2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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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).

Contents

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]

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

Entry list

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

Race results

RoundCircuitPole PositionOverall WinnersGold WinnersSilver WinnersBronze WinnersReport
1R1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch
R2
2R1 Flag of Italy.svg Misano
R2
3R1 Flag of France.svg Magny-Cours
R2
4R1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Zandvoort
R2
5R1 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
R2

See also

Notes

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. 1 2 3 Thukral, Rachit (24 December 2025). "Max Verstappen's team switches to Mercedes for 2026 GT campaign". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  5. "Boutsen VDS passe en Porsche en 2026". Endurance-Info (in French). 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Magnus et Knutsson, premiers pilotes Porsche de Boutsen VDS". Endurance-Info (in French). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  7. "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.
  8. 1 2 "Tresor Competition poursuit avec Audi en 2026". Endurance-Info (in French). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  9. "Un programme 2026 ambitieux pour razoon - more than racing". Endurance-Info (in French). 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.