GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Countdown

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE • ENDURANCE CUP • 2026 SEASON

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Race start (GMT): Sun 31 May 2026, 13:30 GMT
Countdown uses officially published GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup race-session timings.

Latest Result

GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE ENDURANCE CUP • ROUND 1 • PAUL RICARD

Circuit Paul Ricard

France | 10–12 April 2026

Aston Martin made the strongest possible start to the 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season at Paul Ricard. Comtoyou Racing’s No. 7 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO, shared by Mattia Drudi, Marco Sørensen and Nicki Thiim, won the six-hour season opener and left France at the top of both the team and driver standings.

Overall Top 5
Pos Car Team Drivers
1 #7 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO Comtoyou Racing Mattia Drudi / Marco Sørensen / Nicki Thiim
2 #48 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER Lucas Auer / Luca Stolz / Maro Engel
3 #58 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO Garage 59 Thomas Fleming / Louis Prette / Benjamin Goethe
4 #32 BMW M4 GT3 EVO Team WRT Kelvin van der Linde / Jordan Pepper / Charles Weerts
5 #98 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Rowe Racing Patric Niederhauser / Mathieu Jaminet / Sven Müller
Aston Martin Focus
Pos Car Class Team
1 #7 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO Pro Cup Comtoyou Racing

Championship Standings

AFTER ROUND 1
Teams
Pos Team Pts
1 Comtoyou Racing 33
2Winward Racing25
3Garage 5919
4Team WRT15
5Rowe Racing12
6GetSpeed9
7CSA Racing6
82Seas Motorsport4
9Boutsen VDS2
10Rutronik Racing1
Drivers — Aston Martin Focus
Pos Drivers Team Pts
1 Nicki Thiim / Mattia Drudi / Marco Sørensen Comtoyou Racing 33

This is currently one of Aston Martin’s strongest motorsport stories. The Vantage GT3 EVO has opened the Endurance Cup season with an outright win, and that gives the championship page a very different tone to Formula 1 or the developing Valkyrie programmes elsewhere.