GT3
Analysis: Can sprint GT3 ever be cost-stable long term?
Sprint GT3 can be cost-stable, but only if organisers cap performance escalation. DTM shows what happens when a sprint series sits at the GT3 ceiling.
GT3
GT3
Explainer: the GT3 cost ladder explained
GT3 is no longer a single cost category. This explainer maps where major GT3 championships sit, from endurance-led sustainability to sprint-driven performance spend.
DTM
Analysis: where DTM sits on the GT3 cost ladder and why it matters
DTM’s move to GT3 machinery was meant to stabilise costs. Instead, it has exposed the upper limit of GT3 as a customer racing platform.
Bathurst 12 Hour
Analysis: Bathurst’s entry list confirms GT racing’s centre of gravity
Bathurst’s 2026 entry list is not impressive because it is big, but because it looks settled. Twelve manufacturers confirm the race’s role as a GT benchmark.
GT World Challenge
Verstappen Racing’s Mercedes-AMG tie-up is about building leverage, not borrowing stardust
Verstappen Racing’s 2026 Mercedes-AMG collaboration is not about star power or F1 intrigue. It is a calculated move to build a serious GT racing organisation the hard way.
ALMS
German GT presence sets the tone as Asian Le Mans calendar takes shape
German GT influence is already clear in Asian Le Mans, as Porsche podiums and disciplined teams underline why the series has become a serious endurance proving ground.
BMW
BMW M Team WRT locks in 2026 Hypercar line-ups for IMSA and WEC
BMW M Team WRT confirms unchanged 2026 BMW M Hybrid V8 crews for WEC and reshuffled IMSA pairings, plus first LMGT3 names, as its dual Hypercar programme takes shape.
German Motorsport
Mercedes-AMG sets out its 2026 performance and junior driver squad
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport has confirmed a 13-strong driver squad for 2026, anchoring its global GT3 programme with a mix of established race winners and young talent. The announcement arrives only weeks after the brand closed its 2025 season at the ‘Champions United’ gala in Affalterbach, giving a clear first look at
IMSA
Manthey sets its sights on IMSA with a two-car GTD and GTD Pro assault for 2026
Manthey will enter the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup for the first time in 2026, committing a pair of Porsche 911 GT3 R entries to a five-round endurance campaign that opens with the 24 Hours of Daytona in January. The programme marks a significant expansion of Manthey’s footprint outside Europe,
Porsche
Four entries confirmed for Sepang as the Asian Le Mans Series begins
The Asian Le Mans Series will start its 2024–25 campaign at Sepang International Circuit, with four cars set to take the grid for the opening double-header in Malaysia. The field is small but well-formed, blending title-winning experience with teams chasing a clean reset after challenging runs last time out.
GT3
SRO GT Academy goes global with Spa dream for young GT stars
SRO GT Academy goes global for 2026, with young Silver drivers from British GT and GT World Challenge America, Asia and Australia fighting for a funded Silver Cup seat at the 2027 Spa 24 Hours.
Endurance
2025 Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa
The engines haven’t even fired up yet, but you can already feel Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps crackling with tension. Last year, biblical rain and a Ferris wheel of chaos turned the centenary CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa into a delirious 24-hour rollercoaster, and an Aston Martin came out of nowhere