2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

The 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup will be the fourteenth season of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Motorsports Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars).

The season will begin on 2 May at Brands Hatch, and end on 4 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Calendar

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

Round Circuit Date Map
1 Brands Hatch, Kent 2–3 May
2 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 18–19 July
3 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 1–2 August
4 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 18–19 September
5 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 3–4 October
Source:[3]

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Boutsen VDS[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 2 Dorian Boccolacci[5] P TBC
Alessio Picariello[5]
Morris Schuring[5]
10 Robin Knutsson[6] G TBC
Gilles Magnus[6]
Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing[7][8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 3 Daniel Juncadella[7] P TBC
Chris Lulham[7]
2 Seas Motorsport[8] 222 Charles Dawson[8] B TBC
Kiern Jewiss[8]
Optimum Motorsport[9] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 5 Guilherme Oliveira[9] S TBC
Mikey Porter[9]
GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 6 Anthony Bartone[8] S TBC
Aurélien Panis[8]
GetSpeed[8] 12 Gabriel Rindone[8] B TBC
Fabian Schiller[8]
Comtoyou Racing[10] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 7 Kobe Pauwels[10] P TBC
Nicki Thiim[10]
11 Felice Jelmini[10] B TBC
Marcelo Tomasoni[10]
21 Arthur Dorison[10] S TBC
Oliver Söderström[10]
Pure Rxcing[11] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 9 Alex Malykhin[11][a] S TBC
Alexey Nesov[11][b]
Emil Frey Racing[11] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 14 Matteo Cairoli[11] P TBC
Konsta Lappalainen[11]
69 Ben Green[11] P TBC
Thierry Vermeulen[11]
Team WRT[12] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 30 Matisse Lismont[12] S TBC
Ignacio Montenegro[12]
31 Amaury Cordeel[12] P TBC
Jordan Pepper[12]
32 Kelvin van der Linde[13] P TBC
Charles Weerts[13]
46 Max Hesse[14] P TBC
Valentino Rossi[15]
Walkenhorst Motorsport[16] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 34 Maxime Robin[16] S TBC
Gaspard Simon[17]
35 Jamie Day[16] S TBC
Mateo Villagómez[16]
Winward Racing[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 48 Lucas Auer[8] P TBC
Maro Engel[8]
87 Marvin Dienst[8] B TBC
Rinat Salikhov[8][b]
AF Corse[11] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 50 Arthur Leclerc[11] P TBC
Thomas Neubauer[11]
51 Tommaso Mosca[11] G TBC
Matías Zagazeta[11]
52 Jef Machiels[11] S TBC
Gilles Stadsbader[11]
71 Carl Bennett[11] S TBC
Felix Hirsiger[11]
Dinamic GT[18] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 54 Tanart Sathienthirakul[18] S TBC
Loris Cabirou[18]
55 Dmitry Gvazava[18][b] B TBC
TBA
Garage 59[19] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 58 Tom Fleming[19] G TBC
Louis Prette[19]
59 Marvin Kirchhöfer[19] P TBC
Dean MacDonald[19]
Tresor Attempto Racing[20] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 66 Andrea Frassineti[20] S TBC
Ariel Levi[11]
88 Sebastian Øgaard[11] B TBC
TBA
99 Alex Aka[21] G TBC
Dylan Pereira[21]
Kessel Racing[22] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 74 Dustin Blattner[22] B TBC
Dennis Marschall[22]
277 David Fumanelli[22] B TBC
Marco Pulcini[22]
KPX Motorsport[11] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 77 Peter Kox[11] B TBC
Stéphane Kox[11]
Lionspeed GP[11] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 80 Bastian Buus[11] P TBC
TBA
89 Alex Fontana[11] B TBC
Bashar Mardini[11]
Eastalent Racing[23] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 84 Christopher Haase[23] P TBC
Simon Reicher[23]
Ziggo – Tempesta Racing[24] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 93 Eddie Cheever III[24] B TBC
Daniil Move[24][b]
Rutronik Racing[25][26] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 96 Luca Engstler[27] P TBC
Patric Niederhauser[27]
CSA Racing[28] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 111 James Kell[28] G TBC
Arthur Rougier[28]
555 Romain Andriolo[28] G TBC
Simon Gachet[28]
VSR[26] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 163 Mattia Michelotto[29] G TBC
Loris Spinelli[29]
Razoon – more than racing[30] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 914 Denny Berndt[11] S TBC
Leo Pichler[11]
Paradine Competition[31] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 991 Darren Leung[31] B TBC
TBA
Source:
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup

Race results

Round Circuit Pole Position Overall Winners Gold Winners Silver Winners Bronze Winners Report
1 R1 Brands Hatch
R2
2 R1 Misano
R2
3 R1 Magny-Cours
R2
4 R1 Zandvoort
R2
5 R1 Barcelona
R2

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 d Gvazava, 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.

References

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