2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge

2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge

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The 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge will be the eleventh season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The season will begin with the Bathurst 12 Hour on 15 February with the finale at Indianapolis 8 Hour on 10 October.

Calendar

Bathurst

Nürburgring

Spa

Suzuka

Indianapolis

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Map of circuit locations

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

  Also part of the GT World Challenge Europe

  Also part of the GT World Challenge America

Round	Race	Circuit	Date	Report
1	Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour	Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia	13–15 February	Report
2	ADAC Ravenol Nürburgring 24 Hours	Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg, Germany	14–17 May	Report
3	CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	25–28 June	Report
4	Suzuka 1000 km	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan	11–13 September	Report
5	Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	8–10 October	Report
Source: [2]

Entries

Manufacturer Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds BMW Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Evo 32 Jordan Pepper [3] P 1 Kelvin van der Linde [3] Charles Weerts [3] 46 Augusto Farfus [3] P 1 Raffaele Marciello [3] Valentino Rossi [3] Team KRC 89 Max Hesse [3] B 1 Maxime Oosten [3] Ruan Cunfan [3] Chevrolet [4] Johor Motorsports Racing JMR Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 2 Earl Bamber [5] P 1 Nicky Catsburg [5] Alexander Sims [5] 99 Ben Green [5] PA 1 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim [5] Prince Jefri Ibrahim [5] Jordan Love [5] Ferrari Arise Racing GT [6] Ziggo Sport Tempesta by ARGT [7] Ferrari 296 GT3 26 Jaxon Evans [8] P 1 Davide Rigon [8] Daniel Serra [8] 193 Chris Froggatt [7] B 1 Jonathan Hui [7] Lorenzo Patrese [7] Ryan Wood [7] Ford [4] HRT Ford Racing [9] [10] [11] Ford Mustang GT3 63 TBA TBC TBA TBA TBA 64 Broc Feeney [12] P 1 Christopher Mies [12] Dennis Olsen [12] 65 TBA TBC TBA TBA TBA Mercedes AMG Mercedes AMG Team Tigani Motorsport [13] Geyer Valmont Racing / Tigani Motorsport [13] Supabarn Supermarkets / Tigani Motorsport [13] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 6 Philip Ellis [14] P 1 Jayden Ojeda [14] Fabian Schiller [14] 44 Scott Andrews [14] PA 1 Brendon Leitch [14] Sergio Pires [14] Marcel Zalloua [14] 47 Zach Bates [14] B 1 James Koundouris [14] Theo Koundouris [14] David Russell [14] Heart of Racing by SPS 27 Eduardo Barrichello [15] B 1 Roman De Angelis [15] Ian James [14] RAM Motorsport / GWR Australia [16] 45 Brett Hobson [14] S 1 Dylan O'Keeffe [14] Garth Walden [14] 75 Express 75 Jules Gounon [14] P 1 Kenny Habul [14] Luca Stolz [14] Mercedes AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing [17] 77 Ralf Aron [14] P 1 Lucas Auer [14] Maximilian Gotz [14] Mercedes AMG Team Ravenol [18] 80 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Grove Racing [19] 100 Kai Allen [19] P 1 Will Davison [19] Brenton Grove [19] Toyo Tires with Ring Racing [20] 170 Yuichi Nakayama [20] TBA TBA TBA TBA Scott Taylor Motorsport [21] 222 Chaz Mostert [21] P 1 Thomas Randle [21] Cameron Waters [21] Mercedes AMG Team GMR 888 Maro Engel [14] P 1 Mikaël Grenier [14] Maxime Martin [14] Porsche Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 21 Ralf Bohn B 1 Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer EBM [22] 61 Klaus Bachler [22] P 1 Ricardo Feller [22] Laurin Heinrich [22] Tsunami RT [23] 79 Fabio Babini [24] B 1 Alex Fontana [24] Johannes Zelger [24] High Class Racing 86 Dorian Boccolacci [25] B 1 Anders Fjordbach [25] Kerong Li [25] Absolute Racing [26] 911 Bastian Buus [26] P 1 Matt Campbell [26] Alessio Picariello [26] Losch Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 48 Patrick Assenheimer TBA Tobias Müller Dylan Pereira Source: [27]

Icon Class P Pro Cup G Gold Cup S Silver Cup B Bronze Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup Independent Cup

Race results

Round	Races	Pole position	Race winners
1	Bathurst 12 Hour
2	Nürburgring 24 Hours
3	Spa 24 Hours
4	Suzuka 1000 km
5	Indianapolis 8 Hour

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. A manufacturer only received points for its two highest placed cars in each round.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championships

Overall championship

The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.

Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT NÜR SPA SUZ IND Points Jordan Pepper Kelvin van der Linde Charles Weerts BMW Augusto Farfus Raffaele Marciello Valentino Rossi BMW Max Hesse Maxime Oosten Ruan Cunfan BMW Earl Bamber Nicky Catsburg Alexander Sims Chevrolet Ben Green Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Prince Jefri Ibrahim Jordan Love Chevrolet Jaxon Evans Davide Rigon Daniel Serra Ferrari Chris Froggatt Jonathan Hui Lorenzo Patrese Ryan Wood Ferrari Broc Feeney Christopher Mies Dennis Olsen Ford Philip Ellis Jayden Ojeda Fabian Schiller Mercedes AMG Scott Andrews Brendon Leitch Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua Mercedes AMG Zach Bates James Koundouris Theo Koundouris David Russell Mercedes AMG Eduardo Barrichello Roman De Angelis Ian James Mercedes AMG Brett Hobson Dylan O'Keeffe Garth Walden Mercedes AMG Jules Gounon Kenny Habul Luca Stolz Mercedes AMG Ralf Aron Lucas Auer Maximilian Gotz Mercedes AMG Kai Allen Will Davison Brenton Grove Mercedes AMG Chaz Mostert Thomas Randle Cameron Waters Mercedes AMG Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Maxime Martin Mercedes AMG Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer Porsche Klaus Bachler Ricardo Feller Laurin Heinrich Porsche Fabio Babini Alex Fontana Johannes Zelger Porsche Dorian Boccolacci Anders Fjordbach Kerong Li Porsche Bastian Buus Matt Campbell Alessio Picariello Porsche Pos. Driver Manufacturer BAT NÜR SPA SUZ IND Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Intercontinental GT Challenge Independent Cup

Pos.	Driver	Manufacturer	BAT	NÜR	SPA	SUZ	IND	Points
	Prince Jefri Ibrahim	Chevrolet
	Jonathan Hui	Ferrari
	Kenny Habul	Mercedes-AMG
	Ralf Bohn	Porsche
	Johannes Zelger	Porsche
Pos.	Driver	Manufacturer	BAT	NÜR	SPA	SUZ	IND	Points

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	BAT	NÜR	SPA	SUZ	IND	Points
	BMW
	Chevrolet
	Ferrari
	Ford
	Mercedes-AMG
	Porsche

See also

• 2026 British GT Championship
• 2026 GT World Challenge America
• 2026 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2026 GT World Challenge Australia
• 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

References

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17. Klein, Jamie (20 November 2025). "Craft-Bamboo Announces Two-Car Bathurst Assault". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
18. "Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL charges into the Green Hell". Ravenol. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
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20. Klein, Jamie (13 January 2026). "Toyo Tires Announces Top-Class N24 Assault". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
21. van Leeuwen, Andrew (29 September 2025). "Mostert replaces Lowndes in Bathurst enduro line-up". Speedcafe . Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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External links

• Official website