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Photo: MPS Agency Volante Rosso Motorsport has confirmed that Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer will join its McLaren 720 GT3 Evo entry in this weekend’s Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour. Simmenauer will team up with Australian rising stars – Supercars rookie Rylan Gray and Carrera Cup Australia standouts Bayley Hall and Marcos Flack – in the Australian squad’s new McLaren. It will mark Simmenauer’s debut at Mount Panorama, in his first-ever visit to Australia and his maiden drive of a McLaren GT3 race car. Simmenauer joined the McLaren GT3 Junior Driver program last month, with the Bathurst race being his first for the British brand. The Frenchman currently competes in LMP2 in the European Le Mans Series and has tasted success in GT racing, winning the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Silver Cup. The four driver Volante Rosso McLaren entry will be one of the youngest lineups in the 12 Hour field. Gray and Flack (19), Hall (21) and Simmenauer (25) combine for an age of 84, and have...

Image: Chicago Performance Chicago Performance and Tuning Co. will step up to GT World Challenge America powered by AWS competition, confirming a full season Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 entry. The team, which most recently served as the operations partner for Marco Polo Motorsports in Pirelli GT4 America, will feature Mads Siljehaug for the full season, alongside MPM driver Nicolai Elghanayan for the races at Sonoma Raceway, Road America and Indianapolis 8 Hour presented by AWS. “Driver options” are being explored to run alongside Siljehaug in the remaining races according to team manager Christopher Lester, who also confirmed they’ll have a Lamborghini factory driver as its third pilot for the season-ending round. While Marco Polo initially stood down from racing this year, it will remain involved with Chicago Performance’s new venture. “Racing in 2026 looked like it wasn’t in the cards for us with our family and business commitments, but when CPT came to us with the Lamborgh...

Photo: Jamey Price/Lamborghini Topp Racing will make its return to Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America competition this year, with 2025 LB Cup runner-up Rocky T Bolduc confirmed as its first driver. Bolduc moves over from RAFA Racing Team following a successful first full season in the single-make series that included a sweep of the season-ending rounds in Misano. He previously contested selected Super Trofeo North America rounds with Topp in 2024. “Joining Topp Racing for the 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season is a huge opportunity for me,” he said. “Todd (Oppermann, team owner) and the entire team have put together a strong program and I’m motivated to build on my past experience and take another step forward. “I’m looking forward to getting on track and pushing for strong results all season long. “I’m honored to be coached again this season by one of the industry’s best, Corey Lewis. “Having a driver of his caliber guiding me all year is an incredible o...

Image: TF Sport TF Sport has taken the wraps off a revised set of liveries for its two Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs that will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship this year. The Tom Ferrier-led squad, which will return for a third consecutive season with the Pratt Miller-built Corvettes, will sport a red livery for the first time, as its No. 34 entry will run under the Racing Team Turkey by TF banner. Salih Yoluc will be joined by Irishmen Charlie Eastwood and Peter Dempsey, which replaces the No. 81 entry that had been anchored by Tom van Rompuy for the last two years. The No. 33 Corvette, meanwhile, will see the continuation of a yellow livery for Ben Keating, Jonny Edgar and Corvette factory driver Nicky Catsburg, who makes his season-long WEC return after winning the 2023 GTE-Am title with Keating in a Pratt Miller-run Corvette C8.R. The season kicks off with the Qatar 1812km on March 28. Source: Sports Car 365

Photo: Gruppe M Photography/SRO BMW will again take its Intercontinental GT Challenge campaign one race at a time despite heading into the GT3 globe-trotting series as defending champions. The German manufacturer claimed its first IGTC crown, courtesy of wins in four of the five races, including triumphs in the Nürburgring 24, Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour and Suzuka 1000km. While Team WRT masterminded the wins in three of the races, BMW M Motorsport director Andreas Roos said it remains to be seen if the Vincent Vosse-led squad will again contest the majority of the season. WRT is set to defend its Bathurst 12 Hour victory this weekend with a pair of BMW M4 GT3 EVOs, but is not again likely to be present at the Nürburgring 24, which serves as the second round this year. The third round of the season, the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, however, will see a significant presence from the Belgian squad courtesy of its GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS campaign, although questions...

John Dagys explores why this year could be pivotal for future of SRO's IGTC series... Source: Sports Car 365

Photo: Gotham Motorsports The first confirmed cars for GT America’s new Cup category for popular cars from single-make series has been revealed, with Gotham Motorsports announcing plans for a partial season effort with two Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo entries. Owned by Yousuf Nabi, a disabled U.S. Army Veteran and former law enforcement officer, the team, which operates across four states and has run programs in Trans Am, International GT and SVRA, will expand its presence into SRO America competition for the first time. Nabi will pilot one of Gotham’s Ferraris, with Radu Muntean in the second entry. “Racing Ferrari GT cars has been a lifelong dream of mine,” said Nabi. “Winning the 2025 Maranello Cup Championship in International GT and to now compete in GT America is going to be super exciting. “Doing this alongside my friend and teammate Radu Muntean with Gotham Motorsports as well as long time pro driver and coach Dario Capitanio makes it even more meaningful, and I’m excited t...