2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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.

Calendar

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
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]

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Boutsen VDS[3] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 9 Alessio Picariello[3] P TBC
TBA
TBA
10 Robin Knutsson[4] G TBC
Gilles Magnus[4]
TBA
Rutronik Racing[5] Lamborghini Temerario GT3 96 TBA P TBC
TBA
TBA
97 TBA TBC
TBA
TBA
RaceGroup[6] Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo TBA Simon Birch[6] G TBC
Malte Ebdrup[6]
Frederik Schandorff[6]
Haupt Racing Team[7] Ford Mustang GT3 Evo TBA TBA TBC
TBA
TBA
Source:
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup

Race results

Round Circuit Pole Position Overall Winners Gold Winners Silver Winners Bronze Winners Pro/Am Winners Report
1 Paul Ricard
2 Monza
3 Spa-Francorchamps Report
4 Nürburgring
5 Portimão

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Boutsen VDS passe en Porsche en 2026". Endurance-Info (in French). 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Magnus et Knutsson, premiers pilotes Porsche de Boutsen VDS". Endurance-Info (in French). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b c d Euwema, Davey (26 November 2025). "RaceGroup to Make Series Debut With Ferrari Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  7. ^ "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.