2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

The 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup will be the sixteenth season of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup since its inception in 2011 as the Blancpain Endurance Series. The season will begin on 11 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and will finish on 4 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Calendar

The provisional calendar was released on 27 June 2025, featuring five rounds.[1][2]

Round Race Circuit Date Map
1 6 Hours of Paul Ricard Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 11–12 April
2 3 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 30 May–31 May
3 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 25–28 June
4 3 Hours of Nürburgring Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 29–30 August
5 3 Hours of Portimão Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal 17–18 October
Source:[1]

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Boutsen VDS[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 2 Dorian Boccolacci[4] P TBC
Alessio Picariello[4]
Morris Schuring[4]
10 Alessandro Ghiretti[5] G TBC
Robin Knutsson[6]
Gilles Magnus[6]
Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing[7][8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 3 Jules Gounon[7] P TBC
Daniel Juncadella[7]
Chris Lulham[7]
2 Seas Motorsport[8] 222 Reece Barr[8] B TBC
Charles Dawson[8]
Kiern Jewiss[8]
Optimum Motorsport[9] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 4 Harry George[9] G TBC
Adam Smalley[9]
Freddie Tomlinson[9]
5 Guilherme Oliveira[9] S TBC
Mikey Porter[9]
Dante Rappange[9]
GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 6 Anthony Bartone[8] S TBC
César Gazeau[8]
Aurélien Panis[8]
GetSpeed[8] 12 Mikaël Grenier[8] B TBC
Tom Kalender[10]
Gabriel Rindone[8]
Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed[8] 17 Maximilian Götz[8] P TBC
Maxime Martin[8]
Fabian Schiller[8]
GetSpeed Team Noble Racing[8] 67 Philip Ellis[8] B TBC
Jason Hart[8]
Scott Noble[8]
Comtoyou Racing[11] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 7 Mattia Drudi[11] P TBC
Marco Sørensen[11]
Nicki Thiim[11]
11 Kyle Marcelli[11] B TBC
AJ Muss[11]
Marcelo Tomasoni[11]
21 Sébastien Baud[11] S TBC
Kobe Pauwels[11]
Oliver Söderström[11]
Pure Rxcing[12] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 9 Max Hofer[12] S TBC
Alex Malykhin[12][a]
Alexey Nesov[12][b]
Team RJN[12] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 23 Ben Dörr[12] S TBC
Horatio Fitz-Simon[12]
Max Lynn[12]
Steller Motorsport[13] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 24 Dennis Lind[13] G TBC
TBA
TBA
Saintéloc Racing[14][10] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 25 Didier André[10] S TBC
Grégory Guilvert[10]
TBA
Team WRT[15] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 30 Amaury Cordeel[15] S TBC
Matisse Lismont[15]
Ignacio Montenegro[15]
32 Jordan Pepper[16] P TBC
Kelvin van der Linde[16]
Charles Weerts[16]
46 Dan Harper[17] P TBC
Max Hesse[17]
Valentino Rossi[18]
Walkenhorst Motorsport[19] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 34 Henrique Chaves[19] P TBC
Jamie Day[19]
Christian Krognes[19]
35 Ethan Ischer[19] S TBC
Mateo Villagómez[19]
TBA
Oman Racing by Century Motorsport[20] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 42 Ahmad Al Harthy[20] B TBC
Javier Sagrera[20]
Calan Williams[20]
Greystone GT[21] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 44 Jayden Kelly[21] S TBC
Zac Meakin[21]
Tommy Pintos[21]
Josh Rattican[21]
Rinaldi Racing[12] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 45 Rafael Durán[12] S TBC
Dylan Medler[12]
David Perel[12]
Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 48 Lucas Auer[8] P TBC
Maro Engel[8]
Luca Stolz[8]
Winward Racing[8] 87 Marvin Dienst[8] B TBC
Gabriele Piana[8]
Rinat Salikhov[8][b]
AF Corse[12] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 50 Sean Gelael[12] P TBC
Arthur Leclerc[12]
Lilou Wadoux[12]
51 Tommaso Mosca[12] P TBC
Nicklas Nielsen[12]
Alessio Rovera[12]
52 Jef Machiels[12] S TBC
Gilles Stadsbader[12]
Matías Zagazeta[12]
Selected Car Racing[22][12] 71 Simon Birch[22] G TBC
Malte Ebdrup[22]
Frederik Schandorff[22]
Dinamic GT[23] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 54 Tanart Sathienthirakul[23] S TBC
Francesco Simonazzi[23]
Angus Whiteside[23]
Écurie Écosse Blackthorn[24] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 56 Jonny Adam[24] B TBC
Lorcan Hanafin[24]
Giacomo Petrobelli[24]
Garage 59[25] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 58 Tom Fleming[25] G TBC
Benjamin Goethe[25]
Louis Prette[25]
59 Marvin Kirchhöfer[25] P TBC
Joseph Loake[25]
Dean MacDonald[25]
JMW Motorsport[12] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 60 Hunter Abbott[12] B TBC
Tim Heinemann[12]
Rolf Ineichen[12]
TGI Team by GRT[26][27] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 63 Mirko Bortolotti[27] P TBC
Maximilian Paul[27]
Franck Perera[27]
HRT Ford Racing[28][12][N 1]

Grupo Prom Racing Team[8][12][N 1] 		Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 64 Arjun Maini[12] P TBC
TBA
TBA
65 Eduardo Coseteng[12] S TBC
Maxime Oosten[12]
Max Reis[29]
Finn Wiebelhaus[12]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 177 Ralf Aron[8] B TBC
Alfredo Hernández[8]
Stéphane Tribaudini[8]
Tresor Attempto Racing[30] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 66 Ariel Levi[12] S TBC
Rocco Mazzola[12]
Sebastian Øgaard[12]
88 Daniele Di Amato[12] B TBC
Carrie Schreiner[31]
TBA
99 Alex Aka[32] G TBC
Andrea Frassineti[32]
Dylan Pereira[32]
Kessel Racing[33] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 74 Dustin Blattner[33] B TBC
Dennis Marschall[33]
Lorenzo Patrese[33]
76 Alessandro Cutrera[12] B TBC
Marco Frezza[12]
David Fumanelli[12]
75 Express[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 75 Dominik Baumann[8] B TBC
Hadrien David[8]
Kenny Habul[8]
Lionspeed GP[34] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 80 Bastian Buus[12] P TBC
TBA
TBA
89 Alex Fontana[34] B TBC
Patrick Kolb[34]
Bashar Mardini[34]
Eastalent Racing[35] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 84 Christopher Haase[35] P TBC
Simon Reicher[35]
Markus Winkelhock[35]
Herberth Motorsport[12] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 91 Ralf Bohn[12] B TBC
Alfred Renauer[12]
Robert Renauer[12]
Ziggo – Tempesta Racing[36] 93 Eddie Cheever III[36] B TBC
Chris Froggatt[36]
Jonathan Hui[36]
Daniil Move[36][b]
Rutronik Racing[37][26][38] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 96 Luca Engstler[39] P TBC
Marco Mapelli[39]
Patric Niederhauser[39]
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 97 Antares Au[38] B TBC
Loek Hartog[40]
Sven Müller[38]
Riccardo Pera[38]
ROWE Racing[41] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 98 Jake Dennis[42] P TBC
Augusto Farfus[42]
Raffaele Marciello[42]
998 Ugo de Wilde[42] G TBC
Jens Klingmann[42]
Tim Tramnitz[42]
CSA Racing[43] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 111 Simon Gachet[43] G TBC
James Kell[43]
Arthur Rougier[43]
555 Romain Andriolo[43] S TBC
Lorens Lecertua[44]
Baptiste Moulin[43]
Razoon – more than racing[45] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 914 Denny Berndt[12] S TBC
Leo Pichler[12]
Luca Rettenbacher[12]
Paradine Competition[46] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 991 Darren Leung[46] B TBC
TBA
TBA
992 James Kellett[12] S TBC
TBA
TBA
Johor Motorsports Racing JMR[47] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R TBA TBA TBC
TBA
TBA
Source:
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
  • Will Martin was scheduled to compete for GetSpeed, but was replaced prior to the start of the season.[8][10]

Race results

Round Circuit Pole Position Overall Winners Gold Winners Silver Winners Bronze Winners Pro/Am Winners Report
1 Paul Ricard
2 Monza
3 Spa-Francorchamps Report
4 Nürburgring
5 Portimão

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Malykhin is Belarusian, but he competes under a British licence as Belarusian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ^ a b c Move and Salikhov are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Nesov, also a Russian, competes under a Slovene licence for the same reason.
  1. ^ a b Cars No. 64 and No. 65 entered as HRT Ford Racing. Car No. 177 entered as Grupo Prom Racing Team.

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