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SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm Goes International!#GTWorldCh
SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm Goes International!
ADAC GT4 Germany frontrunner SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm has announced a significant change of focus ahead of the 2026 season, with a move into SRO competition planned for next year. As recently as last month, the team’s intention was to return to ADAC GT Masters for a second full season, fielding up to two Mercedes-AMG
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December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Danish Squad RaceGroup To Debut In GT World Challenge With Ferrari#GTWorldCh
Danish Squad RaceGroup To Debut In GT World Challenge With Ferrari
Danish outfit RaceGroup is set to make its GT World Challenge Europe debut next season, fielding a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo in collaboration with AF Corse. RaceGroup has dominated TCR Denmark for the past two years, sweeping the drivers’, teams’ and under 25s’ titles in both campaigns. For 2026, its touring car programme has been
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December 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Boutsen VDS Joins Porsche For 2026 GT World Europe Season#GTWorldCh
Boutsen VDS Joins Porsche For 2026 GT World Europe Season
Belgian squad Boutsen VDS has announced that it will switch to Porsche machinery in 2026, as well as confirming its return to GT World Challenge Europe. Founded ahead of the 2023 season as a collaboration between Boutsen Racing and Marc VDS, Boutsen VDS spent a season running Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo IIs before switching
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November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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SRO Expands GT Academy#GTWorldCh
SRO Expands GT Academy
SRO has announced a significant expansion of its GT Academy for 2026, with the addition of four new contests. Four drivers, one each from British GT and GT World Challenge’s American, Asian and Australian series, will win a seat at the 2027 24 Hours of Spa, with the quartet sharing an entry fielded by an
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November 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Land-Motorsport Confirm Porsche Switch#GTWorldCh
Land-Motorsport Confirm Porsche Switch
Following the conclusion of its decade-long run with Audi Sport, Land-Motorsport has confirmed it will switch to Porsche machinery in 2026. The German outfit has acquired a 992.2-spec 911 GT3 R, for an unconfirmed race programme. This year, Land-Motorsport made its DTM debut, which was headlined by a race win at the Red Bull Ring
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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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SRO Awards Reward 2025 Standouts#GTWorldCh
SRO Awards Reward 2025 Standouts
Last weekend saw the SRO Motorsports Group hold its annual awards night, which this year took place in Venice, Italy. Alongside the champions in GT World Challenge Europe and Asia, Intercontinental GT Challenge, the 24 Hours of Spa, and SRO’s other European and Asian championships, multiple personnel were recognised through the organisation’s special awards. The
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November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Rutronik Confirm Switch To Lamborghini – Pro Class Temerario For GT World Challenge Europe#GTWorldCh
Rutronik Confirm Switch To Lamborghini – Pro Class Temerario For GT World Challenge Europe
Reigning GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup champion Rutronik Racing has announced a change of manufacturer for 2026, with the German outfit entering a multi-year relationship with Lamborghini to field its new Temerario GT3. Klaus Graf’s organisation has run Porsche machinery since 2021 as a works supported team, across GT World Challenge Europe and the
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November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Jordan Pepper Departs Lamborghini Squadra Corse#GTWorldCh
Jordan Pepper Departs Lamborghini Squadra Corse
After three seasons together, Jordan Pepper is set to leave the Lamborghini fold at the end of this year, the South African has announced. Pepper first raced a Lamborghini in GT World Challenge America in 2021, winning the Pro drivers’ title with K-PAX Racing. He came up short in his title defence in 2022, but
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November 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Dennis Lind To Test Steller Corvette In Catalunya#GTWorldCh
Dennis Lind To Test Steller Corvette In Catalunya
2021 British GT drivers’ champion Dennis Lind will join Steller Motorsport for a three-day test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya next week, as the British outfit begins preparing for its second year running the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Steller Motorsport made its GT World Challenge Europe debut in 2025, notably finishing second in the Silver
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November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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GT World Challenge Australia Calendar Finalised, Adelaide Returns#GTWorldCh
GT World Challenge Australia Calendar Finalised, Adelaide Returns
GT World Challenge Australia has finalised its 2026 calendar, with the announcement that the series will return to the Adelaide Street Circuit for the first time since 2023. The six-round schedule was first unveiled at this year’s 24 Hours of Spa, with the venue for the finale listed as ‘TBA’. This slot has now been
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November 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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World Challenge Australia Calendar Finalised, Adelaide Returns#GTWorldCh
World Challenge Australia Calendar Finalised, Adelaide Returns
GT World Challenge Australia has finalised its 2026 calendar, with the announcement that the series will return to the Adelaide Street Circuit for the first time since 2023. The six-round schedule was first unveiled at this year’s 24 Hours of Spa, with the venue for the finale listed as ‘TBA’. This slot has now been
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November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Mercedes-AMG Wins GT World Challenge Manufacturers’ Title#GTWorldCh
Mercedes-AMG Wins GT World Challenge Manufacturers’ Title
Mercedes-AMG has won its seventh consecutive GT World Challenge Manufacturers’ title, after triumphing in a season-long battle with BMW and Porsche. Entering last weekend’s season finale, GT World Challenge Australia’s GT Festival Hampton Downs, it was BMW who led the way with a 20-point advantage over the Silver Arrows. However, the Bavarian marque, which won
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November 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Kelso Audi Clinches Title After Post-Race Penalty Drama#GTWorldCh
Kelso Audi Clinches Title After Post-Race Penalty Drama
The GT World Challenge Australia held a remarkable finale at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, with the battle for the Pro-Am championship being resolved after the final chequered flag of the season. Coming into the weekend, the #26 Arise Racing Ferrari duo of Jaxon Evans and Elliot Schutte held a 30 point lead over the #888
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November 2, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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14 Cars For Hampton Downs Finale#GTWorldCh
14 Cars For Hampton Downs Finale
A 14-car field has been assembled for the final round of the 2025 GT World Challenge Australia season at Hampton Downs, New Zealand, this weekend. It is the first time the 3.8-kilometre circuit will host GT World Challenge Australia, presenting a new challenge for the vast majority of competitors. GT World Challenge Australia’s predecessor, the
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October 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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2026 Sprint And Endurance Cup Rounds Confirmed#GTWorldCh
2026 Sprint And Endurance Cup Rounds Confirmed
SRO has released an updated 2026 GT World Challenge Europe calendar, revealing which events will be part of the Sprint and Endurance Cups. The schedule features the same venues, on the same dates, as the original version unveiled at the 24 Hours of Spa, with the only change being the inclusion of race formats. The
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October 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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GT World America Champions Crowned In Indianapolis#GTWorldCh
GT World America Champions Crowned In Indianapolis
GT World Challenge America powered by AWS crowned its season champions during a rain-impacted Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS on Saturday night, headlined by new Pro class champions Kenton Koch and Connor De Phillippi of Random Vandals Racing. In the team’s first full season of GT3 racing, the green #99 Random Vandals BMW M4
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October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Origine’s Yuan & Ye Retain GT World Asia Championship In Beijing#GTWorldCh
Origine’s Yuan & Ye Retain GT World Asia Championship In Beijing
Bob Yuan and Leo Ye became the first-ever two-time GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS drivers’ champions despite tying on points with Origine team-mate Lu Wei in an action-packed second race around Beijing’s Street Circuit where Winhere Harmony’s Zhang Yaqi and home hero Ye Yifei claimed their maiden series wins. The two Porsches both
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October 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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5Zigen Nissan Takes Stunning Race 1 Win In Beijing#GTWorldCh
5Zigen Nissan Takes Stunning Race 1 Win In Beijing
This year’s overall GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS drivers’ championship battle is going down to the wire in Beijing after 5Zigen’s Hiromasa ‘Hirobon’ Kitano and Yu Kanamaru triumphed in the first of Sunday’s two hour-long races around the Chinese capital’s new street circuit. The Nissan started seventh but benefitted from issues that affected
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October 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Indy 8 Hour, Hour 1:# #51 Random Vandals BMW Charges To The Lead#GTWorldCh
Indy 8 Hour, Hour 1: #51 Random Vandals BMW Charges To The Lead
On a beautiful autumn Saturday, 25 cars took the green flag for the sixth running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS. After the first hour at the Brickyard, polesitter Lin Hodenius led most of the opening stint in the #80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, putting together a clean first stint behind the
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October 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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##46 WRT BMW Wins Weather-Impacted Indy 8H#GTWorldCh
#46 WRT BMW Wins Weather-Impacted Indy 8H
Valentino Rossi, Charles Weerts, and Kelvin van der Linde have won the sixth running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS in their #46 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 EVO, a race heavily disrupted and disoriented by torrential rain and lightning storms. It’s the third consecutive Indy 8 Hour win for WRT and BMW,
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October 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Indy 8H, Hours 2-4: WRT BMWs Run 1-2 As Severe Weather Hits#GTWorldCh
Indy 8H, Hours 2-4: WRT BMWs Run 1-2 As Severe Weather Hits
The Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS started under sunny skies, but with four hours and three minutes left, the race has been neutralised under a Full Course Yellow (and now, with three hours and 58 minutes left, a Red Flag) due to lightning strikes near Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s the #777 Team WRT BMW
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October 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Indy 8H, Hour 1:# #51 Random Vandals BMW Charges To The Lead#GTWorldCh
Indy 8H, Hour 1: #51 Random Vandals BMW Charges To The Lead
On a beautiful autumn Saturday, 25 cars took the green flag for the sixth running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS. After the first hour at the Brickyard, polesitter Lin Hodenius led most of the opening stint in the #80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, putting together a clean first stint behind the
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October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Harmony Ferrari, Craft-Bamboo Mercedes Win Poles For Beijing Street Races#GTWorldCh
Harmony Ferrari, Craft-Bamboo Mercedes Win Poles For Beijing Street Races
Deng Yi and Jayden Ojeda will start the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS season finale up front on Sunday after claiming a pole position apiece at the Beijing Street Circuit. Both races will be held on Sunday due to circuit repairs on Friday, leading to schedule delays. Championship leader Bob Yuan set Q1’s
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October 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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UPDATED: Gounon Takes Indy 8H Pole After Random Vandals Penalty#GTWorldCh
UPDATED: Gounon Takes Indy 8H Pole After Random Vandals Penalty
Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing and Jules Gounon have won the pole for the 6th running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS, following a post-qualifying penalty issued to the #51 Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO, which had originally taken the top spot in Friday’s Pole Shootout. Five BMW M4 GT3 EVOs
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October 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM