Key Highlights Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen charged from 24th to finish ninth for his Verstappen Racing outfit at the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe finale in PortimĆ£o. Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi faced a challenging weekend after a qualifying track limits penalty dropped Team WRT’s #46 BMW M4 GT3 to 60th on ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Anthony Hamilton shared an unplanned paddock reunion at the GT World Challenge Europe finale in Portimao, with Valentino Rossi also present at the event. Anthony Hamilton, celebrating 35 years in motorsport, attended his first-ever GT World Challenge event, calling it “what a day” in an Instagram post that went viral ...
Key Highlights: Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen is stepping in as a reserve driver for Verstappen Racing in the No. 3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO. Verstappen will share the cockpit with regular team driver Chris Lulham and Lexus factory pilot Ben Barnicoat in a stacked 61-car field. Qualifying begins Friday at 5:55 p.m. local time, ...
Key Highlights: Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi will clash directly in the top Pro class at the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup finale in Portimao. Verstappen steps into Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing’s 6.3-litre naturally aspirated V8 GT3 EVO, while Rossi campaigns Team WRT’s 3.0-litre twin-turbo straight-six BMW M4 GT3 ...
Key Highlights: Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will make his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe during the Endurance Cup season finale at Portimao. Verstappen steps into the #3 Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 alongside Chris Lulham and Ben Barnicoat due to a World Endurance Championship scheduling clash affecting regular drivers Daniel Juncadella ...
Key Highlights: Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen makes his GT World Challenge Europe debut at the Portimao season finale, driving the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO for Verstappen Racing in the Pro class. Nine-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi will share the track in the same category, steering the #46 BMW M4 GT3 EVO for Team ...
Key Highlights: Formula 1 superstar Max Verstappen will make his official GT World Challenge Europe debut at Portimao behind the wheel of the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Verstappen Racing. Verstappen steps into the seat alongside Chris Lulham and Ben Barnicoat after regular drivers Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon were diverted to the rescheduled World Endurance ...
Key Highlights: Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will race in the GT World Challenge Europe Cup season finale at Portimao. The entry places Verstappen on the same grid as nine-time motorcycle racing grand prix champion Valentino Rossi. The Portimao outing comes in the middle of an intense racing schedule that will see Verstappen ...
Key Highlights Lando Norris will test the McLaren MCL-HY hypercar at Algarve International Circuit on September 14, ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, providing development feedback for the 2027 WEC and Le Mans program. The MCL-HY features a V6 twin-turbocharged mid-engine producing 697 horsepower, designed by McLaren with Dallara responsible for chassis construction. Norris has ...