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Image: AF Corse AF Corse has confirmed the lineup for its Pro class Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo in GT World Challenge America powered by AWS, which will be driven by Frederik Schandorff and Matias Perez Companc. Schandorff, a race winner with the Ferrari in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition, will undertake a busy triple program in the 296 GT3 Evo this year, returning with Inception Racing in the IMSA GTD ranks as well as taking on GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS, also in a Prancing Horse. Companc, a graduate of Ferrari Challenge North America, most recently was part of AF Corse’s LMP2 effort in the WeatherTech Championship. Initial confirmation of the No. 12 entry came earlier in the day in the release of the provisional entry list for the season, which currently features 21 cars. The Italian squad, which has an outpost in Charlotte, also confirmed the return of its 2025 Am class championship-winning No. 163 entry of Ozz Negri and Jay Schreibman. Additionall...

Photo: JDX Racing Sabre Cooke will continue with JDX Racing for a second season in Porsche Carrera Cup North America, as of the Colorado-based team’s multi-car effort in the singe-make Porsche series. Confirmed on Monday, Cook will be at the wheel of the all-new Type-992.2 Porsche 911 Cup car for the campaign, which kicks off later this month at Sebring International Raceway. It will mark her fourth season in Carrera Cup competition, having gotten her start in 2023 with Kellymoss. “I am excited and grateful to continue with JDX Racing in Porsche Carrera Cup North America for a second season,” she said. “The environment within the team is great, and going into 2026 with guys I can trust – who are fully invested in our success as a team – is what builds the foundation for strong performances. “I’m really enjoying the new 992.2 car and the new Pirelli tire. It’s going to be a fun season, and I can wait to fight hard on track for the JDX crew.” Team principal Jeremey Dale added: ...

Photo: Fred Hardy/SRO More than 30 cars are expected to take part in the Pirelli GT4 America season, which gets underway later this month at Sonoma Raceway. The SRO America-run series, which will retain its traditional format of two 60-minute races for each event, except for the three-hour Lone Star Enduro at Circuit of The Americas, is set to welcome Ford Racing back to the paddock, along with an increased contingent of BMW and Porsche GT4 machinery. The provisional full season entry list, released on Monday, currently stands at 28 cars, but omits Nolasport’s recently confirmed Pro-Am class Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport for Matheus Leist and Matt Travis, along with the most recent addition of a Mustang GT4 from LAP Motorsports in the Silver ranks. It joins the previously announced Mustang GT4 Pro-Am efforts from TechSport Racing (Frankie Muniz/Tyler Stone) and McCumbee McAleer Racing (Jenson Altzman/Zachry Lee). A series-high ten BMW M4 GT4 EVOs are entered, led by Ran...

Photo: Fabian Lagunas/SRO GT World Challenge America powered by AWS is poised to have its largest full season grid of GT3 machinery in seven years, with 21 cars currently on the provisional entry list for the upcoming campaign, which kicks off later this month at Sonoma Raceway. Released by SRO America on Monday, the significantly improved entry for its flagship series features nearly half of the field comprised of either new or returning teams after several years away. In total, nine different GT3 manufacturers are represented, marking anther high-point for the championship. The grid boost comes amid the debut of a new single three-hour race format per weekend, replacing the pair of 90-minute extended sprint races that had been in place since 2019, the most recent year where GT3 grids were routinely in the twenties. While Pro-Am, as has been the case in recent years, makes up the majority of the field, six cars have been entered into the Pro class, which will again mandate at ...

Image: GT World Challenge Asia Mercedes-AMG squad Climax Racing has announced that Elias Seppanen will be part of its two-car effort for this year’s GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS season. Finnish driver Seppanen joins the team after making two appearances in a Harmony Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 last year, and will partner Li Lichao for an assault on the Silver-Am class at the wheel of one of Climax’s two Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evos. The Silver-rated driver is no stranger to Climax, having raced for the team in the Asian Le Mans Series, China GT and most recently in last year’s Michelin 12H Sepang. “I am thrilled to be competing with Climax Racing in the GT World Challenge Asia,” said Seppanen. “This year we will aim higher and perform even better. “Li is undoubtedly one of the fastest gentlemen drivers in Asia, and together we have what it takes to fight for victories.” Li, meanwhile, returns to full-time GTWC Asia competition having last raced full-time in 2024 with Climax in th...

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Photo: GT World Challenge Australia Tigani Motorsport will field a Trophy class Porsche 911 GT3 R in the full GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS season for Luke Youlden and Nathan Halstead. One-time Bathurst 1000 winner Youlden and Halstead will share the 991.1-spec No. 71 car, understood to be an ex-GTWC Asia chassis, for the six-round campaign after making a one-off outing in last year’s Queensland round. The news also means Porsche will have full-time representation on the grid this year, if not with the latest generation of machinery. “The 2026 GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS season marks the first full time campaign in any series for me since 2022 — so excited is the word,” said Youlden. “I’ve missed the competition and opportunity to sink my teeth into a full year and really get comfortable in the car. “The opportunity to work with and coach Nathan is what keeps me coming back. We’ve talked about doing this together for some time and the series provid...