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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 18 October at the Algarve International Circuit.

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

Round	Race	Circuit	Date	Map
1	6 Hours of Paul Ricard	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	11–12 April	Le Castellet Monza Spa Nürburgring Portimão
2	3 Hours of Monza	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	30 May–31 May
3	CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	25–28 June
4	3 Hours of Nürburgring	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	29–30 August
5	3 Hours of Portimão	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal	17–18 October
Source:[1]

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Boutsen VDS[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 2 Dorian Boccolacci[4] P 1 Alessio Picariello[4] Morris Schuring[4] 10 Alessandro Ghiretti[5] G 1 Robin Knutsson[6] Gilles Magnus[6] Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing[7][8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 3 Jules Gounon[7] P 1 Daniel Juncadella[7] Chris Lulham[7] 2 Seas Motorsport[8] 222 Reece Barr[8] B 1 Charles Dawson[8] Kiern Jewiss[8] Optimum Motorsport[9] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 4 Harry George[9] G 1 Adam Smalley[9] Freddie Tomlinson[9] 5 Guilherme Oliveira[9] S 1 Mikey Porter[9] Dante Rappange[9] GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 6 Anthony Bartone[8] S 1 César Gazeau[8] Aurélien Panis[8] GetSpeed Team Dubai[8][10] 12 Mikaël Grenier[8] B 1 Tom Kalender[11] Gabriel Rindone[8] Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed[8] 17 Maximilian Götz[8] P 1 Maxime Martin[8] Fabian Schiller[8] GetSpeed Team Noble Racing[8] 67 Philip Ellis[8] B 1 Jason Hart[8] Scott Noble[8] Comtoyou Racing[12] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 7 Mattia Drudi[12] P 1 Marco Sørensen[12] Nicki Thiim[12] 11 Kyle Marcelli[12] B 1 AJ Muss[12] Marcelo Tomasoni[12] 18 Mari Boya[13] P 1 Roberto Merhi[13] Lance Stroll[13] 21 Sébastien Baud[12] S 1 Kobe Pauwels[12] Oliver Söderström[12] Pure Rxcing[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 9 Max Hofer[14] S 1 Alex Malykhin[14][a] Alexey Nesov[14][b] Team RJN[14] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 23 Ben Dörr[14] S 1 Horatio Fitz-Simon[14] Max Lynn[14] Steller Motorsport[15] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 24 Antoine Doquin[16] G 1 Lorenzo Fluxá[16] Dennis Lind[15] Saintéloc Racing[17][11] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 25 Étienne Cheli[18] S 1 Ivan Klymenko[10] Ezequiel Pérez Companc[10] Didier André[11] TBC Grégory Guilvert[11] Team WRT[19] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 30 Amaury Cordeel[19] S 1 Matisse Lismont[19] Ignacio Montenegro[19] 32 Jordan Pepper[20] P 1 Kelvin van der Linde[20] Charles Weerts[20] 46 Dan Harper[21] P 1 Max Hesse[21] Valentino Rossi[22] Walkenhorst Motorsport[23] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 34 Henrique Chaves[23] P 1 Jamie Day[23] Christian Krognes[23] 35 Ethan Ischer[23] S 1 Gaspard Simon[10] Mateo Villagómez[23] Oman Racing by Century Motorsport[24] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 42 Ahmad Al Harthy[24] B 1 Javier Sagrera[24] Calan Williams[24] Greystone GT[25] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 44 Jayden Kelly[25] S 1 Tommy Pintos[25] Josh Rattican[25] Zac Meakin[25] TBC Rinaldi Racing[14] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 45 Rafael Durán[14] S 1 Dylan Medler[14] David Perel[14] Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 48 Lucas Auer[8] P 1 Maro Engel[8] Luca Stolz[8] Winward Racing[8] 87 Marvin Dienst[8] B 1 Gabriele Piana[8] Rinat Salikhov[8][b] AF Corse[14] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 50 Sean Gelael[14] P 1 Arthur Leclerc[14] Lilou Wadoux[14] 51 Tommaso Mosca[14] P 1 Nicklas Nielsen[14] Alessio Rovera[14] 52 Jef Machiels[14] S 1 Gilles Stadsbader[14] Matías Zagazeta[14] Selected Car Racing[26][14] 71 Simon Birch[26] G 1 Malte Ebdrup[26] Frederik Schandorff[26] Dinamic GT[27] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 54 Tanart Sathienthirakul[27] S 1 Francesco Simonazzi[27] Angus Whiteside[27] Écurie Écosse Blackthorn[28] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 56 Jonny Adam[28] B 1 Giacomo Petrobelli[28] Tom Wood[10] Lorcan Hanafin[28] TBC Garage 59[29] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 58 Tom Fleming[29] G 1 Benjamin Goethe[29] Louis Prette[29] 59 Marvin Kirchhöfer[29] P 1 Joseph Loake[29] Dean MacDonald[29] JMW Motorsport[14] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 60 Tim Heinemann[14] B 1 Chandler Hull[10] Rolf Ineichen[14] Hunter Abbott[14] TBC TGI Team by GRT[30][31] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 63 Mirko Bortolotti[31] P 1 Maximilian Paul[31] Franck Perera[31] HRT Ford Racing[32][33][N 1] Grupo Prom Racing Team[8][14][N 1] Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 64 Thomas Drouet[33] P 1 Arjun Maini[14] Fabio Scherer[34] 65 Eduardo Coseteng[14] S 1 Maxime Oosten[14] Finn Wiebelhaus[14] Max Reis[35] TBC Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 177 Colin Caresani[36] B 1 Alfredo Hernández[8] Stéphane Tribaudini[8] Ralf Aron[8] TBC Tresor Attempto Racing[37] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 66 Ariel Levi[14] S 1 Rocco Mazzola[14] Sebastian Øgaard[14] 88 Daniele Di Amato[14] B 1 Alberto Di Folco[38] Carrie Schreiner[39] 99 Alex Aka[40] G 1 Andrea Frassineti[40] Dylan Pereira[40] Kessel Racing[41] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 74 Dustin Blattner[41] B 1 Dennis Marschall[41] Lorenzo Patrese[41] 76 Alessandro Cutrera[14] B TBC Marco Frezza[14] David Fumanelli[14] 75 Express[8] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 75 Dominik Baumann[8] B TBC Hadrien David[8] Kenny Habul[8] Lionspeed GP[42] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 80 Bastian Buus[14] P 1 Ricardo Feller[43] Thomas Preining[43] 89 Alex Fontana[42] B 1 Patrick Kolb[42] Bashar Mardini[42] Eastalent Racing[44] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 84 Christopher Haase[44] P 1 Simon Reicher[44] Markus Winkelhock[44] Herberth Motorsport[14] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 91 Ralf Bohn[14] B 1 Huub van Eijndhoven[10] Robert Renauer[14] Alfred Renauer[14] TBC Ziggo Sport – Tempesta Racing[45] 93 Eddie Cheever III[45] B 1 Stefano Costantini[46] Chris Froggatt[45] Daniil Move[45][b] TBC Jonathan Hui[45] Rutronik Racing[47][30][48] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 96 Luca Engstler[49] P 1 Marco Mapelli[49] Patric Niederhauser[49] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 97 Antares Au[48] B 1 Loek Hartog[50] Riccardo Pera[48] Sven Müller[48] TBC ROWE Racing[51] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 98 Jake Dennis[52] P 1 Augusto Farfus[52] Raffaele Marciello[52] 998 Ugo de Wilde[52] G 1 Jens Klingmann[52] Tim Tramnitz[52] CSA Racing[53] McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 111 Simon Gachet[53] G 1 James Kell[53] Arthur Rougier[53] 555 Romain Andriolo[53] S 1 Lorens Lecertua[54] Baptiste Moulin[53] Razoon – more than racing[55][46] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 914 Dominik Olbert[46] B 1 Benjamin Paque[46] Gerhard Tweraser[46] Denny Berndt[14] S TBC Leo Pichler[14] Luca Rettenbacher[14] Paradine Competition[56][10] BMW M4 GT3 Evo 991 James Kellett[10] B 1 Darren Leung[56] Dries Vanthoor[10] 992 Robert de Haan[10] G 1 Christian Hahn[10] Ashley Sutton[10] Johor Motorsports Racing JMR[57] Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R TBA TBA TBC TBA TBA Source:

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

• Will Martin was scheduled to compete for GetSpeed, but was replaced prior to the start of the season.^[8][11]

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Overall Winners	Gold Winners	Silver Winners	Bronze Winners	Pro/Am Winners	Report
1	Paul Ricard	#48 Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter	#7 Comtoyou Racing	#58 Garage 59	#9 Pure Rxcing	No. 97 Rutronik Racing	No Entries	Report
		Lucas Auer Maro Engel Luca Stolz	Mattia Drudi Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim	Tom Fleming Benjamin Goethe Louis Prette	Max Hofer Alex Malykhin Alexey Nesov	Antares Au Loek Hartog Riccardo Pera
2	Monza							Report
3	Spa-Francorchamps							Report
4	Nürburgring						No Entries	Report
5	Portimão							Report

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car’s race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Monza, Nürburgring & Barcelona points

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

Paul Ricard points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole
Points	33	24	19	15	12	9	6	4	2	1	1

24 Hours of Spa points

Points are awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points after 6hrs/12hrs	12	9	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Points at the finish	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Additionally, points are awarded to the top 3 in Super Pole.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd
Points	3	2	1

Pos. Drivers Team LEC MNZ SPA NÜR ALG Points 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs 1 Mattia Drudi Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Comtoyou Racing 1F 33 2 Lucas Auer Maro Engel Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter 2P 25 3 Tom Fleming Benjamin Goethe Louis Prette Garage 59 3 19 4 Jordan Pepper Kelvin van der Linde Charles Weerts Team WRT 4 15 5 Marvin Kirchhöfer Joseph Loake Dean MacDonald Garage 59 5 12 6 Jake Dennis Augusto Farfus Raffaele Marciello ROWE Racing 6 9 7 Maximilian Götz Maxime Martin Fabian Schiller Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 7 6 8 Simon Gachet James Kell Arthur Rougier CSA Racing 8 4 9 Jules Gounon Daniel Juncadella Chris Lulham Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing 9 2 10 Ugo de Wilde Jens Klingmann Tim Tramnitz ROWE Racing 10 1 – Dorian Boccolacci Alessio Picariello Morris Schuring Boutsen VDS 11 – – Dan Harper Max Hesse Valentino Rossi Team WRT 12 – – Antares Au Loek Hartog Riccardo Pera Rutronik Racing 13 – – Tommaso Mosca Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera AF Corse 14 – – Christopher Haase Simon Reicher Markus Winkelhock Eastalent Racing 15 – – Simon Birch Malte Ebdrup Frederik Schandorff Selected Car Racing 16 – – Max Hofer Alex Malykhin Alexey Nesov Pure Rxcing 17 – – Amaury Cordeel Matisse Lismont Ignacio Montenegro Team WRT 18 – – Sean Gelael Arthur Leclerc Lilou Wadoux AF Corse 19 – – Sébastien Baud Kobe Pauwels Oliver Söderström Comtoyou Racing 20 – – Ariel Levi Rocco Mazzola Sebastian Øgaard Tresor Attempto Racing 21 – – Marvin Dienst Gabriele Piana Rinat Salikhov Winward Racing 22 – – James Kellett Darren Leung Dries Vanthoor Paradine Competition 23 – – Robert de Haan Christian Hahn Ashley Sutton Paradine Competition 24 – – Thomas Drouet Arjun Maini Fabio Scherer HRT Ford Racing 25 – – Eduardo Coseteng Maxime Oosten Finn Wiebelhaus HRT Ford Racing 26 – – Reece Barr Charles Dawson Kiern Jewiss 2 Seas Motorsport 27 – – Dustin Blattner Dennis Marschall Lorenzo Patrese Kessel Racing 28 – – Ahmad Al Harthy Javier Sagrera Calan Williams Oman Racing by Century Motorsport 29 – – Étienne Cheli Ivan Klymenko Ezequiel Pérez Companc Saintéloc Racing 30 – – Jef Machiels Gilles Stadsbader Matías Zagazeta AF Corse 31 – – Ben Dörr Horatio Fitz-Simon Max Lynn Team RJN 32 – – Anthony Bartone César Gazeau Aurélien Panis GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros 33 – – Ethan Ischer Gaspard Simon Mateo Villagómez Walkenhorst Motorsport 34 – – Ralf Bohn Huub van Ejindhoven Robert Renauer Herberth Motorsport 35 – – Mikaël Grenier Tom Kalender Gabriel Rindone GetSpeed Team Dubai 36 – – Tanart Sathienthirakul Francesco Simonazzi Angus Whiteside Dinamic GT 37 – – Antoine Doquin Lorenzo Fluxá Dennis Lind Steller Motorsport 38 – – Mirko Bortolotti Maximilian Paul Franck Perera TGI Team by GRT 39 – – Dominik Olbert Benjamin Paque Gerhard Tweraser Razoon – more than racing 40 – – Jonny Adam Giacomo Petrobelli Tom Wood Écurie Écosse Blackthorn 41 – – Rafael Durán Dylan Medler David Perel Rinaldi Racing 42 – – Daniele Di Amato Alberto Di Folco Carrie Schreiner Tresor Attempto Racing 43 – – Kyle Marcelli AJ Muss Marcelo Tomasoni Comtoyou Racing 44 – – Harry George Adam Smalley Freddie Tomlinson Optimum Motorsport 45 – – Philip Ellis Jason Hart Scott Noble GetSpeed Team Noble Racing 46 – – Colin Caresani Alfredo Hernández Stéphane Tribaudini Grupo Prom Racing Team 47 – – Mari Boya Roberto Merhi Lance Stroll Comtoyou Racing 48† – – Eddie Cheever III Stefano Costantini Chris Froggatt Ziggo Sport – Tempesta Racing 49† – – Guilherme Oliveira Mikey Porter Dante Rappange Optimum Motorsport Ret – – Tim Heinemann Chandler Hull Rolf Ineichen JMW Motorsport Ret – – Alex Aka Andrea Frassineti Dylan Pereira Tresor Attempto Racing Ret – – Luca Engstler Marco Mapelli Patric Niederhauser Rutronik Racing Ret – – Bastian Buus Ricardo Feller Thomas Preining Lionspeed GP Ret – – Jayden Kelly Tommy Pintos Josh Rattican Greystone GT Ret – – Alex Fontana Patrick Kolb Bashar Mardini Lionspeed GP Ret – – Romain Andriolo Lorens Lecertua Baptise Moulin CSA Racing Ret – – Alessandro Ghiretti Robin Knutsson Gilles Magnus Boutsen VDS Ret – – Henrique Chaves Jamie Day Christian Krognes Walkenhorst Motorsport WD – Pos. Drivers Team LEC MNZ SPA NÜR ALG Points 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate P – Pole F – Fastest Lap 2, 3 – Top 3 Super Pole positions at the 24 Hours of Spa

Notes:

• † – Entry did not finish the race but was classified, as it completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Pos.	Drivers	Team	LEC	MNZ	SPA			NÜR	ALG	Points
					6hrs	12hrs	24hrs
1	Tom Fleming Benjamin Goethe Louis Prette	Garage 59	3PF							34
2	Simon Gachet James Kell Arthur Rougier	CSA Racing	8							24
3	Ugo de Wilde Jens Klingmann Tim Tramnitz	ROWE Racing	10							19
4	Simon Birch Malte Ebdrup Frederik Schandorff	Selected Car Racing	16							15
5	Robert de Haan Christian Hahn Ashley Sutton	Paradine Competition	24							12
6	Antoine Doquin Lorenzo Fluxá Dennis Lind	Steller Motorsport	38							9
7	Harry George Adam Smalley Freddie Tomlinson	Optimum Motorsport	45							6
–	Alex Aka Andrea Frassineti Dylan Pereira	Tresor Attempto Racing	Ret							–
–	Alessandro Ghiretti Robin Knutsson Gilles Magnus	Boutsen VDS	Ret							–
Pos.	Drivers	Team	LEC	MNZ	SPA			NÜR	ALG	Points
					6hrs	12hrs	24hrs

Pos.	Drivers	Team	LEC	MNZ	SPA			NÜR	ALG	Points
					6hrs	12hrs	24hrs
1	Max Hofer Alex Malykhin Alexey Nesov	Pure Rxcing	17							33
2	Amaury Cordeel Matisse Lismont Ignacio Montenegro	Team WRT	18							24
3	Sébastien Baud Kobe Pauwels Oliver Söderström	Comtoyou Racing	20PF							20
4	Ariel Levi Rocco Mazzola Sebastian Øgaard	Tresor Attempto Racing	21							15
5	Eduardo Coseteng Maxime Oosten Finn Wiebelhaus	HRT Ford Racing	26							12
6	Étienne Cheli Ivan Klymenko Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Saintéloc Racing	30							9
7	Jef Machiels Gilles Stadsbader Matías Zagazeta	AF Corse	31							6
8	Ben Dörr Horatio Fitz-Simon Max Lynn	Team RJN	32							4
9	Anthony Bartone César Gazeau Aurélien Panis	GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros	33							2
10	Ethan Ischer Gaspard Simon Mateo Villagómez	Walkenhorst Motorsport	34							1
–	Tanart Sathienthirakul Francesco Simonazzi Angus Whiteside	Dinamic GT	37							–
–	Rafael Durán Dylan Medler David Perel	Rinaldi Racing	42							–
–	Guilherme Oliveira Mikey Porter Dante Rappange	Optimum Motorsport	Ret							–
–	Jayden Kelly Tommy Pintos Josh Rattican	Greystone GT	Ret							–
–	Romain Andriolo Lorens Lecertua Baptise Moulin	CSA Racing	Ret							–
Pos.	Drivers	Team	LEC	MNZ	SPA			NÜR	ALG	Points
					6hrs	12hrs	24hrs

Pos.	Drivers	Team	LEC	MNZ	SPA			NÜR	ALG	Points
					6hrs	12hrs	24hrs
1	Antares Au Loek Hartog Riccardo Pera	Rutronik Racing	13F							33
2	Marvin Dienst Gabriele Piana Rinat Salikhov	Winward Racing	22							24
3	James Kellett Darren Leung Dries Vanthoor	Paradine Competition	23							19
4	Reece Barr Charles Dawson Kiern Jewiss	2 Seas Motorsport	27							15
5	Dustin Blattner Dennis Marschall Lorenzo Patrese	Kessel Racing	28							12
6	Ahmad Al Harthy Javier Sagrera Calan Williams	Oman Racing by Century Motorsport	29							9
7	Ralf Bohn Huub van Ejindhoven Robert Renauer	Herberth Motorsport	35P							7
8	Mikaël Grenier Tom Kalender Gabriel Rindone	GetSpeed Team Dubai	36							4
9	Dominik Olbert Benjamin Paque Gerhard Tweraser	Razoon – more than racing	40							2
10	Jonny Adam Giacomo Petrobelli Tom Wood	Écurie Écosse Blackthorn	41							1
–	Daniele Di Amato Alberto Di Folco Carrie Schreiner	Tresor Attempto Racing	43							–
–	Kyle Marcelli AJ Muss Marcelo Tomasoni	Comtoyou Racing	44							–
–	Philip Ellis Jason Hart Scott Noble	GetSpeed Team Noble Racing	46							–
–	Colin Caresani Alfredo Hernández Stéphane Tribaudini	Grupo Prom Racing Team	47							–
–	Eddie Cheever III Stefano Costantini Chris Froggatt	Ziggo Sport – Tempesta Racing	49†							–
–	Tim Heinemann Chandler Hull Rolf Ineichen	JMW Motorsport	Ret							–
–	Alex Fontana Patrick Kolb Bashar Mardini	Lionspeed GP	Ret							–
Pos.	Drivers	Team	LEC	MNZ	SPA			NÜR	ALG	Points
					6hrs	12hrs	24hrs

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