Mercedes-AMG holds a slender advantage over Porsche in the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) powered by AWS global manufacturers’ standings as an increasingly competitive title fight moves beyond the halfway point. Only 29 points separate the two German manufacturers after 27 of the season’s 46 scoring events, with the championship lead having already changed hands…
Nissan will challenge for overall victory in the 50th Suzuka 1000km after Team 5ZIGEN confirmed a factory-supported Pro entry featuring three drivers from the Super GT500 field. Atsushi Miyake will share the team’s Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 with Katsumasa Chiyo and Kazuki Hiramine for the Summer Endurance Race on September 11–13. The line-up gives Nissan…
John O’Donnell believes he can begin challenging for GB4 Championship podiums before the end of the 2026 season after showing encouraging pace during the latest round at Silverstone. The Pace Performance driver recorded his best result of the campaign in Race 3, climbing seven positions to finish eighth during an aggressive drive through the midfield….
Nikita Bedrin retained a commanding lead in the 2026 GB3 Championship despite enduring his lowest-scoring weekend of the season during Round 5 at Silverstone. The VRD Racing driver arrived with a 106-point advantage but struggled during Qualifying before finishing eighth in Race 1, fifth in Race 2 and fifth again in the reverse-grid finale. Nevertheless,…
Nikita Bedrin believes the break in the GB3 Championship calendar has arrived at the ideal time after the championship leader endured his most challenging weekend of the 2026 season at Silverstone. The VRD Racing driver had dominated much of the opening half of the campaign, winning six of the first 11 races and building an…
Former Super GT500 champion Tadasuke Makino will spearhead Ponos Racing’s all-pro Ferrari line-up when the Japanese team contests the Suzuka 1000km in September. Makino will share the Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo with current Super GT300 championship leader Seita Nonaka and Ponos regular Takuro Shinohara. The trio brings considerable experience of Japanese motorsport to the entry…
Martin Molnar became the third different driver to claim the Sunoco Fastest Driver of the Weekend Award in 2026 after setting the quickest race lap of the latest GB3 Championship event at Silverstone. The Rodin Motorsport driver produced a 1m51.235s during Race 1 on Saturday, narrowly beating eventual race winner Deagen Fairclough’s best effort by…
Thomas Ingram Hill became the fourth different driver in as many events to claim the Sunoco Fastest Driver of the Weekend Award during the 2026 GB4 Championship season. The Fortec Motorsport driver set the fastest race lap of the Silverstone weekend during Race 1, recording a 2m02.025s after dropping down the order on the opening…
AO Racing will make its Intercontinental GT Challenge debut at September’s Suzuka 1000km through a partnership with Absolute Racing and a new samurai-inspired Porsche character, Bushi Rex. The entry, competing as AO by Absolute, will feature an all-factory Porsche line-up of Laurin Heinrich, Alessio Picariello and Julien Andlauer. All three drivers have previously raced for…
The FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) has confirmed three post-season tests for September, with all ten teams set to participate as preparations begin for the 2027 campaign. Hockenheim will host the opening two-day test on September 15–16, only days after the German circuit stages the eighth and final round of the 2026 season. The…
