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.