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Photo: JEP/SRO GT World Challenge powered by AWS raises the curtain on its season this weekend with races in America and Australia, while the opening rounds in Asia (April 4-5) and Europe (April 11-12) are not far behind. An unchanged lineup of ten brands will compete for the global title, which will be decided by a 46-race schedule staged across 14 countries on four continents. Mercedes-AMG is on a remarkable winning streak, claiming each global title since the inaugural season in 2019. But its status has been fiercely contested in recent seasons. Indeed, 2025 was the closest fight yet as BMW went into the deciding round with a slender lead. Mercedes-AMG ultimately prevailed, though just 23 points made the difference at the conclusion of the campaign. Porsche ended 2025 in third spot, followed by Ferrari, Audi, Lamborghini, McLaren, Aston Martin, Corvette and Ford. The full field returns this season hoping to improve their positions, while Mercedes-AMG must keep them at bay if...

Photo: GT World Challenge Asia Porsche Center Okazaki has finalized its two-car lineup for the upcoming GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS season. For the third consecutive season, the ARN-run team will field a two-car effort in the six-round series that begins next weekend at Sepang, while upgrading to the latest Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo for both the Pro-Am No. 18 car and the Silver-Am No. 25. Gentleman driver Hiroaki Nagai will share the No. 18 Porsche with SUPER GT racer Kazuto Kotaka, who is unavailable for the second round at Mandalika in early May owing to a clash with the Japanese championship’s Fuji Golden Week fixture. As such, Yuichi Nakayama will stand in for Kotaka for the Mandalika round. Nakayama has accrued GT3 experience in multiple series since losing his SARD Toyota GT500 seat at the end of 2024, including in cameo outings for the Akkodis ASP Lexus team in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Meanwhile, the No. 25 NK Racing-backed car will be shared by an un...

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Volante Rosso Motorsport has finalized its GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS plans, confirming a multi-brand two-car attack on the new season. The Sydney-based team will campaign both a McLaren 720S GT3 Evo (pictured above) in the Pro-Am class, as announced by the team in the run-up to last month’s Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour , as well as a Trophy class Aston Martin Vantage GT3 (below). Both cars are decked out in the colors of new sponsor Motorhaus Garage. Team owner Josh Hunt, who appeared in the team’s Aston for last year’s Hampton Downs season finale, will return to full-time driving duties this year aboard the No. 15 McLaren entry alongside three-time Australian GT champion Geoff Emery. Sharing the No. 14 Aston Martin entry meanwhile will be Alex Gardner, who last drove for the team in GTWC Australia in 2024, and newcomer Lee Stibbs. “We’re very pleased with how our plans have come together for the 2026 GT season,” said Volante Rosso technical director Chris Papadop...

Photo: Forte Racing Cooper Broll will make the switch to Forte Racing for his upcoming McLaren Trophy America campaign, completing the lineup in the California-based team’s expanded four-car effort. Broll, who along with co-driver Tommy Pintos finished runner-up in the 2025 Pro class, will drive solo aboard his No. 100 McLaren Artura Trophy EVO in the Am class of the single-make series. Forte Racing has announced the addition of the No. 100 PiedParker McLaren Artura Trophy Evo to its 2026 McLaren Trophy Originally from the Lake Tahoe region, Broll developed his competitive foundation as a ski racer in the Sierra Nevada. He is currently pursuing a degree in Finance at the University of Nevada, Reno, while also competing in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America in 2026. “I am very excited to be back in McLaren Trophy America in 2026 with Forte Racing,” said Broll. “After a strong 2025 season, I feel ready to go back into it with a new challenge, driving as a single driver. “I a...

Photo: Julien Delfosse/DPPI Former Alpine vice-president of motorsport Bruno Famin has joined the ACO as its new deputy director of competition, it has been announced. Famin, an engineer by trade who also looked after Alpine’s Formula 1 team at one stage, departed the French manufacturer last week . The highly experienced Frenchman, who previously worked as director of operations at the FIA following his long tenure with Peugeot Sport, will join ACO competition director Thierry Bouvet in the organization’s bolstered department, effective on Tuesday. Famin will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the ACO’s roadmap across all technical and sporting areas, while also being in close collaboration with the FIA in the development of future regulations. “Through this strategic appointment, the ACO is reaffirming its primary ambition: to build and promote increasingly attractive competition, firmly focused on innovation and fully aligned with the major challenges of the ...

Photo: Supplied Former Super2 front-runner and Bathurst 1000 endurance driver Tyler Everingham will turn his attention to Motorcraft Mustang Cup Australia. The 25-year-old will saddle up in the all-new, one-make Dark Horse R class with RM Race Cars, joining the team’s now four-strong lineup that includes 2022 Aussie Racing Cars champion Josh Anderson, Josh Trappett and Keith Kassulke. Everingham has been a leading driver in almost every racing category he has entered. He won the 2018 V8 Touring Car title before stepping up to Super2 where he won his maiden Supercars race at Sandown. He was also awarded the prestigious Mike Cable Young Gun Award in 2019 after claiming sixth overall in his maiden Super2 season. He has contested four Bathurst 1000s, with his best result coming in his last attempt in 2024 with Thomas Randle, finishing 11th. Everingham will drive one of the Dark Horse Rs that RM Race Cars imported from overseas, the car last raced at Le Mans as part of the Mustang ...