBC
Lilou Wadoux[6] TBC
51 P Tommaso Mosca[6] TBC
Nicklas Nielsen[6] TBC
Alessio Rovera[6] TBC
52 S Jef Machiels[6] TBC
Gilles Stadsbader[6] TBC
Matias Zagazeta[6] TBC
Selected Car Racing[29] 71 G Simon Birch[29] TBC
Malte Ebdrup[29] TBC
Frederik Schandorff[29] TBC
Dinamic GT[13] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 54 S Tanart Sathienthirakul[13] TBC
Francesco Simonazzi[13] TBC
Angus Whiteside[13] TBC
Écurie Écosse Blackthorn[6] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 56 B Jonny Adam TBC
Lorcan Hanafin TBC
Giacomo Petrobelli[6] TBC
Garage 59[14] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L TurboV8 58 G Tom Fleming[14] TBC
Benjamin Goethe[14] TBC
Louis Prette[14] TBC
59 P Marvin Kirchhöfer[14] TBC
Joseph Loake[14] TBC
Dean MacDonald[14] TBC
JMW Motorsport[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 60 B Hunter Abbott[6] TBC
Tim Heinemann[6] TBC
Rolf Ineichen[6] TBC
TGI Team by GRT[30] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 63 P Mirko Bortolotti[30] TBC
Maximilian Paul[30] TBC
Franck Perera[30] TBC
HRT Ford Racing[31] Ford Mustang GT3 Evo Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 64 P Arjun Maini[6] TBC
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
65 S Eduardo Coseteng[6] TBC
Maxime Oosten[6] TBC
Finn Wiebelhaus[6] TBC
Grupo Prom Racing Team[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 177 B Ralf Aron[8] TBC
Alfredo Hernández[8] TBC
Stéphane Tribaudini[8] TBC
Tresor Attempto Racing[15] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 66 S Ariel Levi[6] TBC
Rocco Mazzola[6] TBC
Sebastian Øgaard[6] TBC
88 B Daniele Di Amato[6] TBC
Carrie Schreiner[6] TBC
TBA TBC
99 G Alex Aka[6] TBC
Andrea Frassineti[6] TBC
Dylan Pereira[6] TBC
75 Express[6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 B Dominik Baumann[6] TBC
Hadrien David[6] TBC
Kenny Habul[6] TBC
Lionspeed GP[32] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 80 P Bastian Buus[6] TBC
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
89 B Alex Fontana[32] TBC
Patrick Kolb[32] TBC
Bashar Mardini[32] TBC
Eastalent Racing[18] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 84 P Christopher Haase[18] TBC
Simon Reicher[18] TBC
Markus Winkelhock[18] TBC
Herberth Motorsport[6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 91 B Ralf Bohn[6] TBC
Alfred Renauer[6] TBC
Robert Renauer[6] TBC
Ziggo Sport Tempesta [6] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 93 B Eddie Cheever III[6] TBC
Chris Froggatt[6] TBC
Jonathan Hui[6] TBC
Rutronik Racing[19][33] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 96 P Luca Engstler[19] TBC
Marco Mapelli[19] TBC
Patric Niederhauser[19] TBC
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 97 B Antares Au[33] TBC
Sven Müller[33] TBC
Riccardo Pera[33] TBC
ROWE Racing[17] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 98 P Jake Dennis[17] TBC
Augusto Farfus[17] TBC
Raffaele Marciello[17] TBC
998 G Jens Klingmann[17] TBC
Tim Tramnitz[17] TBC
Ugo de Wilde[17] TBC
CSA Racing[20] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L TurboV8 111 G Simon Gachet[20] TBC
James Kell[20] TBC
Arthur Rougier[20] TBC
555 S Romain Andriolo[20] TBC
Lorens Lecertua[20] TBC
Baptiste Moulin[20] TBC
Razoon – more than racing[22] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 914 S Denny Berndt[6] TBC
Leo Pichler[6] TBC
Luca Rettenbacher[6] TBC
Paradine Competition[23] BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 991 B Darren Leung[23] TBC
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
992 S James Kellett[6] TBC
TBA TBC
TBA TBC
Icon Class
P Pro (Overall)
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup

Driver and team changes

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will make his full-time championship return with Team WRT in the No. 46 BMW M4 GT3 Evo in 2026 alongside Max Hesse.

Rutronik Racing, last season's Endurance Cup winners and former Porsche partners, will switch to Lamborghini for 2026.[19] The team will enter the new Lamborghini Temerario GT3 in the Pro class, with Patric Niederhauser and Luca Engstler competing in all 10 rounds.[19]

Boutsen VDS, following its split from Mercedes-AMG, will field two full-season Porsche entries.[5] Dorian Boccolacci and Alessio Picariello are confirmed for one car, while Gilles Magnus and Robin Knutsson will compete in the Gold Cup with the other.[5] Additional Porsche entries will be provided by Dinamic GT, Razoon – more than racing, and Ziggo Tempesta Racing.[6][13][22]

Verstappen Racing returns for a second season, now competing with a Mercedes-AMG for the overall championship.[7] Chris Lulham, last year's Gold Cup champion, will partner with Mercedes-AMG factory driver Daniel Juncadella.[7] Winward Racing’s Mann-Filter No. 48 car returns for a third year with Lucas Auer and Maro Engel.[8] The team will also field a Bronze Cup car for Marvin Dienst and Rinat Salikhov.[8] GetSpeed will enter two full-season Mercedes-AMGs: the No. 6 Silver Cup with Anthony Bartone and Aurélien Panis, and the No. 12 Bronze Cup with Gabriel Rindone and Fabian Schiller.[8] 2 Seas Motorsport will run the No. 222 Mercedes-AMG, driven by 2025 British GT champions Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss.[8]

Valentino Rossi will return full-time in 2026, driving the No. 46 Team WRT BMW alongside Max Hesse.[11] Last season, he competed only at Spa and Misano.[34] In the No. 32 Pro car, reigning champions Kelvin van der Linde and Charles Weerts will defend their title, joined by Jordan Pepper for the Endurance Cup.[11] Pepper will also race full-time, sharing duties with the No. 31 Sprint Cup car.[11] The No. 30 entry will feature Matisse Lismont and Ignacio Montenegro in the Silver Cup.[11] Century Motorsport and Paradine Competition will each enter a full-season BMW in the Bronze Cup.[17]

Comtoyou Racing will expand its European program with three full-season Aston Martin entries in 2026.[10] Nicki Thiim will drive the No. 7 for overall honours.[10] Kobe Pauwels will alternate between the No. 7 in Sprint Cup rounds and the No. 21 Silver Cup entry in Endurance rounds, sharing the No. 21 with Oliver Söderström who also competes the full season.[10] Marcelo Tomasoni will drive the No. 11 Bronze Cup entry in all rounds.[10] Walkenhorst Motorsport will also field Aston Martins: the No. 34 will compete in the Pro class for Endurance and Silver Cup for Sprint, while the No. 35 will remain in Silver.[12]

CSA Racing will field two full-season McLaren entries.[20] James Kell and Arthur Rougier will drive the No. 111 in both the Sprint and Endurance Gold Cup.[20] Romain Andriolo will compete in the No. 555, entering the Gold Cup for Sprint and Silver Cup for Endurance, with Simon Gachet sharing driving duties across both cars.[20] Garage 59 will also enter two McLarens: Marvin Kirchhöfer and Dean MacDonald in the No. 59 Pro car, and Tom Fleming and Louis Prette in the No. 58 Gold Cup entry.[14] Optimum Motorsport will complete the McLaren line-up with Guilherme Oliveira and Mikey Porter contesting the Gold Cup.[9]

Reigning Bronze Cup champions Dustin Blattner and Dennis Marschall will return in 2026, sharing the No. 74 Kessel Racing car after their dominant 2025 season.[16] AF Corse will continue with Arthur Leclerc in the No. 50 and will also field two additional full-season Ferraris.[6]

After ending its factory sports car program, Audi will return to the overall championship for the first time since 2024 with Eastalent Racing.[18] Christopher Haase and Simon Reicher will drive the No. 84 in all 2026 rounds.[18]

Results and standings

Race results

Rnd. Circuit Overall winners Gold winners Silver winners Bronze winners
1 Circuit Paul Ricard
2 R1 Brands Hatch Will not participate
R2
3 Monza
4 Spa
5 R1 Misano
R2
6 R1 Magny-Cours
R2
7 Nürburgring
8 R1 Zandvoort
R2
9 R1 Barcelona
R2
10 Portimão

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter in each class also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. In the teams' standings, only the best-placed car for each team is classified.

Sprint Cup points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 16.5 12 9.5 7.5 6 4.5 3 2 1 0.5 1
Monza, Nürburgring and Barcelona points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Paul Ricard points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 33 24 19 15 12 9 6 4 2 1 1
24 Hours of Spa points

Points are awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points after 6hrs/12hrs 12 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Points at the finish 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Additionally, points are awarded to the top 3 in Superpole.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1

Drivers' Championship standings

Drivers compete for their respective GT World Challenge Powered by AWS championships which are split into Overall, Gold, Silver and Bronze titles.

Overall Drivers' standings

Pos. Drivers Team LEC
 BRH
 MNZ
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 NÜR
 ZAN
 BAR
 POR
 Points
S1 S2 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
– Hunter Abbott
Tim Heinemann
Rolf Ineichen 		JMW Motorsport 0
– Jonny Adam
Lorcan Hanafin
Giacomo Petrobelli 		Écurie Écosse Blackthorn 0
– Alex Aka
Andrea Frassineti
Dylan Pereira 		Tresor Attempto Racing 0
– Ahmad Al Harthy
Javier Sagrera
Calan Williams 		Oman Racing by Century Motorsport 0
– Romain Andriolo
Lorens Lecertua
Baptiste Moulin 		CSA Racing 0
– Ralf Aron
Alfredo Hernández
Stéphane Tribaudini 		Grupo Prom Racing Team 0
– Antares Au
Sven Müller
Riccardo Pera 		Rutronik Racing 0
– Lucas Auer
Maro Engel
Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter 0
– Reece Barr
Charles Dawson
Kiern Jewiss 		2 Seas Motorsport 0
– Anthony Bartone
César Gazeau
Aurélien Panis 		GetSpeed Team BartoneBros 0
– Sébastien Baud
Kobe Pauwels
Oliver Söderström 		Comtoyou Racing 0
– Dominik Baumann
Hadrien David
Kenny Habul 		75 Express 0
– Denny Berndt
Leo Pichler
Luca Rettenbacher 		Razoon – more than racing 0
– Simon Birch
Malte Ebdrup
Frederik Schandorff 		Selected Car Racing 0
– Dustin Blattner
Dennis Marschall
Lorenzo Patrese 		Kessel Racing 0
– Dorian Boccolacci
Alessio Picariello
Morris Schuring 		Boutsen VDS 0
– Ralf Bohn
Alfred Renauer
Robert Renauer 		Herberth Motorsport 0
– Mirko Bortolotti
Maximilian Paul
Franck Perera 		TGI Team by GRT 0
– Bastian Buus Lionspeed GP 0
– Henrique Chaves
Jamie Day
Christian Krognes 		Walkenhorst Motorsport 0
– Eddie Cheever III
Chris Froggatt
Jonathan Hui 		Ziggo Sport Tempesta 0
– Amaury Cordeel
Matisse Lismont
Ignacio Montenegro 		Team WRT 0
– Eduardo Coseteng
Maxime Oosten
Finn Wiebelhaus 		HRT Ford Racing 0
– Alessandro Cutrera
Marco Frezza
David Fumanelli 		Kessel Racing 0
– Jake Dennis
Augusto Farfus
Raffaele Marciello 		ROWE Racing 0
– Daniele Di Amato
Carrie Schreiner 		Tresor Attempto Racing 0
– Andre Didier
Gregory Guilvert 		Saintéloc Racing 0
– Marvin Dienst
Gabriele Piana
Rinat Salikhov 		Winward Racing 0
– Ben Dörr
Horatio Fitz-Simon
Max Lynn 		Team RJN 0
– Mattia Drudi
Marco Sørensen
Nicki Thiim 		Comtoyou Racing 0
– Rafael Duran
Dylan Medler
David Perel 		Rinaldi Racing 0
– Philip Ellis
Jason Hart
Scott Noble 		GetSpeed Team Noble Racing 0
– Luca Engstler
Marco Mapelli
Patric Niederhauser 		Rutronik Racing 0
– Tom Fleming
Benjamin Goethe
Louis Prette 		Garage 59 0
– Alex Fontana
Patrick Kolb
Bashar Mardini 		Lionspeed GP 0
– Simon Gachet
James Kell
Arthur Rougier 		CSA Racing 0
– Sean Gelael
Arthur Leclerc
Lilou Wadoux 		AF Corse 0
– Harry George
Adam Smalley
Freddie Tomlinson 		Optimum Motorsport 0
– Alessandro Ghiretti
Robin Knutsson
Gilles Magnus 		Boutsen VDS 0
– Maximilian Götz
Maxime Martin
Fabian Schiller 		Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 0
– Jules Gounon
Daniel Juncadella
Chris Lulham 		Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing 0
– Mikaël Grenier
Tom Kalender
Gabriel Rindone 		GetSpeed 0
– Christopher Haase
Simon Reicher
Markus Winkelhock 		Eastalent Racing 0
– Dan Harper
Max Hesse
Valentino Rossi 		Team WRT 0
– Max Hofer
Alex Malykhin
Alexei Nesov 		Pure Rxcing 0
– Ethan Ischer
Mateo Villagomez 		Walkenhorst Motorsport 0
– James Kellett Paradine Competition 0
– Jayden Kelly
Josh Rattican
Tommy Pintos 		Greystone GT 0
– Marvin Kirchhöfer
Joseph Loake
Dean MacDonald 		Garage 59 0
– Jens Klingmann
Tim Tramnitz
Ugo de Wilde 		ROWE Racing 0
– Darren Leung Paradine Competition 0
– Ariel Levi
Rocco Mazzola
Sebastian Øgaard 		Tresor Attempto Racing 0
– Dennis Lind Steller Motorsport 0
– Kelvin van der Linde
Jordan Pepper
Charles Weerts 		Team WRT 0
– Jef Machiels
Gilles Stadsbader
Matías Zagazeta 		AF Corse 0
– Arjun Maini HRT Ford Racing 0
– Kyle Marcelli
Aaron Muss
Marcelo Tomasoni 		Comtoyou Racing 0
– Tommaso Mosca
Nicklas Nielsen
Alessio Rovera 		AF Corse 0
– Guilherme Oliveira
Mikey Porter
Dante Rappange 		Optimum Motorsport 0
– Tanart Sathienthirakul
Francesco Simonazzi
Angus Whiteside 		Dinamic GT 0
Pos. Drivers Team LEC
 S1 S2 MNZ
 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 NÜR
 S1 S2 S1 S2 POR
 Points
BRH
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 ZAN
 BAR
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

P – Pole
2, 3 – Top 3 Superpole positions at the 24 Hours of Spa

Gold Drivers' standings

Pos. Drivers Team LEC
 BRH
 MNZ
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 NÜR
 ZAN
 BAR
 POR
 Points
S1 S2 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
– Alex Aka
Andrea Frassineti
Dylan Pereira 		Tresor Attempto Racing 0
– Simon Birch
Malte Ebdrup
Frederik Schandorff 		Selected Car Racing 0
– Tom Fleming
Benjamin Goethe
Louis Prette 		Garage 59 0
– Simon Gachet
James Kell
Arthur Rougier 		CSA Racing 0
– Harry George
Adam Smalley
Freddie Tomlinson 		Optimum Motorsport 0
– Alessandro Ghiretti
Robin Knutsson
Gilles Magnus 		Boutsen VDS 0
– Jens Klingmann
Tim Tramnitz
Ugo de Wilde 		ROWE Racing 0
– Dennis Lind Steller Motorsport 0
Pos. Drivers Team LEC
 S1 S2 MNZ
 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 NÜR
 S1 S2 S1 S2 POR
 Points
BRH
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 ZAN
 BAR

Silver Drivers' standings

Pos. Drivers Team LEC
 BRH
 MNZ
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 NÜR
 ZAN
 BAR
 POR
 Points
S1 S2 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
– Romain Andriolo
Lorens Lecertua
Baptiste Moulin 		CSA Racing 0
– Anthony Bartone
César Gazeau
Aurélien Panis 		GetSpeed Team BartoneBros 0
– Sébastien Baud
Kobe Pauwels
Oliver Söderström 		Comtoyou Racing 0
– Denny Berndt
Leo Pichler
Luca Rettenbacher 		Razoon – more than racing 0
– Amaury Cordeel
Matisse Lismont
Ignacio Montenegro 		Team WRT 0
– Eduardo Coseteng
Maxime Oosten
Finn Wiebelhaus 		HRT Ford Racing 0
– Andre Didier
Gregory Guilvert 		Saintéloc Racing 0
– Ben Dörr
Horatio Fitz-Simon
Max Lynn 		Team RJN 0
– Rafael Duran
Dylan Medler
David Perel 		Rinaldi Racing 0
– Max Hofer
Alex Malykhin
Alexei Nesov 		Pure Rxcing 0
– Ethan Ischer
Mateo Villagomez 		Walkenhorst Motorsport 0
– James Kellett Paradine Competition 0
– Jayden Kelly
Josh Rattican
Tommy Pintos 		Greystone GT 0
– Ariel Levi
Rocco Mazzola
Sebastian Øgaard 		Tresor Attempto Racing 0
– Jef Machiels
Gilles Stadsbader
Matías Zagazeta 		AF Corse 0
– Guilherme Oliveira
Mikey Porter
Dante Rappange 		Optimum Motorsport 0
– Tanart Sathienthirakul
Francesco Simonazzi
Angus Whiteside 		Dinamic GT 0
Pos. Drivers Team LEC
 S1 S2 MNZ
 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 NÜR
 S1 S2 S1 S2 POR
 Points
BRH
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 ZAN
 BAR

Bronze Drivers' standings

Pos. Drivers Team LEC
 MNZ
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 NÜR
 ZAN
 BAR
 POR
 Points
6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
– Hunter Abbott
Tim Heinemann
Rolf Ineichen 		JMW Motorsport 0
– Jonny Adam
Lorcan Hanafin
Giacomo Petrobelli 		Écurie Écosse Blackthorn 0
– Ahmad Al Harthy
Javier Sagrera
Calan Williams 		Oman Racing by Century Motorsport 0
– Ralf Aron
Alfredo Hernández
Stéphane Tribaudini 		Grupo Prom Racing Team 0
– Antares Au
Sven Müller
Riccardo Pera 		Rutronik Racing 0
– Reece Barr
Charles Dawson
Kiern Jewiss 		2 Seas Motorsport 0
– Dominik Baumann
Hadrien David
Kenny Habul 		75 Express 0
– Dustin Blattner
Dennis Marschall
Lorenzo Patrese 		Kessel Racing 0
– Ralf Bohn
Alfred Renauer
Robert Renauer 		Herberth Motorsport 0
– Eddie Cheever III
Chris Froggatt
Jonathan Hui 		Ziggo Sport Tempesta 0
– Alessandro Cutrera
Marco Frezza
David Fumanelli 		Kessel Racing 0
– Marvin Dienst
Gabriele Piana
Rinat Salikhov 		Winward Racing 0
– Daniele Di Amato
Carrie Schreiner 		Tresor Attempto Racing 0
– Philip Ellis
Jason Hart
Scott Noble 		GetSpeed Team Noble Racing 0
– Alex Fontana
Patrick Kolb
Bashar Mardini 		Lionspeed GP 0
– Mikaël Grenier
Will Martin
Gabriel Rindone 		GetSpeed 0
– Darren Leung Paradine Competition 0
– Kyle Marcelli
Aaron Muss
Marcelo Tomasoni 		Comtoyou Racing 0
Pos. Drivers Team LEC
 MNZ
 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 NÜR
 S1 S2 S1 S2 POR
 Points
SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 ZAN
 BAR

Teams' Championship standings

Overall Teams' standings

Pos. Team LEC
 BRH
 MNZ
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 NÜR
 ZAN
 BAR
 POR
 Points
S1 S2 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
– AF Corse 0
– Boutsen VDS 0
– Comtoyou Racing 0
– CSA Racing 0
– Dinamic GT 0
– Eastalent Racing 0
– Écurie Écosse Blackthorn 0
– Garage 59 0
– GetSpeed 0
– GetSpeed Team BartoneBros 0
– GetSpeed Team Noble Racing 0
– Greystone GT 0
– Grupo Prom Racing Team 0
– Herberth Motorsport 0
– HRT Ford Racing 0
– JMW Motorsport 0
– Kessel Racing 0
– Lionspeed GP 0
– Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 0
– Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter 0
– Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing 0
– Oman Racing by Century Motorsport 0
– Optimum Motorsport 0
– Paradine Competition 0
– Pure Rxcing 0
– Razoon – more than racing 0
– Rinaldi Racing 0
– ROWE Racing 0
– Rutronik Racing 0
– Saintéloc Racing 0
– Selected Car Racing 0
– Steller Motorsport 0
– Team RJN 0
– Team WRT 0
– TGI Team by GRT 0
– Tresor Attempto Racing 0
– Walkenhorst Motorsport 0
– Winward Racing 0
– Ziggo Sport Tempesta 0
– 2 Seas Motorsport 0
– 75 Express 0
Pos. Team LEC
 S1 S2 MNZ
 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 NÜR
 S1 S2 S1 S2 POR
 Points
BRH
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 ZAN
 BAR

Gold Teams' standings

Pos. Team LEC
 BRH
 MNZ
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 NÜR
 ZAN
 BAR
 POR
 Points
S1 S2 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
– Boutsen VDS 0
– CSA Racing 0
– Garage 59 0
– Optimum Motorsport 0
– ROWE Racing 0
– Selected Car Racing 0
– Steller Motorsport 0
– Tresor Attempto Racing 0
Pos. Team LEC
 S1 S2 MNZ
 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 NÜR
 S1 S2 S1 S2 POR
 Points
BRH
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 ZAN
 BAR

Silver Teams' standings

Pos. Team LEC
 BRH
 MNZ
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 NÜR
 ZAN
 BAR
 POR
 Points
S1 S2 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
– AF Corse 0
– Comtoyou Racing 0
– CSA Racing 0
– Dinamic GT 0
– GetSpeed Team BartoneBros 0
– Greystone GT 0
– HRT Ford Racing 0
– Optimum Motorsport 0
– Paradine Competition 0
– Pure Rxcing 0
– Razoon – more than racing 0
– Rinaldi Racing 0
– Saintéloc Racing 0
– Team RJN 0
– Team WRT 0
– Tresor Attempto Racing 0
– Walkenhorst Motorsport 0
Pos. Team LEC
 S1 S2 MNZ
 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 NÜR
 S1 S2 S1 S2 POR
 Points
BRH
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 ZAN
 BAR

Bronze Teams' standings

Pos. Team LEC
 MNZ
 SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 NÜR
 ZAN
 BAR
 POR
 Points
6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
– Comtoyou Racing 0
– Écurie Écosse Blackthorn 0
– GetSpeed 0
– GetSpeed Team Noble Racing 0
– Grupo Prom Racing Team 0
– Herberth Motorsport 0
– JMW Motorsport 0
– Kessel Racing 0
– Lionspeed GP 0
– Oman Racing by Century Motorsport 0
– Paradine Competition 0
– Rutronik Racing 0
– Tresor Attempto Racing 0
– Winward Racing 0
– Ziggo Sport Tempesta 0
– 2 Seas Motorsport 0
– 75 Express 0
Pos. Team LEC
 MNZ
 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs S1 S2 S1 S2 NÜR
 S1 S2 S1 S2 POR
 Points
SPA
 MIS
 MAG
 ZAN
 BAR

See also

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