Kessel Confirms Bronze Cup Title Defense as Mercedes-AMG Unveils 2026 GTWC Europe Lineups

A widened customer roster signals a deeper GTWC Europe grid heading into April's Paul Ricard opener.

Overview

Kessel Racing will run the updated Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo for a full-season Bronze Cup title defense with Dustin Blattner and Dennis Marschall.
Lorenzo Patrese joins the champions for Endurance Cup rounds, while a second Kessel Ferrari contests Sprint Cup with David Fumanelli and Marco Pulcini.
Mercedes-AMG confirms 10 Endurance and six Sprint entries, featuring Pro efforts from Winward (Lucas Auer, Maro Engel, Luca Stolz), GetSpeed (Maximilian Götz, Maxime Martin, Fabian Schiller) and 2 Seas-run Verstappen Racing (Christopher Lulham, Dani Juncadella, Jules Gounon for Endurance).
New Bronze Cup programs include 75 Express with Kenny Habul, Dominik Baumann and Hadrien David, plus Grupo Prom Racing Team for Ralf Aron, Alfredo Hernández and Stéphane Tribaudini.
Ralf Aron’s participation remains uncertain after fracturing two vertebrae at Bathurst, with the season opening at Paul Ricard on April 10–11.