Karishma Persad, Author at Pit Debrief

Deagen Fairclough takes both 2026 GB3 poles at Silverstone as Campbell-Pilling joins him on an all-British Race 2 front row this round.

2026 | GB3 | Silverstone | Qualifying | Fairclough storms to double pole

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Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough claimed the first two pole positions of his GB3 Championship career during Saturday morning’s two-part Qualifying session at Silverstone in 2026. Fairclough beat Rodin Motorsport’s Martin Molnar by 0.182s in Qualifying 1 before denying Xcel Motorsport’s Rowan Campbell-Pilling at the end of Qualifying 2. His 1m49.714s secured double pole and established the…

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NLS7 brings six hours of Nordschleife action, GT3 debuts, Ralf Aron's comeback and a farewell race for Porsche's final Cayman GT4.

Porsche farewell, Aron’s return and expanding GT3 field set stage for 2026 NLS7

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The ADAC RAVENOL Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie will stage its traditional six-hour highlight on Saturday as the KW 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup brings an extensive and varied field to the Nordschleife. The seventh round of the 2026 season (NLS7) offers 50 per cent more racing than the championship’s regular four-hour contests. Consequently, teams must place greater emphasis…

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stuti outscores Targett at Hidden Valley to cut the SRO GT Academy lead to 42 points with two GTWC Australia rounds left in 2026.

Astuti cuts Targett’s 2026 SRO GT Academy lead at Hidden Valley

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Valentino Astuti reduced Oscar Targett’s advantage in the inaugural SRO GT Academy standings after outperforming the championship leader across 2026 GTWC Australia Round 4 at Hidden Valley Raceway. Targett arrived in Darwin after winning the previous four GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS races and extended that streak to five alongside Shane Smollen in…

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Ralf Aron returns to racing in NLS7 with Winward Racing five months after suffering two fractured vertebrae at Bathurst in 2026.

Ralf Aron set for racing return with Winward Racing at NLS7

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Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver Ralf Aron will make his competitive return during Saturday’s six-hour ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen, the seventh round of the 2026 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS7). The 28-year-old Estonian will share the #80 Mercedes-AMG Team Ravenol Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Luca Stolz. Winward Racing operates the Pro-class entry, which forms part of a 21-car SP9 field for the…

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Franciszek Cegielski leads Friday GB4 testing at Silverstone, edging Matan Achituv by 0.003s ahead of Saturday Qualifying session.

2026 | GB4 | Silverstone | Testing Day 2 | Cegielski edges Achituv to lead Friday running

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Franciszek Cegielski set the fastest 2026 GB4 Championship time of the week as pre-event testing concluded at Silverstone on Friday. The Fortec Motorsports driver recorded a 2m02.261s lap during the final session, placing him just 0.003s ahead of Elite Motorsport’s Matan Achituv. Thursday pacesetter Luke Hilton completed a top three separated by only 0.053s. Cegielski…

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Jules Gounon leads a Mercedes-AMG one-two-three in 2026 GTWC Europe Magny-Cours FP1, as Dienst, Magnus and Montenegro top their classes.

2026 GTWC Europe | Sprint Cup | Magny-Cours | FP1 | Gounon leads Mercedes-AMG one-two-three

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Jules Gounon led a Mercedes-AMG sweep of the top three positions during the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS Free Practice session (FP1) at Magny-Cours. The Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing driver set a 1:37.190 as the circuit continued to dry, beating Marvin Dienst’s Bronze Cup-leading #87 Winward Racing entry by 0.231 seconds….

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Alpine showed 2026 WEC podium pace in Brazil, but punctures, tyre wear and penalties left both A424 crews outside the points at Interlagos.

Alpine left frustrated after puncture derails promising 2026 WEC weekend at Interlagos

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Alpine Endurance Team left the Brazilian round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) without points despite showing the pace to challenge at the front throughout the Interlagos weekend. Victor Martins led the final Free Practice session before qualifying the #36 Alpine A424 in third. Charles Milesi added fifth in the sister #35 car,…

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Deagen Fairclough leads Friday 2026 GB3 test sessions at Silverstone with less than a tenth separating the top three ahead of GB3 qualifying.

2026 | GB3 | Silverstone | Test | Friday | Fairclough leads Pulling on final day of testing

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Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough set the pace as pre-event 2026 GB3 test sessions at Silverstone concluded on Friday. The British driver recorded a 1m50.139s lap during the second of the day’s three sessions, placing him just 0.071s ahead of Rodin Motorsport’s Abbi Pulling. Thursday pacesetter Lucas Fluxa completed a top three separated by only 0.081s. Fairclough…

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Timo Bernhard and Joerg Bergmeister return for NLS7 to race the last Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport before its museum retirement.

Bernhard and Bergmeister reunite for special Porsche farewell at NLS7

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Porsche legends Timo Bernhard and Joerg Bergmeister will come out of retirement for this weekend’s seventh Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie round (NLS7) as the marque prepares to close an important chapter in its customer racing history. The two Porsche brand ambassadors will share the final 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport produced as a racing car during Saturday’s…

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JENSEN returns to FRAC with two-car NJMP entry

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JENSEN will return to Formula Regional Americas Championship (FRAC) competition at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) with a two-car entry for Robert Arana Jr and Aiden Zelaya. Both drivers will make their FRAC debuts at the 2.25-mile New Jersey circuit after preparing through JENSEN’s driver development programme. They have also gained recent racing experience through…

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