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Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: SRO Comtoyou Racing arrives at Monza this weekend as the team to beat, the Belgian outfit leading the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup standings after a dramatic season opener at Circuit Paul Ricard. The 3 Hours of Monza — round two of the Endurance Cup campaign — takes place on Sunday. From Paul Ricard to Monza The #007 Comtoyou Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo of Nicki Thiim, Marco Sørensen and Mattia Drudi snatched victory at Paul Ricard with

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Team WRT delivered BMW its first FIA World Endurance Championship victory at the 2026 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, with a strategic masterclass producing a 1-2 finish for the Bavarian marque — its first outright win in ACO-rules racing since Le Mans in 1999. Hypercar Robin Frijns, Rene Rast and Sheldon van der Linde took the win in the #20 BMW M Hybrid V8, with Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor comple

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Malthe Jakobsen delivered Peugeot its first-ever FIA World Endurance Championship pole position on Friday, steering the #94 Peugeot 9X8 to a 2:00.653 in Hyperpole at Spa-Francorchamps. It was a landmark moment for the French manufacturer, coming at the 9X8's 28th WEC race start. Hypercar The achievement was all the more notable given Jakobsen had spun at Raidillon on his out lap during the opening qualifying segment, forcing him to pit for a second

Text & Images: Rick Kiewiet Toyota couldn't wish for a better debut for its brand new TR010 Hybrid at the 6 Hours of Imola. The no. #8 of Sébastien Buemi, Ryo Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley defeated the pole-sitting Ferrari 499P in a strategic race to open the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship season. The result, achieved in front of 92,175 spectators, came on Toyota's 100th WEC start and delivered the Japanese manufacturer its 50th victory in the series. Hypercar: Strateg

Text: Rick Kiewiet Images: SRO A crowd of over 37,000 at Circuit Paul Ricard witnessed one of the more dramatic finishes in recent GT World Challenge Europe memory, as the #7 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo snatched victory from the #48 Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter with eight minutes remaining. Nicki Thiim, Marco Sørensen and Mattia Drudi took the win; the #48 crew of Lucas Auer, Maro Engel and Luca Stolz had to settle for second after dominating for the better