2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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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.

Contents

Calendar

The provisional calendar was released on 27 June 2025, featuring five rounds. [1] [2]

RoundRaceCircuitDateMap
16 Hours of Paul Ricard Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 11–12 April
23 Hours of Monza Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 30 May–31 May
3 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 25–28 June
43 Hours of Nürburgring Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 29–30 August
53 Hours of Portimão Flag of Portugal (official).svg Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal 17–18 October
Source: [1]

Entry list

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Verstappen.com Racing [3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 3 Flag of Andorra.svg Jules Gounon [3] PTBC
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella [3]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Lulham [3]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen VDS [4] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alessio Picariello [4] PTBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Knutsson [5] GTBC
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus [5]
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Germany.svg Rutronik Racing [6] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 96Flag of None.svg TBAPTBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
97Flag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Italy.svg Tresor Attempto Racing [7] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 99 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Frassineti [7] TBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Denmark.svg RaceGroup [8] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo TBA Flag of Denmark.svg Simon Birch [8] GTBC
Flag of Denmark.svg Malte Ebdrup [8]
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Schandorff [8]
Flag of Germany.svg Haupt Racing Team [9] Ford Mustang GT3 Evo TBAFlag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of Austria.svg Razoon – more than racing [10] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) TBAFlag of None.svg TBATBC
Flag of None.svg TBA
Flag of None.svg TBA
Source:
IconClass
PPro Cup
GGold Cup
SSilver Cup
BBronze Cup
PAPro-Am Cup

Race results

RoundCircuitPole PositionOverall WinnersGold WinnersSilver WinnersBronze WinnersPro/Am WinnersReport
1 Flag of France.svg Paul Ricard
2 Flag of Italy.svg Monza
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Spa-Francorchamps Report
4 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring
5 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portimão

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. Kilbey, Stephen (25 October 2025). "SRO Confirms Sprint & Endurance Cup Rounds For GT World Challenge Europe". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Thukral, Rachit (24 December 2025). "Max Verstappen's team switches to Mercedes for 2026 GT campaign". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Boutsen VDS passe en Porsche en 2026". Endurance-Info (in French). 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Magnus et Knutsson, premiers pilotes Porsche de Boutsen VDS". Endurance-Info (in French). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  6. "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.
  7. 1 2 "Tresor Competition poursuit avec Audi en 2026". Endurance-Info (in French). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Euwema, Davey (26 November 2025). "RaceGroup to Make Series Debut With Ferrari Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  9. "HRT délaisse le GTWC Europe Sprint Cup en 2026, IGTC et Endurance Cup au menu". Endurance-Info (in French). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  10. "Un programme 2026 ambitieux pour razoon - more than racing". Endurance-Info (in French). 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.