2026 GT World Challenge Europe

2026 GT World Challenge Europe
Organizer	SRO Motorsports Group
Discipline	Sports car racing
Number of races	15
Champions
GT World Challenge Europe Drivers	0
GT World Challenge Europe Teams	0
GT World Challenge Europe seasons
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Kelvin van der Linde and Charles Weerts are the reigning drivers' champions, while Team WRT are the reigning consecutive teams' champions.

The 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS is a planned motor racing championship for GT3 cars, marking the 13th edition of the GT World Challenge Europe. Organised by the SRO Motorsports Group, it will form the European part of the broader GT World Challenge, which will also include GT World Challenge America, GT World Challenge Australia and GT World Challenge Asia.

The championship will split into the Endurance Cup and the Sprint Cup, each with its respective titles, alongside the overall GT World Challenge Europe championship. The season will take place over ten rounds at various European circuits. The annual season prologue, which acts as the championship's pre-season testing, is scheduled to take place between 7 and 8 April 2026, with testing for the 24 Hours of Spa occurring between 19 and 20 May 2026. Racing is planned to commence in April and conclude in October. ^{[1] [2]}

Calendar

All Sprint Cup rounds consist of two one-hour races, totalling 15 races throughout the season, alongside the single 3-hour, 6-hour, or 24-hour races in Endurance Cup rounds.

Round	Circuit	Date	Series	Map
1	Circuit Paul Ricard	11–12 April	Endurance	Paul Ricard Brands Hatch Monza Spa Misano Magny-Cours Nürburgring Zandvoort Barcelona Portimão
2	Brands Hatch	2–3 May	Sprint
3	Monza Circuit	30–31 May	Endurance
4	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	25–28 June	Endurance
5	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	18–19 July	Sprint
6	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	1–2 August	Sprint
7	Nürburgring	29–30 August	Endurance
8	Circuit Zandvoort	19–20 September	Sprint
9	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	3–4 October	Sprint
10	Algarve International Circuit	17–18 October	Endurance
Source: [3]

Calendar changes

2026 is scheduled to feature a largely unchanged calendar. With the only significant alterations being the return of the Algarve International Circuit as the season finale, marking its first appearance since 2015, and Circuit Zandvoort being moved from May to September. ^[3]

Entries

Sprint Cup

Team Car Engine No. Class Drivers Boutsen VDS [4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 TBA P Alessio Picariello [4] TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Rutronik Racing [5] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L V8 TBA P TBA TBA

Icon Class P Pro (Overall) G Gold Cup S Silver Cup B Bronze Cup

Endurance Cup

Team Car Engine No. Class Drivers Boutsen VDS [4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 TBA P Alessio Picariello [4] TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA RaceGroup [6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 TBA TBA Simon Birch [6] Malte Ebdrup [6] Frederik Schandorff [6] Rutronik Racing [5] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L V8 TBA P TBA TBA TBA

Icon Class P Pro (Overall) G Gold Cup S Silver Cup B Bronze Cup

To be confirmed

Team Car Engine No. Class Drivers SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm [7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 TBA TBA TBA TBA Steller Motorsport [8] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 TBA TBA TBA TBA

Icon Class P Pro (Overall) G Gold Cup S Silver Cup B Bronze Cup

Driver and team changes

For the 2026 season, the former Porsche marque and overall winners of the previous season's Endurance Cup, Rutronik Racing, will make the switch to Lamborghini, aiming to field the new Lamborghini Temerario GT3 in the whole season Pro class with a line-up of factory drivers. ^[5] In their place, Boutsen VDS will make two full-season Porsche entries after splitting from Mercedes-AMG, one of which is confirmed to have Alessio Picariello at the helm. ^[4]

See also

• 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
• 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2026 GT World Challenge America
• 2026 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2026 GT World Challenge Australia
• 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge
• 2026 GT3 Revival Series

References

1. Euwema, Davey (27 June 2025). "Portimao to Make GTWC Europe Return After 11-Year Absence – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
2. Kilbey, Stephen (27 June 2025). "GT World Challenge Europe Calendar Features Portimāo Return". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
3. "GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS returns to Portimāo for 2026 season finale". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
4. "Boutsen VDS switches to Porsche for 2026, names Picariello as first driver signing". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
5. "Rutronik Racing partners with Lamborghini to field new Temerario GT3". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
6. "RaceGroup to Make Series Debut With Ferrari Effort – Sportscar365". 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
7. Goodwin, Graham (3 December 2025). "SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm Goes International!" . Retrieved 4 December 2025.
8. "Steller Motorsport get out testing in Spain". Bucks Herald. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

External links

• Official website