2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge

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

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]
Ferrari Arise Racing GT[4] Ferrari 296 GT3 TBA TBA 1
TBA
TBA
TBA TBA 1
TBA
TBA
Ford HRT Ford Racing[5] Ford Mustang GT3 TBA TBA 1
TBA
TBA
Mercedes AMG
Geyer Valmont Racing / Tigani Motorsport[6]
Supabarn Supermarkets / Tigani Motorsport[6]
Mercedes AMG Team Tigani Motorsport[6]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 44 Sergio Pires 1
Marcel Zalloua
TBA
TBA
47 James Koundouris 1
Theo Koundouris
TBA
TBA
TBA TBA P 1
TBA
TBA
RAM Motorsport / GWR Australia[7] 45 TBA 1
TBA
TBA
75 Express 75 TBA P 1
TBA
TBA
Grove Racing[8] 100 Kai Allen[8] P 1
Will Davison[8]
Brenton Grove[8]
Scott Taylor Motorsport[9] 222 Chaz Mostert[9] P 1
Thomas Randle[9]
Cameron Waters[9]
Heart of Racing by SPS TBA TBA P 1
TBA
TBA
Mercedes AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing[10] TBA TBA P 1
TBA
TBA
TBA TBA PA 1
TBA
TBA
TBA
Porsche High Class Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 86 Anders Fjordbach[11] B 1
Kerong Li[11]
Leo Ye Hongli[11]
Bo Yuan[11]
Absolute Racing[12] TBA Bastian Buus[12] P 1
Matt Campbell[12]
Alessio Picariello[12]
EBM[13] TBA Klaus Bachler[13] P 1
Ricardo Feller[13]
Laurin Heinrich[13]
Herberth Motorsport TBA TBA B 1
TBA
TBA
Tsunami RT[14] TBA TBA B 1
TBA
TBA
Source:
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
G Gold Cup
S Silver Cup
B Bronze Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
Independent Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (27 June 2025). "2026 IGTC Calendar Confirmed". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ^ "SRO reveals unchanged 2026 IGTC calendar". Intercontinental GT Challenge. SRO Motorsports Group. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Euwema, Davey (19 November 2025). "Pepper to Make BMW Debut in WRT Bathurst Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  4. ^ O’Connell, R. J. (12 November 2025). "Arise Racing Confirms Bathurst 12H Return". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  5. ^ "HRT Expands Mustang GT3 Program; Enters IGTC". V8 Sleuth. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Tigani expands to three, confirms Pro entry for 2026 | Bathurst 12 Hour". bathurst12hour.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ "GWR/RAM Confirm Bathurst 12H Return After Three Years Away". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "Grove racing shoots for historic Bathurst enduro double". bathurst12hour.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d van Leeuwen, Andrew (29 September 2025). "Mostert replaces Lowndes in Bathurst enduro line-up". Speedcafe. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  10. ^ Klein, Jamie (20 November 2025). "Craft-Bamboo Announces Two-Car Bathurst Assault". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d Plümer, Jonas (17 November 2025). "High Class Racing bestreitet Intercontinental GT Challenge". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d "Absolute Racing fields Campbell, Buus and Picariello for 23rd running of Bathurst 12 Hour". Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d "Earl Bamber Motorsport confirms Bachler, Heinrich and Feller for 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour". Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Porsche Squad Tsunami RT to Make Bathurst 12H Debut". Sportscar365. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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