A spectacular weekend of GT racing unfolded with thrilling races in Europe and America, featuring dramatic victories, strategic masterclasses, and hard-fought battles across the board. Here’s your wrap-up from an action-packed few days.
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Zandvoort
Rutronik Racing and Team WRT emerged victorious at Zandvoort in a weekend filled with intense battles and strategic drama. Patric Niederhauser and Sven Müller claimed Saturday’s race, using a smart pit stop strategy to take the lead mid-race and securing victory ahead of Jordan Pepper and Luca Engstler (#63 GRT Lamborghini) and Maro Engel and Lucas Auer (#48 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG).
Read the full GT World Challenge Europe Race 1 report.
Sunday saw a dominant performance from Team WRT’s Charles Weerts and Kelvin van der Linde, whose lightning-fast pit stop propelled their #32 BMW to a comfortable victory. Ivan Klymenko and Lorens Lecertua (#26 Saintéloc Audi) secured second overall and Silver Cup honours, with Luca Engstler and Jordan Pepper completing the podium.
Read the full GT World Challenge Europe Race 2 report.
GT World Challenge America – Sebring International Raceway
Random Vandals Racing dominated the Sebring weekend, securing double wins in the Pro class with Kenton Koch and Connor De Phillippi (#99 BMW M4 GT3 EVO). Saturday’s Pro-Am honours went to DXDT Racing’s Matt Bell and his late-race move on Jeff Burton (Regulator Racing).
Read the full GT World Challenge American Race 1 report.
Sunday’s race saw another victory for Koch and De Phillippi, who held off Alex Sedgwick and Jan Heylen (RS1 Porsche) after a tense restart. Justin Rothberg and Robby Foley (Turner Motorsport BMW) took Pro-Am victory, narrowly holding off Philip Ellis and Jeff Burton’s charging Regulator Racing Mercedes-AMG. Scott Dollahite and Stefano Gattuso (Dollahite Racing Mustang) comfortably claimed both Am class wins.
Read the full GT World Challenge American Race 2 report.
International GT Open – Spa-Francorchamps (GT Open 500)
Motopark’s Levente Révész and Maximilian Götz captured the GT Open 500 at Spa in commanding fashion, benefiting from early issues for the Greystone GT McLaren. Behind them, Simon Reicher and Christopher Haase (Eastalent Racing Audi) edged Anthony Bartone and Fabian Schiller (GetSpeed Mercedes) in a fierce battle for second. Clear class victories went to Steve Jans and Aaron Walker (Pro-Am) and Miguel Ramos and Mark Sansom (Am).
Up Next: Nürburgring Qualifiers and Sprint Racing Triple-Header
After a thrilling race weekend, the spotlight moves to endurance with the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers, featuring two challenging 4-hour races on the iconic Nordschleife. Meanwhile, sprint racing continues as the Italian GT Championship visits Vallelunga for its first sprint weekend of the year, and a double-header as both ADAC GT Masters and DTM take on the Lausitzring.
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