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

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Belgium Boutsen VDS[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 2 France Dorian Boccolacci[4] P TBC
Belgium Alessio Picariello[4]
Netherlands Morris Schuring[4]
10 France Alessandro Ghiretti[5] G TBC
Sweden Robin Knutsson[6]
Belgium Gilles Magnus[6]
Netherlands Verstappen.com Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 3 Andorra Jules Gounon[7] P TBC
Spain Daniel Juncadella[7]
United Kingdom Chris Lulham[7]
Belgium Comtoyou Racing[8] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 7 Italy Mattia Drudi[8] P TBC
Denmark Marco Sørensen[8]
Denmark Nicki Thiim[8]
11 Canada Kyle Marcelli[8] B TBC
United States AJ Muss[8]
Brazil Marcelo Tomasoni[8]
21 France Sébastien Baud[8] S TBC
Belgium Kobe Pauwels[8]
Sweden Oliver Söderström[8]
France Saintéloc Racing[9] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 25 TBA TBC
TBA
TBA
Belgium Team WRT[10] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 30 Belgium Amaury Cordeel[10] S TBC
Belgium Matisse Lismont[10]
Argentina Ignacio Montenegro[10]
32 South Africa Jordan Pepper[11] P TBC
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde[11]
Belgium Charles Weerts[11]
46 United Kingdom Dan Harper[12] P TBC
Germany Max Hesse[12]
Italy Valentino Rossi[13]
United Kingdom Greystone GT[14] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 44 Australia Jayden Kelly[14] S TBC
United Kingdom Zac Meakin[14]
Spain Tommy Pintos[14]
United Kingdom Josh Rattican[14]
Italy Dinamic GT[15] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 54 Thailand Tanart Sathienthirakul[15] S TBC
Italy Francesco Simonazzi[15]
United Kingdom Angus Whiteside[15]
Austria GRT - Grasser Racing Team[16] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 63 TBA TBC
TBA
TBA
Germany Haupt Racing Team[17] Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 64 TBA TBC
TBA
TBA
65 TBA TBC
TBA
TBA
Germany Lionspeed GP[18] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 80 TBA TBC
TBA
TBA
89 Switzerland Alex Fontana[18] B TBC
Germany Patrick Kolb[18]
Canada Bashar Mardini[18]
Germany Rutronik Racing[19][16] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 96 TBA P TBC
TBA
TBA
Italy Tresor Attempto Racing[20] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 99 Italy Andrea Frassineti[20] TBC
Germany Carrie Schreiner[21]
TBA
Denmark RaceGroup[22] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo TBA Denmark Simon Birch[22] G TBC
Denmark Malte Ebdrup[22]
Denmark Frederik Schandorff[22]
France CSA Racing[23] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo TBA Belgium Lorens Lecertua[23] S TBC
TBA
TBA
Austria Eastalent Racing[24] Audi R8 LMS Evo II TBA Germany Christopher Haase[24] P TBC
Austria Simon Reicher[24]
Germany Markus Winkelhock[24]
Austria Razoon – more than racing[25] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) TBA TBA TBC
TBA
TBA
Source:
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup

Race results

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

See also

References

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