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International GT Open
International GT Open is a European GT3 championship with a strong mix of Pro, Pro-Am and Am entries. The 2026 season is built around eight events, with Misano added to the calendar and Spa and Monza using the longer GT Open 500 single-endurance-race format. For FTP, the Aston Martin focus includes Blackthorn Racing in Pro-Am and Good Speed Racing in Am, both giving the Vantage GT3 a visible role in a competitive European GT field.
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International GT Open - Season So Far
The 2026 International GT Open season has begun with Aston Martin back in the championship story through the #97 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO, with further Aston Martin representation in the Am class from the #14 Good Speed Racing Team Vantage GT3 EVO. After three rounds, the Aston Martin picture is now split across two strands: Blackthorn’s early Pro-Am strength, and Good Speed Racing’s growing Am-class momentum.
At Portimão, the opening round of the season, the outright wins were shared between ZRS Motorsport and Greystone GT. Race 1 was won by the #911 ZRS Motorsport Porsche of Pietro Armanni and Alex Fontana, with Christian Mansell / Maximilian Götz second for Team Motopark and Dean Macdonald / Zac Meakin third for Greystone GT. Race 2 went to Macdonald and Meakin in the Greystone GT McLaren, ahead of Mansell / Götz, with Tom Emson / Tom Lebbon third for Elite Motorsport.
For Aston Martin, Portimão was a useful start rather than an outright headline weekend. The #97 Blackthorn Vantage GT3 EVO of Charles Bateman and Henrique Chaves finished 10th overall in Race 1 and 6th overall in Race 2, but the more important story was in Pro-Am. Blackthorn finished 4th in class in Race 1 before taking Pro-Am victory in Race 2, leaving Bateman and Chaves at the top of the early Pro-Am picture after the opening round.
The second Aston Martin interest came from Good Speed Racing Team, with the #14 Vantage GT3 EVO of Piotr Wira running in the Am class. The provisional classification after Portimão showed Wira 4th in Am in Race 1 and 3rd in Am in Race 2, putting Good Speed into the early Am-class picture as well.
The championship then moved to Spa-Francorchamps for the Spa GT Open 500, the first longer endurance-format race of the season. At the front, Christian Mansell and Maximilian Götz took a dominant lights-to-flag victory for Team Motopark in the #71 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO. The Elite Motorsport Ferrari of Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon finished second after resisting late pressure, while the Villorba Corse Lamborghini of Leonardo Moncini and Rodrigo Testa completed the overall podium.
Aston Martin’s main Spa focus was again the #97 Blackthorn Vantage, with Jonny Adam joining Charles Bateman for the GT Open 500. It was not a Pro-Am win this time, with Fach Auto Tech taking the class honours, but Blackthorn still delivered a strong result: 6th overall and 2nd in Pro-Am. That kept the #97 Aston Martin firmly in the championship story after two encouraging rounds.
Good Speed Racing had a more difficult Spa race, with the #14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO finishing 22nd overall and 5th in Am. The result kept the car in the Aston Martin season picture, but the Spa headline clearly belonged to Blackthorn’s Pro-Am podium finish.
Round 03 took the championship to Misano, the International GT Open’s first visit to the Italian circuit. The overall weekend belonged to Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon, who completed a double victory in the #17 Elite Motorsport Ferrari and moved to the top of the overall standings. Greystone GT’s Dean Macdonald and Zac Meakin finished second in both races, while Fach Auto Tech continued its strong Pro-Am form.
For Aston Martin, Misano brought a different story. Blackthorn did not race, with Jonny Adam committed to Le Mans Test Day duties, leaving Good Speed Racing’s #14 Aston Martin as the only Vantage GT3 EVO on the grid. That shifted the Aston Martin focus from Pro-Am to Am, where Piotr Wira and Tomasz Magdziarz delivered the strongest Good Speed weekend of the season so far.
In Race 1, the Good Speed Aston Martin finished 17th overall and 3rd in Am, giving the Vantage another class podium. Race 2 then produced the weekend’s Aston Martin highlight, as Wira and Magdziarz claimed their first Am-class victory in the #14 Aston Martin, finishing 12th overall and first in class.
The season picture after Misano is therefore more balanced than it first appeared. Aston Martin has still not challenged for an outright International GT Open victory in 2026, but the Vantage GT3 EVO has now taken a Pro-Am win with Blackthorn, a Pro-Am podium at Spa, and an Am-class victory with Good Speed Racing. Blackthorn remains in the Pro-Am championship conversation despite missing Misano, with Charles Bateman on 31 points, while Piotr Wira’s Misano victory has moved him to 32 points in the Am standings.
The early pattern is encouraging. Aston Martin’s 2026 International GT Open story is no longer just about one car or one team. Blackthorn has provided the Pro-Am headline results, while Good Speed Racing has now given the Vantage GT3 EVO an Am-class breakthrough. As the season moves on, the key question is whether Aston Martin’s customer teams can turn class success into a sustained championship challenge.
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Latest Result
Misano
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 6–7 June 2026
Round 03 took the International GT Open to Misano, where Elite Motorsport’s Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon completed a double overall victory in the #17 Ferrari 296 GT3. For Aston Martin, the weekend story belonged to Good Speed Racing Team’s #14 Vantage GT3 EVO, which claimed an Am-class podium in Race 1 before taking Am-class victory in Race 2.
Result Snapshot — Aston Martin Focus
| Race | Pos | Car / Team | Drivers | Class Result | FTP Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | 1 | #17 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO / Elite Motorsport | Tom Emson / Tom Lebbon | 1st Pro | Overall winner |
| Race 1 | 2 | #33 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo / Greystone GT | Zac Meakin / Dean Macdonald | 2nd Pro | Overall podium |
| Race 1 | 3 | #9 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO / GetSpeed | Anthony Bartone / Fabian Schiller | 3rd Pro | Overall podium |
| Race 1 | 4 | #11 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO / Fach Auto Tech | Lucas Wolf / Alexander Fach | 1st Pro-Am | Pro-Am winner |
| Race 1 | 12 | #12 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO / Fach Auto Tech | Joel Monegro Reyes | 1st Am | Am winner |
| Race 1 | 17 | #14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO / Good Speed Racing Team | Piotr Wira / Tomasz Magdziarz | 3rd Am | Aston Martin Am podium |
| Race 2 | 1 | #17 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO / Elite Motorsport | Tom Emson / Tom Lebbon | 1st Pro | Overall winner |
| Race 2 | 2 | #33 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo / Greystone GT | Zac Meakin / Dean Macdonald | 2nd Pro | Overall podium |
| Race 2 | 3 | #911 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO / ZRS Motorsport | Pietro Armanni / Alex Fontana | 3rd Pro | Overall podium |
| Race 2 | 8 | #11 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO / Fach Auto Tech | Lucas Wolf / Alexander Fach | 1st Pro-Am | Pro-Am winner |
| Race 2 | 12 | #14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO / Good Speed Racing Team | Piotr Wira / Tomasz Magdziarz | 1st Am | Aston Martin Am victory |
Championship Standings
Aston Martin Focus
Provisional championship picture after Portimão, Spa-Francorchamps and Misano.
Overall Drivers — Aston Martin Focus
| Pos | Driver | Car / Team | Pts | FTP Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Charles Bateman | #97 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 16 | Highest Aston overall |
| 14 | Jonny Adam | #97 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 10 | Spa points only |
| 21 | Henrique Chaves | #97 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 6 | Portimão score |
| 30 | Piotr Wira | #14 Good Speed Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 0 | Am points, not overall points |
| 31 | Tomasz Magdziarz | #14 Good Speed Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 0 | Am-class breakthrough |
Pro-Am Drivers — Championship Context
| Pos | Driver | Team / Car | Pts | FTP Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Fach | Fach Auto Tech / Porsche | 51 | Class leader |
| 2 | Alexander Schwarzer | Fach Auto Tech / Porsche | 31 | Level with Bateman |
| 3 | Charles Bateman | #97 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 31 | Aston Martin title contender |
| 4 | Karol Basz / Marcin Jedliński | Olimp Racing / Ferrari | 30 | Close behind Aston |
| 8 | Jonny Adam | #97 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 16 | Spa Pro-Am podium |
| 9 | Henrique Chaves | #97 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 15 | Portimão Pro-Am win |
Am Drivers — Championship Context
| Pos | Driver | Team / Car | Pts | FTP Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Monegro Reyes | Fach Auto Tech / Porsche | 44 | Joint class leader |
| 2 | Adrian Lewandowski / Andrzej Lewandowski | Baron Motorsport Team / Ferrari | 44 | Joint class leader |
| 3 | Galid Osman / Marcelo Hahn | Blau Motorsport / Mercedes-AMG | 36 | Still in class fight |
| 4 | Piotr Wira | #14 Good Speed Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 32 | Race 2 Am winner at Misano |
| 5 | Tomasz Magdziarz | #14 Good Speed Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 22 | Joined Good Speed campaign |
Teams — Championship Context
| Pos | Team | Car | Pts | FTP Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 46 | Teams’ leader |
| 2 | Team Motopark | Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO | 41 | Second overall |
| 3 | Greystone GT | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | 38 | Strong Misano weekend |
| 4 | ZRS Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO | 23 | Race 2 podium |
| 5 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 | 15 | Top five |
| 6 | Fach Auto Tech | Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO | 14 | Pro-Am benchmark |
| 9 | Blackthorn | #97 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 6 | Main Aston Pro-Am entry |
| 11 | Good Speed Racing Team | #14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | 0 | Am-class success, no overall team points |
Standings are provisional and based on the published International GT Open classification after Race 5 of the season, following Round 03 at Misano. Overall team points differ from class momentum, which is why Good Speed Racing can have an Am-class victory while still showing zero in the overall teams’ table.
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Round 03 - Good Speed Gives Aston Martin Am-Class Victory at Misano
The International GT Open made its first visit to Misano, and while the overall story of the weekend belonged to Elite Motorsport’s Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon, Aston Martin still had silverware to celebrate. The British pairing in the Elite Motorsport Ferrari won both races, turning Race 1 into a last-lap thriller before controlling the weekend again in Race 2 to leave Italy at the head of the overall standings.
For Fuel the Passion, however, the Aston Martin interest centred on a slightly different story. Blackthorn’s #97 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO did not race at Misano, with Jonny Adam away on Le Mans Test Day duties. That was significant because Blackthorn had been one of the main Pro-Am stories of the season so far, with Charles Bateman tied with Fach Auto Tech on 31 points in the Pro-Am standings heading into the weekend.
That left Good Speed Racing Team’s #14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO, driven by Piotr Wira and Tomasz Magdziarz, to carry the Aston Martin flag at Misano. They started Race 1 from the rear of the Am field but kept themselves in contention and finished third in the Am class, joining Baron Motorsport and Fach Auto Tech on the class podium.
Race 2 then delivered the weekend’s Aston Martin highlight. While Emson and Lebbon completed their overall double, Good Speed Racing produced a strong Am-class performance to claim their maiden class victory in the Aston Martin, ahead of Target Racing’s Huilin Han and the Lewandowski pairing in the Baron Motorsport Ferrari. The #14 Aston Martin was classified 12th overall and first in Am, giving the Vantage GT3 EVO a proper customer-racing success from the Misano weekend.
So, while Blackthorn’s absence meant Aston Martin was missing from the Pro-Am fight this time, Misano still ended with a positive Vantage headline. Good Speed’s Am-class win showed the breadth of Aston Martin’s GT3 presence in the International GT Open: not just through Blackthorn’s Pro-Am challenge, but also through customer teams capable of taking class victories when opportunity and execution come together.
International GT Open • Round 03 • Aston Martin Focus
Result Snapshot — Misano
A focused FTP result summary from Round 03 at Misano, highlighting the overall podiums, class winners and the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO customer-racing entry.
| Race | Pos | Car / Team | Drivers | Class result | FTP note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | 1 |
#17 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering |
Tom Emson / Tom Lebbon |
1st Pro | Overall winner after a last-lap battle |
| Race 1 | 2 |
#33 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Greystone GT |
Zac Meakin / Dean Macdonald |
2nd Pro | Narrowly missed out on the overall win |
| Race 1 | 3 |
#9 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO GetSpeed |
Anthony Bartone / Fabian Schiller |
3rd Pro | Completed the overall podium |
| Race 1 | 4 |
#11 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO Fach Auto Tech |
Lucas Wolf / Alexander Fach |
1st Pro-Am | Pro-Am class winner |
| Race 1 | 12 |
#12 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO Fach Auto Tech |
Joel Monegro Reyes | 1st Am | Am class winner |
| Race 1 | 17 |
#14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO Good Speed Racing Team |
Piotr Wira / Tomasz Magdziarz | 3rd Am | Aston Martin Am-class podium |
| Race 2 | 1 |
#17 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering |
Tom Emson / Tom Lebbon |
1st Pro | Completed the Misano double |
| Race 2 | 2 |
#33 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Greystone GT |
Zac Meakin / Dean Macdonald |
2nd Pro | Second overall for the second race running |
| Race 2 | 3 |
#911 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO ZRS Motorsport |
Pietro Armanni / Alex Fontana |
3rd Pro | Completed the Race 2 overall podium |
| Race 2 | 8 |
#11 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO Fach Auto Tech |
Lucas Wolf / Alexander Fach |
1st Pro-Am | Repeated Pro-Am class victory |
| Race 2 | 12 |
#14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO Good Speed Racing Team |
Piotr Wira / Tomasz Magdziarz | 1st Am | Maiden Am-class win for the Good Speed Aston Martin |
FTP Summary
Round 03 of the International GT Open took the championship to Misano, where the overall weekend belonged to Elite Motorsport’s Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon, who completed a superb double victory in the #17 Ferrari 296 GT3. But from an Aston Martin perspective, this was very much a weekend for Good Speed Racing Team to take the spotlight.
With Blackthorn’s #97 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO absent from Misano, Good Speed’s #14 Vantage carried the Aston Martin flag. Piotr Wira and Tomasz Magdziarz delivered a strong Am-class podium in Race 1, finishing 3rd in class, before going one better in Race 2 with a superb Am-class victory. It was a positive reminder that Aston Martin’s customer-racing presence in the International GT Open is not limited to one team or one class.
For Fuel the Passion, the key takeaway is simple: while Blackthorn’s Pro-Am campaign paused for the weekend, the Vantage GT3 EVO still left Misano with silverware. Good Speed’s Race 2 class win gives Aston Martin another strong result in European GT racing and keeps the Vantage firmly in the International GT Open story as the season moves on.
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Round 02 - Blackthorn keeps Aston Martin in the Pro-Am fight at Spa
The Spa GT Open 500 was the second meeting of the 2026 International GT Open season and the championship’s first longer endurance-format race of the year. For Aston Martin, attention centred on Blackthorn’s #97 Vantage GT3 EVO, with Charles Bateman joined by Jonny Adam, and the #14 Good Speed Racing Team Vantage GT3 EVO of Piotr Wira and Tomasz Magdziarz.
At the front, Team Motopark controlled the race. Christian Mansell and Maximilian Götz converted their qualifying pace into a dominant victory in the #71 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO, with GT Open describing the win as an undisputed success after they topped both qualifying sessions and led from lights to flag.
Behind them, the late-race fight for second provided the main overall drama. Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon held on in the Elite Motorsport Ferrari, resisting pressure from the Villorba Corse Lamborghini of Leonardo Moncini and Rodrigo Testa, who completed the podium.
For Aston Martin, the key result was Blackthorn’s sixth overall finish. Bateman and Adam came home just over a minute behind the winning Mercedes, and crucially placed second in Pro-Am, behind the class-winning Fach Auto Tech Porsche. The official GT Open race report shows Adam running inside the upper group after the driver changes and still appearing in the leading pack after the final pit-stop sequence, which fits the final result: not a class win this time, but a strong points-paying Pro-Am finish.
Good Speed Racing’s #14 Aston Martin had a harder race. Wira and Magdziarz were classified 22nd overall, three laps down, which appears to place them fifth in Am based on the final classification order. That keeps the #14 car in the Aston Martin story, but the Spa headline clearly belongs to Blackthorn’s Pro-Am result.
International GT Open • Aston Martin Focus
Result Snapshot — Aston Martin Focus
A focused FTP result summary highlighting the overall podium, class winners and the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO customer-racing entries.
| Pos | Car / Team | Drivers | Class result | FTP note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#71 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO Team Motopark |
Christian Mansell / Maximilian Götz |
1st Pro | Dominant lights-to-flag overall win |
| 2 |
#17 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO / Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering |
Tom Emson / Tom Lebbon |
2nd Pro | Held off late pressure for second |
| 3 |
#63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 / Scuderia Villorba Corse |
Leonardo Moncini / Rodrigo Testa |
3rd Pro | Overall podium |
| 4 |
#11 Porsche 911 GT3 R / Fach Auto Tech |
Alexander Schwarzer / Alexander Fach |
1st Pro-Am | Pro-Am class winner |
| 6 |
#97 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO Blackthorn |
Charles Bateman / Jonny Adam | 2nd Pro-Am | Strong Aston Martin class result |
| 14 |
#12 Porsche 911 GT3 R / Fach Auto Tech |
Joel Monegro Reyes / Lucas Wolf |
1st Am | Am class winner |
| 22 |
#14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO Good Speed Racing Team |
Piotr Wira / Tomasz Magdziarz | 5th Am | Finished, but outside the Am podium |
FTP Summary
Spa was not an Aston Martin victory, but it was still a useful and credible weekend for the Vantage GT3 EVO. Blackthorn backed up its Portimão Pro-Am win with second in class at Spa, keeping the #97 Aston Martin firmly in the championship conversation. Good Speed Racing finished the race with the #14 car, although outside the Am podium places.
Image © Aston Martin Lagonda. Used for editorial purposes.
Round 01 - Blackthorn gives Aston Martin a Pro-Am win at Portimão
The 2026 International GT Open season began at Portimão, with the championship returning to the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve for its traditional opening round. The official GT Open preview listed 29 cars for the first weekend, with eight full-season brands represented, including Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes-AMG, McLaren, Lamborghini, Audi and BMW.
For Aston Martin, the weekend centred on two Vantage GT3 EVO entries. Blackthorn fielded the #97 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO for Charles Bateman and Henrique Chaves in Pro-Am, while Good Speed Racing Team ran the #14 Vantage GT3 EVO for Piotr Wira in Am, with Wira racing solo at Portimão.
Race 1 belonged to ZRS Motorsport, with Alex Fontana and Pietro Armanni taking pole and then winning on the team’s International GT Open debut in the #911 Porsche. The official GT Open race report placed the #71 Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG of Christian Mansell and Maximilian Götz second, with the #33 Greystone GT McLaren of Dean Macdonald and Zac Meakin third.
Blackthorn’s first race was steady rather than spectacular. The #97 Aston Martin finished 10th overall and 4th in Pro-Am, taking useful class points from the opening race. The official championship classification records Bateman and Chaves as 10th overall in Race 1 and fourth in Pro-Am.
Race 2 gave Aston Martin the result it needed. Greystone GT won overall with Macdonald and Meakin, ahead of the Motopark Mercedes of Mansell and Götz, while Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon took third for Elite Motorsport in the #17 Ferrari. Behind them, Blackthorn delivered the key Aston Martin story: Bateman and Chaves brought the #97 Vantage GT3 EVO home sixth overall and first in Pro-Am.
That Pro-Am win was not simply inherited from a quiet class race. DailySportscar reported that Chaves applied pressure to Dexter Müller’s CBRX by SPS Mercedes before taking advantage when Müller spun late on, giving Blackthorn the class win and Aston Martin its first Pro-Am victory of the season.
Good Speed Racing also gave Aston Martin a positive class note. Wira finished 4th in Am in Race 1 and 3rd in Am in Race 2, putting the #14 Vantage on the Am podium during the opening weekend.
The championship picture after Portimão was encouraging for Aston Martin. The official provisional standings placed Charles Bateman and Henrique Chaves at the top of the Pro-Am classification on 15 points, one point ahead of Jim Pla / Michaël Blanchemain and Dexter Müller / Yannick Mettler. Good Speed’s Piotr Wira sat fourth in Am on 10 points after his two class finishes.
International GT Open • 2026
Result Snapshot — Aston Martin Focus
A focused FTP summary of the key Portimão results, with Aston Martin customer entries highlighted.
| Race | Pos | Car | Team | Drivers | Class result | FTP note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | 1 | #911 Porsche 992 GT3 R Evo | ZRS Motorsport | Pietro Armani / Alex Fontana | 1st Pro | Overall race winner |
| Race 1 | 2 | #71 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Team Motopark | Christian Mansell / Maximilian Götz | 2nd Pro | Strong start for Motopark |
| Race 1 | 3 | #33 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Greystone GT | Dean Macdonald / Zac Meakin | 3rd Pro | Overall podium |
| Race 1 | 10 | #97 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | Blackthorn | Charles Bateman / Henrique Chaves | 4th Pro-Am | Solid first race; Pro-Am points |
| Race 1 | 20 | #14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | Good Speed Racing Team | Piotr Wira | 4th Am | Solo Portimão outing for Wira |
| Race 2 | 1 | #33 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Greystone GT | Dean Macdonald / Zac Meakin | 1st Pro | Overall race winner |
| Race 2 | 2 | #71 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Team Motopark | Christian Mansell / Maximilian Götz | 2nd Pro | Second runner-up finish of weekend |
| Race 2 | 3 | #17 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO | Elite Motorsport | Tom Emson / Tom Lebbon | 3rd Pro | First podium of the season |
| Race 2 | 6 | #97 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | Blackthorn | Charles Bateman / Henrique Chaves | 1st Pro-Am | Aston Martin class victory |
| Race 2 | 20 | #14 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO | Good Speed Racing Team | Piotr Wira | 3rd Am | Am-class podium for Aston Martin |
FTP Summary
Portimão was not an outright Aston Martin victory weekend, but it was a very useful start. Blackthorn’s #97 Vantage GT3 EVO scored in both races, took Pro-Am victory in Race 2, and left Portugal leading the Pro-Am standings. Good Speed Racing added an Am-class podium with the #14 Vantage, giving Aston Martin presence in both class battles as the International GT Open season moved on to Spa.
Image © Blackthorn Racing. Used for editorial purposes.
Image © Blackthorn Racing. Used for editorial purposes.