The 2026 GT Winter Series will be the sixth season of the GT Winter Series, a grand tourer motor racing championship organised by Gedlich Racing. It will start at 16 January in Circuito do Estoril and will finish at 9 March in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Each event will consist of three races; two races of 30 minutes, and one of 55 minutes with a mandatory pit-stop. [1]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 15–18 January | GT4 Winter Series Prototype Winter Series | |
| 2 | | 22–25 January | Formula Winter Series GT4 Winter Series Prototype Winter Series | |
| NC | | 5–8 February | Formula Winter Series Sports Prototypes Winter Series | |
| 3 | | 12–15 February | Formula Winter Series GT4 Winter Series Sports Prototypes Winter Series | |
| 4 | | 5–8 March | Formula Winter Series GT4 Winter Series Prototype Winter Series | |
| 5 | | 12–15 March | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
| Class | |
|---|---|
| GT2 | For FIA and SRO-homologated Group GT2 cars. |
| GT3 GT3 Pro | For FIA Group GT3 cars. For GT3 cars with at least one Gold driver. |
| Cup 1 | For Ferrari 296 Challenge cars. |
| Cup 2 | For Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. |
| Cup 3 | For McLaren Artura Trophy and 570S Trophy cars. |
| Cup 4 | For Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo cars. |
| Cup 5 | For Ferrari 458 Challenge, 488 Challenge and 488 Challenge Evo cars. |
| Cup X | For every car not mentioned in other classes that fits in the performance window. |
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 | ||||||
| | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 5 | | 1 | |
| 777 | | 1 | ||||
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| | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 11 | | 1-3 | |
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| 111 | | 1, 3 | ||||
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| | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L Flat-6 | 17 | | 1-2 | |
| | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 19 | | 1, 3 | |
| | 1-2 | |||||
| | 3 | |||||
| 63 | | 3 | ||||
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| | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 27 | | 1-3 | |
| | 1, 3 | |||||
| TBA | TBC | |||||
| | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 54 | | 1-2 | |
| | Ford Mustang GT3 Evo | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | 64 | | 1, 3 | |
| | 1 | |||||
| | 3 | |||||
| 74 | | 1, 3 | ||||
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| | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 66 | | 2 | |
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| | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 67 | | 1-3 | |
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| | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 71 | | 1 | |
| | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 77 | | 1-3 | |
| | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 79 | | 2-3 | |
| | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 81 | | 1 | |
| | 1, 3 | |||||
| | 3 | |||||
| | 96 | | 1 | |||
| | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 86 | | 3 | |
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| | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 90 | | TBC | |
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| GT2 | ||||||
| | Mercedes-AMG GT2 | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 15 | | 1, 3 | |
| | 1 | |||||
| | 3 | |||||
| GTX | ||||||
| | BMW Z4 GT3 | BMW P65B44 4.0 L V8 | 888 | | 1 | |
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| Cup 1 | ||||||
| | Ferrari 296 Challenge | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 13 | | 1-2 | |
| | 1 | |||||
| | 83 | | 3 | |||
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| | 85 | | 1, 3 | |||
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| 101 | | 3 | ||||
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| 105 | | 3 | ||||
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| 204 | | 2-3 | ||||
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| 680 | | 1 | ||||
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| | 89 | | 3 | |||
| | 150 | | 3 | |||
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| | 155 | | 1 | |||
| | 2 | |||||
| Cup 2 | ||||||
| | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 4 | | 1 | |
| | 7 | | 1-3 | |||
| | 3 | |||||
| | 43 | | 1, 3 | |||
| | 3 | |||||
| 47 | | 1, 3 | ||||
| 78 | | 1, 3 | ||||
| | 88 | | 1, 3 | |||
| | 1-3 | |||||
| | 112 | | 3 | |||
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| | 911 | | 1 | |||
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| | TBA | | TBC | |||
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| Cup 3 | ||||||
| | McLaren Artura Trophy Evo | McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 128 | | 3 | |
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| Cup 4 | ||||||
| | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 32 | | 2-3 | |
| 333 | | 1, 3 | ||||
| | 1-3 | |||||
| | 321 | | 3 | |||
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| | 12 | | TBC | |||
| Cup 5 | ||||||
| Cup X | ||||||
| | Porsche 991.1 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 147 | | 3 | |
Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | GT2 Winners | GT3 Winners | GTX Winners | Cup 1 Winners | Cup 2 Winners | Cup 3 Winners | Cup 4 Winners | Cup 5 Winners | Cup X Winners | Invitational Winners | |
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| 1 | R1 | | | | | | | | No Entries | | No Entries | No Entries | No Entries |
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In a two-driver entry, only one driver will compete in each of the two sprint races – regardless of which driver competes, both receive the associated points. GTX entries are ineligible for points. [12]
Overall classification will be based on the points scored in class.
| Position in class | Number of starters per class | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7+ | |
| 1st | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| 2nd | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | |
| 3rd | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 4th | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 5th | 10 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| 6th | 10 | 10 | |||||
| 7th+ | 8 | ||||||
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The non-championship round at Portimão was a six-hour, multi-class endurance race featuring entries from both the GT and GT4 Winter Series championships.
| Class | |
|---|---|
| GT2 | For FIA and SRO-homologated Group GT2 cars. |
| GT3 GT3 Pro | For FIA Group GT3 cars. For GT3 cars with at least one Gold driver. |
| GT4 | For FIA and SRO-homologated Group GT4 cars. |
| Cup 1 | For Ferrari 296 Challenge cars. |
| Cup 2 | For Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars. |
| Cup 3 | For Porsche 991 GT3 Cup cars. |
| Cup 4 | For Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo cars. |
| Cup 5 | For Porsche Cayman GT4 CS cars. |
| Cup X | For every car not mentioned in other classes that fits in the performance window. |
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 | ||||||
| | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 007 | | ||
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| | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) | Porsche M97/80 4.0 L Flat-6 | 17 | | ||
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| | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 28 | | ||
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| | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 44 | | ||
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| | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 71 | | ||
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| | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | 86 | | ||
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| | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 90 | | ||
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| | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 108 | | ||
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| GT2 | ||||||
| | Mercedes-AMG GT2 | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 11 | | ||
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| Cup 2 | ||||||
| | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 19 | | ||
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| | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 27 | | ||
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| 911 | | |||||
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| | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 77 | | ||
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| Cup 3 | ||||||
| | McLaren Artura Trophy Evo | McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 33 | | ||
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| GT4 | ||||||
| | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 | 15 | | ||
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| | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 | 31 | | ||
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| | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 | 70 | | ||
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| | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 | 111 | | ||
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Testing for the 6 Hours of Portimão consisted of four paid practice sessions and three private practice sessions.
| Session | Day | Fastest Lap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Team | Car | Time | |||
| Paid practice 1 | Thursday | 86 | | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 2:01.367 | |
| Paid practice 2 | 28 | | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:44.670 | ||
| Paid practice 3 | 44 | | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:43.547 | ||
| Paid practice 4 | 86 | | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 1:43.231 | ||
| Private practice 1 | Friday | 28 | | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:59.306 | |
| Private practice 2 | 108 | | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:00.268 | ||
| Private practice 3 | 108 | | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 2:00.326 | ||
Practice for the 6 Hours of Portimão consisted of one free practice session on Saturday morning.
| Session | Day | Fastest Lap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Team | Car | Time | |||
| Free Practice | Saturday | 44 | | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 2:05.362 | |
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 | 44 | | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 1:59.812 |
| 2 | GT3 | 28 | | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | +0.912 |
| 3 | GT3 | 108 | | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | +2.035 |
| 4 | GT3 | 007 | | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | +2.054 |
| 5 | GT3 | 86 | | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | +3.102 |
| 6 | CUP2 | 911 | | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +3.121 |
| 7 | GT3 | 90 | | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | +3.519 |
| 8 | GT3 | 17 | | Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) | +4.185 |
| 9 | CUP3 | 33 | | McLaren Artura Trophy | +4.320 |
| 10 | GT3 | 71 | | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | +5.113 |
| 11 | GT2 | 11 | | Mercedes-AMG GT2 | +5.912 |
| 12 | CUP2 | 27 | | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +6.522 |
| 13 | GT4 | 111 | | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | +6.933 |
| 14 | GT4 | 31 | | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | +9.167 |
| 15 | GT4 | 15 | | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | +10.444 |
| 16 | CUP2 | 77 | | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +10.741 |
| 17 | CUP2 | 19 | | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +10.850 |
| 18 | GT4 | 70 | | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | +12.961 |
Class winners indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT3 | 44 | | | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 170 | 6:01:03.216‡ |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | GT3 | 108 | | | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 169 | +1 Lap |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | GT3 | 28 | | | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 168 | +2 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GT3 | 007 | | | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | 167 | +3 Laps |
| Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GT3 | 86 | | | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 167 | +3 Laps |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 6 | GT3 | 90 | | | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | 166 | +4 Laps |
| Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 7 | CUP2 | 911 | | | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 166 | +4 Laps‡ |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | GT3 | 17 | | | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 164 | +6 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | CUP3 | 33 | | | McLaren Artura Trophy | 164 | +6 Laps‡ |
| McLaren M630 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 10 | CUP2 | 27 | | | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 163 | +7 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT3 | 71 | | | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 163 | +7 Laps |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 12 | GT2 | 11 | | | Mercedes-AMG GT2 | 161 | +9 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GT4 | 111 | | | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 160 | +10 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 14 | GT4 | 31 | | | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | 159 | +11 Laps |
| Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | CUP2 | 77 | | | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 157 | +13 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GT4 | 15 | | | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 156 | +14 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 17 | CUP2 | 19 | | | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 154 | +16 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT4 | 70 | | | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | 91 | +79 Laps |
| Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||