Endurance, sprint, and Nordschleife drama all came together in a packed weekend of GT racing. From IDEC Sport’s stormy victory on ELMS’s Silverstone return and WRT’s commanding Suzuka 1000km win, to VSR Lamborghini’s Mugello triumph and Tresor Attempto Audi’s championship glory, the international stage was busy. Meanwhile in Austria, the DTM and ADAC GT Masters delivered fresh winners and tightened title fights, while at the Nürburgring Falken stretched its streak before HRT’s Mustang finally broke Porsche’s hold.
European Le Mans Series – Silverstone: IDEC Sport win wild race as CLX Motorsport clinch LMP3 crown
IDEC Sport triumphed in the four-hour race at Silverstone, with Jamie Chadwick, Mathys Jaubert and Daniel Juncadella steering the team to victory in LMP2. CLX Motorsport claimed LMP3 honours and sealed the 2025 class title, while Algarve Pro Racing took LMP2 Pro/Am and Richard Mille AF Corse won LMGT3. Red flags, rain and dramatic crashes made Silverstone’s ELMS return one to remember.
Intercontinental GT Challenge – Suzuka 1000KM: WRT BMW Dominates as Kelvin van der Linde Takes Championship Lead
Team WRT produced a commanding display at the Suzuka 1000km, with Kelvin van der Linde, Raffaele Marciello, and Charles Weerts guiding the #32 BMW M4 GT3 Evo to victory after leading 163 of 170 laps. In a race filled with controversy, crashes, and strategy swings, the Belgian squad stayed calm while rivals faltered, securing BMW’s third IGTC win of the season and propelling Van der Linde to the top of the championship standings.
Italian GT Endurance – Mugello: VSR Lamborghini wins Mugello finale as Tresor Attempto Audi seals Endurance title
The season finale at Mugello belonged to Vincenzo Sospiri Racing, with Michele Beretta, Andrea Frassineti and Rodrigo Testa storming through from sixth on the grid to give the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 its second win of the year. After climbing into the lead around mid-distance, the trio traded places with teammates Ignazio Zanon, Mattia Michelotto and Kevin Gilardoni before pulling clear in the final stint, securing a dominant 1–2 for VSR. Behind them, Leonardo Colavita, Ibrahim Badawi and David Vidales Ajenjo brought the AF Corse Ferrari home in third, enough to wrap up the GT3 Pro-Am title.
The race itself was far from straightforward: multiple Safety Cars and a lengthy red flag to repair a broken drain cover shuffled the order and put strategy under pressure. Amid the interruptions, Rocco Mazzola, Fabio Rauer and Riccardo Cazzaniga kept their Tresor Attempto Audi R8 LMS out of trouble to finish fifth and clinch the overall GT3 Endurance Championship, while Jason Ambrose, David McDonald and Francesco Castellacci sealed the GT3 Am crown after a steady run to seventh.
GT Cup produced its own drama, with Fabrizio Fontana and Stefano Gai taking 1st Division Pro-Am glory in their Ferrari, and Davide Locanto and Davide Segù lifting the Am title for DL Racing’s Lamborghini after a tense three-way fight. The 2nd Division went Porsche’s way, with Paolo Calcagno (joined at Mugello by Diego Stifter and Lodovico Laurini) securing Pro-Am, while Davide Di Benedetto, Giuseppe Nicolosi and Gianluca Carboni edged the Am championship by just a single point.
DTM – Red Bull Racing: Rast and Feller win as title fight goes down to the wire
Race 1
René Rast returned to winning form with a commanding drive in the #33 Schubert Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Evo, seizing the lead early and controlling the pace to secure victory and the championship lead. The late drama came on the final lap when Jack Aitken crashed out of second place, handing the runner-up spot to Marco Wittmann and promoting Thierry Vermeulen to third.
Race 2
Ricardo Feller delivered Land-Motorsport’s first-ever DTM victory with a flawless drive in the #29 Audi, passing Thierry Vermeulen’s Ferrari before pulling clear after the pit stops. Vermeulen held on for second, while Lucas Auer fought back to third, enough to reclaim the championship lead with one round to go. Behind them, René Rast’s title hopes took a hit after a costly penalty left him outside the points. With nine drivers still in mathematical contention, the Hockenheim finale promises a dramatic showdown.
ADAC GT Masters – Red Bull Racing: Hantke and Bulatov give Audi first win since 2022 as Owega and Wiebelhaus extend lead with Mustang triumph
Race 1
Scherer Sport PHX celebrated a breakthrough victory as Nico Hantke and Denis Bulatov guided their Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 to a commanding maiden win, giving Audi its first ADAC GT Masters success since 2022. The young pairing controlled the race from pole, building a decisive lead before Bulatov held firm in the closing stages. Behind them, Haupt Racing Team filled the remaining podium places, with Salman Owega and Finn Wiebelhaus in second and Max Reis and Niklas Kalus in third. In Pro-Am, victory went to Jonas Karklys and Emil Gjerdrum in the Liqui Moly Team Engstler Lamborghini, while championship leaders Owega and Wiebelhaus extended their advantage at the top of the standings.
Race 2
Owega and Wiebelhaus delivered a commanding win in the Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3, their second victory of the season extending their lead in the standings to 40 points. The duo overcame pit stop handicaps and pulled clear in the second stint to finish more than 20 seconds ahead. Sandro and Juliano Holzem guided their Schubert Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Evo to second after a late charge, with local heroes Leo Pichler and Simon Birch completing the podium in Razoon’s Porsche 911 GT3 R following a spirited comeback. Pro-Am honours went to guest starters Fabrizio Crestani and Ernst Kirchmayr in a Baron Motorsport Ferrari 296 GT3.
NLS double-header: Falken extends streak before late drama gives HRT Mustang maiden Nordschleife win
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Falken Motorsports continued its dominance with a 1–2 in the 65th ADAC ACAS Cup as Julien Andlauer/Joel Sturm led home teammates Tim Heinemann/Benny Leuchter, while Black Falcon’s Am-entered Porsche completed the podium. Max Verstappen clocked further licence mileage in the Lionspeed Cayman.
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The HRT Ford Mustang GT3 finally broke Porsche’s streak as Vincent Kolb and Frank Stippler inherited victory in the 64th Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen after the leading Falken Porsche of Julien Andlauer/Joel Sturm crashed out late. The sister #4 Falken Porsche finished second, with Black Falcon’s Am-entered Porsche completing the podium.
Up next: GTWC Europe Sprint finale, IMSA at Indy and GT Open Barcelona
The coming weekend is again packed with races. At Valencia, the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup reaches its finale at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, where titles will be settled after a hard-fought season. Further north in Spain, the International GT Open heads to Barcelona with a 33-car grid and the fight for honours heating up ahead of the Monza finale. Across the Atlantic, IMSA takes to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Battle of the Bricks, the penultimate race of 2025.
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