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

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Belgium Boutsen VDS[4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 2 France Dorian Boccolacci[5] P TBC
Belgium Alessio Picariello[5]
Netherlands Morris Schuring[5]
10 Sweden Robin Knutsson[6] G TBC
Belgium Gilles Magnus[6]
Netherlands Verstappen.com Racing[7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 3 Spain Daniel Juncadella[7] P TBC
United Kingdom Chris Lulham[7]
Belgium Comtoyou Racing[8] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 7 Belgium Kobe Pauwels[8] P TBC
Denmark Nicki Thiim[8]
11 Italy Felice Jelmini[8] B TBC
Brazil Marcelo Tomasoni[8]
21 France Arthur Dorison[8] S TBC
Sweden Oliver Söderström[8]
Belgium Team WRT[9] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 30 Belgium Matisse Lismont[9] S TBC
Argentina Ignacio Montenegro[9]
31 Belgium Amaury Cordeel[9] P TBC
South Africa Jordan Pepper[9]
32 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde[10] P TBC
Belgium Charles Weerts[10]
46 Germany Max Hesse[11] P TBC
Italy Valentino Rossi[12]
Germany Walkenhorst Motorsport[13] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 35 France Gaspard Simon[13] S TBC
TBA
Italy Dinamic GT[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 54 Thailand Tanart Sathienthirakul[14] S TBC
France Loris Cabirou[14]
55 Dmitry Gvazava[14][a] B TBC
TBA
Germany Rutronik Racing[15][16] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 96 TBA P TBC
TBA
Italy Tresor Attempto Racing[17] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 99 Italy Andrea Frassineti[17] TBC
Germany Carrie Schreiner[18]
Italy VSR[16] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 163 Italy Mattia Michelotto[19] G TBC
Italy Loris Spinelli[19]
Austria Eastalent Racing[20] Audi R8 LMS Evo II TBA Germany Christopher Haase[20] P TBC
Austria Simon Reicher[20]
Austria Razoon – more than racing[21] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) TBA TBA 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 United Kingdom Brands Hatch
R2
2 R1 Italy Misano
R2
3 R1 France Magny-Cours
R2
4 R1 Netherlands Zandvoort
R2
5 R1 Spain Barcelona
R2

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Gvazava is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

  1. ^ Plümer, Jonas (27 June 2025). "GT World Challenge Europe: Kalender 2026 präsentiert". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (25 October 2025). "SRO Confirms Sprint & Endurance Cup Rounds For GT World Challenge Europe". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ^ "GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS returns to Portimāo for 2026 season finale". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Boutsen VDS passe en Porsche en 2026". Endurance-Info (in French). 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "D'Ieteren Luxury Performance avec Boutsen VDS en Porsche". Endurance-Info (in French). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Magnus et Knutsson, premiers pilotes Porsche de Boutsen VDS". Endurance-Info (in French). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Thukral, Rachit (24 December 2025). "Max Verstappen's team switches to Mercedes for 2026 GT campaign". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Plümer, Jonas (29 January 2026). "GT World Challenge Europe: Comtoyou Racing mit drei Fahrzeugen". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  9. ^ a b c d e Lickorish, Stephen (16 February 2026). "WRT Reveals Final GTWC Europe Lineups". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  10. ^ a b Wane, Ewan (2 February 2026). "Van Der Linde, Weerts & Pepper Team Up At WRT". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  11. ^ Lickorish, Stephen (20 January 2026). "WRT Confirms Rossi Return with Hesse, Harper". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  12. ^ Corghi, Francesco (14 January 2026). "Valentino Rossi signs new BMW contract, returns to GT World Challenge". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  13. ^ a b Plümer, Jonas (5 February 2026). "GT World Challenge Europe: SRO GT Academy-Sieger Gaspard Simon für Walkenhorst Motorsport". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  14. ^ a b c d Plümer, Jonas (18 February 2026). "GT World Challenge Europe: Dinamic GT mit zwei Porsche". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Rutronik Racing partners with Lamborghini to field new Temerario GT3". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  16. ^ a b Dagys, John (29 January 2026). "Lamborghini Allocates Seven Temerario GT3s for Europe". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  17. ^ a b "Tresor Competition poursuit avec Audi en 2026". Endurance-Info (in French). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Carrie Schreiner rejoint Tresor Attempto Racing". Endurance-Info (in French). 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  19. ^ a b Pellegrini, Luca (19 February 2026). "VSR con una Temerario in Sprint Cup". Pelle Motorsport (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  20. ^ a b c Plümer, Jonas (30 January 2026). "GT World Challenge Europe: Eastalent Racing steigt ein". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Un programme 2026 ambitieux pour razoon - more than racing". Endurance-Info (in French). 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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