From Virginia to Spa-Francorchamps, and from the hills of the Sachsenring to the twists of Brands Hatch, the past weekend packed in drama on all fronts. Corvette and Winward strengthened their IMSA title bids at VIR, 2 Seas and Optimum split the spoils in British GT, Ayhancan Güven stole the headlines with a double in DTM, and VDS Panis Racing extended its ELMS lead in a chaotic four hours at Spa.
IMSA VIR – Championship Leaders Shine
GTD Pro
Alexander Sims and Antonio García finally broke through for their first win of the season in the #3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller entry. A perfectly timed final pit stop before a full course yellow vaulted Corvette into the lead, and Sims fended off Alberto Costa’s Ferrari charge in the closing laps. The result extends the pair’s championship lead and delivers Corvette’s first GTD Pro win of the year.
GTD
Philip Ellis produced a measured drive in the #57 Winward Mercedes-AMG to secure victory with Russell Ward, their third of 2025. Early chaos and a fiery retirement for Danny Formal’s WTR Lamborghini shaped the race, while post-race penalties reshuffled the podium. Kenton Koch and Onofrio Triarsi inherited second in the Triarsi Ferrari, with Casper Stevenson and Tom Gamble completing the top three for Heart of Racing’s Aston Martin.
British GT Brands Hatch – 2 Seas Take GT3, Optimum Clinch GT4 at Brands Hatch
GT3
Kiern Jewiss and Kevin Tse guided the #42 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 to victory after a penalty for early leader Giacomo Petrobelli and a puncture for Barwell’s Patrick Kujala shook up the order. Jewiss held firm through late safety car restarts to secure a crucial win that puts the team ahead in the title fight.
GT4
Harry George and Luca Hopkinson steered the #17 Optimum Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 to class honours, taking the lead at the start and surviving multiple safety cars. Their win, ahead of rivals Century Motorsport, sets up a tense Donington Park title decider.
DTM Sachsenring – Güven Dominates in Sachsenring Drama
Race 1
Ayhancan Güven snatched victory in a chaotic wet-dry opener at the Sachsenring after Thomas Preining and Jordan Pepper collided on the final lap. The Manthey EMA driver’s late-race opportunism brought him a third win of the season.
Race 2
On Sunday, Güven struck again with a composed drive in dry conditions, inheriting the lead when teammate Preining was penalised for clashing with race leader Jack Aitken. Ben Dörr’s first podium was erased by a post-race disqualification, elevating Jules Gounon and Ben Green. With Lucas Auer salvaging points in eighth, the Austrian regained the championship lead, but Güven’s Sachsenring double has put him firmly in contention just six points adrift.
European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Spa – VDS Panis Racing Extends Championship Lead with Second Straight Win
LMP2
Oliver Gray, Esteban Masson and Charles Milesi delivered back-to-back wins for the #48 VDS Panis Racing Oreca, surviving a safety car–filled race to take the flag just ahead of Inter Europol Competition. The decisive moment came in the final hour when Milesi pulled clear after the last restart, controlling the gap to the finish. With the result, the crew head to Silverstone as championship leaders.
LMP2 Pro/Am
Algarve Pro Racing’s #20 entry of Kriton Lentoudis, Olli Caldwell and Alex Quinn topped the class, finishing fifth overall after a clean run through the chaos and penalties that struck several rivals. Their consistency paid off as others faltered, with Quinn bringing the car home clear of United Autosports.
LMP3
Team Virage triumphed with Julien Gerbi, Rik Koen and Daniel Nogales in the #8 Ligier, pulling clear in the closing stages to secure victory by a lap over RLR M-Sport. A strong late stint from Koen consolidated their advantage after rivals served penalties and hit trouble.
LMGT3
Valentin Hasse-Clot, racing alongside Clement Mateu and Erwan Bastard, guided the #59 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin to a narrow win after a late splash-and-dash. The Aston Martin’s late pit call proved decisive, as Hasse-Clot rejoined just ahead of Fabian Schiller and held off the Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG by less than a second at the line, making Aston Martin the fourth different LMGT3 winner of the season.
Up next: GT World Challenge double-header takes the spotlight
The GT World Challenge takes centre stage this weekend with Asia heading to Okayama and Europe returning to the Nürburgring. In Asia, Bob Yuan and Leo Ye carry a slender seven-point lead over Jefri Ibrahim, with success penalties threatening to shake up the order and potentially opening the door for the chasing pack. Over in Germany, a strong home contingent led by Luca Engstler, Maro Engel and Maximilian Götz will be hunting Endurance Cup glory, while Marvin Kirchhöfer and Ben Goethe look to continue McLaren’s momentum in pursuit of the brand’s first Endurance win since 2016.
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