Endurance racing took centre stage this past weekend, headlined by the dramatic Nürburgring 24 Hours. But while all eyes were on the Nordschleife, Watkins Glen delivered fuel-strategy thrillers and Monza saw a stunning comeback victory in Italian GT. With so much action unfolding at once, catch up on all the highlights, key moments, and winners from another spectacular weekend in GT and sports car racing.

Nürburgring 24 Hours: Rowe BMW wins after Manthey penalty

Manthey EMA controlled much of the race with the #911 Porsche of Kévin Estre, Thomas Preining, Ayhancan Güven and Patrick Pilet. Fast and consistent, the team looked on course for victory — until a late-race collision between Estre and a GT4 car changed everything.

The incident resulted in a 100-second time penalty, dropping Manthey to second and handing the win to Rowe Racing’s #98 BMW. Jesse Krohn, Augusto Farfus, Raffaele Marciello and Kelvin van der Linde had steadily closed the gap overnight, and were in position to strike. It marks Rowe’s second Nürburgring 24 Hours win after 2020.

Find out more about what went down during the Nürburgring 24 Hours.

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen: Acura wins fuel gamble, heartbreak for Lexus in GTD

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Acura Meyer Shank Racing stole a last-lap win at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen after a fuel gamble by Cadillac came up short. The #31 Whelen Cadillac led into the final minutes, but Earl Bamber had to dive into the pits for a splash, handing victory to Tom Blomqvist and Colin Braun in the #60 Acura ARX-06.

Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing finished second and third with the #40 and #10 entries, while Porsche’s title hopes took a hit as Nick Tandy suffered a heavy crash aboard the #7 Porsche 963. Blomqvist revealed the team had committed to the fuel strategy from the outset, calling it “a masterful job by our strategists.”

GTD

A crushing defeat for Vasser Sullivan’s #12 Lexus RC F GT3 turned into glory for the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin. Casper Stevenson, Tom Gamble and Zacharie Robichon inherited the win after Hawksworth slowed from the lead with half a lap to go, out of fuel.

It marked Gamble and Stevenson’s first IMSA wins. Inception Racing’s #70 Ferrari and Korthoff’s #32 Mercedes completed a surprise GTD podium, while points leaders Winward Racing hit trouble early.

British GT – Spa-Francorchamps: Güven shines in the wet, Rast leads BMW’s dry domination

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Jonny Adam claimed a record 20th British GT win with a dominant drive alongside Giacomo Petrobelli in the #7 Blackthorn Aston Martin. Starting from pole, the pair controlled the race from start to finish, converting speed and strategy into a 25-second win, bringing Blackthorn within two points of the GT3 championship lead.

Morgan Tillbrook and Marvin Kirchhöfer brought the #77 Optimum McLaren home second after a strong charge in the final hour, while Rob Collard and Hugo Cook completed the podium in the #1 Barwell Lamborghini.

GT4

In GT4, Charlie Robertson and Ravi Ramyead overcame two track limits penalties to win in the #71 Century BMW M4 GT4 Evo. A spin cost early leaders Team Parker Racing the win, but Seb Morris and Ed McDermott recovered to second ahead of the sister #30 Mercedes.

Read the full race report from Spa-Francorchamps.

Italian GT Endurance – Monza: VSR Lamborghini wins from a lap down

Michele Beretta, Andrea Frassineti and Rodrigo Testa delivered a stunning comeback victory for VSR in the 3 Hours of Monza. The #63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 led early but dropped a lap due to a mistimed pit stop under Full Course Yellow. A determined charge, helped by two more neutralisations, brought the car back on terms.

With just over 15 laps to go, Rodrigo Testa hunted down and passed the #62 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 of Leonardo Colavita, Ibrahim Badawi and David Vidales, a Pro-Am entry that had recovered from 15th at the start to take a brilliant second overall and class victory. Lorenzo Ferrari, Mahaveer Raghunathan and Riccardo Ponzio completed the outright podium in third for AF Corse.

Stefano Comandini, Leonardo Caglioni and Francesco Guerra lost a shot at the podium after a drive-through penalty in their Ceccato BMW, finishing fourth, while Star Performance’s Milos Pavlovic, Florian Spengler and Aniwat Lommahadthai took victory in GT3 Am in fifth place overall. GT Cup wins went to Best Lap, Easy Race, DL Racing, and Reparto Corse Ram.

Michelin Pilot Challenge – Watkins Glen: RS1 doubles up, MMG ends BHA streak

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Jan Heylen and Luca Mars continued their dominant season with a second win in five races, taking the #28 RS1 Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS to victory after Heylen passed Jeff Westphal for the lead and held off Chad McCumbee late in the race. A final full-course yellow neutralised the closing laps, helping RS1 preserve fuel and extend their GS championship lead to 340 points.

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Karl Wittmer and LP Montour ended Hyundai’s six-race winning streak in TCR, delivering Honda’s first win of the season in the #93 MMG Civic FL5. Montour led from pole, and Wittmer took advantage of pit missteps from rivals to regain the lead. The race ended under caution, with Wittmer ahead of the VGRT Hyundai of Tyler Gonzalez and Eric Powell, and the #98 Bryan Herta Hyundai moving up to third after the disqualification of the second-placed Cupra.

Read the full story of the Michelin Pilot Challenge at Watkins Glen.

Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Watkins Glen: TR3 sweeps after WTR penalties and misfortune

TR3 Racing’s Elias de la Torre and Will Bamber delivered a perfect weekend at Watkins Glen, winning both races after capitalising on mistakes and misfortune for Wayne Taylor Racing.

Race 1

Wayne Taylor Racing looked set to dominate Friday’s race, with Danny Formal and Hampus Eriksson leading from the opening lap. But during a late full-course yellow restart, a pit stop time infraction caught out the #1 and five other cars. Eriksson served the penalty on the final lap, dropping the car out of contention.

That handed the win to TR3’s #29 Huracán, giving de la Torre and Bamber their first victory of the season. Tyler Gonzalez and Harry Gottsacker claimed Pro-Am honours with a bold restart move, while Graham Doyle and Glenn McGee topped the Am class. Mark Brummond earned his first win in LB Cup.

Race 2

Saturday’s race saw TR3 Racing convert pole into a dominant lights-to-flag win. De la Torre held the lead from the start, while WTR’s #1 entry fell out of contention with a mechanical issue at the restart. Formal recovered to finish tenth, while the sister #47 car retired after catching fire.

Will Bamber extended TR3’s lead in the second stint, eventually winning by nearly eight seconds. In Pro-Am, Nicky Hays snatched the class win with a late move on Slade Stewart, who was later involved in a final-lap clash with an Am car. Doyle and McGee completed a clean sweep in Am, and Rocky Bolduc took his first LB Cup win.

Catch up on the full story.

Next up: The summer of endurance continues

The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, the world’s premier GT3 endurance race, returns this weekend to the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit. A massive grid of 75 cars is set to battle around the clock, facing intense competition, unpredictable weather, and relentless challenges from dusk till dawn in the Belgian Ardennes. GT REPORT will be on-site all weekend, bringing you live updates, detailed race reports, and exclusive insights from the heart of the action.