The 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge is the eleventh season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The season began with the Bathurst 12 Hour on 15 February and it is scheduled to conclude with Indianapolis 8 Hour on 10 October.
Calendar The provisional calendar was released on 27 June 2025, featuring five rounds.
Round Race Circuit Date Location 1 Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 13–15 February 2 ADAC Ravenol Nürburgring 24 Hours Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg, Germany 14–17 May 3 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 25–28 June 4 Suzuka 1000 km Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan 11–13 September 5 DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 8–10 OctoberSource:
Entries Manufacturer Team Car Drivers Class RoundsBMW Rowe RacingBMW M4 GT3 Evo 1 Augusto Farfus P 2 Raffaele Marciello Jordan Pepper Kelvin van der Linde 98 Jake Dennis P 3 Augusto Farfus Raffaele Marciello 99 Dan Harper P 2 Max Hesse Dries Vanthoor Sheldon van der Linde 998 Jens Klingmann G 3 Tim Tramnitz Ugo de Wilde Plus with BMW M Team Studie 5 Seiji Ara B 4 Kizuku Hirota Tomohide Yamaguchi Team KRC 10 Augusto Farfus PA4 Brian Lee Marcelo Tomasoni 89 Max Hesse B1, 4 Maxime Oosten Ruan Cunfan Riley Technologies 14 Andy Lee PA 5 Jesse Krohn Slade Stewart Turner Motorsport 29 Connor De Phillippi P 5 Robby Foley Justin Rothberg Team WRT 30 Amaury Cordeel S3 Mathieu Detry Matisse Lismont Ignacio Montenegro 32 Jordan Pepper P1, 3 Kelvin van der Linde Charles Weerts 46 Valentino Rossi P 1, 3 Augusto Farfus1 Raffaele Marciello Max Hesse 3 Dan Harper 3 69 B4 Anthony McIntosh 4 Parker Thompson Oman Racing by Century Motorsport 42 Ahmad Al Harthy B 3 Pedro Ebrahim Javier Sagrera Calan Williams Schubert Motorsport 77 Philipp Eng P 2 Robin Frijns Charles Weerts Marco Wittmann Random Vandals Racing 99 Derek DeBoer PA 5 Hampus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Paradine Competition 991 Leyton Fourie B 3 James Kellett Darren Leung David Pittard 992 Ian Aguilera G 3 Christian Hahn Jop Rappange Josh RowledgeChevrolet Johor Motorsports Racing JMRChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 0 Ben GreenPA 3 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Prince Jefri Ibrahim Jordan Love 3 99 1 Ben Green 1, 4 Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Prince Jefri Ibrahim 2 Nicky CatsburgP1, 4 Alexander Sims Earl Bamber 1 Scott McLaughlin 4 Steller Motorsport 24 Antoine Doquin G3 Dennis Lind Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen Lenny Ried Chouest Povoledo Racing 50 Ross Chouest PA 5 Aaron PovoledoFerrari Arise Racing GTFerrari 296 GT3 26 Jaxon Evans P1 Davide Rigon Daniel Serra Ziggo Sport Tempesta by ARGT 193 Chris FroggattB1 Jonathan Hui Lorenzo Patrese Ryan Wood Realize Kondo Racing with Rinaldi Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 45 Dennis Marschall P 2 Thomas Neubauer Thierry Vermeulen David Perel 2 Rinaldi Racing S 3 Alessandro Balzan 3 Rafael Durán Dylan Medler Ponos Racing 45 Tadasuke Makino P 4 Seita Nonaka Takuro Shinohara AF Corse USA AF Corse Selected Car Racing 12 Matías Pérez Companc P 5 Frederik Schandorff Nicklas Nielsen 50 Sean Gelael P 3 Arthur Leclerc Lilou Wadoux 51 Tommaso Mosca P 3 Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera 52 Francesco Braschi S 3 Jef Machiels Gilles Stadsbader Matías Zagazeta 70 Peter Dempsey PA 3 Miguel Molina Custodio Toledo Matthieu Vaxivière 71 Simon Birch G 3 Malte Ebdrup Conrad Laursen Frederik Schandorff163 Jay Schreibman Am 5 Oswaldo Negri Jr. Benny Simonsen JMW Motorsport 60 Pierre-Louis Chovet B 3 Tim Heinemann Rolf Ineichen Thomas Kiefer LM corsa 60 Giancarlo Fisichella PA 4 Kei Nakanishi Shigekazu Wakisaka 80 Naoki Hattori B 4 Ryo Ogawa Hiroki Yoshimoto Scuderia Corsa 67 Mitchell Green Am 5 Conrad Grunewald Jamie Morrow Harmony Racing 72 Brendon Leitch PA 4 Liu Kai Shun Song Jiajun Kessel Racing 74 Dustin Blattner B 3 Mathys Jaubert Dennis Marschall Ben Tuck Norik Racing 181 Taku Bamba PA 4 Norikazu Shibata David Tan Maezawa Racing 555 Yusaku Maezawa B 4 Alessio Rovera Naoki YokomizoFord HRT Ford RacingFord Mustang GT3 64 Broc FeeneyP1 Christopher Mies Dennis OlsenFord Mustang GT3 Evo Arjun Maini2–3 Fabio Scherer David Schumacher2 Frank Stippler Thomas Drouet 3 65 Colin CaresaniPA2 Hubert Haupt Vincent Kolb David Schumacher Eduardo Coseteng S3 Maxime Oosten Max Reis Finn Wiebelhaus 67 Christopher Mies P2 Dennis Olsen Frank Stippler Frederic Vervisch Dollahite Racing 6 Scott Dollahite PA 5 Christopher Mies Alex Sedgwick Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC 64 Christopher Mies P 4 Dennis Olsen Frédéric Vervisch Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen RacingMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 3 Jules Gounon P 2–3 Daniel Juncadella Lucas Auer 2 Max Verstappen Chris Lulham 3 Mercedes-AMG Team Tigani Motorsport Geyer Valmont Racing / Tigani Motorsport Supabarn Supermarkets / Tigani Motorsport 6 Philip EllisP1 Jayden Ojeda Fabian Schiller 44 Scott AndrewsPA1 Brendon Leitch Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua 47 Zach Bates B1 James Koundouris Theo Koundouris David Russell GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros GetSpeed Team Dubai Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed GetSpeed Team PCX 6 Anthony Bartone S 3 Karol Basz César Gazeau Aurélien Panis 12 Mikaël Grenier B 3 Tom Kalender Gabriel Rindone Jarrod Waberski 17 Maximilian Götz P 3 Maxime Martin Fabian Schiller 999 Jordan Boisson PA 3, 5 Patrick Charlaix Marvin Klein Benjamin Paque 3 TR3 Racing 9 Indy Dontje PA 5 Daniel Morad Brayton Williams SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm 11 Philip Ellis PA2 Jannes Fittje Jay Mo Härtling Kenneth Heyer MAD Joker Racing Mercedes-AMG Team Lone Star Racing 11 Marc Austin Am 5 Peter Dempsey Ben Keating 80 Lin Hodenius P 5 Álex Palou Luca Stolz Team Motopark 20 Rui Andrade S 3 Christian Mansell Yannick Mettler Levente Révész PROsport Racing Team Bilstein 26 Marek Böckmann P 2 Adam Christodoulou Mikaël Grenier Chris Lulham Heart of Racing by SPS 27 Eduardo BarrichelloB1 Roman De Angelis Ian James JMF Motorsports 27 Wyatt Brichacek PA 5 Jason Daskalos Philip Ellis 34 Mikaël Grenier P 5 Maxime Martin Michai Stephens Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing 28 João Paulo de OliveiraPA4 Kevin Tse Daisuke Yamawaki 77 Ralf AronP1 Lucas Auer Maximilian Götz Maxime Martin4 Kakunoshin Ohta Luca Stolz Toyo Tires with Ring Racing 32 Andreas GüldenPA2 Yuichi Nakayama Tim Sandtler 2 Seas Motorsport 33 Jason Hart B 3 Scott Noble Aaron Walker Lewis Williamson 222 Reece Barr B 3 Charles Dawson Kiern Jewiss Garnet Patterson RAM Motorsport / GWR Australia 45 Brett HobsonS1 Dylan O'Keeffe Garth Walden KCMG 47 Nirei FukuzumiP2 Naoya Gamou Jesse Krohn David Pittard Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter Mercedes-AMG Team Ravenol Winward Racing 48 Lucas Auer P 3 Maro Engel Luca Stolz 80 Maro Engel 2 Maxime Martin Fabian Schiller Luca Stolz 87 "Daan Arrow" B 3 Marvin Dienst Gabriele Piana Rinat Salikhov 75 Express 75 Kenny HabulP 1, 4 Jules Gounon1 Luca Stolz Philip Ellis4 Mikaël Grenier Grove Racing 100 Kai AllenP1 Will Davison Brenton Grove Grupo Prom Racing Team 177 Colin Caresani PA 3 Adam Christodoulou Alfredo Hernández Stéphane Tribaudini Scott Taylor Motorsport 222 Chaz MostertP1 Thomas Randle Cameron Waters Mercedes-AMG Team GMR 888 Maro EngelP1 Mikaël Grenier Maxime MartinPorsche Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 21 Ralf BohnB1 Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer EBM 61 Klaus BachlerP 1 Ricardo Feller Laurin Heinrich Tsunami RT79 Fabio Babini B 1 Alex Fontana Johannes Zelger High Class Racing 86 Dorian Boccolacci B 1 Anders Fjordbach Kerong Li Anders Fjordbach PA 5 Kerong Li Ye Hongli Absolute Racing 911 Bastian BuusP1 Matt Campbell Alessio Picariello Boutsen VDS Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 2 Dorian Boccolacci P 3 Alessio Picariello Morris Schuring 10 Alessandro Ghiretti G 3 Robin Knutsson Gilles Magnus Goroyan RT by Car Collection 4 Nathanaël Berthon PA 2 Alex Fontana Artur Goroyan Oleg Kvitka Car Collection Motorsport 8 Reinhold Krahn 3 Nicolò Rosi Niccolò Schirò Joel Sturm Black Falcon Team EAE 48LOSCH Motorsport by Black Falcon 5 Mustafa Mehmet Kaya Am 2 Thomas Kiefer Gabriele Piana Mike Stursberg 48 "Daan Arrow" PA2 Patrick Assenheimer Tobias Müller Dylan Pereira Absolute Racing AO by Absolute Racing 7 Dorian BoccolacciP 4 Alessandro Ghiretti Ayhancan Güven 8 Julien AndlauerP 4 Laurin Heinrich Alessio Picariello McCann Racing 8 Michael McCann Jr.P 5 Alessio Picariello Zachary Vanier Pure Rxcing 9 Max Hofer S 3 Alex Malykhin Alexey Nesov Enzo Trulli Bingo Racing with LM corsa 9 Reimei Ito B 4 Ukyo Sasahara Shinji Takei Kellymoss 13 Kay van Berlo PA 5 Riley Dickinson Todd Parriott 017 Colin Braun PA 5 Michael Clark Lars Kern 88 John Gilliland PA 5 Loek Hartog Aaron Jeansonne Dunlop Motorsports Falken Motorsports 17 Julien Andlauer P 2 Dorian Boccolacci Nico Menzel Alessio Picariello 44 Klaus Bachler P 2 Tim Heinemann Sven Müller Morris Schuring Lionspeed GP 18 Jake Hill PA 2 Max Hofer Patrick Kolb Kyle Tilley 24 Ricardo Feller P2 Laurin Heinrich Laurens Vanthoor 80 Bastian Buus P 3 Ricardo Feller Thomas Preining 89 Alex Fontana B 3 Axcil Jefferies Patrick Kolb Bashar Mardini Porsche Center Okazaki Nine Racing Porsche Center Okazaki NK Racing 18 Kazuto Kotaka B 4 Hiroaki Nagai Hibiki Taira 25 Yuta Kamimura B 4 Tsubasa Kondo Kiyoshi Uchiyama Schumacher CLRT 22 Matt Campbell P 3 Ayhancan Güven Frédéric Makowiecki RS1 28 "Daan Arrow"PA 5 Danny Dyszelski Jan Heylen Hankook Competition 30 Roelof Bruins PA2 Steven Cho Jongkyum Kim Marco Seefried Wright Motorsports 31 Laurin Heinrich PA 5 Dave Musial Jr. Ryan Yardley 120 Kévin Estre P 5 Thomas Merrill Morris Schuring GMG Racing 32 Ayhancan Güven PA 5 Riccardo Pera Kyle Washington Dinamic GT 54 Bastian Buus P2 Michael Christensen Loek Hartog Joel Sturm Loris Cabirou S 3 Tanart Sathienthirakul Francesco Simonazzi Angus Whiteside 55 Michele Beretta P2 Alessandro Ghiretti Loek Hartog Joel Sturm EBM Giga Racing 61 Adrian D'Silva B4 Mathieu Jaminet Leo Ye Hongli Tsunami RT79 Fabio Babini B 3 Hiroshi Hamaguchi Nico Menzel Johannes Zelger Fabio Babini PA 4–5 Johannes Zelger Daniel Gaunt4 Alex Fontana5 High Class Racing 86 Anders Fjordbach PA 2–3 Kerong Li Leo Ye Hongli Harry King 2 Yuan Bo 3 Anders Fjordbach B 4 Kerong Li Joel Sturm Herberth Motorsport Ziggo Sport Tempesta Racing 91 Ralf BohnB 3–4 Alfred Renauer Huub van Eijndhoven 3 Mathieu Jaminet Robert Renauer 4 Ralf Bohn PA 5 Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer 93 Eddie Cheever III B 3–4 Chris Froggatt Jonathan Hui Mex Jansen 3 Rutronik Racing 97 Antares Au B 3 Michelle Gatting Sven Müller Martin Rump Mühlner Motorsport 123 Alex Brundle PA2 Ben Bünnagel Martin Rump Armand Fumal B 3 Bayley Hall Andres Latorre Canon Tobias Müller Manthey 911 Kévin Estre P2 Ayhancan Güven Thomas Preining Razoon – more than racing 914 Kenzie Beecroft B 3 Carl Bennett Bryce Fullwood Ed McDermottSource: Icon Class P Pro Cup GGold Cup S Silver Cup BBronze Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am CupIndependent Cup
Race results
Round Races Pole position Race winners Reports 1 Bathurst 12 Hour No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport No. 888 Mercedes-AMG Team GMR Report Chaz Mostert Thomas Randle Cameron Waters Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Maxime Martin 2 Nürburgring 24 Hours No. 3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing No. 80 Mercedes-AMG Team Ravenol Report Lucas Auer Jules Gounon Daniel Juncadella Max Verstappen Maro Engel Maxime Martin Fabian Schiller Luca Stolz 3 Spa 24 Hours No. 51 AF Corse No. 80 Lionspeed GP Report Tommaso Mosca Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera Bastian Buus Ricardo Feller Thomas Preining 4 Suzuka 1000 km No. 64 Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC No. 8 AO by Absolute Racing Report Christopher Mies Dennis Olsen Frédéric Vervisch Julien Andlauer Laurin Heinrich Alessio Picariello 5 Indianapolis 8 Hour Report
Championship standings Scoring system