Barwell Motorsport will return to its early GT3 roots in 2026 with the creation of a dedicated GT3 Heritage division. The programme will see the British team contest both the Motor Racing Legends’ GT3 Legends series and the newly established GT3 Revival Series, which launches next year under the joint direction of Peter Auto and SRO.

20 Years of GT3

The move coincides with the 20th anniversary of the GT3 category. Barwell was present at the very first FIA GT3 race at Silverstone in 2006, fielding the Aston Martin DBRS9, and has remained active in GT3 racing ever since. In the years that followed the team ran cars including the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3, Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+, Audi R8 LMS and BMW Z4 GT3.

The highlight of Barwell’s early GT3 era came in 2014, when it won the British GT Championship with the Ecurie Ecosse-branded BMW Z4 GT3.

“We are hugely excited at the prospect of going back to our GT racing roots with campaigns in two fantastic new series,” said team principal Mark Lemmer. “While Barwell Motorsport’s history goes back to the 1950s, the modern team as we know it was crafted in GT3 racing. While it’s incredible to see how the formula has grown over the last 20 years, it’s also important to know where it all started and both the GT3 Legends and GT3 Revival Series will be excellent showcases of that.”

GT3 Legends and Revival

Barwell will field multiple cars across the two heritage categories. The GT3 Legends series, introduced in 2024, focuses on machinery from 2006 to 2012 (with updates allowed to 2015). It has quickly become a fixture at historic racing festivals, including the Silverstone Festival and the support package for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa.

The GT3 Revival Series, created by Peter Auto and SRO, is dedicated to first-generation cars homologated between 2006 and 2013. Its five-round calendar for 2026 begins at Paul Ricard in April and includes races at Spa-Classic, Le Mans Classic, Nürburgring and Barcelona. Cars are divided into Gen I (2006–2009) and Gen II (2010–2013), with Pro-Am and Am driver categories. All entrants will run on Pirelli control tyres, with Balance of Performance managed by SRO.

Heritage cars prepared

Barwell has already readied its former BMW Z4 GT3 for competition and will also prepare Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ and Audi R8 LMS machinery. The team retains knowledge of its Aston Martin DBRS9 and V12 Vantage GT3 campaigns, which could return to the track as part of the heritage effort.

Parallel to modern GT3

The heritage programme will operate alongside Barwell’s contemporary GT3 commitments with Lamborghini Squadra Corse. Since switching to the Huracán in 2016, the team has taken multiple British GT titles and international race wins.