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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...

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Photo: Lamborghini Factory Lamborghini driver Daniil Kvyat will switch to GT3 racing this year as he embarks on a first season of SUPER GT competition with the JLOC team. The ex-Formula 1 driver has revealed he will race one of JLOC’s two Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2s in the Japanese championship’s GT300 class for the eight-round campaign, which begins at Okayama International Circuit on April 12. It follows Lamborghini putting its LMDh program with the SC63, which Kvyat had been involved in since its inception in 2024, on hold this year. Kvyat has no GT3 race experience but said he is eager to get stuck into his new challenge, having been a long-time admirer of the Japanese racing scene. ”The LMDh program with Lamborghini didn’t work out, but we still wanted to collaborate and continue to work together this season,” Kvyat told Sportscar365. “We were discussing some options and I personally was quite keen on racing in Japan. “When I saw this opportunity with JLOC I pointed it o...

Photo: Asian Le Mans Series CrowdStrike Racing by APR and Kessel Racing have secured the final automatic invites for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans courtesy of their Asian Le Mans Series title success. The two teams wrapped up the respective titles in the LMP2 and GT classes in Sunday’s 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi season finale at Yas Marina to secure their place on the starting grid for the FIA World Endurance Championship blue riband event in June. CrowdStrike trio George Kurtz, Malthe Jakobsen and Louis Deletraz pulled clear from their nearest rivals from Cetilar Racing with victory in Saturday’s opener, their third of the season, before sealing the title with an eighth place finish on Sunday. It adds to CrowdStrike’s LMP2 success in the Rolex 24 at Daytona last month and likely ensures FIA Bronze-rated Kurtz will make his fourth Le Mans start. Kessel, meanwhile, wrapped up the GT title with Dustin Blattner, Chris Lulham and Dennis Marschall, who took their Ferrari 296 GT3 to thi...

Photo: SUPER GT D’station Racing has become the latest team in SUPER GT’s GT300 class to firm up its plans for the new season, the Aston Martin squad maintaining an unchanged lineup. The Fuji Speedway-based team will again field its No. 777 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo for Tomonobu Fujii and Charlie Fagg, who remain together as a pair for a third season after scoring two wins in the Fuji sprint round last year. Fujii and Fagg ultimately finished 12th in the championship after a troubled second half of the campaign in which they didn’t score any top ten finishes. Dunlop, meanwhile, is confirmed as D’station’s tire supplier for what will to mark the final season of open tire competition in SUPER GT. The No. 777 Aston Martin is set to be in action for next week’s GT Entrants’ Association (GTE) organized test at Fuji, which will be followed by the first of two official pre-season tests at Okayama International Circuit on March 6-7. As many as 22 cars are expected to attend the Fuji...