GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup | Circuit Paul Ricard | 10-11 April 2026

59 cars

Pro Cup (17 cars)

#2 Boutsen VDS Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
Dorian Boccolacci
Alessio Picariello
Morris Schuring 

#3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
Chris Lulham
Dani Juncadella
Jules Gounon 

#7 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO
Mattia Drudi
Marco Sørensen
Nicki Thiim 

#17 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
Fabian Schiller
Maximilian Götz
Maxime Martin 

#18 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO
Lance Stroll
Roberto Merhi
Mari Boya 

#32 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Charles Weerts
Kelvin van der Linde
Jordan Pepper 

#34 Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO
Henrique Chaves
Christian Krognes
Jamie Day 

#46 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Max Hesse
Valentino Rossi
Daniel Harper 

#48 Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
Lucas Auer
Maro Engel
Luca Stolz 

#50 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO
Arthur Leclerc
Sean Gelael
Lilou Wadoux 

#51 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO
Alessio Rovera
Nicklas Nielsen
Tommaso Mosca 

#59 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
Marvin Kirchhöfer
Dean MacDonald
Joseph Loake 

#63 TGI Team by GRT Lamborghini Temerario GT3
Mirko Bortolotti
Maximilian Paul
Franck Perera 

#64 HRT Ford Racing Ford Mustang GT3 EVO
Arjun Maini
Thomas Drouet
Fabian Scherer 

#80 Lionspeed GP Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
Bastian Buus
Ricardo Feller
Thomas Preining 

#96 Rutronik Racing Lamborghini Temerario GT3
Patric Niederhauser
Luca Engstler
Marco Mapelli 

#98 Rowe Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Augusto Farfus
Raffaele Marciello
Jake Dennis 

Gold Cup (9 cars)

#4 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
Harry George
Adam Smalley
Freddie Tomlinson 

#10 Boutsen VDS Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
Gilles Magnus
Robin Knutsson
Alessandro Ghiretti 

#24 Steller Motorsport Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Dennis Lind
Lorenzo Fluxa Cross
Antoine Doquin 

#58 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
Louis Prette
Thomas Fleming
Benjamin Goethe 

#71 Selected Car Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO
Frederik Schandorff
Simon Birch
Matti Edbroki 

#99 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II
Alex Aka
Andrea Frassineti
Dylan Pereira 

#111 CSA Racing McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
Arthur Rougier
Simon Gachet
James Kell 

#992 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Christian Hahn
Robert de Haan
Ashley Sutton 

#998 Rowe Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Jens Klingmann
Ugo de Wilde
Tim Tramnitz 

Silver Cup (17 cars)

#5 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
Mikey Porter
Dante Rappange
Guilherme Oliveira 

#6 GetSpeed Team BartoneBros Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
Anthony Bartone
Aurélien Panis
Cesar Gazeau 

#9 Pure Rxcing Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
Aliaksandr Malykhin
Aleksei Nesov
Max Hofer 

#21 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO
Oliver Söderström
Kobe Pauwels
Sébastien Baud 

#23 Team RJN McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
Horatio Fitz-Simon
Maxwell Lynn
Ben Dörr 

#25 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II
Ezequiel Perez Companc
Ivan Klymenko
TBA 

#30 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Matisse Lismont
Ignacio Montenegro
Amaury Cordeel 

#35 Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO
Mateo Villagomez
Ethan Ischer
Gaspard Simon 

#44 Greystone GT McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
Jayden Kelly
Josh Rattican
Tommy Pintos 

#45 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO
Rafael Duran
Dylan Medler
David Perel 

#52 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO
Jeff Machiels
Gilles Stadsbader
Matias Zagazeta 

#54 Dinamic GT Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
Tanart Sathienthirakul
Angus Whiteside
Francesco Simonazzi 

#65 HRT Ford Racing Ford Mustang GT3 EVO
Finn Wiebelhaus
Maxime Oosten
Eduardo Coseteng 

#66 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II
Ariel Levi
Sebastian Øgaard
Rocco Mazzola 

#84 Eastalent Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II
Simon Reicher
Christopher Haase
Markus Winkelhock 

#555 CSA Racing McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
Baptiste Moulin
Romain Andriolo
Lorens Lecertua 

#914 Razoon – more than racing Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
TBA
TBA
TBA 

Bronze Cup (16 cars)

#11 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO
Marcelo Tomasoni
Aaron Muss
Kyle Marcelli 

#12 GulfSport Dubai Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
Gabriel Rindone
Mikael Grenier
Tom Kalender 

#42 Oman Racing by Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Ahmad Al Harthy
Javier Sagrera
Calan Williams 

#56 Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO
Giacomo Petrobelli
Tom Wood
Jonathan Adam 

#60 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO
Chandler Hull
Rolf Ineichen
Tim Heinemann 

#67 GetSpeed Team Noble Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
Scott Noble
Jason Hart
Philip Ellis 

#74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO
Dustin Blattner
Dennis Marschall
Lorenzo Patrese 

#87 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
Rinat Salikhov
Gabriele Piana
Marvin Dienst 

#88 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II
Carrie Schreiner
Daniele Di Amato
Alberto Di Folco 

#89 Lionspeed GP Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
Bashar Mardini
Alex Fontana
Patrick Kolb 

#91 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
Ralf Bohn
Huub van Eijndhoven
Robert Renauer 

#93 Ziggo Sport Tempesta Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
Dani Mova
Eddie Cheever
Christopher Froggatt 

#97 Rutronik Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO
Antares Au
Riccardo Pera
Loek Hartog 

#177 Grupo Prom Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
Alfredo Hernandez
Stephane Tribaudini
TBA 

#222 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO
Charles Dawson
Kiern Jewiss
Reece Barr 

#991 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Darren Leung
James Kellett
Dries Vanthoor 

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