From Max Verstappen’s victorious GT3 debut on the Nordschleife to Alpine’s first Hypercar triumph in Fuji, the 24H Series finale in Barcelona and a title-shaping weekend in Italian GT at Imola, it was another packed weekend of action across the world of endurance and GT racing.

Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – 57. ADAC Barbarossapreis (NLS9): Winning GT3 debut for Max Verstappen and Chris Lulham

Max Verstappen and Chris Lulham made a winning GT3 debut in the #31 Emil Frey Ferrari, dominating from Turn 1 to the flag. Haupt Racing Team’s #9 Ford Mustang GT3 of Dennis Fetzer, Jann Mardenborough and Fabio Scherer charged to second, with Vincent Kolb and Frank Stippler in the #6 Mustang taking third.

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FIA World Endurance Championship – 6 Hours of Fuji: First Hypercar win for Alpine A424 in WEC’s 100th race

Alpine claimed its first Hypercar victory with the A424 in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 100th race. The #35 of Charles Milesi, Ferdinand Habsburg and Paul-Loup Chatin overcame early trouble and vaulted into the lead with a perfectly timed pit stop before a full-course yellow, sealing the win with a bold left-side tyre change late on.

In LMGT3, TF Sport’s #81 Chevrolet Corvette of Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom van Rompuy inherited victory after late drama for the #21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari of Alessio Rovera, Lilou Wadoux and Thomas Flohr, with BMW M Team WRT scoring a double podium via its #31 and #46 crews.

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24H Series – Michelin 24H Barcelona: HOFOR Racing returns to victory after decade-long wait

HOFOR Racing returned to the top with their first outright 24H Series win since 2015, guiding the #11 Mercedes-AMG to victory after a multi-team fight that saw ten different squads lead. HAAS RT and Juta Racing completed the podium.

In the season finale, Proton Huber Competition secured the overall GT3 championship with fourth place, while class wins went to Mühlner (992), Venture (GT4), Vortex (GTX) and asBest (TCE).

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Italian GT Sprint – Imola: Mazzola and Rauer strike first, Frassineti and Mitchell hit back

Race 1

Rocco Mazzola and Fabio Rauer charged from seventh on the grid to give the #99 Tresor Attempto Audi a surprise win. Felice Jelmini and Daniele Di Amato brought the #55 Nova Race Honda home second, while Ignazio Zanon and Mattia Michelotto delivered Pro-Am victory in the #66 VSR Lamborghini. Jens Klingmann and Jesse Krohn in the #1 Ceccato BMW finished ahead of Andrea Frassineti and Sandy Mitchell in the #63 VSR Lamborghini, cutting the title gap to a single point.

Race 2

Frassineti and Mitchell struck back in style with a dominant win in the #63 VSR Lamborghini, as teammates Franck Perera and Loris Spinelli completed a one-two in the #6 car. Klingmann and Krohn recovered strongly to third in the #1 Ceccato BMW, while Lorenzo Ferrari and Mahaveer Raghunathan claimed fourth in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari and secured the Pro-Am win to keep their title hopes alive.

With nine points separating the leaders, the championship will be decided at Monza.

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Next up: Title showdowns to decide German and British champions

The 2025 season reaches a climax with three major finales. The DTM and ADAC GT Masters crown their champions at Hockenheim, where in the DTM nine drivers remain in contention. Championship leader Lucas Auer in the Mercedes-AMG arrives with a slender seven-point advantage over his closest rivals. On the same card, the ADAC GT Masters title fight sees Salman Owega and Finn Wiebelhaus in the Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang defend a 40-point lead over Leyton Fourie and Tim Zimmermann in the FK Performance BMW.

Over at Donington Park, the British GT Championship concludes with Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss on the verge of the GT3 crown in the #42 2 Seas Mercedes-AMG, while the GT4 decider remains wide open between Charlie Robertson and Rami Ramyead in the Century BMW, Harry George and Luca Hopkinson in the Optimum McLaren, and Chris Salkeld and Branden Templeton in the second Century BMW.