2026 McLaren Trophy Europe

The 2026 McLaren Trophy Europe is a planned motor racing championship for McLaren Artura Trophy cars and will be 4th running of the McLaren Trophy Europe. It is being organised and promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group. The championship will be contested over ten rounds held around Europe. It will begin in May and end in October.[1]

Entries

All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli as SRO Motorsports Group official tyre supplier. Additionally, Am drivers featuring in either the Pro-Am or Am classes are eligible for Papaya Cup points.

Team No. Class Drivers
Greystone GT[2] 1 P Josh Mason[2]
Michael O'Brien[2]
Paddock Motorsport[3] 9 TBA Luca Magnussen[3]
TBA
Raptor Engineering[4] TBA TBA TBA
TBA
Target Racing[5] TBA TBA TBA
TBA
TBA TBA TBA
TBA
Icon Class
P Pro class
PA Pro-Am class
Am Am class
PC Papaya Cup

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 Monza Circuit, Monza 29–31 May GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2
3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 25–27 June GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Intercontinental GT Challenge
4
5 Misano World Circuit, Misano 17–19 July GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6
7 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 2–4 October GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
8
9 Algarve International Circuit, Portimão 16–18 October GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
10

Calendar changes

For 2026, the championship will return to Monza Circuit and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. However, in contrast to 2025, Brands Hatch, the Nürburgring and Circuit Paul Ricard will not return, with Misano World Circuit, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and the Algarve International Circuit replacing them, the latter of which will make its championship debut.[6]

References

  1. ^ "McLaren Trophy Europe". McLaren Trophy Europe. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (27 November 2025). "Magnussen Name Returns To McLaren, 30 Years On". Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  4. ^ Raptor (29 January 2026). "Raptor Engineering joins McLaren and targets Italy and Europe". Raptor Engineering (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Target Racing enters McLaren Trophy Europe for two car attack". McLaren Trophy Europe. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  6. ^ "2026 McLaren Trophy Europe | RacingCalendar.net". racingcalendar.net. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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