SRO Confirms Capacity 2026 GTWC Europe Grids With 59 Endurance, Record 45 Sprint
The provisional entry lists signal surging demand for GT3 competition across Europe.
Overview
- Ten manufacturers are confirmed for 2026 with the Endurance Cup split across 17 Pro, 8 Gold, 16 Silver and 18 Bronze entries.
- Defending teams’ champion Rutronik Racing switches to Lamborghini and will field a new Temerario GT3 alongside a second Temerario run by Grasser Racing Team.
- AF Corse commits three Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo entries, confirming Arthur Leclerc, Sean Gelael and Lilou Wadoux in No. 50 and Alessio Rovera, Nicklas Nielsen and Tommaso Mosca in No. 51.
- New and returning entrants include Blackthorn’s Aston Martin Bronze crew of Jonny Adam, Giacomo Petrobelli and Lorcan Hanafin, plus JMW Motorsport’s Ferrari with Hunter Abbott, Rolf Ineichen and Tim Heinemann.
- Fourteen Pro entries are set for the Sprint Cup with multiple squads running their Endurance cars in the shorter races, and the season opens at Paul Ricard on April 10–11 before the Sprint kickoff at Brands Hatch on May 2–3.